... 2002, if we're being precise, a group of friends thought it would be a great idea to put on an open-air Shakespearean production, and Dartmouth Castle seemed to be the ideal setting.
Of course, one of the most important decisions that had to be made was: What would they call themselves? So they ordered another round of drinks at the bar of The Cherub Inn (can you see where this is going?) and put their not inconsiderably endowed heads together.
Thus was born The Inn Theatre Company. Little did they know!
The full story of The Inn Theatre Company is to be found within the pages of this site. Have a look around, you'll be amazed at the number of people, over the years, who have been involved and helped make us what we are today.
Of course, one of the most important decisions that had to be made was: What would they call themselves? So they ordered another round of drinks at the bar of The Cherub Inn (can you see where this is going?) and put their not inconsiderably endowed heads together.
Thus was born The Inn Theatre Company. Little did they know!
The full story of The Inn Theatre Company is to be found within the pages of this site. Have a look around, you'll be amazed at the number of people, over the years, who have been involved and helped make us what we are today.
Living and working in the South Hams, as the majority of the Company do, we feel it only right that we should try to put back a little of that which has been afforded us by the people who support us; whether that be audience or sponsors or volunteers.
To that end, we decided to take a percentage of our ticket sales and make a donation to a specific charity every year. The donation in 2009 was sent to Children's Hospice South West & Macmillan Nurses.
In the past we have also made donations to other local bodies, amongst them The Dartmouth Film Society, St.Petrox Church & Dartmouth Caring.
To that end, we decided to take a percentage of our ticket sales and make a donation to a specific charity every year. The donation in 2009 was sent to Children's Hospice South West & Macmillan Nurses.
In the past we have also made donations to other local bodies, amongst them The Dartmouth Film Society, St.Petrox Church & Dartmouth Caring.
The Cherub Inn - where it
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Welcome to
ONCE UPON A TIME IN DARTMOUTH...
Paul Wonnacott &
David Fallow
in the first ever
Inn Theatre Production
'Twelfth Night'
David Fallow
in the first ever
Inn Theatre Production
'Twelfth Night'
The joys of open-air theatre!
2010 saw over £2000 going to local causes and our production 'Dominion' raised £150 for Rowcroft Hospice; 2011 and 'As You Like It' raised a staggering £1500 for a local Parkinson's Lounge and some money towards our new community bookshop. 2012 will be no different; we will keep giving to our local causes as long as there is a need.
Do you know of a local charity that could do with a finanacial boost? Then tell us!
It's simple. Just drop us a line, via the web-site 'Get In Touch' page - there's a link at the bottom - or write to our Company Manager:
Jane Windsor-Smith, 2, Lower Street, Dartmouth, TQ6 9AJ, or via our company e-mail - theinntheatrecompany@gmail.com
We hope to make the donations by the end of October/start of November.
Please, get in touch - we'd love to hear from you.
Do you know of a local charity that could do with a finanacial boost? Then tell us!
It's simple. Just drop us a line, via the web-site 'Get In Touch' page - there's a link at the bottom - or write to our Company Manager:
Jane Windsor-Smith, 2, Lower Street, Dartmouth, TQ6 9AJ, or via our company e-mail - theinntheatrecompany@gmail.com
We hope to make the donations by the end of October/start of November.
Please, get in touch - we'd love to hear from you.
Dartmouth Shakespeare Week 2012
Why not become
a friend of
Dartmouth
Shakespeare Week?
a friend of
Dartmouth
Shakespeare Week?
If you've enjoyed our previous productions, then why not get even more involved? Every year, we do the rounds to help finance the show. We invest some of our hard-earned money in equipment to help alleviate the repeat hire-costs and, as you already know, we donate substantial amounts to local charities and worthy causes.
After 'Macbeth', we donated over £2000 to six different causes, all local and all in need of some more money to help them do what they do best. And all our lovely friends - and there are many of them! - give a little bit extra every year to help us achieve what we do best.
Yes, we have set ourselves incredibly high standards, but, as you know, it's all worth it! You will, for your donation of £30 (for one person) or £45 (for two people), get one or two complimentary tickets and an invitation to a champagne reception at the castle on the opening night, meet some of the cast and the Director and, as an added bonus, get a FREE warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that you're really helping us to get the show on the road!! This year, we are also inviting The Friends to come along to one of the rehearsals and see how we manage to put it all together. What could possibly be more fun? Get in touch if you would like to be a friend: just drop us line via the link and we'll do the rest!! Look forward to seeing you soon!
