Tuesday, July 23, 2013

What's On 22nd - 28th July

New Blood, Bare Bones - The Bike Shed Theatre
Following on from the themes stirred up by the performance of Oxygen earlier this month these three short plays will cast modern eyes on democracy, voting, equality and suffrage.
Tuesday - Saturday  7.30pm
Tickets £5
(I'm looking forward to seeing this)


Back to Broadway - The Barnfield Theatre
A celebration of classic musicals from Broadway and the West End.
Saturday  7.30pm
Tickets £14-15
(I was going to see this, up until I read the price of a ticket!)

Monday, July 15, 2013

What's On 15th - 21st July

dream//life at the Bike Shed Theatre
A beautiful little play exploring dreams and contrasting life before and after MND - I've already given it five stars
Tuesday - Saturday, 7.30pm
Tickets £7-10

The Importance of Being Earnest, Poltimore House
A musical of Oscar Wilde's play of mistaken identities, criss-crossed romances and foolish men, performed by students from Cygnet New Theatre
Thursday and Saturday, 7pm
Tickets £5-10

Dancing at Lughnasa, Poltimore House
Brian Friels play of poverty, music and family in 1930s Ireland, performed by students from Cygnet New Theatre
Wednesday and Friday, 7pm
Tickets £5-10

dream//life

'dream//life' by tidy carnage, The Bike Shed Theatre

A lover's embrace turns into the muscular spasms, a playful performance of 'Feeling Good' turns chilling and a strong couple dream of the life they had before motor neurone disease took its toll.

tidy carnage are a new collective of theatre makers who specialise in physical performances with lots of dance and movement - so of course I was very interested to see how they would portray a story about MND which, at its simplest, is characterised by the loss of movement. The result is a tear-wrenching juxtaposition of two lives before and after MND strikes using music, singing, dance and mime.

I know it's lovely and hot outside at the moment, but come 7.30 it's definitely worth heading down in to the Bike Shed theatre to catch this bijoux performance. It's only on one more week.

*****
dream//life is on Tuesday - Saturday, 7.30pm. There is also screening of 'I Am Breathing', a film about MND on Wednesday at 6pm right before the play.
Tickets £7-10

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

What's On 8th - 14th July 2013

Sorry for the delay in getting this week's listings up

Some Like It Hotter - Exeter Phoenix
A musical comedy where Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis reunite in the afterlife.
Thursday - Saturday, 7.30pm with an extra matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm.
Tickets £10.50 - 20.50

dream//life - The Bike Shed Theatre
This amazing short play about a couple affected by motor neurone disease continues for this week and next. There are also screenings of the film 'I Am Breathing' on Wednesdays at 6pm.
Tuesday - Saturday, 7.30pm
Tickets £5-10

Whistle - The Bike Shed Theatre
A multi-media poetry performance about post-war British childhood.
Sunday only, 7.30pm
Tickets from £7

Anything Goes - The Barnfield Theatre
The SS America sails from New York to England, giving plenty of time for the eccentric passengers to fool around with love and mistaken identities.
Saturday only, 7.30pm and 3pm
Tickets £7.50-8.50
(I love a good musical, and I hope to catch this one)

The Importance of Being Earnest - Cygnet New Theatre
Oscar Wilde's classic comedic play about love and wit converted in to a musical.
Tuesday - Saturday 7.30pm, with a matinee on Saturday at 2pm
Tickets £8-10
(I'm not sure about the idea of a musical version of Wilde's play, but I might check it out)