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Kneehigh Theatre Company

KNEEHIGH THEATRE COMPANY

  (1980 - )
Nationality:    English
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Kneehigh now finds itself celebrated as one of Britain's most innovative Theatre companies. For 25 years the company has created vigorous, popular and challenging Theatre for audiences throughout the UK and beyond. Using a multi-talented team of performers, directors, designers, sculptors, administrators, engineers, musicians and writers, Kneehigh perform with the joyful anarchy that audiences have come to expect from this groundbreaking Theatre company

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         946         Bacchae, The         Blast!         Brief Encounter         Cry Wolf         Cymbeline         Dead Dog in a Suitcase and other love songs         Don Juan         Doubtful Island         Fish Boy         Fool's Paradise         Ghost Nets         Hansel And Gretel         Itch, The         Journey To the Centre Of the Earth         King Of Prussia, The         Kneehigh Rambles, The         Matter Of Life And Death, A         Midnight's Pumpkin         Nights At the Circus         Noye's Fludde         Pandora's Box         Quick Silver         Rape Of Lucrece, The         Rapunzel, Or, The Magic Pig         Rebecca         Red Shoes, The         Riot, The         Roger Salmon: Cornish Detective         Skulduggery         Steptoe & Son         Strange Cargo         Telling Tales         Tristan And Yseult         Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, The         Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, A         Wagstaffe the Wind-Up Boy         Wah! Wah! Girls         Wild Bride (the Shamans)         Wild Jam         Wolf!         Women Who Threw the Day Away         Wooden Frock, The

946

Synopsis:
Imagine being told to leave your home... Imagine American soldiers occupying your house and land... Imagine being 12 and angry, with only a cat to tell your secrets to... Well it all happened (most of it anyway) in Slapton Sands, Devon, in 1944. Based on Michael Morpurgo's The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, 946 explodes everything we thought we knew about the D-Day landings. With signature Kneehigh sorcery, 946 uses music, puppetry and foolishness to tell this tale of war, prejudice and love. Tender, political and surprisingly romantic, this story speaks to us all and will finally reveal the secrets the US and British governments tried to keep quiet.

Notes:
adapted by Michael Murpurgo and Emma Rice from The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo

1st Produced:
St Austell: Lost gardens of Heligan, The Asylum    25 Jul 2015

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Bacchae, The

Synopsis:
a fun production of the Bacchae with dire warnings about the dangers of binge drinking

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Original Playwright - euripides. Version by Carl Grose, Anna Maria Murphy, Emma Rice And Kneehigh theatre

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Genre:
Off Beat Pantomime

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Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Blast!

Synopsis:
Highly regarded as one of the country's most inventive theatre companies, Kneehigh haven't let slip what treats they have installed for their new show. Word is they're letting three complete idiots, who are at the end of their tether, loose with hilarious and explosive consequences! It's Kneehigh. . . anything could be possible.

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1st Produced:
Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance, Cornwall    24 Oct 2007

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Brief Encounter

Synopsis:
Love is in the air! the forbidden passions of Brief encounter have been refreshingly restaged by Kneehigh theatre in this glorious new production, which will give you a great reason to fall in love with theatre all over again. "I want to remember every minute. always. always to the end of my days" Set in the 1930s, a chance encounter at a railway station changes the lives of two people forever. When kind handsome doctor alec removes a small piece of grit from the eye of wife and mother Laura, they embark on an illicit romance that is doomed to be thwarted by convention.

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adaptation by Emma Rice from the play Still Life And screenplay by Noel Coward

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Play/Drama

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Cry Wolf

Synopsis:
the remenants of a family are on the move and on the edge. they set up camp, but the wolves are at the door. . .Bizarre, irreverant and magic, the menacing world of the fairytale is celebrated with a journey into the wilds of the woods and a plunge into the perils of the sea.

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Genre:
Off Beat Pantomime

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Cymbeline

Synopsis:
Twenty years after his two sons disappeared, King Cymbeline's only daughter Imogen plans to marry against his wishes. enraged, Cymbeline banishes her childhood sweetheart Posthumus from court. He flees to Italy and makes a wager he'll soon regret. Cymbeline's new queen plots with her ghastly son Cloten. emperor Caesar is on the war-path. and poor Joan (who's just got back from the Costa de Sol) hasn't got a clue what's going on! Kneehigh turn their unique storytelling style to one of Shakespeare's least performed plays. In a script packed with heart-stopping poetry and characteristic charm, their irreverent adaptation plays fast and loose with the Bard. the result is a wild, giddy and elemental adventure that swings from tragedy to comedy and back again. Never has confusion been such fun!

