A personal message from Artistic Director Nick Hennegan.

"Thank you so much for your support - and for being on our newsletter list! 

2025 was a frantic year - I had to move home (A BIT stressful!) although fortunately we still have our lovely Maverick broom cupboard ... sorry, office!

 We created the first demo episodes of our audio drama. 'George Holmes and the Seven Dimensions' showcases a brilliantly talented young cast.

A group of six individuals, including four children and two adults, all holding papers in a warm and inviting setting, with a person in the center waving.
 

Then we reprised my award-winning play 'A Ghost of A Chance' with an equally brilliant cast at the Tabard Theatre in Chiswick at Easter.

(The Tabard won London Pub Theatre of the Year for 2025! Well deserved. Clever Them!) 

Promotional poster for the play 'A Ghost of A Chance' featuring a child with blue eyes and the text highlighting it as an award-winning domestic ghost story by Nick Hennegan.
 
Three people smiling while holding scripts for the play 'A Ghost of a Chance' in a cozy setting.
 

Thanks to Bob Paisley, and Central Standard Theatre, I went to the beautiful Kansas City, Missouri , USA (there's a difference between that one and Kansas City, Kansas, I now know... I think!) 

A group of five people smiling together in a casual setting, with a bar or restaurant in the background.
 

I  met some lovely creative people and saw some great theatre at the BlackBox Theatre where we created a new, multi-media, multi-city Literary Pub Crawl (coming to an online screen near you very soon!)

Exterior view of the BlackBox Theatre with a clear blue sky and scattered clouds.
 

Then we were at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the summer.

A group of people sitting in a lively indoor space, waving and smiling at the camera, surrounded by greenery and wooden decor.
 

We started Thursday evening 'London Literary Pub Crawls' around Soho and Fitzrovia.

A group of five people at a pub, smiling and waving at the camera, with a bar and bottles in the background.
 

And we ended the year raising seed funds for the first ever London People's Theatre Company.

A group of performers in red and green attire engaging in a choreographed dance on stage, featuring a checkered floor.
The Brilliant Birmingham cast of our first People's Theatre Company. Henry V by William Shakespeare. Adapted and directed by Nick Hennegan. Original music by Robb Williams.
 

For the sixth year in a row, the version of Charles Dickens'A Christmas Carol' I Adapted and Directed is once again selling out theatres in the UK. Performed and Produced by Olivier-Award Winner, Guy Masterson.

A man holding a red candle in a dark, misty setting, with the title 'A Christmas Carol' displayed above.
 

I started to take part in my first NotNanNoWriMo, where you write 50,000 words of a novel in a month. I got to 37,000 words, but I did start ten days late. Soooo...! Watch this space!

Phew!

So in 2026 - we are presenting the first ever Maverick People's Theatre Company production in London - 'Romeo and Juliet F.C.'  

We are celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the play that started it all. 'Henry V - Lion of England' will have a UK and overseas tour in the autumn. And a number of on-line projects which I hope you might like.

We are once again running our Diploma in Creative Producing three evenings a week. It's online for anyone who wants to make their own Theatre.

Oh... and my messy little blog, BohemianBritain.com (The one you're reading now!) has been voted Number Two of the Top Ten Bohemian Blogs in the world! Get me!

I have another couple of mad ideas. Which might create a new female-focused musical. And also lead to a unique celebration of Birmingham AND London!

Maverick is a tiny not-for-profit charity started in 1994 on a Birmingham (Britain's Second City, by the way!) council estate housing project, so your support - just being here - is hugely appreciated. 

Have a lovely and peaceful Christmas. And hopefully we will see you live (or virtually) soon!

Oh, here's the main website if you want to know more... www.MaverickTheatreCompany.com 

Yo-Ho-Ho! See you next year ❤️"

Nick Hennegan. x

Artistic Director (and tea boy.)

The Maverick Theatre Company.