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Candlelit concert brings classical magic to Exeter

Internationally acclaimed chamber orchestra London Concertante will perform in Exeter Cathedral on Friday 5th September at 7.30pm, offering an atmospheric candlelit concert of classical favourites.

The evening’s programme includes Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro overture, Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons — three of the most enduring and beloved works in the repertoire.

Renowned violinist Simon Hewitt Jones will lead the ensemble as soloist. His career spans UK and international festivals, orchestral collaborations in the Middle East, and...

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Cut Purse Rascals play OxJam Exeter Takeover Weekend

Preparing for this gig was so much more than our normal band practice. Kit organisation, transport, and those extension leads that mysteriously seem to vanish at the last minute. We also had the added pressure of not knowing if our drummer would be with us or if he'd be called to the hospital for the birth of his third child (a new little rascal!)...

The first thing we have to talk about is the rain, as there was so much of it! But the Oxjam bands carried on playing regardless as did the shoppers who braved the downpours to listen and donate to such a great cause. At one point the...

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Oxjam Exeter - There's an App For That....

In case you hadn't noticed, it is Oxjam Exeter this weekend, for which The Exeter Daily is proud to be the headline sponsor. Buy a wristband and go to any of the venues hosting music, find the Exeter Trails music trail and find which places are offering a discount to people wearing a wristband,

Oxjam Exeter App If want to know exactly what is going on and when - just search for and download the TiCl app for your android phone or iphone and find the nearest venue to you at any one time, as well as where you can go for discounts on each day.

Follow the Exeter Trails music...

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Ariel: A junk shop find, a prediction for the future, and a love story

Part audio-walk, part installation, and part performance Ariel , conceived by Alice Tatton Brown, is a 30-minute performance designed for two people at a time, taking place in Exeter Central Library.

Using an extraordinary early 20th century photographic collection, found in an Exeter junk shop, Ariel delves into an unsolved mystery of the two people in the photographs. Sharing this private collection for the first time, Alice will reveal the patterns the couple left behind leading to three years of research and the ultimate discovery of their identity. The truth, as it turns out,...

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The Bike Shed Theatre announce Christmas family show

Exeter’s Bike Shed Theatre, currently in the running for My Theatre Matters! Most Welcoming Theatre Award, is collaborating with the acclaimed, Bristol-based The Wardrobe Ensemble on a contemporary adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s classic tale, The Wild Swans.

A refreshing mix of comedy, physical theatre and live music, Eliza and the Wild Swans invites both children and adults alike to beat the winter winds and be transported to another universe. The story begins in a frosty town where Eliza, determined to beat the endless cycle of every-day life in a laundrette, escapes...

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Daniel O'Donnell cancels Plymouth concert to be with critically ill Father-in-law

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 10/15/2013 - 11:54am

This Friday’s Daniel O’Donnell concert at Plymouth Pavilions has been cancelled, along with the remainder of his UK tour.

Unfortunately, Daniel’s Father-in-law is critical in hospital with a suspected brain hemorrhage, and so understandably Daniel has had no choice but to cancel his shows, for which both Daniel and his management offer their sincere apologies.

A spokesperson for the Pavilions said: “Whilst this cancellation is at very short notice with the show only a few days away, we have extremely robust communication procedures in place and all customers that have...

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Meet Michael Morpurgo at Exeter Phoenix next month

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo comes to Exeter Phoenix on Saturday 2 November at 2pm to talk about his work. Also onstage in The Exeter Daily Auditorium will be Theatre Alibi’s Artistic Director Nikki Sved, who will offer an insight into adapting Michael Morpurgo’s work for the theatre - Theatre Alibi’s production of I Believe in Unicorns will be performed at Exeter Phoenix soon (November 15-17).

Michael last worked with Exeter based Theatre Alibi on Why the Whales Came , which he described in a recent interview as his favourite stage adaptation. The event will be BSL...

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Exeter's X Factor contestant saved by judges after shock 'Flash Vote' result

Following the revelation that Shelley Smith, the bubbly single mum and X Factor contestant from Farringdon, Exeter, was going to have to do battle in a sing-off due to the newly established 'Flash Vote', shell-shocked Shelley told Dermot O'Leary on Saturday night: “I’m just going to sing my little heart out and try my best, that’s all I can do. I have so much more to give.”

And sing her little heart out she did, with a powerful rendition of Jennifer Hudson's One Night Only, a song in which she could display the versitility of her voice.

The 34-year-old mum and former van...

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A Taste of Spain: Toro! Toro! at the Northcott Theatre

Authored by lamorna
Posted: Sun, 10/13/2013 - 1:45pm

A wonderful story of a young boy growing up in the Andalusían countryside just before the Spanish Civil War throws his life into chaos, this staging of Toro! Toro! , produced by Poonamallee Productions in association with Exeter Northcott Theatre, is not only fascinating for its historical context but also for its overall articulation of ethical and moral dilemmas. The dramatic effect of the one-man production is striking.

Gary Turner does a fantastic job, his enthralling portrayal of young Antonito bringing both laughter and sadness, and his Spanish accent remaining believable...

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Star potential... Just how far can Devon's X Factor finalists go?

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Sat, 10/12/2013 - 10:01am

The nation’s number one singing show moves into its spectacular live shows phase on Saturday night (8.00-10.15pm). Kicking off the series - it’s time to bring out the leg warmers and strap on the shoulder pads as The X Factor embraces the music of the 80s as the theme for the first live show.

The families and friends of not one but two Devon singers will be whooping and cheering on Saturday night, as Shelley Smith, 34, and Luke Friend, 17, will be appearing on the live show this weekend having impressed the judges enough to make it into the X Factor house. Shelley lives in...

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Bringing the Mexican Day of the Dead fiesta to Exeter

Authored by Hodguez
Posted: Fri, 10/11/2013 - 8:40pm

I have always had a fascination with Mexican culture, not least Dia de los Muertos , the Mexican Day of the Dead fiesta.

This festival and the Mexicans’ attitude to death, offers a very different perspective to our culture, which has become a very grey, ‘under the carpet’ affair, as opposed to the Mexican day of the Dead which is a colourful celebration of life and death, a remembrance of those lost.

I felt that it was something we truly lacked in our culture – death seems to be something we have difficulty addressing and coming to terms with – what this festival does is it...

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