AKT Productions

What AKT Productions does

AKT Productions is a London-based, privately held B2B professional services firm founded in 1996 that designs and delivers theatre-based experiential learning workshops for large enterprises and government bodies. The company's core offering is structured facilitated workshops in Safety, Security, Leadership, and Behavioural Skills, delivered either in-person at client sites or synchronously online via Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Adobe Connect, or GoToTraining. The methodology uses professional actors performing scripted scenarios — often based on real-world disasters such as Piper Alpha, Texas City, Fukushima, Deepwater Horizon, and the King's Cross fire — drawn from official investigation reports (Cullen, Baker, Rogers Commission, Fennell), combined with live facilitation and structured debriefs under a five-step Discover-Design-Develop-Deliver-Discuss process. The technology stack is lightweight (WordPress CMS, Google Analytics, Wordfence security, Complianz cookie consent) and the company has no public API, no mobile app, and no AI/ML components; the value is delivered almost entirely through human performance and facilitation.

The business model is bespoke professional services with quote-based pricing and multi-year enterprise contracts. Revenue streams include (1) bespoke workshop commissions, (2) adapted portfolio programme delivery (Think Again/Texas City, Piper Alpha, Deepwater, Smouldering, Nimrod, The Shuttle, Fukushima, Fortitude), (3) AKT Productions Online Programmes (five standardised online offerings), (4) broadcast-quality film production services, and (5) licensing royalties from sister company ACT Australia. The company serves a concentrated set of large enterprise and government clients in safety-critical industries — oil & gas (Shell, BP, Harbour Energy), nuclear (Nuclear Waste Services, WINS/JAEA), rail (Eurostar, NATS, Southeastern Railway, National Highways), aviation (Heathrow, British Airways, Ferrovial, dnata), construction (BAM Nuttall), utilities (Yorkshire Water, Southern Water, UK Power Networks), pharmaceuticals (GSK, Pfizer), financial services (American Express), and central/local government. The core team consists of six people (Managing Director, Commercial Operations and Finance Manager, Head of Operations, Senior Account Manager, Business Development Manager, and Senior Project Manager), supplemented by a network of associate actors and facilitators across the UK and internationally.

Name

AKT Productions

Legal name

AKT Productions Ltd

Website

https://aktproductions.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AKT Productions is a London-based B2B professional services firm that designs and delivers theatre-based experiential learning workshops on safety, security, leadership, and behavioural skills to large enterprises and government clients in safety-critical industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Training and Experiential Learning Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Other Performing Arts Companies (71119)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Management, Disaster Response & Incident Command Training (EDAOAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

AR/VR & Immersive Learning Content Development (EDAGAKAI)

Keywords

• Experiential learning workshops
• Theatre-based training programmes
• Behavioural safety training
• Leadership development workshops
• Security culture training

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Bespoke Theatre-Based Workshop Delivery: Custom-designed workshops and programmes delivered in person at client sites, conferences, or events. Each engagement is unique and priced based on requirements including cast size, rehearsal needs, venue, travel, props, and duration. These are typically one-off or recurring programme deliveries for enterprise clients.
2. Portfolio Programme Delivery: Pre-developed programmes from the company's portfolio (such as Think Again, Piper Alpha, Deepwater, Smouldering) that are adapted and facilitated for individual client needs. Can be run multiple times per day at no extra cost.
3. Online Programme Delivery: Synchronous online workshops delivered via video conferencing platforms. Highly cost-effective for geographically dispersed workforces. Can include bespoke programme development for specific client needs.
4. Film Production Services: Experienced film crew produces training films, interviews, fly-on-the-wall content, hidden camera approaches, dramatised and animated content at broadcast quality for various clients.
5. Licensing (International): The company's sister company in Australia (ACTAustralia) licenses AKT Productions' programmes and delivers them internationally. This represents a licensing revenue stream for the company.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AKT Productions designs and delivers theatre-based experiential learning workshops for enterprise and government clients, using professional actors and facilitators to create immersive scenarios around safety, security, leadership, and behavioural skills. The company offers bespoke commissioned programmes, a portfolio of pre-built programmes based on real-world disasters, and online variants delivered synchronously via video conferencing platforms, supplemented by broadcast-quality training film production.

