Entertainment & Reviews

The first major exhibition dedicated to Devon-based artist Benedict Rubbra’s search for a harmonious relationship between form, colour and light starts at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Saturday 2 May.

Paintings and drawings spanning four decades trace the development of his singular technique; the art works all originate from three-dimensional forms constructed from various materials such as paper and card or wire and wood. Vibrant shapes of light are then projected onto these forms, creating unexpected spaces and colours, tones and shadows. Changed lighting transforms...

One of the South West's most exciting theatre companies, Live Wire Theatre, has been awarded grants by the Arts Council England, The Big Lottery and the Bath and North East Somerset Arts Development Fund to stage a production of a newly commissioned comedy play written to celebrate The Rugby World Cup 2015 which is to be hosted in England and Wales this Autumn.

The new comedy intriguingly entitled Hands Up for Jonny Wilkinson's Right Boot by award winning writer Dougie Blaxland will open at The Cotswold Playhouse Stroud on September 10th before touring the South West for the six...

Exeter’s Skin Angels by Purity Boutique Spa have launched a song aimed at inspiring young people to look after their skin, including protecting it from potential sun damage. The song, called ‘Porcelain’ has been written by Skin Angel’s ambassador, Devon singer / songwriter Clara Bond.

Clara comments: “I really believe you don’t need a tan to be beautiful. Having healthy skin is much more important and I hope Porcelain conveys that message to people.” Skin Angel’s founder, Mariam Badavi, comments: “It is great to have an inspiring person like Clara supporting Skin Angels. We can’t...

The Olivier Award-winning English Touring Opera (ETO) is performing a new season of fully-staged Italian opera at Exeter Northcott Theatre this April and May.

Puccini’s masterpiece La bohème is joined by two rare Donizetti titles, The Wild Man of the West Indies (Il furioso all’isola di San Domingo) and The Siege of Calais (L’assedio di Calais). All three are sung in full costume, in Italian with English surtitles, accompanied by ETO’s chorus and 25-piece orchestra.

One of the greatest and most moving operas of all time, La bohème is a story of young love, starting on...