Exeter theatre announces new season of shows

This season The Bike Shed Theatre has handpicked a selection of excellent shows from some of the most exciting theatre companies around.

Some, like Fellswoop’s Ghost Opera, are innovative productions, delightfully playing with what theatre is or can be. Some, like Hugh McCann’s Ensuite, are intimate, honest and witty explorations of human nature. And some, like its Christmas co-production Eloise and the Curse of the Golden Whisk, are family-friendly adventure stories.

The Bike Shed is inviting everyone in Exeter to come and see a show - for free!  If you haven’t been to the theatre, now’s your chance to give it a try.  Look out for a brochure or visit bikeshedthetarae.co.uk to see what’s on.  You’ll then need to book in person at the venue based on Fore Street in the city centre and bring proof that you're an Exeter city postcode.  And, if you’ve already visited the venue, you can still get tickets for just £5 every Tuesday night. 

Highlights of the season include:

J. Fergus Evans ROVE | , 22 - 26 Sep, 7.30pm
Using poetry and live folk music, this show is for anyone who has ever tried to untangle a family anecdote, or wished they knew more about where they came from. 

Ripple Productions THREE NEW SHOWS | 29 Sep - 9 Oct, 7.30pm
Derek Frood, Ruth Mitchell and David Prescott for Ripple Productions present three new shows: The Talisman, Homeward Bound and Jonny Mathis Killed Our Christmas

Amy Mason MASS  | 13-17 Oct, 7.30pm
The award-winning novelist and theatre maker leads the audience through her own hilarious, thought-provoking and often absurd version of a Roman Catholic mass.

Fellswoop Theatre GHOST OPERA | 20-24 Oct, 7.30pm
Following their latest sell-out success Ablutions, award-winning FellSwoop Theatre present a mesmeric two-hander about two strangers who are both haunted by living ghosts in their every day.

Hugh McCann ENSUITE | 3 - 7 Nov, 7.30pm
Ensuite is a coming-of-age story, following the macbook-toting avant grade of Shoreditch, and Hugh’s attempt to become one (he doesn’t quite manage).

Doll Tearsheet EROS UNHINGED | 10 - 14 Nov, 7.30pm
In a humorous and heartwarming story, two kindred spirits attempt to avoid dealing with the demands of adult life.

ARC Stockton GOING VIRAL | 18-21 Nov, 7.30pm
A show about how things spread.  Drawing on the science of epidemics, it explores the spread of disease, of panic, ideas.

Theatre West PLUNGE | 24-28, 31 -5 Dec, 7.30pm
In one coffee shop, walls can talk, time escapes us and those that visit dream in the coffee house. A funny and poignant new play about the dark stuff.

The Bike Shed Theatre and The Wardrobe Ensemble
ELOISE AND THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN WHISK | 8 Dec - 9 Jan, various times (check website for details)
A thrilling Christmas adventure for all the family following Eloise as she tries to escape the curse of the golden whisk.

For full information and to puchase tickets visit http://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk/