Decking the Hall

As panto approaches, Hall for Cornwall is in a festive mood.  We are particularly grateful to the students of Devoran and Penair schools who have worked hard to turn our bar area into Sleeping Beauty's Castle, trapped behind a wall of vines. Two Year 9 art classes were "volunteered" for the project by their teacher.  The first produced printed banners using themes and script extracts from the panto, whilst the second class supported the primary age children from Devoran to produce some really nice relief stone window frames and the vines/flowers that intertwine around them.

The artwork produced was combined with sections of the Really Long Scarf and some artistic input from our own staff here at HfC to produce some festive displays in the Trelawney Bar which will be enjoyed by thousands of people over the run of the panto.

 

Sleeping Beauty opens this Friday at 7.00pm and runs until the 3rd January 2011.  If you want to test your skill and reflexes, why not play our online Sleeping Beauty game?  Forward it to a friend after you have played and you could win Free Tickets!

Summer Fun at Hall for Cornwall

We're delighted to welcome back Birmingham Stage Company this week with their latest adaptation of a Roald Dahl classic. George's Marvellous Medicine opened this lunchtime and runs until 2pm Sunday.

This show stops in Cornwall on a national tour.  At each location the cast are joined by a couple of local children and in this case the lucky actors come from the junior section of Hall for Cornwall's own youth theatre group "Upstage".  "Upstage" runs during school terms and is designed for those with an interest in drama aged between 7 - 18yrs.  "Upstage" Sessions run throughout the day on Saturday by age group with the focus firmly on fun projects that develop confidence and drama skills.  The auditions for George's Marvellous Medicine are just one example of the type of opportunity that "Upstage" members are offered above and beyond the exciting programme of events run by the Youth Theatre itself.

Many of our readers will know about our Really Long Scarf already, but when word of it reached Erika Poole, who plays Granny in George's Marvellous Medicine, she immediately reached for her knitting needles!  As you can see from the pictures, she has knitted a fair length already (round the neck of the small chicken!) and she plans to continue knitting until the end of the tour in November when she will post the completed length to us.

George's Marvellous Medicine promises to be a great hit.  It's packed with Roald Dahl's unique kind of story-telling and humour with some impressive special effects to have you on the edge of your seat!  It is a great treat for all the family this summer.  

Cast in both pictures: Small Cornish Free-range Chicken, Granny, Erika Poole, Big Chicken, Jason O'Brian, George, Clark Devlin.  For the record, the Small Cornish Free-range Chicken in the pictures is one of our Upstage children!

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!