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Exeter Northcott Theatre launches Autumn 2010 season 27/07/10 »
Exeter Northcott Theatre is delighted to announce details of its full Autumn 2010 programme of events. Packed full of classic and contemporary plays, music, comedy, dance and family shows, there is sure to be something to tempt everyone.
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Maurice Marshal 1934 - 2010 »
Maurice Marshal MBE, former Chief Electrician and Technical Training Associate at Exeter Northcott and co-founder of Stage Electrics has died following a courageous battle to fight cancer at the age of 76.
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University steps in to operate Exeter Northcott 20/05/10 »
The University of Exeter has agreed to set up a new company to run the Exeter Northcott. The theatre will go ahead with both the Exeter Summer Festival events and is planning a winter programme, including a Christmas show.
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New enhanced hearing system installed »
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Are you under 26? Get free tickets to the theatre... »
A Night Less Ordinary is an Arts Council England scheme in association with Metro, which provides 618,000 free theatre tickets to anyone under 26 in more than 200 venues across England.
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English Touring Opera visit Exeter Northcott next week 11/03/10
Exeter Northcott is delighted to welcome back English Touring Opera for its fabulous Season of Comedy, featuring three famous operas from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
The season has proved extraordinarily popular, and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream have both sold out. However, to experience amazing opera performed by a world-class company, there is still availability for Donizetti’s masterpiece of comic opera, Don Pasquale, on Tuesday 16 and Friday 19 March.
ETO artistic director James Conway is an acknowledged champion of Donizetti, but he was shy of Don Pasquale because the story just seemed to be about young people ganging up on an old man. Then director William Oldroyd sold him the idea of portraying Pasquale as an arrogant, tyrannical orchestra conductor, and the production was given the go ahead.
Don Pasquale is a true classic, with rich soaring melodies and beautiful period costumes balanced with a stunning modern set. Tickets cost £17 to £30, with half price for students, under 26s and other concessions. For more info and to book online click here.
Follow these links for fantastic background information on Don Pasquale: -
Read ETO’s blog to learn more about the production process.
And see fabulous production photographs for all three shows.
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