People Watching People
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Centipeople
The most beautiful things are the unobserved. We invite you to witness the stories of the everyday but unnoticed world of the community we live in through a piece of fun physical theatre that captures the excitement of the ordinary.
An unresolved accusation! Rumour, gossip, slander – media pressure! Pilot’s Thumb bring their signature style of personalising political and social dilemmas to bear upon a topical issue.
physical theatre age 12+ 45mins gallery@QT Thurs 6.00pm, Fri 10.30pm, Sat 7.15pm
drama age 14+ 40mins gallery@QT Fri 4.30pm, Sat 3.00pm, Sun 5.30pm
We are a moving line of attached people moving quickly from space to place. We will inhabit your landscape forming mini performances, images and soundscapes. We encourage our audience to interact, to change the picture, to join the centipede. So keep your eyes open, we might just pop up anywhere…
Bursary Boy
Fractal
The Blizzard
Tramps Like Us
A silent performance inspired by Charles C. Ebbets photograph ‘Lunch Atop A Skyscraper’ about human relationships, sweat and broken dreams.
A new play by award winning writer Dougie Blaxland which explores the culture of silence within the Catholic Church with regards to abuse.
An exploration in improvisation with two artforms simultaneously: music and dance, each interacting with the other.
Two homeless men share their wisdom and worldly knowledge as they rebuild their world, one rusty baked-bean can at a time.
comedy age 14+ 40mins The Baptist Hall Fri 10.15pm, Sat 2.00pm, Sat 8.30pm
drama age 14+ 75mins gallery@QT Fri 5.45pm, Sat 9.45pm, Sun 3.45pm
A maritime tale of three Newquay men and their life at sea, transporting Culm to Ireland and the west country. Story telling and music bring to life a forgotten part of Cornish working life.
Links With Lit
Snarks
Check In
Luna
This Was Your Life
How the oral tradition has shaped the written word and vice versa. Pete Castle (folk singer/storyteller) with stories and songs which have influenced literature; were influenced by literature; or which just remind one of works of literature. Shakespeare, Chaucer, Keats, Dickens, Hardy will feature in an entertaining mix.
An inspired piece of theatre by Philip Bailey based on Lewis Carroll’s ‘Hunting of the Snark’ and other nonsense verse. Directed by Rob Pudner and his Senior Company who promise a physical show full of colourful characters, adventure, slapstick and general silliness.
Facebook is an online social networking site. Users are encouraged to make a public digital legacy for themselves via updating their status by answering ‘What’s on your mind?’ and sharing photos, etc. Out There Theatre have devised a show from posts found on Facebook, so don’t forget to ‘Check In’.
drama age 8+ 75mins The Baptist Hall Fri 4.30pm, Sat 4.15pm, Sun 1.30pm
drama, physical-theatre age 14+ 40mins gallery@QT Thurs 9.00pm, Sat 8.30pm, Sun 1.00pm
A unique blend of dance and theatre telling the story of a transgendered teenager, based on the award winning novel by Julie Anne Peters. ‘LUNA charts Liam’s journey as he becomes a beautiful, new woman, [like] a butterfly emerging from the trappings of a cocoon...’ Wiltshire Times 2012
A comedy play with music where the audience are invited to the recording of everyone’s favourite reality show to determine the eternal fate of a recently deceased contestant. Funny, moving and with two possible endings - unpredictable! Reality TV will never be the same again. drama age 15+ 55 mins The Baptist Hall Thurs 10.00pm, Fri 6.15pm, Sat 6.00pm
The Last Lunch
The Chocolate Paradox
‘I never did...’
Absolute Improv!
Women of an Uncertain Age
Butcher Albert - enraged as vegans, hippies and pregnant grand-daughters come for lunch - tries to keep his Nokia out of the tofu casserole and resist ‘damaged stock’ from beef-farmer Pete. Think ‘The Archers’, only with more vegans, more acid… and more ritual murder.
