THEATRE

Open air theatre comes to East Devon

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 06/08/2015 - 12:01pm

Open air theatre, including works by Shakespeare and Jane Austen, will be staged in two of East Devon’s best loved parks this summer.

Four touring theatre companies are bringing their productions to the beautiful Connaught Gardens in Sidmouth and Manor Gardens in Exmouth in a joint project between East Devon District Council’s StreetScene and Countryside departments. Topping the bill will be The Tempest, Much Ado about Nothing, Hamlet, Pride and Prejudice and the Triumph of Love.

Cllr John O’Leary, the district council’s Culture Champion, said: “These gardens have wonderful...

Grease

Event Date: 
23/06/2015 - 7:30pm to 27/06/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

GREASE is the word – the UK’s favourite musical comes roaring into the Northcott this Summer!

Slip on your blue suede shoes, pull up your bobby-socks and take a trip to a simpler time, when high school romances and heart-breaks were accompanied by a king-size soda pop! Featuring such unforgettable songs from the hit movie as Summer Nights, Hopelessly Devoted To You, Greased Lightnin' and many more, this is the show to get you dancing in the aisles.

Following the spectacular sell-out success of Les Miserables in 2014, Stage by Stage returns with another high-energy explosion...

Aliens Love Underpants

Event Date: 
16/06/2015 - 4:30pm to 18/06/2015 - 4:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Exeter is preparing for an extraterrestrial invasion in June with the arrival of Aliens Love Underpants at the Exeter Northcott Theatre.

Based on the hugely successful children's book by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort, the story of the mischievous aliens who come to earth on an important mission to steal everybody's underpants has stunning effects, madcap action, original music and lots of crazy aliens of course!

This fantastically fresh and funny production will delight the whole family. You'll laugh your PANTS off!

Performances at 4.30pm daily and 10.30am on...

Exeter prepares for an extraterrestrial invasion

Exeter is preparing for an extraterrestrial invasion in June with the arrival of Aliens Love Underpants at the Exeter Northcott Theatre.

Based on the hugely successful children's book by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort, the story of the mischievous aliens who come to earth on an important mission to steal everybody's underpants has stunning effects, madcap action, original music and lots of crazy aliens of course!

This fantastically fresh and funny production will delight the whole family. You'll laugh your PANTS off!

For tickets and performance times visit www....

The Pirates of Penzance

Event Date: 
05/06/2015 - 7:30pm to 06/06/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott

Exeter Nothcott welcome Sasha Regan’s all male company back to Exeter, following their much lauded debut visit in 2014 with the inventive and fun-filled HMS Pinafore.

For their return visit, the company present the award winning and exquisitely funny new take on the much-loved classic Pirates of Penzance. The show was a huge critical and popular hit during its London run and proved just as successful in Australia when it landed in Cate Blanchett’s Sydney Theatre.

The tale of a child apprenticed to a band of tender hearted, orphaned pirates was an immediate triumph for...

More fun than you can shake a fig at

Authored by abstrakt
Posted: Thu, 06/04/2015 - 2:45pm

Figs in Wigs present: 'Show Off' at The Bike Shed Theatre, 11-13 June

Figs in Wigs are out to reinvent themselves. Witness this playful five-piece find their calling as comedians, dancers, visual artists, musicians and circus entertainers in 'Show Off', a tongue-in-cheek variety show (without the variety).

Fresh from Soho Theatre following a successful run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, 'Show Off' is set to satisfy even the most depleted of attention spans. On the surface this may seem like a shallow display of narcissism fuelled by social media...

Figs in Wigs at Bike Shed Theatre 11-13 June

Event Date: 
11/06/2015 - 7:30pm to 13/06/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
BIke Shed Theatre, Exeter

Figs in Wigs are out to reinvent themselves. Witness this playful five-piece find their calling as comedians, dancers, visual artists, musicians and circus entertainers in 'Show Off', a tongue-in-cheek variety show (without the variety).

Fresh from Soho Theatre following a successful run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, 'Show Off' is set to satisfy even the most depleted of attention spans. On the surface this may seem like a shallow display of narcissism fuelled by social media, but underneath the neon lights Figs in Wigs are delving deep into modern society'...

It's festival time at Cygnet Theatre

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 05/28/2015 - 12:33pm

It’s the first week in June and its Festival time at Cygnet Theatre!

Cygnet is hosting seven visiting companies, giving thirteen performances spread across the first week of June between 1st and 6th.

All the companies have local connections and all seven are bringing brand new plays.

Festival@Cygnet kicks off with a fun exploration of festival life in the 70’s, from Substance & Shadow, whose Tribes & Tribulations is a humorous and poetic take on the mud, crowds, bands and junkies of free festivals.

The variety of subject and configurations of the...

The Sun and the Moon: Shakespeare's Lovers

Event Date: 
03/06/2015 - 7:00pm to 05/06/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Cygnet Theatre

Sun & Moon Theatre presents:

The Sun and the Moon: Shakespeare's Lovers

3rd June - 7pm (followed by a Q&A) 5th June - 8pm Production length: 1 hour Location: Cygnet Theatre, Friars' Gate, Exeter, EX2 4AZ

'The course of true love never did run smooth'

'The Sun and the Moon: Shakespeare’s Lovers' is a delightful two-hander play exploring love in Shakespeare’s works. Two actors perform Shakespeare’s greatest lovers, alternating roles from Comedies, Tragedies and Histories. Featuring scenes from Shakespeare and live music,...

The Worried Walrus

Event Date: 
26/05/2015 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

ODD DOLL THEATRE THE WORRIED WALRUS

Its time for the Annual Animal Beauty Contest!

This years contestants include Terry the Tree Frog, Randy the Panda, Mary-Rose the beautiful flamingo and a brand-new, first time competitor – Wendy the Walrus!

Wendy has had her bath, exfoliated her skin and polished her tusks but what happens when the other animals boo her off stage?

Join Wendy on her magical journey to the bottom of ocean where she makes some unlikely new friends who help her to re-think what real beauty is.

Performed alongside live original music...

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