Product overview

AKT Productions is a theatre-based learning and development organisation offering a portfolio of experiential training programmes. The core offering consists of live, facilitated workshops using theatrical techniques to create high-impact, interactive learning experiences focused on Safety, Security, Leadership, and Behavioural Skills. These are delivered through three primary channels: face-to-face workshops (both portfolio programmes and bespoke commissions), AKT Productions Online (delivered via video conferencing platforms), and international delivery. The portfolio includes named programmes such as Think Again (Texas City), Piper Alpha, Fukushima, Deepwater, Smouldering (King's Cross Fire), Nimrod, and The Shuttle Programme, which examine real-world incidents to drive organisational learning. Online offerings include five programmes: Returning to Work and Safety Management, Diversity Inclusion & Fairness, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Safety Conversations, and Deepwater. A sister company, ACT Australia, extends reach to the Asia-Pacific region. Bespoke workshop development involves spending time inside client organisations to research and create tailored dramatic scenarios. The company also produces training films using various approaches including dramatised content, interviews, and animations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Safety Workshops Theatre-based workshops examining safety culture, safety behaviours, safety conversations, and human factors. Uses dramatic scenarios based on real incidents to engage audiences and promote reflection on organisational safety culture. Designed for enterprise and government clients in safety-critical industries.
• Security Workshops High-impact interactive workshops addressing security culture and insider threats. Uses dramatic scenarios to illustrate behaviours that safeguard commercially and nationally sensitive material. Designed for security-sensitive organisations including nuclear facilities, government agencies, and large corporations.
• Business Workshops Immersive and practical workshops using simulations, scenarios, and skills practice to help people engage with behavioural and cultural change and enhance essential business skills. Designed for line managers, senior managers, and leaders across private and public sector organisations.
• Film Production Broadcast-quality film production for training purposes. Uses interview, fly-on-the-wall, hidden camera, dramatised, and animated content approaches to promote understanding and engagement. Designed for organisations needing engaging training media content.
• International Delivery Conference, workshop, and training delivery throughout the world. Includes licensing to sister company ACT Australia and upskilling of local actors in various countries. Designed for global enterprises and government agencies needing programmes delivered internationally.
• AKT Productions Online Programmes Online delivery of theatre-based training programmes via video conferencing platforms (Microsoft Teams, Adobe Connect, Zoom, GoToTraining). Includes standard programmes (Returning to Work, Safety Management, Diversity & Inclusion, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Safety Conversations, Deepwater) plus customisable and bespoke options. Designed for geographically dispersed enterprise workforces.
• Think Again (Texas City) - Portfolio Programme Examines the 2005 BP Texas City refinery explosion using the 2007 Baker Report. Explores how decisions at highest levels, culture influences, normalisation of risk, and lack of workforce involvement contributed to the disaster that killed 15 people. Designed for oil & gas and safety-critical industry clients.
• Piper Alpha - Portfolio Programme Based on the Cullen Report, examines the 1988 Piper Alpha platform disaster that killed 167 men. Explores managerial and communication issues and pressures that led to this entirely avoidable tragedy. Includes collaboration with Fortitude ABC (founded by Piper Alpha survivor Steve Rae). Designed for oil & gas and safety-critical industry clients.
• The Shuttle Programme - Portfolio Programme Examines the Space Shuttle Challenger (1986) and Columbia (2003) disasters using Rogers Commission and Columbia Accident Investigation Board reports. Covers normalisation of deviance, conformity over safety, groupthink, and poor communication. Designed for aerospace, defence, and safety-critical industry clients.
• Fukushima - Portfolio Programme Based on The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission findings. Examines poor disaster planning, leadership issues, learning from history, culture and challenge, and process safety following the 2011 tsunami and nuclear crisis. Designed for nuclear, energy, and safety-critical clients.
• Smouldering - The King's Cross Fire - Portfolio Programme Based on the Fennell Report, examines the 1987 King's Cross Underground fire that killed 31 people. Explores silo working, illicit smoking, poor maintenance, inadequate staff training, and poor safety culture. Designed for rail, transport, and public sector clients.
• Deepwater - Portfolio Programme Based on National Commission transcripts, dramatises the Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010 that killed 11 men. Examines negligence, poor regulation, inadequate maintenance, and catastrophic decision making. Designed for oil & gas and safety-critical industry clients.
• Nimrod - Portfolio Programme Based on the Haddon-Cave report, examines the 2006 Nimrod XV230 crash in Afghanistan that killed all 14 crew. Explores organisational, cultural, and leadership failings and a 'lamentable' safety case. Designed for defence, aerospace, and safety-critical clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,000 participants passed through the 'Flood' change management programme over two years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers33 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Step Change (Oil & Gas Safety Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAKT Productions is proud of its partnership with Step Change, a major oil & gas safety initiative focused on improving safety performance across the industry. Step Change is referenced as a key safety partnership organisation.
• OPITOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPITO is the global focal point for energy industry skills, competence and standards. AKT Productions partners with OPITO in safety, with OPITO being a major standards body in the oil and gas sector.
• IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOSH is the chartered body for safety and health professionals. AKT Productions partners with IOSH as part of its safety-focused work, with IOSH being a leading voice in the occupational safety and health profession.
• World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWINS is a leading international nuclear security forum. AKT Productions has a long-standing relationship delivering at WINS annual conferences, including the February 2026 Tokyo conference on Supply Chain Risk. AKT also developed the 'Critical Thinking' programme in conjunction with WINS.
• Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJAEA co-hosts the annual Tokyo conference with WINS where AKT Productions delivers. The 2026 conference examined Supply Chain Risk, with AKT facilitating engaging and enlightening conversations over both sessions.
• Fortitude ABC (Steve Rae)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFortitude ABC, founded by Piper Alpha survivor Steve Rae, collaborates with AKT Productions on programmes based on Steve's experiences surviving the Piper Alpha disaster. The collaboration produces highly impactful programmes combining Steve's personal testimony with AKT's theatrical re-enactments.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Frantic Assembly: UK physical theatre company that runs education and outreach programmes alongside its main stage work, including training for educators and corporate collaborators. Comparable as a UK theatre company with adjacent training/educational work, though not a direct corporate safety training competitor.
• Punchdrunk: UK immersive theatre company known for site-specific productions such as Sleep No More, with established corporate and brand partnership work. Comparable as a UK immersive theatre innovator with corporate engagement expertise, though focused on entertainment rather than training.

