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WELCOME JOHN CLEESE AND DANIEL To the Northcott Theatre BUCKROYD IN CONVERSATION This season really does start with a bang as we talks, family shows and other entertainment, so make a brand-new show, Bang Bang!, right here tell your friends and family (you get a discount in with comedy legend John Cleese. A when you bring a group) and we look forward to "Now, I’m the famous one here and Daniel’s the other one…. top-notch cast, including Tessa Peake-Jones, welcoming you to the theatre again soon. Daniel is very clever at running theatres so when he got to Tony Gardner and Wendi Peters, join us to , he said: ‘may I do your play again?’ I was thrilled… " bring Cleese’s hilarious adaptation of Georges Finally, I want to say a heart-felt thank you to JOHN CLEESE Feydeau’s classic French farce to life here all of you who support the theatre. We’re a at the Northcott, before it heads off on tour charity with big ambitions to offer more creative around the UK. I do hope you’ll join us for a opportunities, especially to those who might not "It’s a fantastic script. What John did was unearth this extraordinary farce called 'Monsieur night of comedic chaos and lots of laughter! usually access them. From giving free tickets Chasse' by George Feydeau. He’s shaken it and come up with something that’s got all the to families, to devising specialist workshops fun of this amazing farce by the master of French farce, but with all the wit and wisdom that I’m also delighted that our new artist for community groups and young people, we’ve John brings to his comedy. Some of my happiest moments in the theatre have been when development programme, Exeter Northcott seen how this work can change people’s lives. I’m surrounded by an audience watching a farce because of the gales of laughter." Futures, launches this season, supporting Without your kind donations, we simply couldn’t DANIEL BUCKROYD the next generation of Devon-based theatre do this. makers to produce new work and build careers in the South West. We’ll be announcing the "The gales of laughter! It really makes you feel like life is worth living because it’s terribly companies and artists that we’ll be supporting good for us when we laugh… the audience for farce is the comedy. When people laugh they soon, so watch this space! become part of the show." JOHN CLEESE As you’ll see, we’ve got a jam-packed season Daniel Buckroyd of the very best theatre, music, comedy, dance, Artistic Director and Chief Executive "You told me that some of your early experiences of seeing farce were in regional theatre. I’m really chuffed that we’re making this show in Devon. Making a show like 'Bang Bang!' at the Northcott before it goes on tour gives us a chance to bring some fantastic artists to Exeter and whilst they’re in Exeter they can share those skills and experiences with other local artists." DANIEL BUCKROYD

"Well it’s wonderful to be part of a theatre. A theatre has a connection to its community and there’s so little of that communal stuff these days that I think when you’re in a theatre, you have an experience you don’t have anywhere else." JOHN CLEESE

Here’s to having a good laugh! See you soon. CONTENTS P. 4 Theatre SUN 9 FEB AN EVENING IN CONVERSATION P. 16 Amateur & Hires 7.30PM P. 18 Comedy WITH JOHN CLEESE P. 22 Dining Events TICKETS £35 P. 23 Circus AT THE A CHARITY PERFORMANCE FOR EXETER NORTHCOTT THEATRE P. 24 Family GREAT HALL Join Daniel Buckroyd in conversation with John Cleese about P. 34 Dance life, laughs and live performance. P. 38 Music P. 42 Opera The money raised will enable us to bring excellent productions P. 46 Also Selling for to Exeter, make quality work in Devon, offer vital support to P. 48 Talks emerging artists and life-changing opportunities to young people. P. 49 Film

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EXETER NORTHCOTT THEATRE & DERMOT MCLAUGHLIN PRODUCTIONS LTD PRESENT

PEAKE-JONES GARDNER and PETERS

Based on ‘Monsieur Chasse’ by Georges Feydeau Directed by Daniel Buckroyd

ohn Cleese makes his stage writing debut THU 6 - SAT 15 FEB Jwith a hilarious new adaptation of this 7.30PM classic comedy – a delicious blend of French WED GREEN farce and Fawlty Towers based on Monsieur MATINEE 2.30PM Chasse! by Georges Feydeau. SAT MATINEE 2.30PM When Leontine, a respectable society lady, TICKETS £40-£16 discovers that she’s been hoodwinked by her husband, Duchotel, who’s always pretending to MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT SAVINGS > P. 55 go hunting but is really chasing after other ‘prey’, she vows to take revenge on the philanderer! But

while Duchotel’s away, his lifelong friend comes

calling – and he’s on the hunt too. Will Leontine get caught in his sights, or instead set a trap of “ her own? “ Secrets unravel as the devilish Duchotel finds himself snared in a door-slamming, trouser- dropping, balcony-climbing night of chaos set amidst the stylish apartments of Paris. THE STAGE

FRIENDS' EVENT MON 10 FEB 7.30PM FRI 7 FEB after the 7.30pm performance THU 13 FEB 7.30PM More info > P. 33 SAT 15 FEB 2.30PM

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LUNG PRESENTS WED 19 FEB 9-11 MAR 7.30PM 7.30PM MY MOTHER SAID I TROJAN HORSE TICKETS £18.50-£14 TICKETS NEVER SHOULD IN ASSOCIATION WITH LEEDS PLAYHOUSE AGE 12+ £18.50-£14 AGE 13+ A FINGERSMITHS AND SHEFFIELD THEATRES hy should I continue to be tolerant? Post-show talk PRODUCTION When the world has been so "W ou are always your Mother’s child, my intolerant of me." Tue 10: Mother used to say." Trojan Horse was a local story that hit Post-show talk "Y A moving and funny exploration of the lives the national press, accusing ‘hardline’ of four generations of women in one family. Muslim teachers and governors of plotting Shifting back and forth in time, we see their extremism in Birmingham schools. Integrated BSL & Captioning loves, expectations and choices play out against Adapted from the real-life testimonies of and Audio Described, with touch tours before every huge social change from 1900-1980s. those at the heart of the UK Government’s performance inquiry, critically acclaimed theatre- Presented in British Sign Language and spoken company LUNG investigate what really English and featuring a cast of one hearing and three d/Deaf actors, this production’s visual, happened. Trojan Horse is the story of a "...ingenious..." community torn apart by racial division, physical storytelling captures the rich breadth WHATSONSTAGE of communication styles that have always been ‘British values’ and the culture WHATSONSTAGE of Prevent. "...inventive, used by the d/Deaf community. inclusive..." THE STAGE BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE By Charlotte "...poignant Keatley and funny..."

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25-26 FEB WED 18 MAR A LITTLE SPACE NIGHT OF THE LIVING 7.30PM 2.30PM TM & 7.30PM A GECKO AND MIND THE GAP CO-PRODUCTION WED GREEN DEAD - REMIX TICKETS AN IMITATING THE DOG AND LEEDS MATINEE 2.30PM £18.50-£14 hat does it mean to you to have a little PLAYHOUSE CO-PRODUCTION TICKETS Wspace? £18.50-£14 A little space where we can escape the world even strangers take refuge from flesh AGE 15+ Seating ‘ghouls’ in an isolated farmhouse. Wed 18 matinee: and be ourselves. Where we can say whatever As the night draws in, their situation becomes Post-show talk we want, do whatever we feel and where no one desperate, hope turns to despair, and the picket- will ever bother us. d/Deaf community fence American dream is smashed apart. enabled, including Sound But it can be an unpredictable space too, where Seven performers enter the stage armed with World Information Sheet. voices are funnelled away, fears leak through The Post-show talk will the floorboards, songs light up the room and you cameras, a box of props and a rail of costumes. "Imitating the be BSL Interpreted. Can they recreate the film, shot-for-shot before Dog is not only never know who’s listening behind the door. our eyes, using whatever they can lay their a company A little space combines a unique blend of hands on? without theatre, choreography and stunning imagery 50 years after the release of George A. Romero’s imitators, it with incredible performers from Mind the Gap, politically charged zombie movie, imitating the is currently one of Europe’s leading learning disability theatre companies. dog and Leeds Playhouse create a love-song to without peer" the original 1960s film, retelling it as a searing story for now.

