THEATRE

Directed by Amanda Knott

The theatres have just re-opened after seventeen years of suppression under the puritans, encouraging a great upsurge in dramatic writing. Of vital importance to the development of drama was the entrance of the first English actresses upon the English stage.

April De Angelis has taken five famous figures – Nell Gwynn, Elizabeth Farley, Rebecca Marshall, Doll Common and Mary Betterton – and given us a fascinating look at the precarious lot of actresses at that time. A moving and often comic account of the true lives of Restoration actresses, with...

Go back in time to when life was fun and the music fab. The Dansette Days of the 50’s and 60’s.

Listen to and singalong to all the hits. Liza Starlight as Helen Shapiro, Steve Conway as Bobby Vee, Vicki Lambert as Dusty Springfield and Rob Lee as Billy Fury.

‘Walking Back to Happiness’, ‘Halfway to Paradise’, ‘Son of a Preacher Man’ and ‘Rubber Ball’ are a few of the featured hits.

Tickets £12.50

Box office: 01392 271808

www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

Following on from their highly successful touring show “A Victorian Christmas”, acclaimed historical entertainment company Blast from the Past now delve further back in time to bring you “A Medieval Christmas”. Featuring long-forgotten festive songs (plus some surprisingly familiar carols!) played on authentic instruments such as cittern, bagpipes and shawm, this celebration of Yuletide Past is sure to warm the hearts of young and old.

Christmas in the Middle Ages was very different from the celebration that we know today –yet many of our Yuletide customs stem from this period,...

The line-up for the Xmas Party is as follows:

MC – Bennett Arron 1. Joe Rowntree 2. Jim Campbell 3. Mickey D

The sure fire, risk- free Christmas party that everyone will enjoy.

Perfect for friends and large office parties alike.

Enjoy to three top circuit comedians with a compère.

Over 18s

£17.00 (Students £15.00)

A unique event of world class performances and artists including, amongst others, DAME HILARY MANTEL, MARK RYLANCE, IMOGEN STUBBS, JONATHAN LEWIS, JOSS ACKLAND AND VANESSA KIRBY.

Champagne & Canape Reception, Souvenir Brochure, Raffle and Bespoke Auction.

Further artists to be confirmed.

Tickets: £60

Please note that all artist appearances are subject to availability. Exeter Northcott Theatre reserves the right to make changes to the programme if necessary.

Details here .

For Christmas 2014 Exeter Northcott is delighted to welcome The Birmingham Stage Company with Roald Dahl's amazing story about a young boy who makes a marvellous new medicine to cure his grandmother of her terrifying temper.

But when his grandmother drinks his special new potion, the most incredible things start to happen. And George's adventure has just begun!

If you're looking for fizztickling fun and wizzpopping magic for your Christmas theatre trip, then don't miss George and his Marvellous Medicine!

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Tavaziva Ten is a special anniversary show celebrating ten years of unique dance making. Bawren Tavaziva's distinctive African style is powerful, memorable and entirely contemporary. His music composition and unique choreographic inventions have been described by the press as "a contemporary African masterpiece" and "nothing short of explosive."

This extraordinary story of one man's imagination is a stunning and seductive collection of 10 dance gems performed by Tavaziva's eight outstanding dancers.

Join us on a journey of favourite works including Sensual Africa, Wild Dog...