A hard-centred comedy about chocolate and the credit crunch(ie), set in a small Yorkshire town. While Morris and Albert rehearse a play about George Cadbury and the Quakers, Ted and Trevor worry about financial jiggery-pokery in the uncertain world of big business. But will Alice fall for Ambrose’s sweet designs?
Approached from an adult perspective and using A.A Milne’s playful poetics from “When We Were Very Young”, this dance theatre solo seeks to capture, and therefore remember the essence of childhood. Tightly performed in the round this dynamic yet intimate solo leaves you guessing, what are the rules?
Middle-aged women: an Endangered Species. Marvel at their survival techniques and their extraordinary use of camouflage. Are we too old for careers, sex and a social life? Who says? Through sketches, monologues and music, discover what it means to be thirty plus – OK, 30XL – in the 21st Century.
drama age 14+ 75 mins studio@QT Thurs 5.00pm, Sat 6.30pm, Sun 5.45pm
drama age 14+ 60mins Boston Tea Party Thurs 6.15pm, Fri 5.00pm, Sun 3.30pm
drama age 12+ 75mins The Baptist Hall Thurs 9.00pm, Fri 9.15pm, Sat 3.15pm
This talented group of international improvisers instantly turn audience suggestions into unique sketches. Come shout zany ideas or bring unique items and see them transformed into fabulous scenes! “Had me laughing uncontrollably” 4 stars (Edinburgh Spotlight 2011). EdFringe 2011 smash hit! comedy improv age 12+ 60mins Boston Tea Party Fri 7.45pm, Sat 9.00pm, Sun 1.00pm
Two Women and a Play
Tea Anyone?
make-shift
a mid summer nights dream A Pirate’s Life for Me wolf + water/many directions theatre
Vagabondi Puppets
A return collaboration of the original Yo Yo Triptych, Cathy, Helen and Clare. Based on plays for two women explored through dance.
“We’re new here. Do you want to come in for a cup of tea?” Can we make a space into a home and strangers into a family in just 45 minutes?
An adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream set on the eve of the first world war performed by people with learning difficulties.
dance age 14+ 30mins The Baptist Hall Thurs 8.00pm, Sat 7.30pm, Sun 3.15pm
stories, chat, tea age 14+ 45mins Boston Tea Party Thurs 5.00pm, Sat 7.45pm, Sun 5.00pm
An intimate networked performance and discussion event that speaks about the fragile connectivities of human ecological relationships. make-shift takes place simultaneously in two ordinary houses one in Barnstaple, one in Providence USA – connected by a specially designed online interface.
Join old Captain Mary MacGuire and her trusty first mate Annie Greengrass as they tell you about their piratical past on the high seas with the help of puppets, songs, maps and an incredible unfolding ship. But be warned landlubbers - don’t believe a word!
Trouble and Strife
Revlon Scarlet Rescues the Crown Jewels
Dr Frankenstein’s Travelling Freak Show
Pirate Revlon Scarlet, time traveller, battles Captain Bligh to rescue the crown jewels for the 1952 coronation, meeting historical figures along the way.
Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein through the debauched and twisted eyes of one cynical raconteur and his faithful gaggle of gormless goons.
family show age 6+ 75 mins The Square Thurs 6.30pm, Fri 4.30pm, Sat 2.00pm & 6.00pm, Sun 2.00pm & 6.00pm
cabaret age 14+ 75 mins studio@QT Thurs 10.00pm, Fri 5.45pm, Sat 3.30pm
Straight and Narrow
Sky Boys
An old narrowboatman, his horse and visitors share short, tall tales and navigate truth and fiction on and beyond the canal.
