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‘Can Ewe Knit It?’ celebrates Shaun’s 30 years

Shaun the Sheep, the beloved stop-motion character created by Aardman, is celebrating 30 years since his debut in Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995). To mark this milestone, Aardman has launched a global crafting campaign called ‘Can Ewe Knit It?’, inviting fans and crafters worldwide to knit or crochet Shaun-inspired woollen blanket squares.

Running until October 2025, the initiative is a collaboration between Aardman, British Wool, Campaign for Wool, and Craft Forward. Participants can download free pattern designs or create unique squares inspired by Shaun’s iconic...

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Review: Here Come The Boys

Authored by Steph C
Posted: Wed, 08/14/2013 - 11:37pm

The city of Edinburgh may be in the midst of holding their annual Fringe Festival, but not to be outdone, Exeter were able to offer its own mini-fringe to local residents in the form of four boys performing their one-man shows in the Hourglass pub over six evenings last week. The title ‘Here Come The Boys’ may suggest that the participants would be removing their clothes, but I can report that no baring of flesh occurred. Sorry Ladies. However, the audience were instead treated to an interesting and eclectic evening of performances.

On the...

Last call for Bicton Fest 2013

Bicton College is gearing up for its first ever music festival, taking place at the end of this month on Saturday 31 August. The college grounds will provide a beautiful backdrop for this intimate, one day event which will showcase the best of Devon’s musical talent, alongside some of the hottest up and coming acts from across the UK including:

Wille and the Bandits

Having toured their unique brand of roots rock with the likes of Deep Purple, Joe Bonamassa, The John Butler Trio and Status Quo Wille And The Bandits are now proudly touring their brand new, critically...

Local art goes to The Mall

The work of one of the artists featured in last year’s Local Art Show has been selected for an exhibition at the Mall Galleries in Central London and is in the running for the £30,000 Threadneedle Prize.

A book of etchings by Christow-based artist Jude Freeman was selected from over three and a half thousand works; several of the etchings were first displayed at The Royal Albert Memorial Musuem.

The exhibition runs from Wednesday 25 September to Saturday 12 October 2013, the shortlist for the award will be announced on Thursday 15 August and the winner announced on Tuesday...

St Ives chosen to host Celtic Media Festival 2014

The Celtic Media Festival returns for the 35th year running as major international festival.

The festival will take place on 2 April 2014 for three days in the scenic seaside town of St Ives. It aims to promote the distinctive language and culture of the Celtic regions on screen, and is expected to attract over 300 delegates.

Leo Devine , Head of BBC South West Region, said: “Hosting an international festival of this calibre will provide a fantastic opportunity for Cornwall to showcase the amazing array of creative media talent in our part of the world."

The...

Your favourite films al fresco in Northernhay Gardens

Exeter’s Big Screen in the Park returns on Wednesday, playing host to a new set of cinema delights on the 10m, in the beautiful location of Northernhay Gardens.

Showing a different film a night until Sunday, Exeter Phoenix invites everyone for a unique viewing experience for less than the price of a standard cinema ticket - £3. Bring your own picnic, camping chairs and popcorn, or make the most of the food vendors and cocktail caravan for a magical night at the movies.

James Cross, Managing Partner of Kitsons, and one of this year’s sponsors says: “We are keen to put...

TED's essential guide to what's on this weekend

Whether you fancy a 1940s experience night with The Three Belles, Jazz in the afternoon in Sidmouth or family fun at the magnificent Imaginarium visiting RAMM, don't plan your weekend until you have checked out our essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter.

THEATRE Grandpa in my Pocket: Teamwork! Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Grandpa in my Pocket comes to the stage for a whole new ‘Grandpa’ theatre experience for young fans of the hugely popular CBeebies television series. Performances: Friday at 2.30pm and 6pm and on Saturday at 10.30am and 2.30pm. Tickets: £16....

Billy Smart's Circus is coming to town next month

Europe's top circus is choosing to visit Exeter's Alphington Roundabout Circus Field in its 2013 tour after a comeback from several years of non-touring. An event you won't want to miss and a circus show that will be talked about for at least the rest of the year.

Billy Smart's Circus has always been ahead of its time. Billy Smart was probably the most famous name under the British Big Top and now it has been making its first full tour of Great Britain for over 30 years.

Billy Smart's New World Circus began in 1946 when the highly successful showman – known to his family...

Putting the art back in Dartmoor

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 08/07/2013 - 10:54am

RAMM has launched a new web app linking the stunning paintings of the Dartmoor landscape by FJ Widgery with the scenes that they portray. Many of these paintings can be seen in the current exhibition Masters of the Moor.

The app will help smartphone and tablet users explore the moor, find the scenes portrayed in the paintings and share their thoughts and images of Dartmoor through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The web app can be found at http://www.mastersofthemoor.org.uk

Funded by Arts Council England, the app is web based so there’s no need to download it....

Exeter Company attracts the support of the Asian Arts Agency

Authored by JoJo Spinks
Posted: Tue, 08/06/2013 - 8:33am

Local company Interwoven Productions are thrilled to announce that they have attracted the co-producing partnership of the Asian Arts Agency for their new show Antara .

Antara is a dance/spoken word collaboration featuring International dance artist Ajeesh K Balakrishnan, who has created the choreography with local talent, Kay Crook.

The project has provided a wonderful opportunity to explore powerful Vedic themes in the context of modern urban Britain. It benefits greatly from the pulsing, lyrical spoken word of urban poet Steven Duncan.

Jaswinder Singh, Director...

Joss Stone presents Nitin Sawhney live at Mama Stones

The third 'Joss Stone presents' event will feature the highly sought-after British Indian musician, producer and composer Nitin Sawhney, live at Mama Stones on Thursday 19 September.

With a mountain of awards and nominations and performing with nearly everyone in the business, Nitin will perform with Mama Stone's very own 'Queen of Soul' Joss Stone.

Tickets cost £50 and go on sale on today (Monday 5 August at 10am) so make sure you don't miss out! Call the box office on: 01392 848485.

To find out more about Nitin Sawhney visit www.nitinsawhney.com

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