Ernie and the Sea of Ice
Next: Sunday, 14 December 2025
Runs until Sunday, 28 December 2025 (See all dates)
- Time
- 14:00 - 15:00
- Venue
- Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, EX4 3LS
- Price
- Tickets £11 - £16 (family ticket bundle available)
Join Quirk Theatre & Exeter Phoenix this Christmas for Ernest Shackleton’s Epic Expedition to the Antarctic!
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Join Quirk Theatre & Exeter Phoenix this Christmas for Ernest Shackleton’s Epic Expedition to the Antarctic!
This festive season, Exeter Phoenix and Quirk Theatre invite audiences to step aboard the good ship Endurance for a penguintastic voyage like no other.
Returning for their 22nd annual Christmas co-production, Quirk bring back one of their most beloved productions Ernie And The Sea Of Ice; an inventive, hilarious and heartwarming retelling of Ernest Shackleton’s legendary expedition.
Join Ernie as his dream comes true: sailing south across stormy seas to the frozen world of Antarctica. But when the ship becomes trapped in the ice, Ernie, Shackleton and the crew — plus 69 dogs and one very chilly cat — face the challenge of a lifetime. Thousands of miles from anywhere, survival depends on determination, ingenuity and the unlikeliest of friendships (not least with the penguins who waddle right up to camp!).
Blending stage magic, spectacular design, original music and playful storytelling, Quirk transforms Shackleton’s true story of endurance into a wonderfully silly, yet deeply moving adventure for all ages. Expect belly laughs, brilliant surprise, and the warmth of a show that celebrates resilience, hope and the magic of imagination — it’s the perfect festive treat.
This festive season, Exeter Phoenix and Quirk Theatre invite audiences to step aboard the good ship Endurance for a penguintastic voyage like no other.
Returning for their 22nd annual Christmas co-production, Quirk bring back one of their most beloved productions Ernie And The Sea Of Ice; an inventive, hilarious and heartwarming retelling of Ernest Shackleton’s legendary expedition.
Join Ernie as his dream comes true: sailing south across stormy seas to the frozen world of Antarctica. But when the ship becomes trapped in the ice, Ernie, Shackleton and the crew — plus 69 dogs and one very chilly cat — face the challenge of a lifetime. Thousands of miles from anywhere, survival depends on determination, ingenuity and the unlikeliest of friendships (not least with the penguins who waddle right up to camp!).
Blending stage magic, spectacular design, original music and playful storytelling, Quirk transforms Shackleton’s true story of endurance into a wonderfully silly, yet deeply moving adventure for all ages. Expect belly laughs, brilliant surprise, and the warmth of a show that celebrates resilience, hope and the magic of imagination — it’s the perfect festive treat.
Venue
Exeter Phoenix
Bradninch Place, Gandy Street
Exeter
EX4 3LS
Dates
The event runs from 14:00 to 15:00 on the following dates.
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