Entertainment & Reviews

Produced by Exeter City Council, Unexpected triumphantly returns in August with a fabulous three day, family-friendly, Festival programme (29-31 Aug), taking performance and visual art out of venues and into exciting, unexpected, locations across the city.

With only one ticketed event throughout the three Festival days, the rest entirely free, Exeter will come alive with street theatre, circus shows, performances and workshops, that will truly amaze and delight. Building on the Festival's substantial 2013 launch, Exeter City Council, has again for the second Festival year running,...

Chagstock 2014 was another sell out this year, with local comedy duo O'Shea & O'Gaukroger pleasing crowds with their Live Lounge appearance on the Saturday.

250 people crammed into the live lounge to watch them, the biggest crowd behind Alex Kumar that the stage has ever got! The Festival boasted glorious sunshine all weekend along with impressive sets from the headline acts the Lightening Seeds on the Friday night and The Waterboys on the Saturday night.

Other local talent included Topsham's Alex Kumar, Sam Green and The Midnight Heist from Exmouth and the Chagstock...

Exeter Northcott Theatre has put its hardworking staff centre stage as it launches its autumn 2014 Season.

To celebrate receiving Arts Council funding, the new brochure pays tribute to the fantastic team at the theatre as they make a trip back to the 1940s through the costume store. Photographer Matt Austin spent an afternoon with Ed (box office manager), Hazel (box office assistant and bar steward), Vicki (senior bar steward) and Steph (usher) for a photocall which transported them to the Exeter Northcott of the 1940s and the result is a set of beautiful images.

The new...

Ray Harryhausen is a legendary figure in the history of animation through the models that he created for films such as Jason and the Argonauts, One Million Years B.C, and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.

And a selection of items from The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation’s collection will be exhibited at The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter until 7 October.

The exhibition provides an opportunity to see models made by Ray Harryhausen, including creatures such as Kali and Talos, as well as artwork and storyboards. There are some original items from the...