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Exeter based Richard Chappell Dance announces new 2021 season

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/12/2021 - 12:49am

Richard Chappell Dance is thrilled to announce a new season of multidisciplinary dance, featuring the premiere of a new full-length production, Infinite Ways Home at Exeter Northcott on 24 & 25 September and CULTVR Lab , Cardiff on 2 October ; two original dance films shot at the picturesque Cockington Court and made available to watch on YouTube and via Swindon Dance’s digital platform ; and a large-scale intergenerational participation project across Exeter. Opening the season on the 24 March is a timely filmed reimagining of the Company’s 2018 work Still Touch . The piece explores...

"Separate Tables"

Event Date: 
24/06/2019 - 7:30pm to 29/06/2019 - 7:00pm

The Exmouth Players present “Separate Tables”, a play by Terence Rattigan, at The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth, on: • Monday 24th to Friday 28th June 2019 at 7.30pm; and • Saturday 29th June at 4.30pm. Director’s Notes: As the action unfolds, it is almost 10 years since the end of the War, which changed the lives of so many. At the Hotel Beauregard in Bournemouth live a number of individuals whose varied circumstances have brought them to this measured, predictable existence presided over by the resourceful Miss Cooper. During two closely linked Plays their secrets, triumphs and...

"Separate Tables" - Ticket Release Announcement

Event Date: 
01/06/2019 - 9:30am to 29/06/2019 - 4:30pm
Venue: 
The Blackmore Theatre, 10 Bicton Street, Exmouth, EX8 2RU

Tickets go on sale for The Exmouth Players production of "Separate Tables", a play by Terence Rattigan, from 9.30am on 1st June 2019 by calling the Ticket Line 07484 509514. This production takes place at The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth, on: • Monday 24th to Friday 28th June 2019 at 7.30pm; and • Saturday 29th June at 4.30pm. Director’s Notes: As the action unfolds, it is almost 10 years since the end of the War, which changed the lives of so many. At the Hotel Beauregard in Bournemouth live a number of individuals whose varied circumstances have brought them to this measured, predictable...

Mary, Queen of Scots (Maria Stuarda)

Event Date: 
04/05/2019 - 6:00pm to 8:45pm
Venue: 
Poltimore House, Poltimore, Exeter, EX4 0AU

Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose presents a new English version of Donizetti’s Mary, Queen of Scots (Maria Stuarda).

Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I go head-to-head in this historical tragedy. Donizetti’s riveting opera provides an insight both into a compelling period of British history and current tensions, and culminates in a fictitious meeting between the two rival Tudor Queens, which sizzles with vocal fireworks.

Donizetti’s powerful melodies will be performed in a new orchestration by Paul McKenzie for six singers, accompanied by piano, clarinet and violin....

Mary, Queen of Scots (Maria Stuarda)

Event Date: 
03/05/2019 - 7:30pm to 9:45pm
Venue: 
Exeter Guildhall, 203 High St, Exeter, EX4 3EB

Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose presents a new English version of Donizetti’s Mary, Queen of Scots (Maria Stuarda). Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I go head-to-head in this historical tragedy. Donizetti’s riveting opera provides an insight both into a compelling period of British history and current tensions, and culminates in a fictitious meeting between the two rival Tudor Queens, which sizzles with vocal fireworks. Donizetti’s powerful melodies will be performed in a new orchestration by Paul McKenzie for six singers, accompanied by piano, clarinet and violin. Mary, Queen of...

The North! The North!

Event Date: 
02/05/2017 - 7:30pm to 06/05/2017 - 8:45pm
Venue: 
The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

A dark contemporary myth about England featuring highly physical storytelling, film and animation by the former director of Bike Shed Associate Company, Rhum and Clay (64 Squares, A Strange Wild Song, Shutterland).

“In 1985, a fissure formed at England’s centre and split the north from the south. A giant tear through the landscape, a real gap, descending into an abyss of bottomless depth. And in the north, cut off, things began to stir. Beneath the moors and the rivers, in the valleys and by the sea.”

It begins with a phone call and some shocking news. A young man, seeking...

Ignite prepares to set the Exeter arts scene alight with live performance around the city

Proving that any space can be a theatre and anyone can tell a story, Ignite is a 6-day celebration of new live performance work from the South West and beyond that will host events in a number of venues across Exeter.

It is an affordable opportunity for artists, performers and companies to preview their Edinburgh shows or as a local, alternative, exciting festival experience, aiming to create a diverse and inspiring summer festival programme.

Over 50 performances are to take place across the city at venues including Exeter Phoenix, The Bike Shed Theatre and The Cygnet...