![]() ![]() We are FOUR OF SWORDS, a theatre, film and education company based in the South West. It is being produced by Four of Swords and Maketank in collaboration with Exeter Phoenix and Arts and Culture Exeter University.įor more information on the work of the Devon Ukrainian Association, please go to * TO REFUGE is part of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings Project. We want to support, sympathise and express absolute solidarity with our friends in Ukraine, as well as to challenge our audiences to consider what happens next if unbridled aggression is left unopposed. Extracts are woven in from other contemporary Ukrainian works and from the Exeter Blitz Project, a piece of verbatim theatre commissioned ten years ago and collecting the memories of those who survived the mass bombing of Exeter during WW2. We are performing this play in a basement on Gandy Street which was itself used as a bomb shelter during WW2. It is a tender, angry, sorrowful portrait of a community suddenly placed under extreme and inexplicable duress.īeyond Hapieieva’s raw, crucially current text, we cast our gaze backwards and forwards through time. TO REFUGE was an immersive theatre experience which took place at The Mermaid on Gandy Street, Exeter: based on In the Bowels of the Earth by Ukrainian author Elena Hapieieva, describing her experiences in a makeshift bomb shelter as Russia invades Ukraine. Tuesday 14th February, 7pm at Exeter Phoenix -Tickets only £5 This project is run with the support of the Exeter Phoenix, the Pelican Project and Exeter Northcott. Furthermore, Madame Thespia is confident that February’s event will feature the glitziest, most spectacular lineup yet!ĪRTISTS! We invite all poets, singers, actors, comedians, film-makers, dancers and artists of all and any discipline! Everyone, especially LD / Neurodiverse / Emerging / Global Majority / LGBTQ+ artists and performers! Please reserve a slot in advance by phoning Gustave on 07584 222659. Our ethos for Madame Thespia’s events is to create an atmosphere where artists of all abilities and levels of experience can share their ideas, their skills and their talents and be celebrated. Last year we were thrilled and honoured to host some amazing emerging artists, badass singing, thrilling improv, a couple of impressive films and some damn cool poetry. In February this year, on Valentine’s Day no less(!), the duo are back to celebrate more of the same. MADAME THESPIA’S DELICIOUSLY DIVERSE CABARET PART 3įollowing the runaway success of Madame Thespia’s first Last year saw two sold-out open mic nights, hosted by Madame Thespia, the globe-trotting diva par excellence, and her eternally morose compatriot Gustave LeGrump, showcasing a wealth of local talent. ![]()
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