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THE ORIGINAL COUNTRY HOUSE THRILLER WHICH production INSPIRED THREE CLASSIC MOVIES and Theatre Royal Plymouth A Told by an Idiot BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS

created by Told by an Idiot with Royal & Derngate Northampton and Unity Theatre, Liverpool

"Theatre about as inventive, imaginative and fantastical as it gets"

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"Told by an Idiot’s work is never less than ON LIVING SPIT’S sublime"FRANKENSTEIN

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20-25 APR n 1910 the unknown Charlie Chaplin autobiography Stan Laurel is never 24-28 MAR wenty years after the death Building on the phenomenal 7.30PM Iand Stan Laurel set sail for New mentioned. 7.30PM Tof Mr. West, his descendants decade-long success of York as part of Fred Karno's famous WED GREEN WED GREEN gather at a remote mansion to The Agatha Christie Theatre music hall troupe. On this journey, Stan talked about Charlie all his life. MATINEE 2.30PM MATINEE 2.30PM learn who will inherit his vast Company, The Classic Thriller wealth and the hidden family Company presents their Charlie and Stan shared a cabin Playing fast and loose with the SAT MATINEE 2.30PM SAT MATINEE 2.30PM jewels. adaptation of this mysterious and then spent two years together facts and with an original piano TICKETS £35-£14 touring North America. Stan returned When the heir is revealed, the classic. score composed by Mercury Award TICKETS £30-£14 MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT home, later finding success with heritage hunters turn into prey Starring Britt Ekland (The Man Nominee Zoe Rahman played live MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT SAVINGS > P. 55 his soulmate Oliver Hardy. Charlie each night, this is no nostalgic bio- and a chain of macabre events with the Golden Gun, The Wicker SAVINGS > P. 55 developed his Little Tramp character drama, but a hilarious and deeply is set in motion; walls crack Man), Mark Jordon (Emmerdale, and within five years became one of moving homage to two men who Thu 26: Post-show talk open, shadows loom and dark Casualty), Tracy Shaw the most famous figures in the world. changed the world of comedy secrets are revealed. Will the (), Marti Webb In Charlie Chaplin’s highly detailed forever. heirs dare to face the haunting (Evita, Tell Me on a Sunday), presence toying with them? Gary Webster (Minder) and Ben Nealon (Soldier Soldier). Co-commissioned by the International Mime Festival Photo: Hugo Glendinning When the cat prowls, the flock takes fright…

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TRADEMARK TOURING, KARL SYDOW AND ANTHOLOGY THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EVERYMAN THEATRE CHELTENHAM PRESENT

18-23 MAY 7.30PM WED GREEN MATINEE 2.30PM SAT MATINEE 2:30PM TICKETS £35-£14 MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT “Witty, moving, SAVINGS > P. 55 laugh-aloud funny FRIENDS' EVENT and understatedly WED 20 MAY 6.45pm (before the 7.30pm show) 4-9 MAY profound” een to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action More info > P. 33 Khero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King 7.30PM Lear in Stratford – only to find that this is not the birthplace WED GREEN lan Bennett is one our greatest and most the composer Benjamin Britten. of Shakespeare, but a sleepy Suffolk village. And instead of MATINEE 2.30PM Acelebrated playwrights, with a cavalcade of Exploring friendship, rivalry and heartache, this starring alongside Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench, the SAT MATINEE 2:30PM stage and screen blockbusters including The multi-layered masterpiece examines the joy, pain cast are a bunch of amateurs trying to save their theatre from TICKETS £35-£14 History Boys, The Madness of King George and and emotional cost of creativity. ruthless developers. Talking Heads. He is applauded as a genius MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT This beautifully nuanced production is directed Jefferson’s monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested for his sharp character observations and SAVINGS > P. 55 by Philip Franks and stars the Olivier Award- to the limit by the enthusiastic am-dram thespians. As acting treasured for the way he beautifully balances wit, winning Matthew Kelly (Of Mice and Men, Toast worlds collide and Jefferson’s career implodes, he discovers wistfulness and compassion. and Pride and Prejudice), David Yelland (Chariots some truths about himself – along with his inner Lear! In The Habit of Art, Bennett gives us a play about of Fire and The Crown) and Veronica Roberts a meeting between two of the 20th century's (Peak Practice and Tenko). most remarkable artists, the poet WH Auden and

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NEW OLD FRIENDS PRESENTS SUN 19 APR 7.30PM "A master of CRIMES, CAMERA, ACTION TICKETS £22-£16 comic ingenuity" fter the sold-out success of Crimes on the THE GUARDIAN ACoast, New Old Friends are back with the next installment in their “Crimes...” series. Crimes, Camera, Action whisks the audience to golden-era Hollywood and introduces a new lead detective, a world-weary, hard-boiled private-eye in the mould of Humphrey Bogart: meet Stan Shakespeare. The case? A screen starlet is stabbed as a result of a prop mix-up on set. It sets in motion a typically fast-paced and hilarious chain of events that sees a cast of four exceptional comic actors take on multiple roles, sometimes "For sheer madcap within the same scene. fun you would find it criminally hard to beat"

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LONDON CLASSIC THEATRE PRESENTS RHUM AND CLAY THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS 9-10 JUN 7.30PM THE WAR OF THE WORLDS WED GREEN WRITTEN WITH ISLEY LYNN MATINEE 2.30PM TICKETS o one would have believed in the early £18.50-£14 “Nyears of the twentieth century that this AGE 12+ world was being watched...” But we did believe. We believed that Martians landed in New Jersey. 16-20 JUN We believed a water tower was an alien war 7.30PM hree married couples. Three Over the next two years, the Jacksons machine. We believed a man walked on the Tkitchens. Three Christmas parties. and Brewster-Wrights take turns moon. We believe everything the internet tells us WED GREEN to host festivities. But Sidney’s star MATINEE 2.30PM Sidney Hopcroft, a small-time and now the end of the world is being broadcast tradesman, persuades wife Jane to has begun to rise and roles are SAT MATINEE 2.30PM live... throw a party hoping to find favour increasingly reversed as the cracks Inspired by H.G. Wells’ sci-fi novel and Orson TICKETS £35-£16 with a bank manager and local in the other couples’ marriages begin to show. Welles’ classic radio play, this legendary science THE OBSERVER MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT architect. As celebrations begin, fiction thriller is playfully reimagined for our era SAVINGS > P. 55 class differences and naked ambition Alan Ayckbourn’s comic masterpiece of fake news and ‘alternative facts’. combine to hilarious effect as, one of social climbing in 1970s suburbia THE GUARDIAN by one, the characters seek refuge in fuses a potent mix of farce and black Jane’s kitchen. comedy.

WHATSONSTAGE Originally commissioned by New Diorama Theatre. Co-produced by Brighton Festival, HOME Manchester, New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth and Nuffield Southampton Theatres. THE STAGE

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LE NAVET BETE AND EXETER NORTHCOTT 26-27 JUN Le Navet Bete "It is initiatives like the THEATRE PRESENT 7.30PM on being a Northcott Associate Company Northcott’s Associate SAT MATINEE Programme, and their brilliant THE THREE MUSKETEERS: 2.30PM new Exeter Northcott Futures, A COMEDY ADVENTURE TICKETS From performing in the street to whoever that allows companies and £18.50-£16 would watch us to touring into some of the artists, like ourselves, to take AGE 8+ xeter Northcott Theatre Associates and award- UK’s most beautiful mid-scale theatres, for a meaningful and important Ewinning kings of comedy Le Navet Bete return FAMILY AND over ten years we at Le Navet Bete have been step forward in their careers, with their theatrical adventure unlike any other! FRIENDS OFFER creating bonkers physical comedy theatre fully supported by some of the £2 OFF (3+ TICKETS) for all. Proudly based in Exeter for all of that Featuring hilarious heroics, raucous romances time, in 2011 we became Artists in Residence best in the business." and some bonkers fun with BMX bikes, the at Exeter Phoenix and in 2016 were invited company condense this classic tale into two to become an Associate Company of Exeter 2020 is already shaping up to be one of our hours of non-stop, side-splitting comedy gold. Northcott Theatre. busiest yet! Not only are we continuing to tour Supported by a top-notch band of brothers The Three Musketeers to another 15 UK venues and sisters including one of UK theatre's Our time as an Associate Company has seen us (including dates at the Northcott in June) and best comedy writers and directors John co-produce two of our most successful shows Dracula: The Bloody Truth, but we’ve also been Nicholson (Peepolykus, A Trespasser's Guide with the theatre: our madcap take on Bram commissioned to create a brand new show, to the Classics, BBC Radio 4), internationally Stoker’s Dracula (Dracula: The Bloody Truth) in 400: A Historical Comedy, for the Mayflower renowned choreographer Lea Anderson MBE April 2017 and, in May of this year, our raucous 400 Celebrations in Plymouth this summer, a (The Cholmondelys) and critically acclaimed set comedy adventure The Three Musketeers. The collaboration with nationally acclaimed writer designer Ti Green (Touching the Void, Bristol Old latter has now been seen by over 16,000 people and comedian Tony Hawks. So adieu for now Vic/national tour), this'll be an adventure you'll across the UK and both scripts have since and we hope to see you at one of our shows never forget! been published and licensed worldwide with very soon! sell-out performances across the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. On top of that both Al, Alex, Dan, Matt & Nick are also in the process of being translated Le Navet Bete into French, Spanish, German, Greek and even Turkish spreading our daft tomfoolery across the globe! Being an Associate Company has given us an exciting opportunity to expose our work to a newer and wider audience demographic, whilst also providing us with invaluable support and mentoring on touring and producing at a larger scale. Nurturing young creative talent is vital for Photo: A. Baskerville Photo: the future of the UK’s arts ecology.

Professional development for:

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EUTCO PRESENTS 15-18 JAN 6-11 APR 7.30PM EXETER MUSICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS THE GREAT GATSBY 7.30PM MY FAIR LADY SAT MATINEE FRI & SAT 2.30PM MATINEE 2.30PM he twenties are back, the champagne is xeter Musical Society presents this timeless TICKETS £16.50 Tflowing, the music is playing and everyone TICKETS £25-£16 Emusical full of much-loved show tunes, who knows anyone is here… but has anyone including I Could Have Danced All Night and Get actually met the host yet? Me to the Church on Time. Taking you back to the roaring twenties, F. Scott Based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby throws you into My Fair Lady is the story of Eliza Dolittle, a the glamour and scandal of American high- Cockney flower girl, and Henry Higgins, a society - subverting the ‘American Dream’ with linguistics professor who is determined to disastrous consequences. transform her into an elegant, society lady. But A cocktail of romance, deceit, money and who is transforming whom in this lively musical morality, this is a party you don’t want to miss. tale of different social worlds and aspirations?

