Featured Events
Featured Event
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.
Featured Event
Family Bonfire and Fireworks
Welcome back for our second bonfire and fireworks evening. Dig out the wellies, wrap up warm, and join us for a sparkling evening. Food and drink stalls, live music, craft tent for kids. Parking is limited and not guaranteed so we suggest lift shares, two wheels, or two feet!
Featured Event
Book Launch: Dancing in Utopia
In Dartington’s centenary year, Larraine Nicholas launches the updated edition of her groundbreaking book, Dancing in Utopia: Dartington Hall and its Dancers.
All Events
Dartington Gardens
Buy a day ticket to Dartington's stunning formal Grade II Listed gardens.
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.
Time for Tea at the White Hart
Delicious Afternoon Tea Experiences at the White Hart Pub, with a choice of packages. Plus a free entry ticket for the Grade II listed gardens to top the afternoon off. Teas available anytime between 12-4pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
![Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere [12A]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/ae999f2e-4ac5-42cf-878d-7c8e6bc7e610.jpg)
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere [12A]
The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White stars as the Boss in Scott Cooper’s stirring biopic. About to make his pivotal album “Nebraska”, the young Bruce Springsteen is on the cusp of superstardom, but struggles to reconcile his newfound fame with the ghosts of the past.
![Where is Heaven? [12A]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/ff7581e1-5099-4ade-bc16-f456a64e7df4.jpg)
Where is Heaven? [12A]
Plus Q&A at the screening on Friday 7 November.
Maverick soulmates Ged & Dave are on a mission to record the lives and experiences of people living without mains electricity in North Devon. Filmed over ten years they capture the beauty of this often harsh environment and the spirit of the off-grid characters who inhabit it.
![Night of the Zoopocalypse [PG]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/db4260d2-5939-4d52-9a43-57c4dfdb833c.jpg)
Night of the Zoopocalypse [PG]
When a meteor crashes in a zoo and unleashes a mysterious virus, the zoo animals start turning one after the other into zombies. The only hope of rescue lies in a mountain lion and wolf... if they manage to work together.
![Thunderbirds - Restoration Double Bill [U]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/a7049ce0-9ebb-4420-85d4-f14c00d6246a.jpg)
Thunderbirds - Restoration Double Bill [U]
A truly delightful big-screen experience for fans of classic British sci-fi, this double bill brings together two of the most iconic Thunderbirds episodes ever made: Trapped in the Sky and Terror in New York City.
![Love + War [15]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/111895a9-9cb2-4487-9642-668a06cf7267.jpeg)
Love + War [15]
Oscar-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo) turn the camera on Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Lynsey Addario as she documents the war in Ukraine and looks back on her career.
![Exhibition on Screen: Caravaggio [12A]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/2160d2c2-beb9-42b6-ad01-09aef9b315b1.jpg)
Exhibition on Screen: Caravaggio [12A]
Five years in production, this is the most extensive film ever made about one of the greatest artists of all time – Caravaggio. Featuring masterpiece after masterpiece and with first-hand testimony from the artist himself on the eve of his mysterious death, this beautiful new film reveals Caravaggio as never before.
![Dartington 100: All Things To All People Part 1 [U]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/76651dce-6403-467d-b0c0-eba09c4b6e19.jpg)
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.
![The Mastermind [12A]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/9abb5269-43fb-40d7-a5d5-b63ab42af775.jpg)
The Mastermind [12A]
Josh O’Connor (La Chimera, The Crown) pairs up with celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (Certain Women, First Cow) for a heist movie like no other.
![Bugonia [15]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/7f85bbb4-d8d5-44de-acc7-96b04a674912.jpg)
Bugonia [15]
Oscar-winner Emma Stone reunites with her Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) for this gripping, darkly funny environmental comedy-thriller.
![NT Live: Mrs Warren's Profession [12A]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/c3589423-6788-4c8f-9072-0e96ee94dfe6.jpg)
NT Live: Mrs Warren's Profession [12A]
Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.
![The Choral [12A]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/4af6fb48-0d91-405b-aed1-b3223a47eb5e.jpg)
The Choral [12A]
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) leads a terrific ensemble cast in this funny and moving First World War drama from director Nicholas Hytner and writer Alan Bennett, marking their fourth writer-director collaboration following The Madness of King George, The History Boys, and The Lady in The Van.
![Princess Mononoke [12A]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/fb598523-936f-472f-be8a-b374ec3e1f51.jpg)
Princess Mononoke [12A]
Oscar-winning director and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki’s (Spirited Away) epic fantasy returns in a brand new 4K restoration.
DCC: Psalms and Sacrifice
Dartington Community Choir’s Autumn concert brings together the works of 3 composers in a programme to inspire and celebrate.
Conducted by Simon Dunbavand with soloists Catherine Hamilton and Harriet Oakley.
![Power Station [12A]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/9bbb99ed-6853-4914-919f-fdcb4f63a7fa.jpg)
Power Station [12A]
Two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid,
kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution. By turns funny and heartwarming, Powell and Edelstyn’s film is a vibrant portrait of
their local neighbourhood, and a charming testament to the power of art in changing minds about what could be possible.
![Royal Ballet Live: Cinderella [12A]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/305e189a-2561-42ba-a1a7-acaa448d3795.jpg)
Royal Ballet Live: Cinderella [12A]
Royal Ballet & Opera Season 25-26. This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family and will transport you into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.
![NT Live: The Fifth Step [12A]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/327e5055-981a-4380-bd91-5fefff2ce70f.jpg)
NT Live: The Fifth Step [12A]
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.
![Die My Love [15]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/774ec4ab-fc13-4975-8927-918a48683571.jpg)
Die My Love [15]
Based on Ariana Harwicz’s novel and co-starring Sissy Spacek, LaKeith Stanfield and Nick Nolte, director Lynne Ramsay marks her eagerly-awaited return to the screen with this fierce, raw, intensely sensuous vision that charts the complexity of love.
Dartington Makers Christmas Fayre
The Dartington Christmas Makers Fayre isn’t just another market – it’s a celebration of craftsmanship, community, and Christmas cheer. With its mix of high-quality stalls, festive food, live music, and entertainment, it’s the perfect way to kick off the season with family and friends. So mark your diary, wrap up warm, and get ready to embrace the spirit of the season.
![Royal Ballet Live: The Nutcracker [U]](https://sysfilessacbe149174fee.blob.core.windows.net/public-container/clients/dartington/files/4a90a94a-4f1d-4783-9d7b-f831405bb868.jpg)
Royal Ballet Live: The Nutcracker [U]
Royal Ballet & Opera Season 25-26. Featuring Tchaikovsky’s most familiar melodies and brought to life by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s exquisite designs, The Nutcracker is sure to be a festive firecracker for all ages.
Dartington Christmas Cracker
Dartington Community Choir together with Dartington Playgoers present a joyful celebration of Christmas with music and tales of the season and an opportunity for audience participation. Conducted by Simon Dunbavand.
Festive Baroque for Christmas
The perfect prelude to Christmas. A magical evening of brilliance, beauty and joy. The programme includes Trumpet Concertos by Purcell and Handel, and 'Winter' from Vivaldi's Four Seasons.