You can head to our What’s On Guide and look out for the Welcome Week(ender) banner.
Or, we’ve gathered everything here so you can check it all out in one go.
THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER
⏰ 2.30pm – 3.45pm
Last Dance Saloon by Multistory Theatre
Suitable for: Ages 14+
Price: £8 (£5 ages 50+)
What is it? A multi story mix of music, song, tango and stories ancient and modern.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 6.00pm – 6.55pm
Tears of Joy by Nia Powell
Suitable for: Ages 14+
Price: £8
What is it? Tears of Joy follows three women (a Daughter, Mother, Grandmother) as they negotiate the ebbs and flows of motherhood, grief and intergenerational care.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 6:00pm – 7:00pm
The Uninvited a work in progress sharing by Jody Medland
Suitable for: Ages 14+
Price: £5
What is it? The Uninvited is an original ghost story in the vein of shows such as 2:22 A Ghost Story, Blithe Spirit, and The Birthday Party. Part of the Landmark Theatres seed commissioning programme.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 8.30pm
Cavalier! A work in progress sharing by i.e. Theatre
Suitable for:
Price: £8
What is it? It’s 1642, or thereabouts – the beginning of the Civil War (the English one) and one way or another, things must come to a head…Part of the Landmark Theatres seed commissioning programme.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 8.30pm
Seasons by Molly Gooch
Suitable for:
Price: £8
What is it? The show presents a realistic representation of what domestic abuse can look like from a female perspective. Through the use of detailed and meticulous research to root the piece in reality, the show aims to connect with a rural audience and tackles an issue that is often common in the countryside.
Do I need tickets? Yes
FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER
⏰ 4.00pm – 4.30pm
Mini-Beasts a work in progress sharing by Hopeful Monster
Suitable for: All the family from ages 5+
Price: £5
What is it? Featuring dressing up, puppetry and playful anarchy
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 6.30pm.
Dear Monster by Susan Luciani
Suitable for: Ages 14+
Price: £8
What is it? A film director envisions the Greek myth of Echo and Narcissus whilst her real life descends into a black mirror experience of the classical fictional tale.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 7.30pm – 9:00pm
The Egg Shack
Suitable for: Ages 12+
Price: £10
What is it? A brand-new immersive theatrical experience created by Red Herring Productions, commissioned by Landmark Theatres.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 7.45pm
Outdoor Cinema Screening: Fantastic Mr Fox
Suitable for: PG audiences.
Price: FREE
What is it? A night at the Cinema like no other! Enjoy the Wes Anderson family classic Fantastic Mr Fox on the green at the Landmark Theatre. We will be selling freshly made pizza and drinks from our bar!
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 8.00pm –
Double Bill of North Devon Stories
Suitable for:
Price: £8
What is it? Two absorbing, joyful and thought-provoking short performances about journeys at sea and the distance and connections between us.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 8:30pm –
Fox and Sparrow by Restless Successors
Suitable for: Ages 14+, contains strong language
Price: £8
What is it? An original political thriller, about change, love and betrayal.
Do I need tickets? Yes
SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER
⏰ 12pm-5pm
Graffiti Workshops
Where: The Green
Price: Free, just turn up!
Have a go Graffiti and Street Art workshops with Silk Crystal. Dan is an Ilfracombe based street artist whose work you will no doubt of seen in a few local spots including The Arches, High Street, Ropery Road as well as North Devon attractions The Milky Way and Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park.
Ages 8 plus (under 14’s must be accompanied by a parent)
Funky young artists under 8 are welcome to join us for some chalk pavement art!!
No charge – all materials and masks provided
⏰ 12pm-5pm
Arts and Chalks
Where: Foyer and outside
Price: Free, just turn up!
Get creative with our team of artists at the Welcome Week(ender). You could join us for chalk drawing on the concourse or get involved with a variety of arts and crafts.
Open to people of all ages but under 3’s will need to be supervised!
