Simon McBurney is a British actor, director and writer. In 1983, McBurney co-founded the theatre company Complicité – 'a nomadic family', in his own words – with Annabel Arden and Marcello Magni. Complicite's work is strongly influenced by the ideas of Jacques Lecoq, (1921–1999), one of the pioneers of mime and physical theatre. They create a strongly visual style of theatre, with visceral, poetic and surrealist images supporting the text. Their productions often involve complex use of technology, such as projection and cameras. By integrating text, music, image and action, the company strive to create surprising, disruptive theatre. After winning the Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1985 for A Minute Too Late, Complicite have gone on to collect more than fifty prestigious prizes.