The Critical Collective is a theatre company dedicated to the development, performance & promotion of new writing. In partnership with musicians, artists, photographers and other creatives working within Leicester and further afield, The Collective helps writers workshop their text through collaboration between mediums and gives them a platform for their work. Recent performances include a rehearsed reading for Samuel Newton’s ‘The Cole Porter Cookbook’, and an extract of Jack Squires’ ‘It’s a Wise Child’ at Check-In Festival, which is also being prepared for performance at the UKYA City Takeover: Nottingham 2019.