Wildworks Explained

WildWorks is an international site-specific theatre company based in Cornwall, England.

They specialise in large-scale outdoor promenade performances.^[1]

They were formed in 2005 by Bill Mitchell,^[2] initially growing out of Kneehigh Theatre Company.^[3] The company utilises specific sites such as harbours, quarries, villages and factories and works closely with the local community.^[2]

Productions

• A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings - 2005^[4] Adapted from a short story by Gabriel García Márquez^[5]
• Souterrain^[6] - 2006 - 07 Performed in Dolcoath Mine Camborne Cornwall,^[7] Stanmer Park Brighton,^[8]
• The Beautiful Journey^[9] - 2009 performed in HMNB Devonport Plymouth and Wallsend Newcastle.
• The Enchanted Palace - 2010 until 2012, Kensington Palace London^[10]
• The Passion^[11] - Port Talbot, South Wales, 2011.^[12] In collaboration with Michael Sheen and National Theatre Wales
• Babel^[13] - May 2012 performed in Caledonian Park, London. In collaboration with Battersea Arts Centre, Lyric Hammersmith, Theatre Royal Stratford East, and The Young Vic.
• Ark-Ive^[14] - August 2012, National Theatre London
• Nablus, Palestine - September^[15] 2013
• 100: The Day Our World Changed - August 2014^[16] performed at The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall. Co-commissioned by The Lost Gardens of Heligan and 14-18NOW.
• The Yule-Tide Ark-Ive^[17] - Christmas 2014 and 2015, The Eden Project, Cornwall.
• Once Upon A Castle^[18] - Kasteel Van Gasbeek, Belgium, 2014
• Twice Upon A Castle - Kasteel Van Gasbeek, Belgium, 2015
• Wolf's Child^[19] - 2015,^[20] Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk. In partnership with Norfolk and Norwich Festival.^[21]
• Dream City - Tunis - 2015^[22]
• A Great Night Out - The Point, Sunderland,^[23] May 2016. In collaboration with Cultural Spring.
• The Great Survey of Hastings^[24] - Ladies Parlour, Hastings Castle Ruins, October 2016 delivered as part of the ROOT1066 festival and based on the Domesday Book.
• Wolf's Child^[25] - 2017, Trelowarren Estate, Cornwall.
• 100:UnEarth - 2018 performed at The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall. Co-commissioned by The Lost Gardens of Heligan and 14-18NOW.

External links

• Official website
• Wildworks Interview

Notes and References

1. Web site: This is Cornwall . Alive and breathing in new dimension . Western Morning News . 2009-05-29 . 2016-02-15.
2. Web site: Theatre and performance - Victoria and Albert Museum . Vam.ac.uk . 2010-02-19 . 2011-07-07.
3. Web site: Wildworks . 11 June 2009 . 12 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212065603/http://plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=24458 . dead .
4. Web site: Wildworks Theatre Company | Seasalt Stories . Seasaltcornwall.co.uk . 2011-07-07.
5. http://www.intentional.co.uk/oldman/index.html
6. News: Souterrain - Wild Works. Wild Works. 2018-03-05. en-GB.
7. Web site: Wildworks - complete guide to the Playwright, Plays, Theatres, Agent . Doollee.com . 2010-03-25 . 2011-07-07.
8. Web site: Wildworks | London Theatre Database . Ltdb.co.uk . 2011-07-07.
9. News: Lyn Gardner . Lyn Gardner on Wildworks theatre company's new production The Beautiful Journey | Stage . The Guardian . 2009-05-27. 2011-07-07 . London.
10. News: Lyn Gardner . Enchanted Palace | Theatre review | Stage . The Guardian . 2010-04-13. 2011-07-07 . London.
11. News: The Passion - Wild Works. Wild Works. 2018-03-05. en-GB.
12. Web site: The Passion – review. Gardner. Lyn. 2011-04-24. The Guardian. en. 2018-03-05.
13. News: BABEL - Wild Works. Wild Works. 2018-03-05. en-GB.
14. News: Theatre review: Ark-ive at National Theatre's Theatre Square. British Theatre Guide. 2018-03-05.
15. News: Nablus - Palestine - Wild Works. Wild Works. 2018-03-05. en-GB.
16. Web site: 100 The Day Our World Changed The Lost Gardens of Heligan. heligan.com. en-GB. 2018-03-05.
17. News: The Yule-Tide Ark-Ive - Wild Works. Wild Works. 2018-03-05. en-GB.
18. News: Once and Twice Upon a Castle - Wild Works. Wild Works. 2018-03-05. en-GB.
19. News: WOLF'S CHILD - NORFOLK 2015 - Wild Works. Wild Works. 2018-03-05. en-GB.
20. Web site: Wolf's Child review – an extraordinary exploration of what it is to be tamed. Clapp. Susannah. 2015-05-17. The Guardian. en. 2018-03-05.
21. Web site: 2015 Norfolk & Norwich Festival. Norfolk & Norwich Festival. en-US. 2018-03-05.
22. News: Dream City- Tunis - Wild Works. Wild Works. 2018-03-05. en-GB.
23. News: REVIEW: A Great Night Out, by WildWorks, The Point, Sunderland. 2018-03-05. en.
24. News: The Great Survey of Hastings - Wild Works. Wild Works. 2018-03-05. en-GB.
25. News: Wolfs Child 2017 - Wild Works. Wild Works. 2018-03-05. en-GB.