Theatre company to take dislike to show (9)
I believe the answer is:
represent
'show' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'theatre company to take dislike' is the wordplay.
'theatre company' becomes 'rep' (short for 'repertory theatre').
'to take' says to put letters next to each other.
'dislike' becomes 'resent' (resenting is a kind of disliking).
'rep'+'resent'='REPRESENT'
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for represent that I've seen before include "show" , "Illustrate" , "Mean" , "Speak on behalf" , "Stand for or symbolise" .)