Exeter Northcott Theatre Spring/Summer 2018 Brochure

Registered Charity No. 1151620

SPRING/SUMMER 2018 BOX OFFICE 01392 726363 WWW.EXETERNORTHCOTT.CO.UK

DAME JUDI DENCH

Patron of 50th Anniversary Year

WELCOME A lot of you have been kind enough to say that the programme at the Northcott has deepened in quality in the three years that I have been running the building. We certainly feel that we have the right ideas. The return to producing work, our Education and Reach Out offer, the Associates Programme, our IMPACT co-commissioning strand together with a series of first visits from companies with a national and international reputation across the range of performance that we curate.

This spring we have the first visit to the theatre from Kneehigh. We host our Associate Company Metta’s Little Mermaid (you may have seen and enjoyed Metta’s Jungle Book). We are bringing back our own IMPACT production – Beyond My Control as part of a National Tour.

We have a packed dance programme including Ballet Black, Alston and Mark Bruce. Alibi’s The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon and Awful Auntie amongst the family work – and if you like a big musical, there’s Flashdance. There’s a new play – Soldier On – and the wonderful Fingersmiths with their version of Up ‘n’ Under. Not to mention Vamos, Sasha Regan’s all male G&S, Filter with their critically acclaimed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a new version of Great Expectations and – of course English Touring Opera.

We’ve worked hard to transform the organisation, to make it alive and give it new purpose.

You’ve been instrumental in helping us do this. Now we’re fifty years young – we reckon we’re all set for the next fifty years.

Very best wishes, Paul Jepson Artistic & Executive Director

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Sat 2 Dec 2017 - Sun 7 Jan 2018 Pantomime comes home to the Northcott with a spectacular new staging of Dick Whittington, starring Exeter’s most popular Dame – Steve Bennett and directed by one of the country’s leading pantomime directors, Tony Lidington.

Expect plenty of audience participation, live music, magic, mayhem and lots of laughter – the perfect recipe for a family Christmas panto treat!

Tickets: Preview: £15 (Sat 2 & Sun 3 Dec) Preview Family Ticket: £36 for 3 + up to 3 more tickets £12 each Off-peak: A £19 B £17 C £15 D £11 + Off-peak Family Tickets: A £48* (£16) B £42* (£14) C £36* (£12) D £24* (£8) *for 3, up to 3 more tickets at price in brackets Peak: A £26 B £24 C £17 D £13 Peak Family Tickets: A £69* (£23) B £63* (£21) C £42* (£14) D £30* (£10) *for 3, up to 3 more tickets at price in brackets +Please note: seating plan bands for this show are different to the one printed in this brochure on page 50 – contact the box office for details, or view online Schools: £10 for groups 10+ Age: 6yrs+ Running Time: 2hrs 10mins

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Exeter University Theatre Company presents

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

by Anthony Burgess

Wed 17 – Sat 20 January 7.30pm A Clockwork Orange is an iconic story, set in an abandoned warehouse. Alex and his Droogs wreak havoc and mayhem resulting in Alex’s imprisonment. After spending two years in prison, Alex undergoes corrective treatment to cure his violent tendencies. How does he fit back into society and how does society respond to him? When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.

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University of Exeter Footlights present

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed

Wed 24 – Sat 27 January 7.30pm Wed (Preview) & Sat Matinees 2.30pm

This bold and dynamic production seeks to explore concepts of power and control and combines physical theatre and live music.

Following the success of The Phantom of the Opera (2016) and The Producers (2017) Footlights are proud to present Singin’ in the Rain. Voted the ‘Greatest Movie Musical of All Time’, this is a theatrical experience the whole family will enjoy. Faithfully and lovingly adapted

by Broadway legends, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay, each unforgettable scene, song and dance is celebrated on stage, including toe tapping tunes such as Make ‘em Laugh and Good Morning as well as the historic title number, immortalised by Gene Kelly in the MGM movie.

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Filled with dazzling routines, joyful musical numbers and laugh out loud moments, this is the musical of the year.

Tickets: £15 Concs: £3 off (registered disabled, students, 60+) Age: 14yrs+ contains violent content and themes of a sexual nature Running Time: 2hrs 30mins

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Tickets: A £19.50 B £18 C £15.50 D £14 Concs: £1.50 off all price bands (U16s, Students, 60+) Wed Mat (Preview): £10 (£5 conc.)

Age: 7yrs+ Running Time: 2hrs 15mins This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe).

Exeter Northcott Theatre in association with the University of Exeter presents

Sun 4 Feb 7.30pm Science meets theatre in this interactive performance about epilepsy, excitability and all things neurological.

Following last year’s successful pilot, this performance kick-starts a national tour of this fascinating show that brings together the worlds of science and theatre to explore a new breakthrough in epilepsy diagnosis.

For one hour we’ll bring together the logical world of mathematics and the unpredictable world of theatre to help us understand what’s really going on inside our heads.

Audience members will be invited to offer feedback and the chance to interact with the performance as we explore just how much control we have over our brains.

Tickets: £7.50 Concs: £2 off Age: 11yrs+ Running Time: 60mins + Q&A

“Fascinating and effective production about epilepsy modelling - quite emotional too!”

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Exeter University Gilbert & Sullivan Society present

THE MIKADO

Composed by Arthur Sullivan Written by W. S. Gilbert

Wed 31 Jan – Sat 3 Feb 7.30pm Sat Matinee 2.30pm

Exeter University’s Gilbert and Sullivan Society celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in style, with a performance of the duo’s iconic piece: The Mikado! One of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular and enduring works, The Mikado follows the antics of Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, and the hilarity that ensues in the Japanese town of Titipu when, disguised as a wandering minstrel, he arrives to declare his love for Yum-Yum. She was the beautiful Ward of Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor now raised to the exulted rank of the Town’s Lord High Executioner, under a set of equally amusing circumstances.

Taking a satirical look at the British class system, The Mikado is a humorous, farcical show, underpinned with beautiful melodies that is not to be missed. f @eugns

Dance in Devon Present

WATCH THIS SPACE Wed 7 February 7.30pm Dance in Devon brings Watch This Space back to the Exeter Northcott Theatre with some of the region’s best home-grown contemporary dance. This platform of new works is buzzing with energy and is a vibrant showcase of the diverse dance taking place in Devon and beyond.

There will be a post-show discussion hosted

by Dance in Devon. www.danceindevon.org.uk Tickets: £10 Concs: £2 off Student Standby: £5 GROUPS TALK Supported using public funding from Arts Council England.

Tickets: A £20 B £17 C £14 D £11 Concs: £2 off (Students, U18s) Schools: £6.50 for groups 10+ Student standby: £5 Age: suitable for all ages Running Time: 2hrs 30mins GROUPS /ExeterNorthcottTheatre

A Unity Theatre and Riksteatern (Sweden) co-production

NINA – A STORY ABOUT ME AND NINA SIMONE Devised by Dritëro Kasapi & Josette Bushell-Mingo

Tickets: £21.50 Concs: £2 off Student Standby: £5 Age: 16yrs+ includes strong language Running time: 75mins (no interval)

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Mon 5 & Tue 6 February 8pm

«««« “A searing tribute restarts Simone’s revolution” LYN GARDNER, THE GUARDIAN

Backed by a brilliant band, Olivier Award-nominated actress Josette Bushell-Mingo (Disney’s The Lion King) mixes story and song as she draws together tales from Nina Simone’s life and her own extraordinary career.

Touching upon the 1960s civil rights movement and drawing into parallel the struggles of the civil rights movement today.

Nina Simone was one of the most extraordinary artists of the twentieth century. She was the consummate musical storyteller who used her remarkable talent to create a legacy of liberation, empowerment and love through a magnificent body of work.

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"Scalding" NEW YORK TIMES «««« TIME OUT “A thrilling, sometimes spine-tingling experience… catch it while you can” BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

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Speakers from the Edge present

Sweeney Entertainments presents

ANDY KIRKPATRICK’S

ABBA - FOREVER

Thu 8 February 7.30pm

Fri 9 February 8pm

Top British mountaineer, big-wall climber and winter expedition specialist, Andy has soloed the most difficult routes in the world. A leading expert on climbing gear, Andy is also an award-winning writer and film-maker with an ability to captivate any audience with his unique brand of motivational story-telling.

ABBA - Forever is one of the UK’s leading International tribute Shows and theatre audiences from across Great Britain and Sweden have long enjoyed this superb recreation of possibly the world‘s greatest pop band.

PSYCHOVERTICAL: A HIGHER EDUCATION

In his brand new show, Psychovertical: A Higher Education, which will coincide with the release of the film Psychovertical by award-winning director Jen Randall, Andy Kirkpatrick looks back at forty years of climbing and adventures, from the Alps to Patagonia, Yosemite to Greenland, a story of all the things that make life amazing. www.andy-kirkpatrick.com Tickets: £17.30 Age: 14yrs+ strong language probable Running Time: 2hrs 20mins

CURRY AND A DRINK

IN CONCERT

The unique Abba look and sound is replicated with an incredible attention to detail as the beautiful lyrics penned by Benny and Bjorn are sung in wonderful harmony by all six performers on stage.

Dynamic non-stop choreography, stunning visuals, top-class musicianship and an ALL - LIVE performance ensures that the Tribute to ABBA Forever Show captivates audiences from the opening refrain to the final sing-along chorus of this two-hour spectacular.

