Many of his plays reflect Cornish culture and have been staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Kneehigh Theatre among others, including Never Say Rabbit In A Boat, The Dead Monkey ...
Dreckly is to the Cornish what mañana is to the Spanish – I’ll do it when I’m good and ready and not before. “See you dreckly” is the Cornish “ciao”, or “see you later”.
Arguably, the most famous playwright to come from Cornwall, Darke was born in Bodmin and lived most of his life in Porthcothan. Many of his plays reflect Cornish culture and have been staged by the ...