Ken Rea, who was the Living Theatre Troupe’s director, is now an internationally renowned acting teacher and coach. As Professor of Theatre at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, he has trained some of Britain’s most exciting actors of stage and screen.

• List of IllustrationsPreface: The Arrival PART ONE: Our WorldChapter 1: The Beginnings Chapter 2: The CounterculturePART TWO: What We DidChapter 3: Birth of the Troupe Chapter 4: Life Style Chapter 5: Tours and Shows Chapter 6: On the RoadChapter 7: Back on the Road Chapter 8: The Turning Point Chapter 9: Our Moment in the Sun PART THREE: What We’ve BecomeChapter 10: What We Shared Chapter 11: Making Sense of ItChapter 12: The Departure Postscript Appendix 1: List of Shows Appendix 2: List of the TroupiesFurther Reading Index

Kicking Up a Storm spins an exuberant tale of the most iconic theatre troupe in Aotearoa’s history, The Living Theatre Troupe. It brings the reader on the road with the troupies as they unleash radical theatre on an unsuspecting New Zealand public, vividly depicting the impact of the counterculture of the time on the establishment. It traces the lives of the key members of the group and evaluates the indelible legacy that these theatre makers have left for their descendants to carry forward.