Critically acclaimed theatre company Third Man are returning to the Bike Shed Theatre for the premiere of their new production, Mugs Arrows, which was developed at the venue last year. The show will run for three weeks starting on 24 September.
Mugs Arrows is a surreal black comedy set in very ordinary surroundings – the local pub. With rural areas being forever altered through commercial development and extreme weather conditions and locals disenchanted by a lack of jobs and the ever-increasing allure of a life elsewhere, Mugs Arrows delves in to a world that is on the change. It...
“Just breathe… from the guts… just breathe. Cos nothing’s going to happen.”
Something’s not quite right. Change is afoot. They may not like it…
First work-shopped last year at the Bike Shed Theatre, Third Man Theatre return with Mugs Arrows, a surreal black comedy set in very ordinary surroundings – the local pub.
With rural areas being forever altered through commercial development and extreme weather conditions and locals disenchanted by a lack of jobs and the ever-increasing allure of a life elsewhere, Mugs Arrows delves in to a world that is on the change. It...
A brand new folk musical set in the ticking bomb of Northern Ireland in 1970.
Based on Romeo and Juliet and with a mix of original and traditional music, it combines with Ireland’s storytelling history to create a haunting tragedy in modern language that resonates through the ages.
Simple staging with wooden stepladders and acoustic instruments allow the timeless story to unfold on our simple but ambitious stage.
Creative Cow in association with Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
William Shakespeare’s epic and delightful comedy is a rollicking tale of marriage, fidelity, trickery and love.
The puffed up and degenerate Sir John
Falstaff, a Knight of the Garter, is seized with the outrageous idea that to seduce two of
Windsor’s wealthy merry wives will prove his virility and give him access to their money, but with female cunning and a devilish plot involving their husbands, Falstaff is repeatedly tricked by the women.
Jane Eyre accepts a position as a governess to a ward at Thornfield Hall and wins the love of her dark and impassioned employer, Edward Rochester. But soon Jane's love, strength and determination are tested as Rochester's long-kept secrets are unveiled.
Contact Exeter Drama Company for information and to order tickets: www.exeterdramacompany.co.uk
Over five nights in September, Devon-based art collective Blind Ditch will complete their contemporary portrait of Exeter with a series of multi-platform performances in an empty office space. Combining live video streaming from city centre homes, live performance both in the space and on the city’s streets, and interaction with an online audience, This City’s Centre 3: Here, Now invites us to discover more about how daily life in a British provincial city shapes us, our behaviour and our dreams for change. Showing as part of Unexpected, Exeter's new arts festival.
A young emerging theatre company made up of Exeter University graduates, Worklight Theatre, picked up not one, but two awards this summer when they took their show How to Start a Riot to Reading Fringe Festival.
They were awarded Best Production up against every show which featured in the two week festival, and Joe Sellman-Leava of the company was awarded Best Actor.
The show, developed with input from leading social psychologist, Professor Clifford Stott, having received five star reviews last year at Edinburgh Fringe continues to tour nationally.
A new exhibition has opened which features details of Broadclyst Primary School’s show stopping performance of 'Keep Calm and Carry On’ at Killerton House in June.
The entertaining promenade performance was developed by the schoolchildren in conjunction with Killerton staff and volunteers and gave the audience a rare chance to see World War II history brought to life in an innovative way. The performances were recorded on video and are now presented alongside displays of photographs, costumes and objects from the play.
The storyline, based on Killerton’s evacuee school in...
Acorn Antiques was first seen on BBC Television 21 years ago and has been a firm favourite with the nation ever since.
The musical follows Miss Babs’ struggle to keep her antiques business open, as shop after shop in the High Street is forced out by faceless chains…
Can she afford to turn down the offer from The Guilty Bean if they do update the shop, can they still afford to employ Mrs Overall? Will Mr Clifford ever get his memory back, and remember who he’s engaged to? But most worryingly, will Mrs Overall be able to tap dance while holding the tray?
The Uncommon Players in association with Exeter Northcott Theatre present Educating Rita by Willy Russell
"I've been realisin' for ages that I was...slightly out of step. I should have had a baby by now; everyone expects it"
Hairdresser Rita thinks she wants a proper education, university lecturer Frank thinks she's got no chance. This bittersweet comedy, made famous by Julie Walters and Michael Caine, hilariously explores the prejudices of this strong-minded pair in their story of increasing mutual respect.
Following the successful collaboration on Talking Heads,...
