Prodigal UPG

31/05/2026

This Tuesday 4pm :)

Join us at THE CREATION WORKS

this TUESDAY 2nd June at 4pm

for tea and cake - and to hear the results of

THE FIRST CULTURAL CENSUS OF PAR BAY

21/05/2026

Looks like we're going to sell out folks - hurry to get your tickets whilst there's still some left :) Cannot wait to do this again!

06/05/2026

Talking to brilliant on BBC Radio Cornwall this morning about our new show:

THE FLOOR ON TOUR

1.55mins in!

See the premiere at Callington MayFest this Saturday 2pm & 4pm at Callington Primary School alongside and more.

Supported by Arts Council England and The Creation Works

The library of outfits helping parents save the pennies on Flora Day.

09/04/2026

Our final at Hall for Cornwall with the Royal Shakespeare Company Cornwall-wide community company and it’s Romeo & Juliet.

Last time to see the amazing folks doing their thing - don’t miss!

18/03/2026

Back in Milano next week :)

Ritorna uno degli spettacoli che hanno fatto la storia della Stagione Sperimentale del Teatro della Contraddizione.

𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.
(Steven Berkoff)

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐚𝐧 (𝐥'𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐝𝐢 𝐄𝐝𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐚𝐧)

Il più grande attore mai vissuto. Un ubriacone, un bastardo, un uomo inseguito dallo scandalo: Edmund Kean .

In lingua originale inglese.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍
𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟗 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐳𝐨, 𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎:𝟒𝟓
scritto e interpretato da 𝐴𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑂'𝐿𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑖𝑛
regia e drammaturgia di 𝑀𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎 𝐻𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛
scena di 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐹𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑒𝑦
disegno luci di 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝑈𝑚𝑛𝑒𝑦

18/03/2026

ADD YOUR VOICES FOLKS!

The Cornwall Cultural Strategy is a 10-year plan to strengthen culture and creative industries in Cornwall.

Its vision is to use creativity to boost the economy, improve communities, and support health and wellbeing. The strategy focuses on five ambitions: helping people take part in culture, building skills and confidence, creating jobs and economic growth, improving towns and villages, and celebrating Cornwall’s heritage and new creative work. The aim is to showcase the strengths of culture in Cornwall, how to maximise impact through working together, and to grow the sector by attracting more investment.

You can click here to read the full draft document, and give feedback.

https://letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/cornwall-cultural-strategy

Consultation will close on the 24th of April 2026.

Cornwall Cultural Strategy is a 10-year plan to strengthen culture and creative industries in Cornwall. Its vision is to use creativity to boost the economy, improve communities, and support health and wellbeing. The aim is to showcase the strengths of culture in

08/03/2026

Total pleasure to be back at Treviglas Academy & working with Shakespeare too! Fab students and staff as ever - this show is going to be amazing!

16/02/2026

Cannot wait for this!

Join us for a Fun, Family-Friendly St Piran’s Festival Show at The Creation Works.
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Celebrate St Piran’s Day with a lively 40 minute family friendly show packed with humour, history, and the best of Cornish storytelling.
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After performing to thousands of primary-aged children over the past five years, The Cornish Caretakers are bringing their hilarious and informartve live theatre show to The Creation Works for the first time!

Comprising the hapless Mr Rodda Rowe Rescorla and spiky Mr Penrose Pengilly Penwarth, The Cornish Caretakers look after and share wonderful stories from Cornish history to children and their families - from the sublime to the ridiculous, from the absurd to the sensible, from the joyous to the tragic.

The Cornish Caretakers 'A History of Cornwall' stars Edward Rowe (Cornwall’s Kernow King!) and Dan Richards (from Near-ta Theatre’s Christmas Time).
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Expect a warm, funny, and engaging performance exploring fascinating figures from Cornish history. Perfect for anyone who loves a good story.
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“This is way better than Netflix!” — Darcy, aged 10
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Tickets available on the door - donate what you can

11/02/2026

Delighted to announce that two time Fringe First award winner Emma Frankland will be in residency at The Creation Works rehearsing ahead of performances of at the Falmouth International Arts Fest on the 5th March.

Whilst here Emma will be joined by Marlborough Productions co-creative director and co-founder David Sheppeard.

David is offering 2 x 1-2-1 surgeries for producers whilst here - if you are interested in the kind of fearless independent producing that Marlborough have been championing from Brighton, you won't want to miss!

DM with some words about you and your work if this is for you. Free mentoring from one of the best in the business.

27/01/2026

Today made very special by the arrival of this email from https://theatreleaders.org/

Dear Alister O'Loughlin & Miranda Henderson,

Warmest congratulations as we are delighted to confirm that Prodigal Theatre & The Urban Playground Team. has been accepted as a Founding Member of the International Alliance of Independent Theatre (IAIT), an International Association of Theatre Leaders (IATL) project.

Your work, imagination, rigour and commitment to independent practice resonates deeply with the spirit and purpose of the Alliance. By joining this global community of 53 visionary independent theatres, you become part of a shared endeavour to amplify independent voices, to foster bold collaborations, and to reimagine the role of theatre in communities across continents.

Your presence among our Founding Members brings an
invaluable creative sensibility to IAIT.

IAIT’s home at Grivița 53 in Bucharest stands as a symbol of the
transformative potential of independent theatre, and we are profoundly honoured to welcome you into this collective moment of possibility. We celebrate your achievement with gratitude and anticipation for the conversations, experiments and connections that will unfold as we build this Alliance together.

With heartfelt thanks and warmest regards,
The IAIT Secretariat
On behalf of
The International Association of Theatre Leaders (IATL)

IATL gathers leaders in the field of theatre and performing arts from all over the world, around the shared values of international dialogue and cooperation.