Great Expectations
ABOUT
David Mynne: 'Veteran Cornish actor' and a founder member of the internationally acclaimed Kneehigh Theatre.
Born 1949. Years past, history moved on, then Kneehigh happened. And I was there from the very beginning... "Do you want to be in a play?" "Yeah, ok!" (it was that simple back then!) and I worked with the company, over the years, as actor, maker and graphic designer.
2016 saw my final Kneehigh performance, as Grandaddy Jake in FUP (from the novel by Jim Dodge; adapted and directed by Simon Harvey). I reprised my role as Jake - when FUP was remounted in 2023 - with a highly successful run at the Minack.
In 2013, working with director Simon Harvey, my first solo show was created. We developed a style of story-telling that is exciting and accessible; where character driven narratives and physical theatre meet spoken word, wit and sometimes, downright daftness!
Our first collaboration, Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, met with great success and further titles followed: Bram Stoker’s Dracula; Homer’s Odyssey; another Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. You can read about all of our shows here.
The shows are easy to tour, totally self-contained and with an easy set up and get out. They are adaptable to fit almost any space, however small and need only a 13amp socket for power.
Simon and I are currently working with writer Carl Grose. on a brand new, original piece of work: WIDDERSHINS.
We are:
David Mynne: Performer / Writer
Simon Harvey: Director / Writer
Millie Jones: Assistant Director / Tour Coordinator / Organiser of Things I Don't Understand
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