November Theatre

What November Theatre does

November Theatre is a privately held, independent theatre collective that develops new theatrical productions and community workshops for stages and public spaces. Founded in 2019 in New York City and officially relocated to the United Kingdom in 2022, the company is now based between Cornwall and London and operates as a small team (1-10 employees) co-led by Artistic Director Nell Bailey and co-founder Britt Berke, supported by a bench of associate artists (writer Isabella Waldron, designer Ellie Roser, producer Sarah Jordan Verghese). Its core product is a portfolio of original plays — notably 'how to build a wax figure' (2022), 'PITCH' (2023-2024), and the in-development 'Sail The House Home' (2025) — created through a socially engaged methodology that combines hundreds of community interviews and co-development workshops with LGBTQIA+ groups, young people, and cultural institutions. The underlying production model is devised, collaborative theatre rather than a technology platform, and there is no software, app, or digital product in the offering.

Revenue is generated from three streams: ticket sales routed through partner venues (Southwark Playhouse, The Pleasance London and Edinburgh, Edinburgh Fringe, national tour venues, plus institutional venues such as Stamford Bridge and the National Football Museum), playtext publishing via Methuen (Bloomsbury), and — most significantly — public funding from Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Pricing is effectively venue-set, as tickets are sold through partner venue box offices rather than directly by the company. Distribution is event-driven and B2B/funder-facing: productions reach audiences through venue partnerships, community workshops (e.g., PITCH's flag-making program across 8 UK cities), and earned media from critical reviews and awards (Charlie Hartill Pleasance Fund 2023, BBC Popcorn New Writing Award nomination 2022, The Stage Top Picks of the Fringe 2022, Offie nomination 2024). The customer mix is a small set of venue partners and grant-making bodies, with end audiences spanning general theatre-goers, LGBTQIA+ communities, and families/young people.

Name

November Theatre

Legal name

November Theatre

Website

https://novtheatre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

November Theatre is a small UK-based independent theatre collective (Cornwall/London, founded 2019 in NYC) that produces original socially engaged plays such as how to build a wax figure, PITCH, and Sail The House Home for partner venues, festivals, and community workshops, serving general audiences, LGBTQIA+ communities, and young people.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theatre and Performing Arts

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (711510), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

akta.pro primary industry

Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Plays/Drama) (MPAGABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fringe & Experimental Performing Arts (MPAGABAI), Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC)

Keywords

• Live theatre productions
• Socially engaged theatre
• Community engagement workshops
• New writing theatre
• Youth climate theatre

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Theatre Ticket Sales: Revenue from live theatre performances at venues including Southwark Playhouse, The Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe, and touring venues
2. Playtext Publishing: Sale of published playtexts through bookshops and publishers such as Methuen (Bloomsbury)
3. Public Funding and Grants: Funding from Arts Council England (National Lottery), National Lottery Heritage Fund, and venue-supported productions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

November Theatre develops and stages original new-writing theatrical productions for live audiences at partner venues and festivals across the UK, including "how to build a wax figure," "PITCH," and "Sail The House Home." Alongside its stage work, the collective delivers community engagement programmes such as LGBTQIA+ flag-making workshops tied to touring productions. It also monetizes its catalogue through published playtexts (e.g. via Methuen/Bloomsbury) and supplements revenue with public funding from Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Product overview

