You With Me, weekends from 17 November to 9 December
Exeter is about to experience a completely different kind of theatre. In You With Me, there’s no stage, no visible actors, no audience sitting comfortably.
Instead, this production offers a personal, unique and totally different experience, taking participants on a journey through Exeter and guiding them on a playful adventure in which unexpected incidents cause familiar routes to be seen with fresh eyes.
Participants are asked to meet in a well-known Exeter location. They receive a phone call and the performance begins. For 45 minutes, they talk to a stranger whilst navigating the city, new settings steering the subject of the conversation and the anonymity of the caller allowing an openness to emerge as the relationship between the participant and the stranger deepens. What develops is an exhilarating experience, strangely eliciting a very personal story, which the participant positions themselves at the centre of. The performance uses the backdrop of a highly populated built up city environment and is played out through the use of technology.
You With Me is the inaugural project from Kaleider, a producing engine for live performance in Exeter, funded by ArtsCouncil’s three Year Strategic Investment for Theatre in Exeter. Written and directed by Kaleider’s Artistic Director, Seth Honnor, You With Me is a co-production with Reverb, a new theatre groupmade up for University of Exeter graduates interested in the exploration ofspace and location in theatre.
Seth Honnor said: “Kaleider is about bringing new experiences to the people of Exeter and forging new partnerships to create exciting, innovative and boundary breaking events. We are delighted to be working with Reverb on this project, which marks the start of a series of creative events for the city over the next three years.”
Weekends from 17 November to 9 December, various times throughout the day.
Visit youwithme.co.uk to select a time slot and book.
Tickets: £20 (£15 concessions)
Age guidance: 16+