Great Hall

Exeter Northcott Theatre launches spectacular Spring/Summer 2024 season

Exeter Northcott announced today over 100 exciting new events at its Northcott and city centre Barnfield theatres from January until June 2024, including:

  • Musical extravaganzas: smash-hit parody Unfortunate and Windrush celebration RUSH: A Joyous Jamaican Journey .
  • Laughs for all: must-see comedies The Time Machine and The Importance of Being... Earnest? and stand-up from Georgie Carroll and Romesh Ranganathan .
  • Social justice spotlights: Women’s History Month brings powerful stories Protest and WANTED
  • Family entertainment: Belongings , a
  • ...

Exeter Northcott Theatre Launches Spring/Summer 2023 Season

Exeter Northcott has announced a new season of events at its Northcott and Barnfield theatres for January to August 2023, revealing a rich range of absurd comedies, cutting-edge dramas, family favourites and innovative South West-based productions:

  • 74 events across Exeter over the next eight months.
  • Olivier Award-winning West End comedy Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort Of) .
  • Mark Gatiss directs ABBA comedy The Way Old Friends Do .
  • Bone-chilling ghost story When Darkness Falls .
  • School holiday stage adaptations of beloved children’s
  • ...
Dan Show, Dan Snow’s History Hit

Dan Snow’s History Hit announces UK autumn 2021 tour

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/10/2020 - 12:31pm

Award winning, chart topping podcast and online TV channel History Hit has announced a new 11 date live tour for Autumn 2021.

The tour will see one of the world’s most celebrated history broadcasters Dan Snow taking his accessible interview style to the stage in 10 cities across England, Scotland and Wales. He will talk to some of our best historians about the biggest stories from the past as well as hear the history of the towns and cities that he visits.

Dan will be at The Great Hall in Exeter on 16 October.

Interviews and show content will also be broadcast...

They had the time of their lives at FORCE 80s party

FORCE Cancer Charity celebrated the end of its 30th anniversary year with a Back to the 80s Christmas party that attracted businesses, organisations and groups of friends from across the South West.

Nearly 500 partygoers in fancy dress packed the University of Exeter Great Hall to have a good time and raise around £3,000 for FORCE, which has been supporting local people with cancer since 1987.

Ra-ra skirts, shell suits, crimped hair and costumes inspired by film, TV and gaming characters were the order of the night from Super Mario to Top Gun right through to E.T. and Dirty...

Exeter church announces services at the Great Hall

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/06/2017 - 2:17pm

A city church is to start hosting some of its Sunday services at the 1450 seater University of Exeter Great Hall.

Rediscover Church in Northernhay Street already hosts two services on a regular Sunday, and it has announced dates throughout the year when the congregations will come together for a number of special celebration events.

The announcement is a big and ambitious venture for the church which connects weekly with over 500 people through its programmes. They also broadcast live online and attract both a local and international audience.

It's hoped the Great...

Review: Slaves at The Great Hall

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/16/2016 - 12:06pm

The eerie atmosphere lingered above the crowd like ominous fog suddenly appearing in a thriller movie. The crowd were born ready, but were the security guards? We were soon to find out.

It's Friday the 11th of November and The Great Hall in Exeter held the gig of the year, feeding us the reckless punk-duo, Slaves. Laurie Vincent and Isaac Holman both from Kent, changed the norm and brought punk back to our charts in 2014. Formed in 2012 the duo signed to Virgin EMI in 2014 releasing their most popular song ‘The Hunter’ that November.

The lights finally go out leaving red...

BSO’s spectacular classical music and light show returns to Exeter

BSO Classical Extravaganza Great Hall, Exeter University Friday 22 July 7.30pm

Back by popular demand, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra presents another spectacular night of the best-known classical music with an amazing laser display and state-of-the-art lighting special effects at the Great Hall at Exeter University on Friday 22 July at 7.30pm.

The concert explodes into life with John Williams’ instantly recognisable Star Wars theme and the sultry strains of Bizet’s Carmen evoking images of sunny Spanish landscapes.

In contrast, the gothic intensity of Bach’s...

10CC Autumn Tour

Event Date: 
24/09/2016 - 12:00am
Venue: 
Exeter University's Great Hall

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of their seminal album Sheet Music – which included Top 10 hit The Wall Street Shuffle – 10cc visit Exeter’s Great Hall as part of a 26-date theatre tour.

Led by 10cc co-founder Graham Gouldman, the band will perform two sets at each concert, the first half of the evening comprising Sheet Music in its entirety, with a pause for the symbolic turning of the vinyl album.

Released in 1974, Sheet Music reached No 9 in the UK album charts and entered the Top 100 in the US. It remains a masterclass in the composition of popular music and typifies...

10cc bring autumn tour to Exeter

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of their album Sheet Music, 10cc will be embarking on a theatre tour.

The band will be stopping at Exeter University’s Great Hall on the 24 September.

Led by the co-founder Graham Gouldman the band will perform two sets, the first half of the evening playing Sheet Music, and the second half performing the symbolic turning of the Vinyl album.

10cc has been a great success over the years, reaching number 9 in the UK charts with Sheet Music, and have performed high profile concerts at the O2, the Royal Albert Hall, and British summer...

BSO: Classical Extravaganza 2016

Event Date: 
22/07/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Great Hall, Exeter University

Back by popular demand, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra returns with their spectacular Classical Extravaganza. With the programme details still to be confirmed, the concert will feature another host of the most popular and recognisable pieces of classical music, as well as fantastic lasers and lights.

If you’re looking for a different evening out, come and experience classical music in a way you never have before!

Frank Zielhorst, conductor

Rossini The Barber of Seville Overture Ponchielli Dance of the Hours Bizet Carmen Suite Albinoni Adagio Bach/Stokowski Toccata...

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