Treat yourself to a 2 course pre-show supper (main course and dessert) in the new Flavel Arts Cafe........................ available on the following dates: Saturday 28th January - Bacchus Trio Lamb Cutlets braisied with rosemary, red currants & red wine, served with a medley of green vegetables Lemon Tart with clotted cream (Vegetarian main course available)   Saturday 11th February - Andy Kershaw Chiili con carne, jacket potato & all the trimmings Chocolate tart & mixed berries (Vegetarian main course available)   Friday 24th & Saturday 25th February - Variety Show Beef in ale with shallots & muschrooms, served with dauphinoise potatoes, green beans & baby carrots Sticky toffee pudding, butter scotch sauce & clotted cream (Vegetarian main course available)   Tuesday 6th Mark Steel & Saturday 10th March - Ali Cook and Miles Jupp Mild chicken curry or medium lamb curry, served with rice, chapatis & a selection of relishes Fruit salad & sorbet (Vegetarian main course available)   Thursday 22nd March - Romeo and Juliet Port medallions braisied with leaks & cider, served with seasonal vegetables Strawberry cheesecake & cream (Vegetarian main course available) All of the above are available for £12...

The Thursday Recital.  A monthly lunchtime concert series given by local musicians Wide-ranging and varied programmes.  A chance to relax at lunchtime.  Co-ordinated by Helen Deakin Concerts on 12th Jan, 9th Feb and 8th Mar & 12th April, 1...

THE ADVENTURES OF ANDY KERSHAW Andy Kershaw truly has no off switch.  Already he’s lived ten lives to everyone else’s one.  He was Billy Bragg’s driver and roadie one day and presenting Whistle Test and Live Aid the next and has also worked for the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen...

Renaissance Music Workshop with Val Brodie MBE MA ARCM LGSM Spring is carnival time in Venice - join us to recreate the fabulously rich 8-part music of St.Marks, Venice. For voices (SATB), strings (vln, vla, cello, bass), viols, wind and brass in c, recorders and renaissance wind Thursday 16th February 10...

The BRNC Volunteer Band was formed in September 2010 and has attracted up to 45 musicians into their ranks, many of whom are ex-service musicians.  Their first performance was as a marching band when they led the Royal British Legion Remembrance Parade through the streets of Dartmouth in November 2010...

Variety Show 2012 It is now two years since the Flavel mounted its hugely successful local talent Variety Show. Since then many of you have asked when we are going to do this again. Here is the answer! For two performances only, the cream of Dartmouth talent perform in song, sketches, odd odes and dance – we even have Dartmouth’s answer to the famous Tiller Girls...

EVACUATION New films featuring local people produced and directed by Ian Phillips for the Slapton Line Partnership. In November 1943 three thousand people were given the shattering news that they were to be evacuated from their homes within six weeks...

The 6th Dartmouth Comedy Festival    Mark Steel comes to Dartmouth, to explain why he is here to save civilisiation!  Find out why he does not want every high street in Britain to be chillingly identical, but still wants to see cards in post office windows and shops called 'It must be Stolen!' Based on his award winning BBC radio 4 series, it is a celebration of the quirks of small-town life...

Why not be one of the first to secure your tickets for what is sure to be another incredible Comedy Festival. Now on our sixth festival,  here is our fabulous lineup.................. Mark Steel - Tues 6 Mar @ 8pm Mystery Guest Comedy Film Night with Festival Patron Peter Richardson - Wed 7 Mar @ 7pms Jenny Eclair - Old Dog New Tricks - Thurs 8 Mar @ 8pm Matt Harvey at  Cafe Al Frescos - Thur 8 Mar @ 7...

The 6th Dartmouth Comedy Festival A film tribute night to one of the kings of comedy. Previous years’ guests have included Eddie Izzard, Harry Enfield and Keith Allen. Mum’s the word on the mystery until the night and Peter Richardson, the festival patron, will once again be plundering the contents of his impressive contacts list!  Last few tickets remaining Tickets £9 and includes a glass of wine!!! The Flavel would like to thank the following for supporting and sponsoring The 6th Dartmouth Comedy Festival:  The Royal Castle Hotel, Cafe Alf Rescos, Compass Office & Marine, Linden Homes, Simon Drew & Subway at Townstal Road Garage

The 6th Dartmouth Comedy Festival Jenny Eclair- Old Dog New Tricks   Jenny Eclair is fifty years old which in dog years would qualify for The Guinness Book of records, having recently been de-wormed and with her teeth newly bleached, she’ll be prancing around the regions, basically doing her comedy tricks for a ‘nice biscuit and maybe a glass of Chardonnay’...

The 6th Dartmouth Comedy Festival Matt Harvey Back by popular demand, Matt Harvey is returning to Café Alf Resco where you can enjoy a rustic supper before listening to his musings. Writer, poet, enemy of all that’s difficult and upsetting, Matt’s way with words has taken him from Totnes to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships via Saturday Live, the Edinburgh Festival and the Work section of the Guardian...

