Stela

There is no such thing as Polish traditional music.

Improbable? But true! One of the largest countries in Europe throughout its turbulent history has developed wide variety of musical tradition in every region, each distinguished by its own songs and dances, characteristic melodies and unique instruments. While travelling across this beautiful country one might be surprised that music would change as often as the landscape.

Stela is a group of young musicians fascinated with rediscovering the cultural heritage of Suwalki region, but that doesn't mean storytelling and quaint melodies. Musicians use old instruments like fiddle or pedal accordion, and shift them in modern way with intricate arrangements.

Traditional songs with their shrilling vocals are the basis of the band’s repertory, but while their principle is acoustic, the impressions are modern. The sound is defined by jazz-inflected rhythms and harmonies, based on confident journey from old to new musical territory.

Girls sing with the traditional cutting tone of „white voice“, accompanied by drone harmonies of Slavic songs.

A good opportunity to take a closer look towards the Polish folk scene.

Tickets :
Adults : £8.00
Concessions : £7.00
Child : £5.00

Miracle's Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin

Presented by Miracle Theatre

Miracle Theatre  present The Ffitch Repertory Players  in “The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin”

Call them fearless or foolhardy, but The Ffitch Repertory Players are taking to the highways and byways again this winter with their inimitable entertainment for all the family. This resourceful troupe of actors are back by popular demand to brighten the lives of ordinary folk and bring a glimmer of the glamour of London’s West End to the extremities of rural Britain.

Having recently achieved resounding success with Aladdin, the intrepid barnstormers are preparing their take on another classic fable, Rumpelstiltskin. Mustering all their slim resources, the Company plan to transport audiences to the heyday of Georgian theatre and the birth of pantomime. With a gripping storyline, yards of  tasteful scenery, the latest theatrical contraptions and music by Henry (the Fairy Queen) Purcell, this production will bring laughter and ‘improvement’ in equal measure and cannot fail to buff up the tarnished reputation of pantomime.

“With a surfeit of formatted pantos eliciting assorted boos and hisses across the land, it is a double delight to discover a small nugget that outshines many a grander offering.  Miracle Theatre has fashioned a gem that positively dazzles with its original take on an old tale. While there are bigger productions paraded on greater stages, few could convey such enchanting theatricality, warmth and atmosphere as this one does." The Stage on Aladdin (2006)

Tickets :
Standard : £8.00
Child : £5.00
Family : £22.00 (2 Adults, 2 Children)

Audience: Perfect for audiences of all ages, young children to be accompanied by an adult.

Doors  & Licensed Bar open at 19:15 - The play starts at 20:00 !

Bash Street Theatre Co -The Lion Tamer

Bash Street Theatre Co  -The Lion Tamer

The Lion Tamer is the latest in the silent movie repertoire of the award winning Bash Street Theatre Co. from Penzance.

A melodrama full of action, pathos and silent comedy from a bygone era, The Lion Tamer combines circus skills, slapstick comedy and an original musical score to bring you a black and white movie show from the golden age of the silver screen.

A down-at-heel showman is rapidly running out of acts for his travelling circus when a stranger arrives in town. When the lion tamer has an unfortunate accident, the newcomer is ‘volunteered’ for the job - with comic and catastrophic results!

"Funny, clever, intricately designed, a beautiful evocation of the Silent Movie genre", Carn to Cove promoter

Caravan - The Latin Quarter

Caravan - The Latin Quarter

An integrated programme of Latin American music and dance, featuring ‘Kabassa’, an 8 piece salsa band based in Penzance and Latin music DJs.

Where there is demand, there will be an additional workshop or taster session for those wishing to try out or improve their Salsa dancing, led by salsa dance teachers, prior to the main live and recorded music session.

Caravan - The Latin Quarter

Caravan - The Latin Quarter

An integrated programme of Latin American music and dance, featuring ‘Kabassa’, an 8 piece salsa band based in Penzance and Latin music DJs.

Where there is demand, there will be an additional workshop or taster session for those wishing to try out or improve their Salsa dancing, led by salsa dance teachers, prior to the main live and recorded music session.

Tickets :
Adults : £8.00
Concessions : £7.00
Child : £5.00
Family : £22.00 (2 Adults, 2 Children)

Cube Present - The Locksmith's Wife - By Mark Crees

 Her father knew they were mismatched, but she was stubborn. A mere locksmith for a husband! And now look at them, years later, bickering and divided...

How can his shop thrive when her "literary activities" make him a laughing-stock? The audiences for her weekly Dickens readings bring in money! He's just trying to stifle her creative urges!

One day, a mysterious visitor arrives with a challenge for the Locksmith that might at last change his fortunes for the better. But his wife falls ill, and the Locksmith has to make a choice - a choice that will force him to face his deepest secret.

Poignant and heart-warming, The Locksmith's Wife is a bittersweet tale of redemption in a blighted marriage.

