Devised by Paul Drayton Narrated by JOHN NETTLES with Tenor DAVID WEBB and Soloists & Chorus of Duchy Opera
Puccini unleashed a volcanic explosion of operatic passion that shook the musical world to its core. Audience reactions ranged from revulsion to ridicule. After the passage of nearly a century, it has become clear that some of the tragedy we find in Puccini’s operas reflects his own rather tempestuous life. Throughout his career he felt he was hunting (in vain) for the one perfect operatic story. Perhaps, without knowing it,...
With the recession biting hard, Emily and Oliver have decided to downsize and shift their middle-class London lifestyle to a small town in the north of England.
One night they open their doors and invite next door neighbours, Dawn and Alan into their home.
Over the course of a disastrous evening of olives, anchovies, Karl Marx and abstract art; class and culture collide where the consequences are as tragic as they are hilarious.
From one of the most exciting playwrights to emerge since Alan Ayckbourn,...
Exeter Northcott Theatre is delighted to announce that La Navet Bête, Metta Theatre and Paddleboat Theatre are now Associate Companies of the organisation.
The Exeter Northcott Theatre Associates programme will support young companies with a strong connection to the South West into the midscale. The three companies will benefit from artistic mentorship, production management support, tour booking, education support, marketing and sales planning and support with bid writing.
Paul Jepson (Exeter Northcott Theatre’s Artistic and Executive Director) said: “We are investing in...
A cast of just five actors from the hilarious travelling theatre company The Pantaloons present every single one of Geoffrey Chaucer's timeless tales in under two hours.
Join the pilgrims for puppetry and poetry, music and magic, talking chickens and burnt bottoms!
PaddleBoat Theatre Company have packed a very big suitcase full of exciting theatre shows and creative workshops for all the family to enjoy this summer.
Exeter is set to experience its very first family-focused theatre festival on the 4th, 5th and 6th of August, an exciting selection of shows and workshops just waiting to be unpacked and played with during the summer holidays. UnPacked Family Theatre Festival is being curated by Exeter’s very own PaddleBoat Theatre Company, with the Bike Shed Theatre and Exeter Phoenix working together tohost three days of creativity and...
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (3-5 June).
THEATRE
Avenue Q Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Avenue Q is an irresistibly charming musical which tells the story of the loveable characters on a downtown New York street trying to make sense of life’s burning issues. Hilarious, cheeky and uproariously entertaining, with a terrific batch of songs performed by a cast of hugely talented performers and puppets. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
Man Found! Friday and Saturday, 7.30pm, Hope Hall, Exeter In a follow up to the...
Wanna Dance With Somebody! Or, A Guide to Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics 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? 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...
WanNa Dance With Somebody! Or, A Guide to Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics 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? 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...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (27-30 May).
THEATRE
English Touring Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride Friday, 7.30pm, Exeter Northcott Theatre Vampire-like villains and human sacrifice form a bloodthirsty backdrop to what is one of the most refined and perfect of operas, based on a famous story from Greek myth. By a composer who influenced future generations from Mozart to Wagner, this account of the reunion of Iphigenia and her brother in the aftermath of the Trojan War is an eloquent, heart-wrenching masterpiece. Sung in French with English...