FOOTLIGHTS PRESENTS 22-25 JAN SUN 17 MAY UP CLOSE THEATRE PRESENTS GHOST THE MUSICAL 7.30PM 7.30PM BRASSED OFF SAT MATINEE TICKETS £18.50-£17 ouple Sam and Molly are living happily in 2.30PM oin 15 actors from well-known amateur CNew York when, one night, they are mugged TICKETS £20.50-£10 Jtheatre group Up Close Theatre and the at gunpoint and Sam is murdered. Realising amazing 30-piece Bideford Town Band. he is trapped between this world and the next In a village in Northern England, the conductor of as a ghost, Sam seeks the help of psychic a colliery brass band has difficulty maintaining Oda Mae Brown and desperately attempts to morale when the economic future of the area communicate with Molly, who is in grave danger. is threatened by the possibility of the local coal Based on the iconic 1990s film, and featuring an mine closing. When former resident Gloria incredible musical score, Ghost is an amazing returns to assess the mine, she reconnects with story of enduring love. her former flame and joins the band in their last hurrah at a national competition.

2020 ICCA UNITED KINGDOM SUN 26 JAN 2-4 JUL RICHARD DALE THEATRE SCHOOL PRESENTS 7PM 7.30PM FAME THE MUSICAL! QUATERFINAL TICKETS £25-£15.50 TICKETS £17 or the 6th year running, the prestigious he Richard Dale Theatre School is based FInternational Championship of Collegiate A Tat Exeter College and trains students to Cappella is touring across the nation. become proficient in acting, singing and dance. The Varsity Vocals ICCA is dedicated to Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film, showcasing the art of top-notch student a Fame The Musical! is the international smash hit cappella singing and providing young vocalists sensation following the lives of students at New with valuable feedback from our highly qualified York’s High School For The Performing Arts as judges. They have the opportunity to share their they navigate their way through the highs and talent with an international audience, develop lows, the romances and the heartbreaks and the relationships with each other, and cultivate the ultimate elation of life. art of a cappella singing as well as a lifelong love of music!

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THU 30 JAN SUN 22 MAR FRIEND 7.30PM 7.30PM TOM ROSENTHAL: MANHOOD ne man, 10 seasons, one hour! The entirety TICKETS £19.50 TICKETS £20 et the beaky boy from Friday Night Dinner Oof classic sitcom FRIENDS as seen by chief AGE 14+ L(Channel 4) and Plebs (ITV2) tell you the story barista Gunther, and reimagined by acclaimed of how he spent his life trying to avenge the comic Brendan Murphy (recent credits include theft of his foreskin. the Las Vegas season of Olivier Award- "Perfect As seen as the drunkest guy on Drunk History nominated hit Potted Potter, Best of Edinburgh night with "A striking (), sassing Chris Ramsey on winning parody The Crown Dual and improv show, raising Battle (Comedy Central) and getting comedy classic Battleacts). Friends... quite questions overly competitive in the pub quiz (The Alwyne Directed by Hamish MacDougall. Direct from a and laughter Castle). sold-out Edinburgh Fringe premiere. remarkable... a lot of in equal laughs!" measure"

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SHOWSTOPPER! THE SAT 29 FEB FRI 27 MAR 7.30PM 8PM ROB BECKETT: WALLOP IMPROVISED MUSICAL TICKETS £22.50 TICKETS £27 he Mouth of the South is coming to fill you AGE 14+ AGE 14+ brand-new musical comedy is created Tin and make you laugh with his brand-new from scratch at each performance AT THE comedy show. A GREAT HALL of this award-winning show as audience Host of BBC One’s All Together Now and team suggestions are transformed on the spot captain on Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats. He is into all-singing, all-dancing productions with "If this is what also the star of BBC One’s Live At The Apollo, hilarious results. These incredible performers improv can do, "Lights up the Would I Lie To You?, Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 are guaranteed to impress as they create you wonder why stage with Cats Does Countdown, BBC Two’s Mock The shows packed with drama, dazzling dance anyone bothers his magnetic Week, ITV’s Play To The Whistle, ITV2’s Celebrity routines and catchy melodies – it’s just writing anything personality (not to Juice and Sky’s A League of Their Own. all made up on the spot! So whether you down" mention the dazzle fancy Hamilton in a hospital or Sondheim from his teeth)" in the Sahara, you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it! THE TIMES MAIL ON SUNDAY

FASCINATING AÏDA 12-13 MAR SAT 4 APR GEOFF NORCOTT: 7.30PM 8PM illie Keane, Adèle Anderson and Liza TICKETS £30-£16 TICKETS £16 TAKING LIBERTIES Pulman are heading out on tour. AGE 14+ AGE 16+ D eoff Norcott’s unique brand of provocative With a selection of old favourites, songs you Gstand-up is hitting the road again in the haven’t heard before and some you wish spring, continuing with the success of his you’d never heard in the first place. The critically acclaimed show, Taking Liberties. songs are hilarious and topical – the glamour Whatever the contentious subject – he’ll be is unstoppable. "Gently honest and blunt without being a dick. Mostly. With three Olivier Award nominations and As seen on The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo abrasive, but and Mock the Week. over 25 million YouTube and Facebook hits that's what for Cheap Flights, and their incredibly rude Christmas song, how can you possibly miss METRO makes him so them? entertaining"

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SUN 5 APR FRI 15 MAY FOIL, ARMS & HOG: SWINES 8PM 7.30PM STEWART LEE: reland’s top sketch trio are back on tour with TICKETS £23.50 TICKETS £27.50 SNOWFLAKE/TORNADO Itheir new show Swines. With over 100 million AGE 14+ AGE 14+ hits, the group are best known for their online double bill of two new sets, back to back, from sketches, but it’s the live show where they really A “the world’s best living stand-up” (The Times). AT THE GREAT HALL shine. The trio achieved critical acclaim this year Tornado questions Stew’s position in the comedy with the best reviewed show at the Edinburgh marketplace after Netflix mistakenly lists his show Fringe festival, and are now hitting the road as “reports of sharks falling from the skies are on around the UK. Come see an hour of scripted METRO the rise again. Nobody on the Eastern Seaboard is THIS SHOW IS nonsense, twisted characters, music and safe.” SOLD OUT unintentional improvisation. TIMES Snowflake questions Stew’s worth in a society IRISH EXAMINER BECOME A MEMBER demolishing the liberal values he has been keen to "Very funny" ED FEST MAG TO ACCESS PRIORITY espouse in a fairy tale landscape of winter wonder. SOLD OUT IRISH TIMES BOOKING. ROWAN ATKINSON BROADWAY BABY MORE INFO > P. 33 EDINBURGH GUIDE

DAVID BADDIEL SAT 18 APR THU 4 JUN ALISTAIR MCGOWAN: 7.30PM 7.30PM TROLLS: NOT THE DOLLS TICKETS £29.50 TICKETS £22.50 THE PIANO SHOW A UNIQUE MIX OF CLASSIC COMEDY AND ollowing his five-star Olivier-nominated hit CLASSICAL MUSIC FPraise for My Family: Not The Sitcom, David Baddiel comes back to the stage with this "Two shows for ombining his talents as master impressionist brand-new one-man show. the price of Cand comedian with his new-found talent David has stories to tell, of the dark, terrible and THE JEWISH CHRONICLE one: laugh-out- as a classical pianist, join Alistair as he plays hysterically absurd cyber-paths that interacting METRO loud comedy classical gems by Glass, Chopin, Gershwin, with trolls has led him down. Come with him on and some Grieg, Debussy, Tiersen and Satie - expect a this comedy journey into our culture’s most dank surprisingly lot of beautiful music (with the odd mistake!) virtual underground. You will come back safe, THE TELEGRAPH sensitive piano and more than a sprinkling of his trademark more able to deflect your own trolls, and only a THE MAIL ON SUNDAY playing” impressions. little bit soiled. EVENING STANDARD WHATSONSTAGE JAMES LISNEY, PIANIST THE I

SPONTANEOUS POTTER TUE 28 APR 7.30PM COMING SOON ... rab your wands, don your house robes, and TICKETS £20.50 Gapparate yourselves to the box office! A very AGE 16+ magical improv show awaits... ELLIE TAYLOR The smash hit Spontaneous Potter is an entirely RACHEL PARRIS improvised Harry Potter comedy play, based WITH A BRAND-NEW TOUR EXTENSION "Totally jaw- SHOW on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction dropping... title. Hilarity ensues as an entirely new Potter adventure is magically improvised on the spot - improv at its with live musical accompaniment! very best"

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Evenings filled with laughter and intrigue... Sit down in our restaurant – or perhaps even on stage – and enjoy a three-course meal as the action enfolds around you.

All dining events include a three-course meal*, carefully prepared by our Northcott chefs. *Drinks not included. Please contact us with any dietary requirements upon booking.

INTERACTIVE THEATRE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS 27 & 28 FEB 7.30PM FAULTY TOWERS THE DINING TICKETS £56 EXPERIENCE INCLUDES THREE- COURSE MEAL n “outrageously funny” night (BroadwayBaby) Anot to be missed! Become part of the action as Basil, Sybil and Manuel serve up mayhem on a platter along with five stars, three courses and two hours of non-stop laughter. Climb inside your favorite TV show and experience it from the inside out... Over 70% improvised, this is the "Immersive ZIPPOS PRESENTS completely immersive and highly interactive theatre at its experience where anything can happen... and startling best" usually does!

