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Kneehigh created joyful, anarchic and innovative theatre for over 40 years. Following the closure of the Company in 2021, final deposits of unique and inspiring records were added to the Kneehigh Archive held by Falmouth University.
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Sep 1, 2024 · Kneehigh Theatre's legacy: Still kicking. Kneehigh Theatre Company closed in 2021, but its work, style and impact on performance can still be felt today. With many exam boards using Kneehigh as a chosen practitioner, John Johnson explores how we can still learn from its practice.
While previous plans to mark Kneehigh’s 40 th anniversary were paused, the Company instead responded by creating 40 Random Acts of Art (2021): innovative pop-up theatre energetically performed, in a socially distanced manner, in communities across Kneehighs’ ancestral home of St Austell Bay.
Kneehigh Theatre was an international touring theatre company founded in 1980 by Mike Shepherd and based in Cornwall, England. The company was based in barns on the southern Cornish coast, at Gorran Haven, but the administration was in Truro. [1] On 3 June 2021, Kneehigh announced it would close.
ProductionBased On/adapted FromProduced ByVenueFupfup by Jim DodgeN/aAsylumUbu: A Singalong SatireUbu Roi by Alfred JarryN/AAsylumThe Dancing FrogThe Dancing Frog by Quentin BlakeN/AAsylumThe Tin DrumThe Tin Drum by Günter GrassN/AAsylumCornwall’s beloved Kneehigh Theatre Company was closed in June 2021, after 40 years, following the departure of its founder and artistic director Mike Shepherd.
Apr 17, 2023 · Following Kneehigh’s closure in 2021, a special project was launched to ensure that the internationally renowned company’s cultural and educational legacy was preserved for future generations.
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Mar 4, 2019 · Full cast and UK tour dates are announced for Kneehigh’s trail-blazing and much celebrated Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs). The production will tour to Nuffield, Southampton, Brighton Festival, Oxford Playhouse before opening to press at the Lyric Hammersmith for a 4-week run.