November Theatre is an award-winning theatre collective based between Cornwall and London that creates joy-centered, socially engaged new works for stages and community spaces. The company's core offerings are its theatrical productions: the critically acclaimed plays 'how to build a wax figure' (exploring queer love and ocularistry), 'PITCH' (examining football and queer community), and 'Sail The House Home' (a climate-themed adventure). Additionally, the company delivers community engagement programs such as the PITCH Community Workshops, which extend audience participation beyond traditional theatrical settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• how to build a wax figure A theatrical play about Bea, an anatomical wax sculptor, and her relationship with her older mentor Margot, exploring queer love, age-gap relationships, and ocularistry. Premiered at The Pleasance London and Edinburgh Fringe in 2022 for general theatre audiences.
• PITCH A bold, joyful, goal-scoring theatrical production exploring the relationship between football and the queer community. Performed at Edinburgh Fringe and on a 2024 national tour culminating at Stamford Bridge for Football Pride 2024, targeting LGBTQIA+ audiences and football fans.
• Sail The House Home A magical adventure theatrical show for ages 7+ about Cici and her grandfather Leonard saving their sinking house. Inspired by conversations with young people about climate change, featuring themes of love, grief, connection, and play, targeting families and young people.
• PITCH Community Workshops

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Pleasance Theatre TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Ongoing partnership with Pleasance for PITCH co-production and Charlie Hartill Fund award. Pleasance has supported November Theatre productions including how to build a wax figure (London run) and PITCH (Edinburgh co-production).
• National Lottery Heritage FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Funded PITCH community workshops across 8 locations in the UK, enabling LGBTQIA+ flag-making workshops and community engagement alongside the touring production.
• Arts Council EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic funding through National Lottery for theatre productions. Supported The Pleasance London run and national tour of PITCH through public funding.
• Hackney MuseumsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkshop venue partner for PITCH flag-making workshops, providing space for LGBTQIA+ community engagement activities in London.
• National Football MuseumsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkshop venue and production partner for PITCH, hosting workshops and performances at the museum in Manchester.
• New Diorama TheatresupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly R&D support for how to build a wax figure production before its full run.
• London Performance StudiossupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeeding Space Resident at London Performance Studios in February 2022 for development of how to build a wax figure.
• Unity Theatre TrustsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTour partner for PITCH national tour, providing venue and production support through public funding from Arts Council England.
• Southwark PlayhousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue host for Sail The House Home work-in-progress and Artistic Associate Residency on the FORGE program. Partnership for future production development.
• Football V HomophobiasupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPITCH performed as headline event for Football Pride 2024 at Stamford Bridge, reaching LGBTQIA+ football communities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Boundless Theatre: UK theatre company making work for and with young audiences on contemporary social themes. Direct peer on LGBTQIA+/youth focus and on the small-collective, community-engaged creation methodology.
• Cardboard Citizens: UK theatre company using participatory and socially engaged practice with people affected by homelessness and the criminal justice system. Direct peer on the socially-engaged, workshop-driven, grant-funded operating model.
• Paines Plough: UK touring new-writing theatre company of comparable small scale, focused on producing new plays and touring them to regional venues. Closely matches November Theatre's new-writing, touring, and grant-funded operating model.
• Fuel Theatre: UK producer of experimental and contemporary performance, supporting emerging companies and touring small-scale work. Direct peer on producing bold new work for fringe venues and festivals.
• Graeae Theatre Company: Disability-led UK theatre company producing socially engaged work with access-integrated practice. Comparable small-team structure, public arts funding reliance, and community-rooted R&D approach.
• The Paper Birds Theatre Company: Small UK touring theatre collective producing original devised work with community engagement. Comparable headcount, funding model, and touring-to-regional-venues distribution strategy.
• Synergy Theatre Project: UK theatre company working with prisoners, ex-prisoners, and young people at risk through socially engaged practice. Direct peer on small-team structure, community workshops, and grant-funded operations.

Broad incumbents

• Headlong: Larger UK new-writing theatre company producing and touring contemporary plays. Comparable in producing new dramatic work, though at a meaningfully larger scale and with broader commercial reach.
• Bush Theatre: London new-writing venue and producer with a long track record of premiering contemporary plays. Operates in the same new-writing ecosystem that November Theatre enters through Southwark Playhouse and The Pleasance.
• Complicité: Established UK theatre company producing innovative devised and text-based work with international touring reach. Broader incumbent in the same innovative-theatre category, though at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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