DARTFEST 2010

Dartfest is Dartmoor's festival of new young people's writing which has been running since 2007. Dartfest 2010 showcased eight short plays written, directed and performed by young people themselves, taking place over three performances - each play was differenet as no play was performed twice.

Cast from A Warm Welcome

The featured plays expressed young people's views and passions about differeing aspects of life on Dartmoor, exploring the different ages of Romans, Victorians, the post First World War and contemporary eras.

Director Mollie Millward-Nicholls makes up actor Evie Faulkner as the Fey

"I've never seen so much condensed talent in all my life." (Audience member comment)

Floor canvas for Dartfest 2010

The young people not only wrote, directed and performed the plays, they also had input into elements such as costume and makeup, and they designed and painted the floor canvas (featured above) which acted as the minimalistic but dramatic 'horizontal backdop' for each of the eight plays performed.

Featured Plays list:

The Stepping Stones written and directed by Evie Faulner

"I developed my play "The Stepping Stones" from poetry I created, inspired by the countryside, and especially by streams. This play is about a girl called Fraya, both as a young girl and a young adult, dealing with the loss of her mother and the emotions that came with it."

A Warm Welcome written and directed by Teresa Hellyer

A family welcome their bereaved relactives into their home, then a mysterious man arrives at their doorstep. As the mystery unfolds family secrets are revealed.

The Soul written and directed by Gemma Halliday

Five young teenagers become lost in a forest. As they try to find their way out their tracks are dogged by a strange presence.

Nightmares written and directed by Tara Boyland

A young woman troubled by her dreams visists the past under hypnosis.

False Hope written by Tori Ditchburn, directed by Tori with Teresa Hellyer

A girl becomes obsessed with her older sister's disappearance after a family row.

Drifters written and directed by Clare Hellyer

Two teenagers are drifting together across Dartmoor. They slowly discover each other's pasts and why they are living rough on the moor.

Lillium de Lacu written and directed by Mollie Millward-Nicholls

Set in Roman Brittania, a tale of myth or madness. Centering around a Lilly destined to become the next lost Lady of the Lake. Confined by her mother's fear of the devil and her own uncertainty, her will becomes the whim of the Fey, a creature of legend from age long lost.

Wait written by Matthew Holding, directed by Clare Hellyer

Sam is a man stuck working in a bookshop. Soon, however, he discovers that there's more to this world than just this world.

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PERFORMANCES WERE HELD:

Friday 3rd December

7.30pm, Moreton Parish Hall

Saturday 4th December

2.30pm, Moreton Parish Hall

Saturday 4th December

7.30pm, Moreton Parish Hall