What We Do
Pests production was founded by David Doust and Sophia Greppi. It was created to found a platform for emerging artists, both locally and nationally, in Bournemouth. Through producing a variety of performance styles, networking events and supporting artists, Pests hope to establish a community of independent theatre and performance similar to those in Brighton or Bristol.
Current Work
The ‘This Is My Story’ Festival
This is For Dom by Theo Moore, a solo show that was performed as a part of our 'This is My Story' festival, filmed by the incredibly talented Fresh Eye Productions. Pests produced the festival to showcase a range of incredible pieces about identity over a 6 month period. For Dom is an autobiographical piece about Theo’s best friend Dom, and the struggles he faced with mental health.
Check out Theo’s socials:
Find out more about Fresh Eye Productions:
Our Events:
Dragonfly is our drag show that takes place across various venues in the South West of England.
Pests Presents is a platform for artists to perform full length performances in Bournemouth.
Who We Are
Photo Credit: Amy Wills
David Doust - Creative Producer
David Doust is a Theatre graduate from the University of Chichester. David is interested in working with emerging artists to create a clearer progression for artists out of university and into the industry. He also wants to establish Bournemouth as a touring destination for artists nationally. He is interested in arts for social change, in whatever format it comes. He has worked as part of the Inside Out Dorset team, with The Future is Unwritten, and with Gill Kirk, each project existing outside of the traditional norms of the ‘theatre space’.
Emily Bone - Social Media Officer
Emily is a graduate of Theatre at the University of Chichester, who has dreams of one day running her own theatre! In the meantime, she enjoys promoting the amazing work of Pests through their social media accounts, and looking at pictures of Fred and Oscar. Twitter: @BoneTheatre
Photo Credit: Amy Wills
Sophia Greppi - Creative Producer
Sophia Greppi is a Theatre graduate from the University of Chichester, and spends a lot of her time outside with random animals she has somehow collected through life. Sophia is interested in developing new works and helping artists to create links with local businesses, to help develop non-traditional spaces as artistic venues. She currently works as an assistant for Arts Council England. Sophia also creates her own solo shows, which explore the ideas of nostalgia, identity, sexuality, and gender. She has trained at Theatre503 as a script reader, and continues this work at Pests.
The Morale Officers - Oscar and Fred
Oscar, the golden Podenco, is our morale officer, and Fred, the one-eyed Siamese cross, is his deputy. The two of them live together and have been best friends since before either one turned 1. Their jobs at the company is to keep morale up and provide mental health support for all those involved. They are both very good boys and work hard to maintain this reputation. Their hobbies include sleeping, herding chickens, taking walks together, and stealing kitchen scraps (they are still good boys despite this last fact).
