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!

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.

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