The Kneebone Cadillac

Back on the track for three weeks! July 10th-29th 2026

Thought she’d gone for good, did ’ee? Not likely.

In Summer 2024, The Kneebone Cadillac tore round United Downs Raceway and sold out fast. Engines growlin’. Siblings squabblin’. A busted old Cadillac centre stage like she owned the place. Not everyone got in…So we’re bringin’ her back.

The hilarious comedy-drama, written by Carl Grose and directed by Kyla Goodey returns from 10th July 2026, for three weeks only. Wildworks is remounting the big-hearted, laugh-out-loud, ‘very sweary’ story of the hard-up Kneebone family, Slick, Dwight and Maddy, who have a mighty fall-out when their scrapyard-owning dad Jed shocks everyone by leaving his cherished 1958 Cadillac Eldorado to his only daughter.

Rather than cash in the prized but broken-down auto – which may or may not have once belonged to Elvis Presley – feisty Maddy is determined to get it back on the road and take on all-comers in the United Downs Boneshaker stock car race. Ancient family feuds do not die quickly and soon Maddy’s dream of success in a male-dominated world sets the community on a collision course for chaos.

If you were there last time, you’ll know the feeling. If you weren’t, now’s yer chance.

Radical ticket pricing for The Kneebone Cadillac

At Wildworks, we make our work for everyone. But we know that in reality, not everyone can afford the cost of theatre tickets.

For The Kneebone Cadillac, we’re trying a different approach. Tickets start at £1. There are no eligibility checks and no need to explain your circumstances. You simply choose what you can afford, or what you feel able to give.

Alongside that, there are four other ticket options. Some reflect the true cost of making the work. Others create a way for those who can afford more to support wider access. Together, they form a model built on shared responsibility rather than fixed pricing.

This isn’t about discounting the work. It’s about recognising its value in a broader way – seeing it as something to be experienced collectively. Theatre only really exists when people gather, and that gathering should feel open.

Choose your ticket

Patron £70 | Invest in Wildworks, support others to attend and enable the development of our work. 

Solidarity £40 | A generous gesture. Your ticket helps someone else attend.

Standard £25 | Pays the real cost of production and covers what it takes to bring this work to life.

Community £10 | Because everyone belongs here. The cost of these tickets are supported by patron and solidarity tickets

Pay What You Decide from £1 | No questions asked. No eligibility checks. Radical trust is part of how this works.

Age Guidance: 12+ (contains swearing and references to drugs and mental health)

Trigger Warning: Contains a prop gun & gunshot sound effects

Accessibility Information: This is an outdoor seated production. Disabled parking and access to a disabled toilet is available on site. Get in touch with us at info@wildworks.org.uk if you're a wheel chair user to reserve a seating spot with a good view of the stage, book audio description (19th July), or if you would like a more detailed breakdown of access at the raceway.

Accessible Performances

BSL interpreted performances: Friday 18 July (matinee and evening performances)

Audio described performances: Saturday 19 July (matinee and evening performances)

Site opens at 7pm

Food and Drink: Food and drink will be available to purchase from 7pm before the show and during the interval.

100% of ticket income goes directly towards the costs of making our work and enabling us to develop and present new work.

Wildworks is a registered charity. We are privileged to receive annual grants from Arts Council England and Cornwall Council which mostly cover our core overheads.

Wildworks is committed to being a fair employer and to paying all those who work for us the Real Living Wage or more. We are members of the Independent Theatre Council and a Fair Work Approved theatre company. Wildworks are committed to best practices in the theatre industry and to providing a reliable and fair working environment, adhering to collective agreements with the trade unions Equity, Bectu and the Writers Guild of Great Britain. 

We are committed to sustainability – read our Sustainability Vision and Policy. Our productions are produced in line with Theatre Green Book guidance.

Photography by Steve Tanner.