Off the Fence Theatre Company was formed in 2011 by Gary Phillpott and Verity Bartesch. Off the Fence is an umbrella theatre company based in Leicester and dedicated to the production and performance of new scripted theatrical work, thereby providing a medium for actors, writers, directors and technicians to develop. Performances are in mainstream traditional, secondary and non-theatre space,making pieces accessible to new and existing theatre audiences. Off the Fence encourage and facilitate interest and development in the art of dramatic theatre.