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Le Navet Bete King Arthur artwork. The three members of Le Navet Bete stand on a circular wooden stage in the middle of a wheat field, with a castle in the background. Al Dunn (left) is wearing a medieval jester costume. Nick Bunt (centre) is wearing white shorts, leather boots and a medieval knight's helmet. Matt Freeman (right) is wearing a blue and white dress. They all look shocked. They are surrounded by a mixed group of medieval peasants, one of whom has thrown a tomato at Al. Above Le Navet Bete and the peasants, title text reads: King Arthur'.
Le Navet Bete King Arthur artwork. The three members of Le Navet Bete stand on a circular wooden stage in the middle of a wheat field, with a castle in the background. Al Dunn (left) is wearing a medieval jester costume. Nick Bunt (centre) is wearing white shorts, leather boots and a medieval knight's helmet. Matt Freeman (right) is wearing a blue and white dress. They all look shocked. They are surrounded by a mixed group of medieval peasants, one of whom has thrown a tomato at Al. Above Le Navet Bete and the peasants, title text reads: King Arthur'.
Le Navet Bete King Arthur artwork. The three members of Le Navet Bete stand on a circular wooden stage in the middle of a wheat field, with a castle in the background. Al Dunn (left) is wearing a medieval jester costume. Nick Bunt (centre) is wearing white shorts, leather boots and a medieval knight's helmet. Matt Freeman (right) is wearing a blue and white dress. They all look shocked. They are surrounded by a mixed group of medieval peasants, one of whom has thrown a tomato at Al. Above Le Navet Bete and the peasants, title text reads: King Arthur'.
Le Navet Bete’s King Arthur Production Photo: a stage set with three areas illuminated by spotlights; 1) a small room with wooden rafters and a narrow arched window, where a man in a red tunic sits on the floor; 2) a yellow and purple striped tent, where a wizard with a long white beard and pointed hat gestures furiously; 3) a castle rampart where a man in a loose white shirt holds a sword aloft.
Photo by Craig Fuller
Le Navet Bete’s King Arthur Production Photo: a man wearing a patchwork hoodie and holding an ice-lolly looks fed-up; beside him, another man in a ginger wig and voluminous brocade dress gestures with his arms wide.
Photo by Craig Fuller
Le Navet Bete’s King Arthur Production Photo: the three members of Le Navet Bete stand in a triangle formation in front of a castle’s ramparts; they are all wearing golden sequinned vests and shorts, and striking a pose.
Photo by Craig Fuller
Le Navet Bete’s King Arthur Production Photo: the three members of Le Navet Bete stand in front of a stone wall with a huge wooden door; two of them, dressed as a medieval jester and a fine lady, are dancing face-to-face with their downstage hand clasped; sandwiched between them is the third man, wearing a loose white shirt, and looking irritated.
Photo by Craig Fuller
Le Navet Bete’s King Arthur Production Photo: a man wearing a black and white checkered tunic and chainmail hood sits astride a pantomime horse, also draped in knightly colours.
Photo by Craig Fuller
Le Navet Bete’s King Arthur Production Photo: the background is a purple and yellow striped tent; in the foreground, two men with swords face-off; one of them is wearing a crown and red tunic, the other a burgundy hoody; between them, another man wearing a beige dress puts an arm to his forehead in distress.
Photo by Craig Fuller

Le Navet Bete present

King Arthur

  • Show Information

The Kings of Comedy, Le Navet Bete, return to the stage with a brand-new comedy for the ages. This hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends, suitable for the whole family, will have audiences crying with laughter and become part of the legend themselves!

Camelot is in trouble. King Arthur knows that if he doesn’t turn things around, this civilisation will be forgotten, and be known as nothing more than a rather dull time in British history. But when three hapless squires approach him about changing that legacy… a legend is born.

After bringing their unique brand of electric comedy to record-breaking panto Robin Hood last year, the creators of Dracula: The Bloody Truth, Treasure Island, The Three Musketeers: A Comedy Adventure and A Christmas Carol are BACK on the Northcott stage for one week only!

British Theatre Guide on Robin Hood – ‘If you only see one show…this is it. Excellent.’

Reviews Hub on Dracula: The Bloody Truth – ‘Bloody brilliant!’ ★★★★★

Access performances

26 Oct, 7:30pm
Audio-described performance by Alexa Ledecky.

Listen to Alexa’s audio-described introduction to King Arthur via the below YouTube link, which describes the characters and set in the performance.

28 Oct, 2:30pm
BSL-interpreted performance by Laura Goulden.

Map Venue MarkerNorthcott Theatre
Comedy, Family, Theatre
Running time: 135 minutes, no interval
Exeter Northcott Theatre Exeter Northcott Theatre
Members Discount, Group Discount (10+), U26 Ticket Offer
Age 7+
This performance contains smoke/haze and pyrotechnics.

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