Entertainment & Reviews

Thursday February 2 sees St James Park host the first ‘Grecians Comedy Club’ in the Paramount Personnel Lounge, featuring top stand-up from Ignacio Lopez, Chris Chopping, Suzy Bennett, and compare Louis Burgess.

First up on the bill is Suzy Bennett, winner of ‘Funny Women 2006’ has been described by Jimmy Carr as being “A naturally funny person” Suzy has a uniquely warm and chatty stage presence.

Following Suzy is Chris Chopping, who is known for being a ‘quick-witted raconteur’. His strong material and deadpan persona have led to a cult following. Chris’ performances at...

An incredible coup for Exeter Phoenix in booking a true rock all star super group, playing the Grateful Dead's Live Dead album in it's entirety on Sunday 29 January.

Formed in San Francisco in the mid 60's , and famed for their unique and eclectic style fusing elements of rock, country, blues, and psychedelia into live shows sometimes lasting three to four hours.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame, they were included in Rolling Stone's greatest artists of all time, amongst too many awards to list. Since the sad death of their founder Jerry Garcia, there have been...

Journeyman Theatre (Dave and Lynn Morris) specialise in solo and two-handed plays

In FEEDING THE DARKNESS, they present a hard hitting performance dealing with state sanctioned torture by the UK and other governments and the failure to respect the UN Convention Against Torture (1965)

Using a variety of styles ranging from monologues to poetry, the company highlights the existence of torture and challenges the audience to face this issue head on and to confront society’s ignorance and avoidance of this sensitive and disturbing subject.

The impact upon all parties to...

Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (20-22 January)

THEATRE

Exeter Comedy Grove Friday, 8pm, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Exeter Comedy Grove Brings You The Very Best In Live Stand Up Comedy. MC – Suzy Bennett; with Jon Pearson, Wayne Beese and headliner John Robertson. Tickets £10. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

Animal Farm Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter ‘All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.’ Animal Farm – the history of a revolution that went wrong – is George Orwell’s brilliant satire on the...