Hearsay plays a huge part in our lives and has done so down the ages. The story of how The Hound of the Baskervilles came to be written is no exception. In the background lies the folk memory of the wolves that roamed Dartmoor only a few hundred years ago.
The story explores murderous controversies surrounding the writing of The Hound of the Baskervilles, ostensibly by Arthur Conan Doyle, and travels back to times when wolves still roamed Dartmoor and the reputation of a seventeenth century vampire Richard Cabell terrified the people of Buckfastleigh. The ambitious play is the outcome of the young people’s research, which they have carried out with the help of MED Theatre’s facilitators through most of 2016. It was recorded on location at the National Trust’s Castle Drogo for its atmospheric acoustics and authentic outdoor Dartmoor sounds. Music was also composed specifically for this play by this talented youth group.