Tickets: £21.30 Running Time: 2hrs

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Theatre Alibi presents

THE BOY WHO CLIMBED INTO THE MOON DAVID ALMOND

From the book by Adapted BY DANIEL JAMIESON

Wed 14 – Sat 17 February Wed – Fri 6pm Wed Green Matinee 2pm* Sat Matinees 11am & 2pm A magical tale of big ideas and sky-high courage…

Some pretty odd ideas are floating around Paul’s street. There’s Mabel, whose brother hides under a brown paper bag. And Clarence the poodle who thinks he can fly. But Paul has the oddest idea of all. He thinks that the moon is a hole in the sky and he’s going to climb into it.

Anything’s possible in this warm and very funny story by David Almond, award-winning writer of Skellig and My Dad’s A Birdman, Theatre Alibi’s production features original live music and puppetry.

Tickets: £14 Family Ticket: £39 for 3 + up to 3 more tickets £13 each Wed Green Matinee: £12* Family Ticket: £33 for 3 + up to 3 more tickets £11 each BSL & Audio Described Performance: Sat 17 February 2pm, with Touch Tour at 1pm Age: for 6 – 11 year olds and their families.

Running Time: 1hr (no interval)

*Support the environment and use Public Transport to attend this discounted midweek matinee show.

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“Theatre Alibi have a reputation as terrific storytellers” THE GUARDIAN

www.theatrealibi.co.uk

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Varsity Vocals presents

ICCA UK SOUTH-WEST QUARTER-FINAL Starring Ben Garrod

Sun 4 March 3pm So you think you know about Dinosaurs! is the hit stage show starring dinosaur aficionado Dr Ben Garrod. Get ready to go on an exciting pre-historic adventure as Ben talks you through the deadliest predators that ever roamed the planet.

Yes dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Allosaurus and Spinosaurus would have walked or swam right where you are now!

Pitting the knowledge of unwitting parents against their all-knowing kids, Dr Ben presents an interactive, educational and highly entertaining show using film footage from the BBC's Planet Dinosaur.

So come and test your knowledge against Dr Ben in this hit live interactive show which is bigger and better than ever.

Tickets: £17 Family Ticket: £45 for 3 + up to 3 more tickets £15 each Age: 5yrs+ Running Time: 1hr 45mins 10

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Sat 10 February 7pm As featured in the hit 'Pitch Perfect' films, The Varsity Vocals International Championship of A Cappella is the only international tournament that showcases the art of university a cappella singing. In this Quarter-Final, audiences will see six to ten of the finest university a cappella groups that the South West has to offer; all battling for a place in the prestigious UK Final at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London in March 2018. Groups will there have the opportunity to advance to the Broadway International Finals in New York.

Expect riffing, humour, and superb musicianship, in an evening that is perfect for all ages. www.varsityvocals.com Tickets: A £25 B £20 C £17.50 D £15 Concs: £5 off all bands Ages: all ages Running Time: TBC

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The Soldiers' Arts Academy in association with the Playground Theatre presents

SOLDIER ON

by Jonathan Lewis

Thu 22 & Fri 23 February 7.30pm What happens when a company of ex-soldiers becomes a company of actors? A theatrical band of brothers.

Although it’s not a cure all, the bonding, the humour, the theatre of war helps to put them back together again - as a company of veterans and actors rehearse a play about a company of veterans and actors.

Tickets: £14 Concs: £2 off Student Standby: £5 Age: 14yrs+ contains strong language and adult references Running Time: 2hrs

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Although worlds apart they begin to realize there are more similarities between military life and the theatre than they bargained for, building a powerful new world of their own.

This is a heart-warming story about surviving the forces and PTSD and what happens when you leave the military ‘family’.

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STEWART LEE CONTENT PROVIDER

SEMI-TONED:

LIVE AT THE EXETER NORTHCOTT

Mon 5 & Tue 6 March 7.30pm

Sat 10 March 7.30pm

After four years writing and performing his TV show Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, Content Provider is Stewart’s first brand new full-length show since the award-winning Carpet Remnant World.

For one night only, see Semi-Toned in their biggest show yet! Fresh from their recent appearances on BBC Two as winners of The Choir: Gareth's Best in Britain and as runners up on Sky 1's Sing: Ultimate A Cappella the boys in burgundy are back, singing a wide variety of modern hits as well as plenty of old classics. A preview of their forthcoming USA tour, this brand new show promises to wow audiences of all ages with its impressive harmonies and stunning choreography. Featuring special guest support act.

www.stewartlee.co.uk Tickets: £24.80 Age: 16yrs+ Running Time: 2hrs 10mins

««««« “The most consistently funny show of his brilliant career…

I laughed till it hurt.”

THE TIMES «««« “Characteristically twisty and frequently brilliant” THE GUARDIAN 12

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Tickets: £17.50 Students: £10 Age: all ages Running Time: 2hrs

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RICHARD ALSTON DANCE COMPANY Thu 8 & Fri 9 March 7.30pm Richard Alston Dance Company is an avidly followed UK dance company with some of the world’s finest dancers.

It returns with a full programme of works including a brand new piece by Associate Choreographer Martin Lawrance.

The programme also includes Carnaval a brand new piece by Alston performed to Schumann’s music of the same name. These evocative piano pieces describe different aspects of Schumann’s complicated personality. The music is played live by outstanding pianist Jason Ridgway and the costumes are by BAFTA Award winning designer Fotini Dimou.

Finally, Gypsy Mixture, a great Alston favourite has been newly revived for the first time in a decade.

With exhilarating dancing to the infectious music of Romanian and Macedonian gypsy bands this dance will lift your spirits and quicken your pulse. www.richardalstondance.com

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Tickets: A £21 B £18 C £15 D £13 Concs: £2 off bands B-D Schools: £9 for groups 10+ Student Standby: £5 Age: 8yrs+ Running time: 1hr 55mins Post Show Talk: Thu 8 March

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“As tellingly musical as any choreographer alive.”

NEW YORK TIMES “The Alston artists are exhilarating to watch” FINANCIAL TIMES

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DINING EVENTS

OUR DINING EVENTS ARE POPULAR, SO EARLY BOOKING IS STRONGLY ADVISED

MURDER MYSTERY EVENINGS

MOONSTONE

Sat 3 March 7.30pm Gabriel runs a successful jewellery business and has arranged a party for his friends and family. However, before the evening is out, one of the party is dead and a very precious stone has gone missing.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S MURDER

Sat 30 June 7.30pm It is 1935 and rehearsals are underway for a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Northcott Theatre. The cast are excited after a successful rehearsal, but they are interrupted by Detective Chief Inspector Appleby of Scotland Yard who has some bad news.

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ONLY FOOLS AND 3 COURSES

THE WEDDING RECEPTION

Join us for the dinner event of the year which combines fine food and classic comedy action, served up Only Fools & Horses style. Marlene and Boycie are hosting a Gala Dinner, but will things go to plan with Del, Rodney and Uncle Albert on the guest list?

The Wedding Reception sees Kate and Will expecting a small party to celebrate their wedding. But Kate’s mum had other plans. Cue uninvited guests, misbehaving family and secrets better left in the closet!

Fri 2 March 7.30pm

Expect a big fun night out in a friendly party atmosphere with some of the finest comedy actors in the land, and with your enjoyment top of the menu.

Tickets: £45, including a 3 course meal

Sat 17 March 7.30pm

This unbeatable theatrical dining experience is a sidesplitting, highly improvised comedy featuring four actors playing nine characters in a whirlwind two hours full of laughter, love and tears.

Tickets: £42.50, including a 3 course meal FROM THE PRODUCERS OF FAULTY TOWERS The Dining Experience

For all dining events, please contact the Box Office on 01392 726363 if you have any special dietary requirements.

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Wed - Fri 7pm, Sat 11am & 3pm, Sun 11am School Matinees Thu 1.30pm & Fri 10.30am When Stella sets off to visit London with her parents, Lord and Lady Saxby, she has no idea her life is in danger! Waking up three months later, only her Aunt Alberta can tell Stella what has happened. But not everything Alberta tells her turns out to be true and Stella quickly discovers she’s in for the fight of her life against her very own awful Auntie!

From the award-winning West End producers of Gangsta Granny comes the world premiere of David Walliams’ amazing tale of frights, fights and friendship, featuring a very large owl, a very small ghost and a very awful Auntie!

“The Birmingham Stage Company’s Gangsta Granny is truly brilliant, so I’m hugely excited that they’ve now brought Awful Auntie to the stage. Wagner and I can’t wait to see it!”

««««« "A triumphant adaptation of David Walliams' much loved book!" WHAT'S GOOD TO DO

Tickets: A £26 B £23 C £20 D £18 + Family Tickets: A £75* (£25) B £66* (£22) C £57* (£19) D £51* (£17) *for 3, up to 3 more tickets at price in brackets Illustrations © Tony Ross, 2014. Lettering of author’s name © Quentin Blake, 2010

Wed 14 - Sun 18 March 2018

+ Please note: seating plan bands for this show are different to the one printed in the brochure on page 50 – contact the box office for details, or view online.

Schools: £11.50 for groups 10+ Age: 5yrs+ Running Time: 2hrs

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“If you’ve never seen full mask theatre, there could be no better introduction than Vamos... the irresistible mix of humour and heartbreak makes them a must-see.”

HEREFORD TIMES “The storytelling is excellent” LYN GARDNER, THE GUARDIAN

Vamos Theatre presents a co-production with Mercury Theatre Colchester and a co-commission with London International Mime Festival

A BRAVE FACE Mon 19 & Tue 20 March 7.30pm Award-winning Vamos Theatre brings its trademark, wordless, full mask style to a story that needs to be told.

