Practitioner focus: Complicité

Highly regarded British theatrical company, Complicité was founded in 1983 by artistic director, Simon McBurney, Annabel Arden, Fiona Gordon and Marcello Magni. The Independent newspaper has described them as ‘the most imaginative theatre to be found anywhere.’

Director Peter Brook said, ‘The English theatre has a fine and honourable tradition. Simon McBurney and Complicité are not part of this; they have created their own tradition, and this is why they are so special, so valuable.’

The ideas of legendary mime and physical theatre guru Jacques Lecoq, with his 7 levels of tension theory, are still integral to Complicité's creative make up. They have always found his idea that ‘everything moves, develops and progresses, rebounds and resonates’ particularly inspiring.