A play by Neil Simon, London Suite consists of four one-act plays which were adapted into a television movie in 1996. Set in a London hotel overlooking Hyde Park, the plot overlaps a series of four plays entitled ‘Setting Accounts’, ‘Going Home’, ‘Diana and Sidney’ and the ‘Man on the Floor.’ The play was staged at Hall for Cornwall between the 12th and 17th of July 2004 and featured John Challis and Sue Holderness, who are best known for their roles in Only Fools and Horses.
The Shell Seekers is a 1987 best selling novel by Rosamunde Pilcher. Set in Cornwall and London between the Second World War and present day, it tells the story of Penelope Keeling who examines both her past and her relationships with her adult children. The play was staged at Hall for Cornwall between the 8th and 13th of March, 2004.
Hall for Cornwall’s annual reviews cover the activities which have taken place over the last year. They are designed to convey to audiences ‘who we are’ and ‘what we do’. They also cover audience figures as well as reviewing the success of initiatives such as improving awareness of and celebrating Cornwall’s culture, community partnerships and becoming a greener theatre. A statement of financial activities usually concludes the annual review.
The modern pantomine took form with Henry James Byron’s Aladdin, or the ‘Wonderful Scamp’, in 1861. Since then, Aladdin has become a regular feature at theatre’s across the U.K during the Christmas pantomine season. Aladdin was staged at Queen’s Theatre Barnstaple between the 15th of December 2005 and 8th of January 2006 by the North Devon Theatres in association with the Hiss & Boo Company Ltd.
The Snow White pantomine was staged at Hall for Cornwall between the 10th of December 2005 and the 8th of January 2006. An education activity pack was created by the Hall’s education officer for children to engage with the performance.
The Play What I Wrote is a comedy play written by Hamish McColl, Sean Foley and Eddie Braben. Foley and McColl form a double act together called ‘The Right Size’ who feautre in the play as the characters ‘Sean’ and ‘Hamish’ alongside Toby Jones. The play celebrates the British comedy act Morecambe and Wise and explores the general nature of double acts. The play premiered at the Liverpool Playhouse Theatre in the summer of 2001 before opening in the West End during the winter. It was eventually staged at Hall for Cornwall between the 7th and 12th of March 2005.
Opening Lines was an initiative devised by Hall for Cornwall to nurture and develop emerging and established play writes in Cornwall. The initiative emerged from Hall for Cornwall’s strong commissioning policy and a five day residency project in collaboration with The Royal Court Young Writers Programme, The Works: Dance & Theatre Cornwall, Kernow Education Arts Partnership and Creative Partnerships Cornwall. It began in the form of a short play competition, open to any writer of any experience level over the age of 15, who lived and worked in the South West or had strong connections to Cornwall. The three winners were Henry Drake with the play ‘Extreme Seafood’, Jane Pugh with ‘Jason’ and Victoria Field with ‘Blood’. All three plays were produced by Hall for Cornwall in July 2005.
Hall for Cornwall’s annual reviews cover the activities which have taken place over the last year. They are designed to convey to audiences ‘who we are’ and ‘what we do’. They also cover audience figures as well as reviewing the success of initiatives such as improving awareness of and celebrating Cornwall’s culture, community partnerships and becoming a greener theatre. A statement of financial activities usually concludes the annual review.
Hall for Cornwall’s annual reviews cover the activities which have taken place over the last year. They are designed to convey to audiences ‘who we are’ and ‘what we do’. They also cover audience figures as well as reviewing the success of initiatives such as improving awareness of and celebrating Cornwall’s culture, community partnerships and becoming a greener theatre. A statement of financial activities usually concludes the annual review.
The Dick Whittington pantomine ran at Hall for Cornwall between the 9th of December and the 7th of January 2006/07 in association with The Hiss and Boo Company Ltd. The production featured BBC Radio Cornwall’s Mid Morning presenter David White as the baddie King Rat, with Jeffrey Holland directing the production and also playing Sarah the Cook. The pantomine was choreographed by Tracey Tickle with Frank Kershaw in charge of costumes.