Wildworks
Encyclopedia
Wildworks is an international site-specific theatre
company based in Cornwall
, England.
They specialise in large-scale outdoor promenade performances.
They were formed in 2005 by Bill Mitchell initially growing out of Kneehigh Theatre
Company.
The company utilises specific sites such as harbours, quarries, villages and factories and works closely with the local community.
"The Passion" - Port Talbot, South Wales, 2011. In collaboration with Michael Sheen and National Theatre Wales
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
company based in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, England.
They specialise in large-scale outdoor promenade performances.
They were formed in 2005 by Bill Mitchell initially growing out of Kneehigh Theatre
Kneehigh Theatre
Kneehigh Theatre is an international theatre company based in Cornwall, England.Kneehigh was started in 1980 by Mike Shepherd. Early productions were performed in village halls, marquees, cliff-tops and quarries...
Company.
The company utilises specific sites such as harbours, quarries, villages and factories and works closely with the local community.
Productions
- A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings - 2005 Adapted from a short story by Gabriel Garcia MarquezGabriel García MárquezGabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
- Souterrain - 2006 - 07 Performed in Dolcoath MineDolcoath mineDolcoath mine was a copper and tin mine in Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. Its name derives from the Cornish for 'Old Ground', and it was also affectionately known as The Queen of Cornish Mines. The site is north-west of Carn Brea. Dolcoath Road runs between the A3047 road and Chapel Hill...
CamborneCamborneCamborne is a town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at the western edge of a conurbation comprising Camborne, Pool and Redruth....
Cornwall and Stanmer Park BrightonBrightonBrighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain... - The Beautiful Journey - 2009 performed in HMNB DevonportHMNB DevonportHer Majesty's Naval Base Devonport , is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy . HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England...
PlymouthPlymouthPlymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
and Wallsend Newcastle. - The Enchanted Palace - 2010 until 2012, Kensington Palace London
"The Passion" - Port Talbot, South Wales, 2011. In collaboration with Michael Sheen and National Theatre Wales