The theatres have just re-opened after seventeen years of suppression under the puritans, encouraging a great upsurge in dramatic writing. Of vital importance to the development of drama was the entrance of the first English actresses upon the English stage.
April De Angelis has taken five famous figures – Nell Gwynn, Elizabeth Farley, Rebecca Marshall, Doll Common and Mary Betterton – and given us a fascinating look at the precarious lot of actresses at that time. A moving and often comic account of the true lives of Restoration actresses, with...
Go back in time to when life was fun and the music fab. The Dansette Days of the 50’s and 60’s.
Listen to and singalong to all the hits. Liza Starlight as Helen Shapiro, Steve Conway as Bobby Vee, Vicki Lambert as Dusty Springfield and Rob Lee as Billy Fury.
‘Walking Back to Happiness’, ‘Halfway to Paradise’, ‘Son of a Preacher Man’ and ‘Rubber Ball’ are a few of the featured hits.
Wonder Productions are pleased to be back at the Barnfield Theatre with this this year’s ALL NEW production of Sleeping Beauty. As..
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, friends and family gather to celebrate the birth of a beautiful Princess, where gifts of beauty, wit and grace are bestowed upon her. But not everyone’s in the mood for celebrating! Cursed by the wicked fairy Poison Ivy, on her 18th birthday she will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die!
In true pantomime style, the good Fairy offers some hope. She changes the spell to ensure that the Princess...
Following on from their highly successful touring show “A Victorian Christmas”, acclaimed historical entertainment company Blast from the Past now delve further back in time to bring you “A Medieval Christmas”. Featuring long-forgotten festive songs (plus some surprisingly familiar carols!) played on authentic instruments such as cittern, bagpipes and shawm, this celebration of Yuletide Past is sure to warm the hearts of young and old.
Christmas in the Middle Ages was very different from the celebration that we know today –yet many of our Yuletide customs stem from this period,...
Now in its sixth year Clare’s much loved Festive Fiesta explodes onto the stage. With the holiday season upon us, why not start it with an evening out to remember.
Take an uplifting, retro journey into the intriguing and sensational world of Clare Teal’s Festive Fiesta – a unique blend of seasonal swing, cheeky retro grooves and a smattering of cozy fireside ballads to add a little romance.
Clare and her exceptional band invite you to a fabulous cocktail party of sounds and songs made famous by the likes of Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Ella...
Join the Stan Hacking Concert Band for a wonderful evening of music. This woodwind, brass and percussion band will entertain you with a wide variety of music including marches, classical favourites, music from film and stage and of course plenty of Christmas classics.
This Christmas the band will be supporting the charities Hospiscare and ITU (Intensive Therapy Unit at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital).
Tickets: Adults £9, Under 16s £5. For tickets, please phone 01392 465462 / 01392 447672 or email stanhackingband@hotmail.co.uk
Internationally acclaimed composer/bandleader Mike Westbrook brings his 19-piece Big Band back to the Barnfield for its Annual Xmas Extravaganza. Expect a cool and crazy mix of Jazz Classics, Christmas Songs, Ballads, Blues, Westbrook Originals and a few suprises.
Featured soloists with the Big Band include vocalist Kate Westbrook, saxophonists Stan Willis, Roz Harding, Lou Gare and Gary Bayley.
Trumpeters Mike Brewer, Dave Holdsworth and Sam Massey,
Trombonist Andy Dore, pianist Bill Bottle and drummer Coach York.
Join ELTC as they celebrate their 60th anniversary with the most magical pantomime of them all Cinderella.
Beautiful young Cinderella is cruelly treated by her jealous Ugly Stepsisters. If she’s to meet her Prince Charming and find true love before the clock strikes midnight, she’ll need all the magic her Fairy Godmother can muster up, along with the help from her best friend Buttons.
So will Cinderella get her fairytale ending? Book your tickets before the clock strikes midnight to find out!
This production promises to be the greatest pantomime of the all. Jam-...
