1,2, Buckle my shoe, oh no 10 years of shows needs celebrating! A whimsical retelling of your favourite nursery rhymes, through drama and dance and definitely comedy.

Two storytellers unravel the question Chaucer asked ‘What is it that women most desire?’ But there are three chairs... Who is the third chair for? Who’s missing?

A countdown duet for two 16-year-old boys tasked to report back on life in just 4 minutes. "Brilliant, thrilling and daring" Matt Hawksworth, Pavilion Dance South West

Brian's life is in ruins. Will his Guardians, Vivian and Walter, help him put it right? Either way his train journey home is about to take a VERY different turn.

It's not just a game; it's a game within a play within a game, but I wouldn't try it at home! It could be a simple experiment, but the players get seriously out of control.

CSS are delighted to bring Shakespeare's magical comedy to life. Full of fairies, fights and even a donkey, this is a show guaranteed to have you laughing from start to finish.

Emerging poet Nathan Rodney-Jones guides us in the landscape of a small village community, charting its people, the rhythm of their lives and the daily humanity of their world.

Lisa Schneidau paints pictures in your mind with two new time-travelling tales. Created with 10 local schools, showcasing young storytellers. Check the show page for schools p/show.

Baby is thinking about the things she has worshipped; Mum, Dad, Boy, Man, Rockstar - never really God. Sleepless, she explores the shape shifting deities of a young woman.

The harrowing true story of the worst civilian disaster of World War Two when 173 men, women and children died trying to enter a public air raid shelter in East London.

Robert Garnham is going to be on prime time TV! What could possibly go wrong? A comedy poetry show about hope and dreams and how things can go wrong very quickly!

Bringing you the best in soft toy cabaret from Brain Injury maestro Fergus Ryan: Songs! Laffs! Tightrope Walks! Psychic Raffle! Suitable for anyone who’s okay with brains.

Dark Places - At the end of the road, we may encounter the devil himself in Stephanie Leotsakos’s adaptation of Young Goodman Brown. Based on the story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Co-workers, one prudish and one confident, learn a little more than they ought about themselves and their colleagues, during a wonderfully funny outing to the seaside...

A show about adolescence, anxiety and friendship which follows two struggling young people who attend CAMHS. However, due to budget cuts and strikes it’s been replaced by an AI.

Devon's War Girls is set in WW2. It pulls inspiration from true local events & stories, explored through the eyes of two young women and the wartime events that bring them together.

Devon's War Girls is set in WW2. It pulls inspiration from true local events & stories, explored through the eyes of two young women and the wartime events that bring them together.

Landmark Theatre's C3 Youth Dance celebrate the story of how Barnstaple’s community welcomed displaced French Huguenots fleeing persecution in the 1600's into their lives.

A VINTAGE RADIO MAYHEM PRODUCTION Why are there two Fannies in the abbey? Where is the toast rack? What about Albert’s bells? Who will be safe from us?

Witty, playful, sometimes surreal, and occasionally poignant, Duck Variations is a delightfully combative hour of character-led comedy by Pulitzer prize winner David Mamet.

A journey through time and space, experiencing the beginnings and ends of it all. From the extinction of dinosaurs & the fall of Pompeii to the robotic uprising of the 38th century.

It's 1857. Ten-year-old Mary is accused of pickpocketing. If convicted she will be transported, but all is not as it seems as her trial takes centre stage at Barnstaple's Guildhall.

Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn’t have fallen in love with? Antonio loves beautiful Sebastian. A brilliant bold retelling of Twelfth Night full of wit and passion.

Advisory Warning: If you ever find a Lump in your Penis. Don't Google it. Never Google it. I did and this is my Story of What Happened Next. #Honesty #Energy #Vulnerability #Humour.

A new group for North Devon takes to the stage in many different hats. Join us for a musical performance of a whole variety of song genres and spoken word.

Clearing her mother’s flat, Sarah finds herself in a world of fragmented memories. A bitter-sweet drama about losing a parent to Alzheimer’s and finding a way to remember her.

50mins of the best gags I’ve ever written and many others. No theme, story or real public masturbation, it’s just about what it’s about. So, if you like things, this is the show for you.

Do the elephants have a message for us? How did Catastrophe the Careless Cat live up to his name? The award-winning Bard of Windmill Hill, will provide answers to these mysteries.

Do the elephants have a message for us? How did Catastrophe the Careless Cat live up to his name? The award-winning Bard of Windmill Hill, will provide answers to these mysteries.

A deeply insecure young man is forced to contemplate the past 14 months of life living in a new age cult - all in just eighteen agitating minutes.

A deeply insecure young man is forced to contemplate the past 14 months of life living in a new age cult - all in just eighteen agitating minutes.

A mysterious master, a sinister servant, strange laughter echoing along the corridors of Thornfield Hall… Now older and wiser, Jane Eyre takes a wry look back at her dramatic past.

Kobold & Co are back, bringing you an action packed afternoon of tabletop gaming! Buckle in for the ride as audience suggestions transport us to a different universe each night.

Kobold & Co are back, bringing you an action packed session of tabletop gaming! Buckle in for the ride as audience suggestions transport us to a different universe each night.

Midlands comics Dave Flynn, Robyn Harvey & Lin Smith reflect on the cost of living... through their twenties. Not particularly French. Definitely not a musical. VIVE LE DESTITUTION

Come join us for an exciting display of our current works that showcase our students diverse ability and creative flair!

Come join us for an exciting display of our current works that showcase our students diverse ability and creative flair!

