Entertainment & Reviews

Dance, drama and music, coming to a village near you

The future looks bright for the arts in East Devon villages, after a rural touring scheme in Cornwall stepped in to help and secured major funding from Arts Council England.

Early last year, the Devon charity Villages in Action (ViA) called a halt to its work with volunteer promoters of bringing world-class music, theatre and dance to rural areas, after losing the majority of its funding. The only guarantee of funding for 2017/18 was from three local authorities, including East Devon District Council. Fifteen communities...

The Donkey Sanctuary will be running its Best Friends Forever Trail over the February half term (Saturday 10 - Sunday 18 February) and showcasing its new visitor attractions.

Through a range of interactive exhibits, visitors will discover how The Donkey Sanctuary works to improve the welfare of donkeys and mules around the world and the communities that rely on them. Visitors can take a trip back in time and explore the history of donkeys and the origins of The Donkey Sanctuary itself. Learn fascinating donkey facts, see what goes on behind the scenes at the donkey hospital and...

The most extensive UK tour of fine-art photographs featuring Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band is set to visit Exeter in July. One of twelve dates nationwide, the tour visits a combination of great British horse racing courses & motor racing circuits, from Brands Hatch to Carlisle and Epsom to Oulton Park.

Hundreds of fans will head to the world-famous Exeter Racecourse as ‘Photographing Bruce Springsteen’ hits the road … a unique exhibition of shots taken by his tour photographer, Jo Lopez. This seventh stop on the tour will see the course exhibition hall transformed...

A new musical stage show celebrating the life and music of the legendary Dusty Springfield and the pop stars of the Sixties comes to Exmouth Pavilion in March.

Dusty and the Shades of the 60s stars singer and actress Emily Clark with the singing trio The Shades, this pop-filled show, which tours the UK from March 2018, is dedicated to the invention of pop music, the songs and the stars of the 60s.

Dusty Springfield’s string of smash hits began on January 1st, 1964 when she performed I Only Want to be with You on the BBC’s new TV programme ‘Top of the Pops’. It was closely...