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Between 1983 and 2013 The Kosh created high quality, innovative physical theatre productions combining dance, acrobatics, original music and language. Its productions won international awards in dance, theatre and film.

	2013 Café Chaos Comic confusion spills from the kitchen, waiters and diners collide, lovers meet, identities are traded, secrets uncovered, denial and betrayal tear friendships apart; dangerous comedy and a tragic night out are just some of the specials on the menu at Café Chaos. Funded by Grants for the Arts through Arts Council England. Full details here.
	2009 The Storeroom A dazzling cabaret dancer tries to unlock the secret of her mysterious past. A potent cocktail of glamour, murder and intrigue. See micro-site/trailer/reviews here.
	2006 The Handsomest Drowned Man A collaboration with acrobats, trapeze artists and performance artists from Circus Space, inspired by a short story by Gabriel Garcia Márquez.
	2002 A Square of Sky A promenade, performance event about refugees and survival of the human spirit, based on Janina David’s account of her childhood in the Warsaw Ghetto.
	2001 Twentieth Century Girls The momentous events of the last century seen through the eyes of two women, encapsulated in a mélange of cabaret acts.
	1998 Sadie Potter A fast talking, eccentric dancer embarks on a comic journey of bizarre adventures as she auditions for yet another part.
	1997 Falling Angels A modern myth by poet Roger McGough created for India’s fiftieth year of independence. Produced and performed in collaboration with the Daksha Seth dance company of India.
	1997 Three Point Turn Three time travellers confront strange and disturbing imagery as they explore a world of distorted perspective and haunting music.
	1995 Just Below The Surface A unique double bill inspired by the poems of Judith Wilkinson. A woman’s lost love captured by a lyrical trapeze artist is juxtaposed with the ferocity of a passionate flamenco dancer.
	1993 Klub Anima The only woman in an underworld of male power – illusion and circus are the setting for an exploration of male and female consciousness.
	1991 Dinner Dance The cellist plays a mournful tune as lives collide and relationships disintegrate in the tilting world of Ben Kelly’s kitchen.
	1989 Waving at the Tide The floodgates open, the dancers roll in. An installation performance event with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, poetry by Roger McGough, music by Howard Davidson sets by Robert Callendar and Elizabeth Ogilvie.
	1989 Endangered Species A fragmented jigsaw of passion and hysteria seen through the stormy lives of a stunning double act. A tribute to the music hall, inspired by veteran acrobat Johnny Hutch.
	1988 A Matter of Chance The Berlin to Paris express thunders through the night as a tragic tale of drug addiction and lost love unfolds in a danceplay by Roger McGough, adapted from the short story by Vladimir Nabokov.
	1987 The Edge A breathtaking duet on a Greek cliff top danced to David Pownall’s poem of estrangement between a mother and daughter.
	1986 Peasant on the Run Siân Williams weaves a flamenco inspired dance of lost happiness to the soulful poetry of Rosalia Castro, choreographed by Maribel la Manchega.
	1986 Telling Tales Three young people mysteriously appear in a penthouse apartment and through an exploration of ritual, grief and mourning come to terms with the death of a loved one.
	1985 Marked Cards In a 1960’s casino seven doomed gamblers play a desperate game that forces them to choose between love and wealth.
	1984 The Act A classic comedia dell’ arte tale featuring a quartet of diving dancers and tumbling acrobats in a madcap world of fun and mayhem.
	1983 The Jago Arthur Morrison’s stirring tale of the London underworld of the 1890’s inspired the Company’s first production, choreographed by Fergus Early and directed by Andrew Norton.

Home¦ Performance ¦ Film

Performance

Between 1983 and 2013 The Kosh created high quality, innovative physical theatre productions combining dance, acrobatics, original music and language. Its productions won international awards in dance, theatre and film.

2009 The Storeroom A dazzling cabaret dancer tries to unlock the secret of her mysterious past. A potent cocktail of glamour, murder and intrigue. See micro-site/trailer/reviews here.

2006 The Handsomest Drowned Man

A collaboration with acrobats, trapeze artists and performance artists from Circus Space, inspired by a short story by Gabriel Garcia Márquez.

2002 A Square of Sky

A promenade, performance event about refugees and survival of the human spirit, based on Janina David’s account of her childhood in the Warsaw Ghetto.

2001 Twentieth Century Girls The momentous events of the last century seen through the eyes of two women, encapsulated in a mélange of cabaret acts.

1998 Sadie Potter A fast talking, eccentric dancer embarks on a comic journey of bizarre adventures as she auditions for yet another part.

1997 Falling Angels A modern myth by poet Roger McGough created for India’s fiftieth year of independence. Produced and performed in collaboration with the Daksha Seth dance company of India.

1997 Three Point Turn Three time travellers confront strange and disturbing imagery as they explore a world of distorted perspective and haunting music.

