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...
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,...
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.
Don’t make any plans for the weekend until you’ve checked out our guide to what’s on in and around Exeter .
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Stick Man: Live on Stage Saturday & Sunday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Following a smash hit West End season, Scamp Theatre's delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's hugely popular children's book Stick Man in coming to Exeter Northcott Theatre! Touching, funny and utterly original, this award-winning production features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves. Guarantees more fun than...
If you are looking for something to do or somewhere to go this weekend, there’s plenty to choose from in our essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter.
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Exeter Comedy Grove Friday, 8.30pm, Lemongrove, Exeter University The very best of UK live stand up comedy with Adam Kay (headliner), Adam Rushton, Mark Simmons and compere Cerys Nelmes. Tickets are £10. www.exetercomedygrove.club Doors open 7.30pm and show starts at 8.30pm
Nel Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Meet Nel; a quirky, shy foley artist, who, for the first time in her life...
Get Changed Theatre Company proudly presents its latest production Get Changed in Wonderland to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most famous and enduring children's classics. The story is full of the kind of whimsical charm and feeling for the absurd that Get Changed performances always deliver.
Come and see our opening show on Community Stage at 1pm at the FREE Respect Festival, Belmont Park in Exeter, on Saturday 6 June.
The University of Exeter will make significant investment into the Exeter Northcott Theatre as part of a new partnership.
The arrangement will see the Theatre and the University working more closely together in a number of different areas with both academics and students involved in future projects.
The investment from the University has helped to realise the first tangible outcome of the partnership. This will see significant improvements made to the theatre building this summer, including a cinema quality screen and sound system in the auditorium, high speed broad band,...
After last years’ highly praised tour of The Tempest, ‘The Actor’s Wheel’ return toFaustus Image Cygnet with a collision of texts based on the Faustian myth. This highly visual and physical production utilises illusion, live music and a dynamic ensemble to entice the audience into a world of temptation. What would you sell your soul for?
TicTac Theatre presents ‘The Open Couple’ by Dario Fo, (famous for ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’).
During this farce, a wife threatens suicide because of her husband’s infidelity. He doesn’t understand why he can’t have both wife and mistress… Miscommunication; mind games and emotional blackmail have hilarious consequences in this drafty, open marriage.
May 15 & 16 7.30pm Ticket Price: £12 (£10 concessions)
Booking Information Cygnet Theatre Box Office 01392 277189 Exeter Visitors Information and Tickets – Dix’s Field, Paris Street, Exeter 01392 665885...