Icon Theatre

Icon Theatre is a Kent-based UK touring theatre company producing visual and physical theatre. ^[1] Icon theatre is run by co-founder Nancy Hirst (artistic) and Sally Armstrong (administrative). ^[2]

Productions

• Release, 2011, about 3 young people newly released from prison, ^[3] winner of a Fringe First Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe ^{[4] [5]} and was awarded five stars by FringeReview ^[6]
• Hard Times, Warehouse Theatre, 2008. ^{[7] [8] [9]}
• Gradgrind, UK Tour, 2008.
• The Odyssey, UK Tour, 2007.
• The Canterbury Tales, UK Tour, 2006.
• Skeleton Woman, Lady Death, BAC Festival of Visual Theatre, 2004.
• The Men's Room, by Joshua James, Warehouse Theatre, 2002.

Reception

• 'Icon has achieved something remarkable...this is a theatrical treat' - The Stage.
• 'Fantastic - a fun evening out' - London Evening Standard.
• 'Inventive, funny & interesting' - Time Out.

References

1. "Edinburgh Festival Fringe Preview : RELEASE". The Edinburgh Reporter. 31 July 2011.
2. "Icon Theatre: Contact". Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
3. Berkowitz, Gerald (2011). "Release: Pleasance Dome". The Stage. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
4. Wight, Emily (11 June 2012). "www.newstatesman.com/blogs/theatre/2012/06/theatre-review-release" . Retrieved 9 October 2012.
5. "Fringe 2011 awards roundup". The List (Edinburgh & Glasgow). 30 August 2011.
6. "Edinburgh Fringe 2011: Release". FringeReview. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
7. "Review: Hard Times, Warehouse Theatre, Croydon". This is Croydon Today. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
8. "Hard Times". The Stage. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
9. "Icon Theatre's adaptation of Hard Times is must-see credit-crunch theatre". Croydon Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2012.