The classic tale of revenge is retold in this inventive, comic retelling from this award-winning theatre company. All plot will be lampooned. All jokes will be harpooned.

Ayodele Scott and David Evans drum, sing, mime and clown in an hilarious, humane and life-affirming exploration of their childhood experiences of colonial West Africa.

A flurry of new, quick-fire sketches inspired by a time when we laughed at misery, revelled in foolishness and embraced mirth. You won't know what's coming next!

Join this dynamically discordant duo as they stumble through some hastily written songs and semi-musical musings!

Comic poet and singer takes you on a trip to the stranger parts of his brain. He covers important subjects such as his imagined relationship with potatoes.

Comic poet and singer takes you on a trip to the stranger parts of his brain. He covers important subjects such as his imagined relationship with potatoes.

Comic poet and singer takes you on a trip to the stranger parts of his brain. He covers important subjects such as his imagined relationship with potatoes.

Catch our playwrights around the fringe and for a pound they'll write you a unique one-page play. In our evening show our actors perform as many one-page plays as they can in 60 mins!

Deep in the woods on the big oak tree lives a little squirrel with big ideas. This is Silly Squirrel! Pull up a picnic blanket & join Above Bounds for a puppet show for ages 0-7.

Deep in the woods on the big oak tree lives a little squirrel with big ideas. This is Silly Squirrel! Pull up a picnic blanket & join Above Bounds for a puppet show for ages 0-7.

Deep in the woods on the big oak tree lives a little squirrel with big ideas. This is Silly Squirrel! Pull up a picnic blanket & join Above Bounds for a puppet show for ages 0-7.

During a state of emergency, an inventor sends a self-building robot to care for his father in his dying days. But it soon gets creative with the rules by which it’s governed.

Social and political comment, comedy and history. "Amazing performer. Such a unique skill in terms of creativity and delivery.” Barnstaple Theatre Festival 2018

At the Happy Haven home for ageing thespians, is it the final curtain-call for self-appointed national treasure Frank Dudley and his long-lost love Sarah Smith? And who is Kathryn?

Find a storyteller, hear a tale, be transported to far off times and places, carry on shopping. Pop-up stories, Fri, Sat and Sun throughout town plus two longer performances.

FREE EVENT - short excerpts or previews from as many companies as possible to help you decide which of the 200 performances you're going to see.

FREE EVENT - short excerpts or previews from as many companies as possible to help you decide which of the 200 performances you're going to see.

Fiona and Stephen's tenant has become their landlord and their daughter has taken to living in the overgrown garden, which is creeping into the house as temperatures rise.

Welcome to St Anne’s, where the sea is the sky, the ceiling’s a boat, and only certain creatures know what lies just above the surface of the sky, in the realm above water.

Stage Right theatre company are from Ilfracombe Academy. We pride ourselves on tackling challenging plays, come and see a scene from our latest, The Crucible by Arthur Miller.

Ever wanted to go through someone's diary, learning their hopes and dreams, their secrets and their weaknesses, their desires and their failures? No? Oh. Well, have a go anyway.

Puppetry, storytelling, music and mayhem - the Hare leads us on a merry dance through Barnstaple on a hunt for magical medleys, tall tales and heart-warming happenings.

In a time that’s not a time and a place that’s not a place, two storytellers travel lands to find their audience and complete their quest. Will they succeed, come along to find out.

In a time that’s not a time and a place that’s not a place, two storytellers travel lands to find their audience and complete their quest. Will they succeed, come along to find out.

In a time that’s not a time and a place that’s not a place, two storytellers travel lands to find their audience and complete their quest. Will they succeed, come along to find out.

In a time that’s not a time and a place that’s not a place, two storytellers travel lands to find their audience and complete their quest. Will they succeed, come along to find out.

By popular demand, Lucky Dog bring back their package of Stan and Ollie’s routines and songs from stage, screen and record you won’t find elsewhere.

The TigerFace Show is a weird and wonderful ride through misery and joy. Asking the audience what they wanted to be when they grew up, TigerFace hopes to make their dreams come true.

Eldritch fantasy and British folklore blend in this mysterious tale of fungal paranoia and bitter cold. The Foxmother has its teeth around the throats of Whitenook Common.

Eldritch fantasy and British folklore blend in this mysterious tale of fungal paranoia and bitter cold. The Foxmother has its teeth around the throats of Whitenook Common.

Join Audrey on a quirky walking tour; explore Barnstaple in a way you’ve never done before! Starting from The Square, we’ll experience the past & present of The Strand & River Taw.

“Magician, mind reader. I don’t understand how he does it, but he does it very well indeed” - Phillip Pullman. Join Chris as he answers the Three Questions to becoming a Magician.

He could have been Hamlet, he could have been Macbeth, is this his epitaph? A bully, a drunken sot? The years of louche living have taken their toll on Toby Belch.

A man wakes up discovering his legs are not his own. His relationship with the ground destabilised, a journey begins to unearth the root of his transformation.

Bobby Roberts has been invited to audition. The production is to be immersive and participative. Can you help him sink or swim in this humorous insight into the actors’ lot?

How do you find time? It's been 6 years, but PIDGE are BACK with their unique and intimate blend of storytelling and FUN. Limited spaces - don't miss out!

To Hell with Anger Management! Three months after Malvolio vows to be revenged on the whole pack of them, he's true to his word, confirming that he who laughs last laughs longest.

Women What Dance playfully weave together their stories about dancing. Raconteur brings you a show that has something for everyone.