About Us

Silver Thread Productions was formed in 2008 with a remit to produce imaginative and challenging revivals of contemporary British plays and international musicals from the last three decades. Our long term aim is to establish a contemporary repertoire - refocusing public attention on outstanding plays and musicals of today.

Few theatre companies, mainstream or fringe, are producing revivals of contemporary British plays.

Indeed, playwright David Eldridge, whose play 'Under the Blue Sky' was recently revived eight years after its first production, commented in The Guardian that, "A revival is something that normally only happens to the dead. Theatre in this country is currently preoccupied with a cult of virginity, with new plays premiered and discarded in rapid succession."

Much of the above also applies to musicals, where a reliance on reviving a narrow repertoire of established shows has prevented a reassessment of many contemporary musicals.

Of course, many larger companies cannot afford to take financial risks on reviving less well known, but often very well received, plays and musicals, inevitably leading to a plethora of 'old favourites' being performed in the West End, the regions and by touring companies.

At Silver Thread we passionately believe in the power, relevance and artistic merit of contemporary British plays and international musicals. The best of the repertoire can undoubtedly match the resonance of those from an earlier era.

Silver Thread seeks out excellent contemporary British plays and intermational musicals for revival, combining a passion for theatre with the championing of modern playwrights and musicians - vital to ensure the sustenance of theatre today.

Top Fringe theatre can rival in ambition and creativity the subsidised and West End sectors, and our ambition is to place Silver Thread Productions in the leading ranks of the London fringe, drawing on the talents of the capital's up and coming practitioners in acting, design and production.