Welcome to Jagged Fence

With a diverse artistic policy that includes new writing, original adaptations,and contemporary reappraisals of European classics, British and American drama, Jagged Fence have established a reputation for fearless theatre and artistic excellence. This year we launch two UK premieres, revive a modern classic, and develop our new writing platform, continuing to create bold, anarchic and joyous work.

"Sprawling, swaggering, chaotic and noisy... roisters and roars like a drunk on a bender. Big-hearted, blunt and deliciously unruly."
THE TIMES | The Hostage

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sept 9th-12th | Wirksworth Art Festival / Riverside Studios / Babington House, Somerset

Jagged Fence, supported by Arts Council England, present a vibrant outdoor production of Shakespeare's delectable comedy. Transposed to the roaring twenties, expect a exuberant and intoxicating experience all round with this piece directed by Poppy Burton-Morgan with live jazz accompaniment from a uber talented troop of actor musicians, weaving together live

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music and theatre in a stunning Georgian setting. Prepare for a truly magical experience.

Coming Up...
THE TEMPEST

by William Shakespeare

Gypsy folk meets black magic in this explosive production set in Soviet Russia. Shakespeare's mystical shipwreck story is brought to life with original scored live music, circus, and theatre to create an unforgettable experience.

  • 'THE PURSUIT OF LOVE', by Nancy Mitford
WORLD PREMIERE OF
THE PURSUIT OF LOVE

by Nancy Mitford

“ Twice in her life she had mistaken something else for it; it was like seeing somebody in the street who you think is a friend, you whistle and wave and run after him, and it is not only not the friend, but not even very like him... "