Mikron Theatre Company
English touring theatre company
The Mikron Theatre Company is an English touring theatre company, founded in 1972, based in Marsden. It is famous for touring on a canal boat.[1]
In 2023 they tour with two plays: "A Force to Be Reckoned With" about female police officers in the 1950s and Poppy Hollman's new play "Twitchers", about the history of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.[2]
Their narrowboat Tyseley was built in 1936 for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. She was built at Northwich by W.J.Yarwood & Sons Ltd. She is 71 ft 10 in (21.89 metres) long and 6 ft 11 in (2.11 metres) wide. She is registered with National Historic Ships.[3]
References
change- ↑ Conway, Robert (1988). British Alternative Theatre Directory. J. Offord. p. 76. ISBN 9780951228319. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "A play celebrating pioneering women in policing is coming to Greater Manchester Police Museum". Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ↑ "Tyseley". National Register of Historic Ships. National Historic Ships. Retrieved 3 November 2015.