Stars of popular BBC daytime TV shows Bargain Hunt and The Travelling Auctioneers Christina Trevanion, Charlie Ross and Philip Serrell are bringing their popular stage show to the Nortcott Theatre in Exeter later this month.
The trio promise an evening of tales from behind the camera of the shows they all work on and an insight into how they all started in the antiques and auctioneering industry. Christina Trevanion who hosts the show alongside her pals says ‘We are so excited to be bringing our stage show to Exeter and look forward to entertaining the fine folk of Devon’....
This June, the Exeter Barnfield Theatre will play host to the world stage premiere of new UK musical, “Little Ships”, written and composed by Danny McAvoy.
Little Ships celebrates history and adventure, and is about growing up, facing challenges, and taking risks, family love and fidelity.
Set in 1940, Little Ships is about a West Country family at the start of World War II. The father who was brought up in England, is of mixed Irish and French parentage and joins the French army, where he is part of the 1st Army that for a short time holds Lille enabling the British...
When the new vicar arrives at the sleepy English village of Dibley, the last thing the locals are expecting is a woman. But the irrepressibly cheerful Reverend Geraldine Granger soon wins over the hearts and minds of her flock.
Based on the much-loved BBC sitcom, this stage adaptation brings a selection of the best episodes of this multi-award-winning show to our theatre.
All of your favourites are here: Alice and Hugo, the star-crossed lovers whose combined IQ would struggle to reach treble figures; David Horton, the pompous chairman forever trying to make sense of his...
Get ready to experience all your favourite 80s anthems and sing, dance and party along with the UK's award-winning and International A Capella super-group, The Magnets , presented by SS1 Entertainments.
The Magnets are the UKs No.1 A Cappella super-group featuring the hottest vocal and beatboxing talent on the international a cappella scene and London’s West End. The band have revolutionised British a cappella by combining virtuosic beatboxing with glorious harmonies, and have gone on to become a must-see act on the international music scene, playing festivals and theatres...
Fluffy the Dragon had been rehearsing with the Robin Hood cast at the city centre Barnfield Theatre, but needed to get to the Northcott Theatre, where the show will be staged this Christmas, for a dress rehearsal.
Fluffy had intended to fly to the Northcott, but Robin Hood director Daniel Buckroyd gave the dragon strict instructions to save their energy for the show. Fluffy had to find another way to travel to the Northcott.
Fortunately, Stagecoach runs a weekday university bus service up to every 20 minutes from Exeter city centre.*
Comedian, singer and TV presenter Lloyd Griffith ( Ted Lasso , Apple; 8 out of 10 Cats , Channel 4; Soccer AM , Sky) has announced he will perform his new show One Tonne of Fun at Exeter Northcott Theatre on Friday 17 February 2023, as part of a UK tour.
After Lloyd’s last tour was interrupted by ‘you know what’ and ended up lasting 8 years or so, he’s BACK with a brand-new, fresh stand-up show for 2023. This is Lloyd’s biggest tour to date, and he is pumped/really needs you to come. Since school Lloyd has always been a show off, doing anything he can to make people laugh, and 20...
Exeter Northcott Theatre announces The Story of Us , a family friendly cultural festival co-created with members of Exeter and Devon’s Caribbean, Hindu and Polish communities taking place at the city centre Barnfield Theatre on 11 September, between 10am and 5.30pm.
The free event will celebrate the creative and cultural connections between Exeter and Devon’s communities as well as what makes them unique.
Festival attendees can meet new people and experience a wide range of fun activities and performances, including:
The Amadeus Orchestra has faced fierce criticism online recently for refusing to stop playing Russian music. We are due to be performing music by Stravinsky and Prokofiev in Exeter Cathedral on 22 July – a programme that was decided on six months ago, way before Putin began his atrocities in Ukraine. Are we against the war? Of course we are. Are we in favour of sanctions that try and put a stranglehold on Putin’s evil regime? Again, of course. However, I’d be surprised if a thug like Putin had ever knowingly heard any of this music, let alone care if it’s performed in Britain or not....
Young people will have the opportunity to work and play with professional artists and theatre makers this Easter.
Nature-inspired Textiles and Devised Theatre are amongst the activities that 11 to 16 year olds will be able to take part in during Art With Artists – a four-day programme run by Significant Seams in partnership with Exeter Northcott Theatre.
The activities include:
Experimenting with the natural colours of plants and sunprinting with textile artist Catherine West
Devising a performance and learning acting skills with the Exeter Northcott...
Exeter’s flagship theatre and the city’s very own merry men, Le Navet Bete, are to collaborate on the creation of a brand-new Christmas production of Robin Hood . Exeter Northcott has an established reputation for presenting large scale, quality pantomimes, with more than 18,000 people of all ages enjoying Beauty & The Beast in 2019.
While the pandemic closed many theatres through 2020 and 2021, the Northcott was able to keep its doors open at Christmas by working with Le Navet Bete to revive their comic take on Treasure Island - which went on to win Exeter Living’s Best...
