Cornish Theatre Collective Production

Penryn-Based Tragedy Becomes The Collective’s Inaugural Production Bohelland was the first new play written by Justin Chubb for the Collective in 1997.  Based on the black letter pamphlet of 1618 it tells the classic Penryn story of The Bohelland Tragedy.  The play toured Cornwall and ran for a week at the Finborough Theatre, London.

A Miner Becomes An Artistic Savant Judas Worm was written for the Collective by Justin Chubb in 1998.  It told the story of miner and savant artist Judas who is rocketed to fame when his work is spotted by a London art critic. Back in Cornwall, a terrible disaster befalls his village. Will Judas use…

An Insight Into the Loves and Life of Rosetti Clever As Paint was written by Canadian playwright Kim Morrissey and toured by the collective in 1999. The production was directed by Rosie Hughes. A stark insight into the loves and lives of the pre-Raphaelites it was a challenging production that enjoyed great praise in Cornwall…

“Talking Heads” With A Difference Possessions showcased two of five one-person shows written by Justin Chubb in September 1999.  They are “Talking Heads” type pieces with a difference. They are dark edged and performed with great physical imagination and skill by the actors involved.  To date they have been performed at The Lady Jane Killigrew…

The Collective’s First Contemporary Production Southern Comfort was a departure for the company in 1999. After producing lots of historical based work, it was a contemporary comedy about life in modern Cornwall.  Devised by the all female company using methods similar to those used by Mike Leigh and then penned by Justin Chubb, it toured…

Shakespeare’s Masterpiece Transformed Macbeth – Son of the Grave transposed Shakespeare’s darkest and most brutal tragedy to ancient Celtic Cornwall, a wild land with interesting power struggles of its own and an uneasy relationship between the Pagan and early Christian. Mapbeth featured a cast that included established Collective members David Kershaw, Rosie Hughes, Jason Squibb, Jayne…

A Revival of our First Production for the Minack Theatre A new play by Justin Chubb Bohelland is a brooding Cornish tragedy told in a bold and daring physical style. The audience is transported to the Cornwall of 1618, where corruption, smuggling and witchcraft form the backdrop of this desolate story. The Cornish Theatre Collective…

The Cornish Theatre Collective’s Most Successful Production The Cornish Theatre Collective’s adaptation of Paulo Coelho’s classic novel has been the company’s most successful production to date. It is currently in its fifth incarnation, touring Middle Scale venues. “A genuinely transporting experience, they create theatrical alchemy… Not so much the message of the story, as the…

Devised and Written by the Company and Jane Pugh Oral Fixation was devised by the company and written by Jane Pugh. This was a Mike Leigh style devised comedy about people who sing Karaoke. It is a site specific piece which was funded by Creative Skills Consortium and performed in the Royal British Legion in…