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500 MILES is a poetic, life-affirming road movie and celebration of the human spirit that follows a broken family who are forced to come together when two young brothers run away from home.

While their fighting parents (Clare Dunne & Michael Socha) tear their hair out with worry, runaways Finn (Roman Griffin Davis) and his live-wire younger brother Charlie (Dexter Sol Ansell) embark on an epic adventure from Yorkshire, over land and sea, to the Wild West coast of Ireland. With the free-spirited busker Cate (Maisie Williams) helping the young boys along the way, their destination is Dingle, County Kerry, and their estranged, beloved Grandfather (BAFTA-award winner Bill Nighy), who their parents haven’t spoken to since the fateful events of the previous summer.

Directed by BAFTA-winner Morgan Matthews and written by Malcolm Campbell, this powerful adaptation of Mark Lowery’s acclaimed book Charlie and Me: 421 Miles from Home is produced by New Origin, Port Pictures and Minnow Films. Produced by David M. Thompson, Alexander Gordon, Martina Niland and Keren Misgav Ristvedt, and with music from Jamie Duffy, 500 MILES stars Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Living) alongside Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), Dexter Sol Ansell (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), Clare Dunne (Herself, Kin), Michael Socha (This is England) and Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones).

Galore Theatre Company are bringing a series of Adult Acting Workshops to The Flavel this spring/summer.  

‘Galore Theatre Company is a vibrant, community-focused theatre group based in South Devon, working with both young people and adult actors across a range of projects and performances. Alongside our thriving youth theatre, we are really keen to create opportunities for adults to explore acting in a supportive environment.

Our adult workshops are designed for anyone aged 18+ who is curious about acting - whether you’re completely new or returning after time away. Sessions are relaxed and friendly, focusing on building confidence, developing skills and technique and enjoying the process without pressure.

Over six weeks, participants will explore character, voice, movement and simple scene work through engaging, accessible exercises, learning at their own pace while gaining a solid foundation in performance.

Each workshop will end with an optional showcase performance, offering the chance to share what’s been developed’.

Tuesdays

May 5th 6.30 -8.30pm

May 12th   6.30 – 8.30pm

May 19th 6.30 – 8.30pm

May 26th 6.30 – 8.30pm

June 2nd 6.30 – 8.30pm

June 9th 6.30 – 8.30pm   Showcase 7.30pm  

Saturdays

July 4th 10am-12pm

July 11th 10am – 12pm

July 18th 10am -12pm

July 25th 10am – 12pm

August 1st   10am – 12pm

August 8th 10am – 12pm    Showcase 4.00pm

£12.50 per session

Or buy a block of 6 for £65

Buy all 12 for £120

https://www.galoretheatre.co.uk/

James Taylor is the encapsulation of the best of American songwriting.

His music has touched millions worldwide over his ongoing 55-year strong career and his music still stands up to the test of time. ‘How Sweet It Is’ focuses more on Taylor’s early songwriting career, featuring much loved songs, such as ‘Sweet Baby James’, ‘Something In The Way She Moves’, ‘Fire and Rain’ but also includes more recent classics like the evocative ‘Frozen Man’.

Vernon James performs the songs true to how they were written and in the spirit of James Taylor himself, with a soulful lilt. During this two-hour show, you will be taken on journey back to simpler times and happily lose yourself in the dulcet tones and sweet melodies of the finest songs written in the last half a century.

Friday 2nd October

Tickets £20  

Viva Maastricht!

This year, André Rieu celebrates a spectacular milestone — the 20th anniversary of his iconic summer concerts on the magnificent Vrijthof square — with a new concert recorded in 2026, welcoming artists never before seen on the Vrijthof stage.

We are turning the Flavel auditorium into a festive village square – bring a picnic, blankets, dress for a summer’s evening – and sit back and enjoy a truly special Maastrict picnic party.

Saturday August 8th

Tickets £14/£9/Family ticket £35 2 adults and 2 under 16’s.  

Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers

*Now a Sunday Times best seller*

Namaste Motherf*ckers is the new show from Cally Beaton (QI, Live at the Apollo) - a quick-witted, unexpected and unapologetic insight into life in midlife. Combining Cally’s comedic and storytelling prowess with extracts from her provocative, stereotype-busting book of the same name, the show has at its heart her own story of radical reinvention – taking her from meetings in boardrooms to treading the boards, thanks to a chance conversation with the late, great Joan Rivers.

A funny show about a deadly serious subject, Namaste Motherf*ckers is a celebration of and for the female of the species. Invisible no more. The show celebrated an Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 sell-out, and it will include a Q&A and meet-and-greet with Cally (who knows, Jeff the wonder dog may even be there too).

'Sprightly wit and considerable storytelling prowess', 4**** The Scotsman

'Original and clever', 4**** The Arts Desk – pick of the Edinburgh Fringe

'Gripping, perceptive and uplifting', Chortle

'Exciting and hilarious talent…she’s got it', Time Out

Saturday 7th November 2026

Tickets £20

Celebrating the Life and Music of the legendary Cilla Black, Cilla & The Swinging 60s is a highly entertaining show, which also includes a handpicked selection of her well-known contemporaries, including Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Petula Clark, The Beatles and many more.

Starring the unforgettable voice of Sandy Smith, the show will take you on a rollercoaster journey through many of the greatest pop songs of the 60s including Cilla’s own chart toppers ‘Anyone Who Had A Heart’ “Alfie” and ‘You’re My World’.

This show is selling out theatres around the country and the reviews speak for themselves. Other great songs of the decade are featured including “Dancing in the Street”, “Shout”, “Do You Love Me” and “Proud Mary” which will leave you all with that “feel-good” vibe. Hit after hit brings you to your feet ‘Cilla & The Swinging 60s’ has everything – smash hit songs, great music, dancing, singing and a huge smiling memory of the unforgettable Cilla Black.

Saturday 15th August

7.30pm

Tickets £20

Come & Sing 'Choral Classics'

All singers welcome!

Whether you're an experienced chorister or just love to sing, join us for a thrilling day of community music making and unforgettable choral works!

Registration/Hand out of music. 10.30am

First Singing session 11.00 am -12.30pm

Lunch (not provided)

Second Singing session 2.00 -4.00pm (with short break)

Informal Concert to friends and family 4.30pm

Music will include:

Vivaldi - Gloria

Handel - Zadok the Priest

Mozart -Ave Verum & Lacrimosa from Requiem

Haydn - The heavens are telling from Creation

Led by Robin Stubbs with David Green on the piano.

Robin studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and has spent his professional life directing choirs playing the organ and school teaching.

He is currently Musical Director of the Plymouth University Choral Society, Britannia Choral Society and Director of music at St Andrew's Church Ashburton and teaches music and Religious Studies at Plymouth College. Robin has led many workshops and Come & Sing events and is known for his fast-moving pace and his humorous approach to music making.  

 

David is a graduate of Dartington College and the Royal Marines School of Music. He was Director of Music and organist at BRNC before going into teaching and was for many years Director of Music and Performing Arts at Plymouth College.

Saturday 10.30am

Tickets £15

Comedy @ the Flavel

June’s super summer funny funsters are Chris Brooker, Nathan Eagle and headlined by Stephen Carlin!

Chris Brooker

A gifted performer, Chris Brooker has taken his unique mix of comedy and improvisation to stages all over the world. After a decade on the UK comedy circuit Chris has forged a fine reputation for himself as a stand-up comedian and compère. His versatility has seen him play to audiences of all sizes and backgrounds, winning them over with his infectious enthusiasm, swift wit and immense likeability. Dubbed comedy’s ginger Viking by a promoter, he really is a larger-than-life character.

One of comedy’s heavy hitters, Chris Brooker’s infectious energy and enthusiasm sweeps through a room like an irresistible force. Chris’ combination of hilarious, original material and inspired improvisation means that you will never see the same routine twice. Immensely likeable, there’s no doubting his ability to win over any crowd and drag them along for the ride.

