Premiere of new piece by Steve Waters.  

We recently premiered our first film of a new piece by Steve Waters, ‘Under the Weather‘.  Directed by Paul Bourne, starring Patrick Morris, it premiered at Hotbed on 17th July.  We will be creating

Productions Update

Our current commission, Bliss, by Fraser Grace, will now be presented at London’s Finborough Theatre in February 2022.   

Bliss follows the remnants of two families struggling to rebuild themselves and their futures after the ravages of the Russian Civil War and Revolution.  Adapted from a short story by Soviet writer, Andrey Platonov, Bliss finds comedy and tragedy walking side by side in this epic story of survival, loss and love. 

Trumpington Voices

A Public Art project featuring theatre!  A verbatim play drawn from ongoing interviews with residents old and new in the ever-changing Trumpington area of Cambridge.  

Visit the project website here.

Hotbed Festival 2021 – Our Review

We made a grand return to live theatre with the Hotbed Festival held over the weekend of July 16^th – 18^th.  It was a very moving experience for performers and audiences to be in each other’s company once more.  We had a full programme, ranging from our homegrown new writing, ‘Love, No Country’, ‘Fallible’ and ‘Phenomenon’ to guest productions, readings and even a show in the Menagerie van – Abi Zakarian’s ‘Covid Confidential’.  We were very proud to host the launch of Steve Waters’ memoir ‘A Life in 16 Films’.    All in all, we did what we do best – offering writers the opportunity to develop their craft and see their work in front of an audience.

The Ideas Stage

Menagerie Gets Support from  Cultural Recovery Fund

We are happy and proud to announce that we received funding from the Cultural Recovery Fund.  We are immensely grateful to Arts Council England and DCMS.  The award allows us to continue developing great new writing & writers, and it means we can prepare for a dynamic return to live theatre in 2021   

Coronavirus Update – December 2020

Menagerie, as with many of our  colleagues,  continues to work from various homes and dining room tables.   On the  bright side, we are also able to work – socially distanced – back at Cambridge Junction, thanks to the hard work of Junction staff.  We still crave everything that theatre does so well: social creativity, the proximity of friends and strangers, the thrill of participating in or watching a live event.  We look forward to the time when we can create live new work again, and wish you well as we move into a brighter year, 2021.