MED Theatre’s new community play The Coast looks at the relationship of Dartmoor to the coast, and dives into the issue of plastic pollution of the oceans.

It’s touring Dartmoor villages from tomorrow (March 9).

Set in the fictional coastal village of Atlantis, the play uses historical accounts of wreckers, as well as the folklore of Jack o’ Lantern and seal-folk selchies, to explore modern conundrums in landscape conservation, development and planning.

Suvi Rehell, of the Moretonhampstead-based theatre group, explained: ‘Atlantis is a South West coastal village, a holiday destination with beaches covered in litter, cliff edges tall enough to hide many a secret, and locals affected by the low-wage economy of the holiday trade.

‘When Dartmoor sisters Romney and Petra go on holiday to Atlantis, they are led into a world where nothing is quite as it seems, and end up staring at disaster from the edge of the cliffs. Can they, and others, overcome the feud that is undermining village life?’

The Coast continues MED Theatre’s tradition of producing and touring community plays with and for local people, stretching back over three decades.

Like many MED community plays, The Coast is a bespoke piece written for its cast by artistic director and playwright Mark Beeson, with input from two young co-writers.

The Coast will be at Manaton Parish Hall; Belstone Village Hall; Mary Tavy Coronation Hall; and Moretonhampstead Parish Hall.

For more information, visit www.medtheatre.co.uk.