Front Room Phoenix: Online Creative Activity at Exeter Phoenix

Our auditorium and cinema may be temporarily closed for events, but we’re not going to let that get in the way of bringing arts and culture to Exeter. Welcome to Front Room Phoenix – our way of beaming online creative activity straight to your sofa! Below, we’ll be sharing information about our own events as well as directing you to our selection of virtual events we think you’ll love.

Culture, creativity and community are immensely powerful tools. We’re looking forward to finding new ways to bring this to you under the current and ever-changing circumstances. We’ll be updating this page regularly with new activity and adding events to our Facebook page. 

Coming soon:

• Ongoing: Exeter Bloom Online Community Exhibition
• Sun 18 Oct: Virtual Cinema | Bloomsbury Festival: I See It Differently
• Thu 22 Oct: Virtual Cinema | Creative Responses to Covid-19
• Sun 25 Oct: 12 Years: Sarah Nicolls – Livestreamed Gig

Past Events:

• Sat 21 Mar: Cherelle Sappleton: Meet The Artist
• Wed 25 Mar: Online Creative Hub Social
• Sat 28 Mar: Front Room Phoenix Quiz
• Fri 17 Apr: BC Camplight’s Songs From A Weird Place
• Fri 17 Apr: Eye To Eye: Lynn Shelton & Mia Bays in Conversation
• Thu 23 Apr: Agile Rabbit: How Bats Changed The World
• Fri 24 Apr, 7pm: BC Camplight’s Songs From A Weird Place
• Fri 24 Apr, 8.30pm: #CurzonLivingRoom Q&A: Oliver Hermanus’ Moffie
• Sat 25 Apr, 8pm: Jack Lukeman Sings The Great 80s Songbook
• Sun 26 Apr, 10pm: Daoirí Farrell: The Corner Sessions
• Mon 27 Apr, 7pm: Exhibition On Screen: free live broadcast of Painting The Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse + Q&A
• Wed 29 Apr – Tue 5 May: Virtual Screening – Exhibition On Screen: Leonardo: The Works
• Thu 30 Apr, 7.30pm: Agile Rabbit: Basic Income Now?
• Fri 1 May, 8.30pm: BC Camplight’s Songs From A Weird Place
• Fri 1 May, 8.30pm: Sam Carter: Home Waters online album launch
• Sat 2 May, all day: Exeter Pride 2020: Unashamed At Home
• Wed 6 May, 12 noon: Reclaim The Frame in conversation with Kitty Green, director of The Assistant (Facebook Live)
• Wed 6 May, : Spork! Stay At Home Special
• Thu 7 May, 2pm: Episode 1: Homeskool Beatbox Adventures With SK Shlomo
• Sat 9 & Sun 10 May, 10pm: Edgar Allen Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart (Facebook Live)
• Wed 6 May – Wed 13 May: Virtual Screening – Exhibition On Screen: Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way Of Seeing
• Wed 13 May, 7pm & 9pm: Kill The Cat: The House Always Wins virtual interactive theatre show
• Wed 13 May, 7pm: Reclaim The Frame in conversation with Eliza Hittman, director of Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Facebook Live)
• Thu 14 May, 2pm: Episode 2: Homeskool Beatbox Adventures With SK Shlomo
• Thu 14 Mar, 7.30pm: Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro livestream and Q&A
• Fri 15 – Sat 16 May: Bloom 2020: Exeter’s online festival of Mental Health Awareness 
• Tue 19 May – Tue 16 Jun: Five Week Stand-Up Comedy Classes For Beginners and Giggers (Online)
• Thu 21 May, 2pm: Episode 3: Homeskool Beatbox Adventures With SK Shlomo
• Thu 21 May, 7pm: Agile Rabbit: Why Do Animals Migrate? 
• Sun 24 May, 8pm: Magic In An Age Of Pretence
• Mon 25 May, 7pm: Reclaim The Frame in conversation with Mark Cousins to mark release of Woman Make Film (Facebook Live)
• Wed 27 May, 7pm: Reclaim The Frame in conversation with Adele Romanski & Sara Murphy, producers of Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Facebook Live)
• Thu 28 May, 2pm: Episode 4: Homeskool Beatbox Adventures With SK Shlomo
• Sun 31 May, 8pm: Magic In An Age Of Pretence
• Fri 22 – Sun 31 May: White Riot: virtual screening, + live Q&A and music performance
• Tue 2 Jun – Tue 30 Jun: Virtual Cinema – The Atom: A Love Affair
• Thu 4 Jun, 2pm: Episode 5: Homeskool Beatbox Adventures With SK Shlomo
• Mon 8 – Sun 14 Jun: Cheltenham International Film Festival
• Mon 8 Jun, 8pm: Klub Kids presens Black Lives Matter Benefit Show (free stream)
• Tue 9 Jun: 6pm: Agile Rabbit: The UN and The Pandemic
• Tue 9 Jun, 7.30pm: Mark Thomas’ Showtime From The Frontline
• Thu 11 Jun, 2pm: Episode 6: Homeskool Beatbox Adventures With SK Shlomo
• Thu 25 Jun, 7pm: Agile Rabbit: When The British Spoke French
• Sat 27 Jun, 10am-4.30pm: One Day Online Stand Up Comedy Workshop
• Thu 2 Jul: Agile Rabbit: The UN And The Pandemic
• Thu 9 Jul: Mark Thomas: Serious Organised Criminal
• Wed 15 Jul: Invisible Music: Online Premiere
• Throughout July: Virtual Cinema: A White, White Day
• Throughout July: Virtual Cinema: Family Romance, LLC
• Thu 23 Jul: Agile Rabbit: Living With Emperors
• Fri 24 Jul – Fri 7 Aug: Virtual Cinema: The Traitor
• Sun 9 Aug: Film Feels Connected: Indigenous Peoples Day
• Mon 10 Aug: Reclaim The Frame: Perfect 10 Q&A
• Tue 11 Aug: Mark Thomas: Walking The Wall
• Fri 17 Jul – Sun 23 Aug: Virtual Cinema: Clemency
• Fri 24 Jul – Fri 21 Aug: Virtual Cinema: Alice
• Thu 13 Aug: Dochouse Live: Radio Silence
• Thu 13 Aug: Cara Dillon: Free Online Gig
• Fri 14 Aug: Reconnect: Digital Raving
• Wed 19 Aug: Virtual Cinema & Live Online Q&A: Coup 53
• Fri 7 Aug – 31 Aug: Virtual Cinema: Perfect 10
• Fri 28 Aug: The Neon Shadow – a short film, created in isolation from Tom Jackson Greaves in association with Kneehigh Theatre.
• Fri 7 Aug – Fri 4 Sep: Virtual Cinema: Papicha
• Fri 4 – Sun 6 Sep: Dochouse Live: Shorts #1
• Mon 7 Sep: Evening Writing & Performing Comedy Class (One Week Online Course)
• Mon 7 – Fri 11 Sep: Pint Of Science 2020: Online
• Thu 10 Sep: DocHouse: Terms & Conditions Apply – A UK Drill Story (Director’s Cut + Q&A)
• Fri 11 Sep: Agile Rabbit: Noam Chomsky
• Sat 12 Sep: Confidence Through Comedy Workshop For Women (One Day Online Course)
• Tue 15 Sep: Writing & Performing Comedy (Six Week Online Course)
• Fri 4 – 20 Sep: Virtual Cinema: Socrates

Got an idea or something you would like to contribute? Please send an email to dettie.ellerby@localhost and let’s chat!