A true story created by three generations of the same family about parents, children and falling in love.
When theatre-maker Tom Frankland's aunt died in 2006, he and his father inherited suitcases of letters written by his grandparents across 25 years. They reveal the astonishing life and love of a couple living through two world wars and recession. Tom suggested they create a performance inspired by the letters, but in creating their debut show together, father and son uncovered more than they bargained for.
The story of a woman with snaky hair, a sea-slime monster and a boy determined to protect his mother.
One of the most exciting stories from Ancient Greece as told by two professors who have very different ideas about where the story should begin. Starting with Perseus as a boy, the story takes us through all the twists and turns of how he sets out on his great quest to capture the head of Medusa, the snake haired Gorgon. How he tricks the grumpy Graeae, meets the beautiful Hesperides and finally defeats the cruel King Polydectes – rescuing young maiden, Andromeda,...
A little known gem, A Cottage on Dartmoor was one of the very last silent films to be made in Britain before the talkies revolutionised cinema. It was directed by Anthony Asquith, who later became known as one of this country’s leading filmmakers, for such features as The Browning Version and The Importance of Being Earnest.
Starring Norah Baring and Ugo Henning, it is an exciting melodrama, a tale of love and revenge set on the bleak landscape of Dartmoor. In the words of one reviewer, it “out-Hitchcocks Hitchock”. It has been restored from materials in the BFI National Archive...
Actors from Kneehigh Theatre Company and from the Eden Project have created a show from the plays, correspondence and diaries of Nick Darke, the much-loved Cornish playwright, poet, lobster fisherman, environmentalist, beachcomber, broadcaster, film-maker and chairman of St Eval Parish Council.
Fusing extracts from lesser-known works with firm audience favourites such as The King of Prussia and Hell’s Mouth, and featuring exclusive extracts from Nick’s private journals, this imaginative show explores the creative process of the writer and creates an exciting new showcase for Nick’s...
Kevin Dempsey has music in his soul. In his long performing career, he has played and sung solo and in dozens of bands and line-ups from Percy Sledge to Whippersnapper. Kev is not only a talented solo performer but also an outstanding ensemble player.
Rosie Carson began playing the fiddle at the Riley School of Irish music in Cincinnati USA when she was 8 years old (she is now 19) and went on to study with Seamus Connelly, Liz Caroll & Liz Kane. She has won national competitions for both fiddle and voice.
Tis said on Dartmoor that to get lost is to be 'pisky led'.
So join Angel Heart and lose your way with Mazymeg and all the characters she meets as she tries to bring home Albert's Bees. Weaving threads of Devon Folklore, an original soundtrack by Dartmoor musicians and shape-shifting puppetry this is Angel Heart's most enchanted show yet.
Devon Contractors, which is based in Clyst St Mary, celebrates work beginning on a new £1.8 million build for Chulmleigh Community College. The project will be a fantastic addition to the facilities at Chulmleigh both for the students and the wider community.
Students will take Drama, Music, Science, Modern Foreign Languages and Humanities lessons in the new building. Year 7 twins Andrea and Nicholas Robinson (pictured), whose favourite subjects are Art and Drama respectively will be some of the first to benefit from the new facilities.
Hilary Edwards, of the Exeter and District Netball League, has been shortlisted as one of three final candidates for the Sports Coach UK Children's Coach of the Year 2012.
400 nominations were received and Hilary has been selected out of all of those candidates across 35 different sports to represent netball.
Hilary has coached High Five netball for Exeter Netball NC's U12 and U14 teams, as well as the England Netball 'Back to Netball' scheme that encourages adults back into the sport. She is a hugely talented and appreciated coach in Exeter, with her...
Brian Willoughby and American Cathryn Craig have created their own sound, which they call “Brit Americana”.
Brian was lead Guitarist with the Strawbs for 25 years and both he and Cathryn have worked with Nanci Griffith. Cathryn has also recorded music in Nashville with the likes of The Righteous Brothers and Chet Atkins. Their full credentials are far too many to list here. To find out more and to listen to an interview with Simon Mayo recorded on Radio 2, visit the following website... http://www.craigandwilloughby.com/...
