SEPTEMBER
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PRAY FOR ME- the Jason Jessee Story
Tue 2 Sep/Doors open 6pm-Starts 6.30pm-8pm/£2/in the Black Box
THE EDGE OF HEAVEN(15)
Wed 3 Sep/6 & 8.15pm/£4.50 (£3.50)
This is an intriguing, complex, beautifully acted and directed portrayal of a mother and daughter's estrangement, partly a realist drama of elaborate coincidences, near-misses and near-hits, and partly an almost dreamlike meditation with visual symmetries and narrative rhymes.
MUSIC AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE 2008
WITH STEVE KNIGHTLEY AND MARTYN JOSEPH
Thu 4 Sep/7pm/£15
MADA brings together outstanding local and national artists for their 4th annual event featuring Steve Knightley and Martyn Joseph, Daniel Rachel, Jenna and The Joyce Gang.
JUAN MARTIN
Sun 7 Sep/8pm/£15.50
A celebrated virtuoso of the flamenco guitar,Juan Martín, native of Andalucía, performs with a highly distinctive compositional style formed from his early years in Málaga.
A FLICK PROMOTION
THE ABYSSINIANS & DILLINGER
Mon 8 Sep/Doors 8pm/£13/standing
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE RETURN TICKETS TO POINT OF PURCHASE A.S.A.P. FOR A REFUND (booking fees are non-refundable).
Straight from Jamaica, a welcome return for a double bill of classic reggae acts.
A HOLD IT DOWN PROMOTION
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IN BRUGES (18)
Wed 10 Sep/6 & 8.15pm/£4.50 (£3.50)
A brooding, tense, quirky, laugh-out-loud, bizarre gangster thriller by playwright Martin McDonagh, famous for his plays that are as fashionable as they are funny.
KAGEMUSHA TAIKO presents SPIRIT OF THE DRUM
Fri 12 Sep/8pm/£10 (£8)
Over the last few years, Kagemusha Taiko have performed in Japan, Italy, Ireland, Monte Carlo and across the UK, including the Royal Albert Hall. The group’s base is the Exeter Phoenix, and this is their first home concert for 7 years. This will be the group’s only concert performance in Exeter this year – don’t miss it!
AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB
PLUS SUPPORT FROM PETE BRUNTNELL
Sat 13 Sep/8.30pm/£12.50 (£10.50)/standing
Veteran Californian band AMC have returned this year with a new line-up and a tour-de-force of an album, The Golden Age, their ninth and one that finds charismatic leader, singer and songwriter Mark Eitzel in a lighter, markedly more uplifting mood.
THE SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL
Mon 15 Sep/7pm/Adult £8.50/Concessions £6.50
School booking of 20 or more Adults £6.50 & U18s £5
“Something wicked this way comes”-
Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Richard III, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, Anthony and Cleopatra, King Lear and Henry V
The UK’s largest youth drama Festival comes to Exeter in September 2008. This year 50 theatres, across the country, will stage 500 productions of Shakespeare’s plays. Each night 3 local schools stage 3 different half-hour plays.
FUTURE SHORTS
Wed 17 Sep/6.15pm/£3.50 (£2.50)
A monthly short film platform presenting challenging and entertaining material from around the world. In association with Phoenix Media. Click here for more details.
THE FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON (PG)
Wed 17 Sep/8pm/£4.50 (£3.50)
Hou's inspiration is Albert Lamorisse's 1956 The Red Balloon, about a lonely Parisian boy who is befriended by a balloon that follows him everywhere.
UNCUT POETS with guest GRACE GAULD
Thu 18 Sep/7.30pm/£5 (£3)/in the Black Box
Bring a drink from the bar and an open ear to connect with Exeter’s premier year-round poetry platform.Want to read? Call James Bell on 07879 888319.
BIRDS, ORPHANS & FOOLS DJs
Thu 18 Sep/8pm/in the Cafe Bar
Special guest bands and DJ’s join the Birds Orphans & Fools DJ collective for a multi-media eclectic mix – psych, jazz, prog, electronica, folk & rock – from across the world.
PHOENIX SOUNDS
Sat 20 Sep/8pm/£6 (£5)/in the Voodoo Lounge
Sound Gallery and Radio Free South West presents PHOENIXSOUNDS... bringing you the best live music from the Southwest including Cole Stacey, Siobhan McCrudden, The Weaver Twins & The Haiku.
A Sound Gallery Promotion
STANTON WARRIORS
+ Cyantific
Sat 20 Sep/9pm-2am/£11.50/Over 18's
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JOHNNY DICKINSON & GARETH PEARSON
Sun 21 Sep/8pm/£12.50adv (£14 on the door)
in the Voodoo Lounge
Virtuoso slide guitarist Johnny Dickinson is joined by young Welsh acoustic guitarist Gareth Pearson.
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A Midnight Mango Promotion
CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
Mon 22 Sep/7pm/FREE/in the Black Box
The Creative Collective will be screening selected short films. For further details call 01392 667066 or click here.
I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND (15)
Wed 24 Sep/6 & 8.15pm/£4.50 (£3.50)
Based on Bohumil Hrabal's best-selling book, veteran writer/director (Closely Observed Trains) serves up an epic feast of sumptuous dishes as a backdrop to the country's turbulent mid-20th-century history.
SPECIAL MEAL OFFER! Buy a combined meal and film ticket for only £10 (£9) and enjoy a specially prepared Czech style meal (served from 6.30-8.30pm).
Must be booked in advance by 22 September.
SURREAL SALOON
Sat 27 Sep/Doors 8pm/£9adv (£7)/ Tickets on the door £10(we’re open to bartering if you're in costume!)/in the Voodoo Lounge
Yes, we’re back after the summer break with a completely new programme ... high class professional acts; film; live music; prizes; bizarre theatre; entertainment guaranteed to inspire you or make your sides ache with intense-laughter-pain, including a local talent competition (wow!). EXTRA-ORDINARY, UNIQUE events hosted by Josephine & Belinda. Come in an outrageous costume and you might get in free!
Surreal Saloon will also be performing as part of Exeter Respect Festival.
STREET JAZZ DANCE SHOW
Sat 27 Sep/4 & 7.30pm/£8 (£6)
An energetic evening of street dance with Sammy B, showcasing routines by students currently attending street jazz classes.
JAMES HUNTER
Sun 28 Sep/Doors 8pm/£12 (£10)
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KILL HANNAH
Mon 29 Sep/Doors 7.30pm
STOP PRESS - Advance Promotions / SJM Concerts has now moved this event to the Cavern. All enquiries should be directed to the Cavern on 01392 495370.
AN ADVANCE/SJM CONCERTS PROMOTION
PETE MOLINARI
Tue 30 Sep/8pm/£7 (£5)
With his debut album, Walking Off The Map, this new folk blues singer-songwriter displays a unique vocal style delivered with a warmth and intimacy shared with Nick Drake, Bob Dylan and Hank Williams.
'Molinari’s voice and haunting melodies left me feeling that the musical void in the British music scene will most definitely be filled. He can follow in the footsteps of Dylan and Guthrie' – NME
AN EXETER PHOENIX PROMOTION
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