Your guide to What's On this weekend

Don’t make any plans for the weekend until you’ve checked out our guide to what’s on in and around Exeter (29-31 July).

THEATRE

The Bideford Witches
Friday & Saturday, Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
Temperance Lloyd, Susannah Edwards and Mary Trembles of Bideford were the last three women to be executed for witchcraft in Great Britain. High Wall Theatre present a striking retelling of their incredible true story. Tickets £8, £6 conc. Box office 01392 271808.  https://www.facebook.com/thealphaeffect/

Come With Me
Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
Helen Duff’s on a quest for ultimate pleasure. Self identifying as a sperm, she takes her audience on an “absolutely shameless, boldly ridiculous, embarrassingly funny journey” to achieve the sexiest climax of the season. Expect to be aroused, amused and maybe a little bit frightened by the lengths she’ll go to achieve her first Big O.
Tickets: £8. https://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk/shows/come-with-me/

MUSIC

Sidmouth Folk Week
From Friday, Sidmouth
A unique week-long celebration of music, dance and song. The festival features established stars and emerging talent; major concerts and small intimate sessions; ceilidhs, folk dancing, storytelling; fun family entertainment and youth-centred sessions; hands-on workshops and spectacular dance displays; the best in South West crafts and the tastiest of local food and drink. www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk

Branscombe Festival
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Branscombe
The Branscombe Festival combines world-class musicians with an idyllic countryside setting. Over three days, leading classical and opera artists perform in the village’s most picturesque venues, with cream tea served on Saturday afternoon and a hog roast that evening. The festival culminates in a free concert on Branscombe beach by the Camborne Town Band. www.branscombefestival.co.uk

Lapstock - Music at the Mill
Friday & Saturday, Lapford Mill, near Crediton
The 10th year for this two day music festival. Following Friday night’s free event showcasing young local talent, Saturday's show features 15 bands on three stages including Echo Town, Lionstar, White Station and Ten Zero One. Solo acts include Jim Crawford and singer, song writer and multi-instrumentalist Adam Scriven. Tickets and full line-up at www.lapstock.org.uk

Live music
Friday, various venues, Exeter
Venezia, Exeter Quay: Joshua Sargeant, 7pm, free.
John Gandys, Gandy Street: Jack the Lad, 9.30pm, free.
The Sorry Head, Blackboy Road: Mighty Sasquatch, 9.30pm, free.

Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band
Saturday, Exeter Phoenix
With a diverse repertoire spanning Rajasthani folk songs, Bollywood hits, spiritual qawwali and Bhangra beats these ten vividly costumed artists cover the full spectrum of the evocative and joyous music that governs life in Rajasthan. Tickets £12 (£10).
http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/whats-on

Live music
Saturday, various venues, Exeter
The King’s Arms, Cowick Street: K2, 9pm, free.
Venezia, Exeter Quay: Jas Walker, 7pm, free.
The Bowling Green, Blackboy Road: The Sun Dogs, 9.15pm, free.

The Dreamers
Sunday, 7pm, Exmouth Pavilion
Formerly ‘Freddie and The Dreamers.’ The Dreamers remain one of the best known named bands on the sixties music circuit.  Tickets £16.50/£18.50. https://www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion/whats-on

Live Music
Sunday, various venues
The King’s Arms, Cowick Street, Exeter: Kiss This! 4pm, free.
The Ship & Pelican, Heavitree, Exeter: Reckless, pm, free.
The Beach, Exmouth: Honest John & Ray Beavis, 9pm, free.
The Bank Exmouth: Chill, 3pm, free.
First & Last Inn, Exmouth: Booster, 6pm, free.

EVENTS

Brilliant bats, marvellous moths and ghostly goatsuckers
Friday, 8.30pm, RSPB Aylesbeare Common, Exmouth Road, Aylesbeare  EX5 2JS
Celebrate the final night of Heath Week and venture out into the dusk to track down the night time creatures living on the reserve including moths, nightjar, bats and more. Price: Adult £5, child £3 (payable on at the start of the event). Booking essential. Click here to book. 

Topsham Community Market
Saturday, 8.30am, Matthew’s Hall, Topsham, Exeter
A good mix food stalls, antiques, clothes, jewellery and craft stalls, every Saturday, 8.30am-1pm.

Potters Market
Saturday, 10am, Transit Shed, Exeter Quay
Westcountry Potters Association presents a collection of ceramicists selling their wares on Exeter Quay in the Transit Shed on Saturday 30th July from 10am-4.30pm. All sorts of hand made pots available to take home and enjoy.

West Country Brick Show 2016
Saturday, 10.30am, Exeter Phoenix
A one day LEGO show.  Fans from across the country will be attending to display their amazing Lego creations at this one day LEGO show. 10.30am-4pm. Admission: £2.50 adults, £1 children.

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EXHIBITIONS

Flower Power: Botanical illustrations from India
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
An exhibition of beautiful early 19th-century illustrations of Indian flora exploring the plants’ usage in traditional Ayurvedic and modern medicine. Part of Naturally Inspired: RAMM’s season of botanicals, gardens and landscapes. The exhibition runs until 11 September. http://www.rammuseum.org.uk

Fashion to dye for
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter
Killerton's latest exhibition 'Fashion to dye for', will be opening its doors to invite people into the wardrobe to discover how colours, dyes and design shaped fashion history. From a 50's red silk gown (said to have belonged to Princess Margaret), to a 70's blue denim jacket and flares and a young boys red dress - colour can reveal much about the wearer. The collection brings to life how colour can reveal much about the wearer and also looks into the origins, status and function of colour in fashion. The exhibition is open daily until Sunday 30 October. Normal admission fees apply. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton 

THG Open 2016
Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell Street, Honiton
The THG Open celebrates the rich and varied talent of artists living in the South West. It is a perfect opportunity to view and purchase work by some of the best established and emerging artists from across the region. It also gives visitors the opportunity to vote for their favourite work in the exhibition to win the Audience Prize this year. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, the exhibition runs until 27

Laura Reeves: Bouquets
Exeter Phoenix
Laura Reeves employs a process of collecting, researching and reviving histories from the recent past, creating idiosyncratic archival materials that aim to give them new relevance, drawing them out into the present. The exhibition runs until 3 September. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk