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Primary school pupils to re-enact famous day in Devon’s history

Sixty-four nine-year-olds from Year 5 at Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS) will be taking on the challenge of re-enacting a famous day in Devon’s history when they perform It’s our land in the house and grounds at National Trust Killerton on 16 and 17 June.

The youngsters will recreate the momentous day in 1925 when 20,000 people packed the parklands at Killerton to hear liberal politician and statesman Lloyd George deliver his powerful Land Reform speech to the people of Devon. This eagerly-anticipated speech took place at a time between the wars when landowners, farm...

Love Labours Won Tour

Love Labours Won, written by R J W Smith, is a Shakespearean style comedy set in a pub in 2016. The play follows two rugby boys and their long suffering girlfriends when a travelling theatre troupe comes to town.

The play has won both Edinburgh and Hollywood fringe awards and Avant’s run at the start of the year had fantastic reviews on National Theatre Wales TEAM Critical Chinwag.

Avant are a forward thinking company and we decided to perform Love Labours Won as our nod to celebrate Shakespeare 400, the play is a modern interpretation of Shakespeare and allowed for a...

Let Me Tell You What I Want - Rights, Choices and Wishes at End of Life

Event Date: 
11/05/2016 - 9:30am to 9:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter EX1 3LS

Living Well Dying Well is delighted to host an event open to all in the Community during Dying Matters Awareness Week to talk and plan for what people want at end of life. We'll illustrate how advance planning can make it easier for the people we love to support us to have control and choice when the time comes

Theatre in Killerton's garden: Much Ado About Nothing

Event Date: 
02/08/2016 - 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
Killerton, Broadclyst, near Exeter, EX5 3LE

Join the Lord Chamberlains Men for a sparkling, battle-of-the sexes comedy. Enjoy this funny, moving and fast-paced production of one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, marking the 400th year anniversary of his death. Recommended for aged 8+.

Full details and booking here .

Theatre in Killerton's garden: Ratburger

Event Date: 
13/08/2016 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Venue: 
Killerton, Broadclyst, near Exeter, EX5 3LE

Heartbreak Productions bring to life David Walliams top-rated book. Support Zoe as she battles to escape the leaning tower block to fulfil her dream of travelling the world. Expect a blend of dark reality and empowering comedy. Recommended for aged 7+.

Full details and booking here .

Theatre in Killerton's garden: The Importance of Being Earnest

Event Date: 
14/07/2016 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
Killerton, Broadclyst, near Exeter, EX5 3LE

Join Heartbreak Productions for a hilarious adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s brilliant masterpiece. Expect laugh-out-loud mistaken identities as everyone learns the vital importance of being earnest. Recommended for aged 8+.

Full details and booking here .

You Were After Poetry

Event Date: 
11/05/2016 - 7:30pm to 12/05/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Cygnet Theatre, EX2 4AZ

We are TICTAC Theatre (Two Is Company, Three’s A Crowd Theatre); a South-West based Company specialising in two-handers and multi-role plays, producing a mixture of classical and contemporary plays.

TICTAC Theatres first production ‘The Open Couple’ by Dario Fo premiered to a sell out show at the award winning Bike Shed Theatre.

It has since completed a small UK tour in the summer of 2015 receiving great reviews.

Following it’s success we are now touring our new production for this year. This next production is to be a double bill of two 30 minute shorts.

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Easter pop-up Drama club

Event Date: 
04/04/2016 - 1:00pm to 3:15pm
Venue: 
America Hall, Pinhoe, Exeter

'Imagine That' Drama club will be running a 'pop-up' Drama club for 7-16 year olds in America Hall on Monday 4th April.

For fun, games and giggles make sure you book a place.

7-11 year olds will be from 1-2pm and 12-16 year olds from 2.15-3.15pm.

Absolutely no performance experience necessary but please book in advance at www.imaginethatdrama.co.uk or www.facebook.com/imaginethatdramadevon .

Zonk FM

Event Date: 
24/03/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Is anybody there?

Debbie is 33, lives at home with her mum and broadcasts Zonk FM from her bedroom. On the surface it sounds like any other radio station. But Debbie is making contact with others like her.

Zonk FM is a poignant new comedy featuring well-known Miracle performers Sally Crooks, Keri Jessiman, Steve Jacobs and making his Miracle debut, Jake Tindle.

This roller coaster of a show explores other people’s reality with fast paced physical humour, tenderness and disco lights!

ABOUT THE WRITER, ANGUS BROWN Angus has performed in several Miracle...

One-woman play, This Is My Body comes to Exeter

The award-winning one-woman play, This Is My Body, will come to Exeter in March and will be directed by Exeter Northcott Theatre’s Artistic and Executive Director, Paul Jepson.

There are "reasonable grounds" to suspect that a Romanian woman, who has been working as a prostitute in the UK, is the victim of human trafficking. She is given 45 days to "reflect and recover". But will this be enough time to come to terms with the horrors she has endured?

This Is My Body is a powerful new one-woman play which toured the UK in 2014, including a performance at the St James Theatre...

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