When Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone's unruly brother, her anger quickly turns to defiance. Creon, in an attempt to retain control, condemns her to a torturous death - she's to be buried alive.
Acclaimed playwright, Roy Williams (Kingston 14, Sucker Punch), takes Sophocles' play and by placing it into a contemporary setting brings Thebes into the 21st Century, reinforcing this tales relevance and vitality.
This is a timeless story about loyalty and truth, human nature and human behaviour. It is a story about what happens when one person stands against the rules....
Handel’s comedies Flavio, Xerxes and Agrippina have been hugely popular with ETO audiences in Exeter in recent years. Now the company presents one of the composer’s most successful serious operas, Ottone. Written for the greatest singers of the day, it dazzles with a treasure trove of tearful and brilliant arias, many of which are regularly performed in concert. The romantic story of a 10th century German Emperor and his Byzantine bride features unusual psychological complexity and, in the extraordinary second act, a dramatic sea cave setting. Sung in English.
Cal McCrystal, the comedy director behind the National Theatre’s smash hit One Man, Two Guvnors, directs this new production of Life on the Moon (Il mondo della luna).
Once the most popular of Haydn’s many operas, it is a fast-moving and funny treatment of a classic play by Carlo Goldoni.
To trick an old miser, his daughter and her suitor (disguised as an ‘astronomer’) convince him that he has flown to the moon – a topsy-turvy world in their control. Sung in English.
Tickets £17-£33
Pre Show Talks: 6.30pm Wed 19 & Thu 20 November (Venue TBC)
Christmas harp concert, with Elizabeth Jane Baldrey, followed by a three course meal at our Killerton Kitchen restaurant.
Enjoy a magical harp concert with Elizabeth Jane Baldrey followed by a delicious 3 course dinner in our Killerton Kitchen restaurant. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
All Tickets £32
More Information: Killerton, 01392 881345, killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
Christmas harp concert, with Elizabeth Jane Baldrey, followed by a three course meal at our Killerton Kitchen restaurant.
Enjoy a magical harp concert with Elizabeth Jane Baldrey followed by a delicious 3 course dinner in our Killerton Kitchen restaurant. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
All Tickets £32
More Information: Killerton, 01392 881345, killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
It's your last chance to come and view the beautiful poppy quilt and banner made by the Devon branch of the British Legion in Killerton's atmospheric study. The quilt is made of 50 handmade squares by south west quilters. The quilt will be raffled and the winner will be drawn on Saturday evening.
More Information: Killerton, 01392 881345, killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
Enjoy festive fun and games at St Nicholas Priory, a hidden jewel just a short walk from the city centre: The splendid Grade 1 listed building was originally part of Exeter’s first medieval monastery.
It is now presented as a richly furnished Tudor home in 1602 style based on evidence from inventories and archaeology.
From 11am to 1pm, herb women Elinor and Christina will be in the kitchen showing visitors how to prepare sweetmeats, decorations and delicacies for the Hursts’ Christmas celebrations.
Meet local bird experts from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
Discover underwater wonders around Devon’s shores, learn how bees are saving the UK millions of pounds a year, which piece of clothing inspired the RSPB’s origins and how everything from tigers to sparrows are being protected by local conservationists.
Wildlife Tours - 11am and 2pm
Join them for a 20 to 30 minute walk around the museum to see the wildlife on display.
An evening of haunting poetry readings from established and emerging writers, and older Gothic imaginings selected from the newly published Gothic Evolutions anthology edited by Corinna Wagner which will be launched tonight. Join us to revel in some of the most frightful and fiendish literature produced over the last two and a half centuries.
In association with the University of Exeter, Broadview Press and Uncut Poets. Part of the busy programme of events linked to RAMM’s major exhibition Art & Soul: Victorians and the Gothic.
This panel discussion promises a fascinating and entertaining evening. Key speakers will include Professor Ronald Hutton from Bristol University and Timothy Brittain-Caitlin, author of Bleak House: Disappointment and Failure in Architecture.
For the Victorians, the middle ages were central to debates on art, literature, religion, morality and social reform. Victorian medievalists bitterly opposed the Greek and Roman classical revival – but how did this division between the Gothic world of the medieval and classical ‘antiquity’ shape Victorian Britain?
