A one-woman-play about human trafficking, lasting 75 minutes without interval, sounds intense, intimidating and even discouraging. But if you want real proof regarding the power of theatre, This Is My Body is it. Josephine is from Romania, brought over to England to sell sex. Leaving behind a loving family and small daughter, she has been bought, […]
Paul Jepson
“Paul’s playhouse” – an interview with Exeter Northcott Artistic Director Paul Jepson
Paul Jepson moved to Exeter to be beside the seaside, and then he accidentally found himself running a theatre. Still termed the ‘newly appointed’ Artistic and Executive Director of Exeter Northcott, Jepson has now been in the role for over a year, and has managed to turn the theatre around from what was a cripplingly […]
Review: Betrayal
T he year 2016 marks a new dawn for the Northcott Theatre. Firstly, there’s the new Executive Director, Paul Jepson, who has brought with him a scintillating vision for the future. Secondly, there’s a newly-renovated box office, which now gracefully adorns the front entrance. But as is so often the case in theatre, most of the […]