Hint of Lime Productions is an independent production company formed in 2005. The company produced a sold-out performance of Sex, Life and Something to Laugh About at the 2006 Salisbury International Arts Festival, produced the critically acclaimed and award nominated production of Killing Time by Richard Stockwell, starring Claudia Christian and George Calil, and directed by Jacqui Garbett, at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as presenting Tarts and Knickers, a comedy sketch show, and The Jon Levene Show. Hint of Lime Productions returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2008 with Chillax, a late night interactive chat show with celebrity guests, such as Tim Kring (creator of Heroes), Academy Award winner Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and The Black Messiah/Get Out), Tony Hirst (Hollyoaks), Peter Phelps (Lantana), and hosted by Matt Littler and Darren Jefferies (Hollyoaks).

In 2008 Hint of Lime Productions started working with Alison Skilbeck on her first solo show, Are There More of You?, which has toured throughout the UK, Ireland, France and Spain, and a sold out run at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe at Assembly. The company also worked with Alison Skilbeck on her following three shows, the critically acclaimed Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London, premiering in 2013 which has toured the UK, Ireland and France and had two hit runs at the Edinburgh Fringe at Assembly in 2016 and 2022, The Power Behind The Crone premiering in 2016, and her latest play “Alison Skilbeck’s Uncommon Ground” premiering at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe.

Other touring productions are “Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-sort” written and performed by Jan Carey,  A Substitute for Life, written by celebrated crime novelist Simon Brett,  starring Tim Hardy, and is the producer of the critically acclaimed The Trials of Galileo by Nic Young, also starring Tim Hardy.

Hint of Lime Productions is currently working with actress and new playwright Eliza Chapel on developing her first play, Good Housekeeping.

In 2019, Hint of Lime Productions held a week of workshops culminating in a staged rehearsed reading of the new play “A Place of Safety” written by company director Jacqui Garbett. Written for a cast of eight people, the play that explores a hidden national scandal, the abuse and mistreatment of autistic people in care homes and mental hospitals. It is a hard-hitting drama about the unconditional love of a mother for her son and what a family goes through in trying to get help when they are in crises. It is also funny and touching in places as the family navigate through the minefield of living with a child with Special Needs. This play will premiere in 2024/2025.

The company has been a consultant for Reelscape Films, and in the past acted as PR representative for Bampton Classical Opera, Graffiti Classics, Paul Watson and Jumoke Fashola.