Menagerie Theatre Company
Menagerie Theatre Company is the leading independent new writing theatre company in the East of England. Based in Cambridge, we have been creating theatre for over sixteen years and have a regional, national and international reputation for the development of first class new writing for the stage. We seek out and support talented writers in order to develop and produce innovative new theatre. As well as touring widely, we run workshops, writer development courses and produce the annual Hotbed Festival in Cambridge.
Bliss in 2020Our brand new play for May 2020 was to have been the world premiere of Bliss, by Fraser Grace. Unfortunately, we have had to postpone its premiere at the Finborough Theatre, London, due to the Coronavirus restrictions. We are re-scheduling it for later in the year and will publish dates when confirmed. 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. To whet your appetite, Click here for a link to the play’s dedicated website. .
Trumpington VoicesA 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. |
Menagerie Calling… On the RadioAll over the world, live theatre has had to stop. In its place, we offer these short radio plays we made with the BBC in 2010. They’re each around ten minutes and we’d love to hear your favourites. Send responses to office@menagerie.uk.com. Coronavirus UpdateMenagerie, as with our colleagues elsewhere, has had to retreat from the office to the home, in response to Government advice and regulations relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are remaining active and will be commissioning some short plays for cooped up households in the very near future. More to come, so please keep watching. Meanwhile, we wish you well wherever and whenever you are reading this. Hotbed: July 2020We’re delighted to announce that The Hotbed Festival returns to Cambridge Junction in 2020, playing the weekend of July 17-19th. We’ll be featuring work from our 2020 Young Writers Project, a new play in development called ‘Love, No Country‘ and some of the best new performances on their way up to the Edinburgh Festival. Watch this space for further details.
The Ideas StageThe Ideas Stage is an initiative from Menagerie to develop creative partnerships with universities. Projects use theatre to explore the scientific, historical, political and cultural ideas which shape our world. More information Contact MenagerieTel: 01223 403361 office@menagerie.uk.comSign up for our newsletterPlease join us on: |
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