Entertainment & Reviews

Killerton, near Exeter, has been transformed for Christmas with Wind in the Willows and Father Christmas arriving this week to begin the festive celebrations.

The recently uncovered house will be open from Saturday 25 November and will transport visitors into Kenneth Grahame’s mystical world of Toad, Ratty, Badger and Mole as the story of Wind in the Willows is told.

The four friend’s adventure will take place throughout the house, with the rooms in the Georgian mansion transformed into scenes from this much-loved tale of camaraderie and adventure. The magic will continue...

Exeter’s very own night at the proms was another fantastic success with nearly £20,000 raised for the city’s leading cancer support charity.

Classics Galore! has been staged every two years since 2007 and the 10th anniversary concert at the University of Exeter Great Hall had the audience of more than 1,000 on their feet.

The blend of popular classics and songs from some of the world’s most beloved musical theatre clearly struck the right note. Profits from the sixth Classics show will take the total raised for FORCE Cancer Charity to nearly £90,000.

“After the...

For many pupils, parents and National Trust supporters, the Exeter School Concert in aid of the National Trust in Exeter Cathedral is a highlight in the calendar.

For the seventeenth year running, the concert showcases the school’s senior orchestral groups, brass and choirs in the magnificent cathedral setting.

Around 200 pupils ranging in age from 11 up to 18 will be making this year’s concert on Tuesday 5 December a night to remember.

Director of Music Peter Tamblyn said: “The Cathedral is a marvellous venue, and the atmosphere at our annual concert in aid of the...

Your essential guide to What’s On in around Exeter this weekend (17-19 November):

THEATRE

The Unknown Soldier Friday, 7.30pm, Crediton Arts Centre A thought provoking, moving, and even humorous solo piece that looks at the First World War from a new perspective, through the eyes of a man who has survived the carnage but remains, like many, to help build the great cemeteries. It is a story of the deep friendship that can only be found between those who fight together, of the betrayal felt by them at the end of the war, and of a world that has changed so much it has become...