Sue Smith, Jane Castree & Jules Laville Trouble and Strife is an evening of new cross-art performance work created by Plymouth based female choreographers as a celebration of International Women’s Day. Trouble and Strife is a diverse program of dance which challenges ideas about dance and its audiences. dance age 12+ 60mins studio@QT Fri 8.45pm
White Hippos Productions
drama age 12+ 45 mins gallery@QT Thurs 10.15pm, Sat 5.45pm, Sun 2.15pm
Psychic or Trick of the Mind Part 2 Paul Stockman
With performances on stage and television around the world, from New York to Las Vegas and from London to Paris, this show is set to be one of the most fascinating, fun and enjoyable nights of entertainment at this year’s festival. mind illusion age 10+ 60mins studio@QT Fri 7.15pm, Sat 2.00pm, Sat 10.00pm
Going Viral
Play It Again Theatre Company ‘Excellent . Hard-hitting yet sensitive.’ (Audience Member, 2011)
“Ladies and Gentlemen. Make way for Bella Jones, Britain’s Next Top Model!” How far would you go to secure your big break with an online modelling agency? Bribes, lies, a betrayal resulting in the ultimate consequence.... Who’s really in that chat room? drama age 11+ 60mins The Baptist Hall Thurs 6.30pm, Fri 7.45pm
Yo Yo
River Productions & Skylight Theatre
Morf-us
Pete Castle
storytelling, music, song age 14+ 60min Boston Tea Party Thur 7.45pm, Fri 9.00pm, Sat 5.00pm
Something Underground Theatre Company
Pidge Productions
Tin Shed Theatre Co.
Provocation Theatre Company
Entertainingly Different Youth Theatre
Plain Quakers
Blind Ditch
RunFree Theatre
Fractal
improv-dance, music age 12+ 60mins The Baptist Hall Thurs 5.00pm, Sat 9.45pm, Sun 4.15pm
Out There Theatre
Jessie Percival
drama age 12+ 75 mins studio@QT Fri 4.00pm, Sat 12.00pm, Sun 2.00pm
words and images 12+ 75mins A house in Barnstaple (plus a live relay to venue X) Sun 4.00pm – must be booked in advance
Pilot’s Thumb Theatre
Nigel Billing
storytelling, music age 12+ 50mins Boston Tea Party Thurs 9.00pm, Fri 6.30pm, Sat 6.30pm
Pretty Good Girl Dance Theatre
dance-theatre age 12+ 60mins studio@QT Thurs 8.30pm, Fri 10.15pm, Sat 5.00pm
To Be Continued...
children’s theatre age 5+ 60mins The Square Thurs 4.30pm, Fri 6.30pm, Sat 12.00pm & 4.00pm, Sun 12.00pm & 4.00pm
Social Interruption
Street event
Autojeu Theatre
drama age 12+ 55mins gallery@QT Thurs 4.30pm, Fri 7.30pm, Sat 4.15pm
Quite Nice Theatre
Flip Webster & Maggie Bourgein
comedy age 14+ 50mins gallery@QT Thurs 7.30pm Fri 9.00pm, Sat 1.30pm
I like the way you wear your hair Greg Wohead
Greg’s bedroom, Texas, 1998. Summer’s over, and he can’t stop thinking about Sara. Using storytelling, projected drawings and DIY atmosphere, Greg tells you a true story about stomach butterflies and private thoughts: the night he finally decided to take a chance. story, multi-media age 14+ 45mins venue X (meet at Queen’s Theatre box office) Thurs 6.30pm & 8.00pm, Fri 6.30pm & 8.00pm, Sat 2.00pm & 4.30pm & 9.00pm
Just Julian
Severance
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Just Julian explores the idea of social inclusion and community intolerance of one who is different. However, to his friends, he will always be, Just Julian.
A cross art-form piece, combining dance and theatre. An interwoven expression of the deep personal wounds caused by ‘cuts’, ‘austerity’ and ‘severance’.
An intimate, club style performance space is created in the auditorium of the Queen’s Theatre providing a vibrant programme of cutting edge and diverse productions throughout the year.
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drama age 8+ 30mins studio@QT Thurs 4.00pm
dance, theatre age 16+ 70mins studio@QT Thurs 6.45pm, Sat 8.15pm, Sun 4.00pm
Forches Finest
Interwoven
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