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WHITE HORSE – REGAL THEATRE

29th January 2025 in Our Community

WHITE HORSE show is happening at the Regal Redruth between the 28th Feb and 8th March. It is a Cornish story, with a Cornish cast and performed in Cornwall. It is a family show and suitable for children aged 8+.

This is a new production based on Michael Morpurgo’s ‘White Horse of Zennor’ and incorporates puppetry, film and live music to create a 21st Century folktale all set in Cornwall. With a cast including Chloe Endean (Long Way Back, Calvino Nights), Darcy Vanhinsbergh (Poldark, Maleficent), Mary Woodvine (Kneehigh Theatre, Bait, Judge John Deed, Doc Martin), Edward Rowe (Bait, Enys Men, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Witcher, Hireth), Rachel Leonard (puppetry on War Horse, Prometheus, Solo: a Star Wars film), Zaid Al-Rikabi ️and Ben Sutcliffe (The People’s String Foundation).

 

‘A summer at the edge of the world can change everything…’

For sixteen-year-old Annie Veluna, spending the summer with her estranged father, in Zennor, West Cornwall, is not ideal. There’s nothing to do, no one to hang out with and as for phone signal.

To top it off, her Dad, Arthur, never the chattiest of men, is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders as he struggles to save his family farm from ruin. Yes, the reality of this ‘holiday’ is far from postcard perfect. But they say a place reveals itself through its stories, and stories is one thing Zennor has plenty of. Whatever happened to Cherry and her Giant’s Necklace?  Was Billy Tregarthen really lost at sea? And who is the mysterious loner Marney who lives in the run-down shack at the top of Zennor Hill? As summer wears on and reality and myth blur, this ancient weather-beaten land will force Annie to make pivotal decisions which will redefine her families’ future forever.

Based on ‘The White Horse of Zennor and Other Stories’ by internationally acclaimed author Michael Morpurgo, ‘WHITE HORSE’ blends film, live music and puppetry to create a 21st Century Cornish folktale about place, family and home.

Booking link: https://www.hallforcornwall.co.uk/whats-on/white-horse/ (tickets through Hall for Cornwall but performed at the Regal Redruth)

Oll an gwella / All the best

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