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The Plandits

Eloise Hare and Peter Bottley at work adapting The Secret garden

Hello! We are Eloise and Peter, two actors who have been talking about putting on a show for a few years now, and this year we are finally doing it! We first met in 2017, touring the UK together and have many years of experience between us in touring theatre and outdoor productions. We are united in our love of literature, story telling and the adventure of travelling the country performing at amazing places!

Peter Bottley

Hello, I’m Peter, I’m 29 and from Cambridge - same as my tinder bio. I am one half of The Plandits. 3 years ago I said to Eloise, ‘We should do our own tour!’ She laughed and said, ‘Yeah, maybe when we’re 40.’ Last year having just finished a week covering Toad in The Wind In The Willows UK Tour with Quantum Theatre I again approached Eloise and said, ‘What if we actually did do this?’… and now here we are, show written, poster made, venues booked (and still booking) and a whole load of planning ahead of us. WHAT HAVE I DONE! 

 

I trained at NYT and Fourth Monkey, and have toured with a few companies performing a variety of shows, including: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (UK Tour), Romeo and Juliet (Spain Tour), Macbeth (UK Schools Tour), The Reluctant Dragon (UK and Ireland Tour), The Wind In The Willows (UK Tour), The Tales of Peter Rabbit (UK Tour), A Christmas Carol (UK Tour), Jack and the Beanstalk (Spain Tour) and Tarzan (Spain Tour). Other Theatre credits include: Borrowed Time (Hen and Chickens Theatre, Islington), Moments (The Pleasance, London), The Ark/The Whale (Edinburgh Fringe). TV credits include: Ragdoll (AMC+), and I have a couple of advert credits to my name too, but still waiting for that all elusive silver screen credit!

Hi! I’m Eloise and I grew up in Norfolk. I’ve always loved performing, and over the last few years have realised how much I love making theatre too! When Peter came to me with the idea of adapting The Secret Garden, I was so excited, and I couldn’t think of a better person to go on this journey with.

 

I trained at Trinity Laban and since graduating in 2015, I’ve worked in a wide range of theatre productions across the UK. I first realised my love of Open Air Theatre in ‘The Reluctant Dragon’ with Quantum Theatre and have since toured the UK with companies including Heartbreak Productions and Calf2Cow in shows including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Great Gatsby, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Murder and The Jabberwocky. My further credits include Cinderella (Bedford Corn Exchange), D-Day Dollies (Mini Concerts), The Pied Piper (Redbridge Drama Centre), Attagirls (Theatre on the Coast), The Wild Ride (Slow Theatre Company), Jack and the Beanstalk (The Novello Theatre) and Sleeping Beauty (Gorleston Pavilion). I have also worked on short film projects, commercial videos, Theatre in Education tours and modelling campaigns. I love being outdoors, playing the accordion, swimming in the sea and dancing.

Eloise Hare
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