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Heap of Sinners: A performance by James Richardson
Field System Gallery presents this evening of Dartmoor tales, haiku, curious found objects and colourful puppetry (NB not a children's show)
Presented by: Ashburton Arts Centre| 0 | ASHBURTON: Arts Centre |
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| P | Friday 20th March, 2026 |
| N | 7:00pm |
Event information
Join James Richardson of Angel Heart Theatre for an evening of Dartmoor stories shaped by 46 years of living on its wild edge. Moving there as a 12-year-old in 1979, James grew up among some of the last locals of an older Dartmoor, whose knowledge, humour and hard-won wisdom left a lifelong mark.
His working years as a tree-planter and dry-stone waller took him deep into the landscape through harsh winters and long, quiet days outdoors, forming a bond with the land that he now considers his spiritual home. A recent five-day journey into the heart of the Moor’s ancient oak woods adds a new chapter to this relationship.
Through spoken-word readings, haiku, curious found objects and colourful puppetry, James will tell his tales. A puppeteer since 1999 and co-author of The High Oak and This Ragged Edge, he is currently writing a collection of short stories set on Dartmoor.
The performance will be in two parts with an interval.
Ashburton Arts Centre
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Level access from street – please contact us on boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk if a wheelchair space is needed, or if you have any other special requirements.
Venue information
ASHBURTON: Arts Centre| 0 | 15 West St Ashburton TQ13 7DT |
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| > | www.ashburtonarts.org.uk |
| ! | 01364 652781 |
| ` | Flat access from street. All who can, park in Town Hall Car Park, very close by. |
