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…
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…
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…
Childe the Hunter Art Installation (2004)
CHILDE THE HUNTER INSTALLATION A SHADOW PLAY WITH AN ART INSTALLATION During a shadow play workshop with Steve Newton, Alice Garrood led MED Theatre participants…
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,…
Grave Intimations (2004)
GRAVE INTIMATIONS A DANCE DOCUMENTARY Grave Intimations (2004) was commissioned from MED Theatre by BBC2 as part of their Blast project for young people’s film-making….
The Kitty Jay Project (2004)
THE KITTY JAY PROJECT investigating the myth of kitty jay The Kitty Jay Project (2004) – based loosely on The Blair Witch Project – was a…
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,…
Limen (2003)
Limen Threshold music for dartmoor A concert of original music pieces was performed at three Dartmoor venues in early December 2003, as part of MED…
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….
Upbeat (2002)
upbeat a music composition project Upbeat (2002) was a performance concert composed by Gillian Webster as well as local young people who put together some original…
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…
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…
Dartmoor Rising (2002-2004)
Dartmoor Rising (2002-2004) Dartmoor’s Myths and Legends Our ‘Dartmoor Rising’ programme of work used local myths and legends as inspiration and covered a wide range…
The 82 (2001)
The 82 a mystery thriller The 82 (2000-2001) was devised, directed and written by six young people from the Dartmoor area. It features a bus…
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…
The Evil Rider (2000)
The Evil Rider A community radio play The Evil Rider (2000) was a radio play commissioned by Moretonhampstead Development Trust and written by Mark Beeson, with music by…
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…
Kitty Jay and The Calling of Jan Coo (1999)
kitty jay & the calling of jan coo kitty jay Kitty Jay (1999) told the story of a local orphan girl brought up in a poorhouse…
The Forest Fire (1999)
The Forest fire A PLAY FOR CHILDREN, SET ON THE DAY OF THE ECLIPSE The Forest Fire (1999) was written and directed by Mark Beeson. A…
The Audience and The Therapists (1999)
the audience & the therapists the audience The Audience (1999) was a play for a small community cast written by young playwright Lindesay Mace. It was…
A History of Dartmoor Theatre (1998)
a history of dartmoor theatre An exploration into dartmoor’s DRAMATIC past A History of Dartmoor Theatre (1998) was written by Mark Beeson but included excerpts from plays…
Performing Dartmoor (1998-2001)
Performing dartmoor Exploring the National Park through performance Our ‘Performing Dartmoor’ (1998-2001) project, funded principally by a grant from European Leader II, covered a wide…
The British in Exeter (1997)
THE BRITISH IN EXETER Bringing town and country together The British in Exeter (1997) was written by Mark Beeson and directed by Deborah Marsh and Mark…