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THE EXOPLANETS – a curious directive and City of London Sinfonia co-production is an extraordinary blend of theatre, live orchestral performance, and planetarium experience. 

6th and 7th September 2025

Exoplanet
ɛksəʊˌplanɪt/ noun. Astronomy – a planet orbiting a star outside of our solar system.

Lava worlds, where it rains diamonds.
Gas-giants, where hyper-hurricane winds surpass the speed of sound.
Mini-Neptunes and super-Earths. 

Audrey is sat in the spare room.
An orchestra watches her, and waits.
As her mind wanders back and forth in time, THE EXOPLANETS come to life.
A story about parenthood, creativity and scientific progress.

Standing on the shoulders of Gustav Holst, the music of THE EXOPLANETS is a new kind of orchestral suite, created by a super-group of composers from around the world including Theo Whitworth, Anibal Vidal, Robin Haigh, Blasio Kavuma, Samantha Fernando, Zhenyan Li & Pauchi Sasaki. A first glimpse at the strange and wild planets beyond our solar system, THE EXOPLANETS is a human story of everyday life, mapped onto the cosmos.

A curious directive and City of London Sinfonia co-production, in association with Norwich Theatre and Norfolk and Suffolk Music Hub inspired by the Conceptual Image Laboratory (NASA) and funded by Arts Council England.

Created by Jack Lowe, artistic director of Norwich-based, curious directive, THE EXOPLANETS is a rare performance collaboration between a multi-award-winning theatre company and an innovative and world-class orchestra.

95 minutes, no interval

The Exoplanets is not a children’s show - it is only suitable for 14+.

Terms and Conditions for THE EXOPLANETS competition.

1. The Exoplanets competition is open to UK residents who provide their name and email address. 

2. The Exoplanets is not a children’s show - it is only suitable for 14+.

3. Employees or agencies of curious directive or their family members, or anyone else connected with The Exoplanets competition may not enter the Exoplanets competition.

4. No travel or accommodation is included with this ticket competition. 

5. Entrants into The Exoplanets competition shall be deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions. 

6. By entering The Exoplanets competition, you agree to the collection, retention, usage and distribution of your personal information in order to process and contact you about The Exoplanets competition entry.

7. To enter The Exoplanets competition you must complete the short form above. 

8. Only one entry per person. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed. 

9. The closing date of The Exoplanets competition is 23:59 on 6 June 2025. Entries received outside this time period will not be considered. 

10. The winner will be chosen from a random draw of entries received in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. The draw will be performed by a random computer process. The draw will take place on 9 June 2025.

11. The winner will receive a x4 free tickets to the world premiere of The Exoplanets (6th September) or the matinee performance (on the 7th September).

12. The winner will be notified by email on or after 9 June 2025. If a winner does not respond within 14 days of being notified, then the winner's prize will be forfeited and curious directive will select another winner in accordance with the process described above.

13. The tickets are non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and is not redeemable for cash or other prizes. 

14. Promoter: curious directive, St Simon and St Jude, 49 Elm Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, NR31HG