Impact Theatre Co-operative

Impact Theatre Co-operative was an experimental theatre company founded in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was active between 1979 and 1986.

The company's work was a fusion of text, music, visual and performance art.

Impact Theatre Co-operative's major productions were:[1]

  • Ice (1979)
  • The Undersea World of Erik Satie (1980)
  • Certain Scenes (1980)
  • Dämmerungsstrasse 55 (1981)
  • Useful Vices (1982)
  • No Weapons for Mourning (1983)
  • A Place in Europe (1983)
  • Songs of the Clay People (1984)
  • The Carrier Frequency (1985) – written with Russell Hoban

The core members of the company were:[1]

  • Pete Brooks
  • Richard Hawley
  • Tyrone Huggins
  • Claire MacDonald
  • Graeme Miller
  • Steve Shill
  • Niki Johnson
  • Heather Ackroyd
  • Hugo Burnham (early founding member, before returning to Gang of Four)