About Us
Pearlfisher is a new theatre company which commissions and develops new plays for production in Scotland, and beyond. Allied to this is a fresh approach to talent development, working with emerging artists in all areas of performance and production, and cultivating paid apprenticeships and assistantships.
Our first full production, Hope and Joy by Ellie Stewart, co-produced with Stellar Quines, toured Scotland to critical acclaim in 2019 (‘Pearlfisher has succeeded in creating a true, rich women’s comedy for our time, adored by everyone in the audience, from babies to grandparents’ Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman).
Our future plans include I Am a Telephone by James Ley, Wolf Road by Nicola McCartney and Brink by Sarah Farrell. Current play commissions include: Doggerland by David Greig and Pleading: a Final Revision by Abdullah Al-Kafri (Syria | Lebanon) in a version by Hannah Khalil.
If you would like to support either our commissioning or our apprenticeships, please contact Mike Griffiths, Executive Producer at mikegrif1@me.com
Our first full production, Hope and Joy by Ellie Stewart, co-produced with Stellar Quines, toured Scotland to critical acclaim in 2019 (‘Pearlfisher has succeeded in creating a true, rich women’s comedy for our time, adored by everyone in the audience, from babies to grandparents’ Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman).
Our future plans include I Am a Telephone by James Ley, Wolf Road by Nicola McCartney and Brink by Sarah Farrell. Current play commissions include: Doggerland by David Greig and Pleading: a Final Revision by Abdullah Al-Kafri (Syria | Lebanon) in a version by Hannah Khalil.
If you would like to support either our commissioning or our apprenticeships, please contact Mike Griffiths, Executive Producer at mikegrif1@me.com
Our Mission
New Work - Talent Development - Touring & International
PEARLFISHER is a new theatre company based in Scotland dedicated to new work, talent development, touring and international.
new work
new writing and re-imagined classics: a balanced portfolio of work for audiences
talent development
maximising the opportunities for training and knowledge-transfer at each level of operation
touring & international
invigorating the touring sector in Scotland at every scale; exporting work and talent internationally
new writing and re-imagined classics: a balanced portfolio of work for audiences
talent development
maximising the opportunities for training and knowledge-transfer at each level of operation
touring & international
invigorating the touring sector in Scotland at every scale; exporting work and talent internationally
Our vision is of a new style of theatre company – for Scotland and beyond – which allies the development and production of new work to a radical approah to growing talent. We will demonstrate that new work of excellence – both new plays and reimagined classics – can be made to excite audiences at the same time as training new talent in every area of performance and production.
Pearlfisher Team
Mike Griffiths - Executive Producer
Philip Howard - Director
Caitlin Skinner - Director
Philip Howard - Director
Caitlin Skinner - Director
CONTACT US:
email: mikegrif1@me.com
email: mikegrif1@me.com
Company Registered in Scotland no. 615263