‘Very funny, very quick… On the spot humour.’ BBC

‘The best act of the night, his quick wit silencing hecklers and getting plenty of laughs.’ Manchester Evening News

Stephen Carlin is a hilarious Scottish comedian who has received great critical acclaim, accolades and a growing fanbase with his original and insightful writing style and accomplished delivery. He is a very enigmatic act, using a unique pattern of delivery to amuse the audience with very unexpected and off the wall references. From his sartorial elegance to his in-depth and hilarious knowledge of international snooker, Carlin’s performance takes the audience into the mind of a passionate obsessive. This man is well on his way to becoming Scotland’s newest addition to its history of brilliant comedians. All skilfully delivered in his deadpan Scottish brogue.

‘The Sean Lock of his generation.’ BBC Comedy Development

‘One of the Ten Best Comedians in the World Ever.’ Stewart Lee

Nathan Eagle

Praised by Zoe Lyons as “brilliantly funny”, Nathan Eagle is a comedian making waves on the circuit as a name to look at for.

Nathan has won over crowds all over the UK with material covering everything from growing up working class to life as a modern-day man. Expect expertly observed stories, sharp punchlines and an unmatched on-stage energy.

“had me laughing out loud! If you can see his show, do it!” Tom Deacon

Saturday 13th June 2026

Tickets £15.00

Do note that line-up is subject to change.

This session is designed to take the fear and confusion out of life’s more difficult legal subjects. We’ll demystify wills, lasting powers of attorney, probate, inheritance tax, and care costs — breaking down complex rules into plain English. You’ll learn how each of these areas can directly affect you, your family, and your financial future, and gain practical insight into the key things you need to consider before making important decisions.

Unlike last year, we’ve built in much more time for questions and answers, so you can put your own situation to a real solicitor and get the answers you actually care about. There will also be more solicitors in the room, giving you the chance to have smaller, more personal conversations on the day. On top of that, we’ll cover what’s changed in the law recently, and what changes are on the horizon, so you leave feeling up to date.

During the session, there will be a 30 min coffee break with pastries and at the end at 1pm there will be a light complimentary buffet lunch and an informal opportunity to chat to the solicitors.

FREE TO ATTEND

Dartmouth’s Wartime Sounds

The songs that carried them through

From the team that brought you Dartmouth in the Jazz Age (2025), this brand-new live show returns to The Flavel with an unforgettable, immersive night of music and dance — bringing wartime Dartmouth to life through the sounds people actually sang, played and danced to when the town was at the heart of the action.

On stage, a powerhouse live band and a sensational lindy hop/jitterbug dance troupe recreate everything from pub-chorus singalongs and smoky late-night blues to big-band swing that lifts the roof. Expect irresistible classics such as You Are My Sunshine, Stormy Weather, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, In the Mood, Sing, Sing, Sing, and a rousing finale with We’ll Meet Again — performed as a thrilling journey of mood and momentum, from early-war uncertainty to the full roar of the swing era.

This is live entertainment at its best: music-first, dance-driven, and packed with atmosphere. The venue becomes a wartime world — with the sense of a town under blackout that still found ways to laugh, dance, and keep going. Threads of Dartmouth’s real story are woven in lightly and powerfully: the harbour, the boats, the arrivals and departures, the waiting, the work, and the nights when a song could make everything feel possible again.

Come ready to sing along to the songs you know — and to cheer on Jenny “Strictly” Thomas’s dance troupe as they premiere their brand-new routines, bringing the swing, jitterbug and wartime dancehall energy roaring back to life.

Come for the swing. Stay for the story. Leave with the soundtrack of wartime Dartmouth in your ears.

August 1st

2.30pm and 7.30 pm. Tickets £20 & £25

SPIKE LEE DOCUMENTS THE FORMER TALKING HEADS FRONTMAN’S BRILLIANT, TIMELY 2019 BROADWAY SHOW, BASED ON HIS RECENT ALBUM AND TOUR OF THE SAME NAME.

‘Do we get stupider as we grow up?’ In his wildly popular Broadway show American Utopia, David Byrne reflects on human connections, life and how on earth we work through it. He joins the dots with his music and it all starts making sense.

Spike Lee here transforms the production into immersive, dynamic cinema that radiates with astounding performances, inventive contemporary dance and political urgency. American Utopia flows like an iridescent dream vision. Work by James Baldwin, Janelle Monáe and Kurt Schwitters is highlighted among exhilarating renditions of Byrne’s solo work, as well as Talking Heads classics. According to the multi-hyphenate, we love looking at humans more than anything else. Anti-fascist and anti-racist, Byrne illuminates our responsibility to care for one another as he and his co-performers burn down the house.

Reviews

"A flat-out masterpiece" - Rolling Stones

"An outstanding collaboration between two essential artists" - Vanity Fair

"Simply spectacular... a masterclass in musicianship" - The Hollywood Reporter

"Should be required viewing for everyone... magical" - Uproxx

"One of the best movies of its kind... Grade: A" - Indiewire

Wednesday 5th August

Tickets £9/£6.20 

If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to eight billion people. We are coming close to ... Disclosure Day.

Cast

Emily Blunt

Josh O’Connor

Colin Firth

Eve Hewson

Colman Domingo

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Dramatically Different Youth Theatre is a fun, energetic drama group where young people can grow, explore, and express themselves. Students build confidence, discover their voice, and form genuine friendships in a supportive, creative environment.

This is a drama-focused group with less emphasis on musical theatre and more emphasis on performance skills such as improvisation and devising, physical theatre, voice and characterisation, writing and script work.

This group is perfect for anyone who wants to develop acting skills, stretch their imagination, and enjoy the excitement of performance.

Director and facilitator, Rachel Swain, is an award-winning Youth Theatre Practitioner, with over 25 years teaching experience, Rachel writes original Youth Theatre productions to ensure all young people have their moment to shine. Her youth group ‘Dramatically Different Brixham’ has been the resident Youth Theatre in Brixham for over 10 years and ‘Dramatically Different Teignmouth’ has been a huge success since it was established in 2019.

Suitable for ages 7 to 18 years There are two weekly sessions on a Wednesday - please make sure you book into the correct session. The earlier group at 4pm will be for younger children and the later group at 5.15pm will be for the older age group, but we are very happy to vary this depending on what suits your individual child, so please contact us if you wish to discuss.  

Session 1 ‘Juniors’ 4pm to 5pm - Younger age group (typically age 7 to 9)  

Session 2 ‘Transitions’ 5.15pm to 6.15pm - Older age group (typically age 10+)

Spring Session dates:

22/04

29/04 – no session

06/05

13/05

20/05

Half term

03/06

10/06

17/06

24/06 – no session

01/07

08/07 - no session

15/07 double session

The sessions cost £95 per term, which will normally include between 9 and 11 sessions depending on the actual term dates, but dates and term lengths can vary.

 

A number of subsidised places are available to Dartmouth Residents through our Bursary Scheme. Please email Lindsay Ellwood for details of the bursary scheme on:

 

flaveldrama.bursaries@gmail.com

Come and learn to play a traditional West African Djembe rhythm - No experience necessary! Starting from scratch, through games and activities, you will learn fundamental techniques in order to create uplifting, authentic rhythms. As a group, we will create a polyrhythmic montage of sound using a range of instruments including djembes, dun dun bass drums, bells and shakers. Expect BIG Beats, Big Breaks and most of all Big smiles!

Each workshop is unique and comes with access to digital resources and a recording of our final piece.

£15 Adults per session or buy 3 and pay £12.50 per session.

The family sessions are £15 per person including one child and then £5 per extra child.

FLEETWOOD MAC ‘SONG BOOK’

Saturday 25 July 2026

7.30pm

£24 (inc. £1.50 My Flavel donation)

Ranked in the 'Top 20 Tribute Artists & Bands in the World', six piece tribute band 'The Fleetwood Mac Songbook' are returning with their non-stop, hit packed show to The Flavel on Saturday 25th July 2026.

Touring across the UK since 2018, and earning rave reviews from Fleetwood Mac fans and venues wherever they appear, The Fleetwood Mac Songbook's dynamic, hit packed show includes well-loved songs from all eras of FM's incredible six decade career ... Go Your Own Way, Little Lies, Dreams, The Chain (the Formula One racing theme song), Don't Stop, Everywhere, Rhiannon, Seven Wonders, Oh Well, Big Love ...

From the 60's 'Blues' incarnation of the band (with frontman Peter Green), through to the 70's massive (multi-million selling) 'Rumours' album, and slick 80's hit single packed production, 'Tango In The Night', this is a popular show for all ages.

