A week of shows by four of Exeter theatre's brightest young males, in the only place they could think of doing it: a pub.

All four shows on each night, except where listed.

Featuring:
 

Labels by Joe Sellman-Leava - 7pm (not on Saturday August 10)
A short solo piece exploring the tags we attach to ourselves and others. Presenting personal stories about names given and questions asked, Labels is carefully curious about our careful curiosity.

Wild by Michael Woodman - 7.30pm
In the wilderness of Dartmoor we meet a single man as he pitches up his tent for the night. We hear his train of thought as he reflects on his life, family experiences and why he came to be out in the wild in the first place. Using simple story telling from one man’s point of view Wild aims to gently touch on themes that are universal to us all; loneliness, family life and the search for meaning. Drawing on the simplicity of one performer on stage Wild will be an intimate and moving journey through one man’s past to find the reasons why he is here now on this moor?

Blank by Dean Elliot - 8.15pm
A rare and intimate insight into the mysterious working process of an elusive local genius as he creates and performs from scratch a piece of unfathomable artistic perfection in front of a captivated and awestruck audience...
Described as "Brave" "Hilariously perceptive" "extremely enjoyable"and "Reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin" Blank is the second run of the first solo show from local deviser/performer Dean Elliott, the show incorporates clowning and physical comedy to explore the universally recognisable strains and stresses of distraction, procrastination and writers block and was first performed to a rapturous reception at the Ignite festival earlier this year.

Rain by Jack Dean - 9pm
Nestled in the bosom of Albion, there is a boy followed perpetually by his own tiny personal cloud. As he fights with growing up and travels from the soggy fields of Devon to the tattered spires of London, Cloudy lingers over him, capturing his memories and telling him stories of the coming flood. Jack Dean uses hip hop poetics, self-aware humour and a bucket of pathetic fallacy to explore two great British institutions: clinical depression and talking about the weather.

Poems for Grown-Up Children by Jack Dean - Book Launch - 9.30pm on Monday 5 August (free event)
A new book of illustrated poems with words by rap storyteller Jack Dean and pictures by Hannah Jane Copestake, exploring the funny and sad sides of being a slightly larger kid.

Tickets: £6 single show, £15 all-night pass. Buy on the door.

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