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MED Theatre

The Magic of the Hare

Free Community Drama-Movement Workshop

Wednesday 17th February

2pm-4pm

King George V Sport and Community Centre (Moretonhampstead)

MED Theatre is running a drama-movement workshop for adults and young people (families welcomed) based on the magical animal, the brown hare. Participants will delve into many aspects of the brown hare such as its appearance in local folklore, symbols of the hare found in our culture, and the current decline of the hare on Dartmoor through storytelling, drama and movement exploration.

For more information on how to book a free place on the workshop, please contact MED Theatre on 01647 441356 or email abbystobart@medtheatre.co.uk .


HINTERLAND - COMMUNITY PLAY 2010

MED Theatre will be touring our annual community play Hinterland to village halls and community venues in the local area in March. This year the play is based on the life of Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt - at the end of the 18th century, Tyrwhitt had grand designs to convert large areas of open moor into arable farmland and, although unsuccessful in this venture, he founded the community now called Princetown and its iconic prison.

Photo: Princetown from a distance

Performance Dates:

  • Saturday 6th March at Manaton Parish Hall
  • Tuesday 9th , Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th March TBC
  • Friday 12th March, Saturday 13th March (matinee and evening) at Moretonhampstead Village Hall

For more information on how to book tickets, please contact MED Theatre on 01647 441356 or email info@medtheatre.co.uk.


THE WAR PRISON PROJECT, PRINCETOWN

All That Was Left Behind

The final performance took place in Moretonhampstead Parish Hall on Wednesday 9th December. The play had been adapted by the young participants from its original site-specific location of Dartmoor Prison Museum barn to complement the new space.

Article about All That Was Left Behind on BBC Devon website

 

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Snapshots of All That Was Left Behind -

site specific performance at Dartmoor Prison Museum


young people filming for the War Prison project

The War Prison Project Photo Gallery


Hare - moving arts in the natural environment

 

Participants in this recent workshop, held at CCANW in Haldon Forest, explored their relationship with the Hare symbols found in myths from Dartmoor and beyond through movement, writing, drawing, and story.

Led by choreographer Rosalyn Maynard, the workshop forms part of MED Theatre's Brown Hare project, supported by Dartmoor National Park Authority and Teignbridge District Council.

See an article about this on the BBC website via this link:

Brown Hare on BBC Devon website


Dartmoor Resource

- a project for our times, charting the ecology, history, folklore and communities of Dartmoor as seen through the eyes of the performing arts. The website went live at the end of April.

www.dartmoorresource.co.uk


BBC - Devon - Arts and Culture Dartmoor Resource website

MED Theatre's Education Programmes

BBC - Devon - Arts and Culture - Community play revisits winter memories

Link to Dartfest 08 on BBC Devon website


Pictures from Snow - Community Play 2009

 

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MED Theatre would like to acknowledge archive photos from the Dartmoor Trust: http://www.dartmoorarchive.org/


  

Carnival of the Animals

MED Theatre at Moretonhampstead Carnival

More photographs


'The Children's Castle'

Our Wild Nights Young Company performed this delightful historical play to enchanted audiences at Castle Drogo on the 15th and 16th August, 2007. 

A new website has been created about the process of creating The Children's Castle, part of Castle Drogo Roots. This website, which includes photos from the project, was designed and created by members of the Young Company.

Visit the new web section


RECENT EVENTS -

Community Play

March 2009

Shakespeare on Dartmoor

September 2008

GET Creative Project

May - July 2008

Summer Radio Play

July 2008

 

 

 

 


 

To find out about MED Theatre's upcoming events and productions, click on the DIARY page or read our latest NEWSLETTER.

If you are interested in the ideas of MED Theatre, and would like to find out more, please email us:

Artistic Director, Mark Beeson

Education Officer, Abby Stobart

Company Development Officer, Gillian Webster

 

MED Theatre is a community theatre organisation based on Dartmoor.

 

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www.dartmoorresource.co.uk

  

 

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CURRENT PROJECTS -

The War Prison at Princetown

Brown Hare

Bright Nights - Children's Drama

Wild Nights Young Company

Dartmoor Resource

                                             

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01647 441356

Manaton and East Dartmoor (MED) Theatre

Registered office: 11a New Street,

Moretonhampstead, Devon, TQ13 8PE

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Limited Company 6054887

Charity number 1119302