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Original Playwright - Shakespeare. Adapted by Emma Rice; written by Carl Grose

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Dead Dog in a Suitcase and other love songs

Synopsis:
Mayor Goodman has been assassinated. Contract killer Macheath has just married Pretty Polly Peachum and Mr and Mrs Peachum aren't happy. Not one bit. Based on the Beggar's Opera, John Gay's classic musical satire, Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) is busting with wit, wonder and weirdness. An extraordinary Kneehigh cast of actor musicians shoot, hoot and shimmy their way through this twisted morality tale of our times. . .by turns SHOCKING, HILARIOUS, HEARTFELT and ABSURD! The gorgeous and powerful live score combines trip hop and folk, Renaissance polyphony and psychedelia, and ska, grime and dubstep. . . . echoing Gay's original by plundering the sounds of our times. What the HELL is the world coming to?

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by Carl Grose, music by Charles Hazlewood

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Don Juan

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England, 1976. the Winter of Discontent. Cold hearts seek comfort and poor souls look for love. a woman nurses her dying father; a cleaner greedily devours her Open University course in the fight for a better life; a career woman seeks the path that her life never took, and the loyal friend, always in the shadows, fears he will disappear one day and no-one will notice. We are in the lonely hearts column of life. 'save me' is the silent call that drifts from their aching bodies. But wait. Help is at hand. Don John is here! Dangerous, naughty and irresistible, Don John is a vessel for all our desires - a delicious chancer. He enters our lives and leaves us changed. Oh yes, he leaves us, for Don John belongs to nobody but himself and the Devil! With a sensational score of specially commissioned music, Kneehigh bring their renowned brand of physical storytelling to this sexy tale.

Notes:
Adapted by Emma Rice

1st Produced:
Courtyard - Stratford-upon-Avon    2008

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Doubtful Island

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written by Anna Maria Murphy And Kneehigh theatre

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Fish Boy

Synopsis:
Fish Boy, inspired by the Charles Causley poem, Francesca de la Vega, is the unbelievable story of a boy who was like a fish out of water. With a sparkle of wit, charm and oddity, Kneehigh reveal why Fish Boy's family just wanted him to be normal! Suitable for a family audience and children over 7 years old.

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1st Produced:
Plymouth: Barbican Theatre    29 Sep 2001

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Fool's Paradise

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London International Mime Festival. The first Festival took place at The Cockpit Theatre and Arts Centre, London NW8, in January 1977. In that year the event was called The Cockpit Festival of Mime and Visual Theatre. It is now the longest running festival of its kind in the world. With the exceptions of 1983 and 1986, the Festival has taken place each year, featuring, in addition to workshops, films, debates and special events, performances by the following artists and companies.

1st Produced:
London International Mime Festival    1987

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Mime

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Ghost Nets

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written by Anna Maria Murphy And Kneehigh theatre

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Hansel And Gretel

Synopsis:
a Wonder Tale. Hungry and alone in the forest, Hansel and Gretel are armed with their very last slice of bread. Will they eat to survive, or leave a trail home instead? Let the irrepressible Kneehigh theatre take you by the hand and lead you into deepest part of the forest! Prepare for a world of darkness, wit and wonder, of earthy delights and crooked shadows. a world that is sweet - but never sugary. This tender, tasty and terrifying new version of the classic story is told through lively music, rough poetry, the most amazing gadgets and gizmos. . . For children and brave adults everywhere.

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by Carl Grose

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Genre:
dark fairy tale

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Itch, The

Synopsis:
Based on the Changeling. Suitable for 12s and over. Beatrice Joanna has got an itch. In fact she has several and she doesn't quite know how to scratch them. She's got a man she doesn't want, wants a man she can't have and, to top it all, loathes her servant with a passion. She embarks on a remedy of sex, lies and murder.

