Exeter Ignite Festival

07/06/2014

Just had a sneak preivew of Obmutescent looks amazing 2pm here at Cygnet Theatre

07/06/2014

Award-winning clown troupe Le Navet Bete take over Rougemont Gardens today with a brand new outdoor show 'Rumpus'.

Showing at 2.30pm, 5pm and 7.30pm... prepare to laugh until it hurts.

A great show to bring the family along to as well!

http://www.igniteexeter.org.uk/shows/rumpus/

06/06/2014

Tomorrow at Cygnet Theatre we welcome B:spoke company of Dancers with their piece "Obmutescent" followed by Stagewright production of "Motherland" and our final performance for the Ignite Festival "Martha Brown"
Not a bad day of Theatre and Dance. Look forward to seeing you

06/06/2014

The hugely talented Paper Cinema are here today and tomorrow with their magnificent real-time, pen and ink interpretation of Homer's Odyssey.

Get a glimpse of the magic in action in this trailer: http://vimeo.com/37968968

Catch it at Exeter Phoenix tonight at 9pm or tomorrow at 6pm.

A Paper Cinema and BAC co-production Co-Commissioned by Parabola Arts Centre For touring enquiries or more information contact Katie Roberts: [email protected] and…

05/06/2014

Some fantastic Ignite shows happening at The Hall today, tomorrow and Saturday.

Well worth a visit just to see the newly renovated venue (until 1 hour ago, it hadn't housed a public event in 60 years).

http://thehallexeter.org/gallery/

05/06/2014

Martha Brown being set up here at Cygnet at this very minute and they are selling goodies in the Martha Brown shop - so bring your cash with you

05/06/2014

If you didn't catch it last year, make a point of heading down to Central Station today to see the uniquely beautiful play 'The Last Post' from Kilter Theatre.

Performed in 'Mobile Sorting Office 451,' (a bright red Luton lorry crammed with retro-chic details from a much-travelled life), you'll be swept away into a colourful story of undelivered letters and peculiarities.

*A must-see of the festival with limited seating!*

Performances today and tomorrow at 3pm and 6pm.

http://www.igniteexeter.org.uk/shows/the-last-post/

04/06/2014

Wildfire reviews are in. Pick yours up from any Ignite Festival Venue now!

Today's issue features reviews of:

Greyscale - Gods Are Fallen and All Safety Gone
Patterns Theatre Company - Five Lives
Substance and Shadow - Duplicity
Write By Numbers - Blueprint
Junkshop Theatre Company - Hardworking People
Poncho Theatre Company - Coated In Love
Four of Swords Theatre - Gawain and the Green Knight
Shiona Morton and Bill Wroath - A Soldier's Sketchbook
Red Room Productions - Kusse

04/06/2014

We're on a roll...

Half way through Ignite 2014 and we've already sold more tickets than we did for the whole of last year's festival.

With shows selling out, make sure you book any unmissable shows on your to-do list in advance (you'd be crazy not to take advantage of our Ignite multibuy offer, 5 shows for £25!)

http://www.igniteexeter.org.uk/

04/06/2014

DAY 3 OF IGNITE FESTIVAL...

Today you might spot The Story Exchange out and about in the streets of Exeter (an interactive writing desk on wheels, manned by the fabulously bonkers Theatre Rush). So pop over, say hello and make some stories.

There are some performances we're really looking forward to as well, including two real crackers at the Bikeshed - Greyscale Theatre's 'Gods Are All Fallen And Safely Gone' and 'Blueprint' by Write By Numbers; and we'd also suggest you check out Made In China's 'Gym Party' at 7pm at Exeter Phoenix.

Enjoy!

03/06/2014

Hot off the press - Wildfire Reviews!

Pop into an Ignite venue and grab your copy of today's Wildfire, where you'll find reviews of 8 of yesterday's shows. A great way to inform your theatre cramming decisions for the coming week.

Today's Wildfire features:

Ruth Mitchell - Coffee With Vera
Richard Pettifer - End Of Species
Nick Young - Peter And The Wolf (And Me)
Jack Dean - Threnody For The Sky Children
Nexus Physical Theatre Company - Missing Shadows
Le Mot Juste - No Place Like
The Actor's Wheel - The Tempest
Rose Biggin - The Very Thought

More info on Wildfire here: http://www.igniteexeter.org.uk/wildfire/

03/06/2014

Interesting blog post from A Younger Theatre about climate change. See their show, End of Species at the Rusty Bike this evening at 10pm.

http://www.ayoungertheatre.com/blog-theatre-should-not-talk-about-climate-change/

Blog: Theatre should not talk about climate changeBy Richard Pettifer on March 12, 2014 in BlogsTheatre is a life-affirming medium that involves people coming together in a social space and sharing experience.This does not naturally lend itself to climate change, an anti-social subject. It is boring…