After 'Macbeth', we donated over £2000 to six different causes, all local and all in need of some more money to help them do what they do best. And all our lovely friends - and there are many of them! - give a little bit extra every year to help us achieve what we do best.
Yes, we have set ourselves incredibly high standards, but, as you know, it's all worth it! You will, for your donation of £30 (for one person) or £45 (for two people), get one or two complimentary tickets and an invitation to a champagne reception at the castle on the opening night, meet some of the cast and the Director and, as an added bonus, get a FREE warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that you're really helping us to get the show on the road!! This year, we are also inviting The Friends to come along to one of the rehearsals and see how we manage to put it all together. What could possibly be more fun? Get in touch if you would like to be a friend: just drop us line via the link and we'll do the rest!! Look forward to seeing you soon!
Proud to be affiliated to the Royal Shakespeare Company's Open Stages Project.
We are The Inn Theatre Company, and here you can find out all you need to know about us, Dartmouth Shakespeare Week (which we started producing in 2003) and all our other productions. A potted history of the company is lower down this page and on other pages you can see pictures of all our previous productions, some of the people involved in getting the show(s) on the road and news of up and coming productions. You can get in touch with us about pretty much anything by clicking the link on the 'getting involved' page. We'll get back to you as quickly as possible. Please enjoy everything and, maybe, you'll become inspired to get up and be part of something amazing.
This is part of Dartmouth Castle. There is more, but this little piece of history is the most important to us. This our stage where, every year for the past ten years, we have gathered together some of the South-West's most talented people and presented
Dartmouth Shakespeare Week.
It's not all we do by any means, but this is the production that takes up the bulk of our time.
We started in 2003 with 'Twelfth Night' and then came 'The Taming of the Shrew';
'The Merchant of Venice'; 'Romeo & Juliet';
'Midsummer Night's Dream';
'The Tempest'; 'Much Ado About Nothing'; 'Macbeth'; 'As You Like It' and this year we have our 10th Anniversary production 'Twelfth Night'. We've come full-circle!
Dartmouth Shakespeare Week.
It's not all we do by any means, but this is the production that takes up the bulk of our time.
We started in 2003 with 'Twelfth Night' and then came 'The Taming of the Shrew';
'The Merchant of Venice'; 'Romeo & Juliet';
'Midsummer Night's Dream';
'The Tempest'; 'Much Ado About Nothing'; 'Macbeth'; 'As You Like It' and this year we have our 10th Anniversary production 'Twelfth Night'. We've come full-circle!
Come And Stay
Every year, we entertain a huge number of people who come to Dartmouth especially to see our Shakespearean productions. Some even come twice! But there's so much more see and do in the South Hams, so if you click on the picture you will be magically transported to a delightful little place called Little Pittaford. Magical, as you can see. Using it as your base, you can explore the area and really enjoy your stay.
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Yes, incredible as it may seem - it seems incredible, even to us! - it's been ten whole years since the idea of having a Dartmouth Shakespeare Week was first mooted and, since The Inn Theatre Company was founded originally to put on the Festival, it is our birthday as well! So here we are, 2012 and we thought it would be a marvellous idea to give you the play that kicked the whole thing off, back in 2003 - 'Twelfth Night'.
Over the past ten years, we have had over two hundred different people taking part, in some capacity, to bring all the magnificent characters to life on the stage at Dartmouth Castle. And, because this is a special occasion, we are trying to get as many of those people back on the stage for this production as we can...even if they only walk on and wave! We also have a special guest director this year - Paul Vincent from the Ditsum Players, who has huge experience in the world of theatre and television and is a thoroughly nice fella...and he's not costing us a penny!!
Over the past ten years, we have had over two hundred different people taking part, in some capacity, to bring all the magnificent characters to life on the stage at Dartmouth Castle. And, because this is a special occasion, we are trying to get as many of those people back on the stage for this production as we can...even if they only walk on and wave! We also have a special guest director this year - Paul Vincent from the Ditsum Players, who has huge experience in the world of theatre and television and is a thoroughly nice fella...and he's not costing us a penny!!
If Music Be The Food Of Love - Play On!
