THEATRE

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Don't make any plans for this weekend until you've checked out our guide to the best of What's On in and around Exeter:

THEATRE

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pantomime Friday & Saturday, Broadclyst Victory Hall Hi Ho ... Hi Ho ... It's off to the panto we go! Join Broadclyst Theatre Group for an exciting show with slapstick fun, singing, dancing and plenty of laughter. Whilst Snow White and her friends do battle with Evilena the wicked Queen, poor Muddles gets into lots of trouble. Tickets £8 adults, £5 children from Broadclyst Post Office or via the Box office on...

Participants needed for The Day We Played Brazil

Exeter Community Arts Project is searching for 120 people aged from 11 to 99 to make and perform The Day We Played Brazil, the new musical play which is set to be the biggest cultural event in Exeter for many years.

Central to the story are the 1914 Exeter City football team so we are calling all young men out there who’d like to have a go at singing and dancing to come along and get involved.

To complete the cast, there are performing roles for men and women, boys and girls aged over 11 to play the host of characters involved in telling this epic tale of Exeter, football...

A 1950's iconic American Musical

Event Date: 
05/02/2014 - 7:00pm to 08/02/2014 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth

Sidmouth Youth Theatre presents A 1950's iconic American Musical

A 1950's iconic American Musical that will delight all ages.

Ticket Prices £10/£6 under 16's

http://www.manorpavilion.com/

Spirit of the Drum

Event Date: 
28/02/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Kagemusha Taiko, one of the leading groups in Europe, have a new Taiko Centre at Seale Hayne. It’s a dedicated rehearsal space for the company’s 3 performing groups, and where taiko workshops and courses are open to all.

Since their last appearance at the Barnfield Theatre, Kagemusha Taiko have performed in the USA and Japan – where they played to great acclaim in Fukushima and other cities affected by the great tsunami disaster of 2011.

The group makes a welcome return, bringing with them members of Kagemusha Junior Taiko and Tano Taiko, for a hugely enjoyable family show...

Barnfield Music Festival: FAB Beatles

Event Date: 
21/02/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Formed in 1991 – turning fully professional in 2000.

The faB Beatles are widely regarded as the most authentic ‘live’ tribute to the Beatles performing professionally all round the world today.

Chosen by the BBC as ‘the best’ in the UK and commissioned by EMI to promote the‘Beatles1’ CD.

Also after working with Paul Gallagher (brother of ‘Liam’ and ‘Noel’) are now acknowledged by the famous ‘Beatle-mad’ brothers themselves.

Each instrument and costume used is an exact replica of the real thing, even down to the drum kit used by the Fab Beatles which was used...

Going Dark

Event Date: 
27/02/2014 - 7:30pm to 01/03/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

How far can you see? A mile? A hundred miles? Or to the furthest shores of the universe to a faraway galaxy? It's Max's job to ask the cosmic questions. Passionate about astronomy, he works as the narrator at the city's Planetarium where he challenges his audiences with the mysteries of stars and science.

When his own life takes an unexpected turn, Max discovers that understanding the universe requires a different kind of vision...

Sound&Fury use their innovative theatre vocabulary of immersive surround sound design, total darkness and imaginative lighting in Going Dark...

A Tale of Two Cellos

Event Date: 
20/02/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Julian Lloyd Webber is one of the finest musicians of his generation.

Together with his wife, fellow cellist Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, they present a brand-new concert featuring world premiere performances of duets for two cellos with piano as well as featuring music from the great composers across the classical spectrum from Monteverdi to Arvo Pärt, Dvořák, Bach,Rachmaninov, Saint-Saëns, Schumann and many more.

Julian Lloyd Webber has worked tirelessly to expand the cello repertoire and has now extended that vision to repertoire for two cellos featured in this show. Appearing...

Earworms – live music for all the family

Event Date: 
16/02/2014 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Hosted by Mervyn Bedford (Musikgarten)

njoy, discover and experience music in a family-friendly atmosphere, featuring a wide range of musicians and music.

www.earwormsexeter.blogspot.co.uk

Tickets: £4.50, £3 children over two.

Age: families with children aged 0 - 11

Running Time: 1 hour

Box office: 01392 493493 www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

Splosh!

Event Date: 
16/02/2014 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Pull up a bath mat and join Little Lost Duck, Syd the Sponge and the rest of the Bathtub Gang for the bubbliest birthday party anyone has ever thrown, ever! It’s Mr Bath’s birthday and you are invited to his Splishy, Splashy, Sploshy party. But first, his friends are treating him to a very special bath of his own to make him look spick and span and as shiny as a rainbow fish!

This enchanting production for very young children uses dance, music and puppetry to help children and families explore communicative play at bath time.

www.sixthsensetyp.co.uk/splosh-national-tour...

Finding Joy

Event Date: 
13/02/2014 - 7:30pm to 15/02/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Joy is creative, funny, loves to dance, and is losing her memory: her grandson Danny is rebellious, fearless, bright, and always getting into trouble. When out of the blue Danny decides to become Joy’s carer, they discover a shared playfulness and a mutual affection. But is that enough to take on the challenges ahead? Finding Joy is based on life events and true stories, and brims with all the visual inventiveness, music, puppetry, dexterity and hilarity that we have come to expect from one of the UK’s foremost full mask theatre companies.

www.vamostheatre.co.uk

Tickets: £...

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