We are most proud and most cheered to tell you that our Artistic Director, Kinny Gardner, has been awarded the BBC Sussex and Surrey Community Hero Award for services to Music and the Arts 2014. He was nominated by our lovely Administrator Linda Andersson, got a trophy and a certificate and a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. It’s good to be noticed!
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Cinder-Ella wows the crowds and Krazy Kat appear on a new website
Busy as ever, Kinny opened the new solo extravaganza that is ‘Cinder-Ella’ at Guildford on Saturday , with two delighted audiences stamping and clapping up a storm. Phew! Now then, best get on with the tour. And on top of this excitement, we are now featured on the Disability Arts International website. Clip the link HERE to see the page and find out even more about the Joys of Krazy Kat touring!
And two come along at the same time…
We announce two new associate artists! Anil Gupta has become our Deaf associate for the project ‘Deaf not Dumb’ and will be joining us in the office soon, before attending jolly rehearsals for ‘Cinder – Ella’. And our second delight is announcing that our long term Design expert Chris de Wilde is now Kinnys full time associate Artist to Krazy Kat. Bravo for all of us!
Edmund SPEAKS to YOU
A special message from Edmund the Learned Pig (with some help from Kinny and Tony) prior to his London debut on 6th September at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank. Follow THIS LINK!
Perfect Spot in Guildford and Leicester CLIP
Here’s a link to the sparkling and silly new production of THE PERFECT SPOT, featuring Jim Fish. Catch it at The Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford on Saturday 27th September, and at Embrace Arts, Leicester on Sunday 28th September. Guildford Box office: 01483440000. Leicester Box office: 01662522455.
DEAF NOT DUMB project begins
Our new Arts Council England funded project, entitled ‘Deaf not Dumb’, has just begun. The eleven month extravaganza will feature two brand new productions that will tour throughout the UK, plus we will be appointing a Deaf Associate Artist to join us for a while. Watch this space for further developments, and in the meantime have a look at The Shows page for information on our first creation ‘Cinder-Ella’ which will be up and about in November…
THE PERFECT SPOT : Kinny and Jim rehearsing in Inverness
It’s been a busy month so far, with Kinny and Jim working alongside Dave Smith to create a new version of CARTOON THEATRE’S hit show ‘The Perfect Spot’. And rehearsing in Evanton, just outside Inverness in Scotland. The show starts it’s tour in September, and will be heading south for a week of hi-jinx too. HERE is the perfect link for more information!
Edmund the Learned Pig visits London
We are most thrilled to reveal that ‘Edmund the Learned Pig’, our scintillating co-production with Fittings Multimedia and The Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester written by wonderful Mike Kenny and featuring songs by Martin Jacques of The Tiger Lillies, is appearing for TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY at The Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s prestigious South Bank. Mark in your diary September 6th and come and have a snorting good piggy time! Follow this link for all details…
Some Dreamy photographs and a few kind words
After a delightful UK tour of A {midsummer night’s} DREAM HERE is a link to wonderful Hacton Primary school in Hornchurch’s reviews and photos from our visit. Most proud…
Our DREAM gets it’s first rave review
A very good and really rather charming review of our DREAM as it appears in THE STAGE, find it here