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Adapted by Emma Rice from The Changeling by Middleton & Rowley

1st Produced:
Merlin Theatre, Frome, Somerset    02 Jul 1999

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Journey To the Centre Of the Earth

Synopsis:
Inspired by Jules Vernes' novel. Guided by an ancient map, and with his reluctant nephew in tow, an eccentric Professor descends deep into the crater of an extinct volcano. . .down towards the centre of the earth! From vast underground caverns and rivers of lava, to giant prehistoric creatures and lost civilisations. . .all this and more will be conjured before the eyes of the audience. Journey to the Centre of the earth is suitable for all ages.

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1st Produced:
Keay Theatre, St Austell, Cornwall    12 Apr 2006

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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King Of Prussia, The

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written by Nick Darke

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Kneehigh Rambles, The

Synopsis:
At the heart of Kneehigh's Rambles Programme are the walks of adventurer and poet Anna Maria Murphy. In wind, rain and shine she has travelled the length and breadth of Cornwall collecting stories that have since become wildly exaggerated in a collection of poetry and prose. Anna will be joined for pop-up performances by members of the Kneehigh Ramblers Association  watch out for a duo of dancing crabs, a cosmos on fire, a death defying mini circus, a murderous but amorous conga eel and much much more!

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Matter Of Life And Death, A

Synopsis:
It is 1945. a young airman jumps to certain death from his burning aircraft. Following an angelic blunder, caused by a classic english pea-souper. Peter Carter miraculously survives and finds June in the flesh. But things are not so simple. To stay alive, Peter is forced to take himself, and the heavenlv authorities, to the Universal Court of appeal.

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written by Tom Morris And Emma Rice

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Midnight's Pumpkin

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You're invited to join the party as renowned theatre makers Kneehigh return to Battersea Arts Centre with a tipsy, tingling and foot-stomping new Christmas Caper - so grab your dancing shoes and glass slippers and head down to the Ball. Night is falling and preparations are well underway for a Royal Ball, but with a guest list that includes an evil step-mother, ugly sisters and Prince Charming, you are in for a night of mischievous magic all before the clock strikes 12.

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Christmas Show

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Nights At the Circus

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It's 1899 and all of europe is agape at the arrival of the new century. the world crackles with possibilities and people dance to the irresistible rhythms of money, sex, love and freedom. Swinging above them all is a showbiz sensation: a fierce, vulgar, pant-droppingly sexy trapeze artist called Fevvers.

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In this dazzling homage to theatre Tom Morris And Emma Rice use A unique blend of story-telling, stage-craft And song to Dramatise Angela Carter's popular And highly-regarded novel.

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Noye's Fludde

Synopsis:
This dramatic one-off production of Benjamin Britten's spectacular 1957 opera is a collaboration between world-renowned theatre company Kneehigh and conductor Charles Hazlewood. Engaging and accessible, this is an opera for everyone. Noye's Fludde is the story of Noah's Flood and was designed to be performed by and for communities, in non-theatre spaces, so where better than a huge shed right next to the Somerset Levels? Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra will join opera singers and a chorus of hundreds of local school children in what might be the biggest community opera ever. The show is followed by live music on the green, delicious food and drink, and plenty of activities to keep all ages happy.

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by Benjamin Britten

1st Produced:
Bath And West Showground, Somerset    19 Jul 2014

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Kneehigh and Charles Hazlewood collaboration

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Pandora's Box

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Best known as Pabst's 1929 silent movie classic starring Louise Brooks, Pandora's Box is based on Wedekind's notorious Lulu plays. In a cracked music hall of singing and dancing, where fire-breathing lovers howl at the moon, Lulu dangles her legs over the side of a dark mattress, a cigarette smouldering between the fingers of one hand. Her powdered face is the only bright spot in a dark room and she is smiling. She is waiting for you. Recommended for ages 15+ Contains strong sexual imagery.

