Exiles - Bagas Degol with Annamaria Murphy

7.30pm Saturday 25 January
The Writers' Block, The Ladder, 2-4 Clinton Road, TR15 2QE
Tickets: £8/£10

Set in the 1960s, ‘Exiles’ is a magical, musical and spoken word Odyssey based on extraordinary tales and characters from the Cable & Wireless archive. Starting with the infamous Porthcurno car rally, the story winds through the country lanes of West Cornwall and out into the far-flung corners of the globe. The journey takes in the exotic locations and stories of Cable & Wireless engineers and the people they encountered.

Exiles is the fourth collaboration between musicians Bagas Degol and writer Annamaria Murphy and their first collaboration with PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications. Set in the 1960s, ‘Exiles’ is a magical, musical and spoken word Odyssey based on extraordinary tales and characters from the Cable & Wireless archive. Starting with the infamous Porthcurno car rally, the story winds through the country lanes of West Cornwall and out into the far-flung corners of the globe. The journey takes in the exotic locations and stories of Cable & Wireless engineers and the people they encountered.

"A Magical gig. Stories both psychedelic and hilarious. Superb musicianship, seamless sound and stellar performances.“