Formed in Leeds in 1997 the Core Creative Team of Unlimited Theatre is
Clare Duffy, Liz Margree, Jon Spooner and Chris Thorpe. In 2008 Kate Bowen joined the company as producer.
Under the leadership and artistic direction of Jon Spooner Unlimited makes new work for the theatre through collaborative writing and devising processes that tours extensively in the UK and overseas.
"Their work is characterised by a rare ability to make connections with their audiences and unexpected situations." The Guardian
We make this work because we believe that you/we (the audience) aren't getting enough of what we deserve - high quality, intelligent, and unpretentious live entertainment that isn't scared of either the intellectual or the emotional.
We aim to be optimistic, positive, idealistic without ignoring the fact that the modern world can be a difficult, complicated and unpleasant place to be human in. We're committed to telling fantastic stories that also leave room for the audience (you) to do some of the imagining for yourselves. We're committed to evolving new ideas that inspire us and you to shift our understanding of the world and our place in it. We want you to leave the theatre looking up instead of down. We want you to leave the theatre with something new and interesting to talk and think about. We want you to leave having had a good night out.
The subjects we explore and the processes and techniques we use to create this work are constantly developing to accomodate our personal and collective needs, desires, fascinations, obsessions, impulses and moods(wings). We're mostly committed to building genuinely collaborative and creative environments for all those who participate in our working processes to thrive in.
If at all possible, we try to enjoy our work.
We underpin our core artistic programme with a dedicated (and genuinely innovative) programme of outreach work, the focus of which is enabling creativity for personal and/or professional development.
Unlimited has been invited to and presented work at international festivals and venues in the Republic of Ireland, Germany, Zimbabwe, The Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Ukraine and the USA. It has also been recorded for and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and Chinese State television. The company has been awarded two Fringe First awards for "innovation in theatre and outstanding production" at the Edinburgh Festival.
Welcome to the show. We're glad you could make it.
"The gifted Unlimited Theatre"
The Scotsman
"The excellent Unlimited Theatre"
The Guardian
"Stunningly brilliant stuff"
Yorkshire Evening Post
"The UK's acclaimed Unlimited Theatre"
Los Angeles Times
"One of the most exciting theatre companies around"
The British Theatre Guide
"An inspiring company"
The Stage
"A force to be reckoned with"
The Independent