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Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (22-24 July).

THEATRE

Othello Friday, 7.30pm, Exeter Phoenix Neglected for promotion in favour of the younger and less experienced Cassio, Iago seeks revenge. Follow Iago as he masterminds a desperate plot to get Cassio demoted, and turn Othello against her bisexual wife Desdemona. Recasting Othello as a female CEO, this production engages with topical themes of homosexuality, bisexuality and sexual prejudice. Tickets £11 (£9). http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Wake Up & Deirdrealize Friday, 7....

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (15-17 July).

THEATRE

Ventoux Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Ventoux is a restaging of the dramatic battle between Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani in the Tour de France 2000 on Mont Ventoux. Once regarded as the greatest race in the history of cycling, we now know that both Armstrong and Pantani doped during their careers. At the time both were champions in their own right – Pantani winning the Tour de France in 1998, and Armstrong winning in 1999. In 2000 they went head to head on Mont...

Family fun day for Exeter Deaf Academy

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 06/30/2016 - 12:37pm

On Sunday 3 July, the gates of Exeter’s historic Mount Radford Lawn will be thrown open to the public for a traditional summer fete to raise funds for Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education.

Fete organisers, Crikey Nostalgia Events are promising a true family-friendly English country fete in the heart of the city, where visitors can immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of a traditional Great British day out.

The grassy festival is a perfect opportunity to bring the local community and Exeter Deaf Academy together to celebrate the charity’s 190th anniversary year....

Father's Day fun at Powderham Castle

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 06/14/2016 - 11:20am

With Fathers' Day fast approaching, Powderham Castle are hosting a day of fun and games to celebrate dads everywhere.

Please see the press release for more details, but if you would like any further information please feel free to contact myself or my colleague, Bea Gorman, at the below address. Many thanks for your time.

Enjoy a day of fun and games as dads go free at Powderham Castle this Fathers’ Day

This Sunday 19th June, Powderham Castle will be celebrating Fathers’ Day with fun activities and games for all of the family. In addition, every dad accompanied by a...

Pecorama Heritage Steam Weekend

Event Date: 
04/06/2016 - 10:00am to 05/06/2016 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
Pecorama, Beer

Once again, Pecorama, will be hosting a eclectic display of full size and small scale Traction Engines along with guest locomotives on the Beer Heights Light Railway.

This event is subject to weather and engine availability.

https://www.pecorama.co.uk

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (3-5 June).

THEATRE

Avenue Q Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Avenue Q is an irresistibly charming musical which tells the story of the loveable characters on a downtown New York street trying to make sense of life’s burning issues. Hilarious, cheeky and uproariously entertaining, with a terrific batch of songs performed by a cast of hugely talented performers and puppets. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

Man Found! Friday and Saturday, 7.30pm, Hope Hall, Exeter In a follow up to the...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 05/27/2016 - 10:03pm

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (27-30 May).

THEATRE

English Touring Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride Friday, 7.30pm, Exeter Northcott Theatre Vampire-like villains and human sacrifice form a bloodthirsty backdrop to what is one of the most refined and perfect of operas, based on a famous story from Greek myth. By a composer who influenced future generations from Mozart to Wagner, this account of the reunion of Iphigenia and her brother in the aftermath of the Trojan War is an eloquent, heart-wrenching masterpiece. Sung in French with English...

Your guide to What's On this weekend (13-15 May 2016)

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (13-15 May).

THEATRE

Travels with My Aunt Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, Exeter Northcott Theatre Four actors take on over 20 characters in this hilarious mad cap dash around the world with Henry Pulling, a retired suburban bank manager with a penchant for dahlias. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

Jonny & the Baptists: The End is Nigh Friday & Saturday, Exeter Bike Shed Theatre Last year, Jonny accidentally told his four-year-old niece climate change would end the world. To stop her crying,...

Spring family fun day and dog show

Event Date: 
15/05/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth

The Donkey Sanctuary is holding a spring family fun day and dog show on Sunday 15 May from 10am to 4pm.

Come and join The Donkey Sanctuary at their Spring Family Fun Day and Dog Show, for an action-packed and exciting day with a whole range of activities for all of the family to enjoy. There will be plenty of wonderful stalls with a wide assortment of different stands and goodies for two and four legged visitors.

Does your dog have the waggiest tail or the most appealing eyes? The Dog Show will be split over two parts of the day; the first from 11-12:30 and the second from...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in an around Exeter this weekend (29 April - 1 May).

THEATRE

Jungle Book Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale re-imagined with street-dance, circus and spoken word. Mowgli is finding her way in the urban jungle. With a beat-boxing bin man Baloo, graffiti artist Bagheera and a skateboarding Wolf crew, this heart-warming coming of age story will astonish and amaze. http://www.exeternorthcott.co.uk/

Puppetry of the Penis - The Vegas Show Friday, 7.30pm, Exeter Corn Exchange Two near naked men...

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