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Celebrating 100 Years of Morecambe and Wise: Eric and Ern Comes to Exeter

Eric and Ern, the new show from Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens - the Olivier nominated duo behind the hugely celebrated and critically acclaimed West End hit Eric & Little Ern - will be coming to Exeter Northcott Theatre from Wednesday 16 to Sunday 20 December, as the culmination of an extensive Autumn/Winter UK tour.

The show’s 2026 national tour is a mark of celebration for the 100th birthdays of Eric Morecambe (born 14 May 1926) and Ernie Wise (born 17 November 1925) and their legendary comedy partnership.

Eric and Ern takes audiences back to the times when whole...

Celebrate 70 years of the NHS at NDDH family fun day

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 05/18/2018 - 9:33pm

The NHS is turning 70 this year, and to celebrate, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is holding a family fun day at North Devon District Hospital. The event will take place on Sunday 1 July 2018 from 10am-4pm. The day will be packed full of activities, with plenty of fun for all ages, including tours of the hospital, demonstrations, an entertainment stage with live music and dancing, food and drink from local suppliers, and kids’ activities. Local organisations and sellers are invited to have a stall at the event, with a proportion of any profits going to the Trust charity, Over and...

Experience ‘A Year on Dartmoor’ in just one day

Visitors to Devon Guild gallery can experience ‘A Year on Dartmoor’ in just one day: acclaimed Devon Guild printmaker, Anita Reynolds, has visited 365 square miles of Dartmoor National Park and represented her journey with various artworks.

Her new solo exhibition (open May 19th) includes print, painting and installations, supported by sketchbooks, on-site monoprints, photography and film.

Known for her immersive techniques, spending large amounts of time working outside, and revisiting Dartmoor locations at different times of the year, Anita's mark-making is both gestural...

Exhibition highlights tales and imagery of life with dementia

A public exhibition will feature poems, cartoons and images created by well-known artists working with people with dementia.

The insightful works, part of a University of Exeter research project, will be on show during Dementia Action Week (May 21-27). It captures moments of difficulty, and also love, joy and laughter, showing the multifaceted experience of life with dementia.

The project involved photographer Ian Beesley, cartoonist Tony Husband and poet Ian McMillan working with people with dementia and their partners who are part of Age UK Exeter’s Budding Friends...

New play inspired by the Suffragette-Suffragist struggle

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/17/2018 - 1:12pm

A new play inspired by an imagined meeting between two great leaders of the women’s suffrage campaign will be performed at Exeter Phoenix. The Cause depicts the explosive meeting of minds when Millicent Fawcett and Emmeline Pankhurst come together at a time when campaigns for women’s rights were at their most revolutionary and embattled.

Written by playwright Natalie McGrath, and directed by Josie Sutciffe, The Cause explores the struggle, and the effects of campaigning for a cause by different methods. There was a divide between the violent direct action of the suffragettes and...

A spellbinding look at migration through historic story and folksong

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/17/2018 - 6:39am

Acclaimed storyteller Matthew Crampton unites with American folk music legend Jeff Warner in a new show based on Crampton’s book Human Cargo: Songs & Stories of Emigration, Slavery & Transportation. The show comes to Exeter Phoenix on Tuesday 12th June as part of a national tour which culminates in UK Refugee Week (18-24 June).

Human Cargo gives voice to past exiles – emigrants, slaves, transportees – to shed fresh light on today’s migrations. Through the accompanying Parallel Lives project, it includes – wherever it performs - local stories of migration and partnership...

Military charity to honour Devon’s soldiers with commemorative concert in Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 05/16/2018 - 10:09am

As part of the national 100th anniversary commemorating the end of WW1, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity are staging a special concert at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 16th June, 2018.

The event will be compered by David Fitzgerald from BBC Radio Devon.

Hosted by the charity’s Devon County Committee, the evening promises to be an outstanding musical contribution to remember the bravery of those from the 2nd Devonshire Regiment who were tragically killed in action during the notorious ‘Battle of Bois de Buttes. Fought on a sparsely wooded hillside on 27th May 1918 this was one of...

Why are hyper-casual games dominating the mobile market

Hyper casual games were introduced into the gaming industry in 2017. They are simple to play, addictive, short and casual. Players may find it very hard to stop playing it even when told to do so. Several companies decided to venture into the development of this genre of games. The result of the venture was the introduction of several games which include Coral Roulette .

Hyper casual games are the remnants of the 70s arcade games which have been modernized to meet the trends in the gaming world. The UI of the game is very simple and quite different from the traditional slots...

Devon County Show 2018 preview

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 05/15/2018 - 6:11pm

The showground at Westpoint, Exeter is a hive of activity as final preparations are made in time for the 123rd Devon County Show on May 17, 18 and 19.

The stewards are briefed, exhibitors are setting up their stands and the stalls, pens, stables and kennels are ready for all the animals.

“The stage is set, the players are nearly ready and we can’t wait to lift the curtain on Thursday morning for Devon’s big day out!” said Show Secretary Ollie Allen.

More than 90,000 visitors are expected to see some of the best livestock, taste fabulous local food and drink,...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

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 perks of taking your hobbies online

We spend far too much time at work, which is why we should always be looking for ways to improve our leisure time. Filling our free time with pleasurable activities is essential for our mental health, and that’s why hobbies are such an essential priority when it comes to filling out waking hours. However, many of us haven’t considered the benefits of taking out hobbies online and utilizing the digital sphere.

From stamp collecting to building the world’s best library of ‘to be read’ books, you now have access to a vast array of resources that could not only improve your hobby...

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