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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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Panto magic at Broadclyst

Authored by Liz Straw
Posted: Tue, 12/29/2015 - 10:42am

Broadclyst Theatre Group transports you to Old Peking for the most popular Arabian Nights magical tale of Aladdin.

There you’ll be met by the irascible widow Twanky and entertained by Peking’s giant Kung Fu Panda.

It will be a raucous evening full of your favourite daft jokes, catchy tunes, and loads of crazy dance moves. We've got amazing, colourful costumes, great scenery sets and it will be a fun night out for all the family.

Will Abanaza be thwarted in his attempts to kidnap the princess and steal the magic lamp?

Will our young hero Aladdin and his...

What's On at RAMM in Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 12/28/2015 - 12:02pm

Take a look at What’s On at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum in the New Year… Whatever the Weather…

Pipe Dreams 5 Jan until 27 March 2016 Finders Keepers? Gallery Heather’s collection of clay tobacco pipes is from the 16th to 20th centuries and includes examples from England, Scotland, The Netherlands and France. From bottles of water from collected around the globe to Hello Kitty paraphernalia and from fans to political porcelain, the What Do You Collect? display showcases contemporary collecting and allows local collectors to share their passion.

Whatever the...

Circus of Horrors tour stops off at Exeter

The 2016 nationwide tour by Circus of Horrors will call in at Exeter Corn Exchange on Monday 18 January.

Welcome to the Carnevil is set in Victorian London when Jack the Ripper was still at large. This was the age of the freak show. Circus of Horrors tell the story of a young girl and her dream of running away to join the circus which becomes a nightmare. The show features killer clowns, sword swallowers, demon dwarfs, death defying aerialists, fire limboing acrobats and much more. The story twists and turns with grisly murders and sensational shocks – all interwoven with some of...

Your guide to what's on New Year's Eve

See the Old Year out in style with our essential guide to What's On in an around Exeter on New Year's Eve.

New Year's Eve School Disco The Prospect Inn, Exeter Quay Skool Daze will be starting their first set at 9.30pm and it's free entry as always. School uniform fancy dress optional! Further details here .

New Year’s Eve 60s Party with Carnaby Street Heat of Oak Pinhoe, Exeter Party the night away in sixties fancy dress (optional) – top prize for best dressed. Canaby Street will be playing from 8.30pm. http://heartofoakexeter.co.uk/

John Gandys, Gandy Street,...

Jim Davidson returns to Exeter

Following a hugely successful first leg of the tour, the people’s favourite and one of Britain’s greatest ever comedians, Jim Davidson OBE has added a further 17 dates to his ‘Charlton Nil’ UK tour. The son of a Glaswegian father, born and bred in Charlton, this show is all about Jim’s previous experiences ranging from drummer to window cleaner via shelf stacker - coming to a theatre near you. It’s guaranteed to be the most irreverent, outrageous and truthful show of Jim’s to date.

The 2016 leg of Charlton Nil will start at Kings Lynn’s Corn Exchange on 15 January and will then...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 12/25/2015 - 11:43pm

Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend - 25-28 December 2015

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Eloise and the Curse of the Golden Whisk Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter The year is 1944. In the depths of a dusty larder in the bombed ruins of an Exeter restaurant, Eloise finds a beautiful, golden whisk. But when she clutches the shimmering relic, she unleashes an ancient curse. The show runs until 9 January. Performance times and tickets: www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk

A Christmas Carol Exeter Northcott Theatre Ebenezer Scrooge is a notoriously bitter old man who is...

Elkie Brooks brings nationwide tour to Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 12/24/2015 - 10:12am

Elkie Brooks is celebrating her 70th birthday with a nationwide tour and visits Exeter Corn Exchange on Saturday 23 January.

She is one the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced and her powerful and versatile vocal talents have secured her a dozen UK hit singles, million selling albums and many awards. Now in the 6th decade of her career, she started her career as a supporting artist for The Beatles in the 1960s, she is a stunning performer and her show at the Corn Exchange will feature her classic hits such as Pearl’s a Singer and Lilac Wine as well as blues...

Journey through a season of Scandinavian cinema

After a highly successful debut festival in 2014, Exeter Phoenix presents another season of Scandinavian and Nordic cinema. Featuring films from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, journey with other curious souls through snow-filled wonderlands and observe the characters who embody and mirror the contours of distinct landscapes. After last year’s festival launch event in Haldon forest sold out in less than two days, Scandifilm 2016 kicks off by returning to the forest depths for a dark and atmospheric pop-up screening of Swedishhorror Let The Right One In. A welcoming feast of hotdogs...

MTV Crashes Plymouth tickets go on sale

Dates for next year’s MTV Crashes Plymouth have been confirmed and music fans can get their hands on tickets from Monday 21 December.

The spectacular live music event, organised by MTV in collaboration with Plymouth City Council, will be returning for its third year on Plymouth Hoe on the evenings of Thursday 28 and Friday 29 July 2016.

MTV Crashes Plymouth has grown year-on-year and has seen thousands of people enjoy chart-topping headline acts for a fraction of the cost of other UK festivals. The 2016 two-day event will be even bigger and better, bringing a number of top...

Exeter Community Centre announces exciting new project

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 12/20/2015 - 10:08pm

Exeter Community Centre on St David’s Hill is proud to announce the launch of an exciting community project called Sense of Space, to create a new sensory garden at the centre and to bring its Pottery back into use.

A grant from The People’s Health Trust has enabled the project to go ahead.

The project will create opportunities for local people to meet and learn new skills together, at FREE workshops running from January 2016.

The workshops will focus on garden design and planting, and on designing and making pottery tiles that will be used to decorate the new...

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