Set in Afghanistan in 2009, A Brave Face explores Post-Traumatic Stress, an unseen injury of war, and the impact it can have on even the closest of families. With engaging storytelling, physical dexterity and emotional insight, A Brave Face engages audiences across borders and boundaries. www.vamostheatre.co.uk

Tickets: £14 Concs: £2 off Schools: £9 groups 10+ Student Standby: £5 Age: 12yrs+ accessible to hearing and d/Deaf audiences alike.

Running Time: 75mins (no interval) Post Show Talks: Mon 19 & Tues 20 March

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««««« “Simply beautiful” WHAT’S ON STAGE “Outstanding” TIME OUT

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THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN Celebrating the sound of a generation

Wed 21 March 7.30pm Music fans are invited to the biggest party of the year as the unstoppable Magic of Motown show steams into town!

Prepare yourself for 40 back-to-back classic Motown hits, glittering costume changes, dazzling dance moves and outstanding musicianship in this explosive concert experience.

With timeless music of Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson and more.

This breath-taking concert spectacular takes you on a musical journey through all your favourite songs, including: Ain’t No Mountain, Signed Sealed Delivered, Dancing In The Streets, My Cherie Amor, Heatwave and many more. www.themagicofmotown.com Tickets: £29.30 Age: suitable for all ages Running Time: 2hrs

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LUCY WORSLEY – JANE AUSTEN AT HOME Sun 25 March 7.30pm Dr Lucy Worsley is passionate about making history engaging to the widest possible audience. Her new biography of Jane Austen will be published in May next year and takes a new look at Jane Austen’s life from the perspective of her bi-centenary. It considers what home meant to Jane, and tells the story through the rooms, spaces, possessions and places which mattered to her. Dispelling the myth of the cynical, lonely spinster Lucy instead offers us a witty and passionate woman of her time, who refused to settle for anything less than Mr Darcy.

Lucy is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces and is a hugely popular writer, broadcaster and speaker. This exclusive show accompanies the launch of her new biography of Jane Austen.

There will be a Q&A and book signing after the show.

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www.lucyworsley.com Tickets: £23.80 Running Time: 2hrs 10mins www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

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fingersmiths in co-production with The New Wolsey Theatre John Godber's

UP ’N’ UNDER Fri 23 & Sat 24 March 7.30pm Sat Matinee 2.30pm

The Wheatsheaf Arms rugby team, the laughing stock of Castleford’s Amateur Rugby League 7-a-Side tournament have never won a game, don’t have seven players and spend more time in the pub than on the pitch. With just 5 weeks to go, our hero coach Arthur has to convince them they can beat the mighty Cobblers Arms, but first he has to work out how to communicate with them…

John Godber’s award winning comedy, Up ’n’ Under, is given fingersmiths’ spin with a cast of Deaf and hearing actors using British Sign Language and spoken English to delight all audiences. www.fingersmiths.org.uk

Tickets: £15.50 Sat Matinee: £13.50 Concs: £2 off Schools: £9 for groups 10+ Student Standby: £5 Age: 14yrs+ Running Time: 1hr 55mins Access: every performance has live Audio Description, British Sign Language and spoken English.

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“Extraordinary practice that transforms contemporary classics for a 21stC audience” AUDIENCE MEMBER

Exeter Musical Society present

OLIVER!

BRAINIAC LIVE!

Music, Lyrics and Book by Lionel Bart Produced for the Broadway stage by David Merrick and Donald Albery

Sun 8 April, 2pm

Mon 2 - Sat 7 April 7.30pm Fri & Sat Matinees 2.30pm

2018 is a special year as it marks the 50th anniversary of the 1968 musical film adaptation of Oliver! and Exeter Musical Society (EMS) are delighted to be once again performing this wonderful story.

Let EMS take you on a musical adventure as you journey through Victorian England joining orphaned boy, Oliver Twist as he escapes the workhouse and travels through the underworld of London, meeting thieves and vagabonds on the way.

From the company that bought you Sister Act and Legally Blonde, Oliver! features fantastic sets, wonderful costumes and favourite songs including Consider Yourself, Oom Pah Pah and Who Will Buy. www.exetermusicalsociety.com Tickets: A £22.50 B £20.50 C £18.50 D £16.50 Fri & Sat Matinees: £16.50 Family Ticket: £60 (2 adults & 2 U16s matinees only) Age: 8yrs+ Running Time: 2hrs 30mins

Strap on your safety goggles boys and girls, as Science’s greatest and most volatile live show comes to Exeter. Based on the multiaward winning TV show, Brainiac Live! is back. More mischievous than ever before Brainiac Live! will take you on a breathless ride through the wild world of the weird and wonderful.

Expect exploding dustbins, combusting microwaves and loads of live daredevil stunts! Watch from the safety of your seat as the Brainiacs delve fearlessly into the mysteries of science and do all of those things on stage that you’re too scared to do at home! www.brainiaclive.com Tickets: £16 Family Ticket: £42 for 3, + up to 3 more tickets £14 each Age: 6yrs+ Running Time: 60mins (no interval)

GROUPS This amateur production is presented by arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Limited of New York.

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Kneehigh and Bristol Old Vic

Written by Daniel Jamieson Directed by Emma Rice

Tue 10 - Sat 14 April 7.30pm Wed Green Matinee 2.30pm* Sat Matinee: 2.30pm

Perhaps you’ve seen them floating over a Russian village?

Or perhaps you’ve seen her toppling forward, arms full of wild flowers, as he arches above her head and steals a kiss.

Meet Marc and Bella Chagall! The flying lovers of Vitebsk!

Partners in life and on canvas, Marc and Bella are immortalised as the picture of romance. But whilst on canvas they flew, in life they walked through some of the most devastating times in history.

Daniel Jamieson’s The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk traces this young couple as they navigate the Pogroms, the Russian Revolution, and each other. Emma Rice’s production is drawn in a theatrical language as fluid as Chagall’s paintings, and woven throughout with music and dance inspired by Russian Jewish tradition.

Perhaps you’ve glimpsed her rising like a kite, anchored to the earth only by his triumphant hand? They are holding on to hope, to history, and to each other.

Tickets: A £27.50 B £24.50 C £22.50 D £19.50 Wed Green Matinee: £18.50* Sat Matinee: £19.50 Concs: £2 off bands B-D Schools: £9 groups 10+ Student Standby: £5 Age: 10yrs+ contains references to war and some sexual references Running Time: 90mins (no interval)

*Support the environment and use Public Transport to attend this discounted midweek matinee show.

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«««« "A visual gem" THE STAGE «««« "Gloriously romantic" THE TIMES WINNER OF THE CAROL TAMBOR, BEST OF EDINBURGH AWARD 2017.

Photo: Steve Tanner Title: Daryl Waller

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THE ENGLISH CONCERT Harry Bicket director/harpsichord Nadja Zwiener violin

Sun 15 April 2.30pm The English Concert rank among the finest chamber orchestras across the world with an unsurpassed reputation for performances of baroque and early classical music. For this visit to Exeter Northcott the Orchestra presents music from the greatest Baroque masters upon whom they built their reputation, and casts light on some of the more neglected corners of the period with Tartini’s virtuosic violin concerto, performed by the orchestra’s inspirational leader Nadja Zwiener.

Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Purcell – Suite from Faerie Queen Rameau – Suite from Les fêtes de L'Hymen et de l'Amour Vivaldi – Concerto for strings in G minor Tartini – Violin Concerto in B minor Bach – Orchestral Suite No 3 englishconcert.co.uk

Tickets: A £32.50 B £28.50 C £24.50 D £18.50 Concs: £2 off bands B-D Student Standby: £5

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Fri 20 April 8.30am-5.30pm Exeter’s leading ideas festival is back for the seventh year, bringing you another exceptional line-up of speakers who are changing the world through their groundbreaking work and ideas.

The talks will inform, challenge and entertain.

We will encourage the audience to connect with each other, reflect on the day and turn inspiration into action.

What people said last year: “I’m still buzzing from TEDxExeter last Friday – and can’t wait for TEDxExeter 2018!”

“They’ve done it yet again TEDxExeter was breath-taking.”

Tickets go on sale at 10am on 1 Dec 2017 LIVE in Exeter Northcott Theatre £75 LIVESTREAM at Exeter University’s Alumni Auditorium £25 Both audiences will come together in the University’s Great Hall for delicious refreshments and lunch (all included in the ticket price).

TEDxExeter is licensed by TED and independently organised by volunteers. www.TEDxExeter.com

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RICHARD HERRING: OH FRIG, I’M 50!

ebp presents

HENRY BLOFELD: 78 RETIRED

Sat 21 April 7.30pm “I only regret the people I didn’t have sex with….. And 60% of the people I did have sex with.”

“Podfather” (The Guardian) and star of Radio 4’s Relativity, Richard Herring gets to the half century (against all odds) and looks at how his life has changed in the last decade, from irresponsible, single kidult, literally fighting his way through a mid-life crisis, to married father who is mid-way to the telegram from the Queen (though given she will be 140 in 2067, she might forget to send it).

Following on from Oh F***, I’m 40!, this is the second (and let’s face it, almost certainly penultimate) instalment in Herring’s once-a-decade examination of ageing.

Henry ‘My Dear Old Thing’ Blofeld has hung up his microphone after 50 years commentating on international cricket.

The cherished golden voice of cricket has decided to celebrate by touring the country with his brand-new show, jam-packed full of unheard anecdotes from on and off the pitch, as well as stories from the TMS box not allowed on the radio!

