Beer Quarry Caves

Medea returns to Beer Quarry Caves

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 04/06/2018 - 12:13am

Beer Quarry Caves will be home once more to the spectacular Ancient Greek production of Medea in April, courtesy of innovative and immersive theatre company, Four of Swords.

Following a sold-out run last year, Medea is back at this incredible subterranean venue from Wednesday 11 – Saturday 21 April 2018.

Having toured Devon and Somerset during the autumn, Four of Swords are returning to Beer Quarry Caves to perform again their adaptation of the Greek masterpiece by Euripides, Medea. The production left a lasting impression with audiences who described the production as “...

From the Caves to the Cathedral

WORDS and music inspired by visits to the ancient Beer Quarry Caves are to be performed by children and young people from across the region at a special concert in Exeter Cathedral in the New Year.

A collaboration between the Jurassic Coast Teaching Schools Alliance of 28 schools from Dorset, Devon and Somerset and Lyme Regis-based youth music charity B Sharp, the Beer Quarry Caves Concert on January 13 at 7.30pm marks the culmination of a year-long project that has seen 390 students and more than 45 teaching staff visit the historic caves at Beer where stone has been quarried for...

Something (Totally) Wicked This Way Comes

Authored by Kickline
Posted: Mon, 03/03/2014 - 10:54am

This year is the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, and there won't be a more spectacular tribute than Four of Swords Theatre's latest production.

The Exeter-based company will perform a striking new adaptation of Macbeth in Beer Quarry Caves, the first time a theatrical production has been staged at the 2,000 year old site between Sidmouth and Lyme Regis. The quarry is famous for its "Beer Stone" which was used in the building of Exeter Cathedral, St Paul's and Windsor Castle among others.

John Scott of Beer Quarry Caves says: "We...

Macbeth

Event Date: 
10/05/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Beer Quarry Caves

Four of Sword's spooky subterranean version of Macbeth will be performed in historic Beer Quarry Caves.

Audiences will be led by the witches deep inside the earth and through the blood-spattered passageways of Macbeth’s regicidal ambition.

Tickets £10

Performances: 30 April – 10 May

8pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; 5pm and 8pm on Saturday.

Show duration roughly 1hr 10 minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: Audiences will be standing and walking for the duration of 1hr show. Comfortable footwear and warm clothing are recommended. Four of Swords...