⏰ 12pm-5pm
Puppet Walkaround: The Cat
Where: Foyer and outside
Price: Free, just turn up!
Somebody’s lost their cat!
Have you seen them? They’re called Hobbes! (the cat, not the person). Running Dog Theatre CIC need your help to bring them back together again. A gentle, silly, puppet walkabout for those who love cats – and those who don’t!
⏰ 12pm-5pm
Bee crafts and Bee Keepers walk around
Where: Foyer and outside
Price: Free, just turn up!
Join our bee keepers and make your own flowers and bees. You’ll get a chance to take your handmade flowers and insects home and you’ll also get to say hello to their favorite bee!
Open to people of all ages but under 3’s will need to be supervised!
⏰ 12.00pm – 12.45pm
Cloudy
Suitable for: Ages 0-5 and their families
Price: Free
What is it? Explore, interact and play your way through the changing weather, or find a comfy spot to relax and watch the clouds float by.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 1pm & 3.30pm
Lo-Wen-Na (Cornish for Joy) by Yskynna
Where: Landmark Theatre Cones
Price: Free, just turn up!
Suspending performers from the top of the Landmark Cones, Yskynna Vertical Dance explore the edges and profiles the architecture offers in an exciting and stunning new piece of work. Movement and stillness are part of our daily lives and the theatre stands proudly by the sea and in the wind. The performance takes inspiration from our Victorian heritage and the shapes and patterns of our surroundings. Look out, look up, stand, see and breathe for a moment as your perspective shifts and changes.
Turn up, find a spot and enjoy the spectacle. Absolutely free!
⏰ 2:00pm –
The Grimm Sisters by Scratchworks Theatre Company
Suitable for: Ages 6+
Price: Free
What is it? Award winning Scratchworks Theatre Company takes you by the hand and leads you outdoors to discover a joyful & mischievous interruption to the everyday.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 3:00pm – 3:25pm
Choogh Choogh by Beeja
Suitable for: 0-7 and their families
Price: Free
What is it? Choogh Choogh is a performance work inspired by the joy for travelling through India on a train.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 7.30pm – 9:00pm
The Egg Shack
Suitable for: Ages 12+
Price: £10
What is it?A brand-new immersive theatrical experience. Tickets includes a cuppa and an egg butty!
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 4.00pm & 6.00pm
Are You Here For The Meeting?
Suitable for:
Price: FREE
What is it? 2024 has seen a worldwide clamour for power. Take a seat at a big, bold, beautiful meeting without ceiling or walls: this is something different, a physical broadcast by the young. Eight performers, the youngest just 15, are on the cusp of life and the tail end of institutions. Let them lead.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Filibuster by Kook Ensemble
Suitable for:
Price: £10
What is it? Kook Ensemble brings together a team of world class theatre makers to create original and playful stories.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 7.45pm
Outdoor Cinema Screening: The Greatest Showman
Suitable for: PG Audiences
Price: FREE
What is it?A night at the Cinema like no other! Enjoy The Greatest Showman on the green at the Landmark Theatre. We will be selling freshly made pizza and drinks from our bar!
Do I need tickets? Yes
SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER
⏰ 12pm-3.30pm
A World of Stories Workshop
Where: Foyer and outside
Price: Free, just turn up!
Write a story | Craft its world | Animate it through sound
a workshop by Restless Successors
In this open workshop you can stretch your creative muscles and imagination in a fun, exciting environment. Even if you have never written before, we invite you to imagine a world and bring it to life through crafts and sound!
How the workshop works
Writing prompts: collect your character, story and setting clues
Writing station: we’ll support you to write your own original story
Crafting station: you’ll find art supplies galore, to create a poster for your story
Sound station: play with instruments and other objects to create, record and design the soundscape for your story – you’ll get to hear it live in the room!
Drop in at any point from 12:00 to 15:30 (we will close the doors at 16:00), bring your friends and family, and enjoy a day filled with creative exploration and wonder!
