Nina was going through life quite nicely, thank you, when POW! Suddenly! She wasn’t! Fear and Anxiety crept into normal every day situations. Unexplainable rage at everything and everyone! Depression and weird sexual urges!! She thought she was losing her mind or at least being overtaken by aliens. So imagine her surprise when she was […]
Boilerhouse is a five-piece, acapella singing group who bring their varied programme from wide influences, including folk, working songs, sacred harp, music hall and original arrangements of poems from Cornwall. Anna Maria Murphy is a writer for BBC Radio 4 & Kneehigh Theatre & is currently collaborating with musicians Bagas Degol. Pauline Sheppard writes for theatre, […]
After a gorgeous, hugely successful show in the summer of 2019, and a COVID-aborted attempt to return in 2021, we are so excited to be able to bring our multi award winning music department and record label back to Penlee! The concert will showcase all that music at MBA has to offer with performances from […]
Her award-winning musicianship, distinctive chocolatey vocals and mastery of the songwriting craft have led reviewers to describe Sarah McQuaid as a “triple threat”. Add to that a warm, charismatic stage presence, five critically acclaimed solo albums and a battery of instruments including acoustic and electric guitars, drum and piano — and you’ve got a one-woman […]
Rocketman Live pays tribute to a true pop icon. Master musician Lee Quinney brings the music of Sir Elton John to life - a true concert experience of some of the greatest rock & roll music ever created. Energy, costuming, brilliant virtuoso playing and singing… it’s all there. Offering a captivating performance that will pay homage to […]
Meet the A.C.E.S, an elite team of scientists doing science like no-one has ever done science before! Professor Von Brandt and the team are on the ground in Penzance looking for the perfect location for their top-secret, super-important, science-assignment. But the team are in a right pickle! Professor McGuffin’s ground-breaking Sub-Nuclear Optical Transmitter (S.N.O.T.) has stopped working, […]
We’re delighted to welcome Du Glas back to the park, bringing their own unique brand of roots music, born out of the vibrant Cornish music scene, their sound is upbeat and inventive, drawing on traditional melodies and marrying them to a modern rhythmic feel. The band came together in Penzance in 2017 and, over the […]
Amie and Chloe's exquisite harmonies and melodies Formed in 2018, True Foxes are a stunning, new female duo from West Cornwall. Cousins Amie Parsons (Lead Vocals/ guitar/ukulele) and Chloe Payne (Vocal harmonies/bass/flute) blend together atmospheric harmonies to create hauntingly beautiful melodies. The youthful duo performs modern folk/pop covers ranging from The Staves to First Aid […]
Welcome to Clumpton Abbey and the quiet world of Brother Barnabus, which isn’t always as peaceful as he’d like it to be and where his altercations with his beloved bees and "Him up there" lead to some hilarious situations. Man may learn lessons from bees and while his curiosity about them continues there is hope […]
The Ritzy Belles are an all-singing, all-dancing female close harmony trio based in Cornwall- bringing you music from the 1940s, 50s and 60s and were delighted to welcome them back to the Park following their sell-out concert in 2019! The Ritzy Belles tight harmonies, great choreography and vintage style will have you swinging and singing […]
A nos lowen (Cornish dance night) beneath the stars. Legends of Cornish Celtic dance music Skillywidden frequently pack dance floors with their take on the nos lowen style of Cornish dance music. If you feel like dancing, no previous experience needed. Most of the dances are simple enough to pick up just by following people who already know them. […]
The Sea Show is a quirky and hilarious mix of puppet show, natural history and comedy cabaret. Meet crazy characters like Morwenna the ‘beautiful’ mermaid, Ruan the reformed seagull and salty seadog Captain Pemburthy, as well as a cast of mischievous sea-squirts, anemones, limpets, crabs and pilchards. Come and celebrate the sea with tall tales, […]
‘I do love nothing in the world so well as you. Is not that strange?’ Sun & Moon Theatre returns to Penlee Park Open Air Theatre this summer with a joyous, vibrant production of Much Ado About Nothing, one of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. It's 1945, the war has ended, and Messina’s young men have returned […]
Shakespeare’s wonderful fantasy comedy has always been a firm favourite. As in the Bard’s day, Festival Players International will be performing with an all-male company of skilled professional actors, and invite you to share in the colour, poetry, and magical mayhem of this unique and amazing play. A Summer treat for the whole family from […]
A forerunner of fortune or a man who is helpless to what he has seen? Tiresias may be blind, but he has seen more than you or I, had we lived six lifetimes. When Hera rips out his eyes, Zeus grants Tiresias a gift more precious than a thousand burning torches in the darkness — […]
The Saxy Maids, Cornwall’s all female saxophone quartet, were established in 2003 and have enjoyed playing across many venues for many occasions over the years. They have been performing with our current line up since 2016 although we have played together for many years in various other bands and ensembles. Our repertoire consists of a […]
Let Squashbox Theatre be your guide to the tremendous world of trees, from branch to leaf and twig to root, from berry to blossom and bark to fruit! Meet Craig, the friendly Forest Ranger and resident tree expert. It’s his job to make sure the woods are a peaceful and happy place, but he’s having […]
Femmes De La Mer are a 14 strong crew hailing from across Cornwall. Each individual member brings a unique sound to the group, yet it’s their blend of a cappella harmonies that has gained them recognition amongst sea shanty communities. Lead by musical director, Claire Ingleheart, this all-female group sing traditional shanties alongside original material […]