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SAT 11 JUL DEATH UNDER THE BIG TOP: A 7.30PM MOONSTONE MURDER MYSTERY TICKETS £42.50 INCLUDES THREE- he Circus has arrived in town! Unfortunately, COURSE MEAL 3-8 MAR at the last rehearsal before opening night ritain’s biggest theatre circus spectacular visits Exeter for T TUE - FRI 7.30PM disaster strikes when Paulo Orsini of the Flying the first time! SAT 2PM, 5PM & 8PM B Orsinis falls to his death from the trapeze. An SUN 3PM Cirque Berserk! features a range of thrilling acts, from old investigation uncovers that his catch bar has favourites to stunning new ones, all created especially for TICKETS £30-£14 been coated with Vaseline! theatre. AGE 5+ All the clues will be there to catch the killer, but Combining contemporary cirque style artistry with adrenaline will they be correctly deduced? Chief Inspector MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT fuelled stunt action, this astoundingly talented international Appleby, together with the help of the other SAVINGS > P. 55 troupe includes over thirty jugglers, acrobats, aerialists, diners – you –, is determined to get to the truth dancers, drummers and daredevil stuntmen showcasing the before the night is out. finest in traditional circus thrills and skills. Don’t miss the world’s most hair-raising circus act – the legendary motorcycle ‘Globe of Death’.

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2-3 MAY FRECKLE PRODUCTIONS AND ROSE ORIGINAL BIGGER,BRIGHTER AND MORE 11AM & 2PM PRODUCTIONS PRESENT SAT 4:30PM ROAR-SOME THAN EVER! TICKETS ZOG £18.50-£14 BY AND AXEL SCHEFFLER FRECKLE PRODUCTIONS AND ROSE ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS PRESENT ALL AGES arge in size, and keen in nature, Zog is FAMILY AND Lso eager to win a golden star at Madam FRIENDS OFFER Dragon’s school, he bumps, burns and roars £2 OFF (3+ TICKETS) his way through. Luckily, the plucky Princess MON 25 MAY Pearl patches him up ready to face his biggest 250 YEARS OF CIRCUS 7.30PM challenge yet… a duel with knight Sir Gadabout the Great! t all began with a ring… TICKETS £18.50-£14 ALL AGES The smash-hit stage adaptation from Freckle IIn 1768 Philip Astley paced out a circle on the banks of the Thames Productions (the team behind Stick Man and to perform tricks on horseback. Over 250 years later, that moment is FAMILY AND Tabby McTat) promises to be bigger, brighter recognised as the birth of modern circus. FRIENDS OFFER "Superbly fun, and more roar-some than ever before! With Gossamer Thread invite you on a journey traversing the myriad evolutions £2 OFF (3+ TICKETS) colourful and brand-new songs from Joe Stilgoe and directed of circus, featuring world class performers in aerial, acrobatics, sideshow, heartwarming" by Emma Kilbey, Julia Donaldson and Axel juggling and more. Scheffler’s much-loved Zog is a magical production for all ages. Photo: Richard Shashamane LIVE MY THEATRE MATES ON STAGE

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1 APR 5 JUN FROM THE CREATORS OF DINOSAUR WORLD LIVE THE TIGER WHO CAME 2PM 1.30PM & 4.30PM 2 & 3 APR 6 JUN DRAGONS & MYTHICAL TO TEA 11AM & 2PM 11AM & 2PM 7 JUN BEASTS irect from the West End, the Olivier Award- TICKETS 11AM & 2PM £18.50-£14 Dnominated smash hit show, The Tiger Who AGE 3+ TICKETS alling all brave heroes! Enter into a magical Came to Tea returns on tour, celebrating over 10 £18.50-£14 world of myths and legends in this AGE 3+ C years on stage! FAMILY AND fantastical new interactive show for all the The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her FRIENDS OFFER family. mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it £2 OFF (3+ TICKETS) FAMILY AND Unveil a myriad of dark secrets and come face possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to FRIENDS OFFER to face with some of the most magnificent £2 OFF (3+ TICKETS) see at the door is a big, stripy tiger! monsters and terrifying beasts ever to walk Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful the earth. Discover the colossal Stone Troll, the family show; packed with oodles of magic, "All the fun mysterious Indrik and Japanese Baku, the Tooth sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos! A stunning of the fur" Fairy (not as sweet as you'd think), an adorable stage adaptation of the classic tale of teatime Unicorn and majestic Griffin. Take your place among legendary heroes, just don't wake the mayhem... expect to be surprised! DAILY EXPRESS Dragon…

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12-14 JUNE COUNT ME IN GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCE FRI 4.30PM Can you help more people in Devon erald the Giraffe has a tall, thin neck and SAT-SUN 11AM, 2PM Glong, slim legs. He’s great at reaching the & 4.30PM to experience live theatre and highest shoots on the tallest trees, but he’s not TICKETS realise their own creative potential? so good at dancing. Now the annual Jungle £18.50-£14 Dance is just around the corner, and Gerald is AGE 2+ The ‘Count Me In’ fund enables us to reach longing to join the waltzing warthogs, people who might not otherwise be able to rock ’n’ rolling rhinos and cha-cha-cha-ing FAMILY AND see or make theatre. chimps on the dancefloor. But everyone knows FRIENDS OFFER that giraffes can’t dance… or can they? £2 OFF (3+ TICKETS) By providing a wide range of accessible A much-loved book for over 20 years, Giles performances, offering tickets to people who Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees’ African jungle couldn’t otherwise afford to come, and by bursts to life with puppetry, songs, and a working with local charities and community company of five playing warthogs, lions, rhinos, groups to offer tailor-made participation chimps – and a very special violin-playing opportunities, we’re determined to make Topsham Road Project Photo: Jim Wileman cricket. theatre something that everyone can enjoy. Perfect for audiences aged 2+, Giraffes Can’t Dance encourages everyone to dance to their own rhythm, and to just be a little more Gerald. "Thank you for running such a professional experience for the young people. My son loved it and has most definitely grown as a person because of this opportunity." Text © Purple Enterprises Ltd a Coolabi Company | Illustrations © Guy Parker-Rees Text © Purple Enterprises Ltd a Coolabi Company | Illustrations

"We so enjoyed our trip to the Northcott. We have had to rely on foodbank support to see us through A TREAT FOR ALL THE FAMILY... the last year - so the tickets were a welcome treat." Bring your family and friends, and get £2 off on selected family shows (from 3+ tickets). The Family Tree Photo: Matt Austin As a registered charity, we rely on donations to continue our work and increase our KIDS EAT FREE! impact. Every penny is much appreciated. Please give what you can. Look out for the logo Visit exeternorthcott.co.uk/support-us Complete your theatre trip with a or call 01392 72 63 63 to donate. family meal!

On selected shows, children 11 and under get a free kids' meal for every regular main course purchased.*

* Please see our website for full details and terms. Please be aware that all children above the age of 18 months require a ticket to enter the auditorium.

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Holly Baker is one of the senior members NORTHCOTT YOUNG COMPANY of the Northcott Young Company, having been with us since 2015 when she was Each term sixty young people come together to make thought-provoking theatre in a professional cast as Martha in A Christmas Carol. setting. Previous acting experience is not essential, but desire and commitment is. Sessions are led She went to Uffculme School before by experienced tutor Lizzie Heddon and term ends with a sharing of work for friends and family. winning a scholarship to study A Levels at Queen’s College Taunton. Holly is currently applying to pursue Drama at University. NORTHCOTT YOUNG COMPANY CLASSES

Saturdays at Thornlea Studios, “I’ve come from being a part of the Young Company to working with them as a choreographer and that’s been an amazing 9 – 12 YEARS opportunity. I’ve learned what it’s like to 11AM – 1PM be in a professional theatre and, because I want to go into this career, it’s been good 13 – 16 YEARS "What’s special about to have a taster. I’ve developed a lot of skills and learned a lot about production 1.30PM – 3.30PM the Young Company as well as drama. It’s been really helpful 3.30PM – 5.30PM for my university applications!” is that it’s run by us. £100 for 10 x 2 hour sessions The material comes For more information, email [email protected] from us. It’s our Holly Baker interpretation of life." NORTHCOTT YOUNG COMPANY MEMBER

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"This partnership has been a great thing. It makes a lot of commercial sense and it also feels right. Our organisation is similar to the Northcott in lots of ways - we both offer quality products to our audiences and we’re rooted in our community. Our customers see what we’re doing and know that they’re buying into an organisation that gives back. It’s a circular economy."

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"Our aim is to create opportunities for children and young people and diversify our audience. The 'Pay It Forward' initiative is a new model THANK YOU! 1,000 tickets given to families and it has been fantastic for us to pilot. We are hugely grateful to all due to generous donations and sponsorship those who took part for the generous contributions."

Thanks to the amazing generosity of our In the following months more than 1,500 people DANIEL BUCKROYD, THE NORTHCOTT’S ARTISTIC audiences and supporters we raised over donated, allowing us to give away 1,000 Beauty DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE £8,000 to give more than 1,000 tickets to and the Beast tickets to the community via local families who would otherwise not have been charities including Live West, Devon Foster able to come to the theatre. Families and Home Start.

