River Land is the culmination of three years’ work for Theatre Alibi listening to the powerful, moving, and often very funny stories from their neighbourhood of St Thomas.
From the 1st - 10th July, Theatre Alibi will perform their brand-new production, River Land, inspired by the many stories they have heard, and Emmanuel Hall will be transformed into a magical pop-up theatre with a bar run by Ebdons.
A new show, telling a St Thomas Story
River Land tells the story of Walter and Ellie. Both live in St Thomas and both love the place dearly. Walter’s life is teeming with the ghosts of St Thomas past, especially those vivid memories of a time, 60 odd years ago, when the Exe burst its banks and water filled the streets. Young Ellie, on the other hand, is overwhelmed by visions of global floods to come. What hope might their new friendship bring?
Along with the Festival of St Thomas Stories, our new show, River Land, is the culmination of three years’ work for Theatre Alibi, listening to the powerful, moving, and often very funny stories from our neighbourhood. Join us as we open the doors to Emmanuel Hall. We’ll have original live music, Alibi’s trademark theatricality, and a space that is utterly transformed. We’re also proud to announce that the cast includes St Thomas’s very own Steve Bennett, well known as Exeter’s magnificent pantomime dame!
There will be a post-show Q&A after the 7.30pm performance on Sat 9th July.
We’ve set out to make River Land our most environmentally friendly production to date! Read more about how we’ll be making our work sustainable going forwards.
Cost: £12 / £10 concessions
Show dates and times
Friday 1 July - 7:30pm
Saturday 2 July - 2:30pm
Saturday 2 July - 7:30pm
Sunday 3 July - 2pm
Tuesday 5 July - 7:30pm (Socially Distanced performance)
Wednesday 6 July - 11am (Dementia Friendly performance)
Wednesday 6 July - 7:30pm
Thursday 7 July - 7:30pm (BSL Interpreted performance)
Friday 8 July - 7:30pm (joint ticket available including 9:15pm Spork! Poetry Slam)
Saturday 9 July - 2pm
Saturday 9 July - 7:30pm (including post-show Q&A)
Sunday 10 July - 5:30pm
Accessibility Statement: A BSL interpreted performance will take place on Thursday 7th of July at 7.30pm. A Dementia Friendly performance will take place on Wednesday 6th of July at 11am. Special offers are available for both these groups. The auditorium is accessible for wheelchair users, or people with limited mobility, and we have one toilet that is accessible and includes a visual strobe fire alarm. For anyone who is visually impaired, colour contrast has been provided throughout the building and signage and lighting upgraded.
