“All those people who died young; you’ve got their life, you’ve got the chances they never had and what are you doing with it?”
Waving Goodbye is an emotionally charged black comedy which asks fundamental questions about existence and our relationships with each other. A play about the horrible choices we have to make every day. Should we take risks or take the road most travelled?
On the sea wall in Nice, Raoul Dufy paints a portrait of his muse Jane. A troupe of singers and instrumentalists celebrate the painter in Waltz, Jazz, Blues and Repartee until the sun goes down and envelopes the generous, sensual world of Monsieur Dufy.
Since winning the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Award in the late ‘70s with their Jazz Cabaret Mama Chicago, composer Mike and vocalist/librettist Kate have generated a succession of Music-Theatre pieces. They have written for the stage, for television and radio, and toured with Theatre, Dance and Opera companies as well as their own...
The watcher on the boundary. The rebel. The fool. The gossip. The crazy old bag sitting next to you on the bus. That which is rejected, broken, manipulated and controlled by our fear of her. She is the dark dream of our broken hearts demanding to be reclaimed. The refugee. The ‘mad’. The lost and the lonely, the wounded souls behind the mask of our ‘all about me’ culture.
Disconnected from our source how do we navigate our way through the chaos surrounding us, how do we reclaim our humanity?
Becky Morely begins her diary on New Years Day 2001, little does she realise just how much that year would change her life.
Based on the novel by award-winning writer Michael Morpurgo, Out of the Ashes is the story of Becky’s experience on her family farm in Devon, during the outbreak of foot and mouth disease across the UK.
Told by two actresses, we experience Becky’s memories of the outbreak as she wrote them in her diary. The story features the birth of her first lamb, Little Josh, her glorious rides with Ruby the horse and the gradual spread of the disease from hundreds...
“in delay there lies no plenty … youth’s a stuff will not endure”
Mistaken identity, folly and love. Set in Christmas 1916, Sun and Moon Theatre’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (or What You Will) takes place during the First World War. Shakespeare’s most delightful yet melancholic comedy, this is a vibrant, intimate production with music, passion and wit.
‘Beautifully crafted, lively yet deeply thoughtful … this expertly abridged production is well worth the journey’ **** Remote Goat (The Two Gentlemen of Verona 2016)
Written by Midge & Rosie Mullin and Nathan Simpson
A Tale of intolerance, alienation and Findus Crispy Pancakes!
After their recent nomination as finalists in the Devon Performance Awards, Substance & Shadow Theatre return in Feb 2017 with The Brexit Club.
It’s the 23rd June 2016 – the day of the Euro Referendum and just an ordinary lunchtime in the works canteen for cousins Len Silver, Melvyn Gould and their workmates, but beneath their love of haute cuisine and jovial banter there’s trouble brewing. Sid’s Vishnu’s lentil Dahl and Don Beattie’s bangers and...
Rudyard Kipling’s enduring and well loved jungle tales are brought vividly to the stage by The Leonard School of Dramatic Art (LSDA). This exciting new adaptation by Antonia Boal remains true to the spirit and language of the original stories. Follow the adventures of Mowgli a young man cub, raised by a family of caring wolves and befriended by Baloo the bear and Bagheera a black panther, who teach him “The Laws of the Jungle.” The vengeful tiger, Shere Khan, Tabaqui, a cunning jackal and a troupe of troublesome monkeys, are among the many dangers Mowgli must face in his quest to find his...
Come and hear Deliciously Ella talk about her latest cookery book Deliciously Ella with Friends.
Ella Mills (Woodward) is the creator of must-read food blog, www.deliciouslyella.com , which has taken the cookery world by storm since its launch in 2013. Her first book, Deliciously Ella was published in 2015, becoming the UK’s biggest selling debut cookbook, followed by the bestselling Deliciously Ella Every Day. Now trained as a naturopathic nutritionist, Ella recently launched the Mae Deli in Marylebone, London
The witch’s curse: one that forces any man who bares the title of Baronet of Ruddigore to commit a crime every day, or die. Surely this curse won’t come back to haunt Robin Oakapple (a simple farmer) as he tries to woo the virtuous Rose Maybud. Unless, he is revealed to be Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, the rightful Baronet of Ruddigore, who faked his own death to escape the accursed title. With the help of his trusty manservant Old Adam, Robin will have to face challenges from some of the people closest to him; Richard Dauntless, his foster-brother, who also seeks Rose for himself, his real...
When two theatrical schmucks discover that they can make more money with a flop than with a hit, they set out to produce the loser of all losers – a ridiculous musical about Hitler, guaranteed to close in one night!
Adapted from Brooks’ 1968 movie of the same name, and winner of a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards, The Producers is an absurd, gleefully irreverent, and fast-paced satiric comedy with a boisterous swing score parodying Golden Age Broadway musicals.
Sat Matinee 2.30pm
Footlights is Exeter University’s largest musical theatre society, now in its 31st year...
