Featured Events
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Hamnet [12A]
Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel about William Shakespeare and his family, Hamnet is a wildly sensitive, magnificently crafted story of love, grief and the restorative power of art.
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H is for Hawk [12A]
Cambridge academic Helen is stricken with grief after the unexpected loss of her beloved father. To recover, she retreats from the human world and turns to nature instead. Claire Foy (Wolf Hall, The Crown) stars as writer Helen MacDonald in the soaring adaptation of her award-winning 2014 memoir H Is for Hawk, featuring BAFTA-nominated cinematography from Charlotte Bruus Christensen.
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Devon Baroque: Spotlight on Strings
Devon Baroque Orchestra present a thrilling programme of music for the string section of the ensemble. The concert includes JS Bach’s iconic and evergreen Double Violin Concerto featuring Persephone Gibbs and Sharon Lindo as soloists.
In addition Persephone will perform Bach A minor Violin Concerto, and the Vivaldi Concerto for Violin & Cello in Bb.
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Dartington Gardens
Buy a day ticket to Dartington's stunning formal Grade II Listed gardens.
![Sentimental Value [15]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/8bd0b8e1-0976-476d-bebc-a58b792a6819.jpg)
Sentimental Value [15]
Anchored by astonishing performances across the board Sentimental Value is a rewarding and profoundly moving experience that intimately explores sisterhood, father-daughter relationships and the
evocative power of childhood memories.
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Eleanor the Great [12A]
Oscar nominee June Squibb’s (Nebraska, Thelma) wit and charm get a wonderful showcase in Scarlett Johansson’s funny, poignant directorial debut, a story about grief, loss and compassion.
Elmhirst Heritage Centre Tour
Welcome to the Elmhirst Heritage Centre, our new indoor visitor destination at Dartington Hall. The Heritage Centre was once the private residence of Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst, and you can book a guided heritage tour to get a sense of how the building looked in its 1960s heyday.
Exhibition: Dancing in Utopia
1930s Dance at Dartington.
Our exhibition space is in the new Elmhirst Heritage Centre, which will host a series of changing temporary exhibitions inspired by our wider art collection and archive.
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The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants [PG]
SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends return to set sail in their biggest, all-new, can’t miss cinematic event yet!
![NT Live: Hamlet [cert TBC]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/89a8b4de-cc09-49d6-9dd9-b6e3d9422fad.jpg)
NT Live: Hamlet [cert TBC]
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
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Marty Supreme [15]
An instant classic American cinematic epic from director Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems), this propulsive 50s-set drama chronicles the life of up-and-coming table tennis star Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) as he goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
![It Was Just an Accident [12A]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/2026fd0d-2b67-4f68-8ecb-da111aed3d9b.jpg)
It Was Just an Accident [12A]
Winner of the 2025 Palme d’Or, the first Iranian film nominated for Best International Feature at the Golden Globes and shortlisted for Best International Feature at the upcoming Oscars, Jafar Panahi’s (Taxi Tehran, No Bears) latest is a searing parable of state violence and revenge.
![The History of Sound [15]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/3b144081-ff7e-4438-be44-cad7c9c951d5.jpg)
The History of Sound [15]
Oscar nominee Paul Mescal (Aftersun, Hamnet) and BAFTA nominee Josh O'Connor (Challengers, The Crown) are superb as star-crossed lovers in this sweeping WWI-era romance.
Dartington Hall Wedding Fair
11am - 4pm. Join us for our Wedding Fair and take the opportunity to explore our stunning venue at your own pace. Meet a carefully selected group of amazing suppliers, ask questions, gather inspiration, and imagine how your perfect day could look with us.
Free entry, no booking needed.
![Royal Ballet Live: Woolf Works [cert TBC]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/eca84efd-7eba-4db1-aef0-200c22586e11.jpg)
Royal Ballet Live: Woolf Works [cert TBC]
Royal Ballet & Opera Season 25-26. Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor’s experimental ballet triptych inspired by the genre-defying works and writings of Virginia Woolf, set to an original score by Max Richter.
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Dartington 100: All Things To All People Part 1 [U]
With unique, never before seen film archive from the 1930s & 40s Dartington Film Unit which has been restored and digitised, this tells the story of Dartington not through a guide or narration but through the words, voices and ideas of those who made Dartington what it was, what it is and what we hope it can be.
![Royal Ballet Live: Giselle [cert TBC]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/07855e0e-e8ef-4acf-8fa8-f5dfba4eafa5.jpg)
Royal Ballet Live: Giselle [cert TBC]
Royal Ballet & Opera Season 25-26. Experience the quintessential Romantic ballet Giselle in Peter Wright’s atmospheric and bewitching production.
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EOS: Turner and Constable [12A]
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births, this unmissable new documentary explores Turner and Constable’s intertwined lives and legacies alongside the groundbreaking Tate exhibition.
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Royal Opera Live: Siegfried [cert TBC]
Royal Ballet & Opera Season 25-26. Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young man embarks on an epic journey. Soon, destiny brings him face-to-face with a shattered sword, a fearsome dragon and the cursed ring it guards, and a Valkyrie forced into enchanted slumber...
![Royal Opera Live: The Magic Flute [cert TBC]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/b71d44c9-b13a-4c84-a5f4-1577b61c6b4f.jpg)
Royal Opera Live: The Magic Flute [cert TBC]
Royal Ballet & Opera Season 25-26. Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production, conducted by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut, and Finnegan Downie Dear.
![Met Opera: Eugene Onegin [cert TBC]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/78e78f07-538b-4277-9e13-ff663a2bc379.jpg)
Met Opera: Eugene Onegin [cert TBC]
Royal Ballet & Opera Season 25-26. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, 'offers a beautifully detailed reading of… Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance' (The Telegraph).