Following a sell-out run of their first play, RIOT, at The Shed at the National Theatre, and their Christmas show, Eliza and the Wild Swans at the Bike Shed, The Wardrobe Ensemble return with a new play, 33. The company use soulful stories, macho choreography and original music to present their take on the Chilean miner crisis of 2010. 33 tells the tale of the thirty three men stuck half a mile under the ground, the journalists in the desert above them and the world that watched them from afar. A tale of friendship, hope and Elvis Presley, 33 takes you beyond the newsrooms, past the...
The play is about events on Prospero’s island as viewed by Caliban, ‘a puppy headed monster’. Caliban is alone on the island at the end of The Tempest. He has only his memories, his magic tricks and one last bottle of wine to keep him company. I, Caliban is a sweet and sorry tale about injustice, inebriation and missing your mum .... "O. Look at you. "O, you’re beautiful. You’re beautiful. I’ve never seen such beauty. You are such fine things. You’re brave spirits indeed. Sit where you can. Brave spirits or gods. Are you gods? Are you a god? No? You must be a god with a jumper like that...
The play tells the story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as re-lived through the fevered nightmares of Shakespeare’s most neglected fairy.
Funny, heartbreaking and ever so slightly crazed, I, Peaseblossom is a gloriously anarchic dream of a ‘dream’.
“There’s a lion that isn’t a lion. A wall that talks and the moon comes down with a dog and everybody’s killing themselves but there’s no blood, and I’m in a play, but I don’t know the words. I’M NAKED AND I DON’T KNOW THE WORDS!!!”
Welcome to The Treasury. The place where imagination rules, dreams come true and adventures begin…
With meticulous attention The CareTaker makes order of the chaos, battening down the hatches of fancy. Dust sheets are dusted, fantastical journeys are suitably mapped and kept safely under wrap.
But a mischievous visitor to The Treasury is determined to remind him that the nonsense will always remain, that he too could be an adventurer if only he were willing to set the fantastic free. But will The CareTaker let go of rules and regulations and allow himself to sail away on a...
Despite the horrendous weather, most of the Animated Exeter events taking place in the city over the past couple of weeks went ahead.
The Valentine's Day weekend saw the culmination of the first week of Animated Exeter with a fabulous light show on Fore Street, directed by Tal Rosner. Unfortunately, the show had to be cancelled on the Friday night due to the storms, but Saturday's performance was absolutely beautiful, with Fore Street being transformed into an interactive cinema, and people flocking to see the spectacle.
On the afternoon of Saturday 15th there was also the...
Spring is kicking off with a bang this year, with the arrival of the 15th edition of Animated Exeter, running from the 10th to the 22nd February 2014. These twelve days will see Exeter buzzing with exciting and innovative screenings, workshops and exhibitions taking place all over the city. The hugely varied programme of events will appeal to people of all ages, and there is plenty for families to do together too.
This year, Animated Exeter is celebrating its new status as an international animation festival, screening competitive films from around the globe, including entries from...
Now in its fourth year, the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Festival is back for another groundbreaking, outstanding, hilariously funny, unbelievably sidesplitting, non-stop chortling and descriptively extravagant comedy filled time!
The festival takes place from the 25th January to 7th February 2014 across a multitude of venues in the city of Exeter and features top-billing, award winning comedy acts.
Events at The Bikeshed Theatre :
Friday 31st January 6.00pm Tiernan Douieb - Tiernan's Tour 2014
What do you think about opinions? Tiernan isn’t sure, even though...
Soap Soup re-invent the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood for a new generation. Meet Ethel and Sam as they get ready for bed, with a not so sweet bedtime story of a girl with attitude, a wolf with an appetite and a larger than life woodcutter with an axe and a very real fear of wolves. Join Red as she crosses eiderdown meadows and picks her way through the mug tree forest to Grandma’s house. Little Red Riding Hood combines the magical appeal of puppetry, and cutting edge, original music with our signature, darkly humorous and visually stunning style. Drawing inspiration from childhood...
Following their sell-out show A Little Nonsense at Exeter Ignite festival and Brighton Fringe, Juncture Theatre return to develop STUFF – a new work inspired by the things we own, the role that possessions play in our lives and the stories that they tell. The company will embark on a real life treasure hunt, meeting and documenting encounters with people who are selling, swapping or searching in the Free Ads. Through a patchwork of intricate storytelling, illustration, live music and obsessive list-making, Juncture will explore memory, security and the relationships we form with the stuff...
Acclaimed Bristol theatre company Juncture return to The Bike Shed Theatre with an original black comedy that explores the clown inside the man and the mirth hidden in the melancholy.
Through mime, slapstick, poetry and farce, A Little Nonsense is a bare-knuckle look at the sharp edge of funny. The play follows a tortured double-act as they walk the tightrope between love and loathing and question the importance of light and shade in our lives.
A Little Nonsense combines the physicality of Buster Keaton, the linguistic games of Beckett and the off-kilter world of a David...
