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:
THEATRE
The Great Gatsby
Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, Barnfield Theatre, Exter
It’s the 1920’s, the age of jazz and women’s independence; when wealth, glamour and decadence ignited public fascination for a fleeting moment in time. Jay Gatsby embraced the era as he set about acquiring all the trappings of a self-made millionaire. His biggest conquest was the young socialite, Daisy. For years, Gatsby is passionate in his pursuit of her love until it all ends tragically in this classic study of American society in the early 20th century. Tickets £12.60 (£10.50 children under 16). www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Honiton Players Drama Group: Four Original One-Act Plays
Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, Mackarness Hall, High Street, Honiton
Four plays: Time Smash - Foul play at Spentwood Manor. Something for Susan - A tale of loneliness in old age. The Uninvited - A young man gains entry into a country mansion. Date Kate - Think Strictly Come Dancing meets The Taming of the Shrew. Tickets £5 from Honiton Toy Shop.
Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory: As You Like It
Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, Northcott Theatre, Exeter
Expelled from the city, Rosalind and Orlando – the one fleeing a tyrranous uncle, the other a murderous brother – rediscover each other in the Forest of Arden. But what awaits them in that Arcadian wilderness? Will they find true love, or just lose themselves? Are they merely players in a pastoral fantasy, or do they have a real and rare opportunity – to explore the reality of their feelings free from all the normal constrictions of courtly convention and parental oversight? Tickets £8-£21.50. www.exeternorthcott.co.uk
MUSIC
Jonny Dyer & Vicki Swan with Marilyn Tucker & Paul Wilson
Friday, 7.30pm, Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter
Vicki & Jonny effortlessly blend traditional material with contemporary interpretations whilst equally creating original self penned tunes and songs that are entirely at home in the tradition. Out of this combination they have developed a sound that is both familiar and fresh. £12 (£10 under 18s). Box office: 01392 277189. www.cygnettheatre.co.uk
A Midsummer Concert
Saturday, 7.30pm, Offwell Village Hall
Volunteers from Devon Wildlife Trust’s East Devon Local Group have come together with the musical talents of Axe Valley Community Choir to stage A Midsummer Concert to raise funds for a new Jurassic Coast visitor centre. Refreshments will be available including homemade cakes and there will be a raffle. Tickets are £5 in advance or £7 on the door. Tickets are on sale from Archway Bookshop (Axminster), Offwell Village Post Office, Osborne’s Menswear (Seaton) and Wine World (Honiton), or by email: dwtmidsummerconcert14@gmail.com
World cup fever with Diamondogz
Saturday, 8pm,Centre Spot, Exeter City Football Club
Glam rock band Diamondogz will be playing from 8pm until 10.30pm, before England face Italy at 11pm in their first fixture of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Make a night of it at SJP! Tickets are just £5 and can be bought in advance via Reception at St James Park or by emailingred.army@exetercityfc.co.uk – alternatively you can buy on the door. The night is being used as a fundraiser for the Red Army junior supporters' club and the Light Up the Park initiative to replace the floodlights at St James Park, run by the Supporters' Trust.
Ken Nicol and Becky Mills
Saturday, 8pm, Otterton Mill
Lancashire's Ken Nicol and Yorkshire's Becky Mills visit the Mill on their Tour of the Roses. Tickets: £13.75. www.ottertonmill.com
Earworms
Sunday, 2pm, Northcott Theatre, Exeter
Hosted by Mervyn Bedford (Musikgarten). Enjoy, discover and experience music in a family-friendly atmosphere, featuring a wide range of musicians and music. Tickets: £4.50, £3 children over two. www.exeternorthcott.co.uk
‘The Ritz’ Comes to Exeter Castle
Sunday, 3pm, The Ballroom, Exeter Castle
Experience the opulence, style and glamour of vintage Hollywood and London high society in the beautiful surroundings of the Ballroom at Exeter Castle during an afternoon of entertainment provided by Tom Bott's High Society Orchestra and fine food supplied by Posh Nosh. You’ll be transported back to an era where the likes of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers graced the dance floor, the full string orchestra perform iconic and sophisticated party music, including Hollywood film classics from the 1930s to 50s. Tickets £18.50 from Alice Kerr on 07786 178983.