Every detail is immaculate to ensure that the unmistakable 'Mac' sound is recreated faithfully - the exceptional three part harmonies are a standout, as well as the band's guitarist using the famous Lindsey Buckingham - Rick Turner model of guitar that gives the songs that final polish.

You will be assured of a night to remember in the company of these fine musicians and an unforgettable evening suitable for all ages.

FRIDAY @ THE FLAVEL: THE FRIDAY RECITAL

Alex Wilson (piano)

Alex Wilson studied at the Royal College of Music. A British Contemporary Piano Competition finalist and Park Lane Group Young Artist, he has performed at major venues globally, from London’s Wigmore Hall to the Rachmaninov Hall in Moscow. Having previously entertained us with his version of “the Enigma Variations” and “the Planets”, Alex returns with another performance of a large scale popular orchestral work arranged for solo piano. This time it’s Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” which demands his considerable skill and virtuosic dexterity around the keyboard. In the usual Friday recital format: an hour’s music followed by a glass of wine in convivial company.

Programme

“Pictures at an Exhibition” - Mussorgsky ( arr. for solo piano)

event co-ordinator: Helen Deakin  (Classical Music Co-ordinator)

Friday 16th October 2026

Tickets £15, includes a complimentary glass of wine or soft drink after the talk

When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.

A talk and documentary film that records the memories of some of those who worked for Philip & Son over the last century.  Based at Nos and Sandquay shipyards on the River Dart, Philips & Son were world famous for producing some of the finest boats and ships in Britain.  Some still in service today.  After WW1, Philip & Son developed a reputation for producing high quality, powerful, seagoing tugs, and cornered the market for Lightships for Trinity House. During WW2 600 workers across both Nos and Sandquay produced over 200 ships and boats for the MOD, playing a critical role in production of ships like Harbour Boom Vessels for Coastal Forces.  Models of some of the ships made at Philips & Son will be displayed.

In partnership with Dartmouth Museum

Friday 13 November 2026, 5.30pm

Tickets £15 (to include a complimentary glass of wine or soft drink after the screening)

 

 

Alexander Ullman (piano)

Winner of the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition,  Alexander Ullman has performed at the BBC Proms, the Wigmore Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall (London) and in the concert halls of 40 other countries, including the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Gewandhaus (Leipzig) and the Kennedy Centre (Washington DC). He has featured on BBC Radio 3, France Musique and MDR Klassik. Following his performance in March 2025 (when he replaced an injured Mark Bebbington) he is back by popular demand with an exciting virtuoso programme.

For more about Alex please go to www.alexanderullman.com

 

Programme

BEETHOVEN: Sonata op 2 no. 1 in F minor

CHOPIN: Ballade no. 4 op. 52

CHOPIN: Polonaise-Fantaisie op. 61

BRAHMS: Sonata op. 1 no. 1 in C major

LISZT / PAGANINI: Etudes – no 3 (la Campanella) no 6 (Theme & Variations)

Friday 20th November 2026

Tickets £24, Under 18 £5

Classical Series Season Ticket £65 (includes tickets for all 3 concerts which must be purchased in the same transaction)

Further concerts in the series are:

Friday 6th March

Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) & George Fu (piano)

Friday 26th June

Martin Roscoe (piano)

Are you interested in becoming a 'Classical Supporter' for a concert or concerts in the 2026 series? for full details of the scheme please contact Helen Deakin on 01803 835882

Event co-ordinator: Helen Deakin  (Classical Music Co-ordinator)

Martin Roscoe (piano)

One of the UK’s most loved and respected pianists, Martin Roscoe is in great demand as a concerto soloist, chamber musician and recitalist. He appears regularly at the Wigmore Hall and has long-standing associations with many UK orchestras, including the BBC Philharmonic and BBC Scottish Symphony. A prolific recording artist, Martin has a distinguished discography and is one of the most broadcast pianists on BBC radio. His programme is full of contrast and colour and we look forward very much to his second appearance at the Flavel.

For more about Martin please go to  www.martinroscoe.co.uk

Programme

SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen Op.15

BEETHOVEN: Sonata Op.110 in Ab major

JOHN IRELAND: April  

JOHN IRELAND: Amberley Wild Brooks

DEBUSSY: Children’s Corner

DEBUSSY: Reflets Dans L’Eau ( Images 1 )

DEBUSSY: Poissons D’Or (Images 2)

DEBUSSY: L’Isle Joyeuse

Friday 26 June 2026

Tickets £24, Under 18 £5

Classical Series Season Ticket £65 (includes tickets for all 3 concerts which must be purchased in the same transaction)

Further concerts in the series are:

Friday 6 March

Tamsin Waley-Cohen & George Fu (violin & piano)

Friday 20 November

Alexander Ullman (piano)

Are you interested in becoming a 'Classical Supporter' for a concert or concerts in the 2026 series? for full details of the scheme please contact Helen Deakin on 01803 835882

Event co-ordinator: Helen Deakin  (Classical Music Co-ordinator)

With Grateful thanks to THE JOHN IRELAND TRUST FOR THEIR GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP

Is Britain stuck in a doom loop of higher debt and higher taxes? Or can we fix the

British economy?

In Can We Be Rich Again? Jeremy Hunt argues that getting out of Britain’s low

growth is a solvable problem, and that we should approach the country’s economic

future with optimism.

Hunt asks the key questions: How deliverable are the changes we need by a Labour,

Conservative or Reform government? How do we get the economy growing despite

dangerous levels of debt? How do we sell long term reforms when our leaders have

so little political capital? But countering pessimism needs solutions not just

assertions, and they need to be realistic – plans that politicians can actually deliver in

a democratic system and the majority of the electorate can get behind.

Jeremy Hunt was elected Conservative MP for South West

Surrey in 2005. He was first appointed Secretary of State for

Health in September 2012, then served as Secretary of State for

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from July 2018 to July 2019, and Chancellor of

the Exchequer from October 2022 to July 2024. Before his election as an MP, Jeremy

 ran his own educational publishing business, Hotcourses. He also set up a charity to

help AIDS orphans in Africa in which he continues to play an active role. Jeremy

lives in Godalming and London with his wife, son and two daughters.

Jeremy Hunt will be interviewed by John Suchet.

“Let us take you to Paris” offers an immersive experience of French music, featuring iconic works from artists like Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Django Reinhardt, Sydney Bechet and Serge Gainsbourg.

The show is guided by Parisian-born Fifi La Mer, who sings and plays accordion, and Oliver Wilby, who performs on clarinet, tenor saxophone and accordion. Together they bring a unique blend of French musical history, covering a century of Parisian tunes, while sharing captivating tales of romance, mystery, and heartache associated with the City of Lights. Fifi and Oliver have gained recognition through sold-out shows at venues like Ronnie Scott’s and various theatres across the country. Oliver has also performed with prestigious ensembles such as the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Ray Gelato and BBC Big Band.

Their engaging performance has been featured in the NatWest advertising campaign. Audience testimonials praise the show for its captivating music, entertaining storytelling, and the charming, talented duo’s ability to create an exciting and enjoyable atmosphere. The performance promises a charismatic, authentic taste of Paris through its distinctive musical arrangements and rich historical context.

Friday September 25th

Tickets £19  

Dartmouth’s very own Mr South and guests present an evening of classic rave music.

Let’s Dance

Expect to hear Acid house / Break Beat / D & B / Disco / Dub / Electro / Funk / Garage / Hardcore / Hip Hop / Jungle / Jazz Funk / Old Skool / P-Funk / Rare Groove / RAVE and Techno

Artists Line-up

Tamsin

Mr South

Miss Perspective

DJ Karismatic

Apricity

JC and Skywalker

Sons of South

Saturday 18th July

Tickets £8 / Concessions £5 

Living Spit presents

Too Many Greek Myths

When two members of Clevedon-based comedy theatre company, Living Spit, are overhead bragging about how good they are, Zeus, enraged by their hubris, decides to teach them a lesson. His punishment? A Herculean challenge: to squeeze twenty of the greatest Ancient Greek myths into one chaotic, side-splitting show!

