THEATRE

The Pirates of Penzance

Event Date: 
05/06/2015 - 7:30pm to 06/06/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott

Exeter Nothcott welcome Sasha Regan’s all male company back to Exeter, following their much lauded debut visit in 2014 with the inventive and fun-filled HMS Pinafore.

For their return visit, the company present the award winning and exquisitely funny new take on the much-loved classic Pirates of Penzance. The show was a huge critical and popular hit during its London run and proved just as successful in Australia when it landed in Cate Blanchett’s Sydney Theatre.

The tale of a child apprenticed to a band of tender hearted, orphaned pirates was an immediate triumph for...

More fun than you can shake a fig at

Authored by abstrakt
Posted: Thu, 06/04/2015 - 2:45pm

Figs in Wigs present: 'Show Off' at The Bike Shed Theatre, 11-13 June

Figs in Wigs are out to reinvent themselves. Witness this playful five-piece find their calling as comedians, dancers, visual artists, musicians and circus entertainers in 'Show Off', a tongue-in-cheek variety show (without the variety).

Fresh from Soho Theatre following a successful run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, 'Show Off' is set to satisfy even the most depleted of attention spans. On the surface this may seem like a shallow display of narcissism fuelled by social media...

Figs in Wigs at Bike Shed Theatre 11-13 June

Event Date: 
11/06/2015 - 7:30pm to 13/06/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
BIke Shed Theatre, Exeter

Figs in Wigs are out to reinvent themselves. Witness this playful five-piece find their calling as comedians, dancers, visual artists, musicians and circus entertainers in 'Show Off', a tongue-in-cheek variety show (without the variety).

Fresh from Soho Theatre following a successful run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, 'Show Off' is set to satisfy even the most depleted of attention spans. On the surface this may seem like a shallow display of narcissism fuelled by social media, but underneath the neon lights Figs in Wigs are delving deep into modern society'...

It's festival time at Cygnet Theatre

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 05/28/2015 - 12:33pm

It’s the first week in June and its Festival time at Cygnet Theatre!

Cygnet is hosting seven visiting companies, giving thirteen performances spread across the first week of June between 1st and 6th.

All the companies have local connections and all seven are bringing brand new plays.

Festival@Cygnet kicks off with a fun exploration of festival life in the 70’s, from Substance & Shadow, whose Tribes & Tribulations is a humorous and poetic take on the mud, crowds, bands and junkies of free festivals.

The variety of subject and configurations of the...

The Sun and the Moon: Shakespeare's Lovers

Event Date: 
03/06/2015 - 7:00pm to 05/06/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Cygnet Theatre

Sun & Moon Theatre presents:

The Sun and the Moon: Shakespeare's Lovers

3rd June - 7pm (followed by a Q&A) 5th June - 8pm Production length: 1 hour Location: Cygnet Theatre, Friars' Gate, Exeter, EX2 4AZ

'The course of true love never did run smooth'

'The Sun and the Moon: Shakespeare’s Lovers' is a delightful two-hander play exploring love in Shakespeare’s works. Two actors perform Shakespeare’s greatest lovers, alternating roles from Comedies, Tragedies and Histories. Featuring scenes from Shakespeare and live music,...

The Worried Walrus

Event Date: 
26/05/2015 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

ODD DOLL THEATRE THE WORRIED WALRUS

Its time for the Annual Animal Beauty Contest!

This years contestants include Terry the Tree Frog, Randy the Panda, Mary-Rose the beautiful flamingo and a brand-new, first time competitor – Wendy the Walrus!

Wendy has had her bath, exfoliated her skin and polished her tusks but what happens when the other animals boo her off stage?

Join Wendy on her magical journey to the bottom of ocean where she makes some unlikely new friends who help her to re-think what real beauty is.

Performed alongside live original music...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Don’t make any plans for the weekend until you’ve checked out our guide to what’s on in and around Exeter .

THEATRE

Stick Man: Live on Stage Saturday & Sunday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Following a smash hit West End season, Scamp Theatre's delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's hugely popular children's book Stick Man in coming to Exeter Northcott Theatre! Touching, funny and utterly original, this award-winning production features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves. Guarantees more fun than...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 05/15/2015 - 12:14pm

If you are looking for something to do or somewhere to go this weekend, there’s plenty to choose from in our essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter.

THEATRE

Exeter Comedy Grove Friday, 8.30pm, Lemongrove, Exeter University The very best of UK live stand up comedy with Adam Kay (headliner), Adam Rushton, Mark Simmons and compere Cerys Nelmes. Tickets are £10. www.exetercomedygrove.club Doors open 7.30pm and show starts at 8.30pm

Nel Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Meet Nel; a quirky, shy foley artist, who, for the first time in her life...

Get Changed in Wonderland

Event Date: 
06/06/2015 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Community Stage, Exeter Respect Festival, Belmont Park

Get Changed Theatre Company proudly presents its latest production Get Changed in Wonderland to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most famous and enduring children's classics. The story is full of the kind of whimsical charm and feeling for the absurd that Get Changed performances always deliver.

Come and see our opening show on Community Stage at 1pm at the FREE Respect Festival, Belmont Park in Exeter, on Saturday 6 June.

Northcott Theatre and University of Exeter announce exciting new partnership

The University of Exeter will make significant investment into the Exeter Northcott Theatre as part of a new partnership.

The arrangement will see the Theatre and the University working more closely together in a number of different areas with both academics and students involved in future projects.

The investment from the University has helped to realise the first tangible outcome of the partnership. This will see significant improvements made to the theatre building this summer, including a cinema quality screen and sound system in the auditorium, high speed broad band,...

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