Culture on Scilly 2024
With the support of Arts Council England, we are presenting a range of activities throughout 2024 which will help inform the programme of the new Isles of Scilly Cultural Centre and Museum.
Alongside our regular programme of events, we run and support projects and commissions which enable people to experience high quality arts and culture. We work with partners on Scilly and beyond to deliver work which focuses on community participation, building new audiences, and developing skills – especially for young people on Scilly.
Our Next Events: February - April
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Long Way Back: Special Screening with Simon Harvey
8pm, Thursday 29 February
Old Town Inn, St Mary’s
Tickets available on the door: £5
Long Way Back is a contemporary British road movie about relationships, regret, responsibility and ultimately love.
This special screening will be hosted by the producer Simon Harvey who is a Hall for Cornwall associate artist.
‘It leaves you with a sense of mystery and wonder.’ Mark Kermode
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The Fleet: Drifters (1929) Live + Seiners (premiere)
7.30pm, Thursday 21 March
Old Town Inn, St Mary’s
£10
Sound artist, nature beatboxer and composer Jason Singh performs his live soundtrack to John Grierson’s monumental silent documentary film Drifters.
Premiering alongside Battleship Potemkin in 1929, Drifters follows North Sea herring trawlermen through their dramatic daily routines as well as the industry’s struggles between tradition, modernity, and nature.
Originally commissioned by BFI, Jason’s critically acclaimed and totally unique solo score combines live vocal sound effects, beatboxing techniques and live sampling to create a thrilling cinematic experience.
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Troubadour Stageworks - Fix The Folio
6pm on Friday 26 April
Old Town Inn, St Mary’s
£5 per ticket, children go free
Exeter-based Troubadour in partnership with Five Islands Academy are bringing their acclaimed show ‘Fix the Folio’, telling the imaginary story of the journey of Shakespeare’s texts to the printers and featuring excerpts from 36 plays in fifty minutes.
‘A whirlwind, it’s amazing’: BBC Radio London.
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Troubadour Stageworks - Fix the Folio
6pm on Saturday 27 April
Abbey Gardens, Tresco
£5 per ticket, children go free
Exeter-based Troubadour in partnership with Five Islands Academy are bringing their acclaimed show ‘Fix the Folio’, telling the imaginary story of the journey of Shakespeare’s texts to the printers and featuring excerpts from 36 plays in fifty minutes.
‘A whirlwind, it’s amazing’ : BBC Radio London.
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Troubadour Stageworks - Fix The Folio
6pm on Saturday 27 April
Sevenstones Inn, St Martin’s
£5 per ticket, children go free
Exeter-based Troubadour in partnership with Five Islands Academy are bringing their acclaimed show ‘Fix the Folio’, telling the imaginary story of the journey of Shakespeare’s texts to the printers and featuring excerpts from 36 plays in fifty minutes.
‘A whirlwind, it’s amazing’ : BBC Radio London.
Our Full Culture on Scilly 2024 Programme
Thursday 29 February, 8pm
Old Town Inn, St Mary’s
Long Way Back: Special screening with film producer Simon Harvey
Friday 26 April, 6pm
Old Town Inn, St Mary’s
Troubadour Stageworks: Fix the Folio
Exeter-based Troubadour in partnership with Five Islands Academy are bringing their acclaimed show ‘Fix the Folio’, telling the imaginary story of the journey of Shakespeare’s texts to the printers and featuring excerpts from 36 plays in fifty minutes.
‘A whirlwind, it’s amazing’ BBC Radio London.
Tickets: £5, children go free
Long Way Back is a contemporary British road movie about relationships, regret, responsibility and ultimately love.
This special screening will be hosted by the producer Simon Harvey who is a Hall for Cornwall associate artist.
