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Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 04/15/2016 - 10:56am

Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (14-17 April)

THEATRE

Julian Clary - The Joy of Mincing Friday, 8pm, Exeter Corn Exchange Witness a masterclass in camp comedy with national trinket, author, TV and radio star Julian Clary. Over 16s. Tickets £24, £21 conc. https://sites.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Friday & Saturday, Exeter Phoenix Join Dorothy and Toto on their fantastical and downright chaotic travels along the Road of Yellow Bricks meeting the usual (sort of) suspects along the way – an unbelievably...

Music, food and crafts at family festival

Tickets to a new family friendly music festival in East Devon are selling fast.

The Altitude Village Festival, which takes place in Blackborough on the weekend of May 20 and 21, will see performances by high profile local and regional bands, including Sound of the Sirens, Bristol reggae band Talisman and Mark Morriss of The Bluetones.

As well as music, there will be children’s entertainment, crafts, and a huge range of street food and drink. The event is being held to raise funds for local charities, including Blackborough Village Hall.

With around 1,000 people...

Teignmouth group win RAMM Art Show

Teignmouth-based art group Flying Colours has won the opportunity to display their work in Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum. Their exhibition will be from Saturday 30 April to Sunday 29 May.

The 2016 Local Art Show competition was supported by the Express & Echo with readers voting for their favourite. The exhibition is part of RAMM’s Naturally Inspired season of botanicals, gardens and landscapes and Exeter Art Week.

Gahan Oliver, group founder and mentor, said ‘To have won this highly prestigious competition is a wonderful reward for the members of Flying Colours...

Demand for Dylan’s art sees Exeter gallery release new works

A series of striking paintings from cultural icon Bob Dylan have been released as signed limited edition graphics by the UK’s leading fine art publisher, Washington Green.

Following unprecedented demand for 'The Drawn Blank Series' – which was first translated into limited edition graphics in 2008 – Washington Green has published six of the most iconic images from the collection in never before seen colourways. Released in an edition of 295, each piece is individually hand signed by the artist, and will be available to buy at Castle Fine Art, Exeter from Friday 8th April.

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Double Exposure: Landscapes of Devon through Painting and Photography

Devon based artist photographer, Paul Moody, and painter, James Tatum, SWAc, are presenting an exciting joint exhibition in Exeter.

Double Exposure: Landscapes of Devon through Painting and Photography will be on show at St Stephens Church in Exeter from 9-14 May.

This collaboration is unique in celebrating the rich and varied landscapes of Devon showing both Paul's stunning photographs along side of James's expressionistic paintings.

James Tatum is an established landscape painter living in Exeter, Devon, his approach to painting is an expressionistic, visceral...

Graduate theatre company hits crowdfunder target

Authored by jackisageek
Posted: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 11:44am

Argosy Arts, a creative production company formed by students from the University of Exeter, have reached their £2000 Crowdfunder target in just 15 days. The group are raising money for their debut theatre production, ‘The House of Edgar', due to performed at the Edinburgh Fringe this August.

The group have announced a new stretch target of £3000 which they hope to hit in the remaining week of the campaign. If they reach this figure they will be able to hire radio microphones for the cast, improving the sound balance of the show.

‘The House of Edgar’ is an original gothic...

The Scratch offs - a popular money maker of online gaming

There are many different places that you can start when it comes to getting involved in online gambling . There are many different fun casino games that you can find to play with. Not only are there casino games to play but there are many offers that seek to draw in new clients to the casino sites.

When you take the time to look around you never know what you are going to find. You can find anything from chances to win free trips, to Scratch offs - a popular money maker of online gaming, and more. When you get free spins and scratch offs, this can pay off big in bringing some new...

Film debut for Devon Morris Dancers and chance to be an Extra in iShort Festival

An exciting new short film, Hell's Bells, made by Exeter based film and theatre company Wandering Tiger, will be shot in Devon this summer after winning the backing of Creative England and the British Film Institute through their iShorts scheme for emerging filmmakers.

Described as a psychological thriller about Morris dancing, Hell's Bells is a new short film written by Exeter writer & director Luke Jeffery, and tells the story of Rosie Dean, a young woman who has been brainwashed by a group of renegade Morris dancers! Now in pre-production, Hell's Bells have linked up with...

The Joke comes to Exeter

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walked into a theatre…

"Is this some kind of joke?" said the Englishman. "The evidence is stacking up," said the Scotsman. “I didn't agree to this," said the Irishman.

In his trademark idiosyncratic style Will Adamsdale explores cultural stereotypes, humour and the lighter side of cannibalism. He is joined onstage by collaborators Brian Logan (Scottish) and Lloyd Hutchinson (Irish) and - with interludes of song and physical comedy - the three try desperately to escape a joke they don't want to be in, a theatre they've never seen...

Life beneath the Keel to be revealed at Plymouth event

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 04/11/2016 - 10:40am

A leading nature charity is planning to reveal the secrets of the South West’s wonderful marine wildlife at a special event being organised for recreational boat owners and the wider public.

The event, entitled ‘Life Beneath the Keel’, is being staged by Devon Wildlife Trust at the Mount Batten Centre, Plymouth, between 10am and 2.30pm on Saturday 16 April.

Life Beneath the Keel is free to attend and open to everyone but has a focus on the boat owning community. Mike Elsey, Devon Wildlife Trust’s Corporate Relations Officer, explained the charity’s thinking. Mike said:...

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