Book DescriptionAdrienne Clarkson loves One Yellow Rabbit The Kids in the Hall hang with them Leonard Cohen sends them flowers James Keegstra wants them locked away Theyve been banned by the courts, shut down at Expo, feted in Australia and awarded in Scotland How did an avant-garde theatre of international calibre emerge from the suburbs of обюжш arch-conservative Calgary, land of ranchers, oil barons and urban cowboys? Why does it stay there in defiance of logic? And why does it insist on that childish name? Wild Theatre: The History of One Yellow Rabbit is a breezy, irreverent chronicle of the company considered by many to be English Canadas foremost creation theatre In its romp through the companys 20 year history, the book also documents OYRs friends and collaborators puppet master Ronnie Burkett, playwrights Daniel MacIvor and Brad Fraser, and comedians Bruce McCulloch and Mark McKinney of the Kids in the Hall There are also guest appearances by everyone from Beat poet Michael McClure to New York performance artists Karen Finley and Penny Arcade At the heart of the book, however, is the story of an unlikely troupe of artists with diverse talents and shared tastes who have forged a unique style of physical theatre away from the worlds cultural centres, combining a western entrepreneurial spirit with a creative imagination and edginess that defy Albertas conservative image Although Wild Theatre makes a well-researched contribution to Canadian theatre literature, the book is first and foremost a story, guaranteed to make you laugh out loud as you peek behind the scenes to see the Rabbits at work and play.  Interga2003 г 416 стр ISBN 0920159974.