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Arthurian action with Gawain and The Green Knight in Exeter

Authored by Kickline
Posted: Mon, 07/06/2015 - 4:47pm

Exeter based theatre company Four of Swords is not pausing for breath after two weeks of sold-out performances of Jason and The Argonauts at Exmouth Festival.

The company is reprising its Arthurian legend based family blockbuster Gawain and The Green Knight from 8 - 11 July at Poltimore House, the atmospheric semi-derelict country house on the outskirts of Exeter.


There are two performances a day at 7pm and 8.45pm. Tickets at just £12 are available from www.four-of-swords.com where you’ll find out more about the show.



You’ll join the action in the court of King...

It Came from Planet Exe - Family Sci-Fi Day

Event Date: 
11/07/2015 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

A one day Family Sci-Fi themed event featuring T.V. and Film actors (Doctor Who, Thor, Poldark and more) and Bestselling Author Andrew Lane (Young Sherlock and Lost Worlds).

Plus Science Fiction/Fantasy shops and comic stalls, costumed characters, live music, Board game playing, artists and fun and games and lots more!

Raising funds for Phonic FM.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/It-Came-From-Planet-Exe-A-Day-of-Sci-Fi-a...

The Triumph of Love

Event Date: 
01/07/2015 - 7:30pm to 04/07/2015 - 9:30pm
Venue: 
Cygnet Theatre, Exeter

Directed by Alistair Ganley Cygnet Company

A witty and seductive comedy by the eighteenth century master Pierre de Marivaux.

What is a princess to do when she is in love with the handsome prince who hates her because her father usurped his father’s throne? The answer is simple – dress up as a boy and woo the prince, his tutor and the tutor’s sister who have all renounced love. Enlightenment reason is challenged by those most basic of human instincts – love and desire - in this delightful and playful romp.

On tour around Devon July 8-17 More details www.cygnettheatre...

Get Changed in Wonderland

Event Date: 
06/06/2015 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Community Stage, Exeter Respect Festival, Belmont Park

Get Changed Theatre Company proudly presents its latest production Get Changed in Wonderland to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most famous and enduring children's classics. The story is full of the kind of whimsical charm and feeling for the absurd that Get Changed performances always deliver.

Come and see our opening show on Community Stage at 1pm at the FREE Respect Festival, Belmont Park in Exeter, on Saturday 6 June.

The Neothera Saga – Event One – A Call to Arms

Event Date: 
30/05/2015 - 9:00am to 31/05/2015 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Caddihoe Scout Camp, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3DU

Dungeons and Dragons meet historical re-enactment in this new Live Action Role-Playing game. Be the legendary hero or heroine you always wanted to be, fight monsters and hone your skill in battle as the Neothera Saga bursts onto the scene in the Southwest!

Live Action Role-Playing (LARP) sees participants physically act out their characters' actions. As a player you will pursue goals within a fictional game world represented by the beautiful Caddihoe Scout Camp on the outskirts of Exeter while interacting with each other in character (acting without a script). The outcome of...

BBC drama The Coroner to be filmed in Devon

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 04/17/2015 - 11:47am

BBC One has announced that Claire Goose and Matt Bardock will lead the cast of a new daytime drama, The Coroner.

Claire Goose (Casualty & Waking the Dead) will play Jane, the Coroner and Matt Bardock (Casualty) will play Davey, the local Detective Sergeant. They will be joined by Grace Hogg-Robinson (Birdhouse) who will play Beth, the Coroner’s daughter, Oliver Gomm who will play Clint, the Coroner’s Officer, Beatie Edney (Poldark) who will play Judith, Jane’s Mother and Ivan Kaye (Layer Cake & Eastenders), who will play Mick, the pub landlord.

The Coroner follows...

Tribes & Tribulations

Event Date: 
23/05/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
The Blackmore Theatre Exmouth

Festival season will be soon be upon us, which can mean only one thing… time to scrape the mud off your wellies and get your waterproofs on! Tribes & Tribulations takes you on a trip back to 1984, to a time before portaloos and pop-up tents when festival were really free.

Tribes and Tribulations is set against the bleak political landscape of Thatcher’s Britain and tells the story of four diverse characters, who momentarily escape the tribulations of their everyday lives and descend upon the anarchic, vibrant, multicultural madness of a free festival.

In a muddy field...

A play with difference premiers in Exmouth

Local playwright Clive Essame has seen his play ‘Impisi’ performed by CEDA at the Exmouth Pavilion.

The cast, playwright Clive and director Anthony Richards worked together to put on a spectacular performance of the play ‘Impisi’ which is set in the African wilderness at Exmouth Pavilion.

The performance told the heartwarming story of a lion who became injured, the lion has to overcome his disability and learn to hunt again. Despite being mocked and teased by some of the animals the lion makes an unlikely ally with a hyena who helps him to accept his difference.

The...

A Review of Gone Girl

David Fincher takes a stab at the enigmatic femme fatale: Gillian Flynn’s best-seller, Gone Girl.

The story of Gone Girl presents the conflict of a feminist psychopath against a misogynist jerk in what might be the most deranged marriage cinemas have ever seen.

The narrative unfolds in interspersing viewpoints: entries from Amy's diary, from day 1, and Nick's explanation of the weeks following her disappearance. In the opening scene, Gone Girl employs a voice-over flashback narration, the contemporary film-noir device used by the generic anti-hero illusionist, as...

Standby For Tape Back-Up by Ross Sutherland

Event Date: 
23/03/2015 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue: 
The BikeShed Theatre, Exeter

“Two years ago, I found a videotape in my loft. On it: one and a half films, one quiz show and two sit-coms. Somehow, it became the story of my life” (Ross Sutherland)

After a hard-drive crash and a near death experience, Ross Sutherland found himself house-bound with only one thing for company: an old videotape that once belonged to his granddad.

Over the months that followed, Ross memorised every second of the tape. Slowly, he learnt how to manipulate the images into telling the story of his life. The videotape allowed Ross to open a dialogue with his late grandfather,...

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