The Exmouth Players (CIO) presents “Quartet”, a comedy by Ronald Harwood, at The Blackmore Theatre from Mon 24th to Sat 29th September 2018, including a Saturday Matinee. Evening performances are at 7.30pm and the Saturday Matinee starts at 2.30pm Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred reside in a home for retired opera singers in Kent, England. Each year, on the tenth of October, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday. Jean, once married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva and refuses to sing. But the show must go on in this funny and...
SILVERTON’s summer bliss is set to be shattered as dark fairy tales take centre stage in the Mid Devon village.
Strange creatures, characters and much-loved names from the brothers Grimm will star in a series of stories performed outside by The Silverton Luvvies old and young – as a host of new stars will join the much loved troupe.
Using the backdrop of the village’s medieval church and performed in a magical garden, the 200-year-old German fairy tales will come alive for two nights this July as the players tackle a number of the well, and less well, known stories....
The Exmouth Players present “The Odd Couple”, a Comedy by Neil Simon, at The Blackmore Theatre, Bicton Street, Exmouth, from Mon 18th to Sat 23rd June. Evening performances commence at 7.30pm and the Saturday Matinee performance commences 2.30pm. Florence Unger and Olive Madison are at it again, that is, in Neil Simon's hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Constanzuela...
OPEN AUDITIONS FOR "QUARTET" A Comedy by Ronald Harwood Director: Ray Virr Sunday, 20th May 2018 at 2.30 pm at The Blackmore Theatre Production Dates: Monday 24th – Saturday 29th September 2018 (including a matinee performance on the Saturday) These auditions are open to both members and non-members of The Exmouth Players (CIO). Previous acting experience is not essential. Age is also immaterial. Just pop along, live and enjoy the experience. Synopsis Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred reside in a home for retired opera singers in Kent, England. Each year, on the tenth of October, there is a...
OPEN AUDITIONS FOR "QUARTET" A Comedy by Ronald Harwood Director: Ray Virr Thursday 17th May 2018 at 7.30pm and Sunday, 20th May 2018 at 2.30 pm at The Blackmore Theatre Production Dates: Monday 24th – Saturday 29th September 2018 (including a matinee performance on the Saturday) These auditions are open to both members and non-members of The Exmouth Players (CIO). Previous acting experience is not essential. Age is also immaterial. Just pop along, live and enjoy the experience. Synopsis Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred reside in a home for retired opera singers in Kent, England. Each year, on...
Tickets for QE Theatre Academy’s production of Titanic – The Musical are now on sale from the School Library at Western Road! Call 01363 778365 to book.
The performances run from Tuesday 30th January to Saturday 3rd February starting at 7.30pm, with a matinee performance on the Saturday starting at 2.30pm, taking place in the Drama Hall on the Western Road campus.
A large cast of students from Year 9 – 13, including Charley Roberts from Year 7, have been rehearsing since the beginning of October and as we head for the Christmas break, things are coming on apace.
The Exmouth Players present “A Tomb With A View”, a comedy-thriller by Norman Robbins at The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth, from 26th Feb to 3rd Mar 2018 at 7.30pm, plus a Saturday Matinee at 2.30pm. This play is set in a sinister, old library. There, a lawyer reads a will to an equally sinister family. One family member has werewolf tendencies, another wanders around in a toga of Julius Caesar, and a third, a gentle old lady, who plants more than seeds! By Act 3, there are more corpses than live cast members left. The whole plot heads towards a surprising conclusion! This is the first of the...
Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend (30 December - 1 January).
THEATRE
Dick Whittington Exeter Northcott Theatre With his faithful Puss by his side Dick leaves his Exeter home for the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune. Follow his adventures as he reaches the big city and travels the high seas. Will Dick find his fortune? Can he and Puss defeat the evil villain King Rat and return home triumphant? Expect plenty of audience participation, live music, magic, mayhem and lots of laughter – the perfect recipe for a family...
Panto is coming back home to the Exeter Northcott Theatre with a new production by one of the country’s leading pantomime directors.
Dick Whittington is set to open next month, marking a spectacular return to the theatre’s tradition of producing its own pantomimes.
The show follows Dick as he leaves his Exeter home for the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune, his faithful Puss by his side.
The first Northcott panto since 2009, it promises plenty of audience participation, live music, magic, mayhem and lots of laughter as Dick reaches the big city...
The Exmouth Players present “Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs”, an adaptation of the original Pantomime written by Alan P Frayn.
"...The tale of Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs needs no introduction, but the writer of this pantomime, Alan Frayn, has produced a wonderful adaptation that sticks closely to the original story and also introduces some marvellous new characters, together with typical pantomime situations in a delightfully fast-moving show." (Dereham Times)
There is a large cast of all ages (with children playing the Dwarfs) - OH YES THERE IS. There will be...
