Entertainment & Reviews

Michael Morpurgo, Andy Stanton, Francesca Simon and Darren Shan will be amongst the line up of top children’s authors taking part in Exeter’s festival of writing for and by young people during the October half term.

exetreme imagination takes place from 25 October to 1 November with a packed programme of author events, creative workshops, exhibitions and performances at venues across the city.

Andy Stanton, award-winning author of the Mr Gum series, will be sharing stories, jokes and true-life tales about being a writer. Babette Cole, author of over 70 books, including...

Do We Do the Right Thing? the new production from contemporary theatre pioneers, BeFrank Theatre Company, will be performed for the first time in a seven date mini-tour kicking off at New Diorama Theatre on November 3.

Having distanced himself from his military heritage, Neil Walker watched from a distance as the town of Royal Wootton Bassett stood respectfully still for the repatriated bodies of 345 military personnel that travelled through its streets on the way to their final resting place.

Affected deeply by what he witnessed he began to wonder about the process of...

LUNA – A FEATURE FILM WITH A LOCAL FLAVOUR “LUNA” is the award winning new film produced by Honiton based entrepreneur and ‘Angel’ investor Clive Banks . The winner of Best British Feature at the prestigious Raindance Festival, the independent British Film Festival held in London this month, “LUNA” stars Dervla Kirwan, Ben Daniels, Michael Maloney and Stephanie Leonidas. The film tells the story of two couples and takes place over a long weekend, when old loves, losses and resentments are revisited and the life of a dead child is lived out in a series of strange, hallucinatory dreams. LUNA...

This Autumn half term from Tuesday 28th October to Saturday 1st November, The Bike Shed Theatre, in Exeter’s Fore Street, will be transformed into a kitchen, dining room, and story-world for the arrival of Tortoise & Hare- as they make a meal of storytelling. The perfect show for children ages 5 and up (and their parents) it includes a three-course meal crafted from fine local produce, as literature and cuisine combine. Just one catch, you’re the cook! Early bird tickets are available for £5 until the end of September and can be purchased here: http://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk/whats-on...