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Real Person Fiction

Event Date: 
02/12/2014 - 7:30pm to 05/12/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Living Robot Theatre Company present Real Person Fiction

People would still pay attention if I wasn’t…I’m not just an extension of Will.

Consumed by the vicious, near-constant messages being sent to her by her ex-boyfriend’s fans, the last thing Jen needs is a visit from his co-star, Eli. But with Eli insistent that she should give Will another chance, and Will and Eli’s fans convinced that she’s getting in the way of true love, Jen decides that she needs to know the reality of the two men’s feelings for each other, regardless of the consequences.

Real Person...

University of Exeter Footlights proudly presents EVITA

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 11/07/2014 - 4:32pm

She Seduced A Nation

This captivating story follows the rise and fall of a nation’s hero. It is based on the life of Argentine actress and political leader Eva Perón, who rose from nothing to become one of the most famous political figures in the country’s history.

Following Eva’s rise to become the Spiritual Leader of the nation, the musical features many celebrated songs including “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” and “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”. Evita features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice and is one of their most successful musicals. The show had...

Icarus in Love

Event Date: 
25/11/2014 - 7:30pm to 06/12/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

Part of Theatre West’s autumn season ‘The One Day Project’

Theatre West presents Icarus in Love, a new play written by Edson Burton, part of the company’s intriguing autumn season ‘The One Day Project’. The season features five new plays which all take their inspiration from the global happenings of one day in history, the 1st October 2013. Icarus in Love, opens on 25 November running until 06 December at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter. It will be preceded by Drifters, a short play by Martin Malcolm, for full listings see end of release.

Set in the swinging 60s Icarus in...

MACBETH

Event Date: 
17/11/2014 - 1:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

William Shakespeare's Macbeth is the original `Game of Thrones, a disturbing tale of treachery and murder set in the savage landscape of medieval Scotland. With its compelling mixture of historical fact and supernatural invention, the play is a incisive psychological study on the corrosive effects of mad ambition.

Harry Meacher plays the eponymous role, and Judi Bowker is Lady Macbeth in Traffic of the Stage's atmospheric production which focuses on the raw and earthy emotions of those living in dangerous times.

Tickets: £12 & £8 concession (under 18 & over 60)...

Marcus Brigstocke: Je M'accuse - I Am Marcus

Event Date: 
30/11/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

Marcus Brigstocke - Je M'accuse Podium dancer, oil rig worker, food addict, musical theatre enthusiast, posh, eco-hypocrite, ex-Goth, muppet fan, award winning comedian and chief beverages operator at the Little Chef - screw politics! Let's talk about me.

Tickets £15

8pm (doors 7.15)

Box office: 01392 665938 www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

When the Moon is Full

Event Date: 
29/11/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Cygnet Theatre, Exeter

When the Moon is Full A programme about Werewolves! Inspired by Sabine Baring-Gould’s Book of Werewolves, Wren Music – who brought us three fabulous evenings of top folk artists earlier in the year – return on 29th November with a touch of Gothic.

Devon’s eccentric clergyman, Sabine Baring-Gould, famous for his hymn ‘Onward Christian Soldiers’ is well-known as a Folklorist, but perhaps less well-known for giving classes with a bat on his shoulder and for his interest in Werewolves! Champions of local folk song and legend, the Wren Band bring a programme of rich harmonies and top-...

In Love With Love

Event Date: 
21/11/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter

Henry Purcell meets Giacomo Puccini on a love journey through Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods with the help of all the great composers of their time.

Recital includes folk songs and poetry from the Cygnet Company.

Music and words tell us how powerful a woman’s love can be.

Soprano Kaja Pecnik performing arias such as O mio babbino caro.

Sweeter than roses and Una voce poco fa will guide us through the wonderful language of love and truly make us fall in love with love. Again and again.

Pianist Adrian Hicks studied piano and singing at the...

Casualties of War

Event Date: 
08/11/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter

Exploring the legacy in Poetry and Song of the Lost Generation of World War I and those deeply affected by the conflict.

Poetry and Song by the lost generation of World War I and those deeply affected by the conflict

Richard Roddis tenor , Clive Pollard piano

Rosalind Williams & Gillian von Fragstein reader

Composers: George Butterworth, the emblem of lost talent; W Denis Browne and Ernest Farrar, who both left only a handful of pieces. Poets: Edward Thomas, Rupert Brooke, Francis Ledwidge, Wilfrid Gibson. Straddling the two art-forms and prolifi c in...

Paul Carroll's Music Hall Tavern Show

Event Date: 
20/11/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Pavilion

Entertaining audiences all year round across the Canary Islands this fabulous comedy drag show has left unforgettable memories with the thousands of holiday makers who have visited its venues.

This hilarious evening of full of dazzling costumes, side splitting comedy and a cast of unique characters is not to be missed.

This two hour singing and dancing spectacular wrapped up as only MHT can is not to be missed. Book now to secure your seats for the funniest show in town!!

Box office: 01395 222 477

www.ledtickets.co.uk

Circus of Horrors

Event Date: 
21/11/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Pavilion

The show that stormed into the finals of Britain's Got Talent & now a West End smash is back to mark its 20th Anniversary in spectacular style.

The last few of years has seen the profile of The Circus of Horrors jump tremendously after rampaging into the finals of Britain's Got Talent & to this date it is still the only circus ever to reach the finals.

Its appearances on various subsequent TV showshave turned what set out as a cult show into a household name – taking the Extreme to the Mainstream, Its TV credits now boast The X Factor, The Slammer, Daybreak,...

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