Pleasure Dome Theatre Company
Exceptional entertainment for the community and holidaymakers of Exmoor set against the dramatic and beautiful scenery of The Valley of Rocks and beyond...
We are an artistic collective led by Artistic Director Helena Payne who utilise the dramatic and beautiful scenery of The Valley of Rocks near Lynton. We create and tour classical theatre with a South West twist and tell little-known Exmoor stories. We provide outreach programmes and offer opportunities to work within a professional company to aspiring youngsters and enthusiastic older members of the locale alike. More recently, we have made our foray into opera and enjoy working with many established venues and dynamic companies and organisations across the broader South West.
This year we celebrate ten years at the Valley of Rocks with a return to our supernatural origins and a haunting production of Charles Dickens' The Signalman adapted by Jonathan Holloway and directed by Scott Le Crass. We are proud to be creating this production in partnership with the brilliant Landmark Theatre who have championed and supported our work. Exploring themes of mental health and rural isolation, this South West retelling, drawing on the impact of the Beeching cuts pulls into the Valley of Rocks this July before steaming across the South West visiting a selection of Heritage Railways, Museums, and Arts Venues. Keep your eyes peeled for some familiar faces and some star castings, all delighted to be joining our creative family and fantastic community performers to bring this story to life. All Aboard!
"Genius..." - The Critic
Safety Notice
The Valley of Rocks is a wild environment so care should be taken to walk only on footpaths to and from performance area – and to not wander away from the performance area.
Audience members attend entirely at their own risk and Pleasure Dome Theatre Company can accept no liability for any injury, howsoever incurred.