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 summer 2012 programme and includes a list of productions and events which are scheduled to take place at HfC between April and July.
On the 15th of November 2007, Hall for Cornwall celebrated it’s 10th birthday with a year of celebration including a specially commissioned work, a very successful Open Day in August and a Gala Concert in November which was attended by Prince Edward.
On the 15th of November 2007, Hall for Cornwall celebrated it’s 10th birthday with a year of celebration including a specially commissioned work, a very successful Open Day in August and a Gala Concert in November which was attended by Prince Edward. This is the cover of the programme that was produced to reflect on the 10 years of artistic achievement at HfC.
Spider’s Web is Agatha Christie’s second most successful play, having ran for 744 performances in London’s West End since its debut in 1954. The play follows the events that unfold in aftermath of a murder which takes place in the drawing room of a diplomat’s wife. The play was staged by Bill Kenwright at Hall for Cornwall between the 7th and 12th of September, 2009.
The Cornish Guardian described Hall for Cornwall’s 2010 pantomine run of sleeping beauty as ‘a real beauty.’ The production, which was staged between the 10th of December and 3rd of January, was directed by Stewart Nicholls and written by Ian Adams. It featured Richard Alan as the dame, Julie Hobbs as Carabosse, John Rawnsley and Valerie Cutko as the king and queen, Cornwall’s own Kate Edney as Sleeping Beauty and Mary Woodvine as the Good Fairy.
Written by Richard Harris in 1984, Stepping Out is a play that follows eight attendees of the same weekly tap dancing class in a dingy North London church hall. The original production of Stepping Out premiered in 1984 at Leatherhead Theatre. It was then produced for the first time in 1985 in London’s West End, where it received the Evening Standard Comedy of the Year Award before going on to make it’s Broadway debut. The 2010 UK tour was the 25th anniversary production of the play and featured Brian Capron as Geoffrey and Anita Harris as Vera. The tour ran at Hall for Cornwall between the 26th and 31st of July.
Avenue Q is a musical comedy that features both puppets and human actors. The unconcealed puppeteers, costumed human actors and puppets all visibly interact on stage; a format which parodies Sesame Street. The production was staged at Hall for Cornwall between the 22nd and 26th of February during its 2011 U.K. tour.
Peter Pan was staged at Hall for Cornwall between the 11th of December 2004 and the 9th of January 2005 in association with The Hiss and Boo Company Ltd. The design of the programme cover features a hand drawn image of Captain Hook and his ship.
Peter Pan was staged at Hall for Cornwall between the 11th of December 2004 and the 9th of January 2005 in association with The Hiss and Boo Company Ltd. The design of the cover features a hand drawn image of Captain Hook and his ship.
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.