A rollercoaster ride through the mind-boggling mysteries of everyday life…
Olive is always daydreaming. She daydreams about what’s going on inside her cat’s head, or about that weird picture above her bed of a steam train puffing out of a fireplace… Then one day, on her way to school, another very odd train chugs into the station- it’s studded with olives, for one thing, and there’s no driver….So Olive boldly jumps aboard and, WOOHOO, she’s driving her very own dream train and it can take her absolutely anywhere!
Written by Daniel Jamieson, Olive & the Dream Train is a...
Highest Grade and Eyes Open Promotions present Ba Ba Boom, Exeter’s finest regular reggae dance sessions featuring Highest Grade Sound System playing the latest cuts in dancehall, conscious vibes and classic roots reggae.
Adventure Film Festival is back for a fifth year at Exeter Phoenix. Featuring the best in extreme sports and adventure films, experience a festival of adrenaline-pumping action through a selection of films that celebrate pushing minds and body to the limits. From mountain biking to skiing, kayaking to base-jumping, arduous expeditions to world firsts, each of our three exciting film programmes includes something for every thrill seeker.
FILMS SHOWING:
THE LAST EXPLORERS OF THE RIO SANTA CRUZ Dir. Tom Allen, Producer Tom Allen and Leon McCarron, 48 mins
Hot on the heels of the recently released and critically acclaimed album MOONBUILDING 2703 AD on Kompakt records, The Orb announce a full UK headline tour.
Epic…brilliant.‘ 8/10 MIXMAG
‘Moonbuilding…’ finds the duo in fine form. Long may they continue.‘ 8/10 DROWNED IN SOUND
‘The Orb’s talent for arch ambient techno is undimmed.‘ 4/5 THE GUARDIAN
‘Paterson’s space academy can still churn out excellent results. A 40 minute trip through Balearic ambience, juddering breakbeats, pitched down motoric rhythms and narcotic induced house.‘ 8/10 MOJO
After beginning his Uncarved Block tour here last year, Tom Baxter returns to Exeter Phoenix.
After gathering broad critical and public acclaim for his first two albums – Feather & Stone and Skybound – Tom took time out to rediscover his passion for the guitar and love of song-writing. It was a journey that took him from the wilds of Devon, through the foothills of India, the mountains of Southern Spain, and ended in California. The end result was The Uncarved Block – Part One which showcases his masterful guitar-playing and the raw, confessionary depth of his lyrics and voice...
A surreal comedy horror by the ‘joyously anarchic’ Lecoq-trained Jammy Voo.
Meet four forgotten survivors of the infamous bird attack in Hitchcock’s The Birds.
After taking refuge in the Coronet Cinema, the women have been stuck there ever since, caught in a state of post-traumatic bird shock. With doomsday forever lurking just outside, can they now survive their own personal apocalypses?
Sublime visual theatre, featuring puppetry and an original live music score.
A love story between two women that spans a hundred years, moves across continents, occurs in a multitude of languages. A story about hope, the distances we travel, and the lengths we might go to when falling in love.
A response to the banning of Gay Pride in Moscow in 2012 for one hundred years.
We’ll Meet in Moscow is a collaboration between Writer Natalie McGrath (Oxygen, Coasting), Choreographer Jane Mason (Life Forces, Singer), Designer Sophia Clist (Oxygen, The World At Your Feet) and Director Nicola Rosewarne (The Enchanted Palace, Third Light).
LAU PLUS SUPPORT FROM SIMI STONE Following the release of their acclaimed new album, The Bell That Never Rang, the UK’s most musical revered and celebrated folk trio, Lau, come to Exeter Phoenix as part of their UK tour.
Since their debut album in 2007 Lau have picked up four Best Group awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and the individual members have all won multiple awards and recognition for their acclaimed solo works. Lau have also appeared on Later…With Jools Holland (BBC 2 TV).
Lau comprises Kris Drever (vocals, guitar), Martin Green (accordion, wurlitzer, keys,...
From The Jam have gained a reputation for the kind of incendiary performances that sealed the reputation of The Jam all those years ago. They will be performing ‘Sound Affects’ followed by a selection of the classic hits and great album tracks from across the fantastic catalogue produced by one of Britain’s’ seminal bands.
In November 1980 The Jam released their fifth studio album ‘Sound Affects’ featuring their second single to reach the number one spot ‘Start!’ and the acoustic masterpiece ‘That’s Entertainment’ (“It’s a piece of urban art in league with Banksy” The Quietus)...
Sound Of The Sirens are a foot stomping, heart-rending, crowd engaging female Folk/rock duo whose strengths lie in their passion, conviction and chemistry.
The Exeter based girls know exactly how to rock a stage and make you believe every word they are singing. Individually their voices tell their own tale, and, when blended together in harmony, they will regularly have your spine tingling and leave you wanting for much more.
The versatility of their song writing skills will take you on an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish. They will steal your attention with...
