Stan's Cafe is a theatre company based in Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

in the UK. Established in 1991, it has become “one of Britain's major contemporary theatre exports” with an “international reputation”. The company is not as well known in its home country as it is internationally but is regarded by some critics as “one of the UK's most innovative and exciting theatre companies”.

Of All the People in All the World

Over a period of time, population statistics are measured out and arranged in labeled piles. An emotive and provocative piece designed for galleries and public spaces.

Be Proud of Me

Psychological thriller playing with time and memory, performed to a shifting backdrop of slides with a simple text built from tourist phrase books.

The Black Maze

A cross between a fairground ride, a sensory art installation and a rite of passage. A mixed-media adventure for all ages built in the back of a lorry.

It's Your Film

Mixed-media theatre show that looks like a film but is performed live for an audience of one, 60 times per day.

Home of the Wriggler

A poetic documentary about car production set 1,000 years in the future. All the show's power is generated by its cast.

The Cleansing of Constance Brown

Performed along the length of an especially built corridor. A play of visual tricks and perspectives.

Tuning out with Radio Z

Audience could text in and listen at home to this four-hour performance. First performed at mac in Birmingham 2010.

2006

Spain, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, USA, Australia, Germany (Of All the People in All the World)

2005

Canada, France, Italy, France (It's Your Film), France, Greece, Netherlands (The Black Maze), Canada, Germany (Of All the People in All the World)