Making the invisible visible

Somewhere in London there is a theatre company working its very own magic upon art and life and the very fine line that separates them. Cardboard Citizens is the only professional homeless people’s theatre company in the UK.
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Every morn and every night,
Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.
William Blake, Songs of Innocence

Somewhere in London there is a theatre company working its very own magic upon art and life and the very fine line that separates them. Cardboard Citizens is the only professional homeless people’s theatre company in the UK. Artistic Director, Adrian Jackson founded Cardboard Citizens in 1991. Since then Adrian Jackson has directed over 20 productions for the company, devising and writing many of them. Jackson has also directed the company’s many large-scale site-specific productions, including Pericles, which was co-produced with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in 2003 and most recently, Visible by award winning playwright, Sarah Woods. Visible begins its National Tour in Manchester on March 16, 2006.

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Katerina Kokkinos-Kennedy
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Katerina Kokkinos-Kennedy is a theatre director, actor trainer, dramaturg and writer.