Britain may be staring into the bottom of an empty pint glass, but don’t lose hope – Al Murray The Pub Landlord is back to fill it up again, with a brand new show of epic proportions. Following a phenomenally successful 2012 Autumn tour, Britain's most irrepressible innkeeper will be serving up his premier brew of ale-inspired acumen and bar-room buffoonery as part of his hilarious new show The Only Way is Epic at a theatre near you in Spring 2013. This monumental new live stand-up show from the multi-award-winning comedian, directly follows the nationwide success of the Guv's twice...
The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised)
An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard's plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London's longest running comedy, spending ten years in the West End. And now The Reduced Shakespeare Company is back with the same recycled jokes, just put in a different order! Join these madcap men-in-tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare's comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with...
Cassa Pancho's award-winning Ballet Black celebrates the talents of black and Asian dancers from around the world, and has garnered praise from all quarters, with recent accolades including a Critics' Circle National Dance Award nomination for Best Independent Company of 2012. Having established a huge following in its first 10 years, Ballet Black is now an Associate Company of the Royal Opera House. For their third visit to the Exeter Northcott Theatre, the company are delighted to present a mixed bill of premieres with exciting new work from up and coming choreographers: Ludovic...
Following hot on the heels of The Gruffalo's sell-out tour and his monstrous West End success comes The Gruffalo's Child - with attitude! Just how brave is she? Find out for yourselves by joining her at the Exeter Northcott Theatre! The Gruffalo said that no Gruffalo should Ever set foot in the deep dark wood... One wild and windy night, the Gruffalo's child ignores her father's warning and tiptoes out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist... does he? Tall Stories Theatre Company returns, bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's award-winning sequel to life...
The Women's Wildlife Group invite you to visit the RSPB's Aylesbeare nature reserve - spend the morning on Aylesbeare Common followed by lunch at The Diggers Rest in Woodbury Salterton. Meet at 10 am in the reserve car park. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear.
Aylesbeare is an RSPB heathland reserve and is nationally important for its resident Dartford warblers which we may be lucky enough to see. Also to be seen are stonechats, yellowhammers, linnets and pipits. Four of the six British reptiles occur here - adders, grass snakes, common lizards and slow worms. More species...
With her star firmly in the ascendant, Warwickshire songstress Lucy Rose is making her own destiny and shaping her future like no other new artist.
A mixture of true grit, sheer dedication and an unshakeable sense of self has all led Lucy to the kind of status that most new artists dream of but can only achieve through record company support.
Until her recent signing to Columbia Records, Lucy Rose had none of this, but her heart-stoppingly poignant songs and cracked porcelain voice saw her enter 2012 with YouTube hits, radio plays and crowds like nobody else out there. Such...
Since their formation in 2002, multi-faceted UK trio Foreign Beggars’ unique trajectory has seen them evolve from underground hip hop heroes to trailblazing electronic crossover act without ever forsaking an ounce their inimitable energy. The critically acclaimed group, individually known as MCs Orifice Vulgatron, Metropolis and DJ Nonames, have built this steadfast reputation as one of the UK’s most versatile, creative and prolific acts through a continuing desire to push the envelope that is as urgent now as it has ever been.
Deciding early on to forge their own path, Foreign...
This tour/gig is supported by Jazz Services as part of their National Touring Support Scheme
Standing Pat, the debut album from The Dixie Ticklers is an in depth study of New Orleans jazz. The band has put today's date on early jazz, placing it alongside groove-based shuffles and fresh modern treatments whilst constantly staying true to the polyphonic approach that shaped the music of the initial pioneers such as Louis Armstrong, King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton. Look out for them this spring as they tour the UK in support...
Lucian Willow lost his memory in Berlin in 1945. Lord Brook is looking after him on his country estate. And there’s something Lord Brook doesn’t want him to remember. But when a circus comes – all hell is let loose.
Lucifer Saved is a verse play by Peter Oswald, former Writer-in-Residence at Shakespeare’s Globe, and dubbed ‘Our most surprising and inventive playwright,’ by Theatre Record.
Combining extremes of comedy and tragedy, the play attempts to show what happens when guilt is transferred to the innocent; reaching right back through theatrical traditions to the...