Join Living Spit as they tackle everything from Hades to Heracles, Midas to Medusa, with their trademark blend of harebrained humour, questionable wigs and a total disregard for historical accuracy. Can they conquer the labyrinth of legends before time runs out? Or will the gods have the last laugh? Prepare for a mythological marathon-Living Spit style!

Warning: May contain togas, ridiculous puns and possibly an overworked Trojan Horse.

“All I could see was people doubled over in unrestrained mirth...a performance of sublime, almost omniscient majesty...Like silly King Midas, everything Living Spit touches turns into gold.” *****Stage Talk Magazine

“Brilliant. I went with my best mate and feltlike I’d made two more. Go with yours!” The Bristol Magazine

Age guidance: 8+

Running time: 1h10min

Written by Stu McLoughlin

Directed by Craig Edwards

Tickets £16.50 Under 18’s £10

When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890s North Wales to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-

class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeople.

 

Alongside his spirited cousin Lily and loyal butler Gelert, Henry tries to carve out his own identity as the Fifth Marquess, navigating suffocating traditions, scheming relatives, and the long shadow cast by his estranged father.

Inspired by a true story, this riotous, uncompromising celebration of otherness, is led fearlessly by rising star and BAFTA nominee Callum Scott Howells (It’s a Sin, The Beautiful Game), joined by a stellar supporting cast of three-time BAFTA nominee Rupert Everett (The Happy Prince, An Ideal Husband), Ruby Stokes (Jay Kelly, Bridgerton), BAFTA winner Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls, Alice Through the Looking Glass), Louis Hynes (A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Great),

Louise Brealey (Sherlock, Brian and Charles), Tom Rhys Harries (White Lines, The Gentlemen)

and Paul Rhys (Wuthering Heights, Saltburn).

Martin Simpson  

“One of England’s most revered folk performers, widely acknowledged as one of the finest

acoustic and slide guitar players in the world, Martin's interpretations of traditional songs are masterpieces of storytelling. His remarkable solo shows are intense, eclectic, spellbinding and deeply moving. Always prolific, and never one to rest long without a guitar in his hands and a song in his head, Martin Simpson continues to travel the length and breadth of the UK and beyond giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his remarkable intimate solo performances. Martin was nominated an astounding 32 times in the 18 years of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards - more than any other performer - and has won numerous awards.

September 2026 sees the release of “Some Kind of Jubilee” the new album from Martin

Simpson. 50 years on from his first LP this record captures Martin at his absolute best

supported by a cast of brilliant musicians. Recorded in Yorkshire and Santa Monica,

courtesy of Jackson Browne, “Some Kind of Jubilee” contains new originals, reimagined

classics and traditional songs.

“One of the virtuoso instrumentalists of the English music scene... sounds better than ever" **** The Guardian

Thursday 10th September

Tickets £24

 

There’s a sea lover in every Brit.

The Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 has been keeping people in tune with the gloriously fickle British weather for a century, and capturing our hearts and imaginations along the way.

Celebrating a hundred years since the first broadcast, this book takes you to the heart of what the Shipping Forecast means to us as a nation. Each of the ten chapters brings you on a fascinating exploration of a different area of our British maritime history, from stormy weather up above to the seabed far below, and from fishing boats and battleships to the songs and poems inspired by the forecast.

This joyous book invites you to sail away into the enchanting world of the forecast, and is the perfect companion for anyone curious about our great British skies and seas.

Meg Clothier studied Classics at Cambridge, sailed from England to Alaska and worked as a journalist in London and Moscow. She has published three historical novels and Sea Fever: A Seaside Companion, a book full of marine lore and seaside charm, with her brother, Chris. She lives on the sunny side of the Quantock Hills with her husband, two children and an improbable number of vegetables.

Join poetry legend Michael Rosen as he presents his new one-person show Getting Through It, formed of a double bill of monologues, The Death of Eddie and Many Kinds of Love.

Getting Through It is a powerful, deeply personal yet universally relatable, double bill of monologues and poetry.

In the first part, The Death of Eddie, Michael explores his experience after losing his 18-year-old son to meningitis, recalling the strange and contradictory mix of emotions felt after the unexpected loss. This story, memorably captured in Michael’s children’s book The Sad Book, is told in vivid and poetic detail.

In the second part, Many Kinds of Love, Michael recounts his 48-day period in intensive care, after contracting COVID-19 early in the pandemic, and having to face his own mortality. Both stories are told with Michael’s signature positivity, humour and poetry. Together, the two pieces are a testimony to the spirit of recovery.

"Simple yet powerfully affecting, it is a remarkable event" ★★★★★ West End Best Friend

"A universal human journey"  ★★★★★ Everything Theatre

Join local author Monty Halls as he tells one of the great un-known tales of WW2. In a remote house in Scotland, during Britain’s darkest hour, an extraordinary group of renegades, outliers, eccentrics, and visionaries gathered to create a new type of fighter. The story of the force they created, and the great raids they undertook (some of which were launched from Dartmouth), is told in his new book “Churchill's Killing House”.

Signed copies will be available on the night.

Monty is a former Royal Marines officer, best known for his three hugely popular BBC series ‘Great Escapes’, where he lived on the west coasts of Scotland and Ireland with his dog Reuben. Monty went on to present the multi-award-winning BBC series "Great Barrier Reef" and "The Fisherman’s Apprentice" again for the BBC, as well as series for Discovery and Channel 5.

Thursday 4th June

Tickets £16.50 

NT Live

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

by Christopher Hampton

based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

directed by Marianne Elliott

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.

Thursday 25th June 2026

Tickets £18  

Under 18’s £11

OUR LAND

In England, a growing movement is pushing back against the fences that divide people from nature. Through bold mass trespasses, Right to Roam activists demand greater access to the countryside — but in doing so, they collide head-on with landowners who insist they are the true guardians of the land.

 

OUR LAND explores this clash with nuance and clarity. Weaving together past and present, it lays out the deep-rooted tensions between public access, private ownership and environmental stewardship. Voices from both sides are given space to speak: campaigners fighting for freedom to roam, and landowners defending their vision of protection and responsibility. As the struggle over who gets to enjoy — and care for — the natural world grows ever more urgent, the film poses a fundamental question: who does the land really belong to?

From beloved, bestselling author Patrick Gale comes a searing portrayal of escape and the power of love, home and a family.

Love Lane is a brilliant new standalone novel featuring characters from Patrick’s Costa-shortlisted novel A Place Called Winter.

1950s Northern England. Three generations of men, two of women.

When veteran Canadian wheat farmer, Harry Cane is brutally obliged to sell up and sail home to an England transformed by two world wars, his arrival triggers unwelcome self-examination for the family he abandoned, and for whom he has never been more than a distant myth.

His daughter feels duty bound to take him in but is riven with doubt and ambushed by a long-buried anger she has never before expressed. Harry's effect on the next generation is less predictable and enables his granddaughter to deal with an unspeakable trauma, while her gentle husband feels seen for who he truly is. Can Harry stay and make a new life before

it's too late, or will he find himself cast out again, punished for having witnessed and understood too much?

From the rural plains of Canada to 1950s Liverpool and Yorkshire, Love Lane is a searing

portrayal of escape and entrapment, and a powerful exploration of what home and family

can really be.

Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight. He spent his infancy at Wandsworth Prison, which his father governed, then grew up in Winchester before going to Oxford University. He now lives on a farm near Land's End. One of this country's best-loved

novelists, his most recent works are A Perfectly Good Man, the Richard and Judy bestseller Notes From An Exhibition, the Costa-shortlisted A Place Called Winter and Mother's Boy. His original BBC television drama, Man In An Orange Shirt, was shown to great acclaim in 2017 as part of the BBC's Queer Britannia series, leading viewers around the world to discover his novels.

Love Lane has been selected for this year’s Book Festival Big Read

ANYONE FOR TENNIS?

A Wimbledon line judge for 20 years, comedian Pauline Eyre is ready to spill the Pimms on tennis gossip from the fragrant royal box to the musty locker room, and why line judges are OUT!

Expect smashing stories, ace anecdotes and a 40-love letter to the game. And there’s nobody to say ‘quiet please’. She cannot be serious...can she?

