Venue: Newquay Orchard Summer Fayre
Date: Saturday 13th June
Quest for the Lost Words
Once upon a time, words began to vanish from the language of children…slipping away like water on stone. Dandelion gone. Kingfisher gone. Conker gone.
Inspired by the bestselling nature book The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, Cscape’s Quest for the Lost Words takes families on a joyful and imaginative adventure to find these missing words and breathe them back to life.
Quest for the Lost Words is an uplifting blend of dance, storytelling, music, that celebrates the wild world and the species we risk forgetting. Using captivating music from Matt Thomason and The People’s String Foundation, and voiced by the magnetic Sue Hill (Wildworks / Kneehigh) this heart‑warming production rekindles wonder, sparks curiosity and invites audiences of all ages to step into a re‑wilded landscape where lost words return home. A reminder that every word — and every species — matters.
TOUR DATES:
Saturday 13th June – A 20 minute duet performance Venue: Newquay Orchard
Times: 11:40am / 12:50pm / 3pm
Sunday 9th Aug | Venue: Newquay Orchard | Time: 2.30pm
Sunday 16th August | Venue: Caerhayes: Beach Meadow | Times: 2.30pm & 5.30pm
Thursday 20th August | Venue: Wheal Martyn Museum, nr. St Austell |
Time: 4pm Promenade around the site // 5pm Show
Wednesday 26th August | Venue: Enys Gardens, Penryn | Times: 2pm and 6pm. Garden entry included 2 hours before performance time.
Saturday 29th August | Venue: Penlee Park open air theatre, Penzance |
Time: 1pm
Wednesday 28th October | Venue: Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, Truro Times: 11am & 2pm
SCHOOL SHOWS AVAILABLE
Friday 11th September | Venue: Penlee Park open air theatre, Penzance
Contact us if you would like the show at your school hall, playground or field Education pacakages available.
Cast and Creatives
Creative Team:
Director/Choreographer: Jennifer Fletcher
Artistic Director and Producer: Sally Knight
Associate Choreographer: Katie Lusby
Dancers and collaborators: Grace Sellwood, Ishita Raina, Lucy Freeman
Apprentice dancers: Esme Lovell, Hannah Jacobs
Sound design and composition: Matthew Thomason
Music: People’s String Foundation
Design: Ellie Williams
Producers: Sally Knight and Kylie Sullivan
Marketing: Charlotte Bister
Supported by:
Cscape is a Resident Company at Hall for Cornwall and has received funding for projects from a variety of of sources including Art Council England, FEAST, Cultivator as well as other funding bodies.