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EUTCO TAKING ‘CONSTELLATIONS’ FROM EXETER TO EDINBURGH   BY PAUL SMITH     It has become a high point in the calendar for Exeter University Theatre Company, the annual trip to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Last year, they took their summer production of ‘Dinner’ by Moira Buffini to the international celebration of the arts and […]

THE 2025 SUMMER FESTIVAL OPENS ON JUNE 23 2025 – THE BOX OFFICE IS NOW OPEN ON 01395 514413 This is the 12th Season presented by Paul Taylor-Mills and the 67th Season since Ronald Govey’s first season in 1958 – only 2020 went by without a production. It is the longest running repertory summer season

The idea of writing a book with a theatre at its core was something I blithely suggested one day. “Of course, you must” was the regular response. All before I had really thought deeply about the full scale of the project which faced me. Since 2019 I have been the regular reviewer at the Summer

We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Cormac Richards Theatre Awards. At the end of the day these are just based on the opinion of the reviewer and many factors come into play when deciding who nudges ahead to take the award. That said, theatre lives and dies by the hard work

We are delighted to present the nominations for the 2024 CORMAC RICHARDS THEATRE AWARDS 2024. The nominations have been chosen from all the productions viewed this year, whether reviewed or not. Winning productions from the previous year are not eligible for nominations in the current year. Several awards will be presented without a list of

Thus we turn to the second half of 2024 – again, a mix of shows and performances; we wouldn’t want it any other way!   JULY And so the Sidmouth Summer Season continued with Noel Coward’s HAY FEVER (Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth). A gloriously talented ensemble shone brightly under Jason Moore’s cracking direction. Sidmouth at

And so the time has come for another theatre review of the year – goodness the time passes quickly! Suffice to say, this year we have been regaled with the good, the bad, the ugly and the magnificent. In this first of two parts, we will look at all the productions or events seen and

The road from Exeter in South West England to Edinburgh, Scotland is a long one, but when you are taking a stage play with you it is a journey with many logistical challenges and many twists and turns along the way. For some years now, Exeter University Theatre Company (EUTCO) has taken a production to

To a virtually packed house, Paul Taylor-Mills, welcomed new and seasoned supporters to the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth, Devon for the launch of the 2024 Summer Play Festival launch. This is Paul’s 11th year of producing the Festival and, as he said, things have changed for him during those years; not only does he

There are no two ways about it, a life working in the theatre is neither easy nor straightforward. For every household name, there are many thousands whose lives are unpredicatable and more full of disappointment than success. That said, the mindset of some can create a far more positive slant on life and the ‘can