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The Exeter Little
Theatre Company was formed in 1954 and was based in Colleton Crescent
until 1998 when we moved to our current club house in the Exeter West
Quarter. Our club house is easily accessible on foot, by car and on public
transport.
We meet on a Wednesday
evening for social evenings, play readings, rehearsals and all things
theatre. We perform the majority of our plays at the Exeter Barnfield
Theatre and we have facilities at our club house allowing us to rehearse,
build sets, and meet each week. This includes a wardrobe department,
workshop, coffee bar and two rehearsal rooms one of which is large enough
to lay out the full size Barnfield stage.
Our youth section is run by a professional drama tutor, her main employer
is Exeter City Council and this gives her access to a vast amount of
information not to mention her contacts, which can bring great diversity
to her timetable. This gives the youth members a varied and far more
complete insight into not just drama but theatre as a whole. Their 2008
production was a devised production and included video, animation,
choreographed fight scenes and puppetry to compliment the three narrated
short stories, which made up the show.
Our membership has a varied skillbase and this allows us to put on shows
as diverse as 'Singin' In The Rain' to 'Toad of Toad Hall' and from Pantomimes
to Agatha Christie thrillers. We do however need new members continually
and would be pleased to hear from anyone who is interested in theatre and
drama. A vast knowledge is far from essential but the desire to work as
part of team is paramount. Some of the preparation is done by members on
their own but during show week the team spirit is generally high.
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