We’re excited to bring together three brilliant acts for an intimate night of contemporary folk, storytelling, and atmospheric live performance:

An interactive multi-sensory storytelling show for 0-2yrs, featuring puppetry, singing and key-word signing. Written by Jasmine Cole. Directed by Connie Crosby. Music and Lyrics by Connie Crosby and Hannah Platts. Key-Word Signing supported by Arthur’s Club.

Award-winning Washington DC based VERONNEAU is the husband-and-wife duo of multilingual, Quebecoise vocalist Lynn Veronneau and guitarist Ken Avis. Performing at the Ladder as part of their UK tour, you can expect jazz, blues, pop, soulful original songs, and classics from their albums which have landed in the US world, jazz and folk charts.

A Journey Through Irish Identity in Britain

You're born in one country. But your parents come from a different one. So what does that make you? A one-man show about Britain, Ireland, and never quite knowing which nationality you are.

Uniquely blending theatre, movement and documentary, Shed Stories is a heartwarming performance that brings to life the world of ‘Men’s Sheds’; community groups where people can come together to make, repair and repurpose as well as improve their wellbeing and mental health.

Something OUTTA Nothing, a playful, site-specific theatre adventure combining Breakin’ with immersive audio storytelling that puts you in the driver’s seat. 

Theme - Mythopoesis 'The making of myths' or "The imaginative transformation of the world through fiction" - Simon O'Sullivan

A storytelling stage show fusing music, comedy, and ecstatic poetry with a live performance-lecture on two poet-revolutionaries — William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Explore the art of being heard with professional performer and public speaking coach Pete Bearder.

Join collage artist Stuart Crewes to consider the town where we live, work and play - what is amazing and inspiring and what could change for a better tomorrow?

Joyous & anarchic singing workshop for any age, ability or gender

Do you want to try stand-up? Improve your patter as a public speaker? Or perhaps you just want to have some fun, try something new and make new friends! Well then, this is for you!

A 4 min short film follows devoted pilgrims - on horseback, in wagons, and on foot - as they travel the dusty trails towards El Rocío one of Spain's most cherished holy sites.

Can a whole street be powered by the sun? 

Power Station follows the story of two artists as they set out to take their street off-grid and kickstart a solar-powered energy revolution.

This practical, research-informed workshop introduces Peter and Scamp’s methodologies for developing radical performance site-specifically. The session frames site-specific performance as a queer spatial practice, drawing on DIY methodologies to interrogate how environments produce, regulate, and can be reclaimed by marginalised identities.

Kernow Kino is an annual celebration of Cornish film, featuring a fresh programme of short films by local filmmakers, shown in community spaces and cinemas across Cornwall in February and March.

Mum’s the Word is a creative maternal journaling workshop, using gentle guided prompts and thoughtfully chosen materials to help you explore your own experience of motherhood. 

Following the success of the first Baby Massage course at the Ladder, Caitlin (Buds Birthing) is bringing this gentle, calming practice back for another block.

Housing is a basic human right, yet many of us don't have a secure or safe place to call home. This evening will address the housing crisis in Cornwall and how policies & legislation along with the construction industry can create new homes in the UK without worsening the climate crisis...

Alex is a breathwork facilitator based in Cornwall, where she has lived for twenty years. Her background in community development and mental health support has shaped her compassionate, grounded approach to wellbeing.

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust is working with Cornwall Council to improve an active travel route between Redruth and Scorrier, following the A3047 and B3298.

The Cornwall Pollinator Film Tour An evening of film, food, and conversation celebrating pollinators across the county

Seamas Carey is doing Community Service, but he can't do it on his own.

Deftly deploying his trademark blend of singing, dancing and silliness, this award-winning Cornish artist (and you) will attempt to build a community in just 50 minutes.

Can it be done? There's only one way to find out.

The story we were raised with but never told. A rare moment to see yourself reflected back in timeless images. Sam Crosby, traditional oral storyteller and founder of Cornwall’s Recalling Fire, recounts the unhinged, supernatural and ultimately tragic tale of King Arthur’s court.

Join us on Tuesday 21 October 10am-12pm to see The Ladder’s new co-working space.