DartFest 2024
DARTFest 2024 Festival of original work by young people POSTPONED – Now rescheduled for 5pm on Tuesday 10th December Join MED Theatre’s Wild Nights Young Company…
The Experiment (2024)
THE EXPERIMENT Thanks to National Lottery Players hunter-gatherer survival instincts We were back on tour in March 2024 with our latest production! The play was…
What If…?
What If…? Thanks to National Lottery Players What was it about? A huge thank you to The National Lottery Heritage Fund for supporting the exciting…
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…
The Stark Reality of Rural Living
A Historic England funded project exploring the working lives of rural devon’s residents over the years
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…
OUR RIVER
OUR RIVER – poetry and creative writing competitions in partnership with the river teign restoration project This competition was for anyone who feels the pull…
DartFest 2021
DARTFEST 2021 YounG PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL OF ORIGINAL WORK MED Theatre’s ‘Wild Nights Young Company’ spent their sessions in 2020-2021 on original pieces of drama, mime,…
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…
Earth Wind Fire
EARTH WIND FIRE A JOURNEY THROUGH THE ELEMENTS Earth Wind Fire is a dance-drama created by two early-career artists (choreographer Willa Faulkner and composer Johnny Hibbs)…
River Teign Restoration Project
THE RIVER TEIGN RESTORATION PROJECT Safeguarding the future of our rivers The River Teign Restoration Project is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and…
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…
Inspired By…
INSPIRED BY… At a time when theatres are dark, the streets are empty and our connection to others is limited, MED Theatre would like to…
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…
Mothers Who Make / Dartmoor Pilot Sessions
mothers who make – dartmoor Pilots NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY FOR CREATIVE MOTHERS Mothers who Make is a grassroots, international network, dedicated to supporting mothers that hold the…
Dartmoor, Devon and World War Two (2019-2021)
Dartmoor, Devon and World War Two (2019-2021) the impact of World War Two on rural Devon Lives Our project DARTMOOR, DEVON AND WORLD WAR TWO…
Moor Voices (2019-2020)
‘Moor Voices’ is MED Theatre’s latest project, involving outdoor performances of a play on both Dartmoor and Exmoor which deals with matriarchy in the Bronze Age.
Plantlife (2019)
MED Theatre have been commissioned by Plantlife to mentor local young people in the making of a short film. They will take inspiration from, and film within, the Atlantic Oak woodland in Yarner Wood near Bovey Tracey.
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…