Tuesday 27 April 2010
Plays selected for performance at HfC
Following the huge volume of submitted scripts at the conclusion of the Anyone Can Write project, 6 short plays have been selected for performance at Hall for Cornwall on May 4th. The play names, and their authors, are listed below along with the cast of professional actors who will be bringing the scripts to life for the very first time.
Hell Hath No Fury by Rosemary Robinson (U3A Looe Group)
Playing Host by Katy Eddy (Richard Lander Student)
Nozy Parker by Pam Douglas (WI Group)
A Skinny Latte by Mary Ann Bloomfield (Youth Workers Group)
A Bit of a Picnic by Sarah Russell (WI Group)
Tickets to the performance are available now and cost £6 plus £1 Theatre Fund.
The cast for the evening's performances are as follows:
- Mark Buffery
- Elaine Claxton
- Heidi Dorschler
- Dean Nolan
- Juliet Welch
- Kate Wilde
Wednesday 21 April 2010
Anyone Can Write play premieres at HfC
One of the short plays written through the Anyone Can Write programme was premiered on stage at HfC yesterday afternoon. With Cornwall's WI holding their conference here, we felt it was an excellent opportunity to stage one of the short plays written by one of their members who took part in the writing programme.
"On With the Show" was a hilarious short play written by Jane Curnow who was in the auditorium to see her play come to life. It followed the course of a small committee meeting to decide the "theme" for their stall. There was a hint of "Vicar of Dibley" about the proceedings and much of the humour clearly struck a chord with audience members who recognised aspects of the characters that will be familiar to many; the nervous, officious chairperson, the well intentioned "helpful" person willing to donate anything from a whistle to a racehorse and the inevitable committee member who forgets to switch off their mobile.
Alongside the important business of the meeting there was some sharply scripted and funny gossip, including the women who had "gone out" after "finding him on the internet". This was the subject of much discussion as he was far too big for her, and grey! Only after some clever double entendre do we discover they are talking about a greyhound, not a man off a dating site!
"On With the Show" had a cast of four actors, including Kate Edney who played Princess Jill in last year's panto at Hall for Cornwall. Kate met up with Jane before the play for a photo (above) and told her the actors had really enjoyed working with the script which had had them falling about with laughter. It was certainly very well received by the WI.
ANYONE CAN WRITE has benefited from funding from FEAST and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. We are also grateful to our stakeholders, Cornwall Council and Arts Council, England, for their ongoing support.
Friday 9 April 2010
World Record attempt well underway!
Hall for Cornwall is pleased to report that the attempt to bring the record for the World's Longest Scarf to Cornwall is well underway. Tied to this year's panto, Sleeping Beauty, HfC is coordinating an army of knitters from around the county and well beyond (including Canada!) to challenge the record currently held by Wales.
We've a very long way to go, but have had several scarf sections donated so far and we know of contributors working away all around Truro and Cornwall. Staff at HfC have been learning too, with Knitting Masterclasses and socials arranged on a monthly basis (all welcome, novices and experts!).
The first of many ambitious milestones will be "A Mile by May" which we hope will see the first mile of scarf assembled in time for the Fal River Festival. Anyone interested in getting involved with the attempt can email info@reallylongscarf.org.uk for a knitting pack or call into Box Office to pick one up.The next Knitting Social and Masterclass is to be held at the Hall from 10am - 12pm on April 29th.
Why not pop by for a chat and to knit a few rows? In the meantime, scarf sections have been arriving at Box Office and will be assembled by our team of elite Knitting Ninjas!
Thursday 8 April 2010
Preview of Birmingham Royal Ballet in rehearsal.
Birmingham Royal Ballet rehearse Slaughter on Tenth Avenue from Rob Lindsay on Vimeo.
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Wednesday 7 April 2010
Scripts pouring into HfC this week!
Hall for Cornwall has been inundated with scripts at the culmination of a year long writing project in Cornwall. “Anyone Can Write” was an initiative organised by HfC to encourage people from around the county to write their first piece of drama for the stage.
The scope of the project has been very great, reaching youth workers, community groups, students, and the WI. Each writing hub or group has had the support of a professional writer to assist them with the creative process as well as the support of their fellow participants.
As the project draws to a close, completed scripts have been flooding into Hall for Cornwall’s offices with just over 40 scripts received at the time of writing. Hall for Cornwall’s Community and Education team have been delighted with the number of script submissions and are looking forward to working through all of this fresh material. All scripts will be reviewed by a panel of script readers and each writer will receive some useful feedback on their work to encourage further writing.
The four or five scripts that are considered to be the best of the project will be handed to a small cast of professional actors and will be staged as an evening of Cornish short plays at Hall for Cornwall on Tuesday 4th May. The evening promises to offer a variety of topics and themes as a new crop of Cornish writers will see their work come to life on the stage.
Thursday 1 April 2010
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