The Carn to Cove Spring 2022 season is officially here! We are thrilled to be presenting another programme of theatre, music, storytelling and laughter in Cornwall’s wonderful and varied village halls, churches, and community spaces.
There’s no printed brochure this season – instead you can find all of our events on our website here. You can also find us in the free Cornwall 365 What’s On Guide… featuring the fabulous Bailey Tomkinson on the front cover. She’s kicking off our season with a performance at The Old Chapel, Godolphin Cross on 5th February.
We can’t wait to see you at a show soon!
Bailey Tomkinson
Singer/songwriter Bailey Tomkinson is part of the ‘Kernowfornia’ music scene and is inspired by an eclectic mix of artists from Bruce Springsteen and Carole King, to Weezer and Taylor Swift.
She made national headlines when as an unsigned, unmanaged artist, she reached number one in the iTunes Video charts. Then again when The Times showcased her song ‘Bright Red’ as a rallying cry for sustainability and social justice ahead of the 2021 G7 Summit.
She fuses surf rock, Americana and pop to create an authentic, hooky sound that’s seen her emerge as one of the UK’s most promising acts.
Saturday 5th February @ 7.30pm
The Old Chapel, Godolphin Cross
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Scratchworks Theatre Company – The Grimm Sisters
You know the Brothers Grimm? The famous storytellers…or story stealers more like! Their sisters were the true brains behind the books, but thanks to a treacherous father, a nasty curse and a great big dollop of bad luck, you’ve probably never heard of them.
Scratchworks Theatre Company tell the Grimm’s twisted tales with a marvellous mix of comedy, singing & live music.
The Sisters will take you by hand and lead you to discover a joyful and mischievous interruption to the everyday.
Wednesday 9th February @ 7.30pm
AMATA, Falmouth University, Penryn Campus
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Vår: The Story Of Hervor – Adverse Camber
Escape to the Nordic lands, to discover an intimate, livestreamed storytelling event, broadcast live from a beautiful laftehus in a Norwegian forest. This one-hour live, online performance is part of a two-hour immersive storytelling experience including a prologue, epilogue and informal ‘foyer’ session.
From the quest for a cursed sword buried deep within the earth, to waiting on a platform in Paris, being watched by a stranger… VÅR blends the ancient Norse saga of Hervor with autobiography, oral storytelling and electroacoustic music. Discover a captivating exploration of memory, loss, power, war and identity in an unforgettable online storytelling experience.
Saturday 19th February @ 7pm
Online / at home
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Cobweb Tours – Longya (Belong)
Cobweb Tours delve into the rich social history of Cornwall. They have a talent for winkling out the forgotten stories of the people and traditions that have formed the unique characteristics of our Cornish villages and towns.
In their latest project Longya, Cobweb Tours bring their original blend of theatre and storytelling to Bude. Will and Hetty will lead people through the town, weaving together tales of Cornwall and the events that have taken place in a bespoke tour, delivered in a witty manner by itinerant miner Will, and his long suffering cousin Hetty – a Methodist Bal Maiden.
Saturday 19th February @ 3.30pm
Meeting point: The Triangle, Bude
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Jack Dean & Company – Vinland
Set sail with Freydis and her son Snorri on a Viking adventure brought to life through storytelling, animation, live drawing and music.
Join her crew of explorers as they find out they’re not alone in this strange new land, and come face to face with ghosts, monsters and wild gooseberries. Vinland retells the incredible historical tale of the Vikings last journey to North America, inspired by the Viking sagas of Erik the Red and his family.
Suitable for everyone aged 7+
Sunday 20th February @ 3pm
Tolmen Centre, Constantine
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Sunday 27th February @ 4pm
Harrowbarrow & Metherell Village Hall
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Minack Theatre Trust – The Kiss That Missed
David Melling’s delightful series of Knightly Tales has been adapted by actor and storyteller John Brolly and The Minack Theatre.
The Little Prince’s goodnight kiss has gone missing. It’s escaped into the forest where it has no business to be, so the brave and fearless Knight is sent on a mission to bring it back… But is he brave and fearless enough?
The story is brought to life with all the charm and humour of the original stories, plus some new songs and, of course, plenty of kisses bouncing around.
This classic picture-book is a favourite bedtime story for boys and girls everywhere. Prepare to be enchanted once again by the adventures of the Knight, the Prince and the missing kiss.
