The Vagina Monologues is a play written by Even Ensler which took Broadway by storm before embarking on its first UK tour in 2004. The play, which sees 3 women perform a collection of stories about women, was staged at Hall for Cornwall on the 29th and 30th of January 2004.
Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British black comedy film featuring Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson and Alec Guinness. The plot, which concerns the revenge sought by the son of a woman whose aristocratic family disowned her for marrying outside of her class, draws on Roy Horniman’s 1907 novel called ‘Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal.’ The film has since been adapted for both radio and stage and in 1998 it was produced at Hall for Cornwall by Charles Vance.
Hell Fire Corner is a play by distinguished Cornish writer D.M. Thomas. The play is about the illiterate Redruth miner Bert Soloman who, a century ago, scored a winning try on the England rugby team before declining to play international rugby again. The play was staged at Hall for Cornwall in 2004 as a joint venture between HfC’s producer Tim Brinkman and John and Marie Macneill of Mundic Nation production company. The play ran between the 29th of April and the 8th May and featured Stephen Hose as musical director and Al Hodge as musical composer.
Hell Fire Corner is a play by distinguished Cornish writer D.M. Thomas. The play is about the illiterate Redruth miner Bert Soloman who, a century ago, scored a winning try on the England rugby team before declining to play international rugby again. The play was staged at Hall for Cornwall in 2004 as a joint venture between HfC’s producer Tim Brinkman and John and Marie Macneill of Mundic Nation production company. The play ran between the 29th of April and the 8th May and featured Mary Macneil as director, Stephen Hose as musical director and Al Hodge as musical composer.
On the 15th of November 2007, Hall for Cornwall celebrated it’s 10th birthday with a year of celebration including a specially commissioned work, a very successful Open Day in August and a Gala Concert in November which was attended by Prince Edward. This a page from the programme that was produced to reflect on the 10 years of artistic achievement at HfC.
On the 15th of November 2007, Hall for Cornwall celebrated it’s 10th birthday with a year of celebration including a specially commissioned work, a very successful Open Day in August and a Gala Concert in November which was attended by Prince Edward. This a page from the programme that was produced to reflect on the 10 years of artistic achievement at HfC.
On the 15th of November 2007, Hall for Cornwall celebrated it’s 10th birthday with a year of celebration including a specially commissioned work, a very successful Open Day in August and a Gala Concert in November which was attended by Prince Edward. This a page from the programme that was produced to reflect on the 10 years of artistic achievement at HfC.
City Hall Truro’s theatre opened as the newly refurbished Hall for Cornwall in November 1997. During its first Christmas season, Hall for Cornwall, in association with Albemarle Montrose Productions and C&A, staged the Cinderella pantomine. The production ran between the 19th of December and 10th of January and featured Heather Jay Jones as Cinderella and Robbie Dee as Buttons. The newly refurbished Hall also included a restauraunt called Stars which was housed on the mezzanine level overlooking the main entrance and boasted ‘an enviable reputation for first class cuisine.’
The Dick Whittington and his Wonderful Cat pantomine was staged at Hall for Cornwall between the 18th of December and 9th of January 1999/2000. The pantomine follows Dick Whittington as he leaves his rural home for London in search of riches.
An advertisement inside the programme for the Christmas production of Dick Whittington and his Wonderful Cat, detailing the upcoming production of ‘Bananas in Pyjamas – Live on Stage’ at Hall for Cornwall, February 2000.