Kneehigh Theatre: in pictures

A moment in Kneehigh history - the day the company got the keys to their barns
Photograph: Steve Tanner

The barn, host to all the research and development of new Kneehigh work
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Kneehigh's first ever show, Awful Knawful
Photograph: Steve Tanner

More from Awful Knawful
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A performance of Tregeagle, from when Kneehigh was still a youth theatre group
Photograph: Steve Tanner

Rehearsing on the beach at Gorran Haven
Photograph: Steve Tanner

A ghostly projection from the production of Brief Encounter, a multimedia show Kneehigh staged in 2008
Photograph: Steve Tanner

Another moment from Brief Encounter. A successful production, it was staged on both sides of the Atlantic
Photograph: Steve Tanner

From Cymbeline. This 2007 production started at Rufford Abbey and finished up on Bogota
Photograph: Steve Tanner

Another moment from Cymbeline
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Set from the RSC-commisioned production of Don John
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Our hero lounging lasciviously in Don John
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Stark, striking staging for A Matter of Life and Death at the National Theatre
Photograph: Steve Tanner

Another moment from Kneehigh's controversial production of A Matter of Life and Death
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Hansel and Gretel staged at the gardens of Heligan
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More from Hansel and Gretel: Craig Johnson trapped in lobster pot
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Carl Grose as the Witch in Kneehigh's production of Hansel and Gretel
Photograph: Steve Tanner

Mother in Hansel and Gretel
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Performers in makeup for Nights at the Circus, based on the novel by Angela Carter
Photograph: Steve Tanner

A quiet moment in Nights at the Circus
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Less quiet now, still Nights at the Circus
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A final view of Nights at the Circus - this time from backstage
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Rapunzel lets her hair down at the Battersea Arts Centre
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Puppets join the human cast in Rapunzel
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Treading and marking the boards during The Bacchae
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More from the Bacchae, a 2004 retelling of the play by Euripides
Photograph: Steve Tanner

Tutus and paper chains - a scene from the Bacchae
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Things get physical during the 2001 production of The Red Shoes
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More from The Red Shoes, this time in profile
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More from The Red Shoes, which explored the mania of dance
Photograph: Steve Tanner