Community Play

Project
Category
Date

Monkey Rock 2 (2001)

Monkey Rock 2 Adventure in everforest Monkey Rock 2 (2001), written and directed by Mark Beeson, was part of a double bill of plays in MED…

2001

Whale (2000)

whale a two part play Whale (2000) written and directed by Mark Beeson, was a play in two parts: Part 1, set in 1000 BC and…

1999

The Unknown (1996)

THE UNKNOWN SCIENCE FICTION ABOUT PEOPLE FROM DARTMOOR The Unknown (1996), written and directed by Mark Beeson, included a musical score by his son Luke Beeson….

1996

Monkey Rock (1995)

Monkey Rock FROM DARTMOOR TO AFRICA Monkey Rock (1995) began life as The Primates, a play originally written by Mark Beeson in 1983 with the stage…

1995

The Wilderness (1993)

THE WILDERNESS THE CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBAL WARMING The Wilderness (1993), written and directed by Mark Beeson, placed Dartmoor in an imaginary future where it existed…

1993

The Bees (1992)

THE BEES ‘A piece of great craftmanship’ Of The Bees (1992), the Arts Council assessor wrote: ‘For a piece so apparently complex and written in…

1992

The Paint Man (1991)

The Paint Man Elford’s Cave The Paint Man (1991) was written and directed by Mark Beeson. The play was set in 1655 and followed the life…

1991

The Salmon (1990)

THE SALMON ECOLOGY AND GLOBAL CONCERNS The Salmon (1990) was written and directed by Mark Beeson. The play was a satire about a tour guide who…

1990

The Green Woman (1988)

The GREEN WOMAN Regeneration on the moor The Green Woman (1988) was written and directed by Mark Beeson, inspired by ‘The Green Man’ motif . This…

1988

The Swallows (1987)

THE SWALLOWS housing in a national park The Swallows (1987), written and directed by Mark Beeson, looked at issues around housing in a National Park. The…

1987

The Hedge (1984)

the hedge COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN PEACE and conflict The Hedge (1984) was written by Mark Beeson. It was an allegory about village politics in which a…

1984