THEATRE

A Beautiful Noise the Neil Diamond Story

Event Date: 
11/01/2018 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

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

Diamond-studded night of...

Magic and the Muse

Event Date: 
12/01/2018 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

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.

Tickets £14 (£12)

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The Princess and the Ogre

Event Date: 
31/01/2018 - 7:30pm to 04/02/2018 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

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 - Voodoo

Event Date: 
13/01/2018 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange

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

Event Date: 
17/01/2018 - 7:30pm to 20/01/2018 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

by Anthony Burgess

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.

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Singin' in the Rain

Event Date: 
24/01/2018 - 7:30pm to 27/01/2018 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed

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...

The Mikado

Event Date: 
31/01/2018 - 7:30pm to 03/02/2018 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

Composed by Arthur Sullivan

Written by W. S. Gilbert

Exeter University’s Gilbert and Sullivan Society celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in style, with a performance of the duo’s iconic piece: The Mikado! One of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular and enduring works, The Mikado follows the antics of Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, and the hilarity that ensues in the Japanese town of Titipu when, disguised as a wandering minstrel, he arrives to declare his love for Yum-Yum. She was the beautiful Ward of Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor now raised to the exulted rank of the Town’s...

Your guide to What's On over Christmas

Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter over Christmas

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 Christmas panto treat! The...

Exeter Little Theatre Company present Beauty and the Beast with an Exeter twist

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 12/18/2017 - 2:07pm

Exeter Little Theatre Company [ELTC] presents the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast at the Barnfield Theatre in Exeter.

When the spoiled and arrogant Prince Scott is cursed by an evil fairy, he must learn to love before the last rose petal drops or face staying a beast forever.

With the help of his trusted servants he might stand a chance to break the spell when he meets the smart and charming Belle, whose family runs the popular Bottoms Up pub in Exeter.

However, the beast has competition in the romance stakes for Belle’s heart as the city’s heartthrob Gaston...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (15-17 December).

THEATRE

Humbug! Friday, Saturday & Sunday, St Nicholas Priory, Exeter Inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story 'A Christmas Carol', Humbug! Will transport you back in time to the world of Ebenezer Scrooge. Featuring live music, video projections and plenty of surprises, Humbug! is an immersive, multi-sensory Christmas experience that takes place throughout Exeter's atmospheric St Nicholas Priory until 24 December. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/FDJGDI

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