Come and meet some very friendly monsters who are keen to show you around their abode.
They may surprise you as they are so friendly and will make you very welcome.

Celebrating the life and works of Agatha Christie, a local Devon girl. Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver all may appear. Entertainment to die for!

The apocalypse has come and gone. Two actors are holed up in an old theatre with the aim to keep showbiz alive for the only audience members left...the cockroaches.

In a flawed world where life feels heavy, joy lingers in the smallest of moments. We question: can dance set us free? Expect honesty, healing, and maybe even bubbles.

Animal Farm is the story of power, corruption and greed. Old Major starts a revolution but are some animals more equal than others?

Performance storytelling. Plunge into the wild world of the goddess Artemis: an ecstatic encounter with the Dawn, a moonlit path and a dilemma that only the audience can solve...

A Way With Words is a warm, witty spoken word show by Robert Gillett, mixing humour, honest storytelling, relatable and hard hitting poetry that makes you laugh, think and feel.

Dylan, Dylan, Dylan. No progress in your work search, behind on rent and now we find out you've been transforming into a seagull. The Department is very disappointed in you, Dylan.

The Algo-Rhythm Machine is spiralling out of control. This Two-Man show dives through internet history, dopamine hits, echo chambers and the chaos of our online lives.

An interactive science show bursting with WOWs, eruptions and gloop as we introduce chemistry in everyday life. A fun, educational experience with audience participation.

This is a play about crazy kids. It is about young boys who like to play tricks on unsuspected neighbours and teachers and their parents and anybody they come across. Funny jokes.

Funny, bleak and tender, this intimate radio play is performed live by The Rebel Rose Collective with immediacy and warmth. Debra finds unexpected ways to keep herself going.

In the dark and misty woods a hedgehog goes to hear three stories of faeries, folk and fun. Be whisked away by the power of the storyteller and his magical puppets.

It’s 2016 and Jude has lost their way, but found a grudge – with the Duke of Edinburgh. Now they’re on a quest to settle the score and finally get their hands on that Silver Award.

Come and enjoy a great comedy sketch show that will provide you with one daft situation after another. This is humour as it ‘used to be’ where you can have a jolly good laugh.

Been a mother? Had a mother?! A hilarious and heart-wrenching journey of maternal experience and emotion. A spoken-word show about daughters, mothers and the women in between.

A dressing room somewhere in theatreland: ageing actor Frank Dudley revisits his past, hoping to revive his not so glittering career with his new one-man show, Shakespeare and Me.

A gloriously cheeky musical about John Gay, the scandalous playwright history tried to tidy up. Saucy songs, rival poets, love triangles and zero respect for authority.

The much-loved, award-winning and truthful biopic about Stan and Ollie. Touring worldwide for over a decade, prepare to laugh your socks off before having your heart broken.

Distinctive style and sharp suits. Three tales that meet and merge. Finding our herd. Being heard. And what is ‘happy ever after’ anyway? Captivating contemporary storytelling.

EL is not well. Her tangled memories - real, false, some not her own - surface in surreal, rave-tinged therapy sessions. Will they drive EL to dance...or take revenge?

An immersive new comedy-cabaret-poetry extravaganza, blending sharp wordplay, rhyming magic and mind-boggling trivia into an unforgettable hour of laughs, learning and utter mayhem

Cast out by the cult he devoted his life to, brainwashed Wes Tyler struggles to win back his leader’s favour while attempting to navigate the unsettling reality of ordinary life.

3 guest comedians / history buffs perform ‘on this day in history’ sets then explore Barnstaple’s historical people and events. Hosted by Richard Pulsford. Recorded for podcast.

Núria Bonet is the Master of the Music. Come along to her masterclass, be amazed and witness musical mastery - with a side of Weetabix and a whiff of danger!

"You never draw me." "It looks like you." "Why do you ask me here?" "You're my muse." Muse is a modern tale of an artist, his model, his business partner and the model's boyfriend.

Experience two timeless tales from Edgar Allan Poe. First, an alcoholic's last confession on the eve of his death. Then, a mysterious midnight visit from an ominous talking Raven.

Relatable, chaotic and whimsical, a dance and physical theatre work asking the question – how does your idea of what it means to be a woman change as you grow up?

Come on down, strangers, there's some folk in town - some country and blues, too. And there's a song about a venomous dog, you sure don't wanna miss that.

