MIKRON theatre present 'All Steamed Up', the adventures of Richard Trevithick — the West Country Giant of Steam, with original songs and music at the Plough Arts Centre Torrington on May 14, 8pm.
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On Christmas Eve 1801, the young Cornishman, Richard Trevithick, took some friends for a ride on his latest invention up Camborne Hill. The vehicle was the world's first steam road locomotive — 28 years before Stephenson's Rocket — and Trevithick's fame and fortune seemed assured. Yet, 12 years later, he died in poverty and without the recognition he deserved.
Yorkshire-based Mikron Theatre Company aims to set the record straight, by telling the story of this remarkable giant of a man whose restless energy and inventive genius were ultimately his downfall.
His life is an adventure story — literally, in the case of the 11 years he spent in South America, where he encountered the revolutionary leader, Simon Bolivar and was nearly eaten by an alligator.
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