“Laughs aplenty...juicy locker room secrets...naughty line judge-y anarchy...motivational joy...Nice.”5***** North WestEnd

"What makes the hour land is the marriage of insider authority and properly honed comic timing. It’s not just a love letter to a game; it’s a blueprint for turning an obsession into a well-structured, laugh-out-loud show.”4**** One4Review

‘She’s warm, wonderfully funny and you’ll want to be her pal' Angela Barnes.

‘10out of10’ Giles Brandreth (THE Giles Brandreth!!)

Fresh from sold-out run at Edinburgh Fringe 2025.As featured in/on The Guardian, Sunday Post, The Times, The Guardian, Daily Mail, BBC5 Live, Radio Wimbledon, Der Spiegel, TVNZ, ABC Australia...

Directed by Ben van Der Velde

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Presented in partnership with BeWild

Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Trio

"There’s something of the proverbial elder statesman about Peter Knight, in terms of his place in music, which cannot be overstated. It’s not just in the quality of his playing...there’s a focus on the sheer inventiveness of Peter’s playing, in the adventurous arrangements he shares with his collaborators, and in his musical leadership” Northern Sky Magazine

Since his inaugural performance with the fledgling Steeleye Span in 1970, Peter Knight has been a mainstay of the British folk scene. Never one to rest on his laurels, Peter has carved a reputation as a relentlessly questing musician “as mercurial as quicksilver”, and it is never quite so apparent as in his work with the various Gigspanner line-ups.

The Gigspanner Trio is the beating heart from which all other lineups have evolved, and the one most loved by many for the intimacy and joy manifest in their virtuosic performances. Audiences revel in the opportunity to witness ‘up close and personal’ the almost telepathic communication that exists between Peter, guitarist Roger Flack and hand percussionist, Sacha Trochet.

Described by Folk Radio UK as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and beyond”, they take self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and beyond, and with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, produce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator” (Spiral Earth).

“Music of intelligently crafted brilliance” 5***** Songlines Magazine

“Some of the most beautiful music the genre has to offer” 5***** Maverick Magazine

Friday 4th December

Tickets £24

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Summer Season

Puccini’s Turandot

This Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour production, directed by Chen Shi-Zheng, is known for its lavish sets, including a 25-meter dragon and a 20-meter pagoda, and its use of contemporary cinema and Chinese acrobatics. The production features a cast of world-class singers, including Dragana Radakovic as Turandot and Riccardo Massi as Calaf, and is known for its powerful rendition of “Nessun Dorma”.

Tuesday 25th August 2026

Tickets £14/Under 16’s £11

Pulse Dance Presents

The MIROH PROJECT 

Learn Stray Kids on The Flavel Stage

Ages 5-16

Saturdays 9.30 -10.30am May 23-Jun 13

A 4-week K-pop dance project learning the iconic choreography to MIROH by Stray Kids.

Pulse minis 5-8yrs 9.30-9.55am

Simplified, high energy version. Ganes, confidence, big “MIROH” shouts

Pulse Crew 9-16 yrs 10.00-10.30am

Stray Kids version + Pulse Dance choreo, Formations, technique, stage ready.

Week 4 family showcase on the Flavel Stage

Only 12 Space total £40 for 4 weeks

The Royal Opera present COSÌ FAN TUTTE

Spurred on by a bet, two young men hatch a plan to test the fidelity of their girlfriends. What follows is a slippery game of seduction and power, the four lovers plunging into a dizzying world of shifting reality, where truth becomes increasingly unstable.  Così fan tutte has lost none of its sting since it first scandalised audiences in 1790. In her Main Stage debut, Netia Jones, Associate Director of The Royal Opera, reimagines Mozart’s comedy of manners through a sharp contemporary lens, where 18th-century romantic trickery meets deeply satirical high-tech deceit. Taking on the roles of the lovers is an exciting young cast led by Louise Alder, Simone McIntosh, Mingjie Lei and Huw Montague Rendall, with Gerald Finley as their manipulative game-master Don Alfonso and Emily Pogorelc as Despina. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts, bringing out the exquisite melodies that underpin the provocative, and resolutely modern, themes at the heart of the opera.

Cast:  

Fiordiligi LOUISE ALDER

Dorabella SIMONE MCINTOSH

Ferrando MINGJIE LEI

Guglielmo HUW MONTAGUE RENDALL

Don Alfonso GERALD FINLEY

Despina EMILY POGORELC

Creatives:

Music WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Conductor THOMAS HENGELBROCK

Director NETIA JONES

Set Designer HYEMI SHIN

Costume Designers NETIA JONES, HYEMI SHIN

Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Tuesday 23rd February 2027

Tickets £18 Adults £11 under 16’s

The Royal Opera present GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG 

Synopsis:

An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods.  Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brünnhilde. Learning the truth of her beloved’s innocence, Brünnhilde at last returns the ring to the Rhinemaidens, before ordering that Valhalla be swallowed in flames. For the long-awaited finale of Wagner’s epic saga, director Barrie Kosky situates the rich apocalyptic drama in a contemporary world of dream-like turmoil. Antonio Pappano, Conductor Laureate of The Royal Opera, returns to take on the impassioned, otherworldly music – including Siegfried’s transporting Funeral March and Brünnhilde’s electrifying Immolation Scene. The brilliant cast is led by Elisabet Strid, Andreas Schager and Mika Kares, who together with the full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Opera Chorus bring opera’s greatest journey to its shattering end.

Cast:  

Siegfried ANDREAS SCHAGER

Gunther THOMAS LEHMAN

Hagen MIKA KARES

Alberich CHRISTOPHER PURVES

Brünnhilde ELISABET STRID

Creatives:

Music RICHARD WAGNER

Conductor ANTONIO PAPPANO

Director BARRIE KOSKY

Set Designer RUFUS DIDWISZUS

Costume Designer VICTORIA BEHR

Lighting Designer ALESSANDRO CARLETTI

Sung in German with English subtitles. New production

Wednesday 3rd February 2027

£18 Adults £11 under 16’s

The Metropolitan Opera

LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST [New Production]

 

Synopsis:

Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by celebrated British director Richard Jones, marking the company’s first new production of La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years. Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky adds to her already remarkable Met repertoire, making her role debut as Minnie, the tough tavern owner with a heart of gold who finds love when she least expects it. Tenor SeokJong Baek is the dashing bandit who rambles into the remote California mining town to steal her heart, opposite baritone Christopher Maltman as the lawman determined to deliver rough justice—and win Minnie for himself. Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson takes the podium to conduct one of opera’s most action-packed adventures, live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide. This production is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to cinemas across the globe.

Cast:  

Minnie SONDRA RADVANOVSKY

Dick Johnson SEOKJONG BAEK

Jack Rance CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN

Creatives:

 Music GIACOMO PUCCINI

Conductor KERI-LYNN WILSON

Director RICHARD JONES

Set Designer MIRIAM BUETHER

Costume Designer NICKY GILLIBRAND

Lighting Designer MIMI JORDAN SHERIN

Choreographer LUCY BURGE

Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Tuesday 26th January 2027

£18 Adults £11 under 16’s 

 

The Royal Ballet present ROMEO AND JULIET

 

The Capulets and Montagues are sworn enemies. Yet it is love at first sight for Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet when they meet each other at the Capulet ball, into which Romeo has snuck. The two fall in love and they profess their devotion to each other at Juliet’s balcony. They secretly get married.  

The stakes are raised for the young couple when Romeo avenges the death of his friend Mercutio who has been killed by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. For this, Romeo is exiled from Verona. Meanwhile, Juliet’s parents are forcing her to marry another suitor. In order to be together, Romeo and Juliet must risk it all.  

Cast:

Juliet FUMI KANEKO

Romeo VADIM MUNTAGIROV

Mercutio FRANCISCO SERRANO

Tybalt RYOICHI HIRANO

Benvolio GIACOMO ROVERO

Paris LUKAS B. BRÆNDSRØD

Lord Capulet BENNET GARTSIDE

Lady Capulet CHRISTINA ARESTIS

Creatives:

Choreography KENNETH MACMILLAN

Music SERGEY PROKOFIEV

Conductor KOEN KESSELS

Designer NICHOLAS GEORGIADIS

Lighting Designer JOHN B. READ

Staging and Artistic Supervisor to the MacMillan Estate LAURA MORERA

Tuesday 25th May 2027

£18 Adults £11 under 16’s

The Royal Ballet present SWAN LAKE

Princess Odette is bound by a curse, turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. The spell can only be broken by a pledge of eternal love. When she meets Prince Siegfried, he is immediately enamored by her fragile beauty and pledges to free her. But freedom is not promised for Odette as Von Rothbart conspires to thwart the lovers’ plans.

