Entertainment & Reviews

Belinda Dillon - In early 1914, the FA – after being turned down by Tottenham Hotspur – invited Exeter City FC, as an example of a ‘typical’ British football club, to embark on a tour of South America. After several successful games in Argentina, the team headed to Rio de Janeiro to play, on 21st July 1914, what would become a historic match in footballing history: the first ever played by the newly formed Brazilian national team. Featuring a cast of 92 – all with Exeter connections, some performing for the first time – The Day We Played Brazil celebrates the centenary of that important...

The Day We Played Brazil has been wowing audiences at the Exeter Northcott Theatre since it opened on Wednesday 16 July and a group of audience members in particular on Saturday evening’s performance had a very special reason to see the show.

The musical celebrates the 100th anniversary of Exeter City becoming the first team to ever play Brazil and follows the stories of the 1914 footballers who went on the South American tour. Billy Smith and Bill Lovett were two of the footballers who played in the historic tour and members of both of their families travelled down from the north...

Peppa and her friends return to Exeter Northcott Theatre for another all-singing, all-dancing adventure full of songs, games and muddy puddles in this brand new show Peppa Pig’s Big Splash.

The nursery roof is leaking and Peppa and her friends need to fix it – quick! As they set up a fete to raise the money for the repairs, they’ll need the audiences help to make sure everything goes smoothly. Join Peppa, George, Mummy and Daddy Pig, as well as Danny Dog, Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep as they have fun putting up bunting, running stalls and organising a great day out.

There’s also...

A collection of art that has been over ten years in the making has made the journey to Castle Galleries in Exeter.

The newly curated exhibition, ‘Capital Impressions’, draws inspiration from New York, London and Paris and includes 35 original and signed limited edition art from the master of the modern cityscape artist, Paul Kenton.

The works will be on display at the Castle Galleries, Exeter with Kenton making a guest appearance at the gallery on Saturday 19 July between noon and 3pm.

Kenton, who states Monet as one of his earliest inspirations, said: “I love to...