This spring Richard Chappell Dance ’s UK tour continues with a new mixed bill, UPLIFT , a specially curated evening of transformative dance from some of the brightest young choreographers and performers from South West England and Wales, at Exeter Northcott on Friday 3 June.
The centre piece of the evening will be a moving extract from Richard Chappell Dance ’s seminal work, Silence Between Waves . Taking inspiration from Richard’s memories and experiences of growing up on the South Devon coast, Silence Between Waves looks at our connection to home, distance and otherness. This...
‘Human’ expresses the small moments of life that shape us. The stage is set with a trapeze, circus rope and a set of drums that the performers use to convey delightful stories of their lives alongside dance, original music and film. Music and binaural sound are played to the audience through silent disco headphones. All the performances are relaxed, BSL-interpreted, captioned and audio described.
Extraordinary Bodies is a collaboration between Cirque Bijou and Diverse City, who have worked together for the last decade creating multi-disciplinary circus shows with disabled and non...
Exeter Northcott Theatre has announced the programme for its The Stories We Tell heritage day, which runs at the venue on 1 May.
Visitors will be able to take part in family-friendly craft activities and see community-led film, exhibitions and live performances inspired by stories uncovered from the Northcott Theatre Archive.
Sophie McCormack, Heritage Manager at Exeter Northcott Theatre, said: “ Two new live performances will take audiences on a tour to backstage areas of the theatre, on a journey through its history, and a new film asks who theatre is for and what...
Cygnet Theatre is thrilled to be taking part in the 2022 scholarship scheme organised by national industry newspaper The Stage.
The Stage Scholarships scheme has now been running for more than 30 years, but this is only the second time Cygnet Theatre has partnered with them to offer this fantastic opportunity to potential students. After a huge number of entries in 2021, we have decided to open the scholarship up to two potential students for a 50% scholarship, worth £3,750 each.
Cygnet’s training takes a learn-while-doing approach, giving live performances as an...
Exeter Northcott Theatre is adding more live performances and theatre shows to its already packed programme of plays and comedy, dance and music events this year. Alongside a line-up of big hits including The Rise and Fall of Little Voice , Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World , English Touring Opera’s La Bohème and BalletBoyz’s Deluxe , Exeter’s flagship theatre has announced:
Extraordinary Bodies’ Human
Human (17-18 June) is a hybrid piece of circus, film and music that explores life-changing events from the performer’s lives. Human is audio described,...
Receiving fantastic 5 star reviews in the West End, Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s award-winning musical comedy Calendar Girls is coming to the Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 11-16 April 2022, brought to you by Exeter Little Theatre Company (ELTC).
An Exeter based amateur company, ELTC have been entertaining audiences with Musicals, plays, comedies and annual Pantomimes since 1954, however, the Covid 19 pandemic has meant as with so many theatrical companies, they have been unable to put on a production for the last two years. Calendar Girls will mark a high profile return to the...
Receiving fantastic 5 star reviews in the West End, Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s award-winning musical comedy Calendar Girls is coming to the Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 11-16 April 2022, brought to you by Exeter Little Theatre Company (ELTC).
An Exeter based amateur company, ELTC have been entertaining audiences with Musicals, plays, comedies and annual Pantomimes since 1954, however, the Covid 19 pandemic has meant as with so many theatrical companies, they have been unable to put on a production for the last two years. Calendar Girls will mark a high profile return to the...
The critically-acclaimed production The Ballad of Maria Marten returns to stages across the UK this spring 2022 and comes to Exeter Northcott from 8th – 12th March.
A thrilling retelling of a real-life murder mystery, critically-acclaimed production The Ballad of Maria Marten returns to stages across the UK this spring 2022. Produced by Eastern Angles and Matthew Linley Creative Projects, Beth Flintoff’s captivating drama turns history into her-story through the exploration of love, loss, trauma, and patriarchal power.
The critically-acclaimed production The Ballad of Maria Marten returns to stages across the UK this spring 2022 and comes to Exeter Northcott from 8th – 12th March.
A thrilling retelling of a real-life murder mystery, critically-acclaimed production The Ballad of Maria Marten returns to stages across the UK this spring 2022. Produced by Eastern Angles and Matthew Linley Creative Projects, Beth Flintoff’s captivating drama turns history into her-story through the exploration of love, loss, trauma, and patriarchal power.
A new play co-created by people living in the South West shows the long history of LGBTQIA+ loneliness and belonging in the region.
Mistreatment and marginalisation from society has meant LGBTQIA+ communities have created their own spaces for solidarity, creativity, and dialogue.
The Beat of Our Hearts , written by South West-based playwright Natalie McGrath, will be staged as part of LGBT History Month in February.
Project lead, Dr Charlotte Jones from the University of Exeter, worked with organisations and individuals in the South West to develop and stage the...
