A PROJECT that is bringing live entertainment to Callington is proving a great success — and now a community play is being planned for the popular venue.

CAVe (Callington Arts Venue) was the brainchild of Rick Lumley, currently the town portreeve, who said the project was 'growing and thriving'.

'The reaction of people turning up to events has been that it is just what Callington needs,' he said.

'I was apprehensive as I had the ideas but didn't know how many people were going to turn up — but I've had a smile on my face both times so far.

'It allows people in Callington to have entertainment on their doorstep — not everyone can get to Plymouth.'

The events are held in the town hall and include groups, plays and films.

Rick said this week that CAVe had been liaising with Miracle Theatre to bring a community play to the town in January.

A number of local participants would be needed, and already lined up to take part were dance students from the community college.

Theatre group Trifle Gathering appeared recently at the hall with their 'Charity Shop Cabaret', and former Callington Community College student Kyla Goodey, who appeared in it, is helping to manage the community play.

It is also hoped to enlist actors from local theatre group Prim-Raf and for local singers to take part.

'The intention is to dress the town hall as a Georgian theatre', Rick said.

A 'Friends of the CAVe' is now being set up and anyone interested in helping or supporting the venture in any way is invited to contact Rick Lumley on 01579 382705 or via the town council. People are needed to help plan, run, organise and help at evenings.

The town's twinning association is helping in the organisation of international films and it is intended to set up World Cinema events to put on 'golden greats of the silver screen' and to allow people of all ages to experience films they have heard of but never seen, or for others to see them again, Rick said.

The first of these will be 'Good Bye, Lenin', which the association is organising on November 5 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

This comedy is based around an East German mother who falls into a coma when the wall is in existence. When she comes round, her son strives to hide the fact from her that the wall is no longer there, as she is a strong communist.

More information on the project and events is available at the

CAVe website callingtoncave.weebly.com