The production is a co-production between Birmingham Rep and Park Theatre as well as Deafinitely Theatre.
Deafinitely Theatre has announced the UK tour of Bull by Mike Bartlett in a co-production with Birmingham Rep and Park Theatre.
Directed by Deafinitely Theatre’s Artistic Director Paula Garfield MBE, the play will tour Birmingham Rep, HOME Manchester and Park Theatre this Autumn. The UK tour will open at Birmingham Rep from 12 to 19 September, it will then tour to HOME Manchester from 24 to 26 September and conclude at Park Theatre from 30 September to 24 October.
Talking about the news, Paula Garfield said: “Following the success of our Off West End Award-winning production of Contractions by Mike Bartlett, I am thrilled to be returning to his writing with Bull. Bartlett’s work exposes the pressure and cruelty that can exist in everyday life. Bull feels especially relevant today as job security becomes more uncertain. The play shows how fear can change people’s behaviour; it is about how ambition, self-protection and silence can turn people into opponents. We are delighted to be co-producing this bold and gripping production with Birmingham Rep and Park Theatre, and I look forward to bringing this powerful story to audiences in 2026.”
Who gets to stay?
Who is pushed out?
And who decides?
Four colleagues sit in a meeting room.
Jobs are on the line.
The rules are unspoken, but everyone knows them.
This is Deafinitely Theatre’s second adaptation of a play by Mike Bartlett, following the Off West End Award-winning, critically acclaimed and sold-out production of Contractions in 2017. Bull is presented in the company’s distinctive bilingual style, combining British Sign Language, spoken English and creative captions.
To find out more visit: https://www.deafinitelytheatre.co.uk/event/bull