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WO/MAN – Open Workshop with Impermanence Dance Theatre
14 Jun 2013
Wednesday 19th June, 5-7pm
Facilitated by Josh Ben-Tovim and Roseanna Anderson
This is an open invite to anyone who is interested in movement and what it can communicate.
The workshop forms part of a larger body of work investigating current views and perspectives on gender. We will be physical, we will dance, we will talk, we will play, we will challenge each other and we will create small nuggets of dance theatre to tell stories.
Please wear comfortable clothes. No previous dance experience is required. Bring water, a notebook and a pen. The workshop is free.
For more info contact roseanna@impermanence.co.uk or see www.impermanence.co.uk
Archive Project
29 Apr 2013
Researcher Erin Walcon is working with Dr Jerri Daboo of the University of Exeter's Drama Department to begin cataloguing and investigating the theatre's extensive archive.
As part of a Cultural Engagement grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, treasures from Exeter Northcott Theatre's historical archives will be peeking out of their storage boxes in the Old Library.
The research project includes labeling previously unidentified photos, conducting a first round of oral history interviews, and unearthing untold stories from the Northcott's past - including a rich history of new writing which premiered on the Northcott's stage
To read more, and to see images of now-famous film, television and West End performers who began their careers in repertory at the Northcott in the 1970s and 80s, visit the archive project blog.
Brewhouse Closure
21 Feb 2013
The Board and Staff of Exeter Northcott Theatre have been shocked and saddened to learn that The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre in Taunton is closing, and our thoughts go out, not only to friends and colleagues who have lost their jobs, but to the local community who have lost a vital cultural resource.
It highlights again how fortunate we are in Exeter to have a thriving regional theatre and the enormous benefits this provides, and reminds us how important it is to support and invest in theatre locally.
Mythical Places, Luminous Spaces – Print, Paint and Light
27 Jun 2012
Following the success of our visual arts programme at the theatre over the last 12 months, we are delighted to continue this popular initiative with a series of exhibitions and projects taking us through to the end of the year.
We currently have an selling exhibition of work by Laurence Cisneros-Foster, Richard Coleman, Cathy King, Ali Pawson and Geoff Powell. Their work can be views for free of charge throughout the public spaces in the theatre.
Mythical Places, Luminous Spaces – Print, Paint and Light
22 June – 29 July
This exhibition focuses primarily on printmaking and photography, with work by five local artists:
Laurence Cisneros-Foster presents a selection of photographs from recent travels in Mexico and Europe, reflecting his fascination with the abstract details of surface, texture and colour.
Richard Coleman is a digital artist who specializes in lens-based media, making work which explores the transitions from an analogue to a digital world.
Cathy King works across a range of print media, inspired by natural and urban landscapes, creating prints defined by strong lines, shape and colour.
Ali Pawson is a printmaker inspired by narratives and feminine mythology; she enjoys exploring the connection between landscape, history and folklore.
Geoff Powell is a self-taught painter who has found his own unique style of painting and drawing, exploring the joys and fears of humankind.
Russell Kane tickets for Nov 2012 now on sale
18 Jun 2012
Russell Kane Posturing Delivery
Sun 4 November 8pm
Tickets are now on sale for comedian Russell Kane's new show.
"What if I'm one of the guys who never has a baby? Why is this not a male subject? I plan to give birth, live on stage, then raise it - in front of you.
Come along!"
"More thought and intelligence behind his comedy than most people could ever get near"
THE MIRROR
"Extremely funny, poignant and fuelled by real intelligence and passion"
TIME OUT
Early Autumnal Treats
26 Mar 2012
We have put two early treats from our Autumn and Winter 2012 Season on sale and they are already proving really popular with audiences.
English Touring Opera return with a bold programme that celebrates some of the most dramatically assured opera of the 20th Century.
Peter Maxwell Davies' haunting opera The Lighthouse (24 October) is based on a real-life account of the mysterious disappearance of the men sent to relieve the keepers of a remote lighthouse in 1900. Meanwhile Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring (25 & 27 October) is a genuinely hilarious depiction of English village life. Finally the The Emperor of Atlantis (26 October) was written when Viktor Ullmann (composer) and Peter Kien (writer) were prisoners at the Terezin concentration camp during World War II, and has since been acclaimed as an extraordinary testament of wit and humanity in the face of barbarity.
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For something completely different, we are over-the-moon to be welcoming hysterical comedian Greg Davis with The Back of My Mum’s Head (13 October). Most famous for playing the sardonic Mr Gilbert, Head of the Sixth Form in the BAFTA award-winning The Inbetweeners, this is sure to be huge, so don’t miss out.
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