The 'Pay It Forward' campaign was launched Under our scheme, every £1 donated was by legend of stage and screen Sir Ian McKellen matched by Exeter Northcott Theatre with the when he brought his one-man 80th birthday support of Salcombe Dairy, who saw us as a For more information on tour to the Northcott and shook the first bucket kindred spirit in terms of its commitment to supporting our charitable on stage back in July 2019. communities. work as a business, see P. 32.

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SPONSORSHIP: JOIN OUR FAMILY, SAVE MONEY AND GAIN EXTRA BENEFITS. OUR BUSINESS IS NORTHCOTT THEATRE MEMBERSHIP PERFORMANCE Get 20% off up to 4 full-price tickets for participating shows*

Through a tailored package of Look for the membership logo on As a registered charity, we rely on the generous sponsorship, training and hospitality show pages to find out which shows donations of our supporters to fund our are included. charitable activities. Your support allows us to opportunities, you can: continue to: YOU’LL ALSO... • REACH A LARGE DEVON AUDIENCE • Make and bring work, which is accessible Over 101,000 people came to the • Enjoy the best seats with to everyone and of the highest quality, to Northcott last year, 95% of them live 24-hour priority booking Exeter in Devon • Receive free ticket postage • Make improvements to our building • Save 10% off drinks to ensure a quality experience for our • SUPPORT OUR CHARITY AND audience and visiting artists DEMONSTRATE YOUR VALUES • Offer life-changing opportunities through our Community Outreach, Artist MEMBERSHIP FRIEND In the last year alone, we have: Development and Creative Learning • Run workshops and performances £42 per year £90 per year programmes with 1618 children and young people • Provided creative opportunities for 67 To find out how you can support us more, as people with access needs BECOME A FRIEND a Patron or Benefactor, please get in touch via • Given over 1000 tickets to families And receive all membership benefits, plus... [email protected] who might not otherwise be able to attend • Get access to a range of • Supported local artists and work behind-the-scenes events made in Devon PATRON BENEFACTOR • Opportunities to meet the stars £150 per year £300 per year • GET VIP ACCESS AND HOSPITALITY Access to premium tickets, Visit externorthcott.co.uk/membership exclusive meetings with cast & creatives or call 01392 726363 to register. *Terms and conditions apply. and bespoke catering

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12-13 MAY 7.30PM RAMBERT2 TICKETS £26-£14 ormed each year from a global search for new contemporary Fdance talent, Rambert2’s dancers combine technical virtuosity with raw energy. They work with some of the most exciting international Tue 12: choreographers around to create dance pieces that embody their fearless Post-show talk spirit. Featuring Sin, a duet by Damien Jalet and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, part of their 2010 Olivier Award-winning piece Babel (Words), and new works Sama by Andrea Miller, a star of the New York dance scene known for her 28-29 JAN RICHARD ALSTON DANCE COMPANY - 7.30PM visceral, imaginative work, and Terms and Conditions by Jermaine Spivey, a dancer and choreographer best known for his stand-out performances THE FINAL TOUR TICKETS with Crystal Pite’s Kidd Pivot. £21.50-£13.50 his outstanding company make their last visit to Exeter, celebrating T25 years with a terrific programme packed with new work and old favourites. Brand new is Alston’s Shine On, to the song cycle by Britten and Auden On This Island (singer: Katherine McIndoe, pianist: Jason Ridgway); Tue 28: the recent Voices and Light Footsteps is inspired by the glorious Madrigals Post-show talk and Sinfonias of Monteverdi; A Far Cry by Martin Lawrance is set to an impassioned piece by Edward Elgar and the hugely popular Brahms “Edgy, cool, Hungarian is also back again. challenging, excellent.”

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30-31 MAR BALLETBOYZ: DELUXE 7.30PM elebrating its 20th Anniversary with this TUE MATINEE 2.30PM We’re looking for volunteers brand-new show, winners of numerous C TICKETS £26-£14 awards in the UK and overseas BalletBoyz are Many of the people you meet Front of House when attending the theatre are one of the most cheekily original and innovative volunteers. They are a vital part of the Northcott Team and essential in creating forces in dance. They thrill audiences and critics unforgettable experiences for our audiences. with their distinctive style which blends achingly Tue 31, evening: beautiful dance both exhilarating and graceful, Post-show talk with stunning music and film. VOLUNTEER STEWARDS PRINT DISTRIBUTION VOLUNTEERS Deluxe features work by some of the world’s We are currently looking for friendly If you happen to live in Devon, Dorset or most exciting and innovative artists, including and approachable people to join our Somerset, there are also opportunities to choreographer Xie Xin, composer Jiang busy Front of House team as volunteer join our marketing team as a volunteer Shaofeng, Punchdrunk’s Maxine Doyle and jazz stewards. Duties include showing people distributor and help spread the word about musician and composer Cassie Kinoshi of the to their seats, selling programmes and the theatre’s programme across the region Mercury-nominated SEED Ensemble. ensuring the smooth running of every and beyond. show. "Contemporary dance, boy band-style… As well as a warm fuzzy feeling for knowing you’ve helped us out, all Exeter Northcott Dance at its most volunteers are eligible for complimentary tickets to selected shows, exclusive social riveting and fearless" events and discounts at our café and bar.

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STRICTLY COME DANCING'S SUN 5 JUL 3PM NEIL JONES: GINGERLAND TICKETS £32 oin Strictly Come Dancing’s Neil Jones as VIP MEET & massive discounts on... Jhe goes from the back of Claudia’s area to GREET TICKETS starring in his very own dance show, filled with £57 comedy, special effects and a lot of outstanding THEATRE TICKETS dancing. Neil will show you why he’s a three- time World, eight-time British Champion and introduce you to the very people who influenced drinks AT THE BAR him as a dancer – it just so happens that they were all ginger – including Nell de Jaunse, from last year’s Strictly sister show It Takes Two. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MASTERCLASSES

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SAT 11 JAN SAT 14 MAR RADIO GA GA - CELEBRATING 7.30PM 7.30PM THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN THE CHAMPIONS OF ROCK TICKETS £30 TICKETS £32.50 ome celebrate with us, as we’re coming out e part of the ultimate celebration of one the Cto start off a chain reaction and take you Bbiggest bands to have ever graced the stage on a musical journey with the biggest Motown – Queen. Radio Ga Ga recreates the magic, party of the year. fun and showmanship of the band’s touring Get ready for all the hits, glittering costumes, days, bringing you all 26 UK Top 10 hits and fan dazzling dance routines and outstanding favourites, performed live with an electrifying musicianship in this breath-taking live concert band, such as; Crazy Little Thing Called Love, I spectacular with all the classics from artists Want to Break Free, Somebody to Love, We Are such as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie The Champions, We Will Rock You and of course Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Bohemian Rhapsody. Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson and many more.

FRI 21 FEB THU 19 MAR LOST IN MUSIC - ONE NIGHT AT 8PM 7.30PM PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA THE DISCO TICKETS £27.50 TICKETS £23 or over 50 years the Pasadena Roof et ready to recreate the magical, 70's on a FOrchestra have been re-creating the sounds Gmusical journey straight to the heart of disco! of the golden era of music from the 1920s and 1930s to widespread acclaim. Relive some of the greatest songs of all time from artists such as Donna Summer, Gloria Enjoy beautifully arranged songs from Irving Gaynor, Earth, Wind & Fire, Sister Sledge and Berlin, Ray Noble and Cole Porter and re-live Chic, including Never Can Say Goodbye, On the the electrifying hot jazz of Fletcher Henderson Radio, Hot Stuff, Car Wash, Boogie Wonderland and Duke Ellington in a show presented by and many more, with a sensational live band suave singer and band leader Duncan Galloway. and incredibly talented cast. Come dressed to Pack up your troubles, come on get happy, and impress as we celebrate the golden age of disco. experience an evening of superlative live music.

THE JIVE ACES SAT 22 FEB FRI 20 MAR CHICAGO BLUES BROTHERS - 7.30PM 7.30PM BIG BEAT REVUE TICKETS £22.50 TICKETS £26.50 A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES ritain's Got Talent semi-finalists The Jive Aces irect from London’s West End, join the Bexplode onto the stage in their trademark DChicago Blues Brothers and their 11-piece yellow suits and vintage style for their Big Beat band, for a brand-new 2-hour all singing, all Revue show. dancing hit parade, bringing you the greatest Featuring special guests: the songstress with movie anthems of all time, performed live in the golden tonsils, Miss Kara Lane; the blonde concert. bombshell with the baritone sax, Lottie B, the hot Featuring songs from Footloose, A Star is Born, licks of jazz trumpeter Antonio Socci and the Dirty Dancing, The Greatest Showman, The Full smooth accordion of Grazia Bevilacqua, this show Monty and many more, not forgetting all the is a an exciting extravaganza of hot jive, swingin' much-loved Blues Brothers classics, with a ton rhythm and blues and classic rock ’n’ roll. of surprises and lots of lunacy.

