
welcome to potboiler theatre


WE create EXUBERANT PERFORMANCE, EVENTS and projects, INSPIRED BY the STORIES and people of our hometown, stoke-on-trent

and make them happen in UNUSUAL PLACES AND SPACES across the city and beyond for LOCAL AUDIENCES.

WE’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS CITY MADE OF SIX TOWNS, ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK THEY KNOW OF THIS PLACE, AND MORE PRECISELY WHAT THEY DON’T.

“THAT STORY WAS ABOUT ME. I’VE NEVER SEEN A STORY ABOUT ME BEFORE.”
“IT’S BEEN A MUNDANE DAY BUT THE POTBOILERS HAVE TOTALLY ENRICHED MY DAY…. THE LOT OF YOU, YOU HAVE LIFTED MY SPIRITS.”
