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Adult £8 | Student £5 | Concession (advance only) £6
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About this event
In 2024 Cornwall Youth Theatre Company will be bringing you three true stories with heroism, determination, humour and skullduggery. The three tales explore some of the fascinating stories from Cornwall’s dark and mysterious past.
How did four men in a life raft change the law?
How did a lady from Penzance with nothing but her wits and stamina manage to meet Queen Victoria?
And how did one Cornish community come together to avoid a disaster at sea?
If you enjoy Cornwall’s history, and have a strong stomach, join us to see our series of three plays by local writers.
Knock out the Pin by Nick Darke:
A play about the Newquay Lifeboat Disaster by the iconic Cornish playwright. In the middle of the Great War the people left at home in Newquay contend with a dramatic night of their own when the worst storm in living memory hits the North Cornwall coast with devastating effects. Directed by our new CYTC Associate Director Colin Leggo.
Those in Peril by Jethro Compton:
Four men stuck on a life raft, lost at sea, with little hope of rescue, whose actions are so gruesome and abhorrent to the people of Falmouth that when the three surviving men finally docked in the harbour, the law is changed as a result of what they have done. Directed by our new CYTC Associate Director Colin Leggo.
The Walk by Ellen Moule:
A fish seller from Paul walks to London to see the great exhibition – or did she go to see the Queen? Rumour has it she is 85 when she walks – or was she 92? Queen Victoria mentions the meeting in her diary. The Walk is about this incredible journey and explores how stories are often embellished by the people who tell them. Directed by CYTC Associate Director Ellen Moule.
About the Company
This year’s company range from 12 to 18 years of age and come from across the whole of Cornwall. 2024 is CYTC’s 40th anniversary. Over that time they have performed Shakespeare, Causley, epic poems, and classic texts – and lots of Nick Darke.
Thu 9th May, 2024
Bosavern Community Farm, St Just and Land’s End
Fri 12th Apr, 2024 — Sat 11th May, 2024
Penwith Gallery, St Ives
Fri 12th Apr, 2024 — Sat 11th May, 2024
Penwith Gallery, St Ives
Sat 11th May, 2024
John Holman Fountain, Camborne
£0 — £0
Thu 9th May, 2024
The Acorn, Penzance
£12 — £12
Fri 10th May, 2024
The Acorn, Penzance
£12.5 — £12.5
Sat 11th May, 2024
The Acorn, Penzance
£20 — £22
Sun 12th May, 2024
The Acorn, Penzance
£13 — £13