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Nel - Scratchwork Theatre Company

Event Date: 
01/09/2015 - 7:30pm to 03/09/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Meet Nel: a foley artist. Don't know what that is? Don't worry, not many do. Nel brings life to films through sound. In her world a tyre screech is a hot water-bottle and an epic fight scene is a symphony of snapping celery and frozen cabbages. But her real world isn't turning out so well. Her cat has died and she’s accidentally poisoned her fish.

She needs a friend and maybe a change of shoes.

An intriguing combination of on-stage foley artistry and physical theatre, Scratchworks's latest production explores how we are able to mould other people’s...

A Fool's Proof

Event Date: 
23/11/2013 - 2:00pm to 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Bike Shed Theatre

Trapped in a well shaft for 56 hours, a little girl waits to be found. Above ground, three journalists chase the story every step of the way, framing it for media consumption and spinning it wildly, erratically and erroneously away from the truth. Inspired by true events, this tale searches for answers and scatters accusations as the rescue mission struggles on.

A Fool’s Proof takes inspiration from the true story of Jessica McClure, who at 18 months old was trapped for 56 hours in a water well in Midland, Texas in 1987. In the midst of the media’s current obsession with ‘missing...

A Fool's Proof

Event Date: 
22/11/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Bike Shed Theatre

Trapped in a well shaft for 56 hours, a little girl waits to be found. Above ground, three journalists chase the story every step of the way, framing it for media consumption and spinning it wildly, erratically and erroneously away from the truth. Inspired by true events, this tale searches for answers and scatters accusations as the rescue mission struggles on.

A Fool’s Proof takes inspiration from the true story of Jessica McClure, who at 18 months old was trapped for 56 hours in a water well in Midland, Texas in 1987. In the midst of the media’s current obsession with ‘missing...

Playing the Fool - An interview with Le Navet Bete

Authored by Steph C
Posted: Sat, 09/21/2013 - 6:33pm

In preparation for their upcoming show ‘ Once Upon A Time In A Western’ at the Exeter Phoenix, The Exeter Daily managed to grab a quick chat with Al from Le Navet Bete to discover more about the art of clowning and what audiences can expect from their upcoming performances.

For those readers who may not be familiar with Le Navet Bete and your latest production ‘Once Upon A Time In A Western’, could you tell us a little bit about yourselves and your latest production?

The company formed in 2007 after we all graduated with a Theatre and...