M6 Theatre Company

Name

M6 Theatre Company

Website

https://m6theatre.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

M6 Theatre Company is a UK non-profit theatrical production organization, founded in 1977 and based in Rochdale. It creates and presents live theatrical works for regional and community audiences, operating with 11-50 employees under a grant- and earned-income funding model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts & Theatre

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Repertory Theatre Companies (MPAGABAB)

Keywords

• Theatrical productions
• Live performance arts
• Community theatre
• Performing arts organization
• Drama and stage works

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochdale

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

M6 Theatre Company is a social/non-profit organization that specializes in the creation and presentation of theatrical works. Based in Rochdale, United Kingdom, it develops and stages live stage productions for local and regional audiences, operating as a community-rooted performing arts producer founded in 1977.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Theatrical Productions

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Direct peers

• Contact Theatre: Manchester-based theatre and arts venue focused on young people's work, new writing, and community engagement — mission-aligned with M6 as a non-profit producing and presenting theatre serving a defined Greater Manchester community.
• Northern Broadsides: Touring theatre company based in Halifax producing classic and contemporary drama for audiences across the North of England; comparable to M6 as a Northern English non-profit specializing in theatrical creation and presentation on a small-team basis.
• Dukes Theatre, Lancaster: Lancaster-based producing theatre and cinema presenting in-house drama, seasonal shows, and community programmes; directly comparable to M6 in scale, regional producing model, and community-facing mission.
• New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme: Theatre-in-the-round producing venue in Staffordshire creating in-house drama, musicals, and community work; comparable to M6 as a regional repertory-style producer operating on a small team with a defined local audience.
• Oldham Coliseum Theatre: Historic regional theatre located a few miles from Rochdale in Oldham, Greater Manchester, producing a season of drama and musicals for local audiences on a similarly small organizational scale.
• Octagon Theatre Bolton: Regional repertory theatre in Bolton producing in-house drama and co-productions for North West audiences, closely comparable to M6 in mission, scale, and Greater Manchester geography.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester: Larger Manchester-based producing theatre presenting a year-round programme of drama, musicals, and adaptations; overlaps directly with M6 in theatrical producing and Greater Manchester audience catchment but operates at materially greater scale and resources.
• York Theatre Royal: Historic regional producing theatre in York presenting in-house drama, pantomime, and co-productions; comparable to M6 in mission and producing model, but with a much larger venue, longer season, and broader funding base.
• Leeds Playhouse: Major regional producing theatre in Leeds presenting drama, musicals, and co-productions for Yorkshire audiences; overlaps with M6 in regional theatrical producing but operates at substantially larger scale and budget.
• The Lowry: Major Salford-based performing arts centre presenting drama, musicals, and touring work for North West audiences. Overlaps with M6 as a regional theatrical presenter in the same conurbation, but with a much larger venue footprint and budget.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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