List of Events
Good Dog Training and Pup School
Saturday Mornings at The David Hall Good Dog Training and Pup School Qualified, solution focused, game based training. Fun for both dog & handler. Turning struggles into strengths Puppy & adult dog classes.121 training. Call 07734865562 or email gooddogpupschool@gmail.com
Chris While and Julie Matthews
Chris and Julie are more sought after and more creative than ever and are at the very top of their field.
Sarah St John
Smooth Jazz, Slow Swing and songs from The Great American Song Book, along with a few of her most favoured Blues and Easy Listening numbers.
Why not treat yourself to Afternoon Tea and a slice of cake?
ChatterBox Coaching Drama Club
At the centre of Drama is Communication!
It is understood that those who participate in Drama classes develop a number of life skills; Communication, Public Speaking confidence, Self Confidence, Listening and persuasive skills, teamwork, Creative problem solving, Diction and Empathy.
Chatterbox Coaching will help your child to learn these skills through fun and interactive classes.
Ladies Pop Choir
NEW Evening Class starting Tuesday 23 April 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Ladies Pop Choir - all abilities welcome, music reading not necessary. Enjoy singing popular songs in harmony in a relaxed, fun atmosphere!
£70 for 10 sessions or £7 per session
The Tweed Project
The Tweed Project is a collaboration between some of Scotland and England’s most in-demand explorers of their respective country’s Folk traditions.
The David Hall Quiz Night – A ‘Support The Hall’ Event
Come and join us for an evening full of fun and facts. Test your knowledge, enjoy a ploughman’s supper and raise money for The David Hall at the same time.
Acoustic Night
On our Acoustic Night, The David Hall hands over its professional stage and outstanding acoustics to budding artists of all genres. Suggested donation: Just £1 for performers and £2 Audience. Please pay on the door.
La Baracca Presents: Upside Down – 29th October (11am & 1.30pm)
October half-term Tuesday
A topsy-turvy early years adventure
An enchanting non-verbal Early Years theatre show for 2-5 year olds from Italian company La Baracca.
Coffee Morning
Pop in for a cup of real coffee and a chat.
Look around the book and bric-a-brac stalls and more often than not, listen to some live music.
Last Wednesday in the month 10 am – 12 noon.
Thriller Dance Workshop
For Children ages 4 - 11yrs.
Exciting Halloween Thriller Dance Workshop.
Bring your favourite Halloween costume, packed lunch and plenty to drink.
A Full Day of Activities for only £15 per child.
Workshop brought to you by Keri Hill Dance.
Wassail Theatre Company and Richard Crowe proudly present: Over the Wall Picking Apples
The amazing Wassail Theatre Company and Richard Crowe bring their new piece of theatre to The David Hall. This wonderful local theatre company is exploring an incredibly important subject matter for our times.
Craft Fair – A ‘Support The Hall’ Event
Enjoy a relaxing morning wandering around the delightful stalls of our craft producers. Find a 'one of a kind' art work, great for that special Christmas present, or a treat for yourself.
A Winters Evening With Reg Meuross
A true troubadour and constantly on the road, Meuross has the gift of being able to touch people through his songs and performance, painting pictures that remain with the listener long after the song has been sung.
FitSteps FAB Beginners Dance Fitness Class
FitSteps FAB (For All Bodies) classes running each Wednesday. 6pm - 6:45pm. Term time only. First class free, then £4 per session. FitSteps FAB (For All Bodies) is a dance fitness workout designed for people who for a variety of reasons prefer a lighter intensity lower impact and perhaps a slower pace. FAB combines old style dance genres such as the Bossa Nova and Foxtrot to the Flamenco and Argentinian tango. The dance steps are easier to follow enabling more…
Fisherman’s Friends 2019 (12A)
Petherton Picture Show Presents:
Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties.
Their singing is robustly and winningly performed, and the whole thing is heartfelt. It’s pretty goofy but fun.
Skerryvore – A Chance to Dance Event
Skerryvore represent the best in contemporary Scottish traditional music, with a growing fan base worldwide and with the promise of much more to come.
Poets and Pints Night – The Hip Yak Poetry Shack
Join us for an evening of thoughtful reflection or comedic pleasure with our Poets and Pints night.