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SAT 21 MAR TUE 2 JUNE THE MASTERS OF THE HOUSE 7.30PM 7.30PM FROM JUDY TO BETTE - on’t miss this musical feast featuring former TICKETS £28.50 TICKETS £17.50 THE STARS OF OLD HOLLYWOOD stars from Les Misérables, Phantom of the D udy Garland, Lucille Ball, Bette Davis and Opera, The Producers and other hit West End Betty Hutton. Four trailblazers who refused musicals, performing in concert. J to be “just another ingénue” during the Golden The show is constantly being updated with Age of Hollywood. They each broke the mold songs carefully selected from over eight by taking the Hollywood studio system to task, decades of popular musical theatre, including fighting for the roles that made them famous, favourites such as Suddenly Seymour (Little and opening doors that had previously been Shop of Horrors), Oh What A Circus (Evita), firmly shut for women in the film industry. Defying Gravity (Wicked), Tell Me It’s Not True Weaving together scandalous headlines, iconic (Blood Brothers) and some wonderful show songs and comedy gold, journey through the medleys. groundbreaking careers of the screen legends of yesteryear.

FRI 1 MAY WED 1 JUL RALPH MCTELL: HILL OF BEANS 7.30PM 7.30PM WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO alph McTell is touring his new album Hill TICKETS £28.50 TICKETS £28.50 WITH IT? Rof Beans. Produced by the legendary Tony Visconti, it is Ralph’s first album of original joyous show celebrating the music of the material for nine years. Featuring plenty of A incredible Tina Turner, brought to you by songs from his 50+ year career and some the award-winning team behind the hugely of his most recent work, McTell brings his successful Whitney - Queen of the Night. Expect exquisite songwriting to life with virtuoso guitar a night of high energy, feel-good rock ‘n’ roll picking and evocative stories, taking you from featuring Tina’s greatest hits performed by the his buskers days in Paris, to concert halls in amazing vocal talent of Elesha Paul Moses Australia and America and through the streets (Whitney - Queen Of The Night, The Voice, X of London. Factor) supported by a full live band.

THE MAGIC OF THE BEATLES SAT 16 MAY FRI 24 JUL 80S LIVE! THE ULTIMATE 7.30PM 7.30PM et ready for an authentic, lively dose of TICKETS £27.50 TICKETS £27.50 RETRO CONCERT G‘Beatlemania’! oin us as we travel back in time to one of The Magic of The Beatles is one of the UK’s Jthe most iconic eras of music for an exciting leading Beatles tribute shows, bringing you all night out. Blending pop and soft rock, live band the hits you know and love, including Love Me ‘Electric Dreams’ performs over two dozen chart Do, She Loves You, Help, Hey Jude, Let It Be and topping anthems, including Living on a Prayer, many more. The stars of this lavish production The Final Countdown, Don’t You Want Me Baby, not only look and sound like John, Paul, George Relax, Never Gonna Give You Up, It’s Raining and Ringo, they also generate the same unique Men, Rio, Tainted Love and much more. sense of humour and incredible excitement. Move aside Doc, we don’t need The DeLorean to create our time machine!

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OPERAUPCLOSE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MON 16 MAR BELGRADE THEATRE PRESENTS 7.30PM TICKETS £35-£18.50 MADAM BUTTERFLY BY PUCCINI Pre-show talk 6.30pm COSÌ FAN TUTTE livier Award-winning OperaUpClose in MOZART Oassociation with the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry presents a new English ozart’s combination of glorious music and farcical comedy make Così version of Puccini’s Madam Butterfly. Mfan tutte an enduring favourite, a story of young love and fidelity. It is in many ways Mozart’s most perfect opera, and was his third collaboration A young woman abandoned by the man with librettist Da Ponte, following their successes with The Marriage for whom she sacrificed everything. But "OperaUpClose is of Figaro and Don Giovanni. she is stronger than anyone imagined… leading an artistic Director Laura Attridge breathes new life into this classic Retold from a female, East-Asian revolution" opera. Holly Mathieson conducts the forces of ETO’s perspective, this Madam Butterfly is SUNDAY TIMES period orchestra, the Old Street Band. This is a Così transposed to 1980s Japan, where unlike any you’ve seen before. traditional culture collides with a new digital age, and the intimate exploration WED 27 MAY into the heart and mind of a young "A masterstroke" THU 28 MAY woman, is all the more poignant. 7.30PM THE GUARDIAN One of the best-loved operas of all time, TICKETS £38-£22 Puccini’s sublime music has been re- SUNG IN ENGLISH WITH orchestrated to be performed by a diverse "A little gem" ENGLISH SURTITLES cast of eight singers, accompanied by four live musicians. TELEGRAPH Wed 27: Pre-show talk GIULIO CESARA (JULIUS CAESAR) HANDEL

ne of Handel’s most celebrated operas: a story of Opassion and revenge, featuring a treasure trove of great arias with immense dramatic intensity. The opera ST JOHN PASSION FRI 29 MAY follows the events surrounding Julius Caesar’s conquest 7.30PM of Egypt, as well as his uneasy alliance and romance BACH TICKETS with fabled Egyptian queen, Cleopatra. Handel’s epic £28-£12 opera returns to ETO in an adapted revival of their widely ollowing the overwhelming success of ETO’s performances of the great AT EXETER acclaimed 2017 production, led by ETO’s Artistic Director, THE TIMES Fchoral masterpieces of J. S. Bach, ETO will present St John Passion, CATHEDRAL James Conway, and conductor, Jonathan Peter Kenny, in an immersive and semi-staged performance. Professional soloists SUNG IN ENGLISH AND who will lead the Old Street Band. THE GUARDIAN perform with more than thirty choirs from across the country as well as GERMAN, WITH ENGLISH period orchestra, the Old Street Band, for these distinctive and reimagined SURTITLES performances. SAT 30 MAY 7.30PM WHATSONSTAGE Director: James Conway, Conductor: Jonathan Peter Kenny TICKETS £38-£22 SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH THE STAGE ENGLISH SURTITLES

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GO TOGETHER CLUB Maybe you’re new to the area, perhaps you want to see a production your partner doesn’t fancy or possibly you’re a group of friends looking to hook up with other keen theatregoers.

All you pay for is your ticket and any Some of us now also meet for a pre-show meal refreshments on the night. Simply ring the in the theatre restaurant. It’s great to relax with Box Office on 01392 72 63 63 and ask for Go a drink and new friends before curtain up. Together Club tickets for the performance of your choice. Why not give it a try and Go Together! Tricia or Michael, who run the club, will be in touch, so please make sure to leave an email Fancy a chat beforehand? Please feel free to address or phone number. They will welcome contact Tricia on 07770 954 226 or Michael you in the theatre foyer and introduce you to our via [email protected] to find out more "The zippiest, members. about the Club. wittiest, and We all sit together in excellent seats. cleverest GO TOGETHER version of MEMBERSHIP IS FREE a Gilbert and you choose only the and Sullivan shows you want to see. operetta… brilliantly inventive"

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SHOWS WE’RE WATCHING THIS SEASON: PRESENTED BY REGAN DE WYNTER WILLIAMS Thu 13 Feb Bang Bang! 22-24 JUN et the award-winning team led by Sasha Regan take you Wed 11 Mar My Mother Said I Never Should 7.30PM Lbelow deck, where World War II troops set out a distraction Thu 26 Mar The Strange Tale of Charlie from the goings on above board with Gilbert and Sullivan’s WED GREEN Chaplin and Stan Laurel MATINEE 2.30PM fourth collaboration and first blockbuster: HMS Pinafore, or The Thu 23 Apr The Cat and the Canary Lass That Loved a Sailor. With infectious tunes and a beautifully TICKETS £26-£14 Thu 7 May A Bunch of Amateurs constructed libretto it deals with the age-old conundrum of love MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT Thu 21 May The Habit of Art between social classes. Joyful, witty and fun for all the family! SAVINGS > P. 55 Thu 18 June Absurd Person Singular

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FRIDAY 6 MARCH All concerts take place at the Great Hall, HOLLYWOOD HEAD BOURNEMOUTH 7.30PM Exeter University and start at 7.30pm. TO HEAD TICKETS £17-£42 SYMPHONY he BSO return for movie Tclassics from John Williams and Hans Zimmer, ORCHESTRA SYMPHONIC SENSIBILITY including hits from Hook, Inception and the Batman THURSDAY 23 JANUARY trilogy alongside new pieces 7.30PM from Star Wars, Harry Potter R STRAUSS TRÄUMEREI AM KAMIN and Jurassic Park. ELGAR VIOLIN CONCERTO SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY NO.6 Pete Harrison - Conductor

Carlos Miguel Prieto - Conductor Ning Feng - Violin

FRI 24 JUL AMADEUS ORCHESTRA PASTORAL BEETHOVEN 7PM TICKETS £15-£35* THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY oin the Amadeus Orchestra this summer for 7.30PM AT EXETER Jtheir annual visit to Exeter Cathedral with this CATHEDRAL lively programme: MOZART DON GIOVANNI OVERTURE *a 50p per ticket BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO NO.4 BADELT Pirates of the Caribbean booking fee applies BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO.6 'PASTORAL' LUTOSLAWSKI Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Malcolm Forbes-Peckham - Piano Marta Gardolińska - Conductor Alfredo Ovalles - Piano RACHMANINOV Symphonic Dances DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice ELECTRIFYING RHYTHMS Philip Mackenzie - Conductor THURSDAY 13 FEBRUARY 7.30PM STRAVINSKY SYMPHONY IN THREE MOVEMENTS SZYMANOWSKI VIOLIN CONCERTO NO.1 RACHMANINOV SYMPHONY NO.3 EXETER NORTHCOTT TICKETING Robert Trevino - Conductor Hire us as ticket agent and see your event advertised here. Simone Lamsma - Violin The Northcott provides ticket sales services at competitive rates for a range of professional and community events in Exeter and across Devon. Our Box Office and website act as sales points, IMPERIAL BEETHOVEN allowing customers to book online, over the phone or in person, while our mobile Box Office can also provide further on-site ticketing services at Exeter-based events. THURSDAY 2 APRIL 7.30PM For more information, please contact Mark Gambrill via [email protected] or 01392 722 409. BEETHOVEN EGMONT OVERTURE BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO.4 BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO NO.5 'EMPEROR' An agency commission fee is included in the prices advertised on the 'also selling for' pages of this Sunwook Kim - Conductor/Piano brochure. Please note that we are unable to offer exchanges, refunds or credit notes for these events.

