Who are we?

The Festival Players International are a long running, established open-air touring Theatre company.

Trish Knight-Webb founded The Festival Players Theatre Company in 1986, directing its first production Romeo and Juliet for The Three Choirs Festival.  She directed and performed in most of the productions and was Artistic Director of the Company until 2001.

The Festival Players Theatre Company is now well established as a professional company delivering the best in open-air Shakespeare.  It continues to grow in reputation internationally.  2014 saw a change to the Festival Players set up; the company now tours as an all-male rep company staging two shows featuring the same team of performers.

The Festival Players's patron is Dame Judi Dench, and the company is committed to presenting the very best in touring theatre, providing an accessible and fun filled enjoyable evening for all types of audiences.