Dear Flavel Friends and Supporters, FLAVEL FOREVER WHO WE ARE Twenty years ago, we were part of a determined and enthusiastic group which founded the Flavel Arts and Community Centre. Our vision was to provide a centre in the heart of our community so that residents and visitors could enjoy high quality entertainment, a library, café and a meeting place for local groups. For the last 20 y...

Dartmouth Theatre Company present Shrek The Musical JR . Dartmouth Theatre Company presents its production of Shrek The Musical JR. at The Flavel Arts Centre on Friday 23rd, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th January 2026. The family-friendly musical comedy follows the adventures of an ogre named Shrek who sets off on a quest to rescue Princess Fiona from a tower guarded by a fierce dragon. Alo...

After a string of sold-out shows, Dartmouth Comedy Club has quickly built a reputation for bringing top-quality stand-up comedy to town. Each event features a hand-picked line-up of TV names, award-winning comedians, and rising stars from the UK comedy circuit. The full line-up for this date will be announced soon, but with the calibre of comedians we regularly host, you can be sure it’ll be anoth...

Renowned virtuoso acoustic guitarists, Duo Destino, bring their unique Flamenco Fusion style of play to Dartmouth for the very first time. You are guaranteed a feel-good evening with their flying finger-work and percussive playing as they seamlessly blend classical, rock and pop with flamenco. They will transport you from Spain to Italy, the Camargue and Mexico with maybe a bit of Hollywood thrown...

Richard Durrant is a composer and recording artist who defies categorisation. He is one of the leading guitar virtuosos of his generation who, uniquely, performs standing up. Richard Durrant: the Art of Levitation A wonderful live music event for both acoustic and classical guitar lovers and the musically curious. Featuring Richard’s original, haunting guitar music including his newly relea...

The choir will perform a range of seasonal music covering a wide variety of styles including pop Christmas classics from Chris de Burgh to Sia, some contemporary arrangements of traditional favourites by artists such as the Pentatonix as well as the opportunity for some audience participation in joining in well-known Christmas carols. Thursday 18th December 7.30pm Tickets £16, under 18’s £10

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 B...

This event is kindly sponsored by RIBEYE: Boats and Tenders The is a FREE screening of Home Alone – the original film from 1990. Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, John Candy It has been kindly sponsored by RIBEYE so that Dartmouth families can enjoy a very special FREE trip to the cinema this Christmas. To take part in this event just book y...

And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend … Last year’s global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time, now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion in Wicked: For Good. Directed once again by award-winning director Jon M. Chu and starring the spectacular returning cast, led ...

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”. Directed by: Richard Linklater Written by: Robert Kaplow Starring: Ethan Hawke Margaret Qualley Bobby Cannavale Andrew Scott Ethan Hawke deserves to...

HELENA CLEWS: LIFE DRAWING CLASSES (max 30 participants) Drawing boards will be provided £115 for block of 5 classes to include complimentary hot drinks and biscuits Wednesday 7 January Wednesday 14 January Wednesday 21 January Wednesday 28 January Wednesday 11 February 10-12.30am Book your place and join in on the hugely successful life drawing workshops at the Flavel. It's a ...

THE MARBLES is a compelling new documentary examining one of history's most controversial cultural disputes—the removal of the Parthenon Marbles—and the ongoing campaign to return them to Greece. From imperial acquisition to modern-day advocacy, this is the story of heritage, identity, and justice. In 1801, Lord Elgin controversially removed half the Parthenon's sculptures, sparking a backlash ...

Young Dart Voices, a brand-new youth choir for ages 11-19, will launch 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 will offer 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 j...

The Royal Opera LA TRAVIATA (sung in Italian with subtitles) At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisan courtesan Violetta is introduced to Alfredo Germont. The two fall madly in love, and though hesitant to leave behind her life of luxury and freedom, Violetta follows her heart. But the young couple’s happiness is short-lived, as the harsh realities of life soon come knocking. As in...

Friday@TheFlavel Love and Loss in Wartime Dartmouth A unique event based on the diaries and photographs of Jo Healy, a WREN in Dartmouth from 1941-43 In words taken from Jo’s diaries, her son Pete tells how Jo fell in love with Dartmouth RN patrol boat skipper, Mark Reid. Their relationship lasted three short months before Mark's boat was lost on the celebrated St. Nazaire Raid in 1942. Th...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare Directed by Robert Hastie Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one. National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (S...

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 B...

B..B…B….BEETHOVEN with John Suchet (extraordinary stories behind the music you will hear in the 2026 international Classical Series) John Suchet, the Flavel’s Honorary Patron, talks about the Beethoven pieces in the 2026 International Classical Series. Not a detailed analysis but rather a fascinating insight into how these pieces came to be written – the personalities behind the music. A regu...

We are delighted to be able to present this special work in progress in advance of a national tour. PULMAN & STILGOE-HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD Some of the best loved songs of our movie-musical lives. The Wizard of Oz to Wicked, West Side Story to La La Land-and many many more. The Hollywood musical feels like it’s been with us forever. Starting with the Jazz Singer in 1927, almost 100 years later...

Polar Explorer Ann Daniels is a world record holder and one of Britain’s leading explorers. As a mother of four children, she entered the Guinness book of world records as part of the first all-women’s team to reach the North and South poles. She is a Polar guide and ice leader of five scientific Arctic expeditions, working and surviving on the moving Arctic Sea ice. She has worked with NASA, ...