Arbour Theatre Company has been rehearsing at the House for four weeks and will be doing an intensive this coming week. It is a pleasure to see the energy that the artists of Arbour bring to the house.

Arbour has been working to A Bed of Roses .

A Bed of Roses is the product of feelings and reflections originated by being in lockdown during a global pandemic. It asks what does it feel to be ‘in bed’ with people you'd really rather not be embedded with? It explores human connection as a way out of uncertainty, and towards a more positive community that is future- oeriented.

A Bed of Roses belongs to the tradition of devised theatre. It is an audience-focused show that examines what it feels like to co-exist for extended periods of time with people in extreme circumstances. Created with verbatim people’s stories of lockdown in the Covid-19 pandemic, the show will engage audiences in a house-party like environment, letting the audience become guests as they move through the show, watching action in different rooms.