'Owdyado Theatre

02/03/2026

Danny boy dressed as a Cornish Hedge for the spring Cornish Caretakers tour with the lovely ❤️ It's the role he was born to play! 😉

10/02/2026

We were talking about script competitions the other day and musing over what it was that grabbed us when we're reading entries. As there are a few scriptwriting competitions out there at the moment, we hope this mini guide is useful for any emerging writers planning on submitting :)

06/02/2026

It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday! Or, you could read our new blog post musing on the future of the theatre scene. 😉

Six weeks after the Hodge Report slammed Arts Council England's "Let's Create" straitjacket, will theatre funding get simpler? Or more regional bias? A theatre maker asks if less bureaucracy and more trust can let artists create freely again.

23/12/2025

We'd like to give you a couple of presents this Christmas in the form of two Twisted Tinsely Tales
😱🎅🎄👻❄️

Fist up we have Believe, an audio piece (play time about 6 mins) in which a desperate man is visited by a creepy Christmas creature who tries to convince him to believe in Santa. Found on our home page here:
https://www.owdyado.co.uk

And then we have Fenten Vale, a written story (read time about 30 mins). A ghost story for Christmas set in 90s Cornwall. A woman staying in idilic Fenten Vale for Christmas discovers that her next door neighbours are anything but festive! found here:
https://www.owdyado.co.uk/blog/creepiestfilms-j5fw2

We hope you enjoy them! Merry Christmas you filthy animals 😁

16/12/2025

We at 'Owdyado love a good old Christmas ghost story. Fancy being festively spooked? Well, pour yourself a mulled wine, stoke that fire and settle down to read Dan's new story Fenten Vale. But be warned... this one's not for the faint hearted. It's about to get a little chilly ❄️❄️❄️

.“This film is CREEPY-A-F with some excellent jump scares – one in particular made me spill my espresso martini all over myself”

13/12/2025

Our buddies over at Near-ta Theatre have their classic Christmas comedy coming back to the Poly Falmouth next week from the 17th to the 23rd but the 22nd and 23rd are already sold out!!! Avoid disappointment and book your tickets now https://thepoly.org/whats-on/event/3992/christmas-time we promise you you'll have a wonderful winter wonderland time!!!

18/11/2025

The Old School Stoke Climsland THIS THURSDAY IS OUR FINAL GO 'AWAY' CAT SHOW!!!!
Carn to Cove

Go ‘Away’ Cat (and other stories) Cornish writer and actor Daniel Richards brings you an evening of darkly comic story telling… a live action audio book… story time for adults. Go ‘Away’ Cat (and other stories) is a funny and thoughtful collection of true stories and essays that explore ...

14/11/2025

"SPLAN!" a plethora of comments from out last show!
YOU HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE TO CATCH GO 'AWAY' CAT!
The Old School Stoke Climsland November 20th with Carn to Cove. tickets available here https://carntocove.co.uk/event/theatre/owdyado-theatre-go-away-cat-and-other-stories-4/
😸🙀😽

12/11/2025

We went to see this excellent Pipeline Theatre Company show last night and I urge everyone to go see it. Beautifully written, directed, designed and performed by all. It'll make you laugh and cry. A brilliant slice of modern school life. huge well done to Jon Welch, Alan Munden, Jude Munden, Hannah Stephens, Izzy Oldfield and all those in the cast who we don't know, you were all brilliant.

GO AND SEE THIS SHOW! Dates and info here:
https://www.pipelinetheatre.com/buy-runt-tickets-here.html

A lot in the air just now about education. Have a look at this article- https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/02/our-outdated-education-system-feels-viscerally-wrong?CMP=share_btn_urlhttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/02/our-outdated-education-system-feels-viscerally-wrong?
- then come and see the show to be part of the conversation.

07/11/2025

07/11/2025

JUST TWO MORE CHANCES TO CATCH GO 'AWAY' CAT (and other stories)
Tonight we're on at Liskeard Library!!!
Then on Nov 20th we're at The Old School Stoke Climsland!!!
Don't miss it you cool cats 😸🙀😽