Theatre practitioners who have worked at The White Bear include Joe Penhall, Hugh Allison, Mark Little, Emily Watson, Tamzin Outhwaite, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Vicky Featherstone, Torben Betts, Lucinda Coxon, Adam Spreadbury-Maher (Associate director 2008 - 2009) and Chris Loveless (Associate Director, 2009 - ).
Joe Cocker | Joe Louis | Joe Henderson | Joe Satriani | Joe Biden | Joe DiMaggio | G.I. Joe | Joe Frazier | Joe Lovano | Fat Joe | Joe Dever | Joe Walsh | Joe Manchin | Joe Zawinul | Joe Namath | Joe Lieberman | Joe E. Brown | Joe E. Brown (comedian) | Joe | Joe Paterno | Joe Clark | Joe Bonamassa | Joe Dante | Joe Montana | Trader Joe's | Joe Sample | Joe Lynn Turner | Joe Louis Arena | Billy Joe Shaver | Tony Joe White |
Many writers, actors and company’s developed their work at BAC during Blackmans tenure included Theatre de Complicite, Ridiculusmus, Clod Ensemble, Told by an Idiot, The Right Size, Talking Pictures, Trestle, Phil Wilmot and the Steam Industry, Jack Shepherd, Arthur Smith, Joe Penhall, Adrian Lester, Douglas Hodge, Paul Merton, Caroline Quentin and Ken Campbell.