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Matthew Bourne’s Early Adventures

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/12/2017 - 2:00pm

Hailed as the UK’s most popular and successful Choreographer/ Director, Matthew Bourne will bring his critically acclaimed Early Adventures to the Exeter Northcott in February.

Matthew Bourne returns to his roots with a programme of hit pieces that launched his career and saw the birth of the style, wit and sheer entertainment that have become hallmarks of the New Adventures company today. “Spitfire”, “Town and Country” and “The Infernal Gallop” were last seen on tour in 2012 and “Watch with Mother” has not been seen for nearly 25 years.

The cast includes: Reece Causton;...

Balletboyz present: Young Men

Event Date: 
12/01/2017 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

Dir. Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, 2016

72 mins, Cert. 12A

Young Men is a feature length dance film without dialogue shot on location in Northern France featuring dancers from BalletBoyz dance company. Based on the hugely successful stage production that premiered at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London in 2015, it is choreographed by Iván Pérez with a commissioned score by composer Keaton Henson. The production is realised by Artistic Directors Michael Nunn and William Trevitt who were formerly leading dancers with The Royal Ballet. Since forming their own company...

An Evening of Dirty Dancing: The Tribute Show

Event Date: 
24/03/2017 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter corn Exchange, Exeter

Now in its 7th record-breaking year, An Evening of Dirty Dancing: The Tribute Show is a 5 star homage to the greatest movie soundtrack of all time. The original concert celebration of the iconic music from the multi-award winning soundtrack to Dirty Dancing.

A high energy, emotional roller-coaster of an evening with breathtaking choreography and buckets of nostalgia.

Put your dancing shoes on and get ready to have the time of your life!

8pm (doors 7.15)

https://exetercornexchange.co.uk

Fish Eye

Event Date: 
31/01/2017 - 2:30pm to 11/02/2017 - 2:30pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

Confessions of a Super Snooper

Pam’s already got a low opinion of her neighbours. So when someone pinches her Elizabethan sideboard, it’s all-out war: she becomes a one-woman MI6, ramping up her operation from curtain twitching to spy cameras hidden in hand-knitted novelties. But what Pam unearths is what she already suspects – that everyone around her is a thief, a pervert or a terrorist…

Join Pam as she lets you in on her covert operations. Let her amuse, intrigue and bewilder you as she shares her tale of nosiness gone wild…

This production features original live...

The Beginners Guide to Navigation

Event Date: 
27/01/2017 - 8:30pm to 28/01/2017 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

“I hate the A3 1997 edition A-Z Super Scale Great Britain and Ireland Road Atlas (including Jersey and Guernsey). Largely because it is absolutely… full of sh*t.”

Maps have been used for thousands of years in an attempt to categorise and capture our world, but that doesn’t mean they don’t let us down. All. The. Time.

A witty exploration of one woman’s struggle against maps, bank holiday traffic and extravagant cheese jamborees. Fighting against the overwhelming might of The Geographers A-Z Map Company is a daunting task. But somebody has to. They have to be stopped. And our...

Wanna Dance With Somebody!

Event Date: 
25/01/2017 - 8:30pm to 26/01/2017 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

Josh is good at dancing, but not at people. On the other hand, he did once read ‘A Brief History of Time’ by Stephen Hawking so he reckons he’ll probably be alright. Is the hokey cokey really what it’s all about? Really? Josh doesn’t know, but he’s damn well going to find out.

A new show about social anxiety, about coping mechanisms – about big ideas and how they impact on small things. About taking chances. And about dancing. Mixing storytelling, live music and physical comedy: Running Dog Theatre create a show part physics lecture, part dance lesson and school disco.

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Zips

Event Date: 
25/01/2017 - 7:00pm to 26/01/2017 - 8:30pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

‘A zip is where two sides that look the same are pulled together. They interlock, but they never really meet… Yaknow, I think I want to be a button. A button takes time to undo. Something is pulled through that stays there. It’s prettier, I suppose.’

Dan’s tired of Teignmouth’s sleepiness. Of tripping over his sexuality – living in a small place you know too well can narrow your relationships and broaden your anxieties. ‘Zips’ propels through the ideas and ambitions of a young gay guy that Teignmouth has ran out of opportunities for, his sister Eliza and her unquiet secrets, Dan’s...

The Grownup’s Guide to Growing Up

Event Date: 
23/01/2017 - 8:30pm to 24/01/2017 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

After lifelong dedication to the research, analysis of data, multiple dependable sources and reflection of first-hand experience I have come to the conclusion that I have yet to grow up. In fact, I believe it to be a small wonder that I’ve managed to survive for nearly 30 years at all. 

Everyone else has it sorted. I believe this. This is 100% percent fact, I think. How do they do it? Life: love, work, money, family. It’s what grown-ups do.

And now as I approach the big 30. (That’s a big deal isn’t it? There’s like, movies about it, isn’t there?). I can’t help but feel that if I could go...

nEGGative Space

Event Date: 
23/01/2017 - 7:00pm to 24/01/2017 - 8:30pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

If your ego starts out, ‘I am important, I am big, I am special,’ you’re in for some disappointments when you look around at what we’ve discovered about the universe.

John & Sara have separated. The Universe is expanding. Coincidence? Well. . . . Yes. Feeling lost in this world can be difficult, but John is seeking answers.

With the help of some of the world’s leading astrophysicists, along with some other questionable methods, John must delve deep into the heart of what makes us human and try to understand our place in this universe. All the while he’s trying to solve...

Hansel and Gretel

Event Date: 
21/01/2017 - 2:00pm to 22/01/2017 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

A re-imagining of the traditional tale by Brave Bold Drama, makers of award-winning family theatre.

Living close by a forest, Hansel & Gretel are typical children. Often hungry, always wanting to play, their lives coloured in by their vivid imaginations. The forest is their playground and their friend.

But when they wake up alone in the forest at midnight, things feel very different…

The witch. Of course, the witch. But not all witches seek to harm. Step into a magical white forest and let our story surround you.

Told with music, puppetry and no frights...

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