Eleven years on from the first Hotbed, things have changed quite a bit…

This year we have once again teamed up with our long term partner, Cambridge Junction, but now we also have some new producing partners: The Colchester Mercury, Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal and Soho Theatre, London.

Many favourites are still featured: our One Act Plays, short works, guest productions and workshops. However, this year we are introducing a major new initiative with our What’s up Doc? commissions, as Thought Leaders collaborate with writers to create work on the cutting edge of contemporary ideas. From death and sleep to the moon and beyond, we explore and celebrate Thinking Through Theatre!

Click the links for the festival schedule:

Thurs 11 and Fri 12     Saturday 13     Sunday 14

Weekend Tickets

We encourage you to come to multiple events at the festival.  Each event is individually priced, but to get the best out of the festival, why don’t you buy a weekend day pass, which will let you into almost every event (excluding workshops and the odd time-table clash!)?

Saturday pass: £30/£28

Sunday pass: £30/£28

There are only 50 passes for Saturday and 50 for Sunday, so get in there quick!

www.junction.co.uk

Box Office: 01223 511511

From Thursday 18 July to Sunday 21 July, Hotbed will move to The Mercury. The programme will include all of Menagerie’s One Act Plays and What’s up Doc? commissions, as well as the legendary One Page Play Competition, visiting performances from Fishamble: The New Play Company, Cambridge Devised Theatre and pop poet Luke Wright, and several other productions from Colchester-based companies.

Click here for more information and to book tickets.