Don’t miss the chance to wave a bat in honour to the last bastion of the original Test Match Special team; the team who made it the much-loved programme it is today. The summers of cricket will never be the same without our ‘Dear Old Thing’. www.henryblofeld.co.uk Tickets: £21.50 Running Time: 2hrs 10mins

www.richardherring.com Tickets: £16.80 Running Time: 1hr 50mins

Sun 29 April 7.30pm

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««««« “jaw dropping... a superb production” EXPRESS & ECHO on Jungle Book Tue 24 – Sat 28 April 7pm

Wed Schools Matinee 1.30pm Sat Matinee 2.30pm From the team that brought you the smash hit Jungle Book, the award winning Metta Theatre, an Associate Company of Exeter Northcott Theatre, return with their extraordinary new adaptation of Little Mermaid.

With spectacular circus, awe-inspiring acrobatics and spellbinding original songs this is a show for everyone.

The Little Mermaid longs for life on land, the Prince is consumed by the lure of the sea. When a raging storm brings them together the wheels of fate are set in motion.

Sacrificing her voice to the powerful Sea Witch, the Little Mermaid and her Prince will face many more obstacles if they are ever to be together.

This breathtakingly beautiful production will enchant everyone from 8 to 108. A triumphant tale of love overcoming all. www.mettatheatre.co.uk Registered Charity No. 1151620

«««« “a sparkling production ...thrilling” IRISH TIMES on Jungle Book Tickets: £15 Family Ticket: £39 for 3, + up to 3 more tickets £13 each Schools: £9 for groups 10+ Student Standby: £5 Age: 8yrs+ Running Time: 70mins (no interval) BSL & Audio Described Performance: Sat 28 April 2.30pm, with Touch Tour at 1pm

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Mark Bruce Company present

Tickets: A £19 B £17 C £15 D £13 Concs: £2 off bands B-D Schools: £9 for groups 10+ Student Standby: £5 Age: 11yrs+ Running Time: 1hr 45mins Post Show Talk: Mon 1 May

Mon 1 & Tue 2 May 7.30pm

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Multi-award-winning Mark Bruce Company present a striking dance theatre adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a tragic descent into the darkest sides of human nature.

Goaded by the whispers of demons, the Macbeths (Jonathan Goddard, Eleanor Duval) unleash murder for their own gains and set in motion their path to madness and self-destruction, unravelling events in a nightmare they cannot control.

“Kill for a ticket.”

THE OBSERVER on Dracula

With a cast of nine and designed by the creative team that brought you Dracula and The Odyssey, this dance theatre production realises a beautifully harrowing vision of an internal wasteland formed from the pursuit of power through ruthless means. www.markbrucecompany.com

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© Disney 2017

SING-A-LONG-A BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

ENCORE DANCE COMPANY

Sat 5 May 7pm

Sun 6 May 2.30pm

Singalonga Productions invite you to “Be our Guest” at Sing-a-Long-a Beauty and the Beast. Join us as we celebrate with a screening of Disney’s brand new adaptation of the iconic fairy tale, with on-screen lyrics so everyone can join in!

Encore Dance Company, the 3rd year Graduate Company from Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, returns with an exciting mixed programme of all dance genres.

Our Singalonga host will start with a preshow where they will warm up your voices, teach you some hand actions, show you how to use the famous Singalonga props bag during the film and when to Boo the arrogant Gaston and of course judge the fancy dress competition!

So some along and celebrate this “tale as old as time”, dress as your favourite character and get ready to feel part of a real fairytale. www.singalonga.net

Tickets: £16 U16s: £12 Family Tickets: £48 for 4 (max 2 adults); £36 for 3 (max 1 adult) Age: PG Running Time: 2hrs 50mins

FAMILY Registered Charity No. 1151620 GROUPS

This year’s show includes works by Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Ernst Meisner, Kerry Nicholls and many other world-acclaimed choreographers.

Tickets: £15 Concs: £2 off for benefit recipients, registered disabled, students, 60+, U16s Age: all ages Running Time: 2hrs

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“an impressive performance…

This was Encore Dance in the best form I’ve ever seen it.”

DANCING TIMES on Encore Dance 2017 www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

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Jammy Voo presents

THE SLEEPER - A Teenage Fairy Tale in collaboration with Rhum and Clay

Tickets: £16 Concs: £2 off Age: 11yrs+ Running Time: 60 mins (no interval)

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Thu 3 & Fri 4 May 7.30pm A teenager refuses to get up. She only wants to sleep. For a hundred years. At least.

With glittering 80s glam, Exeter-based touring theatre company Jammy Voo team up with Rhum and Clay to bring you a darkly delicious and furiously funny performance inspired by the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. With physical theatre, puppetry and featuring eighties pop duo ‘The Fairies’ live on stage, we are served a juicy portion of teenage-trouble, where a kiss can solve a lot of problems, but not all of them...

«««« "Adventurous fantasy theatre" HAMAR NEWS, NORWAY

A show for family audiences, ages 11 +

Commissioned by Exeter Northcott Theatre and Coproduced by Teater Innlandet (Norway), with support from Arts Council England.

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"A fascinating show for all ages" GD KULTER LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Tickets: A £25.50 B £22.50 C £20 D £17.50 Sat Matinee: £17.50 Concs: £2 off bands B-D Schools: £10 groups 10+ Student Standby: £5 Age: 14yrs+ Running Time: 100 mins (no interval)

By William Shakespeare Directed by Sean Holmes

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Tue 8 – Sat 12 May 7.30pm

««««« “Quite brilliant” INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Wed & Thu School Matinees 1.30pm Sat Matinee 2.30pm The Lyric and Filter’s riotous reinterpretation of one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, comes to Exeter Northcott, after its critically acclaimed London and international festival runs.

Featuring original live music, this classic tale of young lovers and warring fairies is given a unique and irreverent twist.

Don’t miss one of the most exciting and inventive Shakespeare productions of recent years.

www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

Jonathan Broadbent as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream 2016. Photo by Tristram Kenton.

A Lyric Hammersmith & Filter Theatre production

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UK Touring presents

ROGER McGOUGH +LiTTLe MACHiNe Sun 13 May 7.30pm

Roger McGough’s new show with Walter, Steve and Chris of LiTTLe MACHiNe features a fine selection of vintage, classic and surprising poems set to music, as featured on the new album The Likes of Us. Hilarious and surreal, McGough is a poet of many voices. Menace and melancholy there may be, but with plenty of McGough’s characteristic wit and wordplay too. LiTTLe MACHiNe are the must have act at Literary Festivals from York to Dubai, setting classic poems to music and performing them with energy, passion and humour. It’s poetry but not like you’ve heard or seen it before. @McgoughRoger Tickets: £20 Age: 12yrs+ Running Time: 2hrs 10mins

MAIN AND A DRINK

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"What a night. Roger and Little Machine stormed it!" BEWDLEY FESTIVAL

Komedia Entertainment & Live Nation Present

COUNT ARTHUR STRONG IS ALIVE AND UNPLUGGED Sat 19 May 8pm

Alone, solo and by himself, with no one with him, the show business Colossasus (check that) takes us back on a journey through his early career. Using the latest technology and all that (I presume we’ve got a projector?) he will be delving into his own personal box of video cassettes and talking us (you) through the highlights of his glittering TV career, with many of his trademark stories we’ve come to love him for. If you only buy one ticket for something this year make sure it’s this and bring someone with you. You won’t be disappointed by him (me).

Tickets: £22.80 Age: all ages Running Time: 1hr 50mins

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Featuring the music and lyrics of Richard M Sherman & Robert B Sherman and Al Sherman and Robert J Sherman Book by Robert J Sherman

Tickets: £22.80 Wed Green Matinee: £18.80* Concs: U16s £15 Age: all ages Running Time: TBC

Tue 15 May – Fri 18 May 7.30pm

*Support the environment and use Public Transport to attend this discounted midweek matinee show.

Wed Green Matinee 2.30pm*

The compelling story of one family’s century-long, award-winning musical journey; and you already know all the songs!

GROUPS

Three generations of Sherman songwriting is brought to life in this delightful show: from Tin Pan Alley songwriter Al Sherman— writer for artists including Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald— to the Oscar and Grammy Award winning Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh) up to present day, with songs from Robert J. Sherman’s own musical Love Birds.

Catch this practically perfect family production on its premiere UK tour celebrating 100 years of Sherman family music.

Registered Charity No. 1151620

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PaddleBoat Theatre Company present

Tickets: £9 Family Ticket: £21 for 3, + up to 3 more tickets £7 each Age: 4yrs+ Running Time: 50mins (no interval)

MARGO & MR. WHATSIT Sun 20 May 2.30pm

FAMILY

Do you have an imaginary friend? A little piece of mischief only you can see?

Sophia’s imaginary friend is called Mr. Whatsit, and he’s always there with a new joke to tell and a new game to play – that is, until the day she unimagines him. Now there’s a new imaginary friend in town – the tea-drinking, lipstickwearing, ever-confident Margo.

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Can Mr. Whatsit’s childish playfulness keep him from being unimagined forever? And as Sophia’s imagination goes to war, will she manage to find peace in her new home?

PaddleBoat Theatre Company present a lively and imaginative tale full of mime, puppetry, music, clowning and object play and invite you to enter Sophia’s world, where the real and the imaginary collide and friends are never far away. o @paddleboattco www.paddleboattheatre.co.uk

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BALLET CENTRAL Sun 27 May 7.30pm Under the artistic direction of Christopher Marney, Ballet Central returns with a new programme showcasing the best in dance theatre. These young dancers on the cusp of their professional careers will perform a mixed bill, featuring works by worldrenowned choreographers.

