THEATRE

Richard Alston Dance Company

Event Date: 
28/01/2020 - 7:30pm to 29/01/2020 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott

This outstanding company make their last visit to Exeter, celebrating 25 years with a terrific programme, packed with new work.

Brand new is Alston’s Shine On, to the song cycle by Britten and Auden On This Island (singer Katherine McIndoe, pianist Jason Ridgway); the recent Voices and Light Footsteps is inspired by the glorious Madrigals and Sinfonias of Monteverdi; A Far Cry by Martin Lawrance to an impassioned piece by Edward Elgar and the hugely popular Brahms Hungarian is back again.

The company are excited to be back – and don’t miss them because once they’re gone,...

Ghost the Musical

Event Date: 
22/01/2020 - 7:30pm to 25/01/2020 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott

Based on the iconic 1990s film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost tells the amazing story of enduring love and betrayal using humour, tragedy and an incredible musical score.

Long-time couple Sam and Molly are living happily in New York. On their way back to their apartment one night, they are mugged at gunpoint, leaving Sam murdered in the street. Sam realises he is trapped between this world and the next as a Ghost and desperately wanting to reconnect with Molly, who he finds out is in severe danger herself. With the help of storefront psychic Oda Mae...

The Great Gatsby

Event Date: 
15/01/2020 - 7:45pm to 18/01/2020 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Norhcott

The 20s are back and the honour would be entirely ours if you would attend our little party.

The champagne is flowing, the music is playing and everyone who knows anyone is here… but has anyone actually met the host yet?

Taking you back to the roaring twenties, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby throws you into the glamour and scandal of American high-society – subverting the “American Dream” with disastrous consequences.

A cocktail of romance, deceit, money and morality, this is a party you don’t want to miss.

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Bang Bang!

Event Date: 
06/02/2020 - 7:30pm to 15/02/2020 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott

John Cleese makes his stage writing debut with a hilarious new adaptation of this classic comedy – a delicious blend of French farce and Fawlty Towers based on Monsieur Chasse! by Georges Feydeau.

(Mr John Cleese does not appear in this production – he wanted to, but we wouldn’t let him.)

When Leontine, a respectable society lady, discovers that she’s been hoodwinked by her husband, Duchotel, who’s always pretending to go hunting but really chasing after other ‘prey’, she vows to take revenge on the philanderer! But while Duchotel’s away, his lifelong friend comes calling...

Get Your Jazz Hands Ready Chicago is Coming to Town! QE’s Theatre Academy is Counting Down to Showtime!

QE’s Theatre Academy is getting ready to dazzle and delight local audiences with its latest theatrical spectacular; a very special high school version of the world famous musical, Chicago.

Set in 1920’s Jazz-age Chicago the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same time, by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, about actual criminals she reported on.

The story plays alongside a classic soundtrack featuring showstoppers such as “All That Jazz and “Razzle Dazzle”, is a satirical take on corruption, media, fame and justice, and follow’s the exploits of Roxie Hart after she kills...

Exeter Mum to become Pickled Person for a day

You don't have to be a bottle blond to join the outrageous Circus of Horrors but you may be asked to fit in a bottle.

The Circus of Horrors were looking for a new Pickled Person to join their show for their performances in Exeter Corn Exchange on the 22nd June.

All applicants thinking of auditioning will have to fit into a bottle measuring only 2' tall & 18'' in diameter, they must not suffer from claustrophobia and be able to squeeze into tight spaces.

After seeing the advert on Social Media Ashton Cole from Polsloe Bridge in Exeter decided she would jump at...

Hansel & Gretel

Event Date: 
21/12/2019 - 11:00am to 27/12/2019 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

The interactive Christmas treat for families – and anyone who would enjoy a relaxed, inclusive theatre experience – is back!

Join Hansel and Gretel as they venture into the woods, trailing breadcrumbs and sharing their story as they go. The mischievous siblings are searching for the magical Christmas Market at the heart of the forest – but if they’re not careful, they’ll find more than just sweets waiting for them in the wintry woods…

This inclusive version of Hansel & Gretel is a sensory story full of music, gentle interaction and integrated signing. With an enchanted...

Beauty and the Beast

Event Date: 
30/11/2019 - 7:00pm to 05/01/2020 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott

When Belle, the most beautiful girl in Paris, bumps into Prince Valentin in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, love is definitely in the air. Well, until an Evil Enchantress turns up, that is, and everything suddenly gets a bit hairy. Really hairy!

Join Belle’s sister Soufflé, her father Monsieur Marzipan (Steve Bennett) and Dame Betty Bonbon as they team up to free Belle from the clutches of the Beast and save the family business. Will good triumph over evil? Will Betty finally find the sugar daddy she’s been waiting for? Will love find a way to reunite Belle and her missing Prince...

Oh What A Nite! Featuring The Jerseys comes to Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 12/27/2019 - 9:13pm

OH WHAT A NITE! featuring The Jersyes comes to Exeter Barnfield Theatre on Monday 6 April 2020!

Direct from their residency at Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s famous Horseshoe Bar – this is a Celebration Of The Amazing Music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons featuring The Jerseys and their LIVE band The Four Reasons!

Join 'Oh What A Nite!' as we celebrate the timeless music of the 100 million album selling Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.

Incredible falsettos, beautiful acapellas - the authenticity of the sublime harmonies of the 60s and 70s - with a huge...

Aladdin

Event Date: 
23/12/2019 - 7:00pm to 04/01/2020 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Join ELTC on a magical journey to Old Peking this ChristmasExeter Little Theatre Company have been entertaining audiences with their annual pantomime for 65 years.

From the directors that brought you the hugely successful pantomime ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' in 2016/2017, this Christmas ELTC bring you the well loved, traditional family pantomime ‘Aladdin’.

Meet hero Aladdin, his comical brother WisheeWashee and their hard working mum, Widow Twankey in a bid to go from rags to riches. Aladdin, however, has love on his mind as he tries to win over the heart of the...

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