“The reeking lips upon my throat, the howling of the wolves – what manner of man is this?”
Following national tours and a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival, Scary Little Girlsturns the Dracula myth on its head in this audacious new production. Packed with a wealth of vividly drawn characters, Dracula: The Kisses…features an all-female cast in this ground-breaking adaptation of the Gothic classic.
Lush and lavish, Dracula: The Kisses… explores sexuality, religious values and politics without compromising on the dark, seductive fun that is quintessential Dracula....
From Adam Long, founding member of The Reduced Shakespeare Company and co-creator of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) comes Dickens Abridged – a high-speed comic journey through Dickens’ Greatest Hits, including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations (complete with flaming bride), David Copperfield, Bleak House in less than sixty seconds, A Tale of Two Cities featuring a fully functioning guillotine, Nicholas Nickleby, Old Curiosity Shop, and, of course… A Christmas Carol.
An absurdly talented cast of four bring hundreds of the great author’s best-loved characters to...
Throw out your greys, come and dress up and celebrate with the dead!
The Rambunctious Social Club brings you the exuberant Dias de los Muertos, a Mexican day of the dead celebration.
A dizzying spectacle of DJ dancefloor mayhem, live bands and Mexican magic will take over the bottom floor of Exeter Phoenix. A very special chance for YOU to dress up and celebrate with the dead in a creatively curious mix of lavish set-design, immersive, interactive experience and dynamic performance. Confirmed acts so far include DJ Inko and Larry SKG from Greece’s Carnibal records.
Dark Knights are back for the undisputed Halloween party of 2015 with very special guest Reset Robot and Lee Williams. Not forgetting the Dark Knights residents. We will also be holding the awesome fancy dress competition to really get you all up for making an effort. There will be a £50 cash prize up for grabs and to win it all you have to do is freak out one of the professional photographers there and get your picture taken. We will be kitting it out with the spookiest of decor and full Function one sound, as well as the visual spectacle provided by V-Lux.
One of the most exciting and talked about acts to emerge in recent years, Wille & The Bandits have a sound which seems to amalgamate the best elements of music from every era. Imagine dusting off your old vinyl and blasting it out in your new spaceship.
Essentially Wille and the Bandits is a classic blues rock three piece much in the vain of Cream or The Jimi Hendrix experience. But in a similar way to how these bands pushed the genre in their time, Wille and the Bandits try to take their sound beyond what is expected of such a traditional line up.
Multi-award winning guitarist and vocalist Chantel McGregor has been hailed as one the UK’s most exciting artists. An artist with real passion and intensity, Chantel McGregor has been described as blending the tone of Jimi Hendrix, the energy of Royal Blood, the intensity of Black Keys, the acoustic sounds of Eva Cassidy and the haunting vocals of Stevie Nicks.
After the success of her debut album, Like No Other, Chantel McGregor’s new tour unveils her eagerly anticipated second album.
McGregor is a force to be reckoned with in the world of blues, having won numerous awards...
Cattle & Cane have been one of the North East’s best kept secrets for some time now. Having first come to the attention of BBC Introducing with their debut recordings, they followed this with a feted debut festival performance at T In The Park.
The band, based around songwriter Joseph Hammill and comprised of three other Hammills, Joseph’s sister Helen (Vocals) with brothers Fran (Guitar) and Vin (Bass) augmented by ‘outsider’ Tom Chapman (drums), have steadily built their reputation across radio plays from sundry BBC stations and Amazing Radio, video plays on Sunday Brunch and...
Based on folklore but filled to the brim with a modern kick, Keston Cobblers’ Club’s music is catchy, contemporary pop folk.
Over the last few years, Keston Cobblers Club have been steadily building a name for themselves and winning over an army of loyal fans. Since forming in 2009, they’ve played some of the UK’s biggest festivals, sold out their own headline tours, and been invited to perform live on BBC Radio by the likes of Dermot O’Leary, Steve Lamacq and Bob Harris. They’ve provided the music for advertising campaigns for Burberry and Mornflake, created all the music for...
Following an impassioned and rousing performance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, Jack Savoretti announces a major UK tour.
With UK sales of his acclaimed album Written In Scars approaching 50,000, 2015 has seen Jack Savoretti firmly establish himself as one of the country’s finest singer-songwriters. His three singles taken from the album to date have all been playlisted at Radio 2, with new one, the title track, going straight on to the A list. Following on from his appearance on The One Show in June, Jack has further TV appearances confirmed for July, including BBC Breakfast...
Award-winning Israeli choreographer Hagit Yakira founded Hagit Yakira Dance Company in 2007 and has since gone on to tour the UK, Europe, Scandinavia and Israel. So far she has created seven works for her company amongst many other commissioned works for other companies and students. Hagit Yakira Dance Company creates work whereby human experiences, movement and dance are uniquely and poetically interwoven into an individual interpretation of relationships and emotions through dance theatre and performance.
This poignant piece delves in the nature of human experience. At times...
