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Tortoise and The Hare

Event Date: 
30/03/2016 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre

The Northcott welcomes Northern Ballet to Exeter for their debut visit.

Following the success of Ugly Duckling, Three Little Pigs and Elves & the Shoemaker, and their TV adaptations for CBeebies, the company now bring their magic to Tortoise & the Hare.

Once upon a time there was a speedy Hare who never stopped talking about how fast he could run. Tired of being teased for his slowness, Tortoise challenged him to a race. No one thought he could win, but life is full of surprises! Bringing this much-loved Aesop’s fable to life, Tortoise & the Hare is the perfect...

Norse by South West

Event Date: 
18/02/2016 - 7:00pm to 20/02/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Silverton Millennium Hall, Silverton

After almost 1,000 years of peace, Viking hoards are again amassing their forces for a show of strength in mid Devon.

But locals don’t need to be too alarmed, the Norsemen and women have an unlikely mission, the quest to find Thor’s hammer!

Silverton’s drama troupe, the Silverton Luvvies, is sharpening battle axes and honing their hammers up for a new musical saga – Norse by South West, or How Thor Lost his Hammer.

The play, as with all of the Silverton Luvvie’s productions, is an original work written by director Portia Smith and cast members and promises plenty of...

The Vikings are coming!

After almost 1,000 years of peace, Viking hoards are again amassing their forces for a show of strength in mid Devon.

But locals don’t need to be too alarmed, the Norsemen and women have an unlikely mission, the quest to find Thor’s hammer!

Silverton’s drama troupe, the Silverton Luvvies, is sharpening battle axes and honing their hammers up for a new musical saga – Norse by South West, or How Thor Lost his Hammer.

The play, as with all of the Silverton Luvvie’s productions, is an original work written by director Portia Smith and cast members and promises plenty of...

Concert of folk songs for International Women’s Day

Saturday 12th March sees a new show of folk songs come to the Cygnet Theatre in Exeter, celebrating women from history.

The show is being curated by three of the team from Wren Music – Amy Wilson, Sarah Owen and Marilyn Tucker (pictured), and has already recruited a chorus of 30 women who are sure to make the evening extra special.

Although the arts organisation already runs five community choirs across the county, they spotted an opportunity to bring together a women-only singing group specifically to celebrate women’s history for international women’s day.

Marilyn...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (5-7 February).

THEATRE

Gangsta Granny Friday & Saturday, 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!...

David Walliams' Gangsta Granny comes to Exeter

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...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 12/04/2015 - 10:34pm

Your essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter this weekend (4-6 December).

THEATRE

A Christmas Carol Daily, Exeter Northcott Theatre Creative Cow present a magical new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ much-loved Christmas classic. Ebenezer Scrooge is a notoriously bitter old man who is determined not to let Christmas interfere with his miserly routine. But one Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives some unexpected supernatural visitors who are determined to show him the true spirit of Christmas and the error of his ways. Tickets £12-£28. Show runs until 3 January. https://...

Beauty and the Beast

Event Date: 
04/12/2015 - 7:00pm to 05/12/2015 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

A fairy-tale thriller adapted by Laurence Boswell

First presented by the Young Vic Theatre, Lawrence Boswell’s enchanting adaptation of this timeless tale, tells the story of a brave young girl who leaves behind her beloved, if chaotic family to discover the bewitching splendour of the Beast’s palace. Uniting these two worlds is Beauty’s humility and sense of duty which slowly grows into transforming love.

Sibling rivalries, indulgent parents, talking furniture, a witch and of course the Beast, interspersed with original music and songs, make this an unmissable feast for...

Christmas Chaos

Event Date: 
17/12/2015 - 7:00pm to 23/12/2015 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Think your Christmas is chaotic? Think again!

A delicious dark Christmas story with Roald Dahl-esque overtones, Christmas Chaos invites you to join the Frost Family this festive season, as they prepare for the arrival of the most terrifying guest of all – Granny!

From the 1st of December through to Christmas Morning, the Frosts struggle to make sure that this Christmas will be the perfect family Christmas – the problem is, the Frosts are anything but the perfect family. They’re naughty and lazy and greedy and mean, and as their Christmas plans go from bad to worse, Granny’s...

A Christmas Carol

Event Date: 
04/12/2015 - 7:00pm to 03/01/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott Theatre, Exeter

For Christmas 2015, Exeter Northcott Theatre and Creative Cow present a magical new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ much-loved Christmas classic.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a notoriously bitter old man who is determined not to let Christmas interfere with his miserly routine. But one Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives some unexpected supernatural visitors who are determined to show him the true spirit of Christmas and the error of his ways.

Creative Cow’s artistic director Amanda Knott directs an ensemble company of actors and musicians to bring you this magical, inventive, heart-...

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