Offered the opportunity by Exeter Phoenix to take part in a new one-day workshop at the lively arts centre and write about it for The Exeter Daily , I agreed with alacrity. I signed up for 'Experimental Drawing' thinking it might give my drawing practice the kick-start it needed.
The group of ten who gathered on Monday morning came with widely differing experience and expectations. ‘Experimental’ could sound intimidating, but at least one participant interpreted it as open to those with little technical expertise. This proved to be true as there was no assumed knowledge and no...
Shotgun Theatre presents the three time Tony award-winning Musical 'Spring Awakening' at The Exeter Phoenix.
Originally a controversial German play by Frank Wedekind which was banned for a short time due to it's intimate topics, has since been altered for Broadway performances with music by Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Steven Sater.
Spring Awakening illustrates a blunt portrayal of the break-through that teenagers experience when delving into the adult world.
This Musical embarks on a powerful story following 14-year old Wendla and her journey...
Exeter law firm WBW Solicitors teamed up with Lush cosmetics last week to stage a special ‘make your own’ scent workshop at Exeter’s Phoenix Centre.
Youngsters of all ages were invited along last Friday and got the chance to make their own bath-bombs before being treated to a performance of The Emperor’s New Perfume .
Kelly Lynch, Marketing Co-ordinator at WBW said: “WBW Solicitors was absolutely delighted to sponsor the The Emperor’s New Perfume, enabling children and families to get creative and make things together whilst being immersed in a truly theatrical experience...
Experiment with drawing and mark-making techniques using a variety of materials to unlock your creative potential. This fun and surprising workshop is suitable for all levels of ability and will also offer an insight into art history and contemporary art. Materials are provided.
Exeter Phoenix's Experimental Drawing one-day workshops take place on Monday 21st January 2013, Monday 18th February and Monday 18th March at 10.30am-5pm.
Exeter’s comedy festival, Laugh Out Loud kicks off this month and headlining the event are some hilarious award-winning comedians who have recently been raising chuckles on such TV shows as 8 Out of Ten Cats , Have I Got News for You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
Tony Law - nominated for the most prestigious prize in live comedy, the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2012 - brings some gloriously absurd, loud and ridiculous comedy to Exeter Phoenix on 31st January following sell out gigs all over the country. The acridly funny Katherine Ryan can be seen this Friday night on Channel 4’s...
If you have not done so already, make sure you catch one of the last few performances of The Emperor's Perfume , a sensationally smelly theatre production for ages 5+.
The famous Parfumier of the town of Sniffniff creates the best scent in the land. One day the Emperor, hearing of his smelly skills, demands that he create a new perfume, a perfume never smelt before, a perfume fit for a king, or else there will be trouble.
The Parfumier now needs your help to create the perfect pong. Together with his assistant, he needs to mix some special ingredients, and work out which...
3D printing is everywhere. Watching television just this week I saw Will-i-am’s new music video Scream and Shout ft Britney Spears, which includes a section of the 3D printing in action, building a human face before the viewers’ eyes. With the media picking up on this exciting new method it is clear 3D printing is bursting onto the scene and is becoming ever more popular.
What’s more, Exeter is a centre for developing this 3D printing. Exeter Phoenix’s annual Digital Art Commission has partnered up with University of Exeter’s Centre for Additive layer Manufacturing (CALM) to bring...
Exeter’s busiest arts venue has just announced hundreds of new music, art, performance and film events, which will take place between January and March next year.
Highlights this season include several annual festivals including: Laugh Out Loud, a comedy festival taking place at venues throughout the city showcasing hilarious stand up from familiar faces; Animated Exeter in which you can experience animation in all its forms via workshops, talks and screenings; and Vibraphonic , now in its ninth year, celebrating urban music of black origin.
Mark Thomas’s dad was a thoroughly unusual character. A bearded, violent brute of a man but also an uneducated working class Methodist with an admirable dedication to hard work, Mr Thomas Sr. was a mass of contradictions. Yet perhaps the strangest thing about him was his undeniable passion for opera.
Even as an adult, the comedian Mark Thomas himself is clearly still unsure what to make of his father and even after the hour long second half, you might well find yourself feeling the same way. Mark incorporates extracts of recorded interviews with his family...
Mark Thomas’s dad was a thoroughly unusual character. A bearded, violent brute of a man but also an uneducated working class Methodist with an admirable dedication to hard work, Mr Thomas Sr. was a mass of contradictions. Yet perhaps the strangest thing about him was his undeniable passion for opera.
Even as an adult, the comedian Mark Thomas himself is clearly still unsure what to make of his father and even after the hour long second half, you might well find yourself feeling the same way. Mark incorporates extracts of...
