Pastiche formed with its very first production in January 1997 when Jean Hobson and Jean George decided to create a one off production of Sandy Wilson’s “The Boy Friend” with the proceeds going to the British Heart Foundation, beginning a tradition of donating proceeds from our performances to local and national charities and organisations which is still proudly upheld by the company to this very day.
“We said we’d do the show for charity, but couldn’t find a suitable hall. Eventually we found The Compass, which we love” (Jean Hobson, 1999) “The Boy Friend” was Pastiche’s first performance and opened at The Compass Theatre in Ickenham on Tuesday 21st January 1997. This performance was the start of a relationship with The Compass, which is now twenty-five years old and has led to the company staging over 175 individual performances at the theatre. We staged our 45th production on the Compass stage in July 2019. A pretty remarkable achievement!
After celebrating our 25th birthday in 2022 with our production of ‘Musical Memory Lane’, the company have continued to stage productions and raise funds for worthy causes, with our productions of Company and Spamalot receiving acclaim. In 2024, Pastiche became a charity, allowing us to continue to thrive.
