Before we talk about where we are going, we should probably talk about where we have come from.....

Our four company members met on a devising theatre course held at the Lowry in Manchester in 2013. During the course, we were asked to create a 20 minute piece of original theatre; a play that eventually came to be called "Life's Witness/The Observer". We were proud to win a showcase held at the end of the course and started to think about whether we could develop the piece further.

Our next stop was The King's Arms in Salford, where we were kindly invited by Mick Cooper and My Beating Heart to the "Play for Free" festival, held in January. This was a chance to try out the work on a new audience and look for feedback to try and see if the piece would work in a new place.

“Life’s Witness was presented well with clear characters created from the start. I look forward to the developed piece!”

“Really enjoyed Life’s Witness… well done to all involved”

“Definitely great potential”

“Lovely bit of theatre tonight from ‘Life’s Witness’…nice idea, can’t wait to see the fully formed piece soon!”

“Life’s Witness; great concept exploring creative duality & authorship. With deeper relationships & stakes could be a winner”.

“I would love to see the fully developed version when it is finished!”

  

During rehearsals and meetings, it became clear that we had found a company of people, who shared the same work ethic and had a combined experience including acting, writing, directing and production. We felt that we had stumbled onto a project 

that had the potential to be very special.  Thus "From the Mill Theatre Company" was formed. Our name takes inspiration from L.S Lowry's "Coming Home from the Mill" and is a tribute to where we met and started this journey.