Entertainment & Reviews

‘Theatre Rush’ an Exeter based drama company, are close to finding the funding their latest project designed to bring storytelling to the city’s streets. The company, made up of a core group of three female artists, Lizzy Humber, Katie Villa and Chloe Whipple is already well established in the Exeter theatre scene having taken up residency at the Bike Shed at the beginning of last year. However their latest project, ‘Story Exchange’, sees the company bring their work out of the theatres and around the city via a portable writing desk come wheel barrow packed with everything needed for an...

Despite the horrendous weather, most of the Animated Exeter events taking place in the city over the past couple of weeks went ahead.

The Valentine's Day weekend saw the culmination of the first week of Animated Exeter with a fabulous light show on Fore Street, directed by Tal Rosner. Unfortunately, the show had to be cancelled on the Friday night due to the storms, but Saturday's performance was absolutely beautiful, with Fore Street being transformed into an interactive cinema, and people flocking to see the spectacle.

On the afternoon of Saturday 15th there was also the...

Escape the miserable weather into a wonderful alternative universe of animation this half-term.

Animated Exeter will be screening over 100 animated films from the UK’s young animators, UK graduates and stunning selection of independent talent from around the world in addition to screenings of big movies: from Studio Ghibli’s ‘From Up Poppy Hill’ to ‘Frozen’ and ‘The Wolf Children’.

The international competition ‘Wide World’ to find the best animation for children had an enormous response the results of which audiences of all ages will enjoy on Monday and Wednesday.

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A hard-hitting new dance theatre show from State of Emergency will be appearing at Exeter Northcott Theatre on 19 February.

Boldly exploring themes of love, sex and consent, Love&Sex examines the emotions, pressures and comedy of sexual relationships through dance and music.

Exposing myths and challenging preconceptions, Love&Sex has been created to entertain and inform without judgement. Sexuality, peer pressure, emotions and the influences of social media are all in the mix and the show has been developed in partnership with Brook (The UK’s leading provider of...