EVENTS
Anderton & Rowland’s European Theme Park
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Exwick Playing Fields
All the fun of a Theme Park Fair in Exeter. Admission £6.99 for a family wristband which includes all inflatable, children's rides, the Dodgems, Waltzers and Twist; £9.99 premium wristband which includes all rides including white knuckle thrillers or wholesome family attractions including the giant Wild Mouse Spinning Rollercoaster. Non ride wristbands are available for just £2. Open weekdays 6pm-9pm; Saturday & Sunday 3pm-6pm and 6pm-9pm.
Beach Time Summer Fete
Saturday, noon, Woodwater Academy, Woodwater Lane, Exeter (Broadfields)
A fun-filled afternoon is promised on 14 June when the Friends of Woodwater Academy hold a Beach-time Summer Fete. There will be plenty going on to keep the whole family entertained including displays and attractions including pony rides, bouncy castle, surf simulator, silent auction, coconut shy, hoopla, draw tickets, colour stall, face painting, refreshments and lots more. Noon-4pm. Admission 50p.
The Carnivale of The Peculiar
Saturday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
Exeter Phoenix and The Mysterious Freakshow present a night of Steampunkery, Oddities and the Unusual. Experience a journey through the obscure and unusual, delight your senses and lose yourself in the Carnival of the Peculiar. Music, Cabaret, DJ’s, Dance Act, Performance Art, Dark Cabaret, Steampunk Market, Photography and much more …. Tickets £10 in advance, £12 on the door. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
Crediton Food Festival 2014
Saturday & Sunday, Crediton Town Square
A celebration of local food and drink with cookery demonstrations, activities for families, local produce stalls, live music and fun for all the family. There’s a music festival on Saturday evening, The Big Sunday Lunch in the Town Square – which is a great community picnic with stall holders selling ready to eat food and drink and live musical entertainment. Entry is free. www.creditonfoodfestival.co.uk
BHP Fuel Fest
Sunday, 9am, Westpoint Arena, Exeter
Static displays, children’s entertainment, food village, trade stands, classic and modern machinery, cars, bikes, off road, motorsport demonstrations, live demonstrations and lots, lots more – the perfect treat for Dad and Father’s Day! Admission: £12 for the day per adult with under 12's going free. Gates open to visitors at 9am and close at 5pm with event concluding at 6pm. www.bhpfuelfest.com
Open Afternoon
Sunday, noon, Poltimore House & Grounds, Exeter
Take a stroll in the grounds or take a walk through time as you explore the house. Refreshments will be available in the Chapel. Dogs on leads welcome. Noon-4pm. Admission prices and further information: http://www.poltimore.org/
EXHIBITIONS
Anne Deeming
Exeter Phoenix
A new, site specific, sculptural installation by Anne Deeming who designs and makes objects that look familiar and usable in some way – and yet are not. Her works exist as amalgamations of everyday utilitarian objects with features that can trigger multiple associations with something the viewer has used or seen before. She is interested in the areas of slippage between the familiar and foreign, domestic and industrial, the useful and useless. Anne’s work is on show until 12 July. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
Exeter Samaritans Art and Craft Exhibition
St Stephen's Church, High Street, Exeter
Exeter Samaritans are mounting an Art and Craft exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first telephone line going live in 1964. You can join in the celebrations by adding your thoughts and sketches to a continuum board, putting a stitch to a wall hanging and taking part in a knitting demonstration. The event is on from 10am-4pm on Friday and 10am-3pm on Saturday. Admission is free, tea/coffee and home-made cakes will be available.
Exhibition: Annabel Hanson
Exeter Cathedral
Having studied printmaking for 6 years, Annabel has started painting again. She is particularly interested in the farm animals in and around Whitestone (near Exeter) and in the surrounding countryside where she lives. Annabel uses vibrant colours and a bold technique to capture the beauty of nature. Her work is on display until December.
Fijian Art
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
A display of RAMM’s Fijian objects with new interpretation by the Fijian Art Research Project. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and based at the University of East Anglia, the project is enthusiastically supported by the Fiji High Commission in London and the National Museum of Fiji. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm except bank holidays.
