The Coast - Community play about our relationship with the sea

A new play that looks at our relationship with the sea, the issue of plastic pollution of the ocean, and the struggle of the a coastal village to deal with the constraints of the past and the challenge of the new.


Atlantis is a South West coastal village; a holiday destination with beaches covered in litter, cliff edges tall enough to hide many a secret, and locals affected by the low-wage economy of the holiday trade.


When Dartmoor sisters Romney and Petra go on holiday to Atlantis, they are led into a world where nothing is quite as it seems, and end up staring at disaster from the edge of the cliffs. Can they and others, overcome the feud that is undermining village life?


MED Theatre's new community play The Coast looks at the relationship of Dartmoor to the coast of the South West, and dives into the issue of plastic pollution of the oceans. Set in the fictional coastal village of Atlantis, the play makes use of historical accounts of wreckers, as well as the folklore of Jack o' Lantern and selchies, to explore modern conundrums in landscape conservation, development and planning.


The Coast continues MED Theatre's tradition of producing and touring community plays with and for local people, stretching back over three decades. The Coast, like many MED community plays, is a bespoke piece wriiten for its large multigenerational cast by artistic director and playwright Mark Beeson, with input from two young co-writers.

The Coast tours villages on Dartmoor in March 2018:
Friday 9th and Sunday 10th Manaton Parish Hall
Tuesday 13th Belstone Village Hall
Thursday 15th Mary Tavy Coronation Hall
Friday 16th and Saturday 17th Moretonhampstead Parish Hall