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New programme of shows at The Great Hall

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 03/23/2016 - 11:55am

Exeter Northcott Theatre has announced a new programme of shows that will take place at The Great Hall on the University of Exeter’s Streatham campus.

Extending the range of work that is presented by the theatre, the new shows announced include 10cc in Concert, Jimmy Osmond in Concert, YolanDa Brown and Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams and Chinese State Circus.

Exeter Northcott has also announced new shows from their autumn season which are now on sale. These include Duchy Opera’s One Fine Day, X Factor winner Matt Cardle: Intimate and Live, Globe Theatre’s The Two...

One-woman play, This Is My Body comes to Exeter

The award-winning one-woman play, This Is My Body, will come to Exeter in March and will be directed by Exeter Northcott Theatre’s Artistic and Executive Director, Paul Jepson.

There are "reasonable grounds" to suspect that a Romanian woman, who has been working as a prostitute in the UK, is the victim of human trafficking. She is given 45 days to "reflect and recover". But will this be enough time to come to terms with the horrors she has endured?

This Is My Body is a powerful new one-woman play which toured the UK in 2014, including a performance at the St James Theatre...

Northcott Theatre announces Christmas show

The Exeter Northcott Theatre has announced that its 2016 Christmas production will be a brand-new adaptation of J.M Barrie’s much-loved classic, Peter Pan and will be produced by Exeter Northcott Theatre.

Join Wendy, John and Michael as they soar into the night sky with Peter, to a magical land of mermaids and fairy dust, where children can fly and all sorts of exciting adventures happen every day. But beware – danger is just around the corner. Captain Hook and the pirates are looking for revenge and Peter Pan is top of their list!

For over 100 years children (and adults)...

The Tiger’s Bones and Other Stories

Event Date: 
01/04/2016 - 2:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

New Perspectives bring three hugely imaginative and funny stories from one of the giants of 20th century British poetry vividly to life in a brand new production for children and family audiences. The Coming of the Kings is a wild retelling of the nativity. Sean, the Fool, the Devil and The Cats is a cautionary tale about eating the wrong person’s stew. The Tiger’s Bones is a brief history of the foolishness of modern man.

Ted Hughes had a lifelong passion for nurturing creativity in the young and this dazzling and brilliant collection of short plays for children and families...

Tortoise and The Hare

Event Date: 
30/03/2016 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

The Northcott welcomes Northern Ballet to Exeter for their debut visit.

Following the success of Ugly Duckling, Three Little Pigs and Elves & the Shoemaker, and their TV adaptations for CBeebies, the company now bring their magic to Tortoise & the Hare.

Once upon a time there was a speedy Hare who never stopped talking about how fast he could run. Tired of being teased for his slowness, Tortoise challenged him to a race. No one thought he could win, but life is full of surprises! Bringing this much-loved Aesop’s fable to life, Tortoise & the Hare is the perfect...

This is My Body

Event Date: 
23/03/2016 - 7:30pm to 24/03/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

There are “reasonable grounds” to suspect that a Romanian woman, who has been working as a prostitute in the UK, is the victim of human trafficking.

She is given 45 days to “reflect and recover”. But will this be enough time to come to terms with the horrors she has endured?

This powerful one-woman play, written by Martin O’Brien, directed by Paul Jepson and performed by Agata Jarosz, toured the UK in 2014, including a performance at the St James Theatre in London.

It uncovers the shocking reality of human trafficking in the UK, and the failures of the system to...

The Herbal Bed

Event Date: 
15/03/2016 - 7:30pm to 19/03/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

An English Touring Theatre, Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Rose Theatre Kingston co-production.

“Love changes us. Love’s alchemy! In that furnace everything changes. Hard stone shatters, iron goes soft and turns to liquid… and so do we… in love’s fire”

Based upon real events from Stratford-upon-Avon in the summer of 1613, The Herbal Bed is a powerful thriller about human desire. When William Shakespeare’s daughter is publicly accused of adultery, her family’s lives fall under the glare of intense public scrutiny. Culminating in a dramatic trial at Worcester Cathedral...

Here Be Monsters

Event Date: 
13/03/2016 - 11:30am
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

Ahoy there young sailors and all aboard to join the villainous Captain Cut-Throat and his fearsome crew! With anchor up prepare for a sea-faring adventure packed full of songs, interactive fun and surprises in this exciting, brand new stage adaptation of the hit children’s book Here Be Monsters.

Get ready to set sail through monster-infested waters in search of a mysterious island crammed with jewels and gem stones, and whilst the Captain is certain that “monsters simply don’t exist,” as the island comes closer in around them, his crew are not so sure!

This action-packed...

Imbalance by Joli Vyann

Event Date: 
01/03/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

Please note this event is taking place at the Exeter Phoenix.

Fusing dance and circus, in a collaboration with internationally renowned Choreographer Jonathan Lunn, Joli Vyann present Imbalance.

Integrating exciting acrobatic skills with athletic dance in an energetic and thought-provoking performance that explores our obsessive dependence with technology, asking whether our lives are ‘in’ or ‘out’ of balance?

It is rare nowadays not to ‘log in’ at every opportunity- the breakfast table, nights out with friends, even in bed! How well connected are you? When and how...

Betrayal

Event Date: 
26/02/2016 - 7:30pm to 05/03/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

Betrayal by Harold Pinter

Directed by Paul Jepson

Emma is married to Robert. But for seven years, she’s been having an affair with Jerry, Robert’s best friend.

Betrayal begins at the end of the affair, and pursues an enthralling journey to its very beginnings. As memory reels backwards towards the moment the affair started, the lies tangle into a web of deception. Is Emma betraying her husband? Is Jerry betraying his best friend? Or are they all betraying themselves.

Of the countless eternal love triangles written for the stage, few have matched Harold...

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