Entertainment & Reviews

Book now to see Broadclyst’s renowned theatre group performing Dick Whittington and His Magical Cat.

Written and directed by Katie Jones it promises a tale of mischief, peril and a resistance movement led by Max the Cat! Under Katie’s energetic direction the six-year-old theatre group is aiming high having previously performed the hugely popular Calendar Girls (a sell-out) and Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters.

This is the theatre group’s sixth panto and every year the costumes, music (live band), set and the cast just get better and better. Katie explains her version of Dick...

Ring in 2017 our essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend:

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Peter Pan Exeter Northcott Theatre Escape to Neverland this Christmas. Join Wendy, John and Michael as they soar into the night sky with Peter, to a magical land of mermaids and fairy dust, where children can fly and all sorts of exciting adventures happen every day. But beware – danger is just around the corner. Captain Hook and the pirates are looking for revenge and Peter Pan is top of their list! The show runs until 1 January. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

Beauty and the...

Exeter’s Christmas market has exceeded expectations this year according to the market manager, as the event came to an end last Sunday.

New companies which set up a stall this year will be returning to the market next Christmas with bigger stalls after this year’s success.

The market’s Facebook page was at around 8,800 likes last year, this year the page is now at around 15,600 likes.

The market manager, Nick Rhodes, said the likes have almost doubled in one year.

“The Facebook page also received 90,000 views on the post that announced the opening date of...

This Christmas,families are invited celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Ernest Shackleton’s famous expedition across the ice sheets of the Antarctic, with a magical family Christmas show at Exeter Phoenix.

Join Ernie and his host of intrepid adventurers and husky dogs as they embark on an adventure filled with songs, penguins and Great British spirit!

Quirk Theatre’s new show Ernie and The Sea of Ice will mark the fourteenth year of collaboration with Exeter Phoenix, as they ignite young imaginations and bring wonderfully creative live theatre to nearly four thousand...