Performance

Quirk Theatre and Exeter Phoenix present their 21st festive show. This festive season, join Dayzee and her dad in the not-so-far-off-future, a magical future where bicycles fly, flies talk and mangrove forests sing. A festive treat for all ages.

This is a great opportunity to network with South West based artists for projects & collaborations.

A monthly evening of have-a-go magic, hosted by spoken word artist and pandemic Bard of Exeter Tim King.

An enigmatic, dazzling, five star rated magic show from James Phelan – the magician most infamous for jamming the BBC switchboard after correctly predicting the lottery.

Mathematician-turned-World-Slam-Champion Harry Baker turns 10,000 days old, celebrating numbers, words and life itself. He’s got 99 problems but maths ain’t one.

Rob Newman’s epic stand-up show goes from cave paintings to car-free cities, by way of Imperial Rome’s chariot ban, Rapper’s Remorse, and the dance steps of Homo Ergaster.

The Lives and Works of Elizabeth 1 and Nicholas Hilliard – an illustrated talk by Mark Cottle

An outrageous queer comedy from Channel 4 new writer Ella Evans. Femme Fatigue presents one woman’s story of living with Chronic Fatigue.

Exeter’s poetry platform presented by Chrissy Banks & Matt Bryden.

Want to vocalise your bare bones vision? Give it a try! Need to stand up and show without a ticketed audience? Go for it! Maybe you would like to hear people read your script out loud? Just ask! New to this and have a curiosity about making something from scratch? Start here!

After two consecutive critically acclaimed shows, rising star Chloe Petts is back on the road with a brand-new hour… and this time she’s getting personal.

Exquisite Noise honours the art of assembly. Choreographer Dam Van Huynh explores alternative methods of dissent, drawing on noise to embody defiance and celebrating the power of coming together.

Are you a writer for performance based in or around Exeter? Join us on the first Thursday of each month for the Exeter Playwrights Cafe.

A bunch of local theatre makers, comedians, dancers, musicians, actors and clowns are going to try some new things – and you’re invited to experience it.

You know when you’re trying to wee on a night out, and a random girl you don’t know starts telling you her secrets? Imagine that, but she has a microphone. 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee.

Imagine going to the cinema and becoming part of a pop-up orchestra who create sound FX and a musical soundtrack! After a fun warm up, you’ll use instruments or your voice to help create the magical soundtrack.

Sophie Duker is BACK! The Taskmaster champ is back on tour and dealing with her (sugar) daddy issues in a hilarious new stand-up show.

MEAT is an electrifying roar of fury, a rallying cry of protest and a unifying celebration of strength packed with heroism & heart. A playful and poignant exploration of identity written by published poet, and multi-award winner Elle Dillon-Reams, ‘Best Newcomer’ The Scotsman.

What would you do with an hour? What if it was your last hour ever? Critically acclaimed storyteller James Rowland returns, with a story full of laughter, music and joy.

All of a sudden, comedian Micky Overman finds her life going the direction she’s always wanted. The path has been set, she just has to follow it.

Jokes, rants, politics, play and the occasional sing song. If you don’t know what he does ask your parents…