THEATRE

Witches take over Exeter Guildhall

Authored by Liz Straw
Posted: Sun, 08/02/2015 - 6:25pm

Witches, a ghost and a baddie, from Terry Pratchett’s comedy play seized power for a day at the historic Exeter Guildhall.

They stormed the building, daring to sit in the Guildhall’s seats of high office, proclaiming all must see their production of Wyrd Sisters at Broadclyst Victory Hall.

Onlookers said they hadn’t seen anything like it since the Poll Tax Pasty Riot of 1990, when protestors threw pasties from the Guildhall’s public gallery, during a council meeting discussing the controversial tax.

The play’s baddie Duke Felmet, sat in the Lord Mayor’s seat of...

Open air theatre comes to East Devon

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 08/02/2015 - 11:26am

Two of East Devon’s best loved parks will be the venue for several outstanding shows this summer.

Well regarded touring theatre companies will be performing at Connaught Gardens in Sidmouth and Manor Gardens in Exmouth. Choose from Much Ado about Nothing, Hamlet or Pride and Prejudice.

This is a joint project between East Devon District Council’s StreetScene and Countryside departments bringing new events to our outstanding parks and gardens.

EDDC’s Culture Champion, Cllr John O’Leary said: “It is great that these Green Flag gardens have the facilities to offer...

Sidmouth Rep: Out of Order

Event Date: 
09/08/2015 - 7:00pm to 12/08/2015 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth

The Oliver-award winning farce will play from Thursday 30 July to Wednesday 12 August.

The Summer Rep Season sees one company of actors present a season of twelve classic revivals throughout summer, with a new production each week until the end of September.

Set in a suite at the Westminster Hotel in London, just around the corner from the House of Commons, Out of Order is a classic farce full of hilariously disastrous twists and turns. Richard Willey, a government minister, plans to spend the evening with Jane Worthington, one of the opposition's typists. Under the cover...

Out of Order opens in Sidmouth

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 07/29/2015 - 12:47pm

Weekly rep continues at the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth this week with the arrival of the sixth production, Out of Order by Ray Cooney.

The Oliver-award winning farce will play from Thursday 30 July to Wednesday 12 August.

The Summer Rep Season sees one company of actors present a season of twelve classic revivals throughout summer, with a new production each week until the end of September.

Set in a suite at the Westminster Hotel in London, just around the corner from the House of Commons, Out of Order is a classic farce full of hilariously disastrous twists...

Nel - Scratchwork Theatre Company

Event Date: 
01/09/2015 - 7:30pm to 03/09/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Meet Nel: a foley artist. Don't know what that is? Don't worry, not many do. Nel brings life to films through sound. In her world a tyre screech is a hot water-bottle and an epic fight scene is a symphony of snapping celery and frozen cabbages. But her real world isn't turning out so well. Her cat has died and she’s accidentally poisoned her fish.

She needs a friend and maybe a change of shoes.

An intriguing combination of on-stage foley artistry and physical theatre, Scratchworks's latest production explores how we are able to mould other people’s...

Vintage Variety Day in Exeter

Authored by metismedia
Posted: Tue, 07/28/2015 - 4:02pm

Vintage enthusiasts are set to flock to Exeter's Bike Shed Theatre for a packed day of activities and entertainment.

The Vintage Variety Day on Sunday, August 16, begins with a flashmob at 1pm in Princesshay, when singers, dancers and musicians, including members of the many Devon ukulele groups, will join cabaret star Tricity Vogue in a singalong of You Are My Sunshine. The gathering will then promenade through the Exeter streets to the Bike Shed Theatre, in time for the opening of the vintage fair at 2pm.

Tricity said: "The day will be a chocolate box of vintage treats. I...

Open air theatre: Pride and Prejudice

Event Date: 
22/08/2015 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth

Two of East Devon’s best loved parks will be the venue for several outstanding shows this summer.

Well regarded touring theatre companies will be performing at Connaught Gardens in Sidmouth and Manor Gardens in Exmouth. Choose from Much Ado about Nothing, Hamlet or Pride and Prejudice.

This is a joint project between East Devon District Council’s StreetScene and Countryside departments bringing new events to our outstanding parks and gardens.

Prices for adults will start from £12 with concessions, child and family tickets available. For box office please contact the...

Open air theatre: Halmet

Event Date: 
11/08/2015 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth

Two of East Devon’s best loved parks will be the venue for several outstanding shows this summer.

Well regarded touring theatre companies will be performing at Connaught Gardens in Sidmouth and Manor Gardens in Exmouth. Choose from Much Ado about Nothing, Hamlet or Pride and Prejudice.

This is a joint project between East Devon District Council’s StreetScene and Countryside departments bringing new events to our outstanding parks and gardens.

Prices for adults will start from £12 with concessions, child and family tickets available. For box office please contact the...

Centre Stage presents Hired Man

Event Date: 
26/08/2015 - 7:30pm to 28/08/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Pavilion

Based on Melvyn Bragg's stirring novel of Cumbrian rural and industrial working life, set in the first quarter of the twentieth century, The Hired Man tells the true story of one family's - Bragg's grandparents' -journey from land labourers to colliers and back to the land.

Set against the background of working class ritual-whippet racing, hiring fairs, hunting, drinking bouts, union meetings-the musical brings alive that cavalcade of British history which swept us into a new century and a war to end all wars.

Howard Goodall's superb score is strong in the British choral...

Circus of Horrors - Freaks and Feathers

Event Date: 
22/08/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Pavilion

The Circus of Horrors. the show that stormed into the finals of Britain's Got Talent returns with a specially designed cabaret styled show, entitled Freaks & Feathers.

The opulent surroundings of each of the chosen venues means in theory everybody will get a ringside seat. Wherever you are sat inside the venue you are sure to be close to the action, there will literally be freaks, feathers all around you.

The freaky element of the show consists of the Royal family of Freaks. Led by Circus of Horrors undead Ringmaster Doktor Haze with Captain Dan, the demon dwarf, The...

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