Based in Manchester, Quarantine makes and tours work nationally and internationally.
We question the rules of conventional theatre. We work with both experienced performers and people who have never performed before. Using their personal histories and experiences, we invent a theatrical form that’s tailored to each piece – from intimate encounters to epic events.
We often make theatre that blurs, exchanges or even removes the distinction between spectator and performer. Our past projects have included shared meals, family parties and a journey in the dark for one person at a time - as well as more conventional performances on stage, watched by audiences in seats.
Quarantine asks questions: about the world we live in, about who theatre is for – and who should make it. For us, theatre is more than a simple artistic reflection of the world: in its form, content and the people who make and engage with what we do, we strive to create socially and politically engaged work, asking what it is to be human at the start of the 21st Century.
Quarantine is regularly funded by Arts Council England.