Welcome to
THE CYGNET COMPANY
NEW THEATRE, FRIARS GATE,
EXETER EX2 4AZ
01392 277189 CygnetArts@btconnect.com
What’s on at the
New Theatre
Friars Gate Exeter EX2 4AZ
Box Office 01392 277189 Credit Cards 01392 211080
TILTING THE MIRROR A Jaybird Live Literature Production
February 2 7.30pm Tickets £5 (£3 children)
Tilting The Mirror Fiction and poetry by Ray Robinson, Jean Sprackland and Greta Stoddard
A man whose love is like an origami swan, a boy who gives his mum a bubble-gum tattoo for mothers’ day,
the couple who steal a mirror from a skip under cover of the night. The poems and fiction in Tilting The Mirror
brim with characters who are struggling and juggling with love – the finding, keeping and understanding of it.
Tilting The Mirror is a presentation of specially selected work in a lightly staged “live literature” performance.
Jean’s poems display a subtle sexy humour – Carol Ann Duffy
Greta’s are deceptively serene but always musical, always true – Jo Shapcott
The Guardian described Ray’s writing as wry, ingenious, hugely compassionate
Jean and Greta are generous and engaging readers of their own work
Ray’s story will be performed by David Lockwood Director – Phoebe Hawthorn
As we love our partners, parents or children, Tilting the Mirror will show us our reflections.
These poems and stories cast bright lights on the lives and loves of our own.
THE TOM McCONVILLE TRIO
March 5 7.30pm Tickets £10
A mixture of traditional Irish, Scottish and English folk music performed by the the unrivalled talents of The Tom
McConvilleTrio: a scintillating fiddle, a silky smooth voice a wide grin and a dry Geordie wit!
“When my schoolmates had boy bands on their Walkmans, I was listening to Tom McConville” ……. Kate Rusby
“My biggest influence’……… Seth Lakeman
Virtuoso fiddler and vocalist Tom McConville is joined by all-Ireland Champion Claire Mann (flute, fiddle, whistle and vocals)
and Scots Traditional Music Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year 2005’ Aaron Jones (Bouzouki, guitar and vocals) who met
between the thriving traditional music scenes in Newcastle and Edinburgh. Over several years as friends and musical
relationship, enthrailling audiences wherever they have performed.
THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN Cygnet Company
March 28 29 31 April 1 2 3 7.30pm Tickets £8, (£7,£5)
Athens is at war with Thebes. After a battle, two captured Theban soldiers. Brothers in arms, cousins in blood, become
rivals for a woman’s love and strain the bonds of friendship to breaking point. Is all fair in Love and War?
A play of Masques and tournaments, noblemen and jailors, The Two Noble Kinsmen is a romantic gem filled with chivalry,
treachery and passion.
Join us for this rare opportunity to see Shakespeare and Fletcher’s tragi-comedy in a beautifully costumed production.
Cygnet has been training young professional actors for over 25 years, and the encouragement of our local community as audience
has always been a vital element in the training.
For details of all these performances 01392 277189