Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and China Plate are delighted to announce a major new partnership which will see China Plate supporting the Belgrade on the delivery of future productions, including Nanny of the Maroons, which is due to open in Spring 2027.
This partnership marks the next step in the Belgrade’s ambition to become a truly People-First organisation, with co-creation at the centre. Building on the success of their first co-created production Romeo and Juliet earlier this year, the Belgrade continues to champion a model of theatre-making that places communities at the heart of the creative process.
Belgrade Theatre and China Plate have already enjoyed a successful creative relationship, having co-produced Casey Bailey’s Please Do Not Touch, which premiered at the Belgrade in Autumn 2024 and will embark on a national tour in Spring 2026.
Through this new partnership, the organisations will deepen their shared commitment to developing innovative, inclusive and community-led approaches to theatre-making, creating space for new voices and stories to flourish both in Coventry and on stages across the UK.
Belgrade Theatre Artistic Director Corey Campbell and Chief Executive Laura Elliot said of the partnership:
“We are thrilled to be joining forces with China Plate as we roll out an ambitious series of large scale co-created productions over the coming years, created with, by and for Coventry residents. Their work aligns holistically with the Belgrade values and ambition and this partnership will support us in maximising the potential of our home-produced work as a Stage for Coventry”
Co-Artistic Directors of China Plate Paul Warwick and Ed Collier said:
“We’re delighted to be working with the Belgrade Theatre, an organisation whose mission aligns closely with our own, to develop new producing models that make genuine space for co-creation as part of ambitious productions of scale. To begin this work on the Nanny of the Maroons project, an idea that literally emerged from the Belgrade’s work in the community, is super exciting.”