Granite (2023)
GRANITE AT BREAKING POINT MED Theatre’s 2023 community play was written collaboratively by a group of 10 Dartmoor writers as part of our ‘Stark Reality…
Dartmoor 2323: What Remains
DARTMOOR 2323: What Remains (2023) The year is 2323… Dartmoor has become a place of safety to climate refugees from across the South West; Devon…
LEAP (2022)
LEAP A Salmon’s Journey Home For Summer 2022 MED Theatre produced a new short storytelling performance adapted from our 2021 sell-out performances of ‘Salmon’. This…
Peat (2022)
PEAT An environmental play about the past and future At a time when the climate crisis is at a possible turning point – or a…
Salmon
SALMON A bright burst of pure hope MED Theatre’s latest community play commission, SALMON , was part of the River Teign Restoration Project, a 4…
Devon’s War Girls
Devon’s War Girls A SHORT TOURING PLAY INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS As part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund project, ‘Dartmoor, Devon and World War…
The Magistrate (2021)
THE MAGISTRATE (2021) A WORLD AT WAR AND A FRACTURED COMMUNITY NOW AVAILABLE TO LISTEN – SEE BELOW! The final output of MED Theatre’s ‘Dartmoor, Devon…
The Hardings (2020)
THE HARDINGS (2020) A WARTIME STORY ‘The Hardings’ is a new play about life in Devon during the Second World War, set on Dartmoor and…
Daughters of Sunset (2020)
DAUGHTERS OF SUNSET (2020) DARTMOOR AND EXMOOR, RULED BY QUEENS ‘Dart, Eske, sisters. Two great beech trees. Sheltering their flocks.’ Set in 1100BC: two queens…
The Murder of Nicholas Radford (2020)
The Murder Of Nicholas Radford TRUE STORY OF MURDER AND DECEIT MED Theatre’s new community play ‘The Murder of Nicholas Radford’ explored the motivations behind…
Rocks (2019)
Rocks (2019) A futuristic comedy set among Dartmoor’s tors MED Theatre’s community play ‘Rocks’ put Dartmoor’s unique tors centre stage. MED Theatre toured ‘Rocks’ in…
Dartmoor Rivers 2018
DARTMOOR RIVERS 2018: celebration of youth talent Inspired by the rivers of dartmoor Dartmoor Rivers Performances of young people’s plays and music December 8th 2018 2.30pm and…
Stapledon (2018)
STAPLEDON (2018) An ashburton community play ‘Stapledon’ was commissioned from MED Theatre by the Guild of St Lawrence in Ashburton. Written by MED Theatre’s Artistic…
The Coast (2018)
the coast (2018) a coastal tale told on the moors MED Theatre’s community play The Coast explored the relationship of Dartmoor to the coast of…
Wolf’s End (2017)
wolf’s end (2017) A young people’s play about the last wolf Part of our HLF funded Young Roots project, The Hound of The Baskervilles and…
The Howling (2017)
THE HOWLING (2017) A MODERN ‘HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES’ The Howling was devised and written by Mark Beeson in collaboration with Wild Nights Young Company…
Refuge (2016)
Refuge (2016) The ENGLISH CIVIL WAR ON DARTMOOR It doesn’t take an expert historian to know that the English Civil War was a conflict that…
Wolf Whispers (2016)
wolf whispers (2016) a radio play by med theatre’s young company Wolf Whispers was written, performed and recorded by MED Theatre’s young company members, aged…
Young Company Plays (2015)
Young Company Plays (2015) A showcase of short plays On Friday 27th November, MED Theatre’s Wild Nights Young Company performed a showcase of their latest…
Badgerland (2015)
BADGERLAND (2015) A DARTMOOR COMEDY MED Theatre’s 2015 community play, Badgerland, took a comic look at Dartmoor’s contemporary climate, both ecological and political. As well…
Whitehorse Hill (2015-19)
As part of the Moor than meets the eye Landscape Partnership scheme, MED Theatre is reviving a play that explores how our ideas of heritage, knowledge and female strength have been passed down and evolved through time.
The Walk Shadow Play (2015)
The Walk Shadow Play (2015) A journey told through shadows The Walk shadow play was adapted from a narrative poem by Dartmoor poet and playwright…
Devon Scenes (2014)
devon scenes (2014) a collection of young people’s plays On December 5th 2014 MED Theatre’s Young Company showcased their latest plays in Moretonhampstead Parish Hall. ‘Devon…
Chasing Kitty Jay (2014)
CHASING KITTY JAY (2014) THE CREATION OF A WARTIME MYTH The modern myth of Kitty Jay is perhaps one of the best-known stories from Dartmoor’s…
In the Shadow of the Vikings (2013)
in the shadow of the vikings (2013) The buttergirls and the vikings ‘In the Shadow of the Vikings’ followed the story of Aelfthryth, a Dartmoor…