Martyn Joseph
Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind-blowing artist. Take everything you think you know about singer/songwriters….and rip it up.
For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling and passionate. Be it to 200 people or 20,000, he blows the crowd away night after night.
Make Your Own Dance Film with BalletBoyz
Make Your Own Dance Film with BalletBoyz - For students aged 14 - 19 years
BalletBoyz (winners of 2013 National Dance Award for Best Independent Company) is a 10-strong, all male, world-class modern dance troupe, currently touring sell-out shows throughout the UK and internationally.
Song Workshops
Come and Sing at The David Hall!
No experience needed – all you have to do is listen, copy and learn in a friendly and informal setting, using the voice you were born with! All the songs are taught by ear and there are no auditions, so the workshops are suitable for complete beginners as well as more experienced singers..
Vita & Virginia 2018(12A)
The fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf.
The Little Unsaid + support from Mitchell and Vincent
Winners of the Steve Reid InNOVAtion Award for boundary-pushing new music creators, The Little Unsaid spent 2017 /2018 travelling the UK and Europe, leaving audiences emotionally rapt with a live show that’s been described as “a thumping depth of passion, recalling the intensity and melancholic overtones of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen.”
The David Hall Christmas Tea Party
Celebrate the start of the Christmas Season with fun and festivities at The David Hall. Enjoy the live music, and Christmas stalls. Plus, be part of the countdown for the South Petherton Christmas Lights Switch-on.
Free Entry.
Merry Hell – A ‘Chance to Dance’ Event
Merry Hell offer joyful, uplifting Folk-Rock, with a message for troubled times
St. Agnes Fountain
They bring sparkling musicianship, humour and heartfelt renditions of your favourite Christmas tunes, both original, and those you know so well
St. Agnes Fountain
Sparkling musicianship, humour and heartfelt renditions of your favourite Christmas tunes, both original, and those you know so well
Yesterday 2019 (12A)
A struggling musician realises he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate timeline where they never existed.
Tall Tails Theatre Company: What a Superhero wants for Christmas – 1pm Show
This year Zinnia, The Superhero, is going on a quest to find Santa Claus.
Suitable for 3 – 6-year-olds and their parents.
Tall Tails Theatre Company: What a Superhero wants for Christmas – 3pm Show
This year Zinnia, The Superhero, is going on a quest to find Santa Claus.
Suitable for 3 – 6-year-olds and their parents.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Paul Sartin and Paul Hutchinson wow audiences across the UK with their eclectic and eccentric mix of tunes
New Year’s Eve Celebration Ceilidh with Jigs for Gigs
Join us for our annual New Year's Eve celebration at The David Hall
Mad Dog Mcrea
Whether you wish to dance or just listen this is the gig for you.
Book early to avoid disappointment.
Megson
Megson - aka Stu and Debbie Hanna - draw heavily on their Teesside heritage to create a truly unique brand of Folk music.
Pip Utton Presents At Home with Will Shakespeare – 8th Feb
A favourite at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, so it’s wonderful to have him visiting us with his fantastic Shakespeare based show.
John Osborne Presents: John Peel’s Shed
This is an ode to radio. Featuring a selection of the records previously owned by the late and infamous John Peel, many of which are very rare recordings by obscure and now defunct bands, this is a unique opportunity for any Peel fans.
Luke Daniels and Nancy Kerr
What a fantastic collaboration by two great performers.
A night of outstanding music is guaranteed.
Cara Dillon
Alongside a selection of favourites from her previous releases, Cara will be performing material from her new album "Wanderer" which is a collection of beautiful and moving songs recorded in an intimate setting with her husband and musical partner Sam Lakeman.
Cara has become a household name, having performed worldwide and both her and Sam prove that there is no substitute for true talent. Book very early to avoid disappointment.
Rachael McShane and the Cartographers
An original member of folk big band Bellowhead, Rachael toured internationally with them as well as making several TV appearances.
Bellowhead recorded five studio albums, and won a total of eight BBC Folk Awards in their 12 years together.
Arcade feat. Heidi Talbot & Adam Holmes
For the first, time Ireland's Heidi Talbot and Scotland's Adam Holmes are joining forces to tour, write and record an album of original material, together.
This will without doubt be a very special night of music.