1995 Just Below The Surface A unique double bill inspired by the poems of Judith Wilkinson. A woman’s lost love captured by a lyrical trapeze artist is juxtaposed with the ferocity of a passionate flamenco dancer.

1993 Klub Anima The only woman in an underworld of male power – illusion and circus are the setting for an exploration of male and female consciousness.

1991 Dinner Dance The cellist plays a mournful tune as lives collide and relationships disintegrate in the tilting world of Ben Kelly’s kitchen.

1989 Waving at the Tide The floodgates open, the dancers roll in. An installation performance event with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, poetry by Roger McGough, music by Howard Davidson sets by Robert Callendar and Elizabeth Ogilvie.

1989 Endangered Species A fragmented jigsaw of passion and hysteria seen through the stormy lives of a stunning double act. A tribute to the music hall, inspired by veteran acrobat Johnny Hutch.

1988 A Matter of Chance The Berlin to Paris express thunders through the night as a tragic tale of drug addiction and lost love unfolds in a danceplay by Roger McGough, adapted from the short story by Vladimir Nabokov.

1987 The Edge A breathtaking duet on a Greek cliff top danced to David Pownall’s poem of estrangement between a mother and daughter.

1986 Peasant on the Run Siân Williams weaves a flamenco inspired dance of lost happiness to the soulful poetry of Rosalia Castro, choreographed by Maribel la Manchega.

1986 Telling Tales Three young people mysteriously appear in a penthouse apartment and through an exploration of ritual, grief and mourning come to terms with the death of a loved one.

1985 Marked Cards In a 1960’s casino seven doomed gamblers play a desperate game that forces them to choose between love and wealth.

1984 The Act A classic comedia dell’ arte tale featuring a quartet of diving dancers and tumbling acrobats in a madcap world of fun and mayhem.

1983 The Jago Arthur Morrison’s stirring tale of the London underworld of the 1890’s inspired the Company’s first production, choreographed by Fergus Early and directed by Andrew Norton.

2009
The Storeroom
A dazzling cabaret dancer tries to unlock the secret of her
mysterious past. A potent cocktail of glamour, murder
and intrigue. See micro-site/trailer/reviews here.

2006
The Handsomest Drowned Man

2002
A Square of Sky

2001
Twentieth Century Girls
The momentous events of the last century seen through the eyes of two women, encapsulated in a mélange of cabaret acts.

1998
Sadie Potter
A fast talking, eccentric dancer embarks on a comic journey of bizarre adventures as she auditions for yet another part.

1997
Falling Angels
A modern myth by poet Roger McGough created for India’s fiftieth year of independence. Produced and performed in collaboration with the Daksha Seth dance company of India.

1997
Three Point Turn
Three time travellers confront strange and disturbing imagery as they explore a world of distorted perspective and haunting music.

1995
Just Below The Surface
A unique double bill inspired by the poems of Judith Wilkinson. A woman’s lost love captured by a lyrical trapeze artist is juxtaposed with the ferocity of a passionate flamenco dancer.

1993
Klub Anima
The only woman in an underworld of male power – illusion and circus are the setting for an exploration of male and female consciousness.

1991
Dinner Dance
The cellist plays a mournful tune as lives collide and relationships disintegrate in the tilting world of Ben Kelly’s kitchen.

1989
Waving at the Tide
The floodgates open, the dancers roll in. An installation performance event with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, poetry by Roger McGough, music by Howard Davidson sets by Robert Callendar and Elizabeth Ogilvie.

1989
Endangered Species
A fragmented jigsaw of passion and hysteria seen through the stormy lives of a stunning double act. A tribute to the music hall, inspired by veteran acrobat Johnny Hutch.

1988
A Matter of Chance
The Berlin to Paris express thunders through the night as a tragic tale of drug addiction and lost love unfolds in a danceplay by Roger McGough, adapted from the short story by Vladimir Nabokov.

1987
The Edge
A breathtaking duet on a Greek cliff top danced to David Pownall’s poem of estrangement between a mother and daughter.

1986
Peasant on the Run
Siân Williams weaves a flamenco inspired dance of lost happiness to the soulful poetry of Rosalia Castro, choreographed by Maribel la Manchega.

1986
Telling Tales
Three young people mysteriously appear in a penthouse apartment and through an exploration of ritual, grief and mourning come to terms with the death of a loved one.

1985
Marked Cards
In a 1960’s casino seven doomed gamblers play a desperate game that forces them to choose between love and wealth.

1984
The Act
A classic comedia dell’ arte tale featuring a quartet of diving dancers and tumbling acrobats in a madcap world of fun and mayhem.

1983
The Jago
Arthur Morrison’s stirring tale of the London underworld of the 1890’s inspired the Company’s first production, choreographed by Fergus Early and directed by Andrew Norton.