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author Margaret Wilkinson. Conceived And created by Neil Murray And Emma Rice. Acclaimed visual theatre company, Northern Stage ensemble And Kneehigh theatre has joined forces to create A grotesque cabaret - the tantalisingly sensual, darkly comic And monstrously musical world of Lulu. Commissioned by Hall for Cornwall

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Northern Stage (Previously Known As Newcastle Haymarket Playhouse)    23 Mar 2002

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Quick Silver

Synopsis:
the most rootin-tootin, high-falutin, whiskey drinkin' pasty-crimping' guns-ablazing' ocean-leaping comedy adventure about a Cornish miner in the Wild West

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written by Carl Grose And Kneehigh theatre

1st Produced:
Mevagissey Jubilee Hall, England    2002

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Cornish Western Pantomime

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Rape Of Lucrece, The

Synopsis:
Shakespeare's tragic morality love poem was written around 1593 during a period when the theatres of London were closed due to plague. This is the story, originally told by Ovid and Livy of a woman's struggle between honour and life.

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Original Playwright - Shakespeare

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Rapunzel, Or, The Magic Pig

Synopsis:
after a happy childhood picking herbs, making potions, healing the sick and helping the local villagers, Rapunzel grows into a beautiful young woman - and suddenly finds herself locked in a tower. But this is Rapunzel as you've never seen her before - tough, sassy, a survivor, a lover, a fighter - and life has a whole lot more in store for her yet. . .Set in Italy, the home of this ancient folk tale, 'Rapunzel' or 'the Magic Pig' is a lively, funny, passionate story of abandonment and loyalty, love and betrayal, complete with mafia bosses, magic bushes, evil princes and a wonderfully helpful pig.

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written by Annie Siddons

1st Produced:
BAC , London, Eur >>>    07 Dec 2006

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Rebecca

Synopsis:
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. . .Rebecca is timeless; the book beloved by generations, and the iconic Alfred Hitchcock film is a classic of the genre. Now Rebecca bursts onto the stage! Emma Rice, the award- winning director, has created a spellbinding new production of Daphne du Maurier's masterpiece which conjures up Cornish romance and theatrical magic. Following the mysterious death of his first wife, Maxim de Winter returns to Manderley with his new young bride. Surrounded by memories of the glamorous Rebecca, the new Mrs De Winter is consumed by jealousy. She sets out to uncover the secrets of the house and a past fiercely guarded by the sinister housekeeper Mrs Danvers. All is not what it seems in Manderley. . .

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adapted by Emma Rice from book by Daphne Du Maurier

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Red Shoes, The

Synopsis:
"One dance was not enough for our heroine, the Girl and one poem was not enough for me. as I wrote they danced their way out onto the page."
anna Maria Murphy

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adapted by Anna Maria Murphy, Emma Rice And Kneehigh theatre from Hans Christian Anderson

1st Produced:
Sterts, Liskeard, Cornwall    2000

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Riot, The

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written by Nick Darke

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Play/Drama

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Roger Salmon: Cornish Detective

Synopsis:
This "Case of the Uncertain Woman" is Kneehigh's latest spectacular and an absolute must. the performance follows Roger as he searches for "a woman". Straightforward enough you might think. . .but which woman? Our reluctant Private eye picks up leads, trips over clues, sniffs out red herrings and runs painfully into blind alleys. This show takes you around and through the Geevor tin mine, on a journey of discovery and great entertainment. Very, very funny and just a little bit strange. Be there if you can.

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Geevor Tin Mine, Cornwall, Uk    16 Jul 2001

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Skulduggery

Synopsis:
Three Rogues try to outdo each other with exaggerated tales of bravado, cunning and dubious wisdom featuring the donkey that deposits gold, the woman who lived on wind and the wild man of Portugal.

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written by Anna Maria Murphy And Kneehigh theatre

1st Produced:
Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance, Cornwall    16 Dec 2003

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Steptoe & Son

Synopsis:
Two Men. Two World Wars. Two lives knitted together as tight as a thrice darned sock. Bound together by birth, business and bloody bad luck, Albert and Harold Steptoe wake up every morning to the same old, same old, sickening sight of each other. Do they even notice the world turning as they cling on? there are ladies if they would only look around them, and space travel& and Cliff Richard! Adapted from the legendary scripts of Galton and Simpson, this new co-production with West Yorkshire Playhouse charts the surprising dance of Father and son, This is for anyone who has had a parent, anyone who has had a child, anyone who has wanted to tear the walls down and run across the fields naked. Darkly comic, and deeply moving, this is a 20th century icon, re imagined for the new generation.

