Welcome to the quarry theatre | BedforD
Located on St. Peter's Street, in the heart of Bedford, we are a performing arts facility for Bedford School and the town.
Contacting us: The best method of contact is by email (boxoffice@quarrytheatre.org.uk). If you wish to contact us via phone, please do this during an event (check our website for all event listings) as staff will be present to take the call.
Bedford School & Bedford Preparatory School events click here.
Visit the Bedford Festival Fringe 2026 programme click here.
Quarry Theatre Highlights
the handlebards: as you like it
Thursday 9th July, 7pm
Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four - strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK.
matt forde: defying calamity
Friday 10th July, 7.30pm
In his biggest live tour to date leading political comedian Matt Forde (The Royal Variety Performance, Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal) finds positivity in life despite all the evidence to the contrary in politics and his own health.
“The most topically incisive impersonator on the block… It’s laugh-a-minute stuff, underpinned by the kind of wisdom and natural resilience our leaders could learn from. He was always impressive, but he deserves his inevitable standing-ovation as never before” ★★★★★ DAILY TELEGRAPH
bedfringe 2026
Wednesday 22nd - Sunday 26th July
From Wednesday 22nd – Sunday 26th July, Bedford will host the 19th International Bedford Festival Fringe bringing to the town a carefully selected programme of comedy, theatre, live music, film, dance & physical theatre, spoken word and poetry to your doorstep.
This year, events will be held at The Quarry Theatre and The Place Theatre. Expect to see 100+ events in 5 days across 5 venues! Hopefully there will be something for everyone.
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“Beautiful building, lovely garden, large bar, fantastic theatre and really friendly staff.”
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