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.

A night of comedy, music and poetry for the ages, Lost Mythos is a parish council meeting like no other. Fresh from their recent album collaboration, the haunting soundscapes of Mara Simpson and the words of acclaimed poet JLM Morton will take us back to a forgotten Albion.

Tense, intelligent, and darkly funny, Kevrin, Out of Season is a pressure-cooker play marking Jack and Roisin’s second collaboration since the success of their award-nominated piece Cold, Dark Matters.

Join professional artist Tracey Miles for a unique and dynamic taster portraiture and figurative taster sessions of her art course. Tracey’s teaching approach is non-prescriptive, allowing students to authentically respond to the world around them through their art. With a focus on experimentation, you’ll explore a range of media and techniques to build confidence in your creative process, discovering your own preferred methods along the way.

This workshop focuses on how to break new ground in your poetry through a range of reading and writing exercises designed to help you extend the boundaries of your use of language.

We’ll start this workshop by painting big, bold pictures inspired by nature. Then, we’ll work together to turn our artwork into stories, poems, and tiny handmade books you can take home. 

Using the streets, alley- ways and opes of Redruth as inspiration, Write up Your Street will be a practical workshop looking at sense of place and finding the extraordinary in the seemingly ordinary.

Women and the Wind is a project aimed at igniting the flames of curiosity and adventure which lay dormant within so many of us, by deepening our understanding of the synergy between nature and humanity—and by doing so radically.

Stories surround us. We grow up with stories. We instinctively know what a story is; and yet, no matter how compelling our urge to write one may be, often the hardest thing is simply knowing where to start.

Micheala Smith and The Kitchen Band - Concert and New Film Premier

A session that embraces joy in movement. Join Charlotte as she leads you through an hour and a half of play, movement and connection all based in dance. Finding flow, connecting with our community and building strength, musicality and confidence. These sessions are open to anyone who is looking to move their bodies, enjoy music and meet like-minded people in an inviting, positive and non-judgmental space.

Competitions are an important tool we can use to help nurture our writing skills and profile. But how and why should we approach them?

Join us for a celebration of legendary Cornish playwright, activist, and lobster fisherman, Nick Darke.

Join professional artist Tracey Miles for a unique and dynamic taster portraiture and figurative taster sessions of her art course. Tracey’s teaching approach is non-prescriptive, allowing students to authentically respond to the world around them through their art. With a focus on experimentation, you’ll explore a range of media and techniques to build confidence in your creative process, discovering your own preferred methods along the way.

Space is the place sounds like Bergmans ‘The 7th seal’ and looks like a blacksploitation movie. However, Sun Ra (more noted for his Jazz compositions) hoped to do more than capitalise on the trends of the day, perhaps that’s why he never signed off on the movie.