Liam Scarlett’s production for The Royal Ballet brings together Tchaikovsky’s towering score and John Macfarlane’s picturesque designs to create an enduring ballet spectacle of love, treachery and forgiveness.

Choreography MARIUS PETIPA, LEV IVANOV

Additional Choreography LIAM SCARLETT, FREDERICK ASHTON

Music PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Conductor KOEN KESSELS

Production LIAM SCARLETT

Designer JOHN MACFARLANE

Lighting Designer DAVID FINN

Thursday 22nd April 2027

Tickets £18 Adults £11 under 16’s

The Royal Opera presents CARMEN

Synopsis:

Under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, the fiercely independent Carmen attracts the attention of Don José. She warns him not to fall in love with her, but his obsession knows no bounds. Damiano Michieletto’s searing production returns, casting scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.

An all-star cast brings this white-hot drama to life, with Ginger Costa-Jackson in the fiery title role, alongside Russell Thomas as the jealous and despairing Don José. Following his 2023 Royal Opera debut, Sesto Quatrini returns to conduct Bizet’s electrifying and sensual score.

Cast:  

Carmen GINGER COSTA-JACKSON

Don José RUSSELL THOMAS

Micaëla ADRIANA GONZÁLEZ

Escamillo ALEXANDER VINOGRADOV

Zuniga BARNABY REA

Creatives:

Music GEORGES BIZET

Libretto HENRI MEILHAC, LUDOVIC HALÉVY

Conductor SESTO QUATRINI

Director DAMIANO MICHIELETTO

Set Designer PAOLO FANTIN

Costume Designer CARLA TETI

Sung in French with English subtitles.

The Royal Ballet presents MANON [Revival]

Synopsis:

In the seedy underbelly of 18th-century Paris, money is king. Nothing is sacred – even love itself can be bought for the right price. A native of this hedonistic underworld, Manon is caught between twin desires when she falls in love with the student Des Grieux. Steadfast and devoted, he offers the possibility of an honourable life. Yet, the riches promised by the world of Parisian society remain tempting...

Manon’s inner turmoil and struggle for survival lie at the devastating heart of Kenneth MacMillan’s 1974 adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel. In this signature work of The Royal Ballet, MacMillan’s nuanced understanding of human psychology makes for an unflinching look into the moral degradation of Manon’s Paris, while all its decadence and decay are brought to life through Jules Massenet’s score and Nicholas Georgiadis’s designs.

Creatives:

Choreography KENNETH MACMILLAN

Music JULES MASSENET

Orchestration MARTIN YATES

Conductor KOEN KESSELS

Designer NICHOLAS GEORGIADIS

Lighting Designer JACOPO PANTANI

The Royal Ballet presents THE NUTCRACKER [Revival]

Synopsis:

At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops.

Peter Wright’s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs.

Cast:  

The Sugar Plum Fairy MAYARA MAGRI

The Prince REECE CLARKE

Herr Drosselmeyer JAMES HAY

Clara MARIANNA TSEMBENHOI

Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker TAISUKE NAKAO

Creatives:

Choreography PETER WRIGHT after LEV IVANOV

Music PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY  

Conductor CHARLOTTE POLITI

Original Scenario MARIUS PETIPA after E.T.A. HOFFMANN  

Production and Scenario PETER WRIGHT  

Designer JULIA TREVELYAN OMAN

Lighting Designer MARK HENDERSON  

Filmed 10th December 2025

The Royal Opera present TOSCA

Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates, in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out?

Oliver Mears’s acclaimed production returns, setting Puccini’s operatic thriller in a contemporary, war-torn Rome. Daniel Oren conducts Aleksandra Kurzak, who returns to the title role, joined by Saimir Pirgu as Cavaradossi and Christopher Maltman as Baron Scarpia.

Cast:  

Floria Tosca ALEKSANDRA KURZAK

Mario Cavaradossi SAIMIR PIRGU

Baron Scarpia CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN

Spoletta ALED HALL

Cesare Angelotti PAWEŁ HORODYSKI

Creatives:

Music GIACOMO PUCCINI

Conductor DANIEL OREN

Director OLIVER MEARS

Set Designer SIMON LIMA HOLDSWORTH

Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Wednesday 5th May 2027

£18 Adults £11 under 16’s

The Metropolitan Opera presents MACBETH (new production)

Sung in Italian with English subtitles

Synopsis:

Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists return to The Met: Live in HD for Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple determined to seize power at any cost. Following past triumphs in many of Verdi’s signature baritone roles, Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite Lise Davidsen—the world’s reigning dramatic soprano—as the power-mad Lady Macbeth, whose ruinous ambition damns them both. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for a penetrating production by Louisa Proske, a brilliant young director making waves around the world. Rounding out the all-star cast are tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the heroic Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Macbeth’s friend-turned-victim Banquo. This production is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to cinemas across the globe.

Cast:  

Macbeth QUINN KELSEY

Lady Macbeth LISE DAVIDSEN

Macduff FREDDIE DE TOMMASO

Banquo RYAN SPEEDO GREEN

Creatives:

Music GIUSEPPE VERDI

Conductor YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN

Director LOUISA PROSKE

Set Designer JON BAUSOR

Stuff and Nonsense present a brilliantly bonkers show from the makers of smash hit The Gingerbread Man and other family theatre triumphs

 

Rabbit & Rey and the Lost Things

Ever felt like the world’s playing hide and seek with your stuff?

One moment it’s there... the next, poof! Your toy, your glasses, your book, your sock... even your ideas, gone.

Meet Rey, an imagination expert, a question-asker, a glorious misplacer of everything, and by their side, Rabbit, their forever-loved bunny, wise and fiercely loyal. The one who's always there when the world feels too much.

Together they set off on an unforgettable quest, to find all the things they’ve ever lost…

Whilst Rey & Rabbit explore they realise the trail of Lost Things doesn’t end with them. Other people have Lost Things too!  

As Rey begins to realise that being a 'loser' might not be that bad, something remarkable starts to happen. What if losing things wasn’t the problem but the path?

This bold, funny and heart-tugging adventure mixes puppetry, visual storytelling and beautiful twists of the imagination, to explore our brilliant, often bewildering brains and what it means to live life a little out of order.

Ages 3+ | A joyful adventure for families with curious minds and big hearts, and for anyone who’s ever felt a little out of step.

£12 Adults £8 under 16    

Family ticket £35 (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children)

https://aloadofstuffandnonsense.co.uk/

Riverdance - 25th Anniversary Show

Having originated as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. Riverdance has gone on to become a worldwide phenomenon. This 25th Anniversary production is a powerful and stirring reinvention of the show, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning music and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. See the close-ups, the amazingly fast feet, the expressions and emotions of the dancers and musicians, and the creative camera angles that show the work more intimately and revealingly than is possible for an audience sitting in the stalls. A brief documentary detailing the history of Riverdance precedes the show.

Thursday 9th July

Tickets £18

£11 Under 18

Riviera Dogs are a 5-piece 80s party band hailing from Torbay 'The English Riviera' …no lycra, wigs or make up just faithful, respectful renditions of songs from the best decade in music!

Started as a side project in 2013 they soon found themselves in high demand and are now firmly established as the first choice for 80s nostalgia across the UK; the band is made up of professional musicians all with a wealth of experience and includes current touring members for Joss Stone & Bastille.

 

Over the years they have headlined many music festivals and provided entertainment for numerous high profile corporate events with support slots for 80s legends Go West, ASWAD, Katrina & The Waves & Boney M along the way.

 

With a high energy front man and a professional sound and light show Riviera Dogs promise you a 'feel good' night of big hits, movie tunes and forgotten gems all guaranteed to give you a night to remember!

Saturday 12th December

8.00pm

Tickets £20

We are delighted that Roger and James Deakins can join us this year to talk about Roger’s fascinating career in cinematography, as described in his new book, Reflections: On Cinematography.

