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Originally commissioned by ArtsAgenda for the opening night of Derby Feste in September 2010 the parade unveils a hidden history of the iconic Indian Sari Shop Mannequin of the 1960s and 70s.

 Over the past ten years, Nutkhut's co-Artistic Director...
Weaving in and out of the audience, the company of tailors has the audience in stitches as they comically share the various tricks of their trade. Watch out – the tailors are about! Having broken free from the confines of...
Stilt walking has been at the heart of Nutkhut’s creative vision for a decade, a skill they embraced for its unique ability to enchant and disarm audiences, irrespective of age or background. If performance is an exaggeration of real life...
A unique blend of Vedic and Victoriana, Swyron is a steampunk revolutionary, situated somewhere between the Mahabharata and H.G. Wells. A timeless, universal and mythical character complete with full armour, Swyron journeys on his time-travelling, steam-billowing machine - delighting and...
Welcome to a world where art deco meets music hall a boutique cinema. Complete with original cinema seats from the 1930’s, state of the art surround sound and a large wall-to-wall screen, Nutkhut’s Cinema is a discreet 15 -seater cinema...
The Lotus Flower can be presented as part of our larger parade, Sari Sari Nights, but is also magical enough to hold court and be installed on its own in a fixed location. It has been a central feature to...
The hexagonal installation houses the mannequin Miss Benn, and asks the audience to follow her journey as she moves from the shop window into her imagination. Miss Benn is a unique piece of visual art which can also house integrated...
During World War I a former Royal Palace in England was converted into a hospital for Muslim, Hindu and Sikh soldiers from the Empire, who had been wounded while serving on the Western Front.
Birbal was said to be the most wise, witty and intelligent of Akbar’s nine closest and best advisors known as Akbar’s Nine Jewels or Akbar’s Navrattan – the name also given to a piece of jewellery representing the universe. Akbar...
Two over zealous, indulgent and competitive gardeners are tending to their suburban gardens. But gardening obsession turns into suburban nightmare.