Emerging theatre company Get Out Of My Space, in collaboration with Theatre with Teeth, will be taking over Exeter's historic Poltimore House with new production Umbra, an immersive theatrical experience inspired by Woyzeck, Christian Shaw and the Peaky Blinders opening this May. Stepping inside the crumbling hallways of Poltimore House, audiences will be taken back to 1919 and immersed in a dark world of drinking, religion and organised crime as twisted demonic forces gradually worm their way into the minds of its inhabitants.
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (20-22 April).
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Frankenstein Friday, Saurday & Sunday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter A world premiere staging of Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic. Victor Frankenstein is the tortured genius who unleashes death and destruction in his quest for eternal life! The cast includes Derek Frood (‘Poldark’), Dan Ball (‘The Mousetrap’), Will Trafford (‘Twelfth Night’) and Philip Voyzey (‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’). Special make-up effects have been created by Emmy Award-winner, David Brown who works on such...
Exeter College return this May to the Barnfield Theatre with our production of ‘Oh What A Lovely War’ , in order to mark the centenary of the end of The Great War, and reflect upon the play’s resonance within the world today.
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (13-15 April):
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The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Meet Marc and Bella Chagall! The flying lovers of Vitebsk! Partners in life and on canvas, Marc and Bella are immortalised as the picture of romance. But whilst on canvas they flew, in life they walked through some of the most devastating times in history. Daniel Jamieson’s The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk traces this young couple as they navigate the Pogroms, the Russian Revolution, and each other. Emma Rice’s...
“I only regret the people I didn’t have sex with….. And 60% of the people I did have sex with.”
“Podfather” (The Guardian) and star of Radio 4’s Relativity, Richard Herring gets to the half century (against all odds) and looks at how his life has changed in the last decade, from irresponsible, single kidult, literally fighting his way through a mid-life crisis, to married father who is mid-way to the telegram from the Queen (though given she will be 140 in 2067, she might forget to send it).
Following on from Oh F***, I’m 40!, this is the second (and let’s face it, almost...
Perhaps you’ve seen them floating over a Russian village?
Or perhaps you’ve seen her toppling forward, arms full of wild flowers, as he arches above her head and steals a kiss.
Meet Marc and Bella Chagall! The flying lovers of Vitebsk! Partners in life and on canvas, Marc and Bella are immortalised as the picture of romance. But whilst on canvas they flew, in life they walked through some of the most devastating times in history.
Daniel Jamieson’s The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk traces this young couple as they navigate the Pogroms, the Russian Revolution, and each...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (6-8 April):
THEATRE
Oliver! Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Let Exeter Musical Society take you on a musical adventure as you journey through Victorian England joining orphaned boy, Oliver Twist as he escapes the workhouse and travels through the underworld of London, meeting thieves and vagabonds on the way. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk/calendar/oliver/
Bedroom Farce Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Bedroom Farce takes place in the bedrooms of three married couples...
Beer Quarry Caves will be home once more to the spectacular Ancient Greek production of Medea in April, courtesy of innovative and immersive theatre company, Four of Swords.
Following a sold-out run last year, Medea is back at this incredible subterranean venue from Wednesday 11 – Saturday 21 April 2018.
Having toured Devon and Somerset during the autumn, Four of Swords are returning to Beer Quarry Caves to perform again their adaptation of the Greek masterpiece by Euripides, Medea. The production left a lasting impression with audiences who described the production as “...
‘Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war’ The Actor’s Wheel return with a contemporary and striking production of Shakespeare’s searing political thriller. Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people take to the streets. But not all the voices of the city are raised in celebration. Fearing the rise of tyranny, what should the honourable citizen do? Shakespeare’s searing political thriller asks, if violence can ever be justified in opposing tyranny? What does freedom cost?
Giles Shenton returns to the Cygnet with another one-man play after last year’s highly acclaimed production of Old Herbaceous.
My Dog’s Got No Nose takes us on a journey through the events surrounding a stand-up comedian’s first ever performance. Before picking up his microphone and venturing into the limelight, he regales stories and tales about his life and experiences. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes poignant and often laugh-out-loud hilarious, he shares his soul reminiscing about his early career as a furniture-salesman-turned-photographer, love, marriage and...