Lost in the rhizome of late-stage capitalism, we meet a strange, green being, who guides us out into nature, where none of that stuff seems to matter and something new can grow.

Quality one-liners, puns and light-hearted jokes from the UK Pun Championships winner, Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up and 3x voted Top 10 Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe.

Multi-award-winning stand-up comedian Richard gets nostalgic as he uncovers his parents’ past to understand how it made them who they were, and how he ended up being, well, ‘funny’.

A one-man contemporary comedic myth for a (burning) world. An anxious eco-warrior goes looking for Hercules to complete the labours of the modern world. Funny. Urgent. Hopeful.

Rabbie, stunt bunny extraordinaire, returns to Scotland to trace his family tree, and ends up in outer space. A Musical Comedy Cosmic Ascension for all ages / mental frequencies.

A gentle walk with theatre in your step while playing with an array of tale-telling games to create our own stories inspired by our surroundings and senses. Bring your inner child!

Suprise! Suprise! What characters are hidden in the streets of Barnstaple? Cute animals, strange aliens, scary monsters, heroic warriors? Puppet Roadshow surprise street cabaret!

Fabrics, textures, and magical artefacts launch us into an anarchic pirate adventure for the whole family. This will be a swash-buckling tale, dreaming of a better future.

A brilliantly bonkers comedy following the journey of three unlikely heroes as they search for the meaning of love. You will laugh, you will cry, and at the end, you will leave.

The Brylcreem Boys set in 1944 follows George, an RAF sentry with frostbite, as he faces traumatised bomber crews and confronts the haunting cost of war.

When does a lie become a fantasy? What happens when you can’t tell the difference? Discover how stories change us and may change us in the future, now media can write itself.

Two swimmers. A 300km final. No water. On your marks, set, GO! Forget the Olympics, take a plunge into THE CRAWL: a physical comedy about the most epic race of the century.

What would you do if your baby was born with difficulties? Does society really understand? Join us as we look towards change so everyone can achieve their dreams and aspirations.

The lowdown on the history of our lovely language, from Vikings in berets to Instagram influencers, told through the media of performance poetry and silly hats.

An ancient stone circle, huge old rocks. Or, dancers frozen in time. Pipers turned to stone. Witches petrified for eternity. They’re just some rocks in a field, right?

We meet our Jester on the last leg of their journey. Robin’s fate lies in the hands of the audience. Tales of bravery, buffoonery, betrayal & love. How it ends? You decide.

You will be instantly transported to Stonehenge 1974, summer solstice. Two people from two very different worlds will meet and face many obstacles over the night.

Murder? Mystery? Who better to solve the case than acclaimed detective turned crime novelist Miss Marjorie Bishop. It’ll be a crime to miss this show.

On the road to Oz Dorothy meets the Scarecrow, the Tin-man and the Lion. But how did they get there? what's their backstory? join us for three new adventures in the land of Oz.

Returning for a third year! Chris Tennant brings "The Secret Show" to Barnstaple! This is an intimate performance of award winning close up magic and sleight of hand!

Watch out for the travelling storyteller and his Story Cart, he’ll be bringing his cart full of tales to Barnstaple. Settle down, but what story? The audience will decide.

Oakley the tree has spent 150 years rooted in one place and dreams of becoming a cloud. Until an unexpected friendship helps him rediscover where he truly belongs.

Harley has turned thirty and that's terrifying, actually. Join them in an exploration of this milestone age through comedy, a powerpoint, and some poems they hope their mum won't hear.

Three Hare Song is a UNESCO-commissioned epic poem exploring the beauty and lineage of the Devon literary tradition and the landscapes which have inspired it.

A woman is baking cupcakes. A knock on the door. Time for her to tell her story. She's been the perfect mother, hasn't she? And who called the police?

Beneath the rigid surface of respectability, Victorian Barnstaple harboured a hidden world of prostitution's secrecy and survival. Raconteur dances life into these forgotten women!

James has a gingham table cloth and terrible dreams. He is grappling with what it is to live an ordinary life in the wake of intense ecological destruction. "It's nothing".

Two stories; 'The Man of Science' and 'The Tell Tale Heart'. Madness, murder and mayhem. A human anatomical study and bloody heart conceal an unnatural and blasphemous secret.

WORK is a piece of experimental performance art that comments on the workforce as an entity, and the things we say and do, in order to become and remain employed.