performances

Burn the Curtain’s new outdoor project brings magic to Exeter’s local parks with The Imaginarium of Us

Exeter-based outdoor theatre company, Burn the Curtain believe that any place can be magical, and any one of us can create magical moments. Their new community project ‘The Imaginarium of Us’ is proof of this, as they’ve been working with the community and some great local artists to create a fantastical museum celebrating things that are special to us in the green spaces Exeter folk know and love. Collaborating with audiences is at the heart of what they do, helping them to celebrate the places that they love, as well as tell great stories. As shared public space is becoming scarcer,...

Exeter Northcott Theatre announces 2018 Spring Summer Season

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 11/30/2017 - 11:48am

Exeter Northcott Theatre is delighted to announce a packed 2018 spring and summer season with tickets now on sale for more than 50 new shows.

As a year of 50th anniversary celebrations begin, a diverse programme puts classical drama, new writing and modern adaptations alongside dance, opera, musicals and comedy.

One of the highlights of next year’s season is a first visit from Cornwall’s Kneehigh Theatre with its acclaimed The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk.

The production follows artist Marc Chagall and wife Bella through a war-torn 20th-century Europe, reflecting the...

Study to assess whether Exeter needs new entertainment venue underway

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/31/2017 - 7:45am

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...

exetreme Teen Day - Part of exetreme imagination

Event Date: 
29/10/2014 - 10:30am to 8:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter

Wednesday 29 Oct is the festival’s (exetreme imagination) teen day, packed full of author talks, creative writing and drama workshops and performances all aimed at young adults who want to be inspired!

The day will involve:

Doctor Faustus Workshop Q&A with Beth Reekles: “How I became a young adult fiction writer” Writing workshops with Beth Reekles What’s Next? Young Adult Literature through Drama The Red and the Black: Violence in contemporary teenage fiction Darren Shan Doctor Faustus TRINITY by Tom Nicholas Meg Rosoff & Mal Peet – Break Out Fantasy writing...