See Jenna Lee’s brand new creation Black Swan, a dark twist on the iconic classic, and a gothic reworking of the Fairies Prologue from Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty. An excerpt from FAR by the multi award-winning choreographer and director Wayne McGregor will also feature and to celebrate the work of Kenneth MacMillan the repertoire includes an excerpt from his rarely-seen Valley of Shadows. Finally, enjoy Christopher Gable’s Cinderella, a timeless version of a much-loved fairy tale.

BARRY CRYER & COLIN SELL - STRICTLY COME JOKING Sun 10 June 7.30pm Barry Cryer and Colin Sell – the Ant and Dec of the sanatogen set, reunite to bring you a new show, devised by them after the visitors left. Cryer, still a “Sprightly Veteran” (Undertakers Gazette) and Sell a “Legendary Virtuoso” (Pensioners Website) combine to entertain you with songs, jokes and the amazing realization that they’re still here.

Join them before they come apart.

Tickets: £22 Running Time: 2hrs

Tickets: A £16.50 B £14.50 C £12.50 D £12.50 Concs: £2 off bands B-D Schools: £9 groups 10+ Student Standby: £5 Age: 6yrs+ Running Time: TBC GROUPS MEMBERS Registered Charity No. 1151620

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MOZART //

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Tue 22, Wed 23 & Sat 26 May 7.30pm English Touring Opera presents an energetic new production of one of the world’s most beloved operas, Mozart’s classic comedy The Marriage of Figaro. During the course of one eventful day, Figaro and Susanna must overcome every obstacle put in their way by Count Almaviva and his cronies before they can finally be united as man and wife. Blanche McIntyre (Tosca, 2017) returns to direct this most warmhearted of operas, equally acclaimed for its sublime music and huge sense of fun.

Tickets: A £36 B £33 C £26 D £21 Concs: £2 off bands B-D Student Standby: £5 Pre-Show Talks: 6.30pm Wed 23, Fri 25 & Sat 26 May (Venues TBC).

GROUPS TALK

Praise for Il tabarro & Gianni Schicchi (2011)

Sung in English with surtitles

PUCCINI //

IL TABARRO & GIANNI SCHICCHI Thu 24 & Fri 25 May 7.30pm Puccini’s one-act operas Il tabarro and Gianni Schicchi could hardly be more different: one is a moody romance ending in a grotesque murder on a barge in Paris, and the other is a sparkling comedy about a family inheritance in Florence.

First performed in 2011 to great critical acclaim, this double bill shows Puccini at his finest as a master of the theatre that speaks to the heart.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles whatson.englishtouringopera.org.uk

“Ensemble work doesn’t get tighter than this” INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY  THE INDEPENDENT  SUNDAY EXPRESS  DAILY TELEGRAPH  THE TIMES

Registered Charity No. 1151620

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Mon 28 May – Sat 2 June 7.30pm Wed Green Matinee 2.30pm* Sat Matinee 2.30pm

Flashdance – The Musical returns to the UK for the first time since 2011 starring Strictly Come Dancing Champion Joanne Clifton as Alex Owens and A1 heart-throb and singer-songwriter Ben Adams as Nick Hurley.

Tickets: Mon – Thu Evenings: A £36 B £34 C £32 D £28 Fri & Sat Evenings: A £38 B £36 C £34 D £30 Wed Green Matinee: A £28 B £26 C £24 D £20* Sat Matinee: A £36 B £34 C £32 D £28

Flashdance tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex, a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’ by night, who dreams of going to the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy and becoming a professional dancer. When a romance with Nick Hurley complicates her ambitions, she harnesses it to drive her dream.

Concs: £2 off bands B-D Age: 11yrs+ Running Time: TBC

Prepare to be blown away with an astonishing musical spectacle and phenomenal choreography to this iconic score, including the smash hits Maniac, Gloria, I Love Rock & Roll and the awardwinning title track Flashdance - What a Feeling.

*Support the environment and use Public Transport to attend this discounted midweek matinee show.

GROUPS

Presented by Selladoor Productions - producers of Footloose, Avenue Q and Little Shop of Horrors and Runaway Entertainment, Flashdance - The Musical is not to be missed!

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“It looks superb, sounds divine and ends happily. Who could ask for more?”

THE EVENING STANDARD

“entirely enchanting” TIME OUT

“this absurdly silly but sweetly touching version of Iolanthe is a comic pleasure.”

THE GUARDIAN

Tue 5 – Sat 9 June 7.30pm Sat Matinee 2.30pm

Having wooed audiences with the Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore and The Mikado, Sasha Regan returns with her most critically acclaimed production to date, Iolanthe.

Universally regarded as Sir Arthur Sullivan’s most beautiful score, Iolanthe is a topsy-turvy love story between the most unlikely of couples… fairies and members of the House of Lord’s! Sasha Regan’s inimitable inventiveness combined with Gilbert and Sullivan’s inherent barminess make for an unmissable night out.

Registered Charity No. 1151620

Tickets: A £26 B £23 C £20.50 D £18 Sat Matinee: £18.50 Concs: £2 off bands B-D Student Standby: £5 Age: 6yrs+ Running Time: 2hrs 25mins Post Show Talk: Wed 6 June

GROUPS MEMBERS TALK

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««««« “no-holdsbarred comedy” METRO «««« “Hugely funny” THE TIMES

WHO, ME. Wed 27 June 7.30pm

Wed 13 June 7.30pm Following a sold out run at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory and two critically-acclaimed West End runs, David Baddiel takes his Olivier-nominated oneman show to theatres nationwide.

My Family: Not the Sitcom is a show about memory, ageing, infidelity, dysfunctional relatives, moral policing on social media, golf, and gay cats. A massively disrespectful celebration of the lives of David Baddiel’s late sex-mad mother, Sarah, and dementia-ridden father, Colin.

Doctor Who is about to face his greatest challenge: his number one fan. Rob Lloyd (BBC America’s Doctor Who: Earth Conquest) is putting The Doctor on trial.

Is Doctor Who (the television show) guilty of inciting in Rob a debilitating obsession, or has it shaped him into a well-rounded, mentally-sound member of society?

WHO, ME. is a hilarious romp across the Doctor’s 54 years, 13 faces and countless adventures.

Tickets: £15 Concs: £2 off Age: all ages Running Time: 80mins (no interval)

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Come and be offended on David’s behalf!

Tickets: £27 Age: 14yrs+ Running Time: 2hrs

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presents

ugly duckling Sat 16 June 2pm, 4pm & 6pm

Tickets: £9.50 Family Ticket: £22.50 for 3 + up to 3 more tickets £7.50 each Age: suitable for all ages Running Time: 40 mins (no interval)

FAMILY

"A spellbinding treat" THE STAGE

Don’t miss Northern Ballet’s hugely popular Ugly Duckling as it returns to the stage for the first time since 2013.

Ugly Duckling is lonely and fed-up, ignored by those around her who think she is too ugly to fit in. She tries to make friends with fellow ducklings as well as with frogs, cats and even a fox, but realising she is not like any of these animals, she is left sad and alone.

Follow the duckling on her journey as she overcomes her troubles and realises that she was beautiful all along.

Retelling the famous Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, Ugly Duckling is the perfect opportunity for your little ones to enjoy live ballet, music and theatre for the first time.

As seen on CBeebies, Northern Ballet’s sell-out productions for children are not to be missed.

Registered Charity No. 1151620

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Tilted Wig Productions and Malvern Theatres present

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

by Charles Dickens

With Nichola McAuliffe as Miss Havisham Adapted by Ken Bentley

Tue 19 – Sat 23 June 7.30pm Wed Green Matinee 2.30pm* Sat Matinee 2.30pm

The producers who have delighted audiences in recent years with Travels with my Aunt, Our Man in Havana and A Christmas Carol are back with Dickens’ timeless classic in a powerful new stage adaptation.

Tickets: A £25 B £22 C £19.50 D £16.50 Wed Green Matinee: £15* Sat Matinee: £17 Concs: £2 off bands B-D Schools: £9 groups 10+ (Wed mat & Tue - Thu eves B-D) Student Standby: £5 Age: 12yrs+ Running Time: 2hrs 30mins

*Support the environment and use public transport to attend this discounted midweek matinee show.

GROUPS MEMBERS

Following a terrifying encounter with an escaped convict, young Pip is given an unexpected chance to better himself by visiting the reclusive and mysterious Miss Havisham. In the decaying grandeur of her house, Pip falls in love with Estella and helped by an anonymous benefactor, he moves to the bustling city to pursue his dream of winning Estella’s heart and of becoming part of the educated elite.

Olivier Award-winning actress, Nichola McAuliffe, leads the cast as the iconic Miss Havisham.

Nichola is best known for her role in the long running TV series, Surgical Spirit, the films Tomorrow Never Dies and Chéri and her many stage appearances including Kiss Me Kate for the RSC, The Night of the Iguana in the West End and Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van.

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BALLET BLACK Mon 25 & Tue 26 June 7.30pm Audiences can’t resist the ‘joyously unpredictable’ (Guardian) programmes danced by Ballet Black, back for their seventh year.

Led by Artistic Director Cassa Pancho, this company celebrates dancers of black and Asian descent, showcasing technique, precision and grace in specially commissioned pieces.

As part of their latest double bill, renowned British choreographer Cathy Marston, choreographs a new narrative ballet for the Company. Based on Can Themba’s South African fable The Suit, this is the first dance adaptation of the affecting short story.