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IAIN DALE - ALL TALK FRI 31 JAN MON 1 JUN EXETER VE DAY 1945: 7.30PM 7.30PM TICKETS £22.50 ollowing a hugely successful and headline- TICKETS £10 THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY Fgrabbing debut run at the Edinburgh Festival NARRATED BY PETER D THOMAS Fringe, award-winning LBC radio presenter, CNN political commentator and For the Many significant visual historical presentation podcast host Iain Dale brings his acclaimed, A showing for the first time how Exeter incisive insight on current affairs to the stage. celebrated the end of World War II, narrated Iain will welcome veteran broadcaster, author "The by Exeter local author and historian Peter D and historian Jonathan Dimbleby to the stage indefatigable Thomas. of the Northcott, and audiences will be invited Iain Dale Dramatic cinema screen size images will show to ask questions of Iain and his guest as part of always cuts how the devasted city was the backdrop to the event. to the nub of the biggest military parade ever held in Exeter, politics" with thousands of people lining the streets and dancing in celebration. These are the only known ADAM BOULTON records of this critical time in Exeter’s history.

MON 2 MAR TUE 30 JUN AN AUDIENCE WITH... TEACUPS AND TIARAS 7.30PM 2.30PM WILLIAM HANSON’S HISTORY OF ETIQUETTE… TICKETS £26.50 TICKETS £22.50 JOANNA TROLLOPE

n a world full of general ghastliness, trusted oanna Trollope has been writing Iauthority on matters of etiquette, best-selling Jcontemporary fiction for over thirty years. author William Hanson has embarked on a She has been described as one of the most solo mission to gentrify the nation. As well insightful chroniclers and social commentators as enlightening us with the history of customs, writing fiction today. tastes and manners, William will demonstrate Joanna’s latest novel, Mum & Dad, is to be the dos and don’ts of polite behaviour. If published March 5th 2020. It tells the story of someone you know is more Crystal Palace than Gus and Monica who abandoned England 25 Buckingham Palace, more immoral than Balmoral, years ago to build a new life in Spain. Then then bring them along to discover why we need Gus has a sudden stroke, and their three adult good manners and civility more than ever. children have to ride to the rescue.

FRI 17 APR FILM TEDX 8.30AM-5.30PM

ack for a ninth year, bringing another LIVE AT EXETER WED 29 APR Bexceptional speaker line-up to inform, NORTHCOTT THEATRE 7.30PM WILDERLAND FILM FESTIVAL £80 challenge and entertain. TICKETS £17 ilderland is a brand-new film festival Tickets include lunch and refreshments. LIVESTREAM IN THE AGE 12+ Wbringing important, breathtaking stories Please note tickets for this event are not ALUMNI AUDITORIUM £25 from the natural world to the big screen, made available from the Northcott Box Office. by independent filmmakers from around the ONLY FROM globe. WWW.TEDXEXETER.COM These ground-breaking short films will offer audiences unparalleled insight into some of the world’s most incredible wildlife, from snow leopards to orangutans to humpback whales. Additional booking fees will apply. TEDxExeter is licensed by TED and independently organised by volunteers.

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ACCESSIBLE THEATRE We believe everyone should have the opportunity to experience live theatre. We are striving to make our theatre as accessible as possible and recognise that not all disabilities are visible.

If you have any access needs, get in touch via [email protected] or 01392 72 63 63 and we’ll gladly assist.

PARTICIPATION

At the Northcott we know and understand the We will be growing our work in partnership with power of theatre to change peoples’ lives. the Finding My Voice Programme at Whipton We work with local charities and community Barton Primary School to offer performance groups to create opportunities that enable and production opportunities to young people SIGN LANGUAGE AUDIO DESCRIBED RELAXED CAPTIONED more people to experience theatre and explore developing their oracy skills. INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE their creative potential. PERFORMANCE We would like to thank Devon County Council, Audio description A more inclusive This season we In 2020 we will continue to work in partnership whose support through the Making the An interpreter on is a live verbal performance in which welcome Imitating the with disability charity CEDA (top and below Connection grant scheme has allowed us to stage interprets the commentary on it is completely fine for Dog with Night of the right images) and charity for visually impaired work with Newcourt Community Association dialogue using British the visual elements audience members Living Dead™ - REMIX. children and young adults WESC Foundation, to to reach out to more young people in Greater Sign Language. of a production to make noise, move A live performance explore the potential of hosting regular drama Exeter and provide Young Company workshops Seats with the best as it unfolds. The around and come in with film, all dialogue and performance workshops in the city for (below left images). view of the signer are description is and out of the theatre will be captioned on people with a range of physical disabilities. reserved for anyone delivered between if they wish. screen. If you’d like to find out more about our using this service. the dialogue of a We will be offering Braille versions of our participation projects and how you might get performance and RELAXED CAPTIONED programme highlights thanks to Jack Tooze, involved, get in touch via This season, we are anyone can listen PERFORMANCES PERFORMANCES who is translating these for us. [email protected]. delighted to welcome to it via a headset. Fingersmiths with Includes pre-show MON 10 FEB 25-26 FEB My Mother Said I touch tours. 7.30PM Every performance Never Should. This Bang Bang! Night of the Living production has British AUDIO DESCRIBED Dead™ - REMIX, WED 25 MAR Sign Language fully PERFORMANCES integrated 2.30PM integrated into every The Strange Tale of show. SAT 15 FEB WED 18 MARCH Charlie Chaplin and 2.30PM A Little Space Stan Laurel SIGN LANGUAGE Bang Bang! d/Deaf enabled by Guy Newman INTERPRETED SAT 2 MAY performance PERFORMANCES (please contact Box 9-11 MAR 2PM Office for more info) Every performance Zog THU 13 FEB My Mother Said 7.30PM Bang Bang!, I Never Should, by Daryl McMullan AUDIENCE CLUB integrated 9-11 MAR We work closely with The Audience Club to THU 28 MAY Every performance enable better access to live performance 7.30PM My Mother Said for people with learning difficulties and/or ETO Così fan tutte I Never Should, physical difficulties. by VocalEyes integrated Contact us on the details above for more info.

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GETTING TO THE THEATRE SEATING PLAN Exeter Northcott Theatre is situated at the heart of the University of Exeter’s Campus. DOOR 1 DOOR 2 Lift level 2 GREEN TRAVEL BY CAR You can help Exeter Northcott to make a real All parking is free on campus after 6pm difference. As part of the theatre’s commitment Mon – Fri, and all day on Saturdays and to green travel, we aim to provide as many Sundays. travel options as possible in order to reduce car dependency, cut down on pollution and protect All permit signs may be ignored after this time. the environment. Parking is free from 5pm with a voucher from DOOR 3 DOOR 4 our Box Office, which is freely available on Lift level 3 Green Matinees are discounted midweek request. access performances, which we encourage you to attend using public transport, or by walking Nearest to the theatre are car parks C & D, or cycling. No proof is required to access the located only a few minutes’ walk away. At busy discount, but please be aware that parking times and for larger events, it may be necessary spaces are very limited for these performances. to park in car parks A & B, which are an 8-10 minute walk way. Please be aware that the Bus D takes you from town, right onto the campus gets very busy during working days, so theatre’s doorstep. By train, St. Davids train parking is very limited for weekday matinees. station is closest, from where it’s a 1 km up-hill walk to the theatre. There is a taxi stand outside N of the station. CAR PARK B R CA A PARK

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HOW TO BOOK ACCESS GREAT SAVINGS! EXETER NORTHCOTT THEATRE BOX OFFICE LEVEL ACCESS If you’d like to see the same shows for less, here’s a few tips: Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QB Our lift enables level access to row G. 01392 72 63 63 Both entrances to the theatre have [email protected] ramped access. MON - SAT 10am - 6pm, or until half an hour after the show starts. The auditorium has 6 wheelchair SUN only on performance days; from 1 hour spaces on row G. Please contact before to half an hour after the show starts. our Box Office directly to book these seats. Accessible toilets are located WWW.EXETERNORTHCOTT.CO.UK on the same level.

