When Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone's unruly brother, her anger quickly turns to defiance. Creon, in an attempt to retain control, condemns her to a torturous death - she's to be buried alive.
Acclaimed playwright, Roy Williams (Kingston 14, Sucker Punch), takes Sophocles' play and by placing it into a contemporary setting brings Thebes into the 21st Century, reinforcing this tales relevance and vitality.
This is a timeless story about loyalty and truth, human nature and human behaviour. It is a story about what happens when one person stands against the rules....
Handel’s comedies Flavio, Xerxes and Agrippina have been hugely popular with ETO audiences in Exeter in recent years. Now the company presents one of the composer’s most successful serious operas, Ottone. Written for the greatest singers of the day, it dazzles with a treasure trove of tearful and brilliant arias, many of which are regularly performed in concert. The romantic story of a 10th century German Emperor and his Byzantine bride features unusual psychological complexity and, in the extraordinary second act, a dramatic sea cave setting. Sung in English.
Cal McCrystal, the comedy director behind the National Theatre’s smash hit One Man, Two Guvnors, directs this new production of Life on the Moon (Il mondo della luna).
Once the most popular of Haydn’s many operas, it is a fast-moving and funny treatment of a classic play by Carlo Goldoni.
To trick an old miser, his daughter and her suitor (disguised as an ‘astronomer’) convince him that he has flown to the moon – a topsy-turvy world in their control. Sung in English.
Tickets £17-£33
Pre Show Talks: 6.30pm Wed 19 & Thu 20 November (Venue TBC)
This captivating story follows the rise and fall of a nation’s hero. It is based on the life of Argentine actress and political leader Eva Perón, who rose from nothing to become one of the most famous political figures in the country’s history.
Following Eva’s rise to become the Spiritual Leader of the nation, the musical features many celebrated songs including “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” and “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”. Evita features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice and is one of their most successful musicals. The show had...
A mesmerising story of passion, courage and sacrifice, Lotty's War is a thriller set in WWII German occupied Channel Islands. Based on recently discovered diaries found in Germany, this critically acclaimed play comes to the stage in its first major UK tour. With the last boat to England gone, Lotty is housed in close quarters with the enemy, in particular General Bernberg. As loyalties waver amidst the temptations of forbidden love and the politics of war, does Lotty dare to tread a passionate and dangerous path to save a friend? Cast includes Mark Letheren (Wire in the Blood), Olivia...
Following a hit, sell-out tour in 2012, Craig Gilbert's ingenious, acclaimed adaption of Jerome K Jerome's classic tale of boating misadventure returns to the UK stage this autumn armed with more singing, wilder adventures and sporting even brighter blazers. Originally intended as a guide to boating on the Thames, Jerome's ripping yarn of youthful friendship, mischief and folly celebrates the very essence of Britishness inspiring many of our comic legends from Morecambe and Wise to Monty Python.
Original Theatre Company take this classic tale of British misadventure and folly by...
HeadSpaceDance is the brainchild of British dancers Charlotte Broomand Christopher Akrill, who, after some twenty years in the business, dancing with Cullberg Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre and in many productions at the Royal Opera House, took the reins in a new venture as dancers, curators and producers.
In their critically acclaimed debut production Three And Four Quarters, HeadSpace's stellar cast includes Oliver-award-nominee Clemmmie Sveaas and Antonia Grove, twice nominated as Best Performer by the Critic's Circle.
The programme features work specially commissioned...
Enjoy music in a family-friendly atmosphere, featuring a wide range of musicians and music. This month we bring an 'Earworms Special' for theexetreme imagination festival.
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Tickets: £4.50, £3 children over 2 years
Age: families with primary-aged children and their siblings. Running Time: 1hr
Join Andy Stanton, the award-winning author of the Mr Gum series for a hilarious mixture of storytelling, mad jokes and true-life tales about being a writer. His mad wit is reminiscent of Roald Dahl and Monty Python and his crazy events are loved by children all over the world. Get ready to laugh your socks off – this is an event not to be missed!
Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Jasmin Vardimon returns with her critically-acclaimed dance theatre production, Park.
Park is an urban oasis, a place of refuge from ordinary life where eight characters play, fight, fall in love and learn to survive. In this playground of relationships, young lovers wrestle in a historic fountain, a graffiti artist sprays his story, a busker finds his only appreciative audience in a bag lady and a flag-waving bully rants worn out political beliefs. Their stories intertwine creating a modern day fairytale that is alternately sharp, funny and cruel...
