Entertainment & Reviews

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (18-20 May):

THEATRE

Oh What a Lovely War Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter “What could have possibly happened to a man that rendered his burial impossible? What horror could have taken place that rendered the burial of 35,942 men impossible and all in one relatively small area? Charles Chilton When Charles Chilton journeyed to Northern France to seek the final resting place of his father, he found no grave, but rather a list of 35,942 officers and men of the Forces of the British...

'The War Nurses' is the debut novel by Lizzie Page, released by Bookouture in April 2018.

'The War Nurses' is based on the incredible Elsie Knocker from Exeter and her friend, Mairi Chisholm from Cheddington. When the First World war broke out, Elsie and Mairi volunteered for an ambulance corp. Concerned that they needed to get closer to the action, the moved to a cellar house in Pervyse just yards from the Western Front. They were there for three and a half years and saved hundreds of lives and were ultimately honoured by the Belgian Govt. They had to support themselves which...

If you were living under a rock for the past year or so, you might not be aware that Prince Henry of Wales is marrying American actress Meghan Markle in a couple of days’ time. The wedding, which will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (pictured above), has drawn massive scrutiny from the media in Britain and beyond.

From the moment the couple got engaged last year, bookmakers have been putting out markets for Royal Wedding betting 2018 . But this is not just a one-off, increasingly punters like to have a punt on the novelty bets, everything from royal baby names to...

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (11-13 May):

THEATRE

Skin Deep - The Musical Friday, Exmouth Pavilion Worried that your body isn’t perfect? Then Skin Deep is for you! Yes, YOU! It’s the ultimate look at a subject that obsesses us all: BODY IMAGE. Too fat? Too thin? Never exercised? Gym crazy? Addicted to diets? Hate how you look in the nude? This musical revue has a song for every hang-up, including Embarrassing Bodies, Let It All Hang Out and Does My Bum Look Big in This? The sensational female star and her four boys explore why we don’...