Mont le Grand - ​Opulent Heavitree!

This was the sixth Squilometre project nominated and voted for by you, the Heavitree Community,  and we'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support, nominations and votes.    We're thrilled to say that we were inundated with requests to see this show and our professional performers played to three packed audiences on the evening of Sunday 25th November 2018.

"How good did it feel to share this house tonight? How did it feel to share with us the stories of laughter and companionship? For a moment you forgot. For a moment so did I. You remembered the joy of this house and I forgot the pain.  And, thanks to these kind people, and their willingness to share the stories of this place, a little of each of us will endure. "
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What's in a House? performance, Mont le Grand November 2018

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​Here are some of the things you said:-
Most unusual and pleasurable - thank you very much
Fascinating and nicely characterised
Very well done.  Good storytelling
Fabulous!
Excellent, very enjoyable
Lovely performance. Very generous of owners. Well organised
Fabulous as usual!
Good thanks. It was interesting
Really enjoyed! Thank you!
Thank you very much for this opportunity - houses, history and drama - our favourite combination!
Very engaging
Performance was very professional and convincing. Something completely different. Thank you for a lovely evening
Excellent community event, wonderful re-enacting of the past. Many thanks to the present occupants for making it possible
Fantastic! Thank you
Excellent production as always. Very interesting was to learn local history
Very much enjoyed it.  Been looking for this sort of thing. Plenty of opportunity here in Exeter.  Well done!
Really great though I am biased.  Know the cast and writer! Really nice interaction between periods in the story
Great fun and great acting. I enjoyed it.  Looking inside a house was a really good idea. Intrigued by the Heavitree stone aspect!
Really great. Quite emotional.

​Photo credit - Chris Spinks, Interwoven Productions CIC photographer

Joint talk with the Heavitree Local History Society - 5th March 2019

More chairs!
Members of the Heavitree Local History Society found themselves hurriedly putting out more chairs in the Rifford Room on the cold, wet and blustery evening of 5th March.  More and more people poured into the crowded room to hear the talk on Mont le Grand – Opulent Heavitree, jointly hosted by the Heavitree Local History Society and the Heavitree Squilometre team.  In fact “jointly hosted” is the correct term because the presentation included contributions from JoJo Spinks of the Heavitree Squilometre, Lydia Edwards University of Exeter student on the Global Lives Module and local residents Di Cooper and Gill Allen reporting on their research into slavery compensation to past residents of Mont le Grand.
 
The talks were also entertainingly supported by short dramatic inserts from professional actors Mark and Marie Cassidy who performed the original play at No. 1 Mont le Grand back in November 2018.  Sharon Goble and Richard Lawrence, home owners at No. 1, were also on hand to answer questions during a very lively, after-talk, discussion.  All in all, the event was a great example of what cross-group collaboration and a participatory, shared approach to local history can achieve.  The Heavitree Squilometre looks forward to presenting again with the Heavitree Local History Society soon.

Photo credit: Chris Spinks, Interwoven Productions CIC photographer
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You can see the full project Evaluation Report here