Completing the evening is Arthur Pita’s Olivier nominated A Dream Within a Midsummer Night’s Dream, described as ‘charming and hilarious’ by Dance Europe magazine. The production mixes classical and contemporary to distil the essence of Shakespeare’s comedy, unfolding to an eclectic soundtrack that includes Eartha Kitt, Barbra Streisand and Yma Sumac. Performing it, ‘the company have never looked better’ (Independent).

Tickets: A £21.50 B £18 C £15 D £13 Concs: £2 off bands B-D Schools: £9 for groups 10+ Student Standby: £5 Age: 7yrs+ Running Time: TBC Post Show Talk: Mon 25 June

GROUPS MEMBERS TALK

 “a delicious confection of a Dream, richly choreographed… but subverted by a rude and surreal spirit of misrule.”

THE GUARDIAN “magical, funny, beautiful and anarchic” THE STAGE

www.balletblack.co.uk

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Tall Stories present

Tickets: £14 Family Ticket: £39 for 3, + up to 3 more tickets £13 each Age: 4yrs+ Running Time: 55mins (no interval)

FAMILY

 Sat 7 & Sun 8 July Sat 2pm & 4pm; Sun 11am & 2pm

“Faultless family fare…

One of the best examples of children’s theatre” WHATSONSTAGE.COM

Join a tiny snail on her trip round the world in Tall Stories’ (creators of the The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom stage shows) magical, musical adaptation of the fantastic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Longing to see the world, a tiny snail hitches a lift on the tail of a humpback whale. Together they go on an amazing adventure - but when the whale gets beached, how will the snail save him? Follow the tiny snail’s exciting journey, as seen through the eyes of an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father...

 “An imaginative and heartfelt adaptation” THE LIST

Storytelling, live music and lots of laughs, in a show for everyone aged 4 and up.

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The Snail and the Whale © Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

“An exquisite piece of theatre” THE STAGE

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a trademark touring and watermill theatre production

by IAN HISLOP & NICK NEWMAN

Mon 10 – Sat 15 September 7.30pm Wed Green Matinee 2.30pm* Sat Matinee 2.30pm

Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s The Wipers Times tells the true and extraordinary story of the satirical newspaper created in the mud and mayhem of the Somme. The Wipers Times is coming to Exeter direct from a record breaking West End season.

 "remarkable forerunner to Private Eye" DAILY TELEGRAPH

Tickets Mon – Thu Evenings & Sat Matinee: A £31.50 B £29 C £27 D £23 Fri & Sat Evenings: A £33.50 B £31 C £29 D £25 Wed Green Matinee: £22* Concs: £2 off bands B-D Student Standby: £5 Age: 10yrs+ Running Time: 2hrs 20mins

*Support the environment and use Public Transport to attend this discounted midweek matinee show.

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2017/18 SEASON The BSO continues its concert season with Tchaikovsky’s most famous symphony, Britain’s favourite Cello Concerto, and appearances by world-class artists including BSO Chief Conductor Kirill Karabits and Stephen Hough. Multibuy discounts are still available for booking 4 or more concerts!

Wednesday 20 December 7.30pm LAST NIGHT OF THE CHRISTMAS PROMS Hits from Broadway and the West End, as well as seasonal classics including Chestnuts Roasting, Santa Baby and more!

Pete Harrison conductor Annie Skates, James Spilling singers

Wednesday 21 February 7.30pm ELGAR’S CELLO EULOGY Wagner Siegfried Idyll Elgar Cello Concerto Dvorák Symphony No.9 'New World' Christoph König conductor Leonard Elschenbroich cello

Tuesday 2 January 3pm NEW YEAR JOHANN STRAUSS GALA Celebrate the New Year in a swirling selection of waltzes, marches, polkas and arias!

Victor Aviat conductor Rhian Lois soprano

Thursday 15 March 7.30pm FINDING ANSWERS Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 ‘Emperor’ Ives The Unanswered Question Brahms Symphony No.1 Thierry Fischer conductor Stephen Hough piano

Friday 26 January 7.30pm TRIUMPH AND PASSION Khachaturian Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 Mikhail Tatarnikov conductor Boris Giltburg piano Thursday 1 February 7.30pm MONUMENTAL BRAHMS Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 Lyatoshinsky Symphony No.3 Kirill Karabits conductor Sunwook Kim piano Thursday 15 February 7.30pm HEROES & MONSTERS More music from the movies including Dracula, Jurassic Park, Lord of the Rings, King Kong, Jaws, Gremlins and more!

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Thursday 26 April 7.30pm EXETER CATHEDRAL NOTES OF NOSTALGIA Britten Four Sea Interludes Dvorák Cello Concerto R Strauss Tod und Verklärung James Feddeck conductor Daniel Müller-Schott cello

Tickets £16-£40.

5-8 concerts - 20% discount, 4 concerts - 10% discount All concerts take place at the Great Hall, University of Exeter, except Thu 26 April, which takes place at Exeter Cathedral.

Exeter Northcott Theatre Box Office: 01392 726363 www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

EXETER NORTHCOTT THEATRE IS ALSO SELLING TICKETS FOR: Crediton Schools Music Cluster present

POP OF COLOUR

Wed 7 March 7pm

The Great Hall, University Of Exeter Young people from fourteen schools in the Crediton music cluster bring you a fabulous evening of musical entertainment. Each school has chosen a different song or medley to perform and looks forward to presenting a colourful evening of music. Be entertained with music such as Mr Blue Sky, Supermassiveblackhole or songs from The White Stripes or Pink.

As always, our singers are looking to provide you with an evening of pure entertainment so do come along and be uplifted by the enthusiasm of youth! f/csms2s Tickets: A £7.50 B £6.50 C £5.50* Concs: £2 off for U16s, students, 60+, benefit recipients and registered disabled

AMADEUS ORCHESTRA

Friday 20 July 7pm Exeter Cathedral

Conductor: Philip Mackenzie Adams: Short ride in a fast machine Stravinsky: The rite of spring Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique The Amadeus Orchestra returns to Exeter Cathedral with their much anticipated annual summer concert and a thrilling programme of music from USA, Russia and France. Short Ride is described by Adams as a 'Fanfare for Orchestra' and leaves the listener breathless during its four minutes of puslating rhythmic drive. Stravinsky's Rite, although 105 years old, sounds as fresh today as it ever did. The first performance famously caused a riot! Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique is an hedonistic ride through the fantasies of a young musician who has poisoned himself with opium in a paroxysm of love-sick despair. What better orchestra to play these three vivid and ground-breaking pieces than the Amadeus Orchestra who were praised in the Times thus: "They played with a zeal and quality that some more famous orchestras might learn from." www.amadeusorchestra.co.uk Tickets: A £35 B £30 C £25 D £20* Concs: £2 off bands B-D

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ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES During these performances a British Sign Language Interpreter will be positioned on the stage. Specific seats with a clear view of the signer are reserved in the main house auditorium and should be requested when booking.

Dick Whittington Sat 9 December 2pm The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon Sat 17 February 2pm Up ‘n’ Under Fri 23 March 7.30pm & Sat 24 March 2.30pm & 7.30pm Little Mermaid Sat 28 April 2.30pm AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES Audio described performances provide the audience with a description of the set, the characters, the costume, the scene and the lighting throughout the performance, interspersing with the actors’ dialogue. The information is relayed through a headset that will be given to you on arrival at the theatre. The headsets must be booked when booking your tickets (at no extra cost) and collected from the Box Office before the performance.

Dick Whittington Sat 9 December 2pm, with Touch Tour at 12.30pm The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon Sat 17 February 2pm, with Touch Tour at 1pm Up ‘n’ Under Fri 23 March 7.30pm & Sat 24 March 2.30pm & 7.30pm Little Mermaid Sat 28 April 2.30pm, with Touch Tour at 1pm RELAXED PERFORMANCES Relaxed and Dementia Friendly performances create a safe environment for those to enjoy theatre that would not normally have the opportunity to do so. If a member of your family is on the autistic spectrum or suffers from dementia then these performances are designed for everyone to enjoy in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

Dick Whittington Wed 13 December 2pm (Schools Matinee) and Thu 28 December 11am

We believe that there are many theatre, dance and music performances that could be enjoyed by adults with learning disabilities here at the Exeter Northcott Theatre and at partner venues across the city. The Audience Club offers subsidised tickets which can be bought as single tickets or in bundles for the season. The Audience Club is a safe and familiar group supported by regular volunteers to make going to the theatre a great and accessible social activity.

The Audience Club is run by Encounter Theatre & Therapy as part of their Positive Cultural Participation & Engagement project in partnership with Exeter Northcott Theatre, Exeter Phoenix and The Bike Shed Theatre with support from Theatre Alibi.

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GO TOGETHER CLUB Do you love theatre but don’t like going alone?

Have you recently moved to the area and want to meet others who love theatre?

Why not join our GO TOGETHER CLUB! Best of all – it’s FREE TO JOIN! When you come to a production you will be welcomed by one of our team, and have the opportunity to meet other members over coffee, a drink or even supper before the show. Some generous group members have even offered to pick people up from the car parks if needed.

We’ve reserved B Band seats in the theatre auditorium for the following theatre shows in our autumn season: Singin’ in the Rain Thu 25 Jan The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon Thu 15 Feb Richard Alston Dance Thu 8 March The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk Thu 12 April Little Mermaid Thu 26 April A Spoonful of Sherman Thu 17 May Iolanthe Thu 7 June Great Expectations Thu 21 June There is no extra charge – all you have to do is contact the Box Office on 01392 72 63 63 and ask for a ‘Go Together Ticket’ for a show of your choice and one of our volunteers will be in touch to finalise details for your visit.

Why not give it a try and Go Together!

