One of the UK's most original theatre companies, founded in 1992, and based in Coventry, Theatre Absolute is supported by Arts Council England, as a regularly funded organisation.
Its core members are Julia Negus, producer, and Chris O’Connell, artistic director and writer.
The company commissions, produces, and tours new plays for the theatre which are bold, urban, uncompromising, and contemporary.
Some comments about our current production of Zero.
“The play was a really exciting experience. It showed me the different ways of portraying character as I had not imagined Tom and Syrah to be played the way they were at all. My GCSE performance will be really helped by watching the performance mainly due to the interesting structure and the power shifts between characters.” - Coventry
“Zero was a really influential and powerful piece of drama that stayed with me long after the performance. The concept of censorship was so strong that it has heavily affected my GCSE drama performance.” - Coventry
And some comments from Theatre Absolute's last production, Hang Lenny Pope
“When working at university on a module we have always been told about ‘finding the truth’…Watching this piece is a perfect example of finding ‘the truth’, and restated my reasons for wanting to act!” – Audience questionnaire, Newcastle
“The show was incredibly enjoyable. I loved the uncertainty of what was true and what was not.” - Audience questionnaire, Birmingham
“One of the most intense and moving pieces of theatre I have seen for many years.” - Audience questionnaire, Bristol