Open to all ages
Based between North Devon and London, Restless Successors are a new theatre company founded by Writer and Dramaturg Natalia Riga and Composer and Sound Designer Peter Buffery, presenting original plays and installations.
⏰ 12pm-5pm
Graffiti Workshops
Where: The Green
Price: Free, just turn up!
Have a go Graffiti and Street Art workshops with Silk Crystal. Dan is an Ilfracombe based street artist whose work you will no doubt of seen in a few local spots including The Arches, High Street, Ropery Road as well as North Devon attractions The Milky Way and Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park.
Ages 8 plus (under 14’s must be accompanied by a parent)
Funky young artists under 8 are welcome to join us for some chalk pavement art!!
No charge – all materials and masks provided
⏰ 12pm-5pm
Arts and Chalks
Where: Foyer and outside
Price: Free, just turn up!
Get creative with our team of artists at the Welcome Week(ender). You could join us for chalk drawing on the concourse or get involved with a variety of arts and crafts.
Open to people of all ages but under 3’s will need to be supervised!
⏰ 12pm-5pm
Puppet Walkaround: The Cat
Where: Foyer and outside
Price: Free, just turn up!
Somebody’s lost their cat!
Have you seen them? They’re called Hobbes! (the cat, not the person). Running Dog Theatre CIC need your help to bring them back together again. A gentle, silly, puppet walkabout for those who love cats – and those who don’t!
⏰ 12pm-5pm
Bee crafts and Bee Keepers walk around
Where: Foyer and outside
Price: Free, just turn up!
Join our bee keepers and make your own flowers and bees. You’ll get a chance to take your handmade flowers and insects home and you’ll also get to say hello to their favorite bee!
Open to people of all ages but under 3’s will need to be supervised!
⏰ 12.00pm – 12.45pm
Cloudy
Suitable for: Ages 0-5 and their families
Price: Free
What is it? Explore, interact and play your way through the changing weather, or find a comfy spot to relax and watch the clouds float by.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 1.00pm
Orphan Planet by Danny Laine
Suitable for: 14+
Price: £8
What is it? Orphan planet is an autobiographical theatre piece combining real stories, once lost/now found family footage and space exploration. All to try and answer the question of how to live with grief. Written and performed by Danny Laine.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 1pm & 3.30pm
Lo-Wen-Na (Cornish for Joy) by Yskynna
Where: Landmark Theatre Cones
Price: Free, just turn up!
Suspending performers from the top of the Landmark Cones, Yskynna Vertical Dance explore the edges and profiles the architecture offers in an exciting and stunning new piece of work. Movement and stillness are part of our daily lives and the theatre stands proudly by the sea and in the wind. The performance takes inspiration from our Victorian heritage and the shapes and patterns of our surroundings. Look out, look up, stand, see and breathe for a moment as your perspective shifts and changes.
Turn up, find a spot and enjoy the spectacle. Absolutely free!
⏰ 1.30pm & 4:00pm
The Silly Squirrel by Above Bounds
Suitable for: 0-7 years
Price: FREE
What is it? Pull up a picnic blanket and join Above Bounds for this playful pop-up show, winner of Best of Children and Families at FUSE international 2022, with puppets, gentle interaction and lots of laughs!
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 2:00pm –
The Grimm Sisters by Scratchworks Theatre Company
Suitable for: Ages 6+
Price: Free
What is it? Award winning Scratchworks Theatre Company takes you by the hand and leads you outdoors to discover a joyful & mischievous interruption to the everyday.
Do I need tickets? Yes
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 3:00pm – 3:25pm
Choogh Choogh by Beeja
Suitable for: 0-7 and their families
Price: Free
What is it? Choogh Choogh is a performance work inspired by the joy for travelling through India on a train.
Do I need tickets? Yes
⏰ 4:00pm – 5:50pm
Dance for All & All for Dance: Switchframe, Raconteur & C3 Youth Dance
Suitable for:
Price: £8
What is it? Performances sharing share some of the most exciting local dance that North Devon that has to offer.
Do I need tickets? Yes