Red Dragonfly Productions, the team behind the critically acclaimed 'DiaoChan' and 'The Autumn of Han' are proud to present an evening of new writing from first time playwrights at Crediton Arts Centre on 10 February.
Six months ago Red Dragonfly launched Taking Flight a competition aimed at finding three new short plays from writers within the British East Asian, South Asian, and South East Asian communities, and from the many entries the Red Dragonfly team chose three plays to be taken through to final production in a unique evening of theatre.
Red Dragonfly Productions, the team behind the critically acclaimed 'DiaoChan' and 'The Autumn of Han' are proud to present an evening of new writing from first time playwrights at Crediton Arts Centre on 10 February. Six months ago Red Dragonfly launched Taking Flight a competition aimed at finding three new short plays from writers within the British East Asian, South Asian, and South East Asian communities, and from the many entries the Red Dragonfly team chose three plays to be taken through to final production in a unique evening of theatre. The plays are: Ketchup - By Sammy Wong Her...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (13-15 January):
THEATRE
Ross Noble: Brain Dump (SOLD OUT) Saturday, Exeter Corn Exchange Famed for his super quick freewheeling style and highly imaginative flights of fancy, a Ross Noble show is always an unmissable event. https://exetercornexchange.co.uk
The Witches Friday, Saturday & Sunday, The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth A faithful adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic story in which Boy and his Grandmother arrive in England and endeavour to defeat the Grand High Witch and her followers, who...
Hailed as the UK’s most popular and successful Choreographer/ Director, Matthew Bourne will bring his critically acclaimed Early Adventures to the Exeter Northcott in February.
Matthew Bourne returns to his roots with a programme of hit pieces that launched his career and saw the birth of the style, wit and sheer entertainment that have become hallmarks of the New Adventures company today. “Spitfire”, “Town and Country” and “The Infernal Gallop” were last seen on tour in 2012 and “Watch with Mother” has not been seen for nearly 25 years.
Young Men is a feature length dance film without dialogue shot on location in Northern France featuring dancers from BalletBoyz dance company. Based on the hugely successful stage production that premiered at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London in 2015, it is choreographed by Iván Pérez with a commissioned score by composer Keaton Henson. The production is realised by Artistic Directors Michael Nunn and William Trevitt who were formerly leading dancers with The Royal Ballet. Since forming their own company...
Now in its 7th record-breaking year, An Evening of Dirty Dancing: The Tribute Show is a 5 star homage to the greatest movie soundtrack of all time. The original concert celebration of the iconic music from the multi-award winning soundtrack to Dirty Dancing.
A high energy, emotional roller-coaster of an evening with breathtaking choreography and buckets of nostalgia.
Put your dancing shoes on and get ready to have the time of your life!
Pam’s already got a low opinion of her neighbours. So when someone pinches her Elizabethan sideboard, it’s all-out war: she becomes a one-woman MI6, ramping up her operation from curtain twitching to spy cameras hidden in hand-knitted novelties. But what Pam unearths is what she already suspects – that everyone around her is a thief, a pervert or a terrorist…
Join Pam as she lets you in on her covert operations. Let her amuse, intrigue and bewilder you as she shares her tale of nosiness gone wild…
“I hate the A3 1997 edition A-Z Super Scale Great Britain and Ireland Road Atlas (including Jersey and Guernsey). Largely because it is absolutely… full of sh*t.”
Maps have been used for thousands of years in an attempt to categorise and capture our world, but that doesn’t mean they don’t let us down. All. The. Time.
A witty exploration of one woman’s struggle against maps, bank holiday traffic and extravagant cheese jamborees. Fighting against the overwhelming might of The Geographers A-Z Map Company is a daunting task. But somebody has to. They have to be stopped. And our...
Josh is good at dancing, but not at people. On the other hand, he did once read ‘A Brief History of Time’ by Stephen Hawking so he reckons he’ll probably be alright. Is the hokey cokey really what it’s all about? Really? Josh doesn’t know, but he’s damn well going to find out.
A new show about social anxiety, about coping mechanisms – about big ideas and how they impact on small things. About taking chances. And about dancing. Mixing storytelling, live music and physical comedy: Running Dog Theatre create a show part physics lecture, part dance lesson and school disco.
‘A zip is where two sides that look the same are pulled together. They interlock, but they never really meet… Yaknow, I think I want to be a button. A button takes time to undo. Something is pulled through that stays there. It’s prettier, I suppose.’
Dan’s tired of Teignmouth’s sleepiness. Of tripping over his sexuality – living in a small place you know too well can narrow your relationships and broaden your anxieties. ‘Zips’ propels through the ideas and ambitions of a young gay guy that Teignmouth has ran out of opportunities for, his sister Eliza and her unquiet secrets, Dan’s...
