‘Hearth’ at the Lyric presents: Boilerhouse & Annamaria Murphy (Saturday 08 February)

‘Hearth’ at The Lyric presents:

Boilerhouse & Annamaria Murphy

Saturday 8th February, 7.30pm

The Lyric Theatre, 9 Barrack Street, Bridport, DT6 3LX

Tickets: £12

The first of our ‘Hearth’ events will be coming to The Lyric on Saturday 8th February, featuring warming songs and stories from Cornwall for a winter’s night.

Boilerhouse is a five-piece a cappella group rooted in the Cornish singing tradition but following a path less travelled. Drawing on an eclectic range of influences to include folk songs, American Sacred Harp, gospel and arrangements of Cornish poems, the result is a diverse repertoire rarely heard elsewhere.

Originally formed with a view to keeping the old traditional Cornish carols alive in Newlyn and Penzance, Boilerhouse then decided to continue year-round with a wider repertoire. They have appeared on Radio 4 more than once, most recently on Open Country when the show visited Penzance in August.

Boilerhouse will be joined by Annamaria Murphy, who has written stories to accompany their gorgeous songs and atmospheric repertoire. Annamaria is a writer who has written for Kneehigh Theatre, BBC Radio 4, The Little Angel Theatre, Stuff and Nonsense amongst others. Her magical tales combine humour with insight, drawing from her long experience of writing stories, poetry and plays.

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