The Nick Darke Darke-a-thon

Join us for a celebration of legendary Cornish playwright, activist, and lobster fisherman, Nick Darke.

It’s been twenty years since we lost Nick, so what better way to remember his brilliance than by reading some of his finest plays in front of an audience?

The Body, Ting Tang Mine, and The King of Prussia demonstrate Nick’s extraordinary wit and wisdom, his razor-sharp dialogue, wild theatricality, and his passionate view of Cornwall and the world.

“The ocean gives me names… and stories.” – Nick Darke

With a brilliant cast of Cornish performers—including Bec Applebee, Tristan Sturrock, Annamaria Murphy, Josh Penrose, Jenny Beare, Hannah Stephens, Simon Harvey, and Carl Grose—accompanied by live music from Jim Carey, The Nick Darke Darke-a-thon will be a night to remember!

Food & Drinks:

Beets and Roots will be serving vegetarian food at their cafe outside The Ladder. If you’d like to eat from food from Beets and Roots at the interval, please pre-order with them before the first reading at 5pm, so it can be prepared in time for collection during the first interval. When booking a ticket, it will ask you if you plan to do this, this is only so that we can give them a rough estimate of numbers to prepare, not your order. You will need to go to the cafe before the first reading to pre-order. CASH ONLY

Tea, coffee, and a bar will also be available.

Tickets: £10
Book online at: theladderredruth.com
NB: Tickets are only available for the full triple bill, not individual plays. There will be intervals between each play. Suitable for ages 12+ (salty language).

READERS:

5pm THE BODY CATRIN WALKER-BOOTH, HARRY PEARCE, JOSH PENROSE, OLIVER BERRY, SHAZ ANDREW, JENNY BEARE, HANNAH STEPHENS, ANNAMARIA MURPHY, DAVE MYNNE, SIMON HARVEY & CARL GROSE

7pm TING TANG MINE CARL GROSE, SHAZ ANDREW, CATRIN WALKER-BOOTH, ANNAMARIA MURPHY, SIMON HARVEY, JOSH PENROSE, JIM CAREY, CHARLIE BARNECUT, DAVE MYNNE, JENNY BEARE, HANNAH STEPHENS & JIM CAREY

9pm THE KING OF PRUSSIA TRISTAN STURROCK, SIMON HARVEY, BEC APPLEBEE, HANNAH STEPHENS, CHARLIE BARNECUT, CARL GROSE, ANNA MURPHY & JIM CAREY