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Valentine loves Silvia and Proteus loves Julia – but Proteus is fickle, and falls for Silvia too. When Valentine plots an elopement, Proteus betrays him and Valentine is banished and joins some outlaws in the forest. What are the chances that he’ll be pursued by Silvia, and Silvia by Proteus, and Proteus by Julia, and that all will be waited upon – after a fashion – by their servants Speed and Launce and even Launce’s dog, Crab?

This riotous new production is led by a joyful ensemble of players who will delight with songs, romance and chaos, and hurl Shakespeare’s anarchic comedy...

‘A windy day, a brand new kite, for Penguin Blue a maiden flight…’

Meet Penguin Blue and friends as they go on an acrobatic Antarctic adventure full of good ideas, homesickness and the perils of kites. Packed full of spectacular circus, magical puppetry and catchy songs this joyous new stage adaptation of Rob Biddulph’s award-winning children’s book is fun for all the family.

Metta Theatre is an Exeter Northcott Theatre Associate Company – making a triumphant return after their five-star smash-hit Jungle Book earlier this year.

www.mettatheatre.co.uk

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Orpheus is doing stand-up for the gods.

A sharp new take on a classic Greek myth, this is a bitterly funny story of love, loss and eating your way out of grief. As the audience are transformed into the gods of legend, will Orpheus ever escape his past?

Martin Bonger delivers a gripping solo performance in this black comedy that bridges the everyday with the celestial.

Tickets: £12 (£10).

https://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk

‘So the mum carried it and pushed it out and that. But does anyone say to the dad, ‘What high quality sperms you have?’ No they do not. An’ those nine months are long. Seriously talking about calling her ‘Ariadne’, ‘Bentley’ or ‘Oceana’, so you are literally delighted with ‘Bowie’ for the easy life…’

Leo’s seventeen. He’s got college, a healthy right-swipe-rate on Tinder and a six-month-old.

He’s mashing avocado and buying Pampers over own-brand because of the more reliable gusset. Leo’s on the triple shift of school, work and night feeds and wants to be a dad in every...

Amy’s making a play. It’s an experiment. It’s about motherhood.

Amy Golding is an award-winning theatre-maker whose work has been seen across the UK and in South Africa.

As Artistic Director of Curious Monkey, Amy makes shows from real stories, told to her by real people.

Now she’s making her own story. It’s about the before, the now and the what might be.

In Preggers, Amy attempts to work out motherhood – what does it really mean? For women now and for women of previous generations. Her mother’s unconventional approach to family life was captured by a 1979...

Part of ‘A Message From…’ live music seriesThe Other Place very general flattened: ‘The Other Place – A Vox-popera by Billy Bottle & The Multiple’

On the evening of 7th May, 2015, a pint of milk mysteriously appears at the gates of Parliament.

Set in the week running up to a UK general election, The Other Place tells the true story of two musi-cians from Devon as they make their way slowly to Westminster. On high streets, market squares and seafront promenades, they perform the same song, forty-nine times over, and at each stop they start conversations with whoever they...