Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (19-21 January):
THEATRE
A Clockwork Orange Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre An iconic story, set in an abandoned warehouse. Alex and his Droogs wreak havoc and mayhem resulting in Alex’s imprisonment. After spending two years in prison, Alex undergoes corrective treatment to cure his violent tendencies. How does he fit back into society and how does society respond to him? When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. This bold and dynamic production seeks to explore concepts of power and control...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend, 5-7 January.
THEATRE
Dick Whittington Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Exeter Northcott Theatre With his faithful Puss by his side Dick leaves his Exeter home for the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune. Follow his adventures as he reaches the big city and travels the high seas. Will Dick find his fortune? Can he and Puss defeat the evil villain King Rat and return home triumphant? Expect plenty of audience participation, live music, magic, mayhem and lots of laughter – the perfect recipe...
The past six months have seen some exciting changes for the South West’s busiest multi-artform venue. With a large capital project to improve facilities on the horizon, and the launch of their public fundraising campaign in October, 2018 promises to be an exciting year for the city’s arts scene. Exeter Phoenix’s buzzing hub for theatre, live music, indie cinema and contemporary arts has historically brought a wealth of unique arts experiences and big names to the region. And having just announced their new season of events spanning January to April 2018, the new year is no different....
Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend (30 December - 1 January).
THEATRE
Dick Whittington Exeter Northcott Theatre With his faithful Puss by his side Dick leaves his Exeter home for the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune. Follow his adventures as he reaches the big city and travels the high seas. Will Dick find his fortune? Can he and Puss defeat the evil villain King Rat and return home triumphant? Expect plenty of audience participation, live music, magic, mayhem and lots of laughter – the perfect recipe for a family...
Throughout an illustrious and wide-ranging musical career the legend that is Neil Diamond is without doubt one of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time.
A Beautiful Noise the Neil Diamond Story, performed by Fisher Stevens and his sensational band, is Europe’s leading Neil Diamond show, charting the story of Neil’s fantastic career and telling the story of the man behind the songs, taking the audience on an unforgettable journey through his life and music.
Fisher combines authentic vocals with a relaxed sense of humour to deliver a
An amazing Magic Lantern spectacle featuring unique hand-painted images with live music.
Lanternists Jeremy and Carolyn Brooker, using an original nineteenth-century triple lantern, combine with multi-instrumentalists Richard Navarro, Nicholas Thurston and Miriam Gould to present a unique combination of music, performance and projection.
The show includes specially created images, original historic material, and a rare sequence of ‘pose slides’ projected onto a live performer, once used by the parents of the film actor Peter Sellers.
Exeter Police & Hospital Players proudly present this year’s pantomime – “The Princess and the Ogre”.
Poor Princess Fiona is banished to the castle tower, guarded by a dragon, after having a spell cast on her as a baby. Thankfully, she is not alone as she has her Nanny for company while she awaits the kiss from her saviour to break the spell. In the meantime, in the forest lives the Ogre with his best friend, Donkey, but his swamp home invaded by the fairy tale creatures who have been banished from the castle by Lord Farqua as he plans to marry his Princess. The Ogre tackles...
The Circus of Horrors had its gruesome beginnings at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival and became an instant hit, touring all over the world from Chile to Chatham, Argentina to Aberdeen, Japan to Jersey including festival appearances with Alice Cooper, Eminem, Motley Crue, Oasis, Iron Maiden, The Manic St Preachers, Foo Fighters, Rammstien and many more.
It is not the 1st time however, that The Circus of Horrors has created history, it became the only circus ever to reach the finals of Britain's Got Talent and the 1st Circus to perform in London's West End for over 100 years, and the...
A Clockwork Orange is an iconic story, set in an abandoned warehouse. Alex and his Droogs wreak havoc and mayhem resulting in Alex’s imprisonment. After spending two years in prison, Alex undergoes corrective treatment to cure his violent tendencies. How does he fit back into society and how does society respond to him? When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.
This bold and dynamic production seeks to explore concepts of power and control and combines physical theatre and live music.
Following the success of The Phantom of the Opera (2016) and The Producers (2017) Footlights are proud to present Singin’ in the Rain. Voted the ‘Greatest Movie Musical of All Time’, this is a theatrical experience the whole family will enjoy. Faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay, each unforgettable scene, song and dance is celebrated on stage, including toe tapping tunes such as Make ‘em Laugh and...
