News
Cinder-Ella returns to her Scottish home
We are delighted to announce a short, shiny, possibly shoogley, Summertime Scottish tour with our beautiful ‘Cinder-Ella’, now scheduled in for mid- June of 2018. A dedicated fundraising drive has secured grants from Foundation Scotland and Creative Scotland to present a ten day tour-ette, from the North to the South of Kinny’s homeland. Hoots, we … Read more
With Seasons Greetings…and seasonal developments- ay caramba.
As 2017 crashes to a noisy end, we at Krazy Kat are looking forward to a packed and busy beginning to 2018. In January Kinny will be continuing our mega-popular Educational Development Strand. Firstly he is delivering two masterclasses in London, concentrating on non-verbal communication. Then he is whisked off to Mexico, to continue his … Read more
Autumnal Administration and fresh dreams to come…
Busy as ever in the Kat office, as Kinny (freshly returned from triumphs in Scotland) and Linda are battling through the usual Autumn Administration lists. Funding applications, touring reports, updates to programmers and archiving of accounts and other money- related dooh-dahs will keep us occupied for quite a few weeks. And the dreams continue, with … Read more
Kats spreading their wings in Scotland?
Our illustrious Artistic Director is off to Scotland for two whole months! Kinny will be appearing in ‘Blanche and Butch’ a new theatrical extravaganza with Birds of Paradise, based in Glasgow then touring for a month all over Bonnie Scotland. This is a new play for a grown-up audience, with newly written songs, and re-unites … Read more
Just published – Oliver in the Overworld video clip
The wonderful film maker Ollie Wiggins has edited up a fun video clip of our massively successful UK tour of ‘Oliver in the Overworld’. During the tour, Ollie came to see a few performances with his trusty film camera and microphones, recorded them, then spent a lot of time editing them together, and here is … Read more
OLIVER in the OVERWORLD – ‘imaginative and original’ The Stage
The tour is travelling, the van is rolling, the actors are singing and signing, and we are receiving excellent notices in the press! “Integrated signing ensures that every child present understands every word and nuance of Oliver in the Overworld” Susan Elkin The Stage. So come along and catch the magical and extravagant musical signed … Read more
The wonderful world premier of Oliver in the Overworld approaches
The designs are approved, the set is commissioned, the puppet makers are creating ‘Spanner in the Works’ and ‘Spoke in the Wheel’, and all the casting is confirmed for this, the first stage version of Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood’s marvelous musical what-not ‘Oliver in the Overworld’. Lovingly staged by our Artistic Director and beautifully … Read more
Jolly Preparations for 2017 Continue
We are well on our way with the preparations for ‘Oliver in the Overworld’, our new musical extravaganza which will be touring all over the UK in April and May 2017. The scenery has been designed, the puppets too, by amazing international designer Chris de Wilde (see the picture of the ‘white card’ model, that’s … Read more
Research and Development has begun…
For a new work with international performer and director Annie Stainer. Arts Council England have awarded us a goodly sum to get going on the studies. We are dancing, dreaming, puppeting and playing in the studio, and about to film some of our shenanigans. The show will be for young adults, a first for us, … Read more
Krazy Kat and the Arena Theatre Wolverhampton
The Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton are one of our favourite venues, with a great Disability Arts Development programme. And we are so pleased to announce that they have invited Kinny to be a patron! Way to go Wolves! (And of course he said yes.)
