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Welcome Week(ender) 2024 Lineup

Welcome Week(ender) 2024 Lineup

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

WW1

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

WW2

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

WW5

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

WW3

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

WW8

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 

WW10

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

WW7

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 

WW13

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 

WW11

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

WW4

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

WW12

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

WW7

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 

WW13

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 

WW11

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