Saturday 27 April, time TBC - approximately 3pm dependent on boat times
Abbey Gardens, Tresco
Troubadour Stageworks, Fix The Folio
Exeter-based Troubadour in partnership with Five Islands Academy are bringing their acclaimed show ‘Fix the Folio’, telling the imaginary story of the journey of Shakespeare’s texts to the printers and featuring excerpts from 36 plays in fifty minutes.
‘A whirlwind, it’s amazing’ BBC Radio London.
Tickets: £5, children go free
Sunday 28 April, time TBC -approximately 3pm dependent on boat times
Sevenstones Inn, St Martin’s
Troubadour Stageworks: Fix the Folio
Exeter-based Troubadour in partnership with Five Islands Academy are bringing their acclaimed show ‘Fix the Folio’, telling the imaginary story of the journey of Shakespeare’s texts to the printers and featuring excerpts from 36 plays in fifty minutes.
‘A whirlwind, it’s amazing’ BBC Radio London.
Tickets: £5, children go free
Thursday 30 May, 7.30pm and Friday 31 May, 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Old Town Inn, St Mary’s
Simple8: Moby Dick
The spirit and atmosphere of Herman Melville’s masterpiece– romantic, ambiguous and rich with allegory – is gloriously captured on stage by the award-winning ensemble Simple8. Using some planks of wood, tattered sheets and an old accordion, the hunt for the most famous whale on earth is ingeniously brought to life.
‘Bold and brilliant’ The Daily Telegraph
Arts Council England funded tour following a three-week run in London.
Tickets: £12/£6
Tuesday 25 June, 7pm
Abbey Gardens, Tresco
Ho Hum Ah: The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary
Cornwall-based Ha Hum Ah return to Scilly as part of a major regional tour of 2023’s successful production.
Emma Bovary is bored. She’s bored with her boring doctor husband, bored with her boring provincial village and bored with her role as a dutiful wife in (boring) nineteenth-century France. But Emma reads novels. Lots of novels. And in novels, life is much more fun… Now, four actors battle hilarious mishaps and misbehaving props to tell the (massively) tragic story of Madame Bovary.
Arts Council England funded tour in association with the Minack Theatre.
Tickets: Price TBC
Wednesday 26 June, 7pm
Chaplaincy Gardens, St Mary’s
Ho Hum Ah: The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary
Cornwall-based Ha Hum Ah return to Scilly as part of a major regional tour of 2023’s successful production.
Emma Bovary is bored. She’s bored with her boring doctor husband, bored with her boring provincial village and bored with her role as a dutiful wife in (boring) nineteenth-century France. But Emma reads novels. Lots of novels. And in novels, life is much more fun… Now, four actors battle hilarious mishaps and misbehaving props to tell the (massively) tragic story of Madame Bovary.
Arts Council England funded tour in association with the Minack Theatre.
Tickets: Price TBC
Saturday 6 July, time TBC
Old Town Inn, St Mary’s
Kizamba
Kizamba is Cornwall’s premier Latin & Afro-Caribbean good vibes band.
Since 2021, these talented multi-instrumentalists from have been sharing their deep love of Afro-Caribbean beats and sounds and delighting audiences
Tickets: Free
Sunday 7 July, 2pm
New Inn, Tresco
Kizamba
Kizamba is Cornwall’s premier Latin & Afro-Caribbean good vibes band.
Since 2021, these talented multi-instrumentalists from have been sharing their deep love of Afro-Caribbean beats and sounds and delighting audiences
Tickets: Free
Thursday 25 July, 6.30pm
Abbey Gardens, Tresco
Miracle Theatre: Love Riot
Regular visitors Miracle are back with a brand new show for 2024. This vibrant reimagining of Hannah Cowley’s revolutionary play, The Belle Stratagem (which first took London’s West End by storm 250 years ago!) promises an exhilarating journey through a world obsessed with status, etiquette and scandal.
This uproarious production boasts Miracle’s signature high energy, sharp dialogue and memorable comic characters, designed to give audiences plenty to talk and laugh about!
