Kneehigh Theatre Company

946 is an exciting new production that tells the little known story of the rehearsal of the D-Day landings, and of the 946 people who were killed during Operation Tiger at Slapton Sands in Devon in 1944.

It is a collaboration between Kneehigh joint Artistic Director, Emma Rice, and Michael Morpurgo adapted by them both from Morpurgo’s book The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips.

946 explodes everything we thought we knew about the D-Day landings. With the kind of storytelling sorcery Kneehigh is famous for, 946 uses music, puppetry and Kneehigh’s unique brand of craziness to tell this tale of war, prejudice and love.

At once, tender, political and romantic, this production speaks to all ages, revealing the secrets the US and British government tried to keep quiet.