Cardboard Citizens became independent in 1995 and now regularly tours Forum Theatre productions written by playwrights including Kae Tempest (Glasshouse), Ali Taylor (Cathy) and Sarah Woods (Meta) in the UK to theatres, prisons, hostels and community venues.
[3] It has also mounted theatre productions in both site-specific locations and as collaborations with other larger organisations, including the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and English National Opera.
These have included Mincemeat, A Few Man Fridays, Pericles and Timon of Athens (both RSC).
The production starred Elle Payne as Cathy and Denholm Spurr as Reg.
In December 2017, Cardboard Citizens' founder, CEO and Artistic Director Adrian Jackson was awarded an MBE for Services to the Arts in the 2018 New Year Honours list.