Entertainment & Reviews

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (16-18 March):

THEATRE

Awful Auntie Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre When Stella sets off to visit London with her parents, Lord and Lady Saxby, she has no idea her life is in danger! Waking up three months later, only her Aunt Alberta can tell Stella what has happened. But not everything Aunt Alberta tells her turns out to be true and Stella quickly discovers she’s in for the fight of her life against her very own awful Auntie! https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

The Battle of Boat...

Britain’s hottest folk act Young'Uns are bringing their stunning new audio-visual tour, ‘The Ballad Of Johnny Longstaff,’ to Exeter Phoenix on 25 March.

Stockton-On-Tees’ Young'Uns were once again the big story of the evening as the nominees for 2018’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards were announced last week (Wednesday 7th February) in London. The Co. Durham band, who recently released acclaimed brand new album ‘Strangers’ and are actually already previous winners of two coveted BBC Folk Awards (Best Group in 2015 and again in 2016), were announced as nominees for two new awards – Best...

Two important planning applications approved which will bring new temporary attractions to the town

Exmouth seafront will be buzzing this summer as two important planning applications, designed to bring new attractions to the town, have been approved.

East Devon District Council’s development management committee has granted permissions for the return of the Exmouth observational wheel at Beach Gardens and a range of temporary attractions on the Queen’s Drive development site.

Entertainment plans for Queen’s Drive include a food festival and relaxation area, a mix...

Exeter Food Festival has announced an all-new evening event for 2018 from Friday 4th- Sunday 6th May. Exeter Beats will see top acts including Mad Dog Mcrea, Madness tribute One Step Behind and David Live, a David Bowie tribute, entertain the crowds in Exeter Castle Courtyard.

The event, hosted by Radio Exe, will bring the historic courtyard to life with a full line-up of top quality acts each evening plus regional street food and local ales, ciders and cocktails. Michael Caines MBE, co-founder of the festival said: “Music has always been a hugely popular part of the festival and...