Your guide to What's On this weekend

Mary Youlden
Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted Friday, July 10, 2015 - 6:12pm

Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend (10-12 July).

THEATRE

Mrs Warren's Profession
Friday &  Saturday, 7.30pm, Northcott Theatre, Exeter
Vivie Warren, a young Cambridge graduate is horrified to learn that her education and entire luxurious life-style has been financed by her mother's career in the world's oldest profession.  Tickets: £16.50-£27. www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

Amy's View
Friday & Saturday, 8pm, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth
Weekly rep continues at the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth this week with the arrival of the third production, Amy’s View by David Hare. Exploring love and loyalty over a sixteen year period, Amy’s View follows the ever-evolving relationships of a West End actress, her daughter Amy, and Amy’s boyfriend. www.manorpavilion.com

Comedy Magic Show: Martin Daniels
Friday, 7.30pm, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
Comedian, entertainer, magician and presenter Martin Daniels is a spectacular stage and screen performer, captivating audiences with his uproarious sense of humour, charming personality and consummate magical skill. Tickets £10 (£9 conc). www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

The Not-So-Royal Variety Show
Saturday, Clifford Room and bar area, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
The Middleweight Theatre Company invite you to an evening of comedy, burlesque, magic, music and much more to help raise funds for their trip to this year’s prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Tickets £10. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

MUSIC

Music Machines at FabLab Devon
Friday, 7.30pm, FabLab Devon, Exeter Library
A rare chance to hear live performances of some of Simon Belshaw's Music Machines. The works will be performed by Simon Belshaw, Julie Hill and Ruth Molins.  Doors will open at 7pm with the opportunity to try out and play with some of the machines beforehand. Tickets are available from: eventbrite (early booking recommended as there are a very limited number of seats) http://tinyurl.com/ntmeb4n

Sound of the Sirens
Friday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
Sound of the Sirens launch their new EP, with support from Wildwood Kin and The Rushes. £5 standing. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Budleigh Music Festival
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Budleigh Salterton
A week long Music Festival, now in its 10th successful year. The concerts cover a wide range of classical musical styles and are set in this beautiful East Devon seaside town with its own special atmosphere. So please come to enjoy our wonderful music, walk on the beach, and enjoy our pubs and restaurants. The festival runs until Saturday 18 July and the full programme and ticket information can be found at www.budleighmusicfestival.co.uk

Live Music
Friday, various venues, Exeter
Venezia, Exeter Quay: Manuka 2, 7pm, free,
Tally Ho, School Lane: Wired, 9pm, free.
Prospect Inn, Exeter Quay: GeekChic, 9pm, free.

Music Hack Day @ FabLab Devon
Saturday, 10am, FabLab, Exeter Library
Exeter Library's FabLab is to host a Music Hack Day as part of Get Creative - a year-long celebration of British arts, culture and creativity.  This event will include opportunities to build an arduino theremin, build a basic synthesizer, an introduction to sonic pi on the raspberry pi, how to hack children's toys and a tour of the sound gallery recording studios. Tickets cost £20 are are available from FabLab Devon's Eventbrite page http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/music-hack-day-tickets-17318021669

Exeter Sound Clash
Saturday, 9pm, Exeter Phoenix
A modern take on a traditional 1950s Jamaican sound clash, Exeter Sound Clash brings together sound systems from across Devon for the first ever clash of this scale in Exeter. It involves 4 ‘rigs’ or sound systems battling it out round by round to see who has the best tunes, dubplates, audio quality and decor.Expect bass heavy genres including reggae, drum and bass, house, bassline and possibly a bit of grime, hip hop and more. £6. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Teignmouth Folk Concert
Saturday, 8pm, The Alice Cross Centre, Teignmouth, TQ14 9BT
A fabulous evening featuring the cream of women folk performers in South Devon – Maggie Duffy, Anne Derby and SHE. http://www.teignmouthfolkconcerts.co.uk/

Live Music
Saturday, various venues, Exeter
The Devon Yeoman, Beacon Heath: Matthew Finnish, 10pm, free.
The King’s Arms, Cowick Street: Barnaby,9pm, free.
Prospect Inn, Exeter Quay: The Risk, 9.30pm, free.
The bowling Green, Blackboy Road: Dirty Money, 9pm, fee.
The Sorry Head, Blackboy Road: Iscatels, 9pm, free.
Venezia, Exeter Quay: Mark James Acoustics, 7pm, free.

