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Liza Pulman Sings Hollywood

A journey through the world of movies in a cavalcade of all time classic Hollywood songs with the singing star of the award-winning Fascinating Aïda.

Liza Pulman brings you an evening of some of the greatest songs from the silver screen. Her glorious voice, charming personality and quirky comedic skills make her a unique entertainer. The evening will take you on a musical journey celebrating the golden age of Hollywood and beyond. From As Time Goes By to Moon River, through Hitchcock, the romantic comedy and even the American western, these are the songs of our Saturday afternoons...

English Touring Theatre return to Exeter

English Touring Theatre return to Exeter Northcott Theatre in March with their new, critically-acclaimed, production of The Herbal Bed.

"I have always wanted that which I cannot have."

Based upon real events from Stratford-upon-Avon in the summer of 1613, The Herbal Bed is an emotional thriller recounting the public trial of Shakespeare’s daughter. Accused of adultery with her neighbour, Susanna and her husband fall under the glare of intense public scrutiny as they sue her accuser for slander.

A powerful exposé of the contradiction between human desire and social...

Newton Faulkner to star in American Idiot at Exeter Northcott

Double Platinum selling artist Newton Faulkner has joined the cast of Green Day’s explosive Tony Award ® winning musical, American Idiot, and will appear at the Exeter Northcott Theatre in May.

One of the UK’s finest contemporary singer-songwriters, Newton’s unique style of guitar playing and soaring vocals have made him a worldwide success since he burst onto the music scene back in 2007. Newton will join the previously announced X Factor finalist Amelia Lily (Whatsername), Alexis Gerred (Tunny), Llandyll Gove (Gerard), Lucas Rush (St Jimmy) and Steve Rushton (Will), who will all...

TEDxExeter to reach even more people thanks to local sponsors

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 01/18/2016 - 11:46am

TEDxExeter aims to more than double its reach this year thanks to the loyal support of existing sponsors, and new organisations who have come on board. Their sponsorship means that many more people will be able to see some of the world’s best thinkers share their ground-breaking work and ideas.

Now in its fifth year, TEDxExeter will take place on Friday 15 April at the Exeter Northcott Theatre with a simultaneous livestream to the nearby Alumni Auditorium. Tickets for both these events are now sold out, but there are still opportunities for people to get involved.

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Betrayal

Event Date: 
18/02/2016 - 7:30pm to 05/03/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

By Harold Pinter

Directed by Paul Jepson

Emma is married to Robert. But for seven years, she’s been having an affair with Jerry, Robert’s best friend.

Betrayal begins at the end of the affair, and pursues an enthralling journey to its very beginnings. As memory reels backwards towards the moment the affair started, the lies tangle into a web of deception. Is Emma betraying her husband? Is Jerry betraying his best friend? Or are they all betraying themselves.

Of the countless eternal love triangles written for the stage, few have matched Harold Pinter’s...

BSO: Hadelich Plays Tchaikovsky

Event Date: 
18/02/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Great Hall, Exeter University

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Kirill Karabits, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin

The BSO’s Artist in Residence, extraordinary violinist Augustin Hadelich joins the Orchestra for Tchaikovsky’s Concerto, a perennial favourite of soloists and audiences. Vibrant and confident, ironically, it dates from a crisis-laden two years in his life after the breakdown of his disastrous marriage. Folk music and French chanson merge with dazzling fireworks in this marvellous showpiece.

When the Spring Symphony burst forth in a torrent of confidence and creativity in those famous...

Andy Kirkpatrick – Cold Mountain

Event Date: 
07/02/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

A unique story teller and comedian – described as the “Ranulph Fiennes of British Climbing” by the Today Programme – Andy climbs in some of the most inhospitable places on earth, from Greenland to Alaska, Patagonia to Antarctica.

In this new tour, he takes up where his last finished, arriving in Antarctica dreaming of climbing the ‘hardest mountain in the world’, before further cold adventures in Alaska, Norway and Patagonia.

As with all of Andy’s shows, Cold Mountain is a mash up of thoughts and experiences, good times and bad, laughter and maybe tears, but certainly out...

Gangsta Granny

Event Date: 
02/02/2016 - 7:00pm to 06/02/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

From the acclaimed producers of George’s Marvellous Medicine and Horrible Histories, Birmingham Stage will bring its production of David Walliams’s Gangsta Granny to the Exeter Northcott Theatre in February.

It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing- staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure- it’s going to be SO boring! But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine, as he embarks on and adventure of a lifetime...

Gangsta Granny

Event Date: 
03/02/2016 - 7:00pm to 06/02/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing- staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure- it’s going to be soooooooooo boring! But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine, as he embarks on and adventure of a lifetime with his very own Gangsta Granny!

www.birminghamstage.com

Wed-Fri 7pm; Sat 11 am & 3pm School Matinees Tue & Wed 10.30am & 1.30pm

Tickets

A £23 B £20 C £17 D £15...

Phantom of the Opera

Event Date: 
27/01/2016 - 7:30pm to 30/01/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

The world’s most successful musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber is set in 19th century Paris and follows the captivating journey taken by ballet girl Christine as she encounters her mysterious suitor the Phantom and her childhood love Raoul. Phantom is Broadway’s longest running show featuring all-time favourites such as The Music of the Night and Think of Me, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, based on the novel by Gaston Leroux.

Footlights is the University of Exeter’s longest running Musical Theatre society. Footlights produces large...

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