Physical theatre

Sarah Kane's poetic masterpiece that sparked controversy and debate. Performed intimately, using physicality alongside the dialogue to question clinical depression and provide insight into the fragility of the human mind. Hard-hitting but beautiful.

Two acrobats move together on a giant German Wheel, in a show about trust, weightlessness and flight. A mixture of physicality and modern dance.

Suitable for complete beginners and those with more experience in the air. The beginners group will focus on learning the very basics of aerial skills, while the second group will push their existing skill base. We advise you should have a good level of fitness to get the most from the class. We'll be working on various…

Climb, swing, suspend, hang and twist your way through this class in the basics of aerial skills. Starting with a warm-up and conditioning, the class will then move onto aerial equipment including trapeze, rope and fabrics. Suitable for those with a good level of fitness and some upper body strength. Wear comfortable…

Manic Chord Theatre. Combining a raw, energised and wordy playfulness Manic Chord presents a darkly comic and physical tale. Hidden within a laboratory three scientists set out to create a machine which can extract thoughts. In the process these scientists become the subjects of their own experiment, unearthing the…

Random Acts Theatre Company. Acclaimed show where you, the audience, provide true stories for the performers. Interactive, reality theatre magically created instantly! 'Improvisational theatre of such high calibre that it is almost shocking to witness' (Stage). A must-see. Ages 12+.

Adam Oliver and Zuma Puma are Almond Roca. Adam Oliver and Zuma Puma lead you on an epic journey. Witness sacred comedy of almonds unfolding in surreal, super-fun and insanely entertaining love festival. The Lost Cabaret. Find it. 'An absolute blast!' ★★★★ (ThreeWeeks). www.pay-what-you-want.info. Ages 18+.

The American High School Theatre Festival. Earth's seven billion people are outnumbered a hundred million to one. Funny, beautiful, intriguing, perplexing; bodies and language evoke the warlike, reproductive, political lives of ants. Foremost entomologists E.O. Wilson and Bert Hölldobler have created some of…

The Lincoln Company. Spurt of Blood, The Cenci and The Seashell and the Clergyman are drawn together to create an experimental event that layers French surrealism, physical theatre and contemporary farce, creating its very own Theatre of Cruelty. It explores the anguish sheathed within Artaud's mind, identifying…

• Directed by: Nigel Jamieson

Nigel Jamieson directs Wired Aerial Theatre's bungee-assisted aerial dance piece about the devastation of climate change, performed high in the sky against a 12m square video screen.

Goethe's tale of the scholar who dissatisfied with his life, makes a pact with the Devil, is presented in a 1920s speakeasy, with break dancing, Lindy Hop and Charleston dance, with 1920s-style big band music.

• Directed by: Kristjan Ingimarsson

A physical theatre performance about transforming a dull workplace into an environment filled with superheroes and aliens and featuring stunts and acrobatics. Presented by Neander.

• Directed by: Paul Huw Davies

Movement by Catherine Bennett, providing a sensory adventure for audiences based on Dostoevsky's novella The Double, in which a man walks down the street and sees someone who looks exactly the same as he does.

Young Actors Company / Engineerium. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring…' except Crispin Cattermole, the Boy Who Lost Christmas. In the year 1940, Crispin wishes an unusual wish - that Christmas had never existed, little does he know the consequences… Accompanied by…

Out of the Trunk Productions. 'When I was very young, I had a dream that I could step inside any book and become a part of the story. In that one night, I had amazing adventures. The next day, staring at the page of a book, I tried to force myself between the words…' Fresh new vignettes, monologue scenes and music will…

• Written by: Helena

A flamenco dance-theatre piece, created and choreographed by Helena, on the life and career of the Spanish artist. Featuring dramatised poetry in Spanish and English, with surtitles.

Evi Stamatiou. The statue in crisis… In the June 2011 debate on whether to return the Ancient Parthenon marbles to Greece, David Cameron tells Parliament that 'Britain has no intention to lose its marbles'. In July 2012, he announces to the House of Commons Liaison Committee that contingency plans were being hatched to…

• Directed by: Sally Cookson
• Written by: Wilkie Branson

A tale about a small creature's struggling to save a world that maybe lost forever. Based on the book by Helen Ward, this dance-theatre piece is choreographed by B-Boy Wilkie Branson.

Cinderella. Revolution. Who knew two ideas could be so compatible? A young woman breaks a mould she didn’t realise she was confined to and finds a new way to tell the world’s most famous fairy tale. Aisling Kiely presents a funny, thought-provoking, sexily-skewed retelling of Cinderella. Feminist burlesque, it’s a…

From the circus company that brought you Wunderkammer and How Like An Angel comes an extraordinary and daring new cabaret show. Enter the deliciously surreal world of Beyond where Rubix cubes and white rabbits meld with jaw-dropping acrobatics as bodies fly and tumble through a curiouser and curiouser universe.

From the red centre of Australia comes a comedy of circus and romance, loved by children and adults alike. A quirky tale of Sarita and Mr Kiko and their love affair with circus, told through physical theatre, clowning, circus acts, strongwoman feats and film. ‘Cook and Mason both excel at physical theatre … funny…