Founded in 1974, Pentabus originally toured plays to the five counties of the West Midlands: 'pent' meaning 'five' and 'bus' meaning, er, 'touring in a bus'; and so the company was called Pent-a-bus. 

Today the company tour new plays not just across the Midlands but all over the country. Now they use hybrid vans rather than buses. But the principle is the same: their mission is to develop and produce quality new theatre about the contemporary rural world. To tour the country with plays that have local impact and national resonance. To turn up in peoples’ village halls, theatres and digital backyards, connecting audiences nationwide.