Matthew Hammond, the Stand Up Philosopher, presents a unique show, following the course of the over-used concept of freedom.
From ancient times to modern thinkers, the history of the idea is traced in a sequence of inspirational performances that unpick the concept that we think we know so well, and show it in a new and fascinating light.
Always powerful, sometimes hilarious and at times shocking, philosophies are shaken from their covers and brought vividly to life as Matthew Hammond jumps about, making theatre out of all those books you meant to read but never got around...
17 & 18 January Alaska 7.30pm, Northcott Theatre One man goes in search of adventure and freedom...but is soon plunged into a nightmarish world of extreme survival, haunted by all things living and dead. Boldly following in the intrepid footsteps of Bear Grylls and Ray Mears, Alaska is a tragi-comic riot of Pythonesque dottiness guaranteed to leave you spellbound. Tickets: £12.50 (£10.50), student standby £8, 01392 493493 www.exeternorthcott.co.uk 20 January Don’t Even Want to Be On Telly Anyway 8pm, Exeter Phoenix A show full of fun, idiocy and handsomeness from the 2011 and 2012 Chortle...
Rannel Theatre Company and makin projects in association with Swindon Dance and Redbridge Drama Centre present
Take a whole bag full of classic comedy routines, shake them up and update them for the hip hop age and you have the exhilarating and hilarious Fhlip Fhlop.
Two painter-decorators are doing a job in a friend's flat, but in traditional slapstick manner, things go wrong.
In a dynamic display of one-upmanship, they compete to out-do each other with moves essentially unchanged from the time of the Marx Brothers.
Piff the Magic Dragon embarks on his first major UK tour accompanied by Mr Piffles the World's First Million Dollar Chihuahua. Will Piff find his princess? Will Mr Piffles defy the Cannon of Certain Death? Will you be able to say you were there if he doesn’t?
Piff The Magic Dragon was a huge hit on ITV's Penn & Teller - Fool Us and the BBC One Show in 2011. Piff, also known as John Van Der Put, was the Magic Circle's 2011 Close Up Magician of the Year.
From virtuoso displays of traditional tango dance in stunning costume to the exquisite tango songs of 1930s Buenos Aires and the powerful nuevo tango music of Astor Piazzolla, TangoMotion is a breathtaking journey into the heart of Argentinian Tango.
TangoMotion features leading UK tango dancers and musicians; performers have previously appeared in the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, the hit West End show Midnight Tango, Tango Por Dos, the Channel 4 film Dance, Sally Potter’s Covent Garden production of Carmen and the Madonna film of Evita .
Tim Luscombe's fast-paced adaptation of a true Jane Austen classic was presented to an appreciative packed house on Wednesday night by the touring Theatre Royal from Bury St Edmunds. But this was no ordinary performance, as friends of the Northcott as well as ardent Austen fans were offered a pre-show tantaliser of meeting the show’s Exeter-based designer Kit Surrey and the Northcott's Wardrobe Manager Beth de Tisi as they revealed the secrets of how the glamour of the 18th century Regency period was recreated for the stage.
Chance to Dance, now in its fourth year at Exeter Northcott Theatre, has once again invited dancing schools from both the local area and further afield to take part in this performance. Chance to Dance stemmed from a passion to provide opportunities for local dancers to perform on a professional stage.
Performances are non-competitive and show many styles of dance taught in and around Exeter and the wider Devon region. Each year Chance to Dance continues to grow with more dance schools and school dance clubs participating than ever before, which in turn enables Chance to Dance to...
Award-winning choreographer and Associate Artist of Sadler's Wells, Jasmin Vardimon returns to the Exeter Northcott with the world premiére tour of her hotly anticipated new work, Freedom.
Exploring notions of what keeps our imagination free, this full-length dance theatre production promises breathtaking physicality with beautifully detailed characterisation. Powered by Vardimon's beguiling theatricality and provocative daring, Freedom will be performed by a versatile company of international dancers, fusing clever animation with live action and inventive set designs.
"If there's a God, which at the moment I DOUBT, I want you to curse him. If there's any justice, I want them - both of them - in a car crash."
Her husband's gone and her future isn't bright. Imprisoned in her marital home, Medea can't work, can't sleep, and increasingly, can't cope. While her child plays, she plots her revenge.
This startlingly modern version of Euripides' classic tragedy explores the private fury bubbling under public behaviour and how in today's world a mother, fuelled by anger at her husband's infidelity, might be driven to commit the worst possible...
Although known first and foremost as an impassioned naturalist, the compelling and charismatic wildlife TV presenter is also the natural world's equivalent of a photo-journalist.
Through his work he’s explored many habitats from Antarctic islands, rainforests, deserts, the Everest mountain range and the deep oceans. It’s these adventures which have afforded him the opportunity to capture some amazing images on camera – portraying the simple yet stunning beauty of the natural world.
In Chris Packham Goes Totally Wild, the popular presenter will captivate audiences with his...
