Shows Squash Box Theatre

"The Works is offering strategic support to Squashbox Theatre because the company produces exceptionally high-quality work which tours to areas of Cornwall currently under-served by touring theatre. Craig Johnson’s performance is compelling to adults and children alike and is wholly inclusive to children of all abiities. His style is very interactive and engenders high levels of participation in his audiences."
Sarah Pym, The Works:Dance & Theatre Cornwall

I am currently offering four shows, The Sea Show, Skillywidden Universarama! and Stones and Bones Details of all four can be found below.

After several years of touring theatre shows nationally, I wanted to reconnect with Cornwall and with my roots as a storyteller, puppeteer and musician. My aims were to create high-quality shows for children of primary school age, and to promote the arts of puppetry and storytelling through performance and workshops. For many children the experience of seeing a live performance in their school is invaluable, especially for those whose access to the arts is limited. Squashbox Theatre gives pupils a chance to see small-scale, intimate performances that are thought-provoking, informative, surprising and funny, and which use traditional skills in an innovative way.

Since I started Squashbox Theatre in 2007, The Sea Show and Skillywidden have been performed in over 100 schools in Cornwall and beyond. I have also performed at countless fetes, festivals, arts centres, village halls and theatres, including two sell-out summer seasons at the famous Minack Theatre near Lands End.

Now I have created Universarama!, a new show aimed at older children (KS 2, 3 and 4) and adults. Universarama! has all the humour, fun and inventiveness of my other shows, along with loads of incredible facts about the universe.