Hall for Cornwall

For this weeks #mondaymemories, take a look at this beautiful shot of the Truro Cathedral from July 1946 The Gothic Revival Cathedral was begun in the 1880s. This Aerial view was taken by Aeropictorial. Who can spot our beloved City Hall building in the background?! Our #MondayMemory series form part of our heritage project #revealingcityhall with thanks to @heritagefunduk & @HeritageFundL_S READ MORE HERITAGE STORIES https://lnkd.in/emGg_pFU"

Happy birthday to us! Three years ago today, after a true transformation, we took a leap of faith, throwing open our doors again to unveil a shock of new spaces - from the drop-dead gorgeous Cornwall Playhouse to the relaxed vibes of the Green Room Cafe and ever-so-cool Playhouse Bar. Since then, our incredible team have welcomed more than 700,000 people through the doors across nearly 1,000 performances, not to mention 33,000+ young people engaged and let's not even talk about how many interval drinks we've poured! That's why we're here - for making memories, forging futures and celebrating culture. To audiences, friends, funders, members and our team - thank you for making this happen, we couldn't have done it without you, we couldn't be more proud to be doing it with you.

DAME FAME Who will be inducted into our Hall of Dame? Inspired by our dive into damehood, where Edward Rowe will feature this year as Dame Trott in our Pantomime, Jack and The Beanstalk, we're shining a light on Cornish dames from across the region. Are you a star in your local pantomime? Do you don a frock to tread the boards in this festive tradition? If you or someone you know takes on this fabulous role, we’d love to hear from you! Follow the link below to find out more. Our team are excited to shine a light on dames from all corners of Kernow. We'll celebrate every single one of you between now and Christmas, and a few lucky inductees will receive an invite to our gala press night on 07 Dec and a special Dame photoshoot backstage at HFC in November, before you take your place in our spangly new Hall of Dame! LEARN MORE https://lnkd.in/eUzAXPRQ

On World Mental Health Day we're celebrating the brilliant trained members of the HfC team who volunteer every day to be our duty Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA). Our industry hasn't always been great at looking after its own workforce, but we recognise that if we're asking our team to be 'all in', we also need to make it clear that it's ok to not be ok. MHFAs provide support to our team, cast and crew - and occasionally audiences too - we're all in this together, and sometimes it gets tough. It's ok not to be ok. #WorldMentalHealthDay

When it comes to feedback from audiences on our transformed spaces and the magic that goes on within, touched doesn't even cut it: we read every comment (glowing and, yes, the glowering ones too), share them to relevant teams and take this kind of stuff to heart. Thank you - makes it all worthwhile for the brilliant team here.

We're #hiring - calling all technicians. Have a look, have a share! The brilliant team behind Cornwall's only largescale theatre is growing again and we're looking for lighting and sound AV technicians to join the incredible team that recently reopened our transformed 1,350 capacity venue. If that sounds like you or someone you know, get in touch. Questions? Have a read of the link or DM us. Oh, and we've just been shortlisted for UK's Most Welcoming Theatre by Society of London Theatre & UK Theatre, so you'll be joining a friendly bunch!

Dame Maggie Smith, gone but never forgotten. We joined with theatres across the land at 7pm today in dimming the Cornwall Playhouse lights briefly, symbolically, to celebrate the life of a true titan of stage and screen. #damemaggiesmith #maggie #damemaggie

We're so honoured to be shortlisted by Society of London Theatre & UK Theatre for the UK's Most Welcoming Theatre award 2024 - we exist for Cornwall. For audiences, artists, young people and YOU. Thank you HfC Welcome Team and colleagues for all that you do to make this organisation so special.

We're in pantomime land for this week's #MondayMemory Dick Whittington and his Wonderful Cat pantomine was staged at Hall for Cornwall between the 18th of December and 9th of January 1999/2000. The pantomine follows Dick Whittington as he leaves his rural home for London in search of riches. Ready for a proper Cornish panto this year? Jack and the Beanstalk is landing on stage from 06 - 31 Dec. Expect a sack full of plant-based jokes and more fairy-infused fun than you can shake a beanstalk at... BOOK NOW https://lnkd.in/eyDHsW-Z

As the season starts to change, we're loving these new shots from resident photographer Hugh Hastings, perfectly capturing our beautiful historic building, long shadows, drinks with friends, and buzzy autumn nights with you lot, our gorgeous audiences. 😍