About

It all started when...

Catharsis was founded in 2014 to create new reimagined productions of Greek drama and groundbreaking new work.

We’re not afraid of heavily reinventing classical source material and creating something unexpected out of what you thought you knew. Recent outings have also explored immersive theatre, new writing, and musicals.  

Our first show, Hippolytus, premiered in the summer of 2014. Most recently we performed our production of purged, a new piece by Associate Artist Chris Polites, at the Brighton Fringe in May 2017. 

We use theatre to investigate what goes on inside our heads; to look at the past and drop it slap bang into the present;  to create dreams, memories, visions. The work we make is highly physical, and collaborative - we’re a broad church, and believe good magic comes out of lots of amazing people working together. 

Our understanding of what theatre can and should be is still evolving, and will continue to.