After more than a decade of leading Creature Encounter Michael & Jamie went their separate ways for Autumn. Seconded to projects outside the Creature’s orbit, they got to experience the pleasure of being smaller cogs within the larger creative wheels of others. Over the last year Michael has been working with Janice Connelly the Artistic Director of Women and Theatre, as a co-devise and puppeteer, to explore the subject of hoarding and the effect it has on those it consumes. After a scratch performance and a development week Birmingham Rep came onboard as co-produces. The resulting in two weeks of rehearsal and one week of production saw Janice and Michael perform 5 sold out shows at The Door.

You can read a review at the link below…

http://dailyspectacle.co.uk/2018/10/theatre-review-stuff-birmingham-rep/

And here are some links to Janice and Michael talking about their work together…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=zlHwwCMliRg

https://www.iambirmingham.co.uk/2018/10/06/interview-puppeteer-michael-crouch-stuff-comedy-play-hoarding/