Performance

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.

SOLD OUT | From Partygate and Boris Johnson’s farewell to Jeremy Corbyn handing over Labour’s leadership to Keir Starmer – bestselling author John Crace is taking us on a hilarious tour of the whirlwind world of post-Brexit Britain.

The First Laugh is the South West’s premium new material stand­up comedy night where professional comedians get to try out their new material on budding audiences!

Gecko is a singer-storyteller sharing playful songs full of wit and warmth. Expect to hear about pig fugitives, feminist fairytales and Guanabana fruit juice from this festival favourite.

There is something lurking in ethereal undergrowth… a flash of scales, or is it fur? A whining-barking-bleating. It’s a wild thing and it’s getting ready for the best party of the year – The Steampunk Yule Ball 2023.

‘Magic, Secrecy and Revelation’ offers a celebration and a re-imagination of social life through examining the role of secrecy and disclosure in our interactions and the vexed status of our abiding notions of what’s really real.

This Christmas, join the Psammead and five children for a fresh, festive take on a childhood classic, as E. Nesbit’s beloved children’s book gets the Quirk treatment.

Join Spork! this December for our 4th annual Christmas Bash. Another big dollop of poetry, comedy, live music & festive cheer, and (as always) traditional carols from the gloriously horny Exeter Railway Band.

A dark comedy about a woman (sometimes funny), her vampire (kills every night) and the reality of ageing in a youth-obsessed culture.

Few stories of exploration are as dramatic as two expeditions to Antarctica in the early 20th century. This illustrated talk explores the three famous explorers who dominate the story.

Hot on the heels of an outstanding 2023 Edinburgh Fringe season, Connor Burns is heading out on his first UK tour! VERTIGO is a punchline-packed show featuring ugly dogs, relationships and the inevitable family drama.

Placing their ears to the forest floor, Emergency Chorus explore the slow, strange world of fungi — and what mushrooms might say to us in an age of climate emergency.

James Phelan as The Greatest Magician is back at Exeter Phoenix with a brand new show for 2024. 

Try imagining your life without music for a moment. Do you feel you’ve lost a part of yourself, your memories, or ability to experience emotions?  

SOUVENIR is a new play by PJ Vickers, about a mother’s struggle to cope with the loss of her daughter, killed in the terrorist bombing of a passenger airplane. It’s a story of regret, hijacked by an absurd, political conspiracy.

To the hairdresser at [redacted] Salon: You can take my money. You can take my dignity. You can take too much off the ends. But you cannot take my right to talk about it on stage. This is a show about the worst haircut of Ania Magliano’s life.

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.

Full of laughter, love, and original music, Joshua (and Me) explores the writer’s own experience of growing up with an autistic sibling; giving a voice to young people with responsibilities of care.

Immersive digital dance, Imagining Otherwise explores the possibility of parallel experiences, and the multitude of choices that spring from it.

In his most autobiographical show to date, ‘The Rob Auton Show’, Rob turns the pen on himself to explore the memories and feelings that create his life on a daily basis.