DORCHESTER Arts has been awarded £52,710 as part of the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure it has a sustainable future. Currently closed, due to the pandemic, Dorchester Arts, which is based at the Corn Exchange, has been at the heart of the…
THERE was a surprise for Bridport Literary Festival director Tanya Bruce-Lockhart when she took to the stage of the Electric Palace to thank speaker Sir Barney White-Spunner, after his talk about his book, Berlin – George Streatfeild, the High Sheriff of Dorset, in full formal regalia, came on to the platform to present her with…
THE Covid-19 pandemic has inevitably revived interest in earlier mass infections – the Spanish flu of 100 years ago and the infamous Black Death of the mid 14th- century. Sturminster Newton’s Taboo Theatre Company, working with playwright Sue Ashby, will bring the story of this plague that killed untold millions across Europe to the stage…
THE second play in the Welcome Back season at Bath Theatre Royal, Copenhagen, has been postponed following news of a second lockdown. The prooduction, due from 4th to 21st November, was sold out. Tickets will be transferable for the new dates, which will be announced later. There is currently no news of the planned production…
RURAL touring arts charities, including Dorset’s Artsreach and Cornwall’s Carn to Cove, have got together to create a film that captures the images, words, music and sounds that make up our rural landscape from the south west to Northumberland At a time of isolation, with no possibility of live events in venues, rural touring schemes…
APPLE Day this year fell on Wednesday 21st October, but inevitably there were very few events or celebrations – although it’s a great year for the apple harvest. This year should have been a special celebration because it marks the 30th anniversary of the event which began as part of a campaign to save English orchards…
THE historic Marine Theatre at Lyme Regis has received a vital boost with a £50,000 grant from the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure it has a sustainable future. Director Gabby Rabbitts said: “We are so pleased and relieved. Alongside savings, fundraising, and…
THE Chalke Valley History Festival has been awarded £260,000 as part of the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure a sustainable future for the history festival and its Festival for Schools. The history festival, based in the Chalke valley in south Wiltshire,…
WILTSHIRE Creative, which runs Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury Arts Centre and Salisbury International Arts Festival, has been awarded £446,000 as part of the government’s Culture Recovery Fund to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The grant will contribute towards the organisation’s running costs until the end of March 2021. In a joint statement, Wiltshire…
DORSET Moon, a beautiful and moving celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, has won a gold award in the new Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Destination Awards. The award is for any event, festival, exhibition or performance that has drawn visitors to the area and enriched the cultural diversity of the area. Over…