Immersive in style, Feeding the Darkness frames verbatim and ‘faction’ monologues, duologues and poetry as a series of ‘ministries’ which challenge our ignorance and avoidance of this sensitive and disturbing subject.
It features wide-ranging material such as the experiences of the mother of Pte Lynndie England (court-marshalled for the abuse of Abu Ghraib detainees), a Kurdish asylum seeker at an appeal tribunal, and examines the role of trained medical professionals in state-sanctioned torture, amongst many others.
After two sold-out shows, Untold Theatre returns to Cygnet Theatre.
The year is 1867 and, aboard the SS Cuba, Charles Dickens set sail for his final tour of America. During his journey, the renowned author becomes plagued with guilt-ridden visions and visitors from the spirit world. Figures from his life appear alongside characters from his stories. These spirits return to guide (and taunt) him. As reality blurs into fiction, the author is compelled to revisit the sins of his past. But this is no tale of redemption....
Eurydice by Cygnet Company The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is retold from the feminine perspective in Sarah Ruhl’s witty and moving re-imagining.
Shifting between the worlds of the living and the dead the play depicts Eurydice’s descent into the jaws of death with a touch of surreal poetry. Eurydice’s lessons in love, loss and the pleasures and pains of memory sit at the centre of this tender-hearted comedy.
“Cygnet’s young, talented actors were excellent, bringing terrific energy and insight to the script. Ensemble work at a high level.” Remote Goat review Terrorism...
“Do you know what’s wrong with this country? Cowardice. No one’s brave enough to stand up and say what’s obvious.” 24 playlets. 31 characters. 6 actors. Rachel Besser’s new play Eggs is a fast-paced mosaic of modern parenthood, family life and the disturbing effect it can have on the child. This is a work-in-progress and we will be holding a short Q&A after each performance. Please join us. Your feedback matters to us, and will be used to develop the play.
Playwright and paediatrician, Rachel Besser, has been part of the New Writers Programme...
Cygnet Theatre in Exeter is running its annual Summer School August 1st – 5th
Open to anyone interested in performing (aged 16+) the 5 day course will use Shakespeare and Contemporary texts to explore approaches to acting and characterisation.
Voice, movement and improvisation are key focusses as participants work towards an informal showing of work in progress at the end of the week guided by a range of tutors including Alistair Ganley (Artistic Director of Cygnet), Stephen Copp (Actor and Voice specialist) and Steve Bennett (Actor Broadchurch, Peep Show , Panto Dame and...
2016 | UK | 82 mins After the tragic death of her husband, a soldier posted to Afghanistan, Bryony tries to build a new life for herself and her young son, James. Struggling with her own grief she fails to notice that James has become secretive and withdrawn, spending hours alone playing out death scenes with his toys. When things start to go missing and furniture is smashed Bryony blames James but when she confronts him she finds herself facing a reality more terrifying than any nightmare. As her world crashes around her Bryony realises that unless she...
A cast of just five actors from the hilarious travelling theatre company The Pantaloons present every single one of Geoffrey Chaucer's timeless tales in under two hours.
Join the pilgrims for puppetry and poetry, music and magic, talking chickens and burnt bottoms!
Get Changed Theatre Company is delighted to present performances from our outreach project groups, in collaboration with Petroc Community Link Drama Group. This is part of an 18-month project to commemorate Lewis Carroll’s story of Alice. The audiences can expect to be thoroughly entertained: if you have seen Get Changed perform before, you know you’ll be in for a treat! National Trust entrance fee applies.
Get Changed Theatre Company is delighted to present a contemporary dance interpretation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in collaboration with the Cornish dance company Shallal. This is part of an 18-month project to commemorate Lewis Carroll’s story of Alice. The audiences can expect to be thoroughly entertained: if you have seen Get Changed perform before, you know you’ll be in for a treat!