Friday 26 July, 7pm
Cricket Pitch, St Martin’s
Miracle Theatre: Love Riot
Regular visitors Miracle are back with a brand new show for 2024. This vibrant reimagining of Hannah Cowley’s revolutionary play, The Belle Stratagem (which first took London’s West End by storm 250 years ago!) promises an exhilarating journey through a world obsessed with status, etiquette and scandal.
This uproarious production boasts Miracle’s signature high energy, sharp dialogue and memorable comic characters, designed to give audiences plenty to talk and laugh about!
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July, 8pm
Chaplaincy Gardens, St Mary’s
Miracle Theatre: Love Riot
Regular visitors Miracle are back with a brand new show for 2024. This vibrant reimagining of Hannah Cowley’s revolutionary play, The Belle Stratagem (which first took London’s West End by storm 250 years ago!) promises an exhilarating journey through a world obsessed with status, etiquette and scandal.
This uproarious production boasts Miracle’s signature high energy, sharp dialogue and memorable comic characters, designed to give audiences plenty to talk and laugh about!
Saturday 3 August, 7pm
Chaplaincy Gardens, St Mary’s
IK Productions: The Little Mermaid
Joe and company return to Scilly prior to shows at Penlee Gardens in Penzance. Escape under the sea with IKP’s The Little Mermaid on an exciting new adventure!
From the team who brought you Hercules, come along for a huge European adventure to find freedom, truth and love! This brand-new family show is great for all ages from tiny tots to big kids, so hop aboard and sail the sea with The Little Mermaid!
‘Delightfully daft 4*’ The Stage’ (Hercules 2023)
Tickets: £14 / £11 or £40 family ticket
Sunday 4 August, 3pm
Sea Garden Lawn, Tresco
IK Productions: The Little Mermaid
Joe and company return to Scilly prior to shows at Penlee Gardens in Penzance. Escape under the sea with IKP’s The Little Mermaid on an exciting new adventure!
From the team who brought you Hercules, come along for a huge European adventure to find freedom, truth and love! This brand-new family show is great for all ages from tiny tots to big kids, so hop aboard and sail the sea with The Little Mermaid!
‘Delightfully daft 4*’ The Stage’ (Hercules 2023)
Tickets: £14 / £11 or £40 family ticket
Friday 9 August and Saturday 10 August, 7pm
Chaplaincy Gardens, St Mary’s
Festival Players: The Tempest
Festival Players bring their trademark all-male production to Scilly as part of an international tour.
Shakespeare’s last, and great, play is a triumphant compilation of intrigue, magic and humour. Prospero creates a great storm which sees his enemies shipwrecked on his island. Magic abounds, plots are exposed, and a colourful array of characters gain their just desserts.
Tickets: £17 / £16 - available from Tourist Information Centre or online
Sunday 11 August, 6pm
Abbey Gardens, Tresco
Festival Players: The Tempest
Festival Players bring their trademark all-male production to Scilly as part of an international tour.
Shakespeare’s last, and great, play is a triumphant compilation of intrigue, magic and humour. Prospero creates a great storm which sees his enemies shipwrecked on his island. Magic abounds, plots are exposed, and a colourful array of characters gain their just desserts.
Tickets: £17 / £16 - available from Tourist Information Centre or online
Thursday 21 March, 7.30pm
Old Town Inn, St Mary’s
The Fleet - Jason Singh and Sarah Acton
Sound artist, nature beatboxer and composer Jason Singh performs his live soundtrack to John Grierson’s monumental silent documentary film Drifters.
Premiering alongside Battleship Potemkin in 1929, Drifters follows North Sea herring trawlermen through their dramatic daily routines as well as the industry’s struggles between tradition, modernity, and nature.
Originally commissioned by BFI, Jason’s critically acclaimed and totally unique solo score combines live vocal sound effects, beatboxing techniques and live sampling to create a thrilling cinematic experience.