Arts Events — Isles of Scilly Cultural Centre and Museum

Culture on Scilly 2024 Season

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 Autumn 2024 Programme

Karen Wimhurst - JUMP

Friday 4 October, 7.30pm
Old Town Inn, St Mary’s
Field recordings of insects and amphibians combine with live and multi-tracked clarinets.
'JUMP is a marvellous musical rendition of the sounds of nature. Karen's performance masterfully captures the essence of the organisms each piece represents' - Audience comment
Once upon a time in a meadow far away ... the joint was jumping with life . Insects were calling, frogs croaking, the sounds of summer. But this symphony of small voices is rapidly being silenced.
A celebration of nature and a call to arms, in JUMP, field recordings of insects and amphibians become part of an exciting musical score, taking audiences on an enchanting musical journey into their world.
Tickets: £10/£5

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From The Horse's Mouth

Thursday 10 October, 7.30pm
Old Town Inn, St Mary's
A free evening of stories and scenes inspired by the Isles of Scilly.
Featuring original work by writers including Anna Maria Murphy, Oliver Berry and Sophie Wainwright.

Directed by Simon Harvey and performed by o-region, Scilly Theatre Club and the Five Islands Academy.
As part of our research for our new show WHITE HORSE o-region presents Scilly - From the Horse’s Mouth. This is a free evening of stories and performances of original material developed by our team of writers following a series of events, interviews and workshops in the local area.
The event will be hosted by o-region’s Artistic Director, Simon Harvey and will be performed by professional actors.
This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Arts Council England and FEAST, part of the Creative Kernow Group, with funding from Arts Council England and Cornwall County Council.
Ticket: free of charge

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The Goat Show: Running Dog Theatre

Friday 18 October, 6pm
Old Town Inn, St Mary’s
In a corner of the countryside not too far from here, trouble is brewing.
One too many sandwiches have been stolen;
One too many flowers eaten;
And one too many goat poos have been pooed!
A decision is made that SOMETHING must be done about the Goats, but no one can agree on what it should be!
Mixing puppetry, storytelling and original music, Running Dog Theatre CIC brings you a rollicking adventure story about goats, division and overcoming conflict - but with chase sequences and competitive poo collection!
Running at 80 minutes including an interval, we’ll tell you our Goaty tale, and then after a break, YOU get to decide how best to solve our Bleeting Bother. By working together, you’ll design and create the solution we’ve been looking for!
Tickets: £5/under 16s free

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David Mynne – Dracula: The Vampyr

Thursday 24 October, 7.30pm
Old Town Inn, St Mary’s
Beware. He is unearthed. He is coming. Keep your windows locked and gather the garlic!
The team that brought you Canterbury Tales and A Christmas Carol have got their teeth into Bram Stoker’s classic. Devised in their inimitable, irreverent style to bring you a better, bloodier one-man performance of Dracula: the Vampyr!
Bats and more bats; Garlic and gore; Lunatics and lady vampires! They're all here in this brand-new adaptation of Stoker's gothic horror...
Be warned: this monstrous, disturbing and completely batty tale of dark deeds and the undead, will thrill and seduce you!
Deliciously Dark! Horribly Hair-raising! Suitably Silly!
Tickets: £10/£8

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Hellish: Jam First Theatre

Tuesday 29 October, 7.30pm
Old Town Inn, St Mary's
Jam First Theatre bring their rip roaring, irreverent and wickedly funny show ‘Hellish’ to The Old Town Inn, as seen at The Edinburgh Fringe and Great Estate Festival.
Jago Clemo is out of luck and the devil knows it! Down at his local pub, fed up and frustrated, Jago will bet on any game going... Unfortunately, so will the Devil!
Settle back for a power hour of rambunctious fast paced comedy that willleave your ribs aching. Definitely not for kids!
Created by West End actors Laurence Pears and Darren Seed, two Cornishmen with an impressive range of West End, Broadway and TV shows between them, including Peter Pan Goes Wrong and Poldark.
Directed by Ellie Leah.
Tickets: £10

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Ghosts and the Cornish Landscape

Friday 1 November, 7.30pm
Old Town Inn, St Mary's

A talk by Keith Wallis, host of the Piskie Trap Podcast
In this talk we’ll be exploring a range of ghostly tales from across Cornwall, from phantom hounds and wandering spectres on the lonely moors, to ancient apparitions among the carns and quoits, and stories of smugglers in the isolated coves.
The Cornish landscape is rich and diverse, and almost everywhere you’ll find local stories of ghosts and spirits that roam the wilderness or haunt our towns and villages. We’ll be delving into some of these stories that have a link to the landscape, investigating their history and origins, and how they play an important part in our local heritage.
Keith Wallis works across theatre and film and is the host of ‘ The Piskie Trap’ - a podcast series exploring the folklore, history and legends from across Cornwall. His recent work has involved a number of collaborations with leading historians, writers, folklorists and storytellers, as part of a movement to preserve local folklore traditions, and to promote Cornish history and heritage
Recommended age rating 16+ (contains references to violence and supernatural themes)
Tickets: £10

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