What's on
Performances, workshops, events and seminars are shown on this page, where they're of interest to Communications, Drama and Film students.
Please remember that coursework-related events may not appear until a week before the event, so please check back regularly.
Thu 05 Jun
Start time: 15:30T3 Festival
Theatre on Screen: Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength
A documentary on the life and work of one of butoh’s originators Kazuo Ohno. Compiled from a range of films, performances and interviews, as well as examples of Ohno's drawings and writings, this film was created by the Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio in 2000. It presents a comprehensive view into the world of Kazuo Ohno's dance and understanding of butoh, including original footage of old performances and behind-the-scene looks into Ohno's workshops and rehearsals. In the words of the Studio: 'Beauty and Strength is more than just entertainment. It is the means to preserve these precious materials and to make them available to the next generation.' [Selected by Dr. Bryan Brown]
Fri 06 Jun
Start time: 12:00T3 Festival
A Song and A Dance - R & D Readthrough
Presented by: Rudi Gibbs
Director: Rudi S. Carson
Location: TS1 Alexander Building, Thornlea, New North Road, Postcode: EX4 4LA Show on Map
'A Song and A Dance' follows an occult high society that follows arbitrary rules and perform ritualistic dances that represent their social rankings. Watch as characters build and betray alliances to climb through the social hierarchy. This performance will be a lightly rehearsed reading with some public staging experimentation towards the end. This is in no means a finished piece and is being shared with the intent to gain helpful feedback in the progression of this project.
Fri 06 Jun
Start times are 17:00 and 19:00T3 Festival
The Rocky Horror Exeter Show
Presented by: Bel McFerran
Director: Bel McFerran
Location: RS1 Roborough Studios, Prince of Wales Road, Postcode: EX4 4SB Show on Map
A tribute to the cult classic, comedy horror musical.
The show is an iconic symbol of science fiction and B-Movie horrors which has been running in theatres for 50 years! Join Brad, and his fiancé Janet, as their car breaks down and they seek help in the charismatic Dr Frank’n’Furter on an androgynous journey full of "fun, frolics, frocks, and frivolity!"
Sat 07 Jun
Start times are 13:00 and 17:00T3 Festival
Threadbare
Presented by: Jithya Wijesinghe
Director: Jithya Wijesinghe and Thusharani Rubendra
Location: RS1 Roborough Studios, Prince of Wales Road, Postcode: EX4 4SB Show on Map
Laced with emotion,
Life’s experiences frozen.
All control slipped and stolen,
Left bare with emotions.
From trepidation to
Heartbreak revelation,
From childish jubilance,
To celestial inordinance.
Eight experiences,
Looped into one thread,
Freefalling into your senses,
Be careful where you tread.
Join us where poetry meets the stage and we let our imagination guide us around the tapestry of life.
Sun 08 Jun
Start times are 13:00 and 15:30T3 Festival
We're not allowed to talk about it...
Location: RS3 Roborough Studios, Prince of Wales Road, Postcode: EX4 4SB Show on Map
Three strangers compete to be the most unhinged person in the room on this brain-rotting experience that combines absurdity, Gen Z dark humour, and randomness.
Sun 08 Jun
Start times are 14:00 and 16:30T3 Festival
Magpie
Presented by: Rudi Gibbs
Director: Rudi S. Carson
Location: RS1 Roborough Studios, Prince of Wales Road, Postcode: EX4 4SB Show on Map
Magpie follows Margot Winters, an actress in the midst of transitioning from stage to screen. As Margot continues to work on the movie, she begins to lose track of herself in the mass of all of her previous roles. Now unable to tell herself apart from iconic characters such as Blanche or Lady Macbeth, Margot descends into madness.
Sun 08 Jun
Start time: 19:45T3 Festival
The 39 Steps
Presented by: Isabella Maunder
Director: Izzy Maunder and Maddy Economou
Location: RS2 Roborough Studios, Prince of Wales Road, Postcode: EX4 4SB Show on Map
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat, packed with nonstop laughs. This play is a fast-paced whodunit with over 150 zany characters, an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance! In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of multi-role, farce and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps creates an an unforgettable evening of belly laughs and entertainment!
Mon 09 Jun
Start times are 15:00 and 17:00T3 Festival
The Alphabet Wives
Presented by: Lucy Ma
Director: Holly Smith and Lucy Ma
Location: TS1 Alexander Building, Thornlea, New North Road, Postcode: EX4 4LA Show on Map
What is unconditional love? Is it enough to keep you safe? Menah is new to love, blind to realities. She sees life as a fairytale, a life far from the society she is entrapped in. Carwyn is looking for a new wife, another wife. The thirteenth.
Tue 10 Jun
Start time: 18:00T3 Festival
Short Film: My Therapy
Location: TS5 Alexander Building, Thornlea, New North Road, Postcode: EX4 4LA Show on Map
'I'm always here for you, if you need anything...'
But how much can we really take when we're dealing with problems ourselves?
My Therapy is a heartfelt drama about Thea, a therapist struggling with grief after an expected loss, whose emotional distance strains her marriage with Bill. Even more so, as she bonds with Kay, a new client facing a similar loss. The film explores the journey of healing through vulnerability, support, and the fragile balance between holding on and letting go.
Thu 12 Jun
Start time: 16:30T3 Festival
Theatre on Screen: Houses Slide
Houses Slide is a piece of music theatre for soprano and orchestra composed by Laura Bowler with a libretto by Cordelia Lynn, first performed by London Sinfonietta in 2021 in a production directed by Katie Mitchell. This piece musicalizes eco-anxiety, climate grief, and climate depression by presenting the emotional journey of an Everywoman character, performed by soprano Jessica Aszodi. A team of volunteer cyclists is present and visible onstage throughout and powers this off-grid performance; additionally, Aszodi sings while cycling in place. This performance provides insight into the ways in which contemporary classical musicians and theatre-makers are responding to the climate crisis and modelling environmentally sustainable practice. [Selected by Prof. Adrian Curtin]
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