The 6th Dartmouth Comedy Festival Phil Kay Curry and Comedy at the Royal Castle Hotel with multi-award winning Scotsman Phil Kay who describes himself as being in his element, his natural environment up close in a room with a crowd...

The 6th Dartmouth Comedy Festival Slightly Fat Features Variety by the Sea The smash-hit comedy ensemble, return to us with a new cabaret spectacular bringing a feast of features and wonderful surprises ...

The 6th Dartmouth Comedy Festival Gimmeyourleftshoe with Phil Kay All kids give up their left shoe then come up with a funny skit to win it back from all the props lying around.  Everyone please bring an odd item from home you plan to throw out and are happy to leave behind! Pancake hurling, velcro sensational, speed fruit peeling, bouncing on a trampoline singing, elastic band music, Hoover ping pong...

The 6th Dartmouth Comedy Festival Ali Cook Following yet another sell out Edinburgh show Ali Cook returns to The Flavel with his own brand of awe-inspiring magic and offbeat comedy. Expect to be genuinely amazed by anarchic illusions as Ali draws you into a surreal world of disappearing goldfish, razorblades and shoes!  Tickets:  £10, Under 18's £5                           Suitable for ages 14+ Do visit Ali Cook's website, it really is very good Full comedy Festival listings here The Flavel would like to thank the following for supporting and sponsoring The 6th Dartmouth Comedy Festival:  The Royal Castle Hotel, Cafe Alf Rescos, Compass Office & Marine, Linden Homes, Simon Drew & Subway at Townstal Road Garage Why not treat yourself to a pre show supper in the new Flavel Arts Cafe and make an evening of it...

The 6th Dartmouth Comedy Festival Miles Jupp -Fibber in the Heat............a one man show about Miles’s attempt to become a cricket journalist Disillusioned with comedy, Miles attempts to become a cricket commentator trying the ill –thought out and dishonest method of pretending to be one and telling some whopping fibs to get on a cricket tour to India...

Directed by Helen Deakin An exciting and varied programme of chamber music for wind, strings and piano given by the Flavel’s own ensemble of local musicians Tickets £8 to include canapés This is a Fundraising event for The Flavel

SCREENED LIVE from the Royal Opera House Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet was Kenneth MacMillan’s first full-evening ballet and from its premiere in 1965 has been one of The Royal Ballet’s signature works, popular all over the world...

Shetland Concertina – Blyde Lasses Blyde Lasses ('Glad Girls' in Shetland dialect) are a dynamic young female duo who showcase traditional Shetland songs and tunes on fiddle and concertina...

Yulia Chaplina After her stunning performances in the summer Rachmaninov celebration concerts, Russian pianist Yulia Chaplina makes a much awaited return to The Flavel. Since winning the gold medal in the junior Tchaikovsky International Competition in 2004 aged 16, Yulia has performed extensively across the globe, most recently in Japan, Spain, Germany, Russia, Italy, Canada, the UK and Ukraine...

Young Filmmakers Workshops Calling 9 to 16 year olds Ever wanted to make or star in a film? Why not … MAKE A MOVIE An exciting workshop in which you will discover how to make a film...

PINOCCHIO with Cube Theatre A new adaptation by Ben Oldfield The classic story of one puppet’s quest to become a real boy.  Along the way he falls in with an assortment of colourful characters, who all try to lead him astray – but in the end, courage and love will see him through...

Wooden Heart with Cube Theatre A young woman attends her first ever audition. But entering the flat where the audition is being held, nothing is as she was expecting. A witty and deeply moving play which charts the evolving relationship between an Italian immigrant in 1950's New York and a brash teenager from the city...

LIVE form the Royal Opera House Rigoletto In Rigoletto, Verdi charts the fate of his larger-than-life characters – the tormented jester trying to avenge himself on his heartless playboy employer the Duke of Mantua, who has carelessly seduced Rigoletto’s innocent daughter Gilda – in music of immense theatrical punch and instant memorability...

Tony Beard The Dartmoor I Love – anecdotes and history about the moor and its activities. Tony will also be talking about his life including his time as the ‘Wag from Widecombe’...

Earthdrum Theatre – Spelt An evening of discovery from Earthdrum Theatre… One day, Spelt, homeless and adrift on the streets, falls into a series of experiences that help him make sense of his predicament...

Dartmouth Players present Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel This Olivier award-winning play is set in the summer of 1936, in the Donegal home of the Mundy sisters. The only real breadwinner is the oldest sister, Kate, who teaches at the local school...

Afternoon Tea Concert Given by local soloists Arranged & accompanied by Helen Deakin Programme to include music by:  Handel / Schubert / Mendelssohn / Bizet Soloists: Kathleen Bentham & Nicolette Coward (flute duet) Phil Watson (oboe) Sue Hadow (clarinet) Sid Davis (violin) Katrin Irvin & Rowena Marshall (piano duet) Margaret Jackson (viola) Jessica Heywood & Kathy Kenny (vocal duet) £5 to include tea & home made cakes This is a Fundraising event for The Flavel