Mike Shepherd
Company Director

Mike started Kneehigh in 1980 and has worked almost exclusively for the company ever since. Other work includes directing and acting in The Riot for the National, Marat Sade (Bristol Old Vic) and Antigone at Hell’s Mouth for The National Youth Theatre. In the past few years he has toured with Kneehigh to China, Hungary, Syria, Lebanon, Norway, Denmark and as part of major world festivals in Australia, New Zealand and the USA. He has recently appeared in The Red Shoes, The Wooden Frock, The Bacchae and Tristan & Yseult.

Mike Shepherd