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EDUCATION & REACH OUT

The education department has been busier than ever in 2017. As well as the successful launch of our Easter and Summer Schools, which offered 40 young people the opportunity to work intensively, creatively and collaboratively and create a piece of theatre from scratch in a week, we also re-launched the Northcott Young Company. 18 young people took to the stage in September to present RIME – their twenty-first century re-imagining of Samuel Taylor-Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

Easter School 2018 9 – 13 April

For up to 20 participants aged 11 – 14 Want to make a piece of theatre from scratch in a week? Come and join us for this week long course, meet new friends and have fun!

“My son thoroughly enjoyed the workshops, made some new friends and wants to do it all again!

We thought the final production was really impressive. So thank you to you and the team for all your hard work and inspiration” PARENT OF 2017 EASTER SCHOOL PARTICIPANT

See our website for more information and prices.

Summer School 2018 30 July – 3 August

Exclusively for Year 10 students As an alternative to a traditional work experience programme, we are excited to run our Summer School again in 2018. Designed especially for Year 10 students, this free week long course offers opportunities to gain an insight into all the workings of the theatre, trial an audition piece as well as making a piece of theatre to share with friends and family on the Friday!

20 free places are available and application forms will be available on our website from January.

“I thoroughly enjoyed the Northcott Summer School Week. It was a great experience, and I learnt so much about how the theatre runs, both on the performing side and behind the scenes… It was an amazing experience to meet like-minded people and spend a week exploring creative performance styles, creating a show that pushed us to work together efficiently and imaginatively.

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WORKSHOPS Awful Auntie Art & Drama Workshops January, February & March

Years 4, 5 and 6 – for groups of up to 40 students Experience the power of friendship, the search for truth, a dose of owls, some nasty tricks – and one awful auntie!

Take part in our Key Stage Two workshops to explore these themes and more as we welcome Birmingham Stage Company’s adaptation of David Walliams’ best-selling book Awful Auntie to our stage in March.

Following the success of our Gangsta Granny and The Twits workshops, we are excited to offer these two-hour practical sessions which can be delivered at your school from mid-January to mid-March.

For more information and prices visit our website.

Little Mermaid Workshops March & April

BTEC and GCSE – for groups of up to 30 students (can be adapted for Key Stage Three) Following the massive success of Jungle Book in 2016, award-winning Metta Theatre return to the Northcott in April with their extraordinary new adaptation of Little Mermaid.

Featuring spectacular circus, awe-inspiring acrobatics and spellbinding original folk songs this is a show for everyone.

Inspired by the work of Exeter Northcott Associates Metta Theatre in adapting classic stories, participants will explore how to reimagine and retell classic stories through spoken word and free verse. Led by Lisa Hudson of Exeter Northcott Theatre these workshops will culminate in the chance to perform short spoken word narratives inspired by the stories of Hans Christian Anderson.

For more information and prices visit our website.

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Whatever you love about Exeter Northcott Theatre, be it drama, dance, music or a little bit of everything, our scheme is the perfect way for you to get more of what you love for less.

With savings of 20% on up to 4 tickets per show on selected productions and a host of other exciting and valuable benefits you can support Exeter Northcott Theatre and get a great deal however you enjoy your theatre. All you need to do is pick the membership level that’s right for you…

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Feeling really generous? Give us your support as a Patron or Benefactor and enjoy a whole new level of recognition and reward. From special invitations for an array of exclusive events to unprecedented access to the world behind the scenes at Exeter Northcott Theatre you’ll be right at the heart of the action. For more information about supporting us at Patron or Benefactor level please call 01392 726363 to speak to our Development Officer or email development@exeternorthcott.co.uk

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Memberships can be purchased online or by calling the Box Office. *This excludes commercial and community hires, charity events, tickets for the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra concerts and work by English Touring Opera. Shows sold at other venues may also not be included depending on circumstances.

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product has been classified as standard rate VAT. As a result our memberships must include a VAT contribution of 20%.

This is the reason why membership prices (for Member, Joint Member, Friend and Joint Friend) have increased by 20% for 2017.

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BOOKING INFO Online booking 24-hours a day www.exeternorthcott.co.uk Box Office: 01392 726363 Email: boxoffice@exeternorthcott.co.uk The Exeter Northcott Theatre Box Office, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QB is open for in person, telephone and email bookings Mon – Sat 10am to 6pm* and 1 hour before the performance on Sundays.

*In the evenings, the Box Office is open for half an hour after curtain up.

Tickets are also available from Exeter Visitor’s Information & Tickets: Dix’s Field, Exeter EX1 1GF, open Mon – Sat 9am to 5pm.

All ticket prices shown include a £1.50 CORE FUND Fee which goes towards the cost of operating and maintaining the Exeter Northcott Theatre.

Exeter Northcott Theatre’s full Terms & Conditions of Sale are available from the Box Office or online at: www.exeternorthcott.co.uk RUNNING TIMES: These include intervals (unless otherwise stated) and should be used as an approximate guide only.

GREEN MATINEES: Support the environment and use public transport to attend these discounted midweek matinees.

CONCESSIONS: Where concessions are advertised, discounted prices are available on price bands B, C & D for benefit recipients, registered disabled, patrons aged 60+, students and under 26s, unless otherwise stated on the event page. Only one concession applies unless otherwise stated.

STUDENT STANDBYS: Standbys must be bought in person and are available to students in full time education, are subject to availability, and must be purchased on the day of the performance up to one hour before the advertised performance start time.

ACCESS We are committed to making Exeter Northcott Theatre accessible to everyone. If you require any assistance please inform the Box Office on 01392 726363 in advance of your visit.

Exeter Northcott Theatre has 6 wheelchair spaces on Row G. Accessible toilets: Exeter Northcott Theatre has level access from Row G. There are 3 parking spaces for blue badge holders on The Queen’s Drive, 10 spaces in Car Park C and 5 spaces at Northcote House (see Parking Map overleaf).

Exeter Northcott Theatre has an enhanced hearing system that improves the experience for hearing-impaired theatregoers by transmitting enhanced audio to visitor’s hearing aids, or specially provided headphones. Equipment for both must be collected from the lower bar prior to the show, and patrons are advised to book central auditorium seats for the best reception.

Working dogs welcome.

Accessible Performances: wherever possible we endeavour to provide BSL interpreted, audio described, captioned or relaxed performances – look out for these symbols on the event pages.

SCHOOLS, COLLEGES & YOUTH GROUPS: Reduced price tickets available as shown. One teacher FREE with every 10 students.

FAMILY: Family ticket offer available. Check age guidelines for suitability.

GROUPS: Groups of 10+ get 11th ticket FREE.

A large print brochure is available on request from the Box Office.

MEMBERS: Support us and save 20% - see page 49 for more details.

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GETTING HERE Situated at the heart of the University of Exeter’s Streatham Campus, the Exeter Northcott Theatre is easier to get to than you might think, with good public transport links and plenty of FREE parking a short distance from the theatre.

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Getting home by bus The D bus leaves the bus stop opposite the front entrance of the theatre on North Park Road at 21mins and 51mins past the hour after 7pm and continues until 11.21pm (Mon – Sat) and 11.13pm (Sundays) to the city centre, ready for you to connect to other city centre late night services. For more information about this bus service, including updates to timetabling, please call 01392 427711 or visit www.stagecoachbus.com.

Getting here by train From Exeter St Davids Station, take the 1km walk up the hill to the University Campus.

Alternatively, taxis are available from both Exeter St David’s and Exeter Central railway stations. For more information on train services call 08457 48 49 50 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk.

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The last D services from the city centre to Exeter Northcott Theatre for evening shows Monday to Saturday are at 6.40pm (for 7pm shows), 7.02pm (for 7.30pm shows) and 7.32pm (for 8pm shows). Sunday D services start at 9.53am and then run at 23 and 53 mins past the hour until 6.23pm, then hourly at 7.02pm and at 2 mins past the hour until 11.02pm.

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Getting here on foot or by bike We’d like to encourage those who are able to walk or cycle to the Theatre to do so whenever they can. There are several cycle paths and lanes in and around the Theatre and university campus to ensure the safety of cyclists and there is a cycle shelter to the left of the theatre’s front entrance.

Getting here by car All car parking is FREE on campus after 6pm Mon - Fri, and all day on Saturdays and Sundays, regardless of permit restrictions on signage. All restrictions on parking are lifted for visitors during these times, but please be aware that car parks are pay and display at all other times.

Vehicle Routes and Parking The nearest car parks to the theatre are Car Parks C & D, located only a few minutes walk away, and Theatre patrons may park from 5pm if displaying a voucher which the Box Office will issue with your tickets on request.

Car Park C is located next to the INTO Academic Centre at the top of Stocker Road.

Entrance to the car park is on North Park Road, opposite the bus stop.

Car Park D is located at the end of North Park Road and is just a five minute walk from the theatre. This is a permit holder only car park Mon – Fri until 6pm, please check with the box office if attending a weekday daytime performance. /ExeterNorthcottTheatre

Stocker Road is open to pedestrians and cyclists only. Vehicles should enter the campus from Prince of Wales Road via Streatham Drive and then The Queen’s Drive, before joining North Park Road and then Rennes Drive (please see map below).

attend these discounted midweek matinee shows; School Matinees – we advise groups to travel to the theatre by coach for these performances.

This map will help you find the car parks.

For up to date information about planning your visit please contact the Box Office on 01392 726363, visit our website or check the information we send you with your tickets.

