‘Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war’ The Actor’s Wheel return with a contemporary and striking production of Shakespeare’s searing political thriller. Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people take to the streets. But not all the voices of the city are raised in celebration. Fearing the rise of tyranny, what should the honourable citizen do? Shakespeare’s searing political thriller asks, if violence can ever be justified in opposing tyranny? What does freedom cost?
Giles Shenton returns to the Cygnet with another one-man play after last year’s highly acclaimed production of Old Herbaceous.
My Dog’s Got No Nose takes us on a journey through the events surrounding a stand-up comedian’s first ever performance. Before picking up his microphone and venturing into the limelight, he regales stories and tales about his life and experiences. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes poignant and often laugh-out-loud hilarious, he shares his soul reminiscing about his early career as a furniture-salesman-turned-photographer, love, marriage and...
The British are famous for their obsession with the weather. It’s something we talk about with anyone and everyone, and it influences everything we do. Britain’s climate is reasonably stable compared to many places in the world, and although we get a little bit of everything, we’re usually spared any extreme weather. Having said that, this winter has been one of the worst for weather for many years, with the seemingly constant rainfall plus the ravages of the Beast from the East. If you’re feeling particularly fed up with the weather at the moment, you’re not alone – but is there anything...
by Evelyne de la Chenelière in a version by Rona Munro Director Alistair Ganley
A cinematic rom-com live on stage!
This fizzy concoction takes the classic ingredients of romantic comedy - love, humour, coincidence and fantasy- and serves them up with a surprisingly touching twist... Strawberries in January is a biting, heart-warming comedy about four romantically challenged singletons who stumble through contemporary Montréal in search of love. If only life could be like the movies! Originally written in Québec French the play won the Masque Award for Best Original Script...
Kitty Macfarlane is a Somerset-based singer and songwriter. Her lyrics combine honest snapshots of everyday humanity with the bigger questions that have connected minds and voices for centuries, driven by her own fingerpicked guitar. As well as the release of her debut EP Tide & Time - featuring Sam Kelly (co-producer), Jamie Francis, Lukas Drinkwater, Maya McCourt and Ciaran Algar, and gaining her first national airplay on the BBC Radio 2 folk show with Mark Radcliffe, and Tom Robinson's show on BBC 6Music - 2016 has seen Kitty complete an extensive national support tour with award-...
Velvet & Stone’s brand of indie-folk combines haunting soundscapes with catchy pop hooks and great songs – giving an original and beautiful take on a traditional genre. Crafting their live set with performances at Cambridge Folk Festival, Celtic Connections and Somersault, they take their audiences on a journey from stunning melodies to foot-stomping folk-rock.
Led by the ethereal combination of Lara Snowdon’s vocals, and Kathryn Tremlett’s violin, Velvet & Stone’s...
Since being named Best Newcomer at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Sam Carter has been stirring audiences from Camden to Canada, via an attention grabbing appearance on Later ... with Jools Holland and a dreams-really-do-come-true performance in a specially assembled band to back Richard Thompson at Shrewsbury Folk Festival.
Since the release of his last solo album The No Testament Sam has toured the world, equally happy to perform on his own, with a band or to collaborate with other artists – including a trip to Pakistan to work with revered South Asian classical musicians...
During 2017 the band played slots at some of the UK’s and European favourite festivals. Headlining a few of them along the way.
They were on fire, playing to some of the largest audiences of their career including the famous Colours of Ostrava festival in the Czech Republic.
They ended the year heading back to Europe to play in Spain, Belgium and Holland. “Live experiences don’t get much better and they have the songs to go with it. Louder Than War, Guy Smallman..
Ferocious Dog are a full-on six-piece band that encompass folk infused with rock, reggae and Celtic...
Devon-based non profit organisation, The Beach Network, will receive 25 pence for every takeaway cup purchased at Exeter Golf and Country Club as part of an effort to significantly reduce plastic consumables at the Club. The organisation is responsible for the emerging nationwide campaign #2MinuteBeachClean.
With the UK government set to announce a new deposit scheme on plastic bottles, 2018 seems to be the year where change is beginning to happen. People are beginning to wake up to the catastrophic environmental damage caused by the increasing use of disposable plastics during the...