From two-time Academy Award winner from 16 nominations, and five-time BAFTA award winner from 11 nominations, Sir Roger Deakins - widely regarded as the greatest cinematographer of all time - a one-of-a-kind visual memoir, telling his life's story by way of his iconic, beloved films, including The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall, Fargo, Blade Runner 2049, The Big Lebowski, 1917, and No Country for Old Men, among others.

Over the course of a brilliant 50-year career, Sir Roger Deakins has proven to be the greatest artist & visionary that the craft of cinematography has ever known.

In Reflections: On Cinematography, Deakins offers his fans and film enthusiasts a one-of-a-kind look into his life and improbable road to Hollywood immortality. Readers will discover how "the boy from Torquay, England" overcame a troubled childhood to enter his way into art school; his fortuitous entry into world of documentary filmmaking (including a yacht race around the world); to shooting groundbreaking music videos such as Herbie Hancock's "Rock It," to his singular film career, including his longtime collaborations with the Coen Brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve.

Filled with never-before-seen storyboards, sketches, and diagrams, Deakins shows readers how he created some of the most iconic scenes in the most beloved films of all time. Through candid, lyrical prose, Deakins reflects on his life and each of his projects; how he helped shape them, and how they shaped him.

A truly unique visual memoir, Reflections is for film fans and general readers alike, and for anyone looking to find inspiration, beauty, and creativity by looking through the singular lens with which Roger views the world.

Come and join the party

Reggae & Ska Party with live music from Shine Steel Band who are hosting a celebration of community, music, and great vibes.

Shine is Dartmouth's very own Steel Band. Join them for a family friendly evening of great music, good food and Caribbean style cocktails.  

Come dressed for your favourite beach holiday and sit back and enjoy the festival vibes or get up and dance to a familiar selection of reggae and ska classics.  

pre orders for the evening's food, can be purchased here : The Flavel Kitchen Presents a Caribbean night

www.shinesteelband.com

Friday 17th July

Tickets £12  

We are very excited to welcome Simon back to The Flavel. We invited Simon to promote his show and this is what he sent us…

They say you only play The Flavel seven times in your career, once on the way down, and six on a plateau. It'll be good to be back. Simon Munnery ("Quite simply, one of the comedians in the country" - The Times) returns to Dartmouth to try and make amends for last time. Lock up your goats. Expect the usual unusual melange of aphorisms, jokes, anecdotes, sketches, poetry & art. Multi award winning etc.

(And his mum even drew a special picture for the event)  

Saturday 26th September 2026

Tickets £20

https://www.simonmunnery.com/

Down for the Count recreate classic tunes from the Swing Era, but this is no mere nostalgia trip – the band perform each song in their own unmistakeable style, breathing new life into the best vintage music. Combine that with the band’s top class instrumental solos, sublime vocal performances, Join the UK’s hardest swinging band Down for the Count All-Stars for “one hellova celebration of vintage music” (Time Out London) – it’s time to Swing That Music!  

Described as “a breath of fresh air on the swing scene” (Twinwood Festival) Down for the Count’s 10-piece mini big band is regularly found in jazz clubs across the UK and abroad (Ronnie Scott’s London, Le Caveau de la Huchette Paris), at festivals including London Jazz Festival, and on BBC Radio. Now they are bringing the sounds and feels of the best jazz clubs to theatres around the country – with an electrifying show full of incredible energy, musicianship, and their own signature wry wit and humour.  

In the band’s updated show for 2026, you’ll hear instrumental songs from the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Glenn Miller, vocal classics from singers such as Nat ‘King’ Cole, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, and original arrangements of jazz standards penned by musicians in the band.

and irresistible warmth and joie de vivre, and you get a show that will leave you feeling uplifted and wanting more.

“Awesome!!!” Michael Bublé

“My first impulse on leaving Cadogan Hall in the wake of a standing ovation on Sunday evening was to ask permission to lay 10 stars on this outstanding gig rather than the usual five.” Jazz Journal

Tickets £25

The Balloonists

   

In the winter of 1999, Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard and British flight instructor Brian Jonesembark on an attempt to complete the last great aviation challenge of the 20th century – to circumnavigate the globe, nonstop in a hot-air balloon. Rival teams are lifting off across the world and the race is on to be the first to write their name in the history books. Working together, Piccard and Jones must overcome extreme weather conditions, survive potentially fatal technical failures and endure increasing mental and physical exhaustion if they want to make it.

Director John Dower (Thriller in Manila, Bradley Wiggins: A Year In Yellow)

Saturday 27th June

7.30pm 

 For any enquiries about the 2026 festival please contact Lindsay Ellwood on LindsayE@theflavel.org.uk

Refreshingly unconventional and snappily attired boutique orchestra BCO play gypsy and folk-flavoured music in their unique and surprising way.  From Balkan and Russian traditional music to their artful distillations of Romantic masterworks to soaring Gaelic folk anthems, BCO is an infectious musical experience and like none other.

With 16 albums to their name Budapest Café Orchestra was established by British composer and violinist Christian Garrick in 2009.  A diminutive ensemble of just four players, the BCO creates an astonishing soundscape and aural alchemy characteristic of larger ensembles, combining violin, guitar, accordion, double bass, saz, balalaika, domra and percussion to dazzling effect.

Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires - plus a few surprises along the way - hugely entertaining, immense skill and profound musicianship.

A show by the BCO is enough to make you want to book that holiday down the Danube!

The Budapest Cafe Orchestra

A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) enlist Lori (Michaela Coel), a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in his home studio, in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves.

Directed by

Steven Soderbergh

Starring

Michaela Coel

Ian McKellen

Jessica Gunning

James Cord

Twenty years after making their iconic turns as Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel—Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the sleek offices of Runway Magazine in 20th Century Studios’ “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 phenomenon that defined a generation.

The film is directed by David Frankel, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, produced by Wendy Finerman, and executive produced by Michael Bederman, Karen Rosenfelt and Aline Brosh McKenna.

Performance

Following the 1924 expedition to Mount Everest which ended so tragically with the death of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, The Epic of Everest, was released; an extraordinary silent film which documented both the climb and some of the earliest moving images from Tibet. IN 1924 the film was presented in the UK and Europe with a group of Tibetan monks who performed a prologue to the screenings featuring dance and Tantric music.

Join us here at the Flavel for a unique evening featuring Monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery who will present a live dance performance then an introduction to ‘The Epic of Everest’ film followed by the screening of the film (87 minutes) including a Prologue and Blessing by the monks as was done 100 years ago when the film was originally shown.  

Expect mesmerising chants of Buddhist texts to swirling costumed masked dances accompanied by ancient Tantric musical instruments: horns made from human leg bones, skull-drums, cymbals, bells and the great dungchen (long horns), as the monks evoke the atmosphere of sacred Tibet offering an experience of an ancient, endangered culture.

7th August 2026

Tickets £20

OR

Joint ticket a place on the workshop and evening film and presentation  

£28

SIMON YATES OF TOUCHING THE VOID - MY MOUNTAIN LIFE

A fascinating and humorous evening, acclaimed by both regular theatre patrons and outdoor enthusiasts alike!

On the remote Siula Grande in Peru in June 1985, mountaineer Simon Yates found himself in a desperately unenviable position. He was slowly being pulled off the mountain face by his injured partner, Joe Simpson, dangling on the rope 50 metres below. His decision to cut the rope saved both their lives in the epic of survival that followed and with the publication of the book ‘Touching The Void’, later film and stage play, both climbers became household names.

It was an experience that could have put many off the sport of mountaineering - but not Simon. Over 35 years later, he is still a very active exploratory climber and guide, making several expeditions to the mountains each year. From the Arctic to the Antarctic, Alaska to Central Asia there is hardly a significant range that he has not visited.

Come along and witness Simon’s tireless journey from that mountain in Peru to some of the remotest on the planet and share with him the drama, excitement and beauty of modern, lightweight alpinism. Told with wit, dry humour and lavishly illustrated with images and film collected on his great climbs.

“Simon is a totally engaging speaker, who both entertains and inspires.”

Wednesday 25th November

Tickets £19

If you are booking tickets to the Shine Steel Band why not pre-order your food here.

