THEATRE

With Vintage in Vogue, Vaudeville Variety is Back!

Event Date: 
07/03/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Following its hugely successful debut back in October 2014, The Rogues Gallery returns to The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter with its award winning comedy, burlesque, music and magic. Saturday 7th March 7.30pm. Box Office: 01392 271808 Tickets only £12.50 The Rogues Gallery brings a modern twist and a hint of darkness to the Victorian vaudeville variety genre with eleven acts, a fast moving show which is fun, quirky and sometimes rather naughty, in keeping with the traditional format while remaining current.

Starring: Cerys Nelmes: Award winning comedian & compere. Angelique...

So It Goes by On The Run

Event Date: 
25/05/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The BikeShed Theatre, Exeter

A true story about love and loss – written and performed by On The Run.

Hannah has always wanted to talk about her dad. But in the seven years since he died, she hasn’t quite managed it. Not one to be defeated, she’s enlisted her friend David to help her on a journey through memory, laughter and sorrow.

Frank, funny and endlessly inventive, So It Goes explores the light and dark sides of grief, in a playful and deeply personal show.

The Edinburgh Fringe 2014 sell-out show ventures off on a nationwide tour this Spring. On The Run are David Ralfe and Hannah Moss....

Standby For Tape Back-Up by Ross Sutherland

Event Date: 
23/03/2015 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue: 
The BikeShed Theatre, Exeter

“Two years ago, I found a videotape in my loft. On it: one and a half films, one quiz show and two sit-coms. Somehow, it became the story of my life” (Ross Sutherland)

After a hard-drive crash and a near death experience, Ross Sutherland found himself house-bound with only one thing for company: an old videotape that once belonged to his granddad.

Over the months that followed, Ross memorised every second of the tape. Slowly, he learnt how to manipulate the images into telling the story of his life. The videotape allowed Ross to open a dialogue with his late grandfather,...

Memory Lane

Event Date: 
02/04/2015 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Based on the original show from 2009, and now touring with a host of new songs, costumes and routines.

From the biggest nostalgia show producers in the UK, a stunning musical journey through the past six decades. Including some of the greatest all time hits by Judy Garland, Connie Francis, Buddy Holly, Cliff Richard, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sandy Shaw, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, The Carpenters, Bay City Rollers, Abba, Michael Buble and many more.

Beautifully costumed and choreographed. Performed by ‘West End’ and International vocalists, along with the...

Exeter & District Scout & Guide-Gang Show 2015

Event Date: 
08/04/2015 - 7:15pm to 11/04/2015 - 7:15pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Started in 1983 the Exeter & District Scout & Guide Gang Show return after a years break to the Exeter Barnfield Theatre with their 31st variety show.

With a cast of over 50 Cubs, Brownies, Scouts, Guides, Explorer Scouts, Rangers and Leaders will be taking to the stage, in a show packed with songs, dance, comedy and celebration that all the family will enjoy.

Tickets

£8.50 (£7.00 concessions)

www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

Aristophanes’ Frogs

Event Date: 
14/04/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Hecate Theatre Company

A brand new adaptation of Aristophanes’ zany comedy about summoning dead playwrights to settle a divine score. Join the god of drama, Dionysus, on a journey to the Underworld to spark rivalry, ribbiting and an epic battle of wits. Hecate Theatre’s Frogs is an all-female take on this bonkers Greek classic. Featuring a literary smack-down between William Shakespeare and Jane Austen, plus a quirky choral soundtrack, Hecate create an eerie post-apocalyptic world in which the grotesque “frogs” tell their story as an ensemble cast of five females.

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Murder on the Nile

Event Date: 
15/04/2015 - 7:30pm to 18/04/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Exeter Little Theatre Company presents Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on the Nile’.

On board the paddle steamer Lotus, cruising under the scorching Egyptian sun, honeymooners Simon Mostyn and his wealthy socialite wife Kay find themselves being pursued by an old flame of the newly wedded groom.

Then a tragedy strikes, Kay is found shot in her bunk, and all fingers point to Simon’s ex fiancée.

Murder on The Nile is a classic Agatha Christie story packed full of autocratic dowagers, bright young things, suspicious foreigners, exotic locations and a plot which twists and...

Return of The Grumpy Old Women

Event Date: 
26/04/2015 - 2:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Returning after a critically acclaimed, total sell-out sell-out spring 2014 tour the Grumpies are back to knock some sense into the nation. Perrier Award-winning comedian, writer and original star of Grumpy Old Women Jenny Eclair will be joined by fellow recruits Susie Blake (Mrs Brown's Boys BBC One, Coronation Street, ITV1) and actress and singer Kate Robbins (Where The Heart Is ITV1, Casualty BBC One) in this brand spanking new show.

This jam-packed show includes... learning the art of 'Grumpy Grooming', the joy of large pants, a free nagging master class (how to get your own...

Romeo & Juliet

Event Date: 
16/04/2015 - 7:30pm to 18/04/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Award-winning Shakespeare’s Globe from London comes to Exeter Northcott Theatre.

A violent street brawl between their rival families is the prelude to Romeo’s first encounter with Juliet. Despite this, and the fact Juliet has been promised to another, they fall in love. But any plans for their future happiness are cruelly destroyed by renewed violence between their families and tragedy begins to unfold.

A small troupe of travelling players takes to the road with Shakespeare’s classic tale of star-crossed lovers. Performed on an Elizabethan-style stage, this stripped-down...

Dr Seuss's The Cat in the Hat

Event Date: 
15/04/2015 - 1:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

From the moment his tall, red and white striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that The Cat in the Hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure. But what will mum find when she gets home?

Based on the much loved book by Dr Seuss, The Cat in the Hat is a lively and engaging first theatre experience for young children aged 3+.

Expect towering hats, mischief and an imagination recharge!

Play originally produced by the...

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