Wednesday 23rd February @ 3pm
Launceston Town Hall
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Thursday 24th February @ 3pm
Parkhouse Centre, Bude
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Tuesday 5th April @ 10am & 4pm
Five Islands Academy, Isles of Scilly
Tickets on sale soon.
aKa Dance Theatre Company – A Real Fiction
A Real Fiction is loaded with current affairs, childhood nostalgias and one-hit-wonders. This work has been co-created with the community, for the community.
A hyperactive mix of dance, theatre, meme and pop culture. You can expect the unexpected as you lose yourself in other people’s memories, whilst they guarantee you’ll have an unforgettable time.
aKa are a Somerset based company who are fiercely interested and invested in ensuring that the arts are accessible and enjoyable to all, and love nothing more than bringing communities together.
Suitable for everyone aged 7+
Sunday 6th March @ 3pm
Tolmen Centre, Constantine
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Friday 18th March @ 7.30pm
Mounts Bay Academy
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Saturday 19th March @ 7.30pm
Perranporth Memorial Hall
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Fred Jacobs – The Delights of the Theorbo
Fred Jacobs, from Amsterdam, plays the 17th century French theorbo – a “giant” lute – with music written for the Court of the Sun King Louis XIV and the Papal Courts.
The theorbo, an Italian invention, was used in France from the mid-17th century as an accompanying but also as a solo instrument.
Recently discovered pieces will be performed in this programme, as well as works by Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, Charles Hurel, Estienne le Moine and Robert de Visée.
Thursday 10th March @ 7.30pm
Cawsand Congregational Church
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Prodigal Theatre – The Fight
Boxing meets Brexit in this knockabout tragic-comedy from the team behind the Tragedian.
Britain wins a protracted war with Europe, but can it win the peace? The rich are getting richer but the poor still starve. Within a few years; protests against the government spill into violence on British streets. Sound familiar?
In 1821 William Hazlitt, the greatest prose writer in the English language, went to see his first bare knuckle boxing match. Through his eyes Prodigal Theatre go a few rounds with sport, politics and national identities.
Written by Alister O’Loughlin, after Hazlitt, Egan & other contemporary sources.
Saturday 12th March @ 7.30pm
Grampound Village Hall
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Hall for Cornwall – Behind the Postcard
Cornwall’s response to the G7 summit – what IS its legacy? Join us for an evening of live performance, film, music and debate.
In 2021 a film ‘Behind the Postcard‘ was created collaboratively in response to Cornwall hosting the G7 Summit. Drawing on our unique creative ecology, it involved more than 450 people working the length and breadth of our rurally dispersed creative cluster from the Isles of Scilly to Bude and the Rame Peninsula.
Saturday 12th March @ 7.30pm
Carleen Village Hall
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Friday 29th April @ 10am & 4pm
Five Islands Academy, Isles of Scilly
Tickets on sale soon
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – On Your Doorstep: Homelands
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra return to Cornwall and are splitting their sections to play two simultaneous afternoon performances for strings and brass/wind.
On 19th March, the strings section will perform at St Ives Guildhall, and the brass/wind section will perform at The Keay Theatre, St Austell.
Saturday 19th March @ 2.30pm
St Ives Guildhall
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Saturday 19th March @ 4pm
The Keay Theatre, St Austell
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Richard Trethewey – Songbook
Richard Trethewey is a Cornish singer and multi-instrumentalist with a fierce pride for Cornwall’s traditions and culture.
Richard is a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh; his Bardic name ‘Kaner Drollys’ means ‘Singer of Stories’.
Expect tales of smuggling, fortunes won, eccentric characters from Cornwall’s past, industrial strikes, songs of fishermen, Cornish emigration, love, and loss.
Saturday 2nd April @ 8pm
CAVe – Callington Town Hall
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Krysia Osostowicz & Daniel Tong – Beethoven Sonatas
Krysia Osostowicz (violin) and Daniel Tong (piano) play Beethoven Violin Sonatas op 23, op 24 “the Spring”, and op 47 “Kreutzer”, plus short pieces inspired by his masterpieces.
Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday last year, they invited ten composers to write short companion pieces inspired by Beethoven’s sonatas.
Three of these new pieces, heard together with three of Beethoven’s great original sonatas, create conversations between living composers and Beethoven, and shed new light on what his music means to us today.
Saturday 9th April @ 7.30pm
Lostwithiel Community Centre
Tickets on sale soon.