Saw my first theatre at the Hall – Footsbarn in ‘Giant’. I was a very small boy and was transfixed and transported. I can still see the Giant 50 something years later in my minds eye and remember how much I laughed.
I used to run an Air BnB and as guests we had the Grandma from ‘The Addams Family’, a character from a play about business, an operatic singer and a violin player. It felt like we were part of the show.
My favourite memories of City Hall are the dances in the Annex, the Ballet’s on stage, the Fatstock shows, the Police Ball, Operas, the Guides & Scouts Fair and the variety show ‘Bits and Pieces’.
Roughly in 1948, when I was a little girl, my family went to the circus. 70 years ago. Well, a Lion got out and passed between us – what a memory!
My favourite memory is the beer festivals! We love Cornwall!
I remember doing ‘Old Thyme’ musical on the old stage when it was the market in the 1970s.
I liked Joseph and the musicals. It was really good.
Hall for Cornwall is synonymous with my son – Dandy Dan in Bugsy, Claypole in Oliver, Backstage crew, Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk, and Bottom in Play for the Nation.
I have memories of the Cornwall Young Farmers club’s Christmas dinner and dance in the 1960s. The Hall still had the pillars either side. Truro Fatstock shows. Brenda Wootton concert in the 1970s.
In 2000, all Cornish school children were given a book on the History of Cornwall. I was part of the team and presented it to Prince Charles.