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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.

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.

HELENA CLEWS: LIFE DRAWING CLASSES

(max 30 participants)

£135 for block of 6 classes to include complimentary hot drinks and biscuits

Wednesday 3 June

Wednesday 10 June

Wednesday 17 June

Wednesday 24 June

Wednesday 1 July  

Wednesday 8 July

10am -12.30pm

Book your place and join in on the hugely successful life drawing workshops at the Flavel. It's a wonderful opportunity to draw alongside Helena and practice one of the fundamental skills of art.

The workshops are for all abilities. Helena will be available to provide individual feedback and help as necessary. The sessions are divided into the first part of short poses, ranging from 1 - 20 minute poses, a short break and then one long pose for around 55 minutes.

Information on what you need:

Please bring materials that you would like to draw with; ideally some charcoal (compressed and willow), coloured soft pastels, soft pencil (2B or softer) and a rubber. If you have your own paper/sketchbook then please bring that too.

Drawing boards will be provided and sheets of A2 cartridge paper is available to buy in cash on the day - 4 sheets for £1. There will also be some basic materials available on the day in exchange for a cash donation.

This year Marilyn Monroe turns 100. As a centennial tribute, award-winning biographer, Andrew Wilson, will talk about his biography: I Wanna Be Loved By You, followed by Q&A and book signing.

After a short break, there will be a screening of ‘Some Like It Hot’

Dreamer. Bombshell. Icon.

Featuring a wealth of unpublished material, Andrew Wilson’s biography of Marilyn Monroe presents the actress in a startling new light.

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, she had an uncertain and unforgiving upbringing with a mentally ill mother, an absent father and cruel foster parents. She would dream about Hollywood, and she transformed herself into the ultimate goddess of the silver screen; her image has been branded into the collective consciousness. Men lusted after her, and women wanted to be her. All her life, she just wanted to be loved.

Marilyn Monroe was more than just a goddess of the screen. She was highly intelligent and well-read, and formed long-term friendships with poets, philosophers, playwrights and political activists, such as with the avant-garde poet Edith Sitwell. After training with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, she worked hard to dismantle the common perception that she was nothing but a dumb blonde.

About the author:

Andrew Wilson is an award-winning biographer, novelist and journalist. In 2003, his first book, Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith (Bloomsbury) won an Edgar Allan Poe Award and the LAMBDA Literary Award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize.

Since then, he has written the biographies of Harold Robbins: The Man Who Invented Sex, Mad Girl’s Love Song: Sylvia Plath and Life Before Ted, Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin, and the group biography, Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived.

'Wilson is an articulate and gentle man, with a mind committed to evidence and the demeanour of someone likely to give you a fair shake. Watching him reminds you that of all the tricks in a biographer s bag, equanimity and respect for an interviewee's first impressions are indispensable' DAILY TELEGRAPH

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Some Like It Hot follows two musicians on the run from mobsters who disguise themselves as women and join an all-female band, sparking romantic entanglements and comic chaos. Billy Wilder’s sharp direction, witty script, and the chemistry of Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon make it a comedy masterpiece. Praised for its humour, cultural daring, and iconic ending, it remains a must-see classic that feels fresh decades later.

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

Jimmy Tamley – Comedy Ventriloquist

A world-class comedy ventriloquist known for his unforgettable characters like Lightening Les, Grandad, and Knuckles the biker. Jimmy blends sharp comedy, brilliant vocal skill, and audience interaction to create a truly unique show.

Best known for his standout appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, Jimmy wowed audiences nationwide and brought ventriloquism back into the spotlight.

With credits including major TV shows and international cruise lines, his fast-paced,

character-driven performances make him one of the most entertaining acts in the business.

This is a Fundraising Event for Dartmouth Theatre Company (DTC), so by coming along you will also be helping to keep the fantastic DTC children’s theatre shows alive and kicking in Dartmouth.

https://www.jimmytamley.com/Jimmy_Tamley_BGT.mp4

Tickets:

Adults £15

Children Under 16 £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).

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?

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 

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.

IT'S TIME TO GLAM-UP!

We are putting on a DWP2 event! Wear your most glamorous outfits and sashay down to The Flavel for drinks and canapés before the screening of the film.

Think stylish outfits, stilettos (preferably red) and sunglasses as in Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada 1.

Or alternatively model your look on the very debonair Stanley Tucci.

Prizes will be awarded for the most glamorous looks.

Tickets £15.00 includes a drink and canapés.

Date: Saturday 30th May

Time: 19.00 red carpet parade.

“I’m hoping everybody dresses up and goes to the movies…I’m hoping that everybody puts on their favourite Miranda Priestly-approved outfit and just has a blast.” Anne Hathaway

Top Secret Productions in association with Svengali Entertainment presents

The Magic of Science – High Voltage

 

This is your opportunity to surround yourself with the mystery of magic, cleverly fused with wondrous and miraculous feats of science. Hold on to your seats as the venue is transformed into a real-life science laboratory and lots of unbelievable "how did they do that!" moments. Experience non-stop action-packed interactive magical science experiments that will capture the imagination, a fast-moving and colourful magical science show, packed with mystery, suspense, and heaps of mess!

Top Secret is fun and entertaining for the whole family to enjoy along with inspiring and educating every young budding magician and scientist. The show is suitable for the whole family filled with mystery, suspense, and lots and lots of mess!  

Sunday 31st May 2026

Tickets

Adults £15

Under 16’s £12

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.

 

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