On a lake somewhere not far away, a mother duck is sitting on her eggs. But one doesn’t look like the others; it’s a different shape, a brighter colour and is much, much bigger! What will happen when the egg hatches and what stories will hatch with it?
Join Above Bounds Theatre Collective as they explore one of the most loved Hans Christian Anderson stories using songs, shadow puppetry and a little of your input to tell this famous tale. Come along on the journey with our Ugly Duck; there’s sure to be gasps, laughs and a few surprises along the way.
“All those people who died young; you’ve got their life, you’ve got the chances they never had and what are you doing with it?”
Waving Goodbye is an emotionally charged black comedy which asks fundamental questions about existence and our relationships with each other. A play about the horrible choices we have to make every day. Should we take risks or take the road most travelled?
On the sea wall in Nice, Raoul Dufy paints a portrait of his muse Jane. A troupe of singers and instrumentalists celebrate the painter in Waltz, Jazz, Blues and Repartee until the sun goes down and envelopes the generous, sensual world of Monsieur Dufy.
Since winning the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Award in the late ‘70s with their Jazz Cabaret Mama Chicago, composer Mike and vocalist/librettist Kate have generated a succession of Music-Theatre pieces. They have written for the stage, for television and radio, and toured with Theatre, Dance and Opera companies as well as their own...
The watcher on the boundary. The rebel. The fool. The gossip. The crazy old bag sitting next to you on the bus. That which is rejected, broken, manipulated and controlled by our fear of her. She is the dark dream of our broken hearts demanding to be reclaimed. The refugee. The ‘mad’. The lost and the lonely, the wounded souls behind the mask of our ‘all about me’ culture.
Disconnected from our source how do we navigate our way through the chaos surrounding us, how do we reclaim our humanity?
Becky Morely begins her diary on New Years Day 2001, little does she realise just how much that year would change her life.
Based on the novel by award-winning writer Michael Morpurgo, Out of the Ashes is the story of Becky’s experience on her family farm in Devon, during the outbreak of foot and mouth disease across the UK.
Told by two actresses, we experience Becky’s memories of the outbreak as she wrote them in her diary. The story features the birth of her first lamb, Little Josh, her glorious rides with Ruby the horse and the gradual spread of the disease from hundreds...
Expect 6 huge bouts, tag team matches, championships on the line & much more featuring the very best from across the UK including all of your pro wrestling Pride favourites!—
Meet the stars after the show with the meet and greet pass. Get an official A3 event poster to be signed by all of the stars too.
Adult standard £15 / £20 with Meet & Greet.
Child standard £10 / £16 with Meet & Greet.
Family of 4 standard £40 / £55 with Meet & Greet....
“in delay there lies no plenty … youth’s a stuff will not endure”
Mistaken identity, folly and love. Set in Christmas 1916, Sun and Moon Theatre’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (or What You Will) takes place during the First World War. Shakespeare’s most delightful yet melancholic comedy, this is a vibrant, intimate production with music, passion and wit.
‘Beautifully crafted, lively yet deeply thoughtful … this expertly abridged production is well worth the journey’ **** Remote Goat (The Two Gentlemen of Verona 2016)
Written by Midge & Rosie Mullin and Nathan Simpson
A Tale of intolerance, alienation and Findus Crispy Pancakes!
After their recent nomination as finalists in the Devon Performance Awards, Substance & Shadow Theatre return in Feb 2017 with The Brexit Club.
It’s the 23rd June 2016 – the day of the Euro Referendum and just an ordinary lunchtime in the works canteen for cousins Len Silver, Melvyn Gould and their workmates, but beneath their love of haute cuisine and jovial banter there’s trouble brewing. Sid’s Vishnu’s lentil Dahl and Don Beattie’s bangers and...
Written by Midge & Rosie Mullin and Nathan Simpson
A Tale of intolerance, alienation and Findus Crispy Pancakes!
After their recent nomination as finalists in the Devon Performance Awards, Substance & Shadow Theatre return in Feb 2017 with The Brexit Club.
It’s the 23rd June 2016 – the day of the Euro Referendum and just an ordinary lunchtime in the works canteen for cousins Len Silver, Melvyn Gould and their workmates, but beneath their love of haute cuisine and jovial banter there’s trouble brewing. Sid’s Vishnu’s lentil Dahl and Don Beattie’s bangers and...