Dartmouth’s own Shine Steel Band are going to be bringing the rhythm to The Flavel on Friday July 17th and we will be bringing the flavour, serving up mild Jamaican chicken or vegetable curry with rice and peas. We will also be selling warm Jamaican patties and cocktails- perfect for a dreamy Caribbean night.

Please pre-order your food option, and on the night you can come up to collect your meal when

you’re ready.

TICKETS FOR THE SHINE STEEL BAND ARE AVAILABLE HERE : Shine Steel Band

£9 Chicken Curry

£8 Vegetable Curry

On Friday the 21st of August the Flavel Arts Centre have got something fishy happening, and we think we’re going to need a bigger boat. To celebrate the start of the Dartmouth Regatta, we will be serving a two course sit down meal in our auditorium followed by the iconic movie ‘JAWS’.

The first course to dive into will be a New England fish chowder topped with crispy bacon served with crusty sourdough and butter (Sweetcorn chowder with crispy onions for veggies) followed by an Amity Island Mess. Places are limited- so grab yours quick before they’re snapped up

Fish option £35

Veggie option £35 

The Good Old Fashioned Lover Boys

 are not your average Queen tribute, they are a full throttle celebration. Known for their outrageous party atmosphere, legendary short shorts, and infectious sense of fun, this band has spent over a decade selling out theatres and headlining festivals.

With impeccably performed Queen classics, powerhouse vocals, and a show honed through years on the big stages, they deliver the music you love with the flair it deserves. Every performance is a joyful, high-energy experience that turns audiences into part of the show.

In 2026, they return with their brand-new production Another Kind of Magic, a spectacular, feel good night packed with hits, sing-alongs, and pure rock ‘n’ roll fun.

Perfect for all ages. Guaranteed to party!

Saturday 22nd August 2026  

Tickets £24

We are very excited to bring you a rare UK gig with the fine gentlemen from Hackensaw Boys!

The Hackensaw Boys are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their classic album ‘Love What You Do’ with an extensive European tour in 2025/26. They could have chosen any album from their deep catalogue, but ‘Love What You Do’ stands out as a fan and band favourite. This album, with its unique blend of bluegrass, punk, and folk, is a true monument to Americana.

‘Before string bands were a “thing” in popular culture, there was the Hackensaw Boys. Before The Avett Brothers were selling out arenas, before Mumford & Sons were becoming the biggest band in music in a given year, before everybody and their brother was growing a beard and wearing suspenders and playing in jug bands, the Hackensaw Boys were mixing bluegrass and old time music with a punk attitude, and reshaping what a modern old school string band could sound like’. — Saving Country Music.

You’ll find it impossible to sit still during this performance.

Join us at Dartmouth’s Flavel Theatre on 5 December 2026 for a magical Christmas celebration featuring an 80-voice community choir, our 38 strong barbershop chorus, a talented string quartet and a brilliant pianist. The evening will finish with a breathtaking finale as more than 100 singers unite on stage. Every note, harmony and smile will help raise vital funds for Prostate Cancer UK, making this festive event as meaningful as it is memorable.

The Kingsmen are a successful all male a cappella harmony chorus based in Kingsbridge whose members come from all over the South Hams area and beyond.

https://www.kingsmen.org.uk/

Saturday December 5th

Tickets £17

Bart Schrijver’s acclaimed drama follows former best friends and roommates Chris (Bart Harder) and Lluis (Carles Pulido), who meet up after a decade to hike Scotland’s West Highland Way and Cape Wrath Trail.

 

Having taken the same 350-mile walk in their youth, the pair hope to rekindle their once-strong friendship by spending 30 days together in the majestic, raw beauty of the Scottish Highlands.

 

But while Chris remains preoccupied with work and life back at home, Lluis is determined to finish the trail to prove he can still do it. Amidst the sweeping landscapes, harsh weather and chance encounters with other hikers, the solitude and silence of the trek force the pair to confront truths about themselves and their friendship – and find out what it truly means to stand still and listen.

 

Shot entirely on the route of the walk, and in chronological order, The North is a beautiful ode to friendship and the healing power of nature.  It’s not only a poignant and powerful drama, but also perhaps the definitive hiking film, allowing us to take in the stunning majesty of the Highlands shoulder-to-shoulder with Lluis and Chris as they reconnect with each other and with nature.

 

Language: In English and Spanish and Dutch with English subtitles.

★★★★

“A majestic drama…purifying and uplifting” THE GUARDIAN

In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realise they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.

Cast

Hugh Jackman

Nicholas Braun

Nicholas Galitzine

Molly Gordon

Hong Chau

Emma Thompson

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Bryan Cranston

Chris O’Dowd

Regina Hall

Patrick Stewart

Bella Ramsey

Brett Goldstein

Rhys Darby

This event is hosted by The Arts Society – Dartmouth and Kingswear

From Essex punk potter to international superstar, national treasure Sir Grayson Perry is one of Britain’s favourite contemporary artists.  Now, he is a core part of The Establishment with works highly sought after. This lecture will examine his exciting and thought-provoking exhibitions and the unique character inside the flamboyant frocks.

Ian Swankie is a guide, cruise speaker and lecturer with a special interest in art and architecture.  He says that his enthusiasm can be rather contagious. He is an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society and a fully qualified City of London tour guide. He shows people around Tate Modern, Tate Britain, St Paul’s Cathedral and other London landmarks.

Members free – non-members £10

Guests are admitted by payment inside the main hall by cash or credit card

Thomas Atlas on tour for his 2nd album release Messages is back at The Flavel.

Thomas Atlas is a dynamic British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and performer whose musical journey seamlessly blends genres such as blues, soul, funk, jazz, and Americana to create an authentic and organic sound.

Saturday November 14th  

Tickets £13.50 

A gifted piano-tuner's meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.

Around 600 Latin inscriptions from Roman Spain and Portugal can be used to explore the extent and nature of life within the region in the Roman period. The talk will also cover what we can learn from these inscriptions about life including the role women played.

Claire's research lies in Roman social and economic history. She has published articles and contributed to, and edited, several books.

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Summer Season

Verdi’s Aida

In Aida, Verdi masterfully pits the intimate affairs of the heart against the grandeur of the universe: where kingdoms rise and fall and the sands of time grind onwards. There could be no grander setting for such an opera than Sydney Harbour itself, awash with the light of the city and the Sydney Opera House silhouetted against the setting sun.

16th July  

Tickets £14/under 16’s £11

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Summer Season

Verdi’s La Traviata

Verdi’s hugely popular La Traviata returns to the Sydney Harbour water stage featuring a breath-taking soaring 9 metre high, 3.5-ton chandelier covered in 10,000 shimmering Swarovski crystals. This glamorous production was captured on location on Sydney Harbour in 2021 in front of a sold-out audience. La Traviata features timeless romantic arias, lively choreography, beautiful costumes and spectacular fireworks.

Friday 11th September

Tickets £14/Under 16’s £11

Workshop

Five Tibetan monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery introduce details of the beautiful costumes worn in the dances of the Gutor Festival at Tibetan New Year and invite you to learn a few of the steps.  A demonstration and explanation of Taksel, the art of dialectical debate, and an opportunity to learn some of the intricate mudras (hand gestures) from Tantric prayer offer an insight into life in a Buddhist monastery.  

7th August 2026

90 mins

Tickets £12  

 

Young Dart Voices is a brand-new youth choir for ages 11-19, which launched in January 2026 at The Flavel Arts Centre in Dartmouth. Led by Jeremy Kenyon, the new Director of Music for the Benefice of Dartmouth and Elle Miles, the choir offers an uplifting and inclusive space for young people to sing music from a variety of genres, build confidence, and make new friends through music.

• Free to join – no previous singing experience required

• Ages: 11–19

• When: Monday evenings at 17.00 from April 20th, 2026

• Where: The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth

• Led by experienced choir director Jeremy Kenyon

The project is part of The Flavel’s ongoing commitment to supporting arts and culture in Dartmouth, and we hope Young Dart Voices will become a vibrant part of local life.

For more details or to register interest, please contact info@theflavel.org.uk or jjkenyon77@gmail.com.

Free

Dates

April 20/27

May 11/18

June 1/8/15/22/29

July 6/13

We are grateful to The National Lottery Community Fund for their support