ITINERARY AND APPROX MILEAGES
Sun 16th - Northam Burrows to Woolsery - 12 miles
Mon 17th - in person rehearsal for the first time and open the show in Woolsery.
Tue 18th - Woolsery to Dolton - 22 miles
Wed 19th - Dolton to Bondleigh - 10 miles, with a show in the evening
Thu 20th - Bondleigh to Chagford, via Taw Head and Dart Head - 25-26 miles, with a show in the evening
Fri 21st - Chagford to Ashburton - 16 miles, with a show in the evening
Sat 22nd - Ashburton to Blackadon Farm - 12 miles, with a show in the evening
Sun 23rd - Blackadon Farm to Sugary Cove - 20 miles, final choir performance
These Hill are Ours was commissioned by Beaford and presented here in Devon in partnership with Villages in Action
Do you ever want to run away from it all?
Devon is set to host the world première of These Hills Are Ours, written and performed by writer-performer Daniel Bye and singer-songwriter Boff Whalley (Chumbawamba), which explores their mutual love of running, celebrates the freedom to roam wild places - and asks what they are really running from.
Originally set to open nearly one year ago before COVID-19 closed theatres, These Hills Are Ours will premiere in Devon from the 17-22 May.
For the last three years Dan and Boff have been running a series of routes, from the centre of the town in which they found themselves, to the top of the peak overlooking that town - culminating in one epic journey for Dan, more than twice as far as he is ever run before. But what were they running from?
In story and in song, this is the story of what they found out – about the relationship between city and country, between wild and controlled, about land ownership, about why we are drawn to wild places – and about how far we are prepared to go for what we believe in.
Dan and Boff’s “Wild Tour of Devon” will see them running from show to show, between performances in five rural locations across the whole county, and covering nearly 120 miles in the course of the week. Local runners are invited to join them along the way and their progress can be tracked live via OpenTracking.
“Anyone who is ever enjoyed the countryside, celebrated freedom, done something really hard, or just wanted to run away from it all, will be at home in this show.”
