It’s the 1920’s, the age of jazz and women’s independence; when wealth, glamour and decadence ignited public fascination for a fleeting moment in time. Jay Gatsby embraced the era as he set about acquiring all the trappings of a self-made millionaire. His biggest conquest was the young socialite, Daisy. For years, Gatsby is passionate in his pursuit of her love until it all ends tragically in this classic study of American society in the early 20th century.
Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt is a spiritualist medium who currently travels the UK doing Psychic/Mediumship Evenings..
As a medium Nikki Kitt aims to provide evidence of life after life by giving messages to people in the audience from their loved ones in spirit along with amazing accuracy in descriptions, personalities and all sorts of personal information.
After the brilliant success of Footlight’s sell-out Northcott production of ‘West Side Story’, Footlights are extremely excited to bring you ‘Into the Woods’,
‘Into the Woods’ combines the well known fairy tales of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood. These compelling stories are threaded together with the story of the Baker and his Wife, who are cursed by the Wicked Witch, and left unable to have children.
The Baker and his Wife endeavour to lift their little family curse by journeying into the woods, where they encounter familiar...
The Mousetrap is famous around the world for being the longest running show of any kind in the history of British theatre - with over 25,000 performances it’s a play to be proud of. And to celebrate 60 incredible years on stage, it’s going on tour for the first time to give you a once in a life-time opportunity to see this masterpiece here at Exeter Northcott Theatre.
The scene is set when a group of people gathered in a country house cut off by the snow discover, to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be? One by one the suspicious characters reveal...
The whole sweeping epic live on stage! Stage by Stage return with a revival of its sell-out production of the world's most popular musical, released especially to be performed by schools and youth groups.
Storm the barricades with a huge cast and orchestra and an epic production featuring the famous revolving slums of Paris and massive battle scenes. Stage by Stage, Exeter's own theatre arts training centre has built a formidable reputation for such Northcott shows as Annie, Beauty & the Beast and West Side Story - now the company of 75 return with the West End's longest-...
That Patricia Routledge - best known for TV comedy roles like Hyacinth Bucket - trained not only as an actress but also as a singer remains one of the best kept secrets in showbusiness. Yet not so long ago she enjoyed huge success in musical theatre on both sides of the Atlantic, winning a Tony for her Broadway performance in Darling of the Day and a Laurence Olivier Award for her West End role in Leonard Bernstein's Candide.
In a fascinating encounter with the writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson, Patricia discusses her life in musical theatre. The evening is illustrated with...
Award-winning Travelling Light pack a whole year into one hour, as this enchanting piece of dance theatre takes you on a magical journey through the seasons. From the seed-sprouting vitality of spring to the frosty frozen fingers of winter, this wordless mix of performance, music, and dance will captivate and delight the very youngest children and their families.
Imagine a dance company that tours like a band. Different sets for different places. Popping up at festivals, theatres, pubs, street corners and everywhere in between. Each time Impermanence Dance Theatre perform, the piece is unique and never to be seen again. Through a combination of cabaret-like vignettes, intricately crafted scenes and visceral live music, they create a refreshingly different one-off event full of beauty, poetry, physical mastery and humour.
Following their hugely successful productions of The Comedy of Errors and Two Gentlemen of Verona, Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol's internationally-renowned ensemble company, return for their 3rd visit to the Exeter Northcott Theatre with one of theatre's most celebrated comedies.
Expelled from the city, Rosalind and Orlando – the one fleeing a tyrranous uncle, the other a murderous brother – rediscover each other in the Forest of Arden. But what awaits them in that Arcadian wilderness? Will they find true love, or just lose themselves? Are they merely players in a...