Direct peers

• Impact Factory: UK-based training consultancy founded in 1990s that uses actors and experiential methods to deliver management, communication, presentation, and personal development training. Directly comparable as a UK theatre/actor-based training firm serving enterprise clients.
• Experience Point: US-based experiential learning company that uses gamified business simulations and immersive scenarios for leadership and management development. Directly comparable as an experiential learning provider using scenario-based methodology for enterprise training.
• Performance in People: UK-based training and performance improvement company that helps organisations improve sales, service, and leadership behaviours. Comparable as a UK enterprise training provider targeting behavioural change and cultural improvement outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• KnowledgeBrief: UK-based corporate learning and development provider serving professional services and enterprise clients with leadership and management development programmes. Comparable as a UK enterprise L&D competitor targeting similar buyer personas and overlapping content areas.
• Cegos: Global corporate training and development group operating across multiple geographies with a broad portfolio of leadership, safety, and compliance training. Comparable as a larger enterprise training provider serving the same Fortune-500 multinational client base for management and behavioural skills development.
• VitalSmarts: US-based training company best known for Crucial Conversations and Crucial Influence courses, focused on behavioural change, communication, and leadership skills. Comparable as an enterprise training provider selling into safety-critical and high-consequence industries for behavioural change outcomes.
• Dale Carnegie Training: Global training franchise established in 1912 delivering leadership, sales, communication, and professional development programmes to enterprise clients worldwide. Comparable as a long-established enterprise training provider with multi-decade track record and broad industry reach.
• Sponge UK: UK-based digital learning company delivering custom e-learning, compliance training, and learning platforms to enterprise clients. Comparable as an enterprise learning provider serving overlapping safety and compliance training needs, though delivered through digital rather than theatre-based methods.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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