Twelfth Night; or, What You Will is a comedy, believed to have been written around 1601-02 as a twelfth night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion. The first recorded performance was on 2 February 1602; the play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 first folio.
It is, perhaps, one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, despite it having a particularly unpleasant undertone in the sub-plot between Malvolio and other member's of Olivia's household. A short synopsis is presented below.
Like many of Shakespeare’s comedies this one centres on mistaken identity. The leading character, Viola, is shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria during the opening scenes. She loses contact with her twin brother, Sebastian, whom she believes to be dead. Masquerading as a young male page under the name Cesario, she enters the service of Duke Orsino through the help of the sea captain who rescues her. Orsino has convinced himself that he is in love with the bereaved Lady Olivia, whose father and brother have recently died, and who will have nothing to do with any suitors, the Duke included. Orsino decides to use "Cesario" as an intermediary to tell Olivia about his love for her. Olivia, believing Viola to be a man, falls in love with this handsome and eloquent messenger. Viola, in turn, has fallen in love with the Duke, who also believes Viola is a man, and who regards her as his confidant.
Much of the play is taken up with the comic sub-plot, in which several characters conspire to make Olivia's pompous head steward Malvolio, believe that his lady Olivia wishes to marry him. It involves Olivia's uncle, Sir Toby Belch, another would-be suitor, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, her servants Maria and Fabian and her father's favourite fool, Feste. Malvolio chastises the group for drunkeness, and this provokes Sir Toby, Sir Andrew and Maria to plan revenge on Malvolio by convincing him that Olivia is in love with him.
Then the mistaken identity theme takes a turn for the chaotic, when Viola's twin brother, Sebastian, appears on the scene. 'Twelfth Night' is, without a doubt, one of the funniest plays in the canon
It is, perhaps, one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, despite it having a particularly unpleasant undertone in the sub-plot between Malvolio and other member's of Olivia's household. A short synopsis is presented below.
Like many of Shakespeare’s comedies this one centres on mistaken identity. The leading character, Viola, is shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria during the opening scenes. She loses contact with her twin brother, Sebastian, whom she believes to be dead. Masquerading as a young male page under the name Cesario, she enters the service of Duke Orsino through the help of the sea captain who rescues her. Orsino has convinced himself that he is in love with the bereaved Lady Olivia, whose father and brother have recently died, and who will have nothing to do with any suitors, the Duke included. Orsino decides to use "Cesario" as an intermediary to tell Olivia about his love for her. Olivia, believing Viola to be a man, falls in love with this handsome and eloquent messenger. Viola, in turn, has fallen in love with the Duke, who also believes Viola is a man, and who regards her as his confidant.
Much of the play is taken up with the comic sub-plot, in which several characters conspire to make Olivia's pompous head steward Malvolio, believe that his lady Olivia wishes to marry him. It involves Olivia's uncle, Sir Toby Belch, another would-be suitor, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, her servants Maria and Fabian and her father's favourite fool, Feste. Malvolio chastises the group for drunkeness, and this provokes Sir Toby, Sir Andrew and Maria to plan revenge on Malvolio by convincing him that Olivia is in love with him.
Then the mistaken identity theme takes a turn for the chaotic, when Viola's twin brother, Sebastian, appears on the scene. 'Twelfth Night' is, without a doubt, one of the funniest plays in the canon
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The clip on the left is from our 2011 production of 'As You Like It' - but it must be stressed that it is a rough-cut from our much -anticipated DVD of the entire show, filmed by our indomitable snapper, Keith Gould, who is a marvel of industriousness, and who is to be thanked profusely for taking on the mammoth task of filming and editing a show that ran to close-on two hours!
The excerpt features Jane Windsor-Smith as Audrey, Max Brandt as Touchstone and the oddly disembodied voice of Gil Garland as the melancholic Jacques.
Enjoy - it will give you just a small idea of what we do every year - and have done for ten years.
The excerpt features Jane Windsor-Smith as Audrey, Max Brandt as Touchstone and the oddly disembodied voice of Gil Garland as the melancholic Jacques.
Enjoy - it will give you just a small idea of what we do every year - and have done for ten years.
And, also on the left, is a picture of Jack Corrigal who played Amiens in 'As You Like It' and who also wrote the music, a sample of which is also here...and probably playing; go to Soundcloud, look for Inn Theatre Company and you can download ALL the tracks Jack recorded for NOTHING!