Events
Pip Utton presents Dickens
June 05, 2020
Last seen at Crediton Arts Centre with his amazing one-man tour-de-force ‘Adolf’, Pip Utton returns as the master of literary storytelling, Charles Dickens.
Dickens is in turn confessional, angry, delighted, wistful and above all contented, while interrupting the conversation every now and then for readings in the histrionic style of the day. His enthusiasm for taking his work to his fans was boundless. He loved the adoration and the emotional connection with an audience and he welcomed the extra source of income.
This is not just a jolly ‘evening with Dickens’, not simply an entertaining diversion. It is an evening with the man behind the myth. The man proclaiming the virtues of a steady domestic life at the same time as leaving his wife for a younger woman; a man both fascinated by death and terrified by it; a man who above all needed to entertain, whatever the physical cost to himself. The audience will leave thinking not only have they heard some of the finest of Dickens’ writing but that they have also spent time with the man himself.
Tickets: £10/£8 BAR
The Blackheart Orchestra
June 19, 2020
With their Top 20 charting album Mesmeranto, and Chrissy Mostyn recently voted in the Top 10 world female vocalists, the UK’s inspirational award-winning electronic folk pioneers The Blackheart Orchestra take their music to a new, unexplored dimension. Described as “A mesmerizing powerhouse” “A life-enhancing listening event” “An avant-garde musical utopia” and “One of the most extraordinary voices singing anywhere today” vocalist Chrissy Mostyn and multi-instrumentalist Rick Pilkington combine classical influences with vintage synthesisers and ultra contemporary electronica to create music that takes over the senses.
As emotionally charged as it is musically accomplished, expect sublime harmonies, virtuoso guitar, piano and synthesiser playing and songwriting and arrangements that take the audience ”from heartbreaking to uplifting in a single song”. With awards including Best British Duo, a Limelight Progressive Music Award Nomination and being voted in the UK’s Top 4 Best New Bands, plus performances at the London Palladium and Royal Albert Hall, The Blackheart Orchestra are two voices and thirteen instruments that create a unique musical experience that is truly ground-breaking.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
July 07, 2020
Crediton Arts Centre brings Conan Doyle’s famous story to life. Holmes and Watson visit Dartmoor to investigate the legend of a hound that brings a curse on the Baskerville family. Can the curse be avoided by the new tenant of the Hall? Is the Hound diabolical or man-made? And can an escaped convict avoid capture? These are just some of the questions waiting for answers in the unfolding drama. This gripping tale is told by a large cast with live music and set in a local landscape where fear and the imagination play a vital part. Suitable for all over eight years old.
Tickets: £9 / £7 BAR
The Hound of the Baskervilles
July 08, 2020
Crediton Arts Centre brings Conan Doyle’s famous story to life. Holmes and Watson visit Dartmoor to investigate the legend of a hound that brings a curse on the Baskerville family. Can the curse be avoided by the new tenant of the Hall? Is the Hound diabolical or man-made? And can an escaped convict avoid capture? These are just some of the questions waiting for answers in the unfolding drama. This gripping tale is told by a large cast with live music and set in a local landscape where fear and the imagination play a vital part. Suitable for all over eight years old.
Tickets: £9 / £7 BAR
The Hound of the Baskervilles
July 09, 2020
Crediton Arts Centre brings Conan Doyle’s famous story to life. Holmes and Watson visit Dartmoor to investigate the legend of a hound that brings a curse on the Baskerville family. Can the curse be avoided by the new tenant of the Hall? Is the Hound diabolical or man-made? And can an escaped convict avoid capture? These are just some of the questions waiting for answers in the unfolding drama. This gripping tale is told by a large cast with live music and set in a local landscape where fear and the imagination play a vital part. Suitable for all over eight years old.
Tickets: £9 / £7 BAR
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Matinee 3pm)
July 10, 2020
Crediton Arts Centre brings Conan Doyle’s famous story to life. Holmes and Watson visit Dartmoor to investigate the legend of a hound that brings a curse on the Baskerville family. Can the curse be avoided by the new tenant of the Hall? Is the Hound diabolical or man-made? And can an escaped convict avoid capture? These are just some of the questions waiting for answers in the unfolding drama. This gripping tale is told by a large cast with live music and set in a local landscape where fear and the imagination play a vital part. Suitable for all over eight years old.
Tickets: £9 / £7 BAR
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Evening 8pm)
July 10, 2020
Crediton Arts Centre brings Conan Doyle’s famous story to life. Holmes and Watson visit Dartmoor to investigate the legend of a hound that brings a curse on the Baskerville family. Can the curse be avoided by the new tenant of the Hall? Is the Hound diabolical or man-made? And can an escaped convict avoid capture? These are just some of the questions waiting for answers in the unfolding drama. This gripping tale is told by a large cast with live music and set in a local landscape where fear and the imagination play a vital part. Suitable for all over eight years old.
Tickets: £9 / £7 BAR