THEATRE

Sideshow - Theatre, Burlesque & Cabaret

Event Date: 
30/10/2013 - 8:00pm to 02/11/2013 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

For centuries travelling showmen came to Exeter bringing fairground rides, menageries, stalls and hows for the city's annual Lammas fair.

This Hallowe'en a bawdy troupe of performers and artistes arrive in town determined to entertain the locals with their spectacular show, at any cost…

Combining theatre, burlesque & cabaret Exeter Alternative Theatre presents a unique peek inside this weird & wonderful world, inviting you to meet the twisted characters that inhabit the sideshow.

Tickets: £12.50 (£10)

www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

GRAND GUIGNOL - SCREAMS OF TERROR

Event Date: 
18/10/2013 - 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre

Following their mini tour this summer, which ended in a sell out performance at the Barnfield Theatre, EAT return with another chance to see three short terror plays that explore the darker side of the human condition before they take the production to London.

Two are by a true forgotten hero of British Grand Guignol, Frederick Witney. The naturalistic viciousness which Witney injected into his writing resulted in COALS OF FIRE being banned outright when submitted for a license for the 1920's London Grand Guignol.

A blind woman warms herself by the fire as a younger woman...

English Touring Opera presents Jason

Event Date: 
20/11/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Loosely based on the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Cavalli’s Jason was a runaway hit when it premiered in Venice in 1649, and it proved one of the most popular operas of the 17th century. Like many operas from this period, the story uses classical myth as a jumping off point. The opera opens after Jason has abandoned his wife, Isiphile, for the sorceress Medea. Cupid, protector of Isiphile, intervenes on her behalf, sending Jason and a motley cast of characters on a rocky journey back to his family in Lemnos.

Cavalli’s dazzling score careens fluidly between humour and...

BOING!

Event Date: 
17/11/2013 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Who can sleep on Christmas eve? When there are beds to be jumped on, pillows to be fought with and seas to be sailed...

In this enchanting mix of comedy, acrobatics and dazzling breakdance, Wilkie and Joel are drawn into ever more riotous games that turn their bed into a giant trampoline. Audiences of all ages are guaranteed to leave the theatre with stars in their eyes!

BOING! is directed by children's theatre specialist Sally Cookson (We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Tiddler, Stick Man) and choreographed by award-winning b-boys Wilkie Branson and Joel Daniel of Champloo Dance...

Chance to Dance 2013

Event Date: 
16/11/2013 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Chance to Dance, now in its fifth year at Exeter Northcott Theatre, has once again invited dancing schools from both the local area and further afield to take part in this performance.

Chance to Dance stemmed from a passion to provide opportunities for local dancers to perform in a professional theatre. Our performances are non-competitive and show many styles of dance taught in and around Exeter and indeed the wider Devon region. Each year Chance to Dance continues to grow with more dance schools and school dance clubs participating than ever before, which in turn enables Chance...

Shobana Jeyasingh Dance

Event Date: 
14/11/2013 - 7:30pm to 15/11/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Shobana Jeyasingh is renowned for dance creations of visceral energy and excellence as well as collaborations with outstanding composers. This autumn her company returns to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

In Strange Blooms, her new piece, Jeyasingh works with Gabriel Prokofiev, a classically-trained composer who revels in the latest technology. Together they remix early baroque music with all its exuberance, ornamentation and contrast.

This appears in double bill with Configurations, Jeyasingh's seminal 1988 piece celebrated for its exhilarating speed and stunning detail....

Jo Caulfield - Better the Devil You Know

Event Date: 
10/11/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

The minute Jo Caulfield hits the stage you know you're in for a good time. Star of Radio 4's critically acclaimed It's That Jo Caulfield Again and recently seen on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Best of The Comedy Store and The Apprentice: You're Fired.

Expect razor-sharp observations and scandalous one-liners as Jo asks; Why are drunken girlfriends so much fun? Which hotel has the best porn? What constitutes an airtight alibi? Is friendliness overrated?

The celebration of anger continues with acerbic...

The People's Theatre Company present The Elephant Bridesmaid

Event Date: 
03/11/2013 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Written especially for parents to enjoy with their children The Elephant Bridesmaid is a magical musical about weddings and wombats and the loveliest elephant the world has ever known. Based on a story from the best selling book How The Koala Learnt To Hug and Other Australian Fairytales this delightful show has just the right balance of games, songs and heart warming elephant antics to make any day feel like your special day.

Come to the theatre wearing your own fancy clothes (or fancy dress) for the chance to take part in a fabulous fashion show live on stage with the actors....

TED's Essential Guide to what's on this weekend

With the likes of Kiki Dee, Ralph McTell and The Incredible Spice Men on our doorstep this weekend don't make any plans until you've checked out our essential guide to what's on in and around ‪Exeter:‬

COMEDY

Exeter Comedy Club Friday, 8.30pm, Exeter Corn Exchange Exeter Comedy Club returns with the first show of the autumn programme with a top quality line up including Devon's very own Charlie Baker, winner of the Mervyn Stutter Spirit of Edinburgh Fringe Award in 2009 and Paul McCaffery winner of both The London Paper and the Latitude Festival new act competitions in...

Jane Eyre

Event Date: 
25/12/2013 - 7:30pm to 11/01/2014 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
New Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter

Charlotte Bronte’s classic novel of romance and mystery comes to Cygnet Theatre in a new vibrant production.

Orphaned Jane lives miserably with her Aunt, Mrs Reed until she is sent to Lowood, a place of fleeting moments of joy and friendship amid the privation and challenges of school life. Moving to Thornfield Hall as Governess. Jane meets the brooding Mr Rochester, her emotions blossom and marriage beckons. However, Rochester hides a secret which threatens to tear them apart.

‘Polly Teale’s adaptation (for Shared Experience) faithfully recreates the intense world of the...

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