tHe MAgiC OF COMeDY, POetrY AnD MUSiC
With a bit of theatre thrown in for good measure. There is across-the-board entertainment at The Flavel throughout July, which kicks off on 8th with John Hegley. This gentleman is a comic/poet/musician – or a comedy poet, poetic musician or any mix of the above. An acquired taste, perhaps, but he did rather remind me of Roger McGough with music and a bit of stand-up on the side. On 9th July, John then does a family show called ‘Animal Alphaboat’. 15th July sees a show that the Mail on Sunday said was ‘
...never short on
spectacle...genuinely astounding.’ That’s Ali Cook for you. Magician extraordinaire, you may well have seem him on the T.V. recently, trying to outfox those masters of magic, Penn & Teller, but I can’t remember if he triumphed or not! A magical extravaganza that’s not to be missed.
26th & 27th July sees the New Devon Opera Company presenting their new production of ‘Carmen’. This has all the trappings of popularist opera (and there’s nothing wrong with that whatsoever) and, whilst I applaud the company bringing opera to regional and local theatres, there is a sense of misgiving when I see that, although there appears to be a full complement of singers, we only have an accompanist – which, I must presume, is a solo piano. I don’t know about you, but opera needs all the full-blown glory, pomp and circumstance that is afforded it by the presence of an orchestra. But that’s just
me...and I can’t see them getting the Philharmonic into the Flavel at the same time! How about getting Bourne’s brilliant production of ‘The Car Man’ down to the
Flavel...that might work. A bit of murder, mystery and mayhem starts on 19th July
and runs for three nights. The Bijou Theatre is presenting its production of that perennial Agatha Christie favourite ‘And Then There Were None’. And ‘favourite’ would be the correct word to use in this instance, because this play was, by all accounts, Christie’s favourite.
MeSSing AbOUt in bOAtS This is more by way of a round-up of what else is happening in the locale in July, but, in serendipitous fashion, they all have a nautical theme. This first one is a bit of puzzler. On 9th & 10th July
Dartmouth has, apparently, a Sea Shanty Festival happening. Now I’ve had a look round and can find no more information other than the dates and the ‘fact’ that The Hanging Johnny Shantymen and the Exeter Shantymen are scheduled to appear. I can find no mention of a venue anywhere, which is a real shame, cos I’m a real sucker for a bit of salty dog singing! You might want to
give the Tourist Information Centre a call on 01803- 834224 to see if they can shed any light on this one. There is always a huge amount of fun to be had at the Kingswear Regatta, which is happening on 23rd & 24th July, just across the water. Slightly further afield, but still by the Dart, is the inaugural Dragon Boat Festival which will be kicking off (?) at noon on 24th July at Longmarsh, Totnes. If you’ve never seen these amazing 40’, highly decorated boats zipping along the water, you’ve missed a treat. Exhausting for the crews but excellent fun to watch.
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