Mikron Theatre Company
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MIKRON is unique. For 35 years, this small professional theatre company has been carrying musical drama by boat to audiences throughout the national waterways system.
Founded in 1963 and based in London performing new work at small theatre venues, Mikron took to the water in 1972 to tour on the waterways of England by narrowboat, performing at canal and riverside pubs, in village halls and community centres, and at festivals and rallies.
Since then, Mikron has produced more than thirty new plays and employed dozens of actors, as well as many freelance writers, musical directors and designers.
The first play written for the waterways was Still Waters in 1972. Our most recent new productions are Wheel of Fortune, the story of the Scottish lowland canals, and Village Voices, based on the a major community project in a Staffordshire village, which toured nationally during 2005.
As well as waterways themes - social, environmental and historical - Mikron has covered such diverse subjects as the Yorkshire textile industry and the industrial revolution, women’s suffrage, hilltop farming, transport, and pubs and brewing.
Mikron moved north in 1978 to its present base in Marsden at the head of the Colne Valley, in the Pennines, eight miles from Huddersfield. The Company has made several recordings on vinyl and cassette, released its first CD, Mikron Live at the Mechanics, in 2002 and is about to release its second CD, Mikron Live at Standedge (Christmas 2005).
The Company has a Resident Artistic Director and General Manager, with an the acting company of two men and two women, plus writers, designers and musical directors, employed on a contractual basis.
In addition to its role as a national touring theatre company, Mikron is very much part of its local community through the Mikron Youth & Community Theatre. It is also involved with activities at its home base of the Marsden Mechanics, including the annual Marsden Jazz Festival, now in its 15th year.
Mikron Theatre Company Locality of Operation
- National
Mikron Theatre Company Areas of Benefit
- Children and Youth
- Cultural
- Heritage
Address
Marsden Mechanics
Peel Street, Marsden, Huddersfield
HD7 6BW
Tel - 01484 843701
Fax - 01484 843701
Websites and Email Contact
The website of Mikron Theatre Company is - http://www.mikron.org.uk
Number of Trustees
The total number at Mikron Theatre Company is 5+
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