Coming up at the
The Cygnet Theatre 2026 Season
Friar’s Gate, Cygnet Theatre, Exeter, EX2 4AZ
TEL: 01392 277189
Blue Vanguard Jazz £15 7.30pm
Thursdays 22nd Jan, 26th Feb, 26th Mar, 30th Apl, 28th May & 25th June
Blue Vanguard are our welcome monthly guest artists at Cygnet Theatre performing with their traditional line-up and a special guest each month. See their website for guest artist & line-up.
Jane Austen Abridged 14+ Friday 23rd January 7.30pm £16/£14
Self-professed Janeites, through almost all means imaginable, tackle the entire canon of Jane Austen’s works – in just 90 minutes. It is a truth universally acknowledged that an audience in possession of high spirits must be in want of a ticket to this big-hearted comedy that will delight Janeites and newcomers alike.
The Queen of Between 14+ Thursday 29th January 7.30pm £14 /£12
Artemis Story-telling presents Luly Lill & Sarah-Liisa Wilkinson
What happens… when the goddess of childbirth crosses her legs? When you’re bound above chaos with golden threads? When the weight of your grief means you can’t walk on? When you’re neither living nor dead so you don’t fit in? When you’re stuck. That’s when you need Hecate: Queen of Between.
Rowan Stuart Friday 13th February 7.30pm £15/£12.50
South African singer-songwriter Rowan Stuart relocated to England in 2024. With a love of fantasy and storytelling, Rowan brings his inner worlds to life through the power of music, and has been steadily winning over British audiences with his brand of Modern Folk & Alt Pop.
La Vie En Rose Saturday 14th February 2.30pm & 7.30pm £16/£13
Following their sell-out performance in 2025, the south-west’s favourite Gypsy jazz and hot swing band returns for a Valentine’s Day special. Toe-tapping rhythms and romantic melodies combine in a virtuoso performance of gypsy favourites, jazz standards and soulful ballads, all played with the joy at the heart of this music.
Across The Square 10+ Friday 20th February 7.30pm £15 /£12.50
On a cold December day 1017, Lady Ottoline Moreell has crossed Bedford Square to call on Millicent Fawcett to express her condolences for the loss of a beloved sister. Two differing world-views are about to collide over a glass of sherry.
The Louis and Ella Music Show Saturday 21st February 7.30pm £18
Dave Cottle & Sarah Meek perform songs and duets recorded by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald with the Oscar Peterson Quartet, along with a huge repertoire of songs they both recorded and performed solo and with other ensembles. The set is packed with songs from the Great American Songbook from George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart and Cole Porter
A Knight of Terror 14+ Friday 27th February £15/£12.50
A Bonnet Dog production.
Embark on this hilarious Victorian ghost story of a witless young man and a cast of eerie locals, with curses, skulls and shin kicking. A show that mixes the uncanny tales of M. R. James with the silliness of classic British humour.
Jude Coram is the Greatest Magician 13+ Saturday 7th March 7.30pm £15
Las Vegas, The London Palladium, the Apollo Theatre, comedy magician Jude Coram has heard of them all. Buckle up for bad props, plenty of gags, and lots of silly moments, so many in fact that the moments of magic will hit you right between the eyes.
Talisman Three Hands Theatre 12+ Friday 13th March 7.30pm £15/£12.50
Dark folk tales, a world torn apart by war and a young woman’s journey into the forest. At the boundary of death, there is wisdom to be found. Puppetry Light & Shadow music and storytelling
Magic Mayhem – Stratford Theatre Company Saturday 14th March 7.30pm £15/£12.50
Join Mel Harvey for an evening of magic, comedy & song! Mel is an award-winning magician and entertainer and member of the Inner Circle.
Practically Imperfect -The Telling & Blue Fire 13+ Fri 20th March 7.30pm £20/£16
The Very private PL Travers lives quietly in Chelsea. Down the chimney and into her study come her very own creation, Mary Poppins, asking difficult questions Travers would rather not answer.
Fun-filled chaos soundtracked by the music Travers really wanted in the Mary Poppins film.
Divorced, Beheaded, Died 12+ Friday 27th March 7.30pm £15/£12.50
The year is 1544 and King Henry, the Eighth of that name is engaged upon a Royal Progress about his realm, and has halted here to afford his loyal subjects the opportunity to have an audience with their Sovereign Lord and King.
Cilla and the Swinging 60’s Saturday 28th March 7.30pm £16/£14
A stylish celebration of the life and music of the legendary Cilla Black, along with a selection of her well-known contemporaries, including Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Petula Clark, The Beatles and many more. Featuring some of the greatest pop songs of the 60’s including Anyone who had a Heart Alfie and You’re my World.
Temple of Shibboleth Days of the Week Fri 10th April & In the Shadow – Saturday 11th April 7.30pm £15/£12.50
Billie Bottle leads the group blending Canterbury prog, jazz-pop and pure improv and including music from their new album.
Touched – Pilot’s Thumb Theatre Saturday 16th May 7.30pm £15/£12.50
The story of how three lives intersect in a world where hope is rationed and loyalty is monitored. A story of longing and loneliness, and the quiet rebellion of the human spirit. What will you give up for a better future?
Troubled Waters – Corinne Harragin 10+ Friday 12th June 7.30pm £15/£12.50
Contemporary retellings of an ancient river legend. Folklore & myth.
Leaping salmon, fishtail women, mythical raves and sacred springs.
The Scarlet Pimpernel – South Devon Players Friday 19th June 7.30pm £15/£12.50
An engaging drama of disguise, adventure and conspiracy, set between London and Paris, during the height of the French Revolution in 1792. Combining drama and humour, this is a production of pure escapism and suspense.
Formula 5: Music inspired by art & animation Saturday 20th June 2.30pm £15/£12.50
Scores such as Howl’s Moving Castle & Fantasia, classical works tied to visual art, and a new collaboration between composer Alfie Pugh and artist Hannah Wilson. Centrepiece Mussorgsky’s Picture from an Exhibition newly arranged.
