Kneehigh Anthology: Volume 1: Tristan & Yseult; The Bacchae; The Wooden Frock; The Red Shoes

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Kneehigh now finds itself celebrated as one of the UK's most exciting theatre companies. This collection contains the performance texts of four of their highly acclaimed shows: Tristan & Yseult, The Bacchae, The Wooden Frock and The Red Shoes. With forewords from Emma Rice, Tom Morris, Anna Maria Murphy and Carl Grose, it offers a unique insight into Kneehigh's approach to making theatre, revealing how ascript can emerge from a collaborative devising process.

Kneehigh are celebrated as one of the UK's most exciting theatre companies. They have a unique approach to making theatre, developing scripts through a collaborative devising process. Previous work includes: Tristan & Yseult, The Bacchae, The Wooden Frock and The Red Shoes.

The truly great theatre companies stand out by their ability to be distinctively themselves and yet make a succession of shows that are distinctively different. After an astonishing few years of creative frenzy, Kneehigh joins those ranks. * The Guardian *