The biggest demand for parking at Streatham Campus is expected to be between 9am and 6pm from Monday to Friday during the University term. For this reason we now only schedule the following daytime shows: Green Matinees – please show your support for the environment and use Public Transport to

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STOP PRESS... STOP PRESS... STOP PRESS... STOP PRESS... STOP PRESS... STOP PRESS...

An Exeter Northcott, Nuffield Southampton Theatres and Rose Theatre Kingston co-production

DON CARLOS

by Friedrich Schiller Translated by Robert Davis MacDonald Director Gadi Roll

Thu 11 - Sat 20 October 2018 7.30pm Wed Green Matinee: 2pm* Sat Matinee 2.30pm

We are delighted to announce a major new revival of Friedrich Schiller’s Don Carlos starring Tom Burke as the Marquis of Posa.

This great Romantic drama forms part of our 50th anniversary season.

‘Love is only known by him who hopelessly persists in love’ Don Carlos faces the most profound of dilemmas. In a cruel twist of fate, his former fiancé and the love of his life, Elizabeth, has recently become his stepmother. His father and usurper is the tyrannical Philip II. Abandoned by both man and decree, Don Carlos must fend for himself. But one man, Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa, has never forgotten the childhood act of sacrifice that the Prince made on his behalf. Dreaming of freedom for his people, Rodrigo becomes an unlikely power broker in the King’s duplicitous court.

A double edge story of loyalty, love and friendship, and the abuses of power and statesmanship, Don Carlos is as resonant today as it was at the time.

Israeli theatre director Gadi Roll brings his trademark dynamic imagery and haunting soundscapes to Schiller’s masterpiece.

TICKETS Previews: £15 (Thu 11, Fri 12, Sat 13 & Mon 15 Oct 7.30pm) Tue – Wed Eves & Sat Matinee: A £30.50 B £28 C £25.50 D £23 Wed Green Matinee: £22* Thu, Fri & Sat Evenings: A £32.50 B £30 C £27.50 D £25 Concs: £2 off Schools: £10 for groups 10+ (a limited number of tickets are available in bands B-D Mon & Tue 7.30pm and Wed 2pm only) Student Standby: £5 BSL & Audio Described Performance: Sat 20 Oct 2.30pm, with Touch Tour at 1pm Age: 12yrs+ Running Time: TBC

GROUPS MEMBERS * Support the environment and use Public Transport to attend this discounted midweek matinee show.

SPRING/SUMMER 2018 DIARY

January

Mon 1

Dick Whittington

2pm

7pm

Wed 3

Dick Whittington

2pm

7pm

Thu 4

Dick Whittington

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Fri 5

Dick Whittington

10.30am*

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Sat 6

Dick Whittington

2pm

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Dick Whittington

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A Clockwork Orange

Wed 17

A Clockwork Orange

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Thu 18

A Clockwork Orange

7.30pm

Fri 19

A Clockwork Orange

7.30pm

Sat 20

A Clockwork Orange

Wed 24

Singin' in the Rain

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Singin' in the Rain

7.30pm

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Singin' in the Rain

7.30pm

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Singin' in the Rain

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The Mikado

7.30pm

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The Mikado

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Sat 3

The Mikado

Sun 4

Beyond My Control

Mon 5

Nina - a story about me and Nina Simone

8pm

Tue 6

Nina - a story about me and Nina Simone

8pm

Wed 7

Watch This Space

7.30pm

Thu 8

Andy Kirkpatrick's Psychovertical

7.30pm

Fri 9

ABBA - Forever

Sat 10

ICCA - Exeter Quarter Final

7pm

Wed 14

The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon

6pm

Thu 15

The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon

6pm

Fri 16

The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon

6pm

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The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon

Thu 22

Soldier On

7.30pm

Fri 23

Soldier On

7.30pm

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Only Fools & Courses

7.30pm

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Murder Mystery

7.30pm

Sun 4

So you think you know about Dinosaurs!

Mon 5

Stewart Lee - Content Provider

Tue 6

Stewart Lee - Content Provider

7.30pm

Thu 8

Richard Alston Dance Company

7.30pm Post Show Talk

Fri 9

Richard Alston Dance Company

7.30pm

Sat 10

Semi-Toned

7.30pm

Wed 14

Awful Auntie

7pm

Thu 15

Awful Auntie

Fri 16

Awful Auntie

10.30am*

Sat 17

Awful Auntie

11am

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The Wedding Reception

Sun 18

Awful Auntie

Mon 19

A Brave Face

Tue 20

A Brave Face

7.30pm

Wed 21

The Magic of Motown

7.30pm

Fri 23

Up 'n' Under

7.30pm †‡

BSL & Audio Described

Sat 24

Up 'n' Under

7.30pm †‡

BSL & Audio Described

Sun 25

Lucy Worsley - Jane Austen at Home

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Oliver!

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Tue 3

Oliver!

7.30pm

Wed 4

Oliver!

7.30pm

Thu 5

Oliver!

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Fri 6

Oliver!

2.30pm

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Sat 7

Oliver!

2.30pm

7.30pm

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Brainiac Live!

2pm

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The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk

Wed 11

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk

Thu 12

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk

7.30pm

Fri 13

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk

7.30pm

Sat 14

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk

2.30pm

Sun 15

English Concert Orchestra

2.30pm

Fri 20

TEDx Exeter

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Richard Herring - Oh Frig, I'm 50!

7.30pm

Tue 24

Little Mermaid

7pm

Wed 25

Little Mermaid

Thu 26

Little Mermaid

7pm

Fri 27

Little Mermaid

7pm

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Little Mermaid

Sun 29

Henry Blofeld: 78 Retired

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Macbeth

Wed 2

Macbeth

7.30pm 7.30pm

Thu 3

The Sleeper - A Teenage Fairy Tale

7.30pm

Fri 4

The Sleeper - A Teenage Fairy Tale

7.30pm

Sat 5

Sing-a-long-a Beauty and the Beast

7pm

Sun 6

Encore Dance

Tue 8

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Wed 9

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1.30pm*

Thu 10

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1.30pm*

Fri 11

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Sat 12

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Sun 13

Roger McGough + LiTTLe MACHiNe

7.30pm

Tue 15

A Spoonful Sherman

7.30pm

Wed 16

A Spoonful Sherman

Thu 17

A Spoonful Sherman

7.30pm

Fri 18

A Spoonful Sherman

7.30pm

Sat 19

Count Arthur Strong is Alive & Unplugged

8pm

Sun 20

Margo & Mr. Whatsit

Tue 22

ETO - The Marriage of Figaro

7.30pm

Wed 23

ETO - The Marriage of Figaro

7.30pm Pre Show Talk (Venue TBC)

Thu 24

ETO - Il tabarro & Gianni Schicchi

7.30pm

Fri 25

ETO - Il tabarro & Gianni Schicchi

7.30pm Pre Show Talk (Venue TBC)

Sat 26

ETO - The Marriage of Figaro

7.30pm Pre Show Talk (Venue TBC)

Sun 27

Ballet Central

7.30pm

Mon 28

Flashdance - The Musical

7.30pm

Tue 29

Flashdance - The Musical

7.30pm

Wed 30

Flashdance - The Musical

Thu 31

Flashdance - The Musical

7.30pm

Fri 1

Flashdance - The Musical

7.30pm

Sat 2

Flashdance - The Musical

Tue 5

Iolanthe

7.30pm

Wed 6

Iolanthe

7.30pm Post Show Talk

Thu 7

Iolanthe

7.30pm

Fri 8

Iolanthe

7.30pm

Sat 9

Iolanthe

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Barry Cryer & Colin Sell - Strictly Come Joking

7.30pm

Wed 13

David Baddiel My Family: Not The Sitcom

7.30pm

Sat 16

Northern Ballet - Ugly Duckling

Tue 19

Great Expectations

Wed 20

Great Expectations

Thu 21

Great Expectations

7.30pm

Fri 22

Great Expectations

7.30pm

Sat 23

Great Expectations

Mon 25

Ballet Black

7.30pm Post Show Talk

Tue 26

Ballet Black

7.30pm

Wed 27

Who, Me

7.30pm

Sat 30

Murder Mystery

7.30pm

2pm

4pm

6pm 7.30pm

2.30pm G

2.30pm

7.30pm

7.30pm

July Sat 7

The Snail and the Whale

Sun 8

The Snail and the Whale

G = Green Matinees. Support the environment and use Public Transport to attend these midweek matinee shows. * = Schools’ matinee RP = Relaxed Performance

2pm

11am

4pm

2pm

= Off peak performances

† = BSL Interpreted P = Preview Performance

‡ = Audio Described

VOLUNTEER Come and join our tea m…

Volunteers are not only a vital part of our day to day team here at the Exeter Northcott Theatre but essential if we are to continue to give our audiences and visitors memorable experiences.

Volunteer Stewards We are currently looking for friendly and approachable people to join our busy front of house team as volunteer stewards. Duties include showing people to their seats, selling programmes and ensuring the smooth running of every show.

You can download a volunteer steward pack with more information from our website or contact info@ exeternorthcott.co.uk / 01392 722409

Theatre Hires Did you know you can hire the theatre, bar and restaurant for your own production or event?

We have experienced staff at your disposal to offer you all the advice and guidance you may need.

Our kitchen is run by our head chef, Paul George Bending who can tailor a menu to suit your own requirements.

Our main auditorium seats up to 460 people, whilst our bar and restaurant area is a flexible space that can be laid out in a style to suit your needs.

For more information about hiring the theatre please contact Mark Gambrill, General Manager hires@exeternorthcott.co.uk / 01392 722409

All information contained in this brochure was correct at the time of printing, however Exeter Northcott Theatre reserves the right to make changes to the programme where necessary.

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