Montagfire events

10/08/2024

21/07/2024

Dramatic House Reading offer!
1 hour spirited performance reading for just 50 pounds.
What?
Offer lasts for just 24 hours from 4pm today Sunday 21st July until Monday 22nd 4pm. PM me if you are interested but be quick!

Suggestions for running this exciting and very cool house event.
1. Charge a little for a ticket and include tea and biscuits in the price.
2 . Free entry but charge for cake and tea.
3. Charge for everything and hand it to charity after costs or keep it.
4. Make it all free...you nutter.
5. Send a snazzy invite to friends and friends of friends and family and family friends but not squirrels. I don't trust squirrels nor should you.
6. Book a reading as an after dinner birthday treat for a bookish friend. It only lasts an hour and let's face it...no one does this so its pretty original and mad!
7. Dress up. Dress the set. Live in the moment.Play appropriate music.
8. If you are an artist and it ties into the theme. Set up and flog your wares!
9. Stories are classic scifi or ghost based. But any short story is considered.
10. I can help. PM me for any more advice.

This is not a spirit reading. It is a spirited reading event...

24 hours...
And go!

19/07/2024

Meet the guest - KIM NEWMAN!

Kim Newman is an English journalist, film critic and fiction writer. He is interested in film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's Dracula at the age of eleven—and alternative history.

During his career he has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, and the BSFA award. One of the world’s foremost experts on fantasy and horror cinema, Kim is a regular columnist for Empire magazine and co-wrote BBC’s Secrets of Cinema with Mark Kermode, the third series aired in 2021.

Kim has most recently been an Executive Producer on Prano Bailey-Bond’s CENSOR.

Noteable titles include PROFESSOR MORIARTY, AN ENGLISH GHOST STORY and the ANNO DRACULA series.

For full programme and to buy tickets visit: https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/hell-tor-festival/

23/06/2024

Who would like a house gig dramatic reading?
Like a music gig but all actory.

You would host and help sell tickets.

You could sell cakes and tea for yourselves or for charity.

You might even want to dress the set (your chosen room)

No classic short story performance lasts more than an hour.

PM me if interested.

09/06/2024

This Monday evening at the new St Thomas Library Charle Dickens is back with the weird ghostly tale The Signalman.

09/06/2024

MEET THE HELL TOR SHORT FILM JUDGES!

We would like to introduce you to our short film judges.

Joanne Mitchell - Actress | Producer | Director
"Broken Bird', 'Bait', 'Emmerdale'.

Ashley Thorpe - Animator | Director
'Borley Rectory', 'Uncanny', 'Woodlands dark & days bewitched'.

Amber Amare - Video Creator | Bafta Connect | Cinematographer
'Beyond Paradise', 'Reclaim the sea', 'Croak'.

Lee Rawlings - Actor | Writer | Podcaster
Montagfire Events.

Lee Morgan - Devon And Cornwall Film

To submit your short film for consideration please visit: https://filmfreeway.com/HellTorFestival

22/05/2024

Montagfire Events will be lending a hand at Hell-Tor festival this year in September.
Stand by for exciting updates

05/05/2024

Another sidebar project
This time Artists and A.I.

In this episode, Simon, Andy, Lee and Timo get into their early experiences with AI tools and what they think the future for storytellers, creatives and arti...

24/04/2024

Great photoshoot with

22/04/2024

If you know anyone in Sidmouth or Honiton who might enjoy some affordable theatricals do mention the performance reading of The Signalman will be occuring at Honiton Library on the 1st May 7.30pm!
See poster for more details!
Remember, ghosts are not just for Christmas!

08/04/2024

Always good to support fellow creatives. If you have the time this triple bill of short plays at The Cygnet Theatre sounds rather good.
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/603389

02/03/2024

A few bookshops around Exeter are interested in putting on my Charles Dickens readings (with musical saw sound FX) in the near future (April) of the Signalman . Other future readings will be coming including War of the Worlds (with Theremin) - (Summer).
These are energetic performance readings not memorised performances.

If you would like a variation of these classic stories and much more I highly recommend Don't Go Into The Cellar's incredible one man shows with Jonathan's version of War of the Worlds coming to the Cygnet theatre shortly.

28/02/2024

A few reviews from the audience at The Signalman performance

'A spellbinding performance' - Luch Càise-Dearg - Classical Journey
https://phonic.fm/programmes/classical-journey/

'I could feel a real chill down my spine' - Audience member
'I closed my eyes and was lost in it' - Audience Member
'Really really good and spooky' - 'Can you sign my book please Charles' - Young audience members
'The Saw does add an eerie atmosphere' - Audience Member
'I've seen two now and they were both fantastic' -Lily -Topsham
Bookshop
'You could have heard a pin drop' - Mama P*k Music
'I used to be an actor and director in Dartmouth and that was brilliant' - Ex Director/Actor

Looking for my next venue -Hopefully a bookshop again or an atmospheric venue.
Will keep you posted

20/02/2024

It was sold out! The audience seem to enjoy the atmospheric reading of The Signalman and no one fell asleep.

The Saw was for atmosphere and you can see my reaction to the sound I created of twisting metal.
Terrifying!
No sign of the Bookshop ghost though.

There will be another performance next Monday 26th at Topsham Bookshop with biscuits and beverages.
Do contact Lily for tickets or reserving your space.

01392 877895

31/01/2024

Sold out!
But if we have enough interest we will pop in another date same venue.
Do contact Topsham book shop to let them know your interest.

12/01/2024

Charles Dickens - The Signalman
Read and performed by Lee Rawlings

19th Feb
7pm
£5

At the Topsham Bookshop
7 Fore St, Topsham, Exeter EX3 0HD.
01392 877895

More info soon
https://www.facebook.com/TheTopshamBookshop/

21/12/2023

Christmas Carol reading with fiddle was a success! This will most certainly be an annual event now In Kenton for Devon Air Ambulance.
There will also now be more readings through the year in different venues so watch this space.

Liza Bennett is on fiddle do follow her work.

Cheers!

“It really was a fantastic evening”
“Magnificent”
“A brilliant evening”
“He won’t stop praising it…”

05/11/2023

~~THE LOST TRADES are coming to Kenton Sat 18th Nov.
A beautiful Americana/British styled acoustic band with killer writing and harmonies a plenty.~~
Supported by the heart wrenching tunes of Jimmy Ireland and awesome guitar work of Fintan May.
Just £5.

KENTON is easy to get to with a FREE car park and it is just
£2 on the A376 BUS route - covering Exeter, Exminster, Starcross, Dawlish, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot.

We want to PACK THE GIG as this time it supports The Nathalie Andrews Musical Fund;
Nathalie Andrews was an amazing wife, mother, musician and much more. Music was everything to her and she wanted to help others achieve their musical dreams so has set up this trust for children from the age of 10 onwards to be able to access in order to help them have music lessons and access equipment
supported with this gig by Sound Minds Sessions.

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/594704?fbclid=IwAR2Oas0dqpgwPvqolF-xKdkN7bjVQhBmHmh-Gt2pY0TxgdavAt5Wx9zdAUo

Don't miss this final Sound Mind Sessions Concert featuring the exquisite harmonies of Wiltshire vocal trio, The Lost Trades, supported by Devon acoustic folk duo Jimmy Ireland and Fintan May. Hosted by the Sound Mind Sessions Team at the historic mediaeval All Saints Church, Kenton, near Exeter, th...