Some images from Mimbre performing an extract from our new show If I Could I Would at WOW at Southbank Centre this year. Last year's WOW festival inspired us for some of the themes dealt with in the new show - like everyday sexism and super(s)heroes - and today again we came away with inspiration by the many fantastic women and the great energy.
We are delighted to announce Mimbre's exciting plans for Spring & Summer 2016 with 2 shows available to go on tour! Our new show If I Could I Would will premier in May and will go on the road with Bench- back by popular demand! If I Could I would -...
Having done art A level at school, I was ecstatic to be performing right in front of a Henry Moore sculpture! The bench fit into the surroundings beautifully and despite a terrible forecast we managed to perform 3 and a half times out of four, which...
A few weeks ago the ladies set out on the long journey to La Strada Festival in Bremen. I hadn't heard of the festival before but as it turns out La Strada is the biggest street performance festival in Germany, setting a stage for innovative street theatre...
A few days ago I went through our twitter feed and downloaded many cool pictures from Bench taken by fans throughout the tour! Thought it would be nice to share some of them on here, and also take a moment to thank the lovely people who...
The girls had a great time in Holland, despite being stuck in Antwerp for hours with two toddlers in the van and then some rain in Holland! They managed to perform 3 out of 4 shows, and apparently the kids were the most amazing travel...
We are on our way to Fries Straat Festival in the north of Holland! We've never been there before, but the program and the festival seem very exciting! We're really looking forward to all the music and circus, especially Circus Ronaldo! We were also in Holland...
Silvia hates to fly - which workouts for her, as more often than not the whole cast (and sometimes their little ones) climb into our big old van and drive cross country to get to gigs. Earlier this May, the tour started off with a flight...
We've had such a great summer at Mimbre! Here are some of our highlights. (Photo credit: Marcos Avlonitis, Talula Sheppard) At the start of the summer we were offered continued support by the Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation. We are incredibly proud...