If you had unprecedented access to highly sensitive classified networks 14 hours a day, 7 days a week, what would you do?
In 2010, US Army Intelligence analyst Bradley Manning allegedly leaked classified documents to whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. This year, Manning's story comes to a head with as he stands trial.
How did this 25 year old super-intelligent, awkwardly effeminate soldier become the centrepiece in a war between WikiLeaks and the American government? His supporters claim ‘We are all Bradley Manning’; his detractors label him a national traitor. Where does...
Lucian Willow lost his memory in Berlin in 1945. Lord Brook is looking after him on his country estate. And there’s something Lord Brook doesn’t want him to remember. But when a circus comes – all hell is let loose.
Lucifer Saved is a verse play by Peter Oswald, former Writer-in-Residence at Shakespeare’s Globe, and dubbed ‘Our most surprising and inventive playwright,’ by Theatre Record.
Combining extremes of comedy and tragedy, the play attempts to show what happens when guilt is transferred to the innocent; reaching right back through theatrical traditions to the...
A hideously funny black farce in which four friends are slowly stripped of all their pretensions and secrets until nothing is left but the truth.
A full moon rises over a windswept cottage in the middle of nowhere. Children are in bed…wine is breathing nicely and the dinner is in the oven.
It’s Gordon and Celia’s wedding anniversary. They’ve asked their oldest and dearest friends Zach and Jane down from London. The only problem is that Zach and Jane aren’t Zach and Jane anymore. Jane has gone and Julia – the twenty five year old, French burlesque dancer, has taken her place...
How much is beauty worth? What will people pay for an air guitar on eBay? Can I have a glass of milk?
These urgent questions and others are answered in The Price of Everything, a performance lecture about value. Daniel Bye's whistlestop tour of bizarre facts and impassioned arguments is occasionally shambolic and often tendentious - but always a joy to watch.
Comic, provocative, and possibly a tiny bit sad, this show is a must if you've ever wondered about the difference between the price of an object and its value.
A bitter-sweet physical comedy for everyone who is a day older than yesterday!
Two elderly Spanish sisters in a foreign land live against the backdrop of a battered rug and a mountain of mysterious boxes. They share the intimacy of a life lived together – careering between genuine affection and irritated annoyance.
The pair shifts between hilarious defamation, tender reminiscing and pure madness. But amidst an ever-changing reality, is this behaviour just eccentricity or something more destructive?
‘You and Me’ is a touching story with sparkling dialogue and witty...
Three weeks of events celebrating the works of Samuel Beckett
The centrepiece of the festival is one of Samuel Beckett's most celebrated works, Endgame . A depiction of the heart of an uncompromising relationship, laid out in ruthlessly beautiful poetry and image. Directed by Anthony Richards, Endgame features some of the best seasoned local performers.
There are also performances of Breath and A Piece of Monologue and extracts from All That Fall and Embers.
Surrounding Beckett’s own works, we have new performances from visiting groups of professionals and students...
Alfie Brown observes (occasionally screaming) the hypocritical standards of censorship in popular music, the irresponsibility of producing bad art and the unscrupulous homogenisation of comedy, whilst making you laugh. He also (comedically) observes a world in which greed comes before truth and how the heavyweights of the culture industries keep us addicted for profit, whilst - still - making you laugh.
Isy Suttie: Work in Progress, 5pm-6pm
Isy is a long-time musical comedian whose leftfield songs, stand-up and characters...
Suzi’s innovative style capitivates audiences with her engrossing tales of social ineptitude, overbearing parents and stories of desperately trying to fit in. It can only be a matter of time before this enchanting young performer begins to make a huge impact on the comedy circuit.
John-Luke Roberts: Sock Puppet, 3.30pm-4.30pm
Ralph Guiltless’s life is going nowhere, until he makes a pact with a haunted sock. Now he can have whatever he wants, and all he has to do is strangle a few people. A dark and stupid comedy. John-Luke...
Wanna join a private members’ bar but don’t have the money, sense of elite-ism or decent shoes? Then welcome to The H Club where you get the chance to kick back and frolic with Holly and like-minded members in Exeter’s least exclusive private members’ club.
James Acaster, 7.30pm-8.30pm
Edinburgh Comedy Award 2012 Nominee James Acaster has a show full to the brim of comedy and critical acclaim. Prepare yourself for flights of fancy, remarkable gesticulation and maybe even some tempo changes.
The Last March is the story of the great British polar hero, Captain Scott. Tragically comic or comically tragic, Tinder tells Scott's story from the hopeful beginnings, full of promise, to the snow swept tragic end.
With corks popped, footballs kicked and dogs whipped, we tell the story of England's proudest and most foolhardy gentleman adventurer in his life or death race against the merciless Norwegian explorer, Admundsen.
Using spirited humour, frantic physicality and bucket loads of revitalising tea, we bring to life the rivalry for conquering the South Pole...
