The Robinson Crusoe and the Cornish Pirates pantomine was staged by Hiss & Boo Company Ltd and Hall for Cornwall between the 12th of December and 7th of January, 2011/12. Written by Andrew Emerson, the pantomine tells the tale of a Cornish lad who sets sail for a treasure island using a map sketched on his mum’s bloomers. The productions were directed and choreographed by Stewart Nicholls who was accompanied by Scott Watters as musical director. Richard Alan again reprised his role as HfC panto Dame.
The History Boys is a play written by the British playwright Alan Bennett. The much loved tale follows eight bright students as they prepare to sit their the Oxbridge entrance exams at a Northern grammar school in the early 1980s. It explores the characters of both the students and their teachers and the relationships that develop between them. The play premiered in London in 2004 before debuting on Broadway in 2006, where it ran for 185 performances. The West Yorkshire Playhouse production of The History Boys ran at Hall for Cornwall between the 28th of February and the 5th of March 2011 and was the first major revival of the play since the 2004 original.
The Vienna Mozart Trio was founded in 1991. The ensemble includes Irina, Daniel and Diethard Auner who each play piano, violin and the cello. The trio performed at Hall for Cornwall on the 17th of February 2011.
Hall for Cornwall’s seasonal programmes list all the performances and events which are programmed to take place at the theatre during the designated seasonal period. This collection item is the front cover of the programme produced for autumn 2012 and advertises the return of the Rambert Dance Company and the Footsbarn theatre’s production of The Indian Tempest at HfC.
Hall for Cornwall’s seasonal programmes list all the performances and events which are programmed to take place at the theatre during the designated seasonal period. This collection item is a page from inside the autumn 2012 programme and includes a list of productions and events which are scheduled to take place at HfC between September and January.
Hall for Cornwall’s seasonal programmes list all the performances and events which are programmed to take place at the theatre during the designated seasonal period. This collection item is a page from inside the autumn 2012 programme and includes a list of productions and events which are scheduled to take place at HfC between January and March.
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 with Hall for Cornwall being no exception. The 2012/13 pantomine season saw Aladdin staged at Hall for Cornwall between the 14th of December and the 6th of January.
The Welsh National Opera (WNO) was established in 1943 by Idloes Owen, the son of a Merthyr miner and a well-known Cardiff singing teacher and conductor, who also took up the position of musical director. In 1946 a ‘scratch’ orchestra of local musicians was formed, with the WNO becoming a registered company in 1948. In 1971 after a series of professional performances and tours, the WNO established its own orchestra, The Welsh Philharmonia, and was renamed the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera in 1978. This collection item is the front cover of the programme which was produced as an example copy for the orchestra’s performance, which took place at Hall for Cornwall on the 17th of April 2012 as part of the theatre’s ‘Classical Season.’
The Wind in the Willows is a musical by Julian Fellowes based on Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 novel of the same name. The musical follows Rat, Badger, Mole and Toad as they embark on a series of adventures. The play was staged at Hall for Cornwall by its summer school on the 18th of August 2012.
Hall for Cornwall’s seasonal programmes list all the performances and events which are programmed to take place at the theatre during the designated seasonal period. This collection item is the front cover of the programme produced for spring 2012 and advertises YolanDa Brown, Spamalot and NDT2 at HfC.