Entertainment & Reviews

A showcase of shortlisted entries to the Paddon Award, a cross-arts competition for University of Exeter students, staff and alumni will be on display in the University Reception area on the Streatham Campus. The theme of this year’s competition was 'Transformations' and entries were invited across various art forms including visual art, film, music and creative writing. The judges for the Paddon Award were Honorary Graduate and International Curator, Thomas Trevor, folk singer and fiddle player Jackie Oates, and the Student Guild Vice President for Activities, Matt Bate. Christy Ku, a...

Starting Saturday 9 May, visitors to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) will be treated to a new exhibition featuring historic scenes of Exeter canal and the Exe.

First constructed in the 1560s, Exeter’s canal system has been extended and upgraded over the centuries. Now used primarily by leisure craft, the city waterways were once vital to the regional economy. The decline of the West Country wool trade and the arrival of the railways in the 19th century led to a reduction in use. However, sizeable cargoes were still brought up to the quayside even...

Celebrated actor John Nettles will join Exeter Northcott Theatre’s new artistic and executive director, Paul Jepson, on stage in the first of an In Conversation series.

Join John Nettles and Paul Jepson for the evening as they discuss John’s career, the state of British theatre and the host of exciting new plans for Exeter Northcott Theatre as it approaches its 50th Anniversary.

This special evening is a fundraising event in aid of the theatre.

A charity since 2013, these fundraising events will help Exeter Northcott Theatre to deliver its vibrant creative programme...

Voted the nation’s favourite play, Alan Bennett’s multi award-winning The History Boys will return in 2015, visiting the Exeter Northcott Theatre in May as part of a major new UK tour for 2015.

Winner of over 30 major awards including the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best New Play, The History Boys is the story of a group of bright, funny and unruly sixth-formers in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. Their maverick English teacher is at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher, whilst their headmaster is obsessed with results and league tables. Staffroom rivalry...