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The further adventures of Doctor Dolittle
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Illyria delves back into Hugh Lofting’s amazing stories to bring you a brandnew musical adaptation of the Doctor’s FURTHER adventures with Jip the Dog, Dab Dab the Duck, Gub Gub the Pig, Polynesia the Parrot. Where in the world will they go? Will they even stay on this world? Which new animals will they help along the way? Will the Rats still have pithy observations to make? Is Gub Gub still dreaming about cake? The FURTHER Adventures of Doctor Dolittle features a fully orchestrated score, amazing puppets and a plethora of songs. Perfect summer fun for everyone aged 5+. Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes (including a 20-minute interval) Friday 11th June, 6pm at The Big Sheep (theploughartscentre.org.uk) Sunday 20 June, 5pm at RHS Garden Rosemoor (theploughartscentre.org.uk) Saturday 7th August, 5pm at Sterts, Liskeard (sterts.co.uk)
Alice in Wonderland
Follow Boxtree Productions down the rabbit hole into a strange world of caterpillars, cards and tea parties. Join Alice as she tries to navigate this curious world of curious places and curious creatures but don’t lose your head! We promise you a wonderful experience of original toe-tapping songs, colourful characters, costumes and hilarious comedy. With inventive staging, original songs and magical storytelling we invite audiences to enjoy Lewis Carroll’s classic tale of Alice In Wonderland, in Boxtree Productions’ unique and energetic way! Saturday 24 July, 6pm at RHS Garden Rosemoor (theploughartscentre.org.uk) Sunday 25 July, 5:30pm at Castle Drogo (tbc) (theploughartscentre.org.uk) Tuesday 27 July, 5pm at Sterts, Liskeard (sterts.co.uk)
Wednesday 28 July, 5pm at Ebbingford Manor, Bude (wegottickets.com/ event/514741)
Friday 30 July, 5pm at Castle Hill, South Molton (theploughartscentre.org.uk)
2 & 24 August Much ado about nothing
Claudio loves Hero, and Benedick hates Beatrice. This is just as well, because Hero loves Claudio and Beatrice hates Benedick. Everyone laughs when Don Pedro plays a trick on Benedick and Beatrice, letting each think that they are secretly loved by the other. But it is no laughing matter when Don John plays a trick on Claudio and Hero, deceiving Claudio into thinking that Hero is not faithful to him. Murderous rage is unleashed, and death can be the only solution... Or can it? Perhaps one last trick may resurrect the innocent dead, restore broken relationships - and even create an unlikely union of Benedick and Beatrice!
Monday 2 August, 7.30pm at Sterts, Liskeard (sterts.co.uk)
Tuesday 24 August, 6pm at RHS Garden Rosemoor (theploughartscentre.org.uk)
June to August Dartmoor’s Disappearing Phone Boxes
Helen Northcott’s winter photography exhibition was cancelled due to the pandemic but has now been re-scheduled to appear in Dartmoor libraries this summer.
The iconic red telephone box, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, first appeared on the streets of Britain back in 1925. However, it is now in danger of vanishing from our streets and Dartmoor’s red telephone boxes are slowly disappearing from our towns and villages. Dartmoor Photographer, Helen Northcott decided to embark on a personal project to record for posterity the remaining red telephone boxes within Dartmoor National Park.
She has spent two years researching and documenting the iconic, red telephone boxes within the boundary of the national park. The resulting exhibition showcases the remaining 70 red telephone boxes. Of those remaining, just 43 telephone boxes are still operational with working telephones, some of these are under threat of removal due to lack of use, and may even have already been lost since the start of the project. While some of the redundant telephone boxes stand empty awaiting adoption or removal, many have already been adopted by local communities and repurposed so their future is secured.
In Princetown one of two telephone boxes on the main road through the village has been adopted by the parish council and reused as a memorial to commemorate the service personnel who fought during the two world wars. Other boxes like the ones at Hexworthy and Belstone have been pressed into service to house their community defribrillators. Across the moor redundant telephone boxes are also being used as informal libraries, village notice boards and even as a cake stall.
Moretonhampstead Library: Tuesday 1st to Tuesday 29th June Princetown Library: Monday 5th to Wednesday 28th July Tavistock Library: Monday 2nd to Saturday 28th August Please check dartmoorphotographer. co.uk for more details about the exhibition, as well as the latest information about dates and opening times.
Thursday 3 to Wednesday 9 June Mayflower 400 Quilt Exhibition
The Minster Church of St Andrew in Plymouth is staging a second exhibition of the beautiful quilts created by schools, voluntary groups and individuals to commemorate the voyage of The Mayflower in 1620, based on the Mayflower 400 themes of Leaving Home, Life at Sea, Journey’s End and Life in the New Land. On display will also be copies of two of the original drawings of the stunning stained-glass windows used in the rebuilding of the Minster Church of St Andrew following the 1941 Plymouth Blitz. 09.00 – 16.00 at Minster Church of St Andrew, Royal Parade, Plymouth, weekend opening times may vary. Entry is free but donations welcomed, to be shared between UNICEF and The Alzheimer’s Society. Refreshments available. Covid restrictions will apply. For more information contact quiltingmayflower@gmail.com
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24th June, 1st & 8th July Outdoor Art for All course
West Devon Art Workshops will be running a 3-week Art for All course in Tavistock on 24th June, 1st July and 8th July, exploring outdoor sketching. The course will be run in outdoor locations, weather permitting, and will look at pencil, pen and wash, colour pencil etc. It will be accompanied by video classes so that participants can practice beforehand, and we will also be using the videos to provide an online course with tutorials over zoom for people who would rather take part that way. The courses are free but donations are very much appreciated.
Wildwood Art Gallery in Horrabridge will be hosting its annual summer exhibition which will include works by Allin Braund RA, Richard Slater RI, Arthur Homeshaw RWA, and Eric Waugh RI, covering the period from 1960 to 2000, alongside contemporary fine art from current Wildwood artists. Since Allin Braund’s passing in 2004, over 60 of his paintings were hidden away in a Northumbrian barn, belonging to his family. Wildwood Arts has exclusivity for all this work and a selection of his newly discovered paintings will be exhibited in the summer exhibition. Others will follow Andy Cairns from West Devon Art Workshops said: “This course will be a change of focus, enabling participants to engage with others and with nature through fun, accessible sketchbook exercises in a relaxed atmosphere.” The Art for All courses are aimed at building confidence and combating social isolation, something which was already prevalent in rural communities before the pandemic and has grown significantly during the last year. For more details, email westdevonartworkshops@gmail. com or call 07724 153381 (Mon to Thurs 10am-4pm).
but they are currently being cleaned and framed. In addition, the exhibition will have watercolours and oils by Eric Waugh and Richard Slater who are both members of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours.
16 June to end of August Summer Art Exhibition
Allin Braund Richard Slater
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