Kneehigh Theatre is one of the most high profile Cornish Theatre companies. Motto: Onen hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Non-metropolitan county Region South West England Population - Total (2004 est. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Kneehigh was started in 1980 by Mike Shepherd. Early productions were performed in village halls, marquees, cliff-tops and quarries and

Their productions are often bassed around mythological tales such as the by H. C. Andersen fairy-tale The Red Shoes, the The Bacchae and the Cornish legend Tristan & Yseult. Hans Christian Andersen. ... A fairy tale is a story featuring folkloric characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ... This article is about the 1948 film and the Broadway musical. ... The Bacchae is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. ... The Film Tristan and Isolde, the legend that grew from the stories of Arthur, was brought to life in the form of a spectacular opera of the same name by Wagner. ...

Their productions often have a nightmareish, suralist, mythical feal and are often performed outside in locations such as Restormel Castle, the Minack Theatre and the Eden Project. Restormel Castle is situated on the River Fowey. ... The Minack Theatre is an open-air theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea (minack in Cornish means a stony or rocky place). ... The Eden Project Inside the tropical Biome The Eden Project is a project conceived by Tim Smit to construct and maintain a large-scale environmental complex on a property located about 8 km (5 mi) from St Austell, Cornwall, UK. Although relatively new, the project has quickly become one of...

Their most recient production Tristan & Yseult is now touring internationally in conjunction with the National Theatre. The Film Tristan and Isolde, the legend that grew from the stories of Arthur, was brought to life in the form of a spectacular opera of the same name by Wagner. ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre of Great Britain is a building and theatre company on Londons South Bank, located immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ...

The Bacchae, won the TMA Theatre Awards for best touring production 2004. Their artistic director Emma Rice won Best Director 2002, Barclays Theatre Awards.