Tethered Wits brings the magic of live theatre to the great outdoors, transforming stunning open-air venues into stages under the sky. From classic heartwarming adaptations to witty farces, we have a commitment to captivating storytelling, toe-taping tunes, and unique settings, creating unforgettable experiences that celebrate the beauty of nature and the power of theatre.
Founded in 2019 by two Durham University graduates, the company unites like minded creatives who are passionate about theatre; a collaboration and a tying together of minds to high-quality theatre.
Join us, and let your imagination take flight!
THE TEAM
GABRIELLA SILLS
Gabbie is Assistant General Manager / Producer at Seventh Productions under The Partnership Group, where she plays a pivotal role in developing fresh productions and leveraging the group’s acclaimed talent and IP. She recently moved from Fiery Angel, an award winning international production company based in London’s West End. Beyond this, she is Producer and Director of Gabriella Sills Productions, focusing on new writing in the Off West End, and Tethered Wits, an open-air touring troupe. Her shows have won Best Production at the Off West End Awards and Scottish Theatre Awards, been nominated for The Stage Debut Awards and Off West End Awards, and received critical praise.
Selected credits include:
As Producer - Breeding (King’s Head Theatre, produced with Seabright Live in association with Mark Gatiss); Agatha (Theatre503); 1902 (Union Theatre, UK Tour); Blackout (Theatre503, Old Joint Stock); Bits ‘N’ Pieces (Leith Arches); The Great Gatsby (UK Tour); Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (UK Tour); The Railway Children (UK Tour); Doctor Dolittle (UK Tour).
As Associate/Trainee Producer – The 39 Steps (Trafalgar Theatre, UK Tour); Starry (London Workshop, The Other Palace); And Then There Were None (UK & China Tour); Murder on the Orient Express (UK Tour); Rob Brydon: An Evening of Songs & Laughter (Lyceum Theatre, UK Tour); Amy Dowden & Carlos Gu: Reborn (Adelphi Theatre, UK Tour); Everybody Dance with Claire Richards (London Palladium, UK Tour).
With a commitment to innovative storytelling and experience across diverse production formats, Gabbie combines creative vision with commercial savvy. She is also a recipient of the prestigious Stage One Bursary.
AMY PORTER
Amy co-founded Tethered Wits with Gabriella Sills in 2019. She currently works as a Create and Sing Artist at the Royal Opera House and is a member of the prestigious Glyndebourne Academy (2023). Amy has accepted her place at The Royal Academy of Music to begin her MA in Vocal Studies (2024-2026).
Amy is a director and performer, with a keen interest in both theatre and music. As a director, she has had the privilege of directing productions such as; The Importance of Being Earnest (UK tour), The Railway Children (UK tour), The Lord of the Flies (The Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham), Matilda the Musical (Hoe Bridge, Woking), Blithe Spirit (UK tour), Pygmalion (UK Tour), Uncle Vanya (The Tuckwell Amphitheatre) and has musical directed Beasts and Beauties (The Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham).
Amy has performed in venues such as: The Royal Albert Hall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Gala Theatre, the Bacon Theatre, and The Playhouse Theatre, Cheltenham. She was honoured to sing with the award-winning and internationally renowned chamber choir Tenebrae in Perth, Scotland, and Bremen, Germany, under the direction of Nigel Short. Amy developed a great love of opera during her time at Durham as a member of the Durham Opera Ensemble. She was delighted to play Hermia in their production of Benjamin Britten A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Durham’s Gala Theatre and Second Lady in Mozart The Magic Flute. Amy graduated from Durham University with a First Class Degree in Music, where she held a Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship for The Arts.