When the Shops Shut

When the shops are shut for good, what happens to communities then?

C-scape's new show uses the company's unique style of physical storytelling to tell the tales of villages.

C-scape bring the characters found in these communities to life in a vivid blend of dance, theatre, film, poetry and music.

Ro:Toro

A rare opportunity to see Estonian traditional music with a modern twist.

Estonian Bagpipes play alongside jazz saxophone, bagpipes, guitar and water drums to produce an enthralling and engaging performance from four highly talented artists

Ro: Toro website

BragaTanga

BragaTanga :

Jim Carey- accordion
Dan Hughes - clarinet
Pete Kubryk-Townsend - double bass
Chris Roberts - violin

An exotic mix of World Folk Music, Eastern European Gypsy Tunes, mesmerizing melodies from near and distant lands. A gripping performance, which includes French waltzes, Tango, Finnish Polskas, songs from Sicily, Turkey, Africa delivered with passion and dexterity by this relatively new band of experienced musicians.

BragaTanga consists of four well-travelled and well-seasoned musicians with considerable musical and theatrical experience, including performance, composition and musical direction with Kneehigh, Miracle, Horse and Bamboo, Wild Works, Dodgy Clutch, Travelling Light Theatres, Eden Project, Hall for Cornwall, Wild West Films and Bedrock Films.

Listen to some clips on the BragaTanga website

Tickets :
Adult : £7.00
Child : £5.00
Family : £20.00 (2 Adults, 2 Children)

Claire Mann & Aaron Jones

Claire Mann & Aaron Jones

An evening of Irish and Scottish music and song from Award winning musicians Claire Mann (wooden flute, fiddle, whistles, vocals) and Aaron Jones (vocals, bouzouki, guitar).

From high energy jigs and reels to beautiful songs and charming banter - guaranteed to enthral any audience!

Bish Bash Bosh Productions - A Mere Interlude

Bish Bash Bosh Productions  - A Mere Interlude

A new play by Alan M Kent, based on a short story by Thomas Hardy.

How would you feel if your marriage were arranged behind your back?

What would you do if you were blackmailed into fear?

What if your life was a charade kept from others prying eyes?

Set in the restrictive world of Cornwall & Isles of Scilly society of the 1860s, the passionate and progressive young teacher, Baptista Trewethan, suddenly finds herself the victim of a carefully orchestrated marriage to a dialect spouting grotesque Scillonian fisherman.

The interlude she creates leads her first to steamy passion and then to having all hopes lost.

Presented with Bish Bash Bosh’s usual flair and physicality, Celticity and history, this moving new drama takes us on a rollercoaster journey.

Tickets :
Adults : £8.00
Concessions : £7.00
Child : £5.00
Family : £22.00 (2 Adults, 2 Children)

Oh Mary - Bec Applebee

Bec Applebee well known for her work with internationally known companies Kneehigh, Wildworks and Dalla brings her new one woman show based on the incredible and inspiring life story of Mary Bryant - Cornish Highway Woman, Convict, Mother and Maritime adventurer.

Toni & the Guys - Barbershopera 2

Toni & the Guys - Barbershopera 2

Barbershop's funniest quartet are back with an all-new show. Expect laughs, tears and stampeding cows - all in four-part harmony. Following sell-out success, critical acclaim and awards in 2008, Barbershopera return with an all-new, a cappella, comedy musical.

This time the talented foursome tell the story of a Catalan matador who inherits his dead father's barbershop in Shavingham, Norfolk.

Will our young hero manage to enchant the locals with his continental flair? How will he fare against local favourite, Trevor Sorbet, in a frenzied high stakes, coiffeurs' 'cut off'?

Barbershopera won rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe in both 2008 and 2009, winning Best Lyrics at the Musical Theatre Matters awards in both years.

Harald Haugaard

Harald Haugaard is one of the most sensational musicians on the Danish music scene, who has toured throughout the world. With his characteristic style of playing, he offers contemporary Danish folk music deeply rooted in tradition. As a fiddle player Haugaard is a magnificent, inventive virtuoso and passionate musician.

Harald Haugaard presents his quartet, gathering Danish guitarist Rasmus Zeeberg and old mate from folkfusion band Serras percussionist Sune Rahbek in a vibrant and virtuous combination. For this special tour they will be joined by singer Helene Blum. The quartet performs with great presence the delicate blend of old traditional Danish dance tunes and songs complemented Haugaard’s beautiful compositions with rash improvisations.

Helene Blum has thrilled audiences throughout Europe, and from Canada to Japan, with her intensely expressive, crystal clear voice. Using ancient songs and ballads as a base, she reinvents them with contemporary expressions and mixes them elegantly with newly written songs, including her own. She is deeply rooted in Danish music traditions, but at the same time not afraid to challenge them.

Tickets :
Adults : £8.00
Concessions : £7.00
Child : £5.00
Family : £22.00 (2 Adults, 2 Children)

John Brolly - Out Of The Box