Green Ginger
Green Ginger was started as an artist collective in 1978, and in more than 20 years the puppetry company has explored a strange and controversial expression. With its absurd and always surprising performances the company has charmed audiences all over the world with original, powerfully visual and multilingual performances.
Information
(Objekt ID 2754)| Object type | Organization |
| Organization type | Artist company |
| Main focus | Puppetry |
| Established | 1978 |
| ksp@kleinespui.nl | |
| Website | |
| Expressions | Puppetry, Theatre |
Contact information
| Address | Wales, United Kingdom |
| ksp@kleinespui.nl |
Other information
| Legal entity | Other |
Green Ginger has for more than two decades developed a flexible repertoire of street theatre as well as other theatre performances. They are characterised by an absurd and intelligent sense of humour, interspersed with a good portion of British understatement.
Terry Lee was the founder of the company. Lee has his background from street theatre, where he worked with InterAction, and from TV (Spitting Image) and movies (Jim Henson/Frank Oz). In 1986 the designer and puppetry maker Chris Pirie joined in. Pirie had formerly worked with Industrial & Domestic Theatre Contracts. Six years later Dik Downey was invited to join, bringing his several years’ long experience with Circo Beserko and The Desperate Men to the company.
Green Ginger has worked with mime and puppetry directors such as John Lee, Lucy Gorrel-Barnes, Kevin Brooking and Bim Mason, who have developed the company’s powerful visual profile and their productions have been described as "in the forefront for this (British puppetry) revolution" (by The Guardian).
| Title | Premiere |
|---|---|
| Intronauts | – September 26, 2018 |
| Outpost | – Navember 21, 2014 |
| RUST | – October 10, 2005 |
| Frank Einstein | – October 19, 1995 |
| Bambi – The Wilderness Years | – |
| Title | Premiere |
|---|---|
| Intronauts | – September 26, 2018 – Green Ginger |
| Outpost | – June 14, 2015 – Green Ginger |
| Outpost | – Navember 21, 2014 – Green Ginger |
| RUST | – June 20, 2006 – Green Ginger |
| RUST | – June 19, 2006 – Green Ginger |
| RUST | – October 21, 2005 – Green Ginger |
| RUST | – October 17, 2005 – Green Ginger |
| RUST | – October 15, 2005 – Green Ginger |
| RUST | – October 11, 2005 – Green Ginger |
| RUST | – October 10, 2005 – Green Ginger |
| Bambi – The Wilderness Years | – June 21, 2002 – Green Ginger |
| Bambi – The Wilderness Years | – June 20, 2002 – Green Ginger |
| Frank Einstein | – October 21, 1995 – Green Ginger |
| Frank Einstein | – October 20, 1995 – Green Ginger |
| Frank Einstein | – October 20, 1995 – Green Ginger |
| Frank Einstein | – October 19, 1995 – Green Ginger |
| Carla Kogelman | – Producer |
| Richie Smith | – Administrative head |
| Terry Lee | – Actor |
| John Barber | – Actor |
| Billy Paul | – Actor |
| James Osborne | – Administrative head |
| Chris Pirie | – Other |
| Dik Downey | – Other |
| Vicky Andrews | – Other |
| Simon Preston | – Administrative head |
| Chris Pirie | – Artistic director |