Entertainment & Reviews

Record crowds enjoyed three days of music, song, dance and crafts at the 37th Dartmoor Folk Festival held from August 8 to 10.

Local and national artists entertained audiences at the event held at South Zeal, near Okehampton.

The festival included concerts, dances, a Dartmoor Fayre, a ceilidh, folk service, craft displays, music hall, pub sessions, a ramble on Dartmoor and music, song and dance workshops.

The packed programme of events also included a dedicated children’s festival.

Hotly-contested competitions included the Dartmoor Broom Dance championships...

On Saturday 9 August it was time to pop the popcorn for the eagerly anticipated premiere at Exeter Phoenix of The Sqweakening – the cinematic product of the inaugural Summer Film School.

Working alongside a professional crew, 30 children aged between eight and 12 spent five action-packed days creating the original short film, a comedy-horror about a rampant were-hamster. The kids loved it so much that they demanded it be played twice!

A joint partnership between Exeter-based film production company Colourburn and Exeter Phoenix, Summer Film School gave attendees the...

Like unwrapping a beautiful present, fans of art will find much to enjoy within the inspiring landscape of Devon this September - discovering new work, new artists and travelling through the stunning countryside where so many artists have chosen to live and work.

Devon Open Studios is one of the largest annual art events in the country, show-casing over 250 artists across a county with a seriously high art-population density. Don’t miss it.

Only at Open Studios can the visitor experience the people, creative process and ideas that unfold within the private studios of...

Local comedy duo O'Shea & O'Gaukroger had crowds laughing again with their appearance at Nozstock Music Festival last weekend. Crowds packed in to the Bantam of the Opera stage to see their fast paced sketch act over the two days. The O's were part of a comedy billing for the Festival which included stand up Josh Widdicombe and the fantastic new male sketch duo, Cardinal Burns- recently launched on E4 with their own comedy series.

The pair are continuing with their own comedy short film series, with the release of 'Crack' on August 13th. This brand new comedy short will be...