The Paper Birds is a devising theatre company, with a social and political agenda. We are recognised as UK leaders in devised verbatim theatre. We’re artists, investigators, entrepreneurs, educators. We pride ourselves on taking complex, multi-faceted subjects and making them accessible. We have an artistic programme and a creative learning programme and nurture both equally.

Our Mission 

We are quiet rebels who use thought provoking theatre and engagement as a catalyst to spark conversation and change.

Our Vision 

To creatively empower people to think, talk about and act on the things that are important to them. 

Our Values:

Passion- We are in it for the love, not the glory. We are positive and optimistic and believe change is possible. We want to change the world- theatre and the arts are our vehicle.

Creativity- We are entrepreneurial, we like to challenge ourselves to think differently, to innovate and find new ways to solve problems, include and entertain people.

Empathy- We believe the experience and point of view of each person matters. We think kindness is a superpower. We champion the plurality of identities and experiences.

Collaboration- We listen. We work with and for individuals and groups in the making of our projects. We strive to be connected to others, working hard to build, maintain and enhance relationships.

We champion working parents, and, as a company founded and led by women, working women in particular. We commit to trying our best to be flexible in how we approach the planning and delivery of our programme of work to support working parents and caregivers. Parents and carers are a sub-sector of every protected characteristic, so addressing systemic barriers supports our goal to improve inclusion and diversity in our workforce.