
What’s on?
From weekly classes and adhoc workshops to one-off musical and theatre performances, there’s something for everyone.

Face to Face: Portraiture Classes £5 Taster
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.

Eyes Peeled Presents: Women and The Wind
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.

Write Up Your Street with Anna Maria Murphy
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.

Paint to Page: Workshops for 9-11s
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.

Sabotage - NoFit State
This once-in-a-lifetime, thrilling circus spectacular, which has captivated audiences all over the world, features outrageously talented performers, breath-taking skills and aerial feats, eye-popping entertainment, live music and stunning imagery. Directed by Firenza Guidi.

Kevrin, Out of Season
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.

Lost Mythos
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.

Where to Start? with Gail Owen
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
Micheala Smith and The Kitchen Band - Concert and New Film Premier

Open Level Dance - Taster Session
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.

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

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

Face to Face: Portraiture Class £5 Taster Session
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.

Eyes Peeled and Make It Better CIC present: Space Is the Place
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.

Pilates - Taster Session
A mind-body exercise system that focuses on controlled movements, breathing, and core engagement to improve strength, flexibility, balance, and posture. Join Charlotte for an hour of full body Matwork Pilates. This is an open level class and adaptations; progressions and regressions will be offered throughout. These are small group classes to ensure participants can receive individual adjustments and exercises can be personalised.

Pilates - Taster Session
A mind-body exercise system that focuses on controlled movements, breathing, and core engagement to improve strength, flexibility, balance, and posture. Join Charlotte for an hour of full body Matwork Pilates. This is an open level class and adaptations; progressions and regressions will be offered throughout. These are small group classes to ensure participants can receive individual adjustments and exercises can be personalised.

Through the Green and by the Blue
How do you get from A to B? And what do you experience along the way? through the green and by the blue is a dance duet created by Hannah Jacobs and Talia Sealey

Pop-Up Radio Roadshow Presents: ‘2B or Not 2B; Drawn To Stories'
The Writers’ Block & Pop-Up Radio Roadshow Presents: ‘2B or Not 2B; Drawn To Stories’ Cornwall’s most famous hamster actor Hammy and his theatrical suitcase of magnificent stories promise to wow, from curtains up to final bow.

Pop-Up Radio Roadshow Presents: The Monster Museum Workshop
Join The Writers’ Block & Pop-Up Radio Show for a papercraft making and storytelling workshop. Create curious characters and visitor guides for your fantastical finds in our very own Monster Museum. Art materials provided.

Open Level Dance - Taster Session
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.

Face to Face: Portraiture Class £5 Taster Session
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.

Eyes Peeled Presents: Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other
When artist Maggie Barrett (75) breaks her femur, her husband Joel Meyerowitz (84), a world-famous photographer, becomes her caregiver. In the shadow of mortality, each with a long and dramatic life behind them, the hard truths of life together provoke in Maggie and Joel an attempt to find a shared inner-peace while there is still time.

Pilates - Taster Session
A mind-body exercise system that focuses on controlled movements, breathing, and core engagement to improve strength, flexibility, balance, and posture. Join Charlotte for an hour of full body Matwork Pilates. This is an open level class and adaptations; progressions and regressions will be offered throughout. These are small group classes to ensure participants can receive individual adjustments and exercises can be personalised.

Pilates - Taster Session
A mind-body exercise system that focuses on controlled movements, breathing, and core engagement to improve strength, flexibility, balance, and posture. Join Charlotte for an hour of full body Matwork Pilates. This is an open level class and adaptations; progressions and regressions will be offered throughout. These are small group classes to ensure participants can receive individual adjustments and exercises can be personalised.

Everybody Has a Story: The Writers’ Block 6 Week Course
The Writers’ Block 6 week writing for pleasure workshop for anyone over 18 whether you're a keen writer trying to find inspiration or haven't picked up a pen since school.

What’s with Murdoch Day??
Join us this Saturday as we kickstart a revolutionary celebration of Redruth! We're capturing images of the everyday heroes—whether quietly or not so quietly—who make a real difference. From lollipop people to rugby legends, come along, join the conversation, and be part of something bigger in the Murdoch Day parade!

From Home to Home - Sue Wallace-Shaddad
In this workshop, Sue will explore with participants what ‘home’ means and how migration, displacement and exile can affect a sense of home.

Face to Face: Portraiture Class £5 Taster Session
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.

Easter Holiday Club: Stories from the Sea
Using prompts from The Writers’ Block collection, join playwright Sarah Connors for a fun packed day of storytelling around the theme of the sea.

Wright&Grainger - HELIOS
HELIOS transplants the Ancient Greek tale into a modern-day myth wound round the winding roads of rural England-and into the everyday living of a towering city. It’s a story about life, the invisible monuments we build to it, and the little things that leave big marks.

Easter Holiday Club: Story & Craft
Join The Writers’ Block for an interactive session of story, making and doing workshop for 6-8 year old children with Jo Lumber.

Photoshoot
We’re getting ready for revolt!
But we need your help! Before we press go, we want to make sure everything is in place. So, we’re setting up a photo studio for the afternoon—in our beautifully newly tiled hallway—and we just need some models to test it out. That’s where you come in!

Shallal: Journeys 21 & 22 March The Ladder Redruth
We’re looking forward to welcoming Shallal to The Ladder on Friday 21 March 7pm & Saturday 22 March 3pm.

Manga Club - Drawing with Keith Sparrow
The Writers’ Block Monthly Manga Sessions for with illustrator and manga artist Keith Sparrow. The Writers’ Block recommend these sessions for 7-14s, but all ages 16 and under are welcome. This is a relaxing, draw along style workshop.

Poetry reading with Anthony Joseph, hosted by Rosie Hadden of Falmouth Poetry Group
The Writers' Block are delighted to welcome Anthony Joseph to Cornwall for a reading from his new selected poems Precious and Impossible in partnership with Literature Works and Falmouth Poetry Group

Eyes Peeled presents Kernow Kino
this special event will showcase a collection of locally produced films, giving you a glimpse into the heart of Cornwall's vibrant film scene. Whether you're a Cornish native, a film enthusiast, or simply looking for a unique cultural experience, Kernow Kino promises to deliver something for everyone.