Performance

Are you a writer for performance based in or around Exeter? Join us on the dates below for the Exeter Playwrights Cafe.

A space for dance artists, movers and choreographers to share, learn, grow, support and be supported, meeting on the second Friday each month.

Groundhog Day meets Waiting for Godot. ‘Paper Swans’ draws on absurdist theatre, visual symbolism and the playwright’s personal experience, as a woman from a post-Soviet country coming to the UK.

Get the bubbly out of the fridge, because for ONE NIGHT ONLY we’re taking the East all the way West, and travelling to Exeter to immortalise the campest, loudest and silliest moments from everyone’s favourite soap in DRAG!

Does AI spell the end of humanity, or the dawn of a new utopia? Fringe First Winner Joe Sellman-Leava might be a technophobe, but he’s going to try and find out!

Designer-performer Dylan Howells weaves psychological illusions and fragmented memories into a magical, chilling tale of a home that won’t stay still.

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

Bangla Cultural Night is a community arts and cultural event celebrating the rich heritage of Bengal while bringing together people from across Exeter to experience and enjoy different cultures.

Family theatre and rock star legend Kid Carpet is back with a totally brand new show! A lo-fi, hi-tech, big-beat bonkers panto stuffed with songs, silliness and surprises.

A chance to listen to published poets read from their work and perhaps read two or three of your own. Hosted by Chrissy Banks & Matt Bryden.

Want to vocalise your bare bones vision? Maybe you would like to hear people read your script out loud? New to this and have a curiosity about making something from scratch? Start here!

An exhilarating fusion of dance, acrobatics, and martial arts that pushes the boundaries of physicality and human connection.

Join Spork! this Halloween for another spectacular & spooky spoken-word event, featuring the annual “Dead Poets Slam,” and the gruesome twosome of silly poetry; Chris “Ghostly” White, and Edward “Dead Wood” Tripp.

Kathakali, the classical dance drama of Kerala south India, makes a welcome return to this country to perform a story that highlights the dignity, strength, and compassion of women.

Written and performed by Sam Ward, Nation is a dark, brutal fable about the political power of stories, about the nation as an act of imagination, about the violence of community and those we choose to let in.

Beyond Face presents an evening showcasing exciting new early-stage work from global majority artists based in the South West.

Period Drama by Olga Kaleta (with integrated BSL by Sherrie Eugene-Hart) is a surreal, episodic dark comedy about mental health, identity and recovery that mixes autobiographical storytelling with bold physicality. A deep dive into the question of wellness through a feminist lens, via slasher flicks, bloody knickers and the existential dilemmas of insects.

A solo performance about tracing […]

Ancient folklore collides with imaginary futures in this bold and visually captivating dance performance. Beginning with an act of endurance, three performers push their bodies to the limit before transforming through a series of mythical female archetypes. Witches, mermaids, mothers, and warriors emerge and dissolve as the work explores power, identity, and community, while challenging our ideas of progress.

Sex, drugs, and violence; cartoons and fairy tales. Just another day for the people who decide movie ratings. But how do you rate a person? Our film examiner duo spend a day negotiating power games while dealing with the weighty matter of who can see what, and trying their hardest not to fall in love.

Performer and comedy poet Ade Smith is recognised for his distinct style that blends literary flair with every day, grit-fused modern life, and dark cynical humour.