Fifth Word Theatre

Fifth Word Theatre Award-winning touring theatre company specialising in new writing.

Our artistic vision places an emphasis on new writing and the use of multimedia technologies on stage. Fifth Word is passionate about working with new writing talent and has recently won an award from the writers’ guild of Great Britain for the encouragement of new writing.

This is a special one for us…We want to say a huge congratulations to Rupture Productions and the team behind SLAYERS.Wr...
28/08/2026

This is a special one for us…
We want to say a huge congratulations to Rupture Productions and the team behind SLAYERS.
Written by our former brilliant Executive Producer Corinne Salisbury, it’s been awarded a Scotsman Fringe First at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Hugely well-deserved and as the very first production from Rupture Productions, this is the first of many exceptional shows - one to watch!

How do you tell a story that will last for generations?It starts with listening.The stories shared throughout Our Story ...
27/08/2026

How do you tell a story that will last for generations?
It starts with listening.
The stories shared throughout Our Story were recorded by young creatives from Mansfield after months of training with artists, filmmakers, photographers and oral historians.
Every conversation became part of something bigger—a celebration of Nottinghamshire’s trans and gender-diverse communities that will live on in Nottinghamshire Archives for future generations.
We can’t wait for you to discover it.
📍 Admission is free throughout the tour. Link in bio to discover more.

Team Fifth Word have the tea 🍵 here’s our hot picks straight from Selina Thompson Ltd - Bad Le****ns WIP• - Pink Rabbit...
26/08/2026

Team Fifth Word have the tea 🍵 here’s our hot picks straight from
Selina Thompson Ltd - Bad Le****ns WIP
• - Pink Rabbit Play Little Stitch Productions
- How To Be An Immigrant Fuel
Daniel McVey - A Foot Is not an Appropriate Prize For The Tombola
Temi Wilkey - Lover Girl
Zinnie Harris () - Supposing
Paines Plough - After Party
Nadia P Manzoor - Jerk Off!
Just Something Different - GOSS
S*x Yacht WIP

We were proud to join the standing ovation and celebrate the hard work over the last three years (and more) of Derby The...
25/08/2026

We were proud to join the standing ovation and celebrate the hard work over the last three years (and more) of Derby Theatre Community Programme’ steering groups! It’s been a huge and brilliant project so fitting to have marked this occasion with some of Derby’s finest entertainment and dishes all in the Museum of Making. Here’s to many more years of making stronger communities, warm partnerships and great friends in the Midlands 💪🫶🤝

20/08/2026

Creative Workshop Reminder!

This weekend, join us for In Our Own Words: A Storytelling Workshop for Trans and/or Gender Diverse people.

There are limited spaces for an afternoon of gathering, grounding, and collectively sharing our stories.
This session is for Black and Global Majority trans and gender-diverse people.

We invite you to bring an object or item that means something to you, which will be used to build a collective space for embodied storytelling and sharing our lived experiences. Food is central to bringing us together and during the session, we will share a communal vegan meal. There is no pressure to share any more than feels right for you.
📍 Central Nottingham (exact location to be sent upon registration)
📅 22nd August, arrivals: 1:30pm, workshop: 2-5pm
🔗 Free event, but again spaces are limited! Book via our link in bio.

A huge congratulations to Bethany Antonia as she’s been announced to be joining the new series of BBC’s Strictly! We’ll ...
05/08/2026

A huge congratulations to Bethany Antonia as she’s been announced to be joining the new series of BBC’s Strictly! We’ll be rooting for her after she showed some of her moves in our production of ! 💃🪩

From award-winning playwright James Fritz (Parliament Square, Ross & Rachel), LAVA was a funny, tender and moving story about friendship and reconnection in the aftermath of catastrophe, staged Soho Theatre in April 2022, followed by a two-week national tour.

🎉 Creative Workshop Announcement!Our Story – a powerful new exhibition spotlighting Nottinghamshire’s trans and gender-d...
31/07/2026

🎉 Creative Workshop Announcement!
Our Story – a powerful new exhibition spotlighting Nottinghamshire’s trans and gender-diverse communities - is touring across Nottinghamshire.
We worked with young LGBTQ+ people and their allies to record oral histories, take portrait photographs, make artwork and audio dramas - and this flyer!
Want to try something similar? Visit the exhibition and enjoy creative workshops to design your own exhibition displays, suitable for children, young people and families to take part at their own pace (5+, children must be accompanied by an adult).
📍 Free admission - No Booking Required
📅 Exhibition touring Summer 2026, Creative Workshops at 2pm, 5th August Library & 2pm, 19th August Library
🔗 Find all the tour dates and venues on our website (link in bio).

Photo Credit: Holly Revell
Flyer Credit: Millie Laudner

29/07/2026

🎉 Creative Workshop Announcement!

We’re pleased to host In Our Own Words: A Storytelling Workshop for Trans and/or Gender Diverse people

Please join us for an afternoon of gathering, grounding, and collectively sharing our stories.
This session is for Black and Global Majority trans and gender-diverse people.

We invite you to bring an object or item that means something to you, which will be used to build a collective space for embodied storytelling and sharing our lived experiences. Food is central to bringing us together and during the session, we will share a communal vegan meal. There is no pressure to share any more than feels right for you.
📍 Central Nottingham (exact location to be sent upon registration)
📅 22nd August, arrivals: 1:30pm, workshop: 2-5pm
🔗 Free event, but spaces are limited! Book via our link in bio.

Did you miss the bus? Don’t worry, if you didn’t get your hands on a Golden Ticket to our Pop-Up Workshop, we have some ...
28/07/2026

Did you miss the bus? Don’t worry, if you didn’t get your hands on a Golden Ticket to our Pop-Up Workshop, we have some behind the scenes snaps for you!

In April, we worked with local East Midlands playwright Finley-Rose Townsend and invited local bus passengers, drivers or anyone with a story to tell to take a road trip with us from Derby to Matlock.

In the driving seat, they helped shape a new play questioning who sets the route: exploring community, human error, delays, detours and how automation is changing our lives.

Buckle up for more updates soon, and for now, please share your favourite or funniest travel memory in the comments, wherever you are!

🎉 Do you want to change whose stories are remembered?We’ve continued to celebrate the launch of Our Story – a powerful n...
25/07/2026

🎉 Do you want to change whose stories are remembered?
We’ve continued to celebrate the launch of Our Story – a powerful new exhibition spotlighting Nottinghamshire’s trans and gender-diverse communities.
This time, we took a moment with Nottinghamshire Archives to recognise the impact of the Our Story Young Creatives work with artists, historians and creative practitioners to record oral histories, take portrait photographs, make artwork and bring these stories to life through brand new audio dramas.
Through their effort, they are changing who has their experiences seen, heard and remembered.
Now it’s your turn to be part of changing the conversation around history and heritage and share your thoughts on their work.
✨ Our Story is touring across Nottinghamshire, so come along, explore the exhibition, listen to the stories and celebrate Nottinghamshire’s rich trans and gender-diverse history.
📍 Free admission
📅 Touring Summer 2026
🔗 Find all the tour dates and venues on our website (link in bio).

Photo Credit: Holly Revell

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