When the new vicar arrives at the sleepy English village of Dibley, the last thing the locals are expecting is a woman. But the irrepressibly cheerful Reverend Geraldine Granger soon wins over the hearts and minds of her flock.
Based on the much-loved BBC sitcom, this stage adaptation brings a selection of the best episodes of this multi-award-winning show to our theatre.
All of your favourites are here: Alice and Hugo, the star-crossed lovers whose combined IQ would struggle to reach treble figures; David Horton, the pompous chairman forever trying to make sense of his...
When the new vicar arrives at the sleepy English village of Dibley, the last thing the locals are expecting is a woman. But the irrepressibly cheerful Reverend Geraldine Granger soon wins over the hearts and minds of her flock.
Based on the much-loved BBC sitcom, this stage adaptation brings a selection of the best episodes of this multi-award-winning show to our theatre.
All of your favourites are here: Alice and Hugo, the star-crossed lovers whose combined IQ would struggle to reach treble figures; David Horton, the pompous chairman forever trying to make sense of his...
Since April 2021, Beyond Face has run a Writers’ group for global majority writers from across the South-West called We are Here to Write. Now in its 2nd year, this event showcases their work.
Expect monologues and two-handers from multiple genres, thrillers, comedy and state of the nation plays that will challenge, entertain and invigorate, performed script-in-hand by local actors. These are some of the most exciting writing talents coming from the region, come along and watch their words and stories brought to life. Directed by Beyond Face Artistic Director, Alix Harris.
After its sell-out success at London's Omnibus Theatre, Ella Dorman-Gajic’s Trade comes to Exeter Pheonix for one exclusive night on 6th April, as part of a UK Tour. Trade explores the fate of a young woman plunged into a perilous underground world, spanning post-war Bosnia to the UK.
Trade was awarded an OffComm by the revered OFFIE Awards, and was hailed as “a thought-provoking and purpose-driven play, portraying the traditionally victimised protagonist in a more realistic light, making her relevant and sympathetic” by North West End.
Scheherazade tells stories...exhilarating stories full of fun, danger, wonder and passion...but will it be enough...Can her stories save her life?
With their stylish brand of ensemble storytelling, mask and live music, Dragonboy Productions breathe new life into some of the funniest and most entertaining folk tales found in The Arabian Nights, including The Seven Voyages of Sindbad, The Little Hunchback, Faisal and the Barber, Behind the Door, Sultan Haroun Laughs and The Tale of Sage Duban.
Newly adapted and directed by Eliot Giuralarocca, this is a feast of...
Rockefeller Productions have announced the principle cast for their musical stage adaptation of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh , which runs at Exeter Northcott Theatre between 22 – 23 August.
The UK and Ireland premiere will begin performances at London’s Riverside Studios (Hammersmith) from 17 March, with an official opening on 26 March. The show will then tour the UK and Ireland until September 2023. Tickets for Riverside Studios and the UK & Ireland Tour are now on sale.
Sharing the role of Winnie the Pooh in London will be the previously announced Jake Bazel (who...
Paul Morrissey, Christopher Wheeler and Molly Morris are pleased to announce for the cast for the UK Tour of When Darkness Falls .
Written by James Milton and Paul Morrissey , When Darkness Falls , will open at London’s Richmond Theatre on Wednesday 9th February 2023.
When Darkness Falls will continue a UK tour, visiting Poole, Mold, Salford, Exeter, Dundee, Windsor, Bromley, Leicester, Oxford and closing at Devonshire Park Theatre , Eastbourne on Saturday 29th April 2023.
West End star Tony Timberlake and Thomas Dennis will co-star in the UK Tour of When...
Exeter Northcott has announced a new season of events at its Northcott and Barnfield theatres for January to August 2023, revealing a rich range of absurd comedies, cutting-edge dramas, family favourites and innovative South West-based productions:
74 events across Exeter over the next eight months.
Olivier Award-winning West End comedy Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort Of) .
Mark Gatiss directs ABBA comedy The Way Old Friends Do .
Bone-chilling ghost story When Darkness Falls .
School holiday stage adaptations of beloved children’s
Exeter Northcott Theatre has launched a new stretch goal of gifting 750 tickets for its family Christmas show Robin Hood to children and young people in Devon through its Pay It Forward donation campaign by the end of this year, having reached its initial aim of giving away 500 tickets.
The Northcott’s Pay It Forward campaign, now in its third year, asks audience members to donate towards the cost of a theatre ticket for children and young people who would not otherwise be able to go.
Between January and October this year, 766 people donated £7,392 towards the campaign...
New Play explores James Lovelock’s Gaia theory A new play telling the story of James Lovelock’s Gaia theory will be developed in Exeter. A group of actors and musicians will spend ten days working on the script for ‘Gaia and the Globe’, a play with songs which celebrates the science behind Gaia, and explores the social and cultural implications of the theory. Writer Peter Horton is inspired by the hypothesis which was developed in the 1970s. James Lovelock and US microbiologist Lynn Margulis put forward the idea that the earth and all its organisms are closely integrated to form a self-...
