pantomime

Coronation Street’s Steven swaps the cobbled street of Weatherfield for The Exmouth stage as the Pavilion panto gets extended by huge demand with its biggest pantomime ever!

It may only be June however panto bosses at Exmouth Pavilion are already working hard towards their biggest pantomime to date.

This year Trio Entertainment will return to produce The fun-filled family favourite “Cinderella” starring Coronation Streets and Dancing On Ice star ‘Steven Arnold” best known for his role as Ashley Peacock in Coronation Street.

It was in 1996 that he made his debut in...

Work to assess the need for a major new entertainment venue in the city is underway.

Exeter City Council has appointed external adviser Fourth Street to carry out a needs assessment for a new 1,000 seat minimum capacity venue.

Fourth Street will analyse current and future demand for different facilities, current provision and potential opportunities and funding.

It will then report back to councillors and the New Entertainment Venue Advisory Group, which was set up by the council to support the review.

Fourth Street have been appointed following a tendering...

Exeter Northcott Theatre is looking for local children to join the cast of its recently announced family pantomime Dick Whittington.

The theatre is searching for talented young male and female actors, aged between 10 and 15 on 1st September 2017, to take acting, singing and dancing roles in the show.

Everyone will have the chance to act, sing and dance – auditionees don’t need to be trained, but need to be prepared to give it their all.

Dick Whittington marks the spectacular return to the Exeter Northcott tradition of producing its own pantomimes. Expect plenty of...

Following the record-breaking success of 'Beauty & the Beast' last Christmas, Kickline is delighted to announce that CINDERELLA will be coming to the Exeter Corn Exchange this Christmas!

Professional panto is now in its eighth year at the central Exeter venue, where it has built a distinctive reputation for magical story-telling, great songs and very messy slapstick, all performed by top West End performers.

Casting for 2017 will be announced soon but expect a few familar faces and a host of new stars, too!

Book now to see Broadclyst’s renowned theatre group performing Dick Whittington and His Magical Cat.

Written and directed by Katie Jones it promises a tale of mischief, peril and a resistance movement led by Max the Cat! Under Katie’s energetic direction the six-year-old theatre group is aiming high having previously performed the hugely popular Calendar Girls (a sell-out) and Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters.

This is the theatre group’s sixth panto and every year the costumes, music (live band), set and the cast just get better and better. Katie explains her version of Dick...

Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (2-4 December).

THEATRE

Comedy at the Park Friday, 7pm, Sandy Park, Exeter An evening of comedy MC-ed by Carly Smallman, described as 'the most exciting female act in the country right now.' First up is Trevor Crook, a deadpan Australian - one of Australia's most successful comics in the UK, followed by Simon Clayton, a likeable, fast-thinking Londoner' followed by John Robertson who's 'cheeky, brilliant, funny and sharp. Tickets £10 or £15 to include a meal. www.sandypark.co.uk/book

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