| Hijinx | |
| Formed: | 1981 |
| Location: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Artisticdirector: | Ben Pettitt-Wade |
Hijinx is a professional theatre company with its base at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales. They are also a touring company, performing at the Glastonbury Festival and Edinburgh Festivals,[1] and tour also small scale theatres throughout the UK and Europe.[2] The cast includes actors with and without learning disabilities.[2]
Hijinx was established in 1981 by Gaynor Lougher and Richard Berry.[3] In 2004, the theatre company moved into the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.
Hijinx has established five Hijinx Academies, they are the only professional performance training for actors with learning disabilities in Wales. The first Hijinx Academy was established in Cardiff in 2012. There are now two Academies in Cardiff (Hijinx Academy South 1 & 2) based at Chapter Arts Centre, one in Colwyn Bay (Hijinx Academy North) based at TAPE Community Music & Film,[4] one in Carmarthen (Hijinx Academy West) based at the Lyric Theatre, and one in Aberystwyth (Hijinx Academy Mid) based at Aberystwyth Arts Centre.[5]