The Will Pound Band with Music 4 Life concert
Sunday, 7.30pm, Northcott Theatre, Exeter
Lovers of traditional music are in for a rare treat when this special concert brings together harmonica wizard Will Pound and his band, members of South West-based Wren Band and 25 young musicians from Devon. The concert is 6pm-8pm. Tickets are £10 (£7 concessions). www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

Live Music
Sunday, various venues
The Maltsters Arms, Woodbury: Bluesbury Jam Night, 7.30pm, free.
First & Last Inn, Exmouth: Firekind, 6pm, free.
Ferry Boat Inn, Shaldon: Front Cover, 4.30pm, free.
Sidbury Village Inn, Sidbury: Jason Toft, 8.30pm, free.

EVENTS

Tiverton Hot Air Balloon and Music Festival 2015
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Petroc College/Tiverton Campus, Bolham Road, Tiverton
More than 40 hot air balloons are planned to take to the skies on Friday evening from approximately 6pm and from approximately 7am and 6pm on both Saturday and Sunday (subject to weather). On Friday and Saturday there will be evening entertainment provided by 'Night Glows' where balloons will give a fire and light show choreographed to music alongside fire jugglers and a lantern procession. There will also be music, falconry displays, children’s workshops, kids zone, food and drink, craft marquee and lots more.  Details: www.tivertonballoonfestival.co.uk

Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour
Saturday, Exeter City Centre
In the build up to Rugby World Cup 2015, Rugby’s most coveted prize, the Webb Ellis Cup, comes to Exeter. Events planned between 10.30am and 5pm. Details here.

City of Exeter Rowing Regatta
Saturday, 10am, Exeter Quay
Over 100 sprint races on the day from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm. Racing takes place over a 400 metre course on the River Exe. This provides close, exciting racing all day with eights, coxed fours, pairs, singles and double sculls. 10am-6pm. www.exeter-regatta.co.uk

Sci-fi Day; It Came from Planet Exe
Saturday, Exeter Phoenix
It Came From Planet Exe will be beaming into Exeter Phoenix between 11am–4pm. This is a one day Sci-Fi extravaganza with guests including film and TV actors, bestselling authors and comic artists. Expect live music,  pop-up stalls, great costumes and much more. Covering a wide range of interests from Marvel to Steampunk, Doctor Who to Sherlock Holmes, Star Wars to anime, this event is suitable for all ages. Free comic book with entry! In aid of Phonic FM. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Disney's "Moment in Time" Collection 
Sunday, Rougemont Hotel, Queen Street, Exeter 
Local business “Moving Pictures” is hosting the very first event of its kind in Europe to feature new additions to the Disney range “A Moment in Time” (launched last year). The new pieces are from Frozen and Cinderella. The event will be held at the Rougemont Hotel in Queen Street on Sunday 12 July, between 10am and 4pm. Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1582748261979290/

Poltimore Craft Fair
Sunday, 10am, Poltimore House, Exeter
Back by popular demand spend the day enjoying the beautiful house and grounds of Poltimore House and browse the unique, quality, handmade items on sale. 10am-4pm. Entry to all just £3 per adult.

EXHIBITIONS

Forgotten Wartime Wrecks
Cullompton services on the M5 (J28): Old Station Yard, Old Station Road, Cullompton, EX15 1NS
Cullompton services is currently home to a fascinating exhibition which looks to raise the profile of under-represented aspects of the First World War. The temporary display, which runs until December 18th, offers a great chance to view recovered artefacts and learn about some of the lesser-known, but compelling, stories of the Great War.  http://forgottenwrecks.org/

Historic views of Exeter canal and the Exe
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
A new exhibition featuring historic scenes of Exeter canal and the Exe. Drawn from Exeter’s Fine, Quay Views: Exeter Canal and the Exe can be viewed in Gallery 5 until 2 August. Entry is free.

Parish Maps: Reflecting on the Legacy
Innovation Centre, University of Exeter
Parish Mapping began with the UK-based arts and environmental charity Common Ground in the 1980s but the idea has spread around the world. Exhibited here together for the first time are English, Scottish, Northern Irish, Italian, Latvian and American maps. How do we articulate our care for familiar places? What different things do we value from one place to the next? At a time when our ecosystems are being assessed nationally for their ‘capital contribution’ as ‘services’, this exhibition looks at the different ways local values and feelings for a place have been articulated by the people who live there. Monday to Friday, 8.30-5.30pm, until 16 July.

The F-Word: The Changing Language of Fashion
Killerton House, Broadclyst
From a 150-year-old crinoline to a 60s mini, garments have shaped not only their owners but also the entire face of fashion. Killerton’s latest costume exhibition The F-Word: the changing language of fashion explores how fashion has responded to the latest innovations and made its mark across the centuries. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton

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