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London Concertante Brings Candlelit Concert to Exeter

The Four Seasons & The Lark Ascending performed by London Concertante

Internationally acclaimed chamber orchestra London Concertante will come to Exeter on Friday 27th June for a 7:30pm performance at the Cathedral .

Set amidst the gentle glow of candlelight, the programme celebrates some of the greatest works in the classical repertoire – from Mozart’s effervescent overture to The Marriage of Figaro to Vivaldi’s visionary Four Seasons . Rounding off the evening is Vaughan Williams’s exquisite The Lark Ascending , a piece adored for its soaring, lyrical solo violin...

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Literary Festival announces line-up

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 05/17/2014 - 11:39am

Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival announces literary line-up for the sixth year of inspiring talks, readings and conversations with talented authors, scientists, playwrights, historians, broadcasters, economists, comedians and rising literary stars.

Organisers of the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival have announced the full programme for this year’s festival. Taking place from Thursday 18th – Sunday 21st September 2014, the Festival will once again feature a diverse selection of talented, prize-winning and critically acclaimed authors. Best-selling and prize-winning author...

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Loving local crafts at the Devon County Show

Local craftspeople are getting a higher profile at this year’s Devon County Show next week (May 22-24) at Westpoint, Exeter, thanks to a new policy of promoting local artisans.

Devon craft champions Love-Local.com are teaming up with the Show’s West Country Craft Marquee to create a series of complete room-sets and there will be more local producers than ever before.

Show Secretary Ollie Allen said: “I am delighted to be working with Love-Local to showcase some of the very talented local craftsmen and women in Devon and the region.

“I am bowled-over by the variety...

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Tickets on sale for The Day We Played Brazil

Authored by Jenny Hogg
Posted: Tue, 05/13/2014 - 10:01am

Tickets are now on general sale for the upcoming musical The Day We Played Brazil.

Directed by playwright Nick Stimpson, Exeter Northcott Theatre’s Polly Agg-Manning and the Bike Shed Theatre’s David Lockwood, the musical will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the football match between Exeter City and the Brazil national team – the first-ever game played by Brazil.

As the 2014 World Cup comes to a close and Europe prepares to mark the centenary of the start of WW1 celebrate Exeter’s special place in history at the Exeter Northcott Theatre from Wed 16 – Sun 26 July, with a...

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The Changing Face of Cinema

On Sunday 1 June PUNY GODS! will take over the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter and turn it into a Cinema featuring films by Oscar, BAFTA and Emmy award winning filmmakers and a series of talks about The Changing Face of Cinema.

The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is home to one of the largest collections of material relating to the moving image in Britain.

The museum chronicles the development of optical entertainment from shadow-puppets and 17th century manuscripts to the most recent Hollywood blockbusters, including artefacts such as Magic Lanterns, rare...

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Mac DeMarco 'Salad Days' Album Review

Authored by eldpotts
Posted: Mon, 05/12/2014 - 12:25pm

An effortlessly lazy third album from tousled Canadian blue-waver DeMarco, Salad Days sees a daydreaming melange of lulling guitars glazed with Sunday morning vocals delivered through a hungover smile.

Opening track ‘Salad Days’ is an upbeat lament similarly as ‘Let Her Go’ carries a sunshine feel despite lyrical sadness.

Lo-Fi and nonchalant, the record is brushed with psychedelic tones with ‘Brother’ and stand out track ‘Chamber of Reflection’ exercising this with much of a continuation of the sounds heard on 2012’s ‘2’.

Penultimate ‘Go Easy’ is synonymous with...

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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:

THEATRE

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Friday, 8pm, Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Once again the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre return to the Barnfield Theatre. A hosiery based stage show that tours theatres and clubs in the UK and beyond. Kev F is proud to be assisting hit comedy double act The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre. Tickets: £9.50 (£8.50). www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

Birdsong Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, Northcott...

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Taking Shape store offering free styling sessions

Taking Shape, the Australian plus sized store that opened in Exeter last year, is currently offering free styling sessions to the women of Exeter.

Experienced in store stylists will be on hand to offer customers advice on the best styles to flatter and fit their curves.

Taking Shape offers many stylish clothes to fit women in sizes 14-26, with the motto ‘Celebrate Your Curves’.

To ' Celebrate Your Curves' and partake in a free styling session, please visit your nearest Taking Shape store located in Paris Street.

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Valiant Soldier marks Great War

Buckfastleigh’s time-capsule tourist attraction, the Valiant Soldier, has organised events to mark the centenary of World War One.

Art, artefacts and a moving parade of school-children all feature in a summer of remembrance under the banner of Buckfastleigh Remembers.

At the end of May an exhibition of World War One artefacts opens at the Valiant Soldier. The exhibition will feature photographs, objects and memories from the period. The exhibition is due to run for four years, with displays changing every so often and a rolling selection of pieces on view.

In...

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Gawain and The Green Knight

Authored by Kickline
Posted: Fri, 05/09/2014 - 11:51am

If you missed Four of Swords Theatre’s productions of Macbeth in Beer Quarry Caves this year and Jekyll and Hyde at Poltimore House last year, both of which sold out weeks in advance, you’ll need to book early for the Exeter company’s next theatrical experience.

From 3-7 June, Exeter Cathedral hosts Four of Swords Theatre's production of Gawain and The Green Knight, adapted from one of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

Exeter Cathedral is the city's most important landmark, and a spectacular example of Medieval architecture. It is a...

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TOWIE star to visit Arena Nightclub

Exeter club Arena will be making a big ‘splash’ when TV personality Dan Osborne makes a guest appearance on Saturday (10 May).

The star of hit shows Splash and The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE) will meet and greet clubbers at the Summerland Street venue and pose for pictures with his army of fans.

Arena’s general manager Alex George said: “It’s great to welcome Dan Osborne to our venue. He has a massive fan based and we’re confident that he will be big hit and give our customers a night to remember.”

Doors open at Arena on Saturday 10 May at 10am and tickets cost just £...

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