What's on locally around Dawlish 2008 including Powderham Castle and Shaftesbury Theatre
What's on around Dawlish in April
15th - 19th Shaftesbury Theatre - "The Man Most Likely Too" When a son and his girl friend arrange to spend a weekend with his parents, the relationship between his mother and her one-time boy friend, and the resulting interaction between the son, the father and the girl result in a series of hilarious situations.
18th - 20th Powderham Castle Horse Trials Powderham will once again hear the pounding of horses hooves across the parkland as eventers compete in cross country, show jumping and dressage at this 3 day event.
28th April - 3rd May Shaftesbury Theatre
- "Hello Dolly" A matchmaker named Dolly Levi takes
a trip to Yonkers, New York to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire," Horace
Vandergelder. While there, she convinces him, his two stock clerks
and his niece and her beau to go to New York City. In New York, she fixes
Vandergelder's clerks up with the woman Vandergelder had been courting,
and her shop assistant.
What's on around Dawlish in May
3rd - 5th May Ice Rink on Dawlish Lawn
5th May Powderham Castle Morris Dancing Celebrate May Day with the famous Exeter Morris Men. They brighten up the courtyard with jingling bells, music and dance.
14th May Shaftesbury Theatre - The Riviera Brass Band
17th May Shaftesbury Theatre "The Ring of Fire" A tribute to the career of Mr Johnny Cash, playing songs from the early classic Sun Session Recordings such as Folsom Prison Blues, through to the modern classics from Rick Rubin's American Recordings. The Ring Of Fire are Europe's leading Johnny Cash tribute band.
22nd May Carlton Theatre Jazz Club
23rd May Carlton Theatre Teignmouth"The Magic of Musicals"
25th May - 1st June Powderham Castle Wizard
Week Wizards gather
your hats and wands and join us for a spellbinding week. Help the Castle’s
wizard, Wacky Wiglog do magic tricks, follow the wizardry trail and see mysterious
owls up close and learn about their fascinating behaviour.
31st May Shaftesbury Theatre - "Elizabeth the Golden Age" Queen Elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by the Spanish King Phillip II -- with his powerful army and sea-dominating armada -- determined to restore England to Catholicism. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance ancient royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability
What's on around Dawlish in June
17th - 21st Shaftesbury Theatre "Anastasia" In 1930's Berlin rumours are rife that the Tzar's youngest daughter had escaped the bullets at Ekaterinburg in 1918. An amnesiac waif comes forward but is she really Anastasia or has she been carefully groomed for the part to give a convincing impersonation?
June 20th -22nd Teignmouth Folk Festival
What's on around Dawlish in July
5- 6th Powderham Castle 35th Historical Vehicle Gathering The Crash Box and Classic Car Club of Devon will be displaying an enormous range of classic and nostalgic vehicles from our motoring history.
25th July Boyzone at Powderham - Boyzone are reuniting and will be hosting a massive outdoor concert at Powderham Castle on 25th July 2008. Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham and Keith Duffy together again.
26th July Powderham Castle The Greatest 80s Party Ever ConcertA stunning line up of Eighties artists performing for one night only. The Weather Girls; Bananarama; Rick Astley; Paul Young; Belinda Carlisle; Heaven 17; T’Pau; Midge Ure; Nick Heyward; Toyah
27th July Powderham Castle Katie Melua In
the last four years Katie Melua has sold more than 7.5 million albums
and has had a string of chart hits including “If you were a sailboat”, “Closest
thing to Crazy”, “Nine Million Bicycles” and “What
a Wonderful World”, along the way she has become the top selling British
female artist. Now's your chance to see Katie perform in the glorious setting
of Powderham Castle. Bring a picnic and enjoy this wonderful evening.
What's on around Dawlish in August
3rd August Powderham Castle "Peter Pan" This open-air production promises unforgettable fantasy, magic and humour in a never-ending childhood adventure on the island of Neverland. Come early with a picnic and join Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and friends for some great family entertainment.
7th August Powderham Castle Open-air Shakespeare Production - All’s Well That Ends Well This magical story tells how Helena, the orphaned daughter of a Renaissance healer, inherits his remedies, cures the ill King, and as a reward is given in marriage to Bertram, the man she loves. However it takes all her skill to ultimately win his love.
4th - 9th Shaftesbury Theatre "See How They Run" The conduct of the vicar's wife, an ex-actress shocks the local go-gooder, particularly when an actor colleague, now in the services, turns up at the vicarage. Add in a wayward main, the bishop, the curate who has come to take the sermon, a German prisoner of war in disguise and a vicar in his underwear and you are assured of a laugh a minute.
9th - 16th August Dawlish Carnival Airshow with the Red Arrows on 14th August
15th August Powderham Castle Open Air Opera "Carmen" The music, full of extravagant melody and rich in operatic hits has captivated audiences over the decades. The energy and passion in the dramatic story of Carmen promises you a vibrant and unforgettable evening.
16th August Powderham Castle Open Air Opera "The Marriage of Figaro" The Marriage of Figaro, a joyful farce in which we witness the foibles and intrigues used to reveal the indiscretions of a philandeing nobleman, Count Almaviva. Some of Mozart’s most sublime music features in this bittersweet yet uplifting comedy.
21st August Powderham Castle Open Air
Theatre "Little Women" Theatreworks perform their much acclaimed theatre production in the
relaxed setting of the Pleasure Garden. A show that will stir up many emotions
and is sure to warm your heart on a summer evening. Bring a picnic.
What's on around Dawlish in September