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Free Cider and Summer Tunes Come to Devon with a Music Series from Thatchers Cider

Free pints, live music and summer vibes

Thatchers is set to delight music and cider fans heading into venues and pubs across the summer with a national 40+ gig series that will visit Devon throughout August.

A mix of Juicy Sounds DJ nights and Summer Sessions acoustic evenings will be held to celebrate what promises to be a summer filled, not just with sport, but with music too.

Events are currently planned for:

  • The Blue Ball in Exeter on Friday 7th August.

  • Boathouse, Dawlish, Saturday 8th August.

  • Hyde Dendy,

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The Day We Played Brazil Gala Evening

Authored by Jenny Hogg
Posted: Fri, 08/01/2014 - 12:02pm

The final whistle will blow on The Day We Played Brazil this Saturday so make sure you don't score an own goal by missing out on this "must-watch musical" (Express and Echo). With standing ovations after every performance during the run, this special show is a sensational celebration of Exeter’s history and its surprising place in international football.

The last ever performance is part of a special Gala evening to welcome back Exeter City Football Club and its fans from their 2014 tour of Brazil. The evening includes drinks and delicious hot supper served in the...

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O&O Do Chagstock, next stop Nozstock!

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...

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UnExpected Exeter Festival returns

Authored by kragedesign
Posted: Thu, 07/31/2014 - 4:24pm

Unexpected is back!

2014 brings a three day programme that takes over the city centre with street theatre shows that will amaze and cause mayhem.

The festival commission in 2014 is an artistic interpretation of a First World War Recruitment Centre, The Great Fete, featuring an Edwardian Music Hall, a Tea Dance, costumed characters including Recruitment Officers and plenty of activities; and finally Circus Sunday sees No Fit State Circus from Wales visit Exeter for the first time with their outdoor extravaganza ‘Open House’ and their company will be taking the lead in Exeter...

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Exeter Northcott announces autumn season

Authored by Jenny Hogg
Posted: Wed, 07/30/2014 - 9:15am

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...

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RAMM showcases work of deafblind artists

An exhibition at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery will showcase the work of deafblind artists.

The Sense group of artists won the Local Art Show competition run by the Express & Echo with RAMM. Rosie Denham, Exeter’s Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture said: “Exeter City Council is delighted to be working with the Express & Echo to help recognise, reward and foster creativity in the city. The competition provides an opportunity for visitors to RAMM to see work by local artists, and for this year’s winners – members of Sense’s group of deafblind artists...

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Iconic animation models to be displayed

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...

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Your guide to What's On this weekend

Don't make any plans for this weekend until you've checked out our guide to what's on in and around Exeter.

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The Day We Played Brazil Until Sunday, Exeter Northcott The Day we Played Brazil celebrates the 100th anniversary of the football match between Exeter City and the Brazil national team - the first-ever game played by Brazil. Based on the extraordinary true story of Exeter City FC's tour to South America in 1914 this musical play is performed by 100 local people telling the stories of the players and their wives, sweethearts and families back home. With plenty...

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WWI centenary screenings at Picturehouse

The Exeter Picturehouse launches a special season commemorating the outbreak of World War One, on Monday 4 August, with A Night at the Cinema in 1914.

This newly scored compilation of short films from the BFI Archive reconstructs a typical cinema programme of the era.

Topical and newsreel items sit alongside an entertaining range of lighter comedy and drama, including an episode of the legendary serial The Perils of Pauline, and a rather fantastical early outing for Charlie Chaplin.

The season continues into the autumn in the Vintage Sundays strand, with a new...

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Donkey Sanctuary launches first Wildlife Week

The Donkey Sanctuary is launching its first ever Wildlife Week to give the whole family a thrilling insight into the natural world from the unique vantage point of The Donkey Sanctuary.

Running from Sunday 27 July it coincides with the school holidays and culminates with a fascinating Wild Night Out nocturnal nature hunt on Saturday 2 August.

Wildlife Week events run daily from 11am to 3pm.

Highlights include daily bug hunts at 2pm, ‘wild’ face painting and craft sessions all day as well as nature explorer packs to pick up from the Visitors' Centre to plan...

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The Day We Played Brazil: it shoots, it scores!

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Wed, 07/23/2014 - 2:26pm

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...

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