Stans Cafe (founded 1991, based in Birmingham.)
Stan's Cafe is a theatre company, gloriously unencumbered by expectations as to what a theatre company should and shouldn't do. The diversity of their output makes them hard to define and almost impossible to predict. However, at the heart of most of their works there is a simple idea, which is then pursued with an extreme boldness bordering on recklessness. All this is done within a company style which is approachable and unassuming. Their work is in demand around the world. The Commentators are Craig Stephens and James Yarker. www.stanscafe.co.uk