The Latin Quarter - Kabasa

An integrated programme of Latin American music and dance, featuring 'Kabasa',  an 8-piece Salsa Band based in Penzance and Latin music DJs.  

As an alternative, more appropriate for our smaller venues, there will be a live trio 'Rhumba Diabla'.

Where there is demand, there will be an additional workshop or taster session for those wishing to try out or improve their Salsa dancing led by salsa dance teachers.  This will be prior to the main live and recorded music session

The Hitchcock Rules

A two band evening performance.

Original band The Hitchcock Rules will be performing their fifth studio record 'Tell the Truth and Run' in full along with a selection of songs from their previous releases.

Instead of the usual route of venues around the country, the band will be showcasing the new record first throughout their home of Cornwall in all the places they have not played before.

They will be joined throughout the shows by Cosmic Stones, fronted by Cosmic, who quite frankly ‘out Jaggers’ Jagger and gives 'one-off' performances every time !

Squashbox Theatre - Skillywidden

Legend has it that are 5 types of faery in Cornwall; the Small Folk, the Piskies, the Knockers, the Brownies and - most mischievous of all - the Spriggans.
Come on a journey through the Cornish landscape as we search for these elusive creatures in ancient stone circles, old mine workings, fields, farmland, hedgerows and moors.

 Meet Skillywidden, the mischievous Pisky, and all of his faery friends! Watch the dance of the 'beautiful' Faery Queen! Marvel at the incredible Book of Nature as it literally comes alive before your eyes. Skillywidden is a celebration of the wildlife and faery myths of Cornwall, using Squashbox Theatre's distinctive mix of puppets, songs, storytelling and cabaret, with a strong environmental message.

Hoover The Dog

Welsh Borders trio Hoover the Dog are purveyors of inventive, intelligent music, featuring the virtuoso combination of John Hymas' (Little Rumba) strings, the athletic accordion of Paul Hutchinson (BBC 2 Folk Awards Best Duo nominated Belshazzar's Feast) and guitar/bouzouki man Tony Harris' light fluid fingerings.

Exhibiting bags of technical brilliance and the gift of making music clever and funny at the same time, the music ranges from stylish and understated to gutsy and gleeful. 'If you like quirky music full of flair, inventiveness and fun, you'll love them' BBC Radio 2.

The Selfish Giant

By Oscar Wilde

The Selfish Giant built a high wall all around his lovely garden to keep the children out. But it also kept Spring away, so that it was always Winter in the garden, and the North Wind and the Frost and the Snow danced about the trees.
One morning the Giant looked out and saw the most wonderful sight… This much loved fairy tale is brought to life using beautiful puppets and music.
 The story is adapted to broaden its appeal, while keeping the charm of Oscar Wilde's story

Duchy Opera - The Merry Widow

A unique new version of a much-loved operetta, set amidst the celebrations in Maxim’s, a run-down cabaret bar in Berlin on November 9th,1989 - the night the despised Berlin Wall finally comes down.

Two long-separated lovers are re-united amidst an exuberant gathering of die-hard Bohemian writers artists and poets, who join together to celebrate love, art, freedom and a new hope for the future of Germany.

The Merry Widow has all the familiar tunes which have enchanted audiences across several generations, brought vividly to life in this refreshing update, adapted & directed by Keith Sparrow and arranged & conducted by Paul Drayton, with choreography by Helen Tiplady (Cscape dance company).

The Duchy Opera Company are committed to producing exciting, innovative opera which will challenge and engage people of all ages and from all walks of life.

This outstanding production of a fun and uplifting story is a perfect place for newcomers to start, as well as a fantastic new way for experienced opera-goers to enjoy an enduring favourite!

Concessions for Under18s

Dalla

A real treat of beautiful songs and furious tunes from the mastery of Dalla, celebrating Cornish culture in an upbeat and infectious voice.

Dalla are Neil Davey (bouzouki, fiddle, mandolin), Hilary Coleman (clarinets & vocals), and Bec Applebee (percussion & vocals).

Esteban Antonio

In Concert with the HaShem

Acclaimed as one of the 'greatest guitarists of our century' by the Observer, Estaban Antonio brings a remarkable new instrument created in Cornwall as a vital conclusion to the evolution of the guitar.

This 17-string guitar encapsulates 4 instruments - harp, violin, cello and guitar into one, taking the listener on a voyage from Dreams & Legends into a realm of the spirit which transcends culture and brings about a new landmark in composition, harmony and sounds never heard before.

Trifle Gathering - Charity Shop Cabaret

As all our belts tighten and the economy frightens us into cutting back and scrimping, Trifle Gathering hit the road with their exhilarating Charity Shop Cabaret.

The South West’s leading exponents of delirious wit present a hilarious tour through Elspeth Garter’s charity shop - a welcoming world of romance, rummage, jumble and joy.

Not having seen a customer for eight months Elspeth and her volunteers have been forced to take their charity shop on tour.  They fill their days with pin-board news, dance routines, tea ceremonies, frugal tips for frugal times, and the saucy delights of Mills and Boon… all set to the classic sounds of their vintage vinyl resident DJ… while an extraordinary love story unravels that will leave the audience gasping.

Trifle Gathering have teamed up with True West’s Nick Whitby (writer on C4’s ‘Smack The Pony’ whose plays have been produced on Broadway and the Donmar Warehouse) to bring you a new and expanded version of this boisterous pot-pourri of pure entertainment.  Using film, physical theatre and a mesmerising musical score, you will enter a unique and loveable world of Bingo and the Bizarre.

“Fantastically funny and surreally absurd from start to finish.  Go see, and prepare to fall in love”  - (Western Morning News)

“Thanks for making me laugh today” - (Retired Charity Shop Manager)

“You owe me a pair of dry pants!”
“No slacks in this show only treats and bargains galore!”
“Delightful, warm hearted humour, human, touching and hilarious.”
 “You utter, utter Wrong’uns!!”
(Audience Members)

Audiences are encouraged to bring along an item for the charity shop.  No object too odd !
All outdoor venues covered if wet.       The show is suitable for ages 8 and over. 

Access for Disabled may vary at each Tour Venue. Please contact the Venue to check access conditions.

John Brolly - Out Of The Box

Out of the Box is a celebration of storytelling.

John Brolly will tell an eclectic mix of traditional and original stories in his own inimitable style to the accompaniment of an improvised string player.

Beware the Owl Witch from the Kwakiutl tribe of Canada. Share an argument with two grumpy wizards from Porthgwara in West Cornwall. You may take a trip charting Tom Rakewell‘s rise and fall in old London with the hero of Hogarth’s Rakes Progress and eventually explore the seven worlds of gypsy folk lore on an epic journey with Kalo Dant.

All accompanied by the unforgettable sound of Liz Cowdrey’s violin.

‘Enchanting and enlightening’, Mullion School