The Merchant of Venice

Wed 2nd November 20111

As per Nick's email we will finish off watching the last Act of 'Pericles' and will then start reading 'The Merchant of Venice'.


For a copy of John's notes click here

Tartuffe - Moliere - at the Northcott

11-15 October - We are going on Thurs 13th at 7.30

More details from the Northcott Website

"Tartuffe is a beacon of piety and has his feet firmly under the table in the home of wealthy merchant, Orgon.  But all is not as it seems and as Orgon becomes enraptured with Tartuffe the whole city is chattering.  Is he friend, fraud, miracle or hypocrite?  The family smells a rat and amid the frills and frivolity of Seventeenth Century society, they hatch a cunning plan to outwit the wily deceiver before he brings their house crashing down...

Originally presented to great acclaim in Liverpool, this fresh and vibrant translation of the classic comedy by Molière (The Misanthrope, The School for Wives, The Miser) reunites ETT with the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse following their hilarious joint production of Roger McGough's version of Molière's The Hypochondriac.

Awarded Producer of the Year 2010 by the Stage Newspaper, ETT's most recent visits to Exeter Northcott include Far From the Madding Crowdand Rum and Coca Cola."

Hard Times - Charles Dickens - We know it's not Shakespeare.....

We are going on Nov 3rd to see this production - More information at the Cygnet New Theatre website

CHARLES DICKENS’

HARD TIMES

ADAPTED BY STEPHEN JEFFREYS


Following CREATIVE COW’s energetic and sharp production of Travels with My Aunt, the theatre company returns with another scintillating adaptation of a classic novel. Stephen Jeffreys’ entertaining and wonderfully inventive adaptation of Charles Dickens’ evocative saga, is set in the north of England at the height of the Industrial Revolution. Four actors will represent the resilient residents of smoke filled Coketown and show how Louisa and Tom Gradgrind are schooled to put their trust in ..facts, facts, facts !They will take on the visiting circus performers, stuffy business men, downtrodden workers, oppressed women, rural rascalsand finally reveal that even in the gloomiest of social landscapes, honesty, loyalty and jollyGOOD TIMES are possible!

Plays 2011 - 2012

Autumn 2012 - Starting 21 Sept - Pericles
Spring 2012 - The Merchant of Venice
Summer 2012 - Titus Andronicus
Contemporary poets to be looked at as and when

NT Live at Exeter Picturehouse - The Comedy of Errors

NT Live: The Comedy of Errors
Thursday 1 March 2012, 7.00
Members' priority booking available in person or over the phone only from Friday 2 September. 


Anyone know any more about this?

Fair Maid of the West - Thomas Heywood 1599

Fri 26th Aug - Sun 11th Sep

The Fair Maid Of The West: Creative Cow Theatre Company

"A fantastic piece of theatre! A real romp involving much swashbuckling on the high seas, led by Bess Bridges, landlady of the Windmill pub in Fowey.

Donning doublet and hose, this courageous Cornish lass turns to piracy, and sets off on a mission to find her lover who has been captured off the coast of Spain.

Written by Thomas Heywood in 1599, every time it is performed this epic yarn proves that Shakespeare wasn't the only Elizabethan playwright who came up with colourful characters, great comedy and a cracking story."


For more information go to New Theatre - What's On and Creative Cow

RSC Events Schedule

 MACBETH
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
MARAT/SADE
CARDENIO
THE CITY MADAM
DUNSINANE
THE HOMECOMING
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW


Click here for RSC Events Schedule

Tobacco Factory - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Monday 21 - Saturday 26 November at The Tobacco Factory Theatre

Start time: 8pm 

Matinees Thu 24 & Sat 26 2.30pm

Running time: 1hr 45mins

More Information

Theatre Royal - Hamlet

Hamlet - Young People's Shakespeare 23 - 24 September 2011  Devonport Guildhall Made specifically for young people and families this production is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for all ages.