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…

Dartmoor Rivers MUSIC (2018) DARTMOOR-INSPIRED COMPOSITIONS Dartmoor Rivers Music was a music composition project for young people, inspired by the rivers of Dartmoor and  funded…

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) A MODERN ‘HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES’ The Howling was devised and written by Mark Beeson in collaboration with Wild Nights Young Company…

The last wolf (2017) a young people’s film Part of The Hound of the Baskervilles and the Last Wolf on Dartmoor project which ran from spring 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) a radio play by med theatre’s young company Wolf Whispers was written, performed and recorded by MED Theatre’s young company members, aged…

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES AND THE LAST WOLF ON DARTMOOR A YOUNG Roots PROJECT In March 2016 MED Theatre received a grant from Heritage…

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) 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…

Burrator’s war (2015) a young people’s short film Over the course of 2015, MED Theatre and South West Lakes Trust worked in collaboration with young…

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 dance drama (2015) A journey through the elements In summer 2015, five of Dartmoor’s young emerging artists (three dancers and two musicians) worked in collaboration…

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…

For WHOM THE BELL TOLLS EXHIBITION (2014) MED Theatre’s Dartmoor in World War One project culminated in a multi-media exhibition ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ at…

Till The Boys Come Home film (2014) A FILM AND multimedia exhibition MED Theatre’s Dartmoor in World War One project culminated in a multi-media exhibition…

THE WALK PROJECT a dream journey across dartmoor The Walk was a performance project based around a narrative poem by Mark Beeson, MED Theatre’s Artistic…

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) 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) The buttergirls and the vikings ‘In the Shadow of the Vikings’ followed the story of Aelfthryth, a Dartmoor…

williamson and the otters (2013) A film inspired by ‘tarka the otter’ ‘Williamson and the Otters’ was created by MED Theatre’s Young Company in August…

Road to nowhere (2013) The impact of the first world war on Dartmoor ‘Road to Nowhere’ was a new drama devised by MED Theatre’s Young…

DARTMOOR IN WORLD WAR ONE (2013-2014) THE EFFECT OF THE GREAT WAR ON DARTMOOR ‘Dartmoor in World War One’ was an eighteen-month project investigating the…

CATCHMENT (2012) OTTERS AND FLOODS A significant number of properties are at risk from flooding along catchments that include Dartmoor. For example across the South…

FOREST WHISPERS (2012) Music composition for young people Forest Whispers was a musical performance held to mark the culmination of workshops for young people held…