Your guide to What's On this weekend
Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (27-29 April).
THEATRE
Katie Piper: What's in My Head
Friday, Exeter Corn Exchange
Katie embarks on her debut theatre tour to share what she has learnt and what helped her remain positive even through the toughest of times. She will discuss her own battles with anxiety and explain how she has overcome its crippling clutches. Katie is opening her own diaries, photo albums and personal memories in this most intimate and revealing talk about her life. This is her story, this is her life, this is her wisdom. This is ‘What’s in My Head’. www.exetercornexchange.co.uk
Little Mermaid
Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott
The Little Mermaid longs for life on land, the Prince is consumed by the lure of the sea. When a raging storm brings them together the wheels of fate are set in motion. Sacrificing her voice to the powerful Sea Witch, the Little Mermaid and her Prince will face many more obstacles if they are ever to be together. This breathtakingly beautiful production will enchant everyone from 8 to 108. A triumphant tale of love overcoming all. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk/calendar/little-mermaid/
Henry Blofeld: 78 Retired
Sunday, Exeter Northcott
Henry ‘My Dear Old Thing’ Blofeld has hung up his microphone after 50 years commentating on international cricket. The cherished golden voice of cricket has decided to celebrate by touring the country with his brand-new show, jam-packed full of unheard anecdotes from on and off the pitch, as well as stories from the TMS box not allowed on the radio! https://exeternorthcott.co.uk/calendar/henry-blofeld-78-retired/
MUSIC
EMG Symphony Orchestra: Night at the Museum
Saturday, Exeter Cathedral
EMG Symphony Orchestra is collaborating with Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum to celebrate their 150th anniversary. The concert programme is: Weber - Overture "Der Freischutz"; Silvestri - Music from the film "Night at a Museum"; Saint-Saens - Excerpts from Carnival of the Animals (reimagined by Leo Geyer); Vaughan Williams - Wasps Overture; Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/432682
Velvet and Stone with special guest Ben Morgan-Brown
Saturday, 8pm, St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter
Velvet & Stone’s brand of indie-folk combines haunting soundscapes with catchy pop hooks and great songs – giving an original and beautiful take on a traditional genre. Crafting their live set with performances at Cambridge Folk Festival, Celtic Connections and Somersault, they take their audiences on a journey from stunning melodies to foot-stomping folk-rock. Hot drinks available. BYO alcohol. For more information call Twigg's Gigs on 07508 169 049. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/433134
Miranda Sykes
Saturday, The Bridge Inn, Topsham
Miranda Sykes, the acclaimed singer and bassist with ‘Show of Hands’ is returning to her roots with a solo tour and latest album. After a career spanning over 20 years, during which time she has played with many of the top musicians and singers within the folk world, she will be touring as she started out: One woman, one bass, and one guitar. This tour includes previously unheard tracks from her forthcoming new album due for release in 2019. Tickets £10 from the Bridge Inn
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac - 40 Years of Rumours ** SOLD OUT **
Sunday, Exeter Corn Exchange
Performing the legendary Rumours album note-for-note and in its entirety... plus much much more! Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, the world’s finest tribute to Fleetwood Mac, returns to the stage in 2018 with a brand new show celebrating 40 years of the iconic Rumours album. https://www.exetercornexchange.co.uk
EVENTS
Toby’s Garden Festival
Friday & Saturday, Powderham Castle, Kenton
This annual event features over 200 exhibitors offering quality plants from award-winning nurseries, unique West Country craft, artisan food and drink along with live music and fun family entertainment, all in the fabulous grounds and interior of Powderham Castle. http://tobygardenfest.co.uk
Birds and dinosaurs activities
Saturday, Seaton wetlands, Colyford Road, Seaton
Dinosaur and bird themed activities as part of Dippy on Tour!
Join expert guides for What's that bird? in the hides and learn to identify birds in view, with our binoculars available to borrow: 10am-noon, Island Hide; noon-2pm, Tower Hide. See a replica of the skull of Dippy the Diplodocus dinosaur fossil from the Natural History Museum. Enjoy Dino craft activities in the Reed Base. No booking required, £2 per child for craft activities. Full details here.
PBFA Exeter Book Fair
Sunday, 10.30am, Matthews Hall, Topsham
The Exeter Book Fair, in the historic seaport of Topsham, is now the only dedicated book fair in Devon. Featuring over 20 independent booksellers, there will be something to appeal to all tastes and interests, from novels by classic writers such as VIrginia Woolf, JRR Tolkien and Lewis Carroll to history books, biographies and atlases! Everyone welcome. 10.30am - 4pm Entry £1 on the door/ complimentary tickets available from the PBFA website.
EXHIBITIONS
Branded: Fashion, Femininity and the Right to Vote
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter
To mark 100 years since some women got the right to vote, this exhibition reflects the timeline of the campaign for women’s suffrage from 1866 until 1928 through the changing styles of fashion. The exhibition highlights the relationship between politics and dress and how this was exploited by the campaigners and supporters of women’s suffrage. Groups involved in the campaign used design and colour to identify themselves and to raise awareness and support for their cause. The exhibition runs until 4 November and entry is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton
Exeter’s Fine Art Collection: Modern
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
This exhibition includes two works by the British Pop Art movement artist Brian Rice, gifted through the Art Fund and on display for the first time. This diverse selection features Barbara Hepworth’s remarkable figurative drawing Preparation, Leighton Hall Woolatt’s Post Eleven Speaking and Patrick Heron’s Two Vermilions, Green and Purple in Red. RAMM’s fine art collection is on display until 29 April. http://bit.ly/RAMMFineArt
A Curious Turn: Moving Mechanical Sculpture
Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell Street, Honiton
Automata are moving mechanical sculptures which are brought magically to life through a sequence of cogs, cams and levers. For centuries they have delighted and bewitched people. Visitors are able to turn, push and crank to see many of the pieces in action! A Curious Turn presents automata from the leading makers of the last 40 years, ranging from the humorous to the macabre and from the playful to the satirical. Works on show take a look at key automata makers such as Rowland Emett, famous for creating the elaborate inventions of Caractacus Potts in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The exhibition runs until 19 May. https://www.thelmahulbert.com