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Steptoe & Son by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Adapted and Directed by Emma Rice

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Strange Cargo

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outdoor production    1998

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Telling Tales

Synopsis:
Tapestry of comic and poetic tales told by mime, music and voice

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written by Anna Maria Murphy And Kneehigh theatre

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Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington, Devon    30 Nov 1996

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Tristan And Yseult

Synopsis:
a tale of extra marital ardour about the unloved as well. Harks back to the earliest, oral versions of an ancient Cornish story.

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written by Carl Grose, Anna Maria Murphy, Emma Rice And Kneehigh theatre

1st Produced:
Restormel Castle, Lostwithiel, Cornwall    2003

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Devised Piece

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Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, The

Synopsis:
the Umbrellas of Cherbourg traces the story of French auto mechanic Guy Fouchier who's fallen in love with 17-year-old Genevieve emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic umbrElla shop. On the evening before Guy leaves for a two-year tour of combat in algeria, he and Genevieve vow to remain lovers. after discovering she's carrying Guy's child, she must choose between waiting for his return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.

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Kneehigh, directed And Adapted by Emma Rice, music by Michel Legrand, lyrics translated by Sheldon Harnickthe film the Umbrellas of Cherbourg, directed by Jacques Demy, was released in 1964 starring 19-year-old Catherine Deneuve. the film went on to be nominated for five Academy Awards And won the 1964 Palme d'Or At the Cannes Film Festival. the Academy Award-nominated song I Will Wait for You has been recorded by many Artists including Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett And Liza Minnelli.

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Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, A

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the world's been sad since Tuesday, the child has a fever and is hotter than a fish on a spit. the dog chases its tail, Mother dreams of a new broom and Father gazes out to sea. the whole village is on the brink. then the sky gets frisky, the sea rears up and, in a bolt of lightning, a very old man with enormous wings crashes to earth in a flurry of feathers. Nothing will ever be the same again!

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Script by Anna Maria Murphy. Inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez's story this is A startling world of ruined beauty And magic reality where everyone dreams of their five minutes of fame And riches, And the extraordinary takes flight.

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puppet 95 min

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Wagstaffe the Wind-Up Boy

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written by Carl Grose, Mike Shepherd And Kneehigh theatre

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Wah! Wah! Girls

Wah! Wah! Girls
Inspired by the world of the Mujra dancers, who for generations have entertained the rich and powerful with a spellbinding mix of dance and song, Wah! Wah! Girls tells a passionate and playful story of love against the odds. Set against the vibrant background of the east end in 2012, these unstoppable girls uncover deep secrets and create unexpected dreams.

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written by Tanika GuptaFeaturing stunning dance sequences choreographed by Bollywood master Javed Sanadi And leading Kathak choreographer Gauri Sharma Tripathi, set to A mix of classic Bollywood tracks And new music by composer Niraj Chag, Wah! Wah! Girls is A feast for the senses that draws Audiences into the world of the modern British-Asian community. Let the pleasure begin! Wah! Wah!

1st Produced:
Sadler's Wells, Peacock Theatre, London    24 May 2012

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Sadler's Wells, Theatre Royal Stratford east & Kneehigh in association with Hall for Cornwall

1st Published:
Oberon Books (2012) >>>    978-1849431873

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Wild Bride (the Shamans)

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in this story of truth, love and heartbreak we meet our young heroine who, having escaped the clutches of both the devil and her father, sets out into the wilderness on a brave journey of discovery.

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adapted by Emma Rice, text And lyrics by Carl Grose, music by Stu Barker

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Wild Jam

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Kneehigh invite you to the wild side - a show combining and exploring their previous hits, Wolf and Fish Boy. Inventive, surprising and anarchic, they will unearth tales including Little Red Riding Hood and Charles Causley's magical story of Francesco de la Vega. Storytelling at its best.

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Penzance: Minack Theatre    24 Jun 2001

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Wolf!

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a hairy handed, bare fanged, bushy tailed tall story. For lovers and haters of the Wolf. . .wherever you are. Be prepared to be teased and terrorised. Suitable for adults and children over 8 years.

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Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance, Cornwall    20 Dec 2000

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Women Who Threw the Day Away

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written by Anna Maria Murphy And Kneehigh theatre

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Wooden Frock, The

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instead of a slipper, there is a ring - a far more potent sexual symbol.

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adapted by Tom Morris, Emma Rice And Kneehigh theatre from original sources

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