Another first Mill visit, this time from London bluesman Papa George, whose 30 year career has earned him a well-deserved reputation on the blues circuit as one of its top guitarists and vocalists. In February 2013, he was inducted into the American Blues Hall of Fame - praise indeed! This internationally respected musician plays in the deep blues tradition on steel and acoustic guitars. The gritty passion of his vocals, finesse on the blues frets, and skills as a master entertainer combine to deliver a captivating performance full of heart and soul.
An evening of comedy by the well-loved Anton Chekhov. Directed by Barbara Pentecost.
Chekhov was a great theatre man and besides writing his world-famous full length plays such as “Uncle Vanya”, “Three Sisters” and “The Cherry Orchard”, he wrote a number of one act comedies which he called jests. They make timeless fun of well-known situations proving, once again, that things don’t change!
“The Dangers of Tobacco” in a new translation by Paul Schmidt. There may be a no smoking policy within the Blackmore but there can be no harm in considering “the harmful effects which can...
The Cygnet Company showcase their stage combat skills in rapier and dagger, broad sword, quarter staff and fists as well as some gloriously theatrical deaths.
Vote for your favourite fight.
An hour of swashbuckling fun, an evening of mindless violence!
It's 1899 and the 24-year old Winston is approaching the twentieth-century with little to his name but a shambolically unsuccessful election campaign. Neglected by his parents and a failure at school, Winston takes a job as a war correspondent and finds himself posted in South Africa, embroiled in the Boer War. Less than a month later, he is an escaped prisoner-of-war, on the run in the vast South African savannah, taking cover at the bottom of a deep mineshaft. With nothing but rats for company, the young Winston’s mind quickly sinks into paranoia and despair. As the moment for a fresh...
‘This is the minute I imagine most of all. I imagine it because though I know it happened I can’t actually remember it. Why would I? I’m five weeks old and wrapped in yellow wool.’
Kate’s not exactly sure how long she’s been talking to you. Maybe it’s a second. Maybe it’s a minute. Maybe it’s ten. What she does know – and what you need to remember – is that this moment is the most important moment in the universe. It’s the moment before Kate dies.
Presented as a work in progress in Blueprint WBN explore what might happen when you give a writer, a director and a group of...
‘We’re looking at the same stars but not in the same way.’
ne morning not very long ago, Paul woke up, packed his bags and, leaving behind his partner and his job, caught a train to Penzance. From there, armed only with a map found in his father’s belongings, he began to walk St Michael’s Ley Line. Following the path of the sun from St Michael’s Mount to the coast of Suffolk he has been bewitched in Dartmoor, danced with Boudicca and, if we believe him, fought a dragon (or two). Now Paul’s here to tell you the story.
Mixing travelogue with historical fact (and fantasy)...
“There’s not a limit to what can be said, only a limit to how honest we are prepared to be” A doctor and his wife move to the country to start a new and better life, but their rural idyll is shattered one night by his discovery of an unconscious girl by the side of the road. Who is she and why does he bring her back to the house?
Martin Crimp is one of the most innovative and leading contemporary playwrights in British theatre today. Written with cool precision and the poetic force of language, The Country, his critically acclaimed psychological thriller, is a riveting exploration...
Three play areas in Teignbridge have become "smoke free" zones in a bid to encourage residents and visitors to stub out smoking where children play.
Play areas at The Den, Teignmouth, Courtenay Park and Decoy Country Park, both in Newton Abbot, have become the first in Devon to trial a new smokefree code which asks that children be allowed to play in a smoke free environment.
The code has been developed by Smokefree South West in partnership with Teignbridge District Council and eye-catching signs have been put up at each play area to raise awareness and allow children to...
The development of printing was as vital to the Tudors as computers are to us. It revolutionised the information available to the common man. Explore the stories of Tyndale and Coverdale and create prints of your own.
10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm.
All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty. If an activity is busy there may be a short wait.
Admission charged: adults £4, children £1.50, families £10, concessions available.
Part of the Family Arts Festival, 18 October to 3...
