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London Concertante Brings Candlelit Concert to Exeter

The Four Seasons & The Lark Ascending performed by London Concertante

Internationally acclaimed chamber orchestra London Concertante will come to Exeter on Friday 27th June for a 7:30pm performance at the Cathedral .

Set amidst the gentle glow of candlelight, the programme celebrates some of the greatest works in the classical repertoire – from Mozart’s effervescent overture to The Marriage of Figaro to Vivaldi’s visionary Four Seasons . Rounding off the evening is Vaughan Williams’s exquisite The Lark Ascending , a piece adored for its soaring, lyrical solo violin...

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Devon author Kate Vane in new charity anthology

Devon author Kate Vane’s flash fiction appears in Adverbially Challenged Volume 2 , a new anthology which is published on Thursday 30 March.

The featured authors were challenged to write a 100-word story including as many adverbs as possible.

Kate said, “Most new writers use too many adverbs. I think it goes back to our schooldays, when teachers encouraged us to put adverbs in stories so we could learn how to use them. Creative writing tutors and manuals always tell you to cut them.”

The challenge in the anthology turned that advice on its head.

Kate said, “...

Thatched House to host landmark beer festival

The Thatched House pub in Exeter is to host its first ever real ale festival with a bumper two-day event including live music.

Starting at 5pm on Friday 31 March the ‘Alepril Fool’ beer festival will then run on into Saturday 1 April with local buskers providing entertainment on both evenings.

Owned by leading pub retailer and brewer Greene King, responsibility for the business lies with tenants, Paul Knott and his partner Nataliya.

Among the highlights of the festival will be a rare chance to sample a vintage beer seldom made available for sale, Greene King’s Old...

Higher Eggbeer Re-Lights Its Fires

After two years of hosting the Live Loft Barber Sessions, Higher Eggbeer, in Cheriton Bishop, is set to relight its fires next month, with the launch of their brand new live music sessions: Higher Eggbeer Unplugged.

Offering a stage to some of the UK’s finest artists, Higher Eggbeer has built a reputation as a music venue unlike any other; a medieval barn, lit by candle light, a roaring log fire, a fully licensed bar and all just 10 minutes from Exeter.

“Higher Eggbeer is such a special place to play and watch live music. The atmosphere in that old barn sends shivers down...

Jurassic themed adventure golf course ready or action!

East Devon District Council and LED are proud to announce that Seaton’s new Jurassic themed adventure golf course at Seafield Gardens, is now ready for play and will be opened officially at 10.30am on Friday 7 April, although people will be able to play on it from 1 April 2017.

Built on the site of the former putting green, the course’s eye-catching design features plenty of fun Jurassic themed course decorations and timber or stone obstacles, in the shape of stone fossils, dinosaur bones, dinosaur eggs, rocks/boulders and fossil style edging of the golfing areas.

East...

Top orchestra makes music with Devon schools

Musicians from four Devon schools had the chance of a lifetime to perform alongside some of the country’s leading instrumentalists in an inspirational concert of work by modern composers. The concert was the culmination of a series of workshops for pupils at Blundell’s, Blundell’s Prep, Uffculme and Exeter Cathedral Schools with the London Chamber Orchestra.

More than a 100 young musicians performed in the main part of the concert which was the piece Simple Gifts by Paul Edlin. The fourth movement of this was generated during improvisation workshops with twelve Blundell’s musician...

Hop over to Crealy for the Most M’egga Easter

Crealy Adventure Park and Resort is gearing up for an Egg-stravaganza this Easter. The multi-award winning adventure park has a show stopping line up of events, activities and musical tribute acts over the Easter holidays, from Saturday 1st April to Monday 17th April. Getting the Easter celebrations off to an egg-stravagent start is the launch of the Junior Driving School. Guests aged three and over can get behind the wheel of a colourful, scaled electric version of the Mini Cooper and navigate the turns and curves on a realistic track. On 2nd April Crealy launches Pop in the Park. Guests...

Nature Knows Best

TicTac Theatre (which stands for two is company three’s a crowd theatre) is an emerging theatre company based in Exeter that specialises in two-handers and multi role productions.

TicTac’s repertoire includes a mixture of classical and contemporary plays.

TicTac Theatre will soon be undertaking its third production “Nature Knows Best”.

“Nature Knows Best” is a compilation of three short comedy plays by Devonshire playwright Nick Discombe. Each play portrays a day in the life of three different animal couplings.

“Sheep Mount” is a hilarious, yet poignant...

Jason Donovan is coming to Exeter

Jason Donovan is hitting the road once again in the autumn, only this time, it’s a tour with a twist!

He is headed to new locations across the country and these intimate gigs will be a unique opportunity to see him like you’ve never seen him before, including Exeter Corn Exchange on Monday 27 November.

From Neighbours to a chart-topping music career, from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to an appearance on I'm A Celebrity that sealed our affection, Jason Donovan has consistently captured the hearts of his adopted country and entertained us all along the way....

Vampire Night at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre

An acclaimed Professor of Gothic horror is to come to Exeter’s Northcott theatre to reveal how Dracula was based on medical evidence of ‘real’ vampires, before a performance of Dracula itself.

‘Prof of Goth’, Nick Groom, who is world expert on Gothic fiction, is preparing to present to the Exeter audience compelling medical evidence of the ‘real’ vampires that Dracula was based on.

The Professor of English literature at Exeter University has just been commissioned by Yale University to write a book on vampires, and has published widely on the Gothic.

He will explain...

Exeter University's Semi-Toned Choir review

They’re here! The winners of Gareth Malone’s ‘Best in Britain Choir’ are right under our noses.

The Exeter Uni lads attracted the attention of many after the news was released that they had won the sensational singing competition.

The A ccapella boys, ranging from 18 to 23 years old, showed off their enthusiasm and quirkiness whilst they performed at The Terrace restaurant in early December.

Their unique style and smart attire of red velvet jackets, give them a great platform to stand on in terms of being different as well as fun. Each member in the group reflects...

Entertainment & Reviews

London Concertante Brings Candlelit Concert to Exeter

Devon author Kate Vane in new charity anthology

Thatched House to host landmark beer festival

Higher Eggbeer Re-Lights Its Fires

Jurassic themed adventure golf course ready or action!

Top orchestra makes music with Devon schools

Hop over to Crealy for the Most M’egga Easter

Nature Knows Best

Jason Donovan is coming to Exeter

Vampire Night at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre

Exeter University's Semi-Toned Choir review

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