Play

Project
Category
Date

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…

2023

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…

2023

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…

2021

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…

2021

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…

2020

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…

2020

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…

2020

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…

2019

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…

2018

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…

2018

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…

2018

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…

2017

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…

2017

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…

2016

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…

2016

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…

2015

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.

2015

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…

2014

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…

2014