VISITOR INFORMATION AND TICKETS OFFICE There are 3 blue badge spaces on Dix’s Field, Exeter EX1 1GF The Queen’s Drive, directly outside COME TO BRING BRING A BECOME A MON - SAT 9am - 5pm the back entrance to the theatre, 10 spaces in car park C at the front, A GREEN FRIENDS GROUP MEMBER and 5 more spaces at Northcote TERMS AND House (number 2 on the parking MATINEE Get a discount of up to Buy 10 tickets and get Get 20% off tickets! map > P. 52). £2 per ticket if you buy the 11th free! Plus priority booking, CONDITIONS We welcome car-free more than 3 tickets for Plus 10% off ice free postage and 10% visitors to our mid- selected family-friendly Our Box Office and auditorium have creams and dining off food and drink Full Terms and Conditions of Sale can be found week matinees, which performances an accessible hearing system, which packages, and free > Details on P. 33 on our website or at our Box Office. are priced cheaper transmits audio to hearing aids or coach parking Up to £2.50 of the ticket price is a contribution specially provided headphones (which > Book via our to Exeter Northcott’s Charity Fund, which goes can be collected from the Box Office). group team on towards the cost of operating and maintaining The system can also be accessed via 01392 72 63 63 the Northcott Theatre. the Sennheiser MobileConnect app, which is available on both iOS and Posted tickets can only be exchanged when Android devices. returned to our Box Office. For some performances, children under the age of 18 months may be able to sit on an adult’s lap. Children over the age of 18 months require ACCESS PERFORMANCES a ticket for any performance. More information on access performances CONCESSIONS can be found on P. 50. Concessions are available on price bands A-D on most, but not all performances. Standard We welcome all assistance dogs concessions are: over 60s, under 26s, full-time including guide dogs, hearing dogs students and benefit recipients (excluding tax and service dogs. FRIENDS' EVENTS and child benefits). Please check our website or contact our Box Office to find out availability for Fri 7 February each show. Bang Bang! If you have access needs, you are entitled to a After the 7pm show concession and/or a free carer ticket. To allow Find out more about how to save on us to meet your access needs, please contact tickets by having a look at the next page > Wed 20 May /ExeterNorthcottTheatre [email protected] or speak to our The Habit of Art @Exeternorthcott Box Office team directly when booking your 6.45pm, before the 7.30pm show tickets. All information in this brochure is correct at the time of printing. Exeter Northcott Theatre reserves the right to make changes @ExeterNorthcott without prior notice.

EXETERNORTHCOTT.CO.UK SPRING/SUMMER CALENDAR Sun 5 Foil, Arms & Hog: Swines JUNE RELAXED CAPTIONED (at the Great Hall) p20 BSL INTERPRETED AUDIO DESCRIPTION Mon 1 Exeter VE Day 1945: PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE Mon 6 My Fair Lady p17 The 75th Anniversary p49 Tue 7 My Fair Lady p17 Tue 2 From Judy to Bette: JANUARY MARCH Wed 8 My Fair Lady p17 The Stars of Old Hollywood p41 Thu 9 My Fair Lady p17 Sat 11 Radio Ga Ga - Celebrating the Mon 2 William Hanson: Thu 4 Alistair McGowan: Fri 10 My Fair Lady p17 Champions of Rock p38 Teacups and Tiaras p48 The Piano Show p21 Sat 11 My Fair Lady p17 Wed 15 The Great Gatsby p16 Tue 3 Cirque Berserk! p23 Fri 5 Dragons & Mythical Beasts p25 Fri 17 TEDx p48 Thu 16 The Great Gatsby p16 Wed 4 Cirque Berserk! p23 Sat 6 Dragons & Mythical Beasts p25 Sat 18 David Baddiel - Trolls: Fri 17 The Great Gatsby p16 Thu 5 Cirque Berserk! p23 Sun 7 Dragons & Mythical Beasts p25 Not the Dolls p20 Sat 18 The Great Gatsby p16 Fri 6 Cirque Berserk! p23 Tue 9 The War of the Worlds p12 Sun 19 Crimes, Camera, Action p12 Wed 22 Ghost The Musical p16 Sat 7 Cirque Berserk! p23 Wed 10 The War of the Worlds p12 Mon 20 The Cat and the Canary p9 Thu 23 Ghost The Musical p16 Sun 8 Cirque Berserk! p23 Fri 12 Giraffes Can't Dance p26 Tue 21 The Cat and the Canary p9 Fri 24 Ghost The Musical p16 Mon 9 My Mother Said I Sat 13 Giraffes Can't Dance p26 Wed 22 The Cat and the Canary p9 Sat 25 Ghost The Musical p16 Never Should p7 Sun 14 Giraffes Can't Dance p26 Thu 23 The Cat and the Canary p9 Sun 26 2020 ICCA United Kingdom Tue 10 My Mother Said I Tue 16 Absurd Person Singular p13 Fri 24 The Cat and the Canary p9 Quarterfinal p16 Never Should p7 Wed 17 Absurd Person Singular p13 Sat 25 The Cat and the Canary p9 Tue 28 Richard Alston Dance Company p34 Wed 11 My Mother Said I Thu 18 Absurd Person Singular p13 Tue 28 Spontaneous Potter p20 Wed 29 Richard Alston Dance Company p34 Never Should p7 Fri 19 Absurd Person Singular p13 Thu 30 Friend p18 Thu 12 Fascinating Aïda p18 Wed 29 Wilderland Film Festival p49 Sat 20 Absurd Person Singular p13 Fri 31 Iain Dale - All Talk p48 Fri 13 Fascinating Aïda p18 Mon 22 Sasha Regan's All Male Sat 14 The Magic of Motown p39 MAY H.M.S Pinafore p44 FEBRUARY Mon 16 Madam Butterfly p42 Fri 1 Ralph McTell: Hill of Beans p40 Tue 23 Sasha Regan's All Male Wed 18 A Little Space p7 Sat 2 Zog p25 H.M.S Pinafore p44 Thu 6 Bang Bang! p4-5 Thu 19 Pasadena Roof Orchestra p39 Sun 3 Zog p25 Wed 24 Sasha Regan's All Male Fri 7 Bang Bang! p4-5 H.M.S Pinafore p44 Fri 20 Chicago Blues Brothers - Mon 4 A Bunch of Amateurs p10 Sat 8 Bang Bang! p4-5 Fri 26 The Three Musketeers: A Night at the Movies p39 Tue 5 A Bunch of Amateurs p10 Sun 9 An Evening in Conversation A Comedy Adventure p14 Sat 21 The Masters of the House p40 Wed 6 A Bunch of Amateurs p10 with John Cleese p3 Sat 27 The Three Musketeers: Sun 22 Tom Rosenthal: Manhood p19 Thu 7 A Bunch of Amateurs p10 Mon 10 Bang Bang! p4-5 A Comedy Adventure p14 Tue 24 The Strange Case of Charlie Fri 8 A Bunch of Amateurs p10 Tue 11 Bang Bang! p4-5 Sun 28 Giovanni Pernice: This Is Me p36 Chaplin and Stan Laurel p8 Sat 9 A Bunch of Amateurs p10 Wed 12 Bang Bang! p4-5 Tue 30 An Audience with Joanna Trollope p49 Wed 25 The Strange Case of Charlie Tue 12 Rambert 2 p35 Thu 13 Bang Bang! p4-5 Chaplin and Stan Laurel p8 Wed 13 Rambert 2 p35 Fri 14 Bang Bang! p4-5 Thu 26 The Strange Case of Charlie JULY Fri 15 Stewart Lee: Snowflake/Tornado p21 Sat 15 Bang Bang! p4-5 Chaplin and Stan Laurel p8 Wed 1 What's Love Got to Do with It? p41 Sat 16 The Magic of the Beatles p40 Wed 19 Trojan Horse p6 Fri 27 The Strange Case of Charlie Thu 2 Fame The Musical! p17 Sun 17 Brassed Off p17 Fri 21 Lost in Music - Chaplin and Stan Laurel p8 Fri 3 Fame The Musical! p17 Mon 18 Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art p11 One Night at the Disco p38 Fri 27 Rob Beckett: Wallop Sat 4 Fame The Musical! p17 Tue 19 Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art p11 Sat 22 The Jive Aces Big Beat Revue p38 (at the Great Hall) p19 Sun 5 Neil Jones: Gingerland p36 Wed 20 Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art p11 Tue 25 Night of the Living Dead™ Sat 28 The Strange Case of Charlie Sat 11 Death Under the Big Top: - REMIX p6 Chaplin and Stan Laurel p8 Thu 21 Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art p11 Murder Mystery p22 Wed 26 Night of the Living Dead™ Mon 30 BalletBoyz: Deluxe p34 Fri 22 Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art p11 Fri 24 80s Live! The Ultimate - REMIX p6 Tue 31 BalletBoyz: Deluxe p34 Sat 23 Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art p11 Retro Concert p41 Thu 27 Faulty Towers Mon 25 250 Years of Circus p24 The Dining Experience p22 APRIL Wed 27 ETO - Così fan tutte p43 Fri 28 Faulty Towers Wed 1 The Tiger Who Came to Tea p24 Thu 28 ETO - Così fan tutte p43 The Dining Experience p22 Thu 2 The Tiger Who Came to Tea p24 Fri 29 ETO - St John Passion Sat 29 Showstopper! (at Exeter Cathedral) p42 The Improvised Musical p18 Fri 3 The Tiger Who Came to Tea p24 Registered Charity No.1151620 Sat 4 Geoff Norcott: Taking Liberties p19 Sat 30 ETO - Gulio Cesare p43 Company Reg No.8393145 "I would visit again for the food alone in all honesty. Top notch excellence... the whole experience was a rare and welcome treat."

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT

Enjoy a set meal before the show, join us for a curry on comedy nights, or make use of our special kids-eat-free offer on selected family shows.

"The waiting staff were attentive... the food itself was gourmet restaurant quality - you could tell each course had been professionally prepared and looked and tasted amazing!"

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