2018 will see the Resurrection Tour of the Mighty Man Engine
The largest mechanical puppet ever constructed in Britain (powered by Volvo) and Winner of the ‘Best Arts Project’ in the National Lottery Awards 2017 steamed the length of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site last summer, unearthing a deep lode of passion and pride. Now, the colossal miner is preparing for his Resurrection Tour across Cornwall and West Devon, before he drives further, into Somerset, South Wales and up to the North of England.
On Saturday 31st March 2018, The Man Engine will re-appear where he was last seen: at Geevor Tin Mine, Cornwall in the ultimate West. Then he heads east; on Easter Sunday 1st April he will be at Heartlands in Cornwall. On Easter Monday 2nd April he will visit Cornwall’s ancient Stannary capital, Lostwithiel. He crosses the Tamar bridge to Tavistock on Tuesday 3rd April before heading up the country to Radstock, South Wales, Shropshire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
For those who managed to see ‘the big boy’ the last time, there is a lot extra on offer at the Man Engine 2018 Resurrection Tour events, such as two elements to each location’s event, namely the ‘AFTERNOONER’ and ‘AFTERDARKER’. The ‘AFTERNOONER’ will give families and big kids the chance to really get to know the largest mechanical puppet ever constructed in Britain with a whole host of family-friendly activities and some cracking food and drinks for sale. The AFTERDARKER promises an edgier extravaganza with even greater miracles of super-scale puppeteering science on show, a real celebration of our revolutionary past.
The Man Engine Resurrection Tour 2018 tickets are available for each of the Cornwall and South West England events from manenginetickets.com at prices from £10 per adult and £6 per child/concession (plus an additional booking fee.)
Man Engine Resurrection Tour 2018 dates and venues:
- Sat 31st March – Geevor Tin Mine [TR19 7EW]:
i. Afternooner – Ceremony @ 2pm
[Gates open 12pm; Ceremony ends 2:45pm; site close 4pm]
ii. Afterdarker– Ceremony @ 8:30pm
[Gates open 6:30pm; Ceremony ends 9:15pm; site close 10pm]
- Sun 1st April – Heartlands [TR15 3QY]
i. Afternooner– Ceremony @ 2pm [Gates open 12pm; Ceremony ends 2:45pm; site close 4pm]
ii. Afterdarker– Ceremony @ 8:30pm [Gates open 6:30pm; Ceremony ends 9:15pm; site close 10pm]
- Mon 2nd April – Lostwithiel [PL22 0HE]
i. Afternooner– Ceremony @ 2pm [Gates open 12pm; Ceremony ends 2:45pm; site close 4pm]
ii. Afterdarker– Ceremony @ 8:30pm [Gates open 6:30pm; Ceremony ends 9:15pm; site close 10pm]
- Tues 3rd April – Tavistock [PL19 8BB]
i. Afternooner– Ceremony @ 2pm [Gates open 12pm; Ceremony ends 2:45pm; site close 4pm]
ii. Afterdarker– Ceremony @ 8:30pm [Gates open 6:30pm; Ceremony ends 9:15pm; site close 10pm]
- Fri 6th April – Radstock [BA3 3RW]
i. Afternooner – Ceremony @ 2pm [Gates open 12pm; Ceremony ends 2:45pm; site close 4pm]
ii. Afterdarker– Ceremony @ 8:30pm [Gates open 6:30pm; Ceremony ends 9:15pm; site close 10pm]
- Sun 8th April – Blaenavon
i. Big Pit – Ceremony @ approx. 12pm
ii. Procession to Ironworks [approx. 1 mile] @ approx. 1pm
iii. Ironworks – Ceremony @ approx. 3pm
- Mon 9th April – Ebbw Vale, Gwent
i. Ebbw Fawr Learning Community – Ceremony @ approx. 2pm [Gates open 12pm; Ceremony ends 2:45pm; site close 4pm]
- Tues 10th April – Merthyr Tydfil
i. Cyfartha Park and Castle – Procession and Ceremony @ approx. 2pm
- Wed 11th April – Pontypridd
i. Ynysangharad War Memorial Park [CF37 4PF] – Ceremony @ approx. 2pm [Gates open 12pm; Ceremony ends 2:45pm; site close 4pm]
- Thur 12th April – Swansea
i. Swansea Waterfront Museum – Short Ceremony @ approx. 12pm
ii. Swansea Procession [approx. 1.5 miles] @ approx. 2pm
iii. Hafod-Morfa Copperworks – After Dark Ceremony @ approx. 8:30pm [Gates open 6:30pm; Ceremony ends 9:15pm; site close 10pm]
- Sat 14th April – Ironbridge
i. Afternooner – Ceremony @ 2pm [Gates open 12pm; Ceremony ends 2:45pm; site close 4pm]
ii. Afterdarker– Ceremony @ 8:30pm [Gates open 6:30pm; Ceremony ends 9:15pm; site close 10pm]
- Fri 22nd June – Elsecar
i. Afterdarker– Ceremony @ TBC
- Sat 23rd June – Wentworth Woodhouse
i. Afternooner– Ceremony @ TBC
- Tues 26th, 27th and 28th June – Hillhead, Derbyshire
i. Various ‘fixed’ performances per day – times TBC