Road to Nowhere (2013)
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…
Catchment (2012)
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…
Dartfest 2012
dartfest 2012 a festival of young Dartmoor people’s plays At the end of November 2012 MED Theatre put on its biennial festival of young Dartmoor…
The Rib (2011)
The Rib (2011) A dark comedy ‘The Rib’, performed to a sold out audience on Nov 19th 2011, was a brand new dark comedy written…
John Ford’s Story (2011)
john ford’s STORY (2011) A young people’s play and film The performance of ‘John Ford’s Story‘ took place in the dramatic setting of Buckland Abbey’s barn…
No Access (2011)
no access (2011) A Comedy About Land Use on Dartmoor A contemporary comedy about conflict over land-use on Dartmoor, ‘No Access’ was a story about…
Dartfest 2010
dartfest 2010 Festival of young people’s playwriting Dartfest 2010 was MED Theatre’s fourth festival of young people’s playwriting, showcasing eight new plays, written and directed…
Hinterland (2010)
hinterland (2010) The true story of thomas tyrwhitt One man had a dream of creating a utopia in the centre of Dartmoor, a new colony that…
All That Was Left Behind (2009)
ALL THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND THE WAR PRISON AT PRINCETOWN In partnership with Dartmoor Prison Museum and the Princetown History Society, young people from Moretonhampstead,…
Snow (2009)
SNOW (2009) THREE MONTHS OF SNOW ON DARTMOOR MED Theatre’s 2009 community play ‘Snow’ took a retrospective look at the famous winter of 1962-1963, when…
Dartfest 2008
dartfest 2008 A FESTIVAL OF YOUNG PEOPLE’S PLAYWRITING ‘Dartfest 2008’ was an evening festival of plays written by young people in the Dartmoor area. The…
Hot Air (2008)
HOT AIR (2008) An environmental comedy on dartmoor MED Theatre’s 2008 community play Hot Air was an environmental comedy, set during an outdoor party on…
Dartfest 2007
dartfest A festival of young people’s plays Dartfest 2007 was a compilation of a series of plays written by young people. These shows were: Ghost Girl by…
The Children’s Castle (2007)
The Children’s Castle A Young People’s Play and Film The Children’s Castle (2007) was a film and promenade performance created by the Wild Night’s Young Company….
Cassiterides (2007)
CASSITERIDES the romans on dartmoor Cassiterides (2007) told the story of the end of Roman rule in Devon, following the lives of Roman noble Gaius…
Logan Rock Plays (2006)
Logan rock plays a series of young people’s plays The Logan Rock (2006), by Heather Holcroft-Pinn, follows a girl named Kitty who holds a special…
Loricum (2006)
loricum (2006) A divided community with hidden secrets A dramatic debate formed the basis for MED Theatre’s 2006 community play Loricum, which explored what it…
The Ragged Walkers (2005)
The ragged walkers A MEDIEVAL HISTORY PLAY BY JOHN YOUNG The Ragged Walkers (2005) was a community play for North Dartmoor written and directed by John…
Roots (2005)
Roots WILd Nights Young Company’s first production Roots (2005) was created by MED Theatre’s original Wild Nights Young Company, as part of the founding Wild Nights Young Company…
Melys (2004)
Melys FIRST OF MED THEATRE’S NEW STYLE PLAYS Melys (2004), written by Mark Beeson, made used of the Dartmoor story of the Tinner of the Redbrook,…
The Calling (2004)
The Calling a play inspired by dartmoor myths The Calling (2004) was the second play in the ‘Myth’ project. It was written by Jess Avis and…
Sisters (2004)
Sisters A play as part of the dartmoor myth project Sisters (2004) was one of the plays that made up the overall project Myth, alongside another play,…
Story Plays (2003)
story plays plays born from storytelling Story (2003) was made up of five plays written by young people and a final play entitled Isolation by Mark Beeson….
The Forest On The Hill (2002)
The forest on the hill Adapted from the novel by Eden Philpotts The Forest on the Hill (2002) was commissioned by English Nature at Yarner to…
All Change (2002)
ALL CHANGE A community radio play All Change (2002) was a radio play written by Claire Smith with music by Jess Avis. The play came out…