Written by David Napthine & the Drama in the Dale Community Writing group An outdoor promenade performance Directed by Liz Gill & Lucy Ridley The body, the moor and the mystery. An epic tale of the search for a truth in a place where nothing is ever...
As some of our cast has changed from the original plan, our writer spent the morning working with one of the actors on updating the script, with the help of Paddy the dog! Progress was made in developing the actions in some of the scenes, but...
We are now well into our rehearsals for the Body on the Moor. The cast have managed to work on various scenes amongst the beautiful surroundings of Harehope Quarry; even the weather has been kind to us!! The script has continued to develop as we rehearse,...
Today, donning strong boots, warm clothes and packed rucksacks, an intrepid group set out from Killhope Cross to locate the point where our body was found. According to the police report it was "200 yards east of the Cumberland Border, 100 yards south of the...
Are you interested in joining our next production? We are almost ready to start rehearsals for the newly written play "The Body on Killhope Moor".Rehearsals will take place on Sundays, from mid-May, and the performance dates are August 29th & 30th and September 4th &...
An exciting session was held this week as our researcher, Dr Barbara Crosbie, presented the findings, so far, of the research group to the writers. What came out of the presentation was how closely both groups have been thinking. The research will now bring our...
The chorus in Classical Greek drama was a group of actors who described and commented upon the main action of a play with song, dance, and recitation...
Once again the writing group enthusiastically expanded on their ideas. We listened to each participant's opening scene and discussed elements which we enjoyed and thought would work in the final piece. Our writer, David Napthine, is collating all the pieces of writing and has started...
The Body on the Moor writing workshops are well underway with ideas flowing. Our team consists of members from across the country: Essex to Northumberland - something that perhaps would not have happened had we met physically rather than on zoom? David Napthine has been...
Do you want to be involved in our next exciting project? Find out how.On Sunday 24th Feb we held an Open Event for our next project concerning the finding of a body on Killhope Moor in the 1920s. Those people who attended were able to...