This outstanding company make their last visit to Exeter, celebrating 25 years with a terrific programme, packed with new work.
Brand new is Alston’s Shine On, to the song cycle by Britten and Auden On This Island (singer Katherine McIndoe, pianist Jason Ridgway); the recent Voices and Light Footsteps is inspired by the glorious Madrigals and Sinfonias of Monteverdi; A Far Cry by Martin Lawrance to an impassioned piece by Edward Elgar and the hugely popular Brahms Hungarian is back again.
The company are excited to be back – and don’t miss them because once they’re gone,...
Based on the iconic 1990s film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost tells the amazing story of enduring love and betrayal using humour, tragedy and an incredible musical score.
Long-time couple Sam and Molly are living happily in New York. On their way back to their apartment one night, they are mugged at gunpoint, leaving Sam murdered in the street. Sam realises he is trapped between this world and the next as a Ghost and desperately wanting to reconnect with Molly, who he finds out is in severe danger herself. With the help of storefront psychic Oda Mae...
The 20s are back and the honour would be entirely ours if you would attend our little party.
The champagne is flowing, the music is playing and everyone who knows anyone is here… but has anyone actually met the host yet?
Taking you back to the roaring twenties, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby throws you into the glamour and scandal of American high-society – subverting the “American Dream” with disastrous consequences.
A cocktail of romance, deceit, money and morality, this is a party you don’t want to miss.
John Cleese makes his stage writing debut with a hilarious new adaptation of this classic comedy – a delicious blend of French farce and Fawlty Towers based on Monsieur Chasse! by Georges Feydeau.
(Mr John Cleese does not appear in this production – he wanted to, but we wouldn’t let him.)
When Leontine, a respectable society lady, discovers that she’s been hoodwinked by her husband, Duchotel, who’s always pretending to go hunting but really chasing after other ‘prey’, she vows to take revenge on the philanderer! But while Duchotel’s away, his lifelong friend comes calling...
Devon County Council is running a series of free six-week cookery courses to teach residents to cook a range of basic meals while covering the top tips that help reduce food waste at home.
Eight ‘DIY Dinner’ courses will take place in towns across the county during January and February in another example of the council’s commitment to help communities reduce food waste and carbon emissions in support of the Devon Climate Declaration.
Each course will be led by an experienced community food worker and will include recipes from Recycle Devon’s newly launched cook book ‘Have...
QE’s Theatre Academy is getting ready to dazzle and delight local audiences with its latest theatrical spectacular; a very special high school version of the world famous musical, Chicago.
Set in 1920’s Jazz-age Chicago the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same time, by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, about actual criminals she reported on.
The story plays alongside a classic soundtrack featuring showstoppers such as “All That Jazz and “Razzle Dazzle”, is a satirical take on corruption, media, fame and justice, and follow’s the exploits of Roxie Hart after she kills...
A virtual reality simulation developed near Exeter has made a global list of top 10 VR experiences for 2019.
The training simulation was developed for Concawe, a safety advisory board for the European oil refinery industry.
It is designed to train oil refinery plant operators in hazard perception techniques and safety awareness, using gaze strategy research from academics at the University of Exeter.
The list of VR experiences was compiled by virtualrealitymarketing.com, the world’s biggest business directory of VR, AR and 360 video studios.
The long and bitter political battle over Brexit, which brought us two general elections, three prime ministers and a three-and-a-half-year deadlock in parliament, appears to be over. With Boris Johnson, the prime minister, set to push his Brexit deal through parliament by the end of January, debate has now shifted to the trade deals that the government will need to thrash out over the next few months.
Whether you’re a Brexiter or a Remainer, all sides in the debate have long acknowledged that withdrawing from a trade bloc as big as the EU will create significant economic turmoil...
With the 2020 Six Nations Championship kicking off on Saturday 1st February, coaching staff are now in place and team sheets are being announced. Following the hangover from the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, four of the six nations disposed of their head coaches. One of those was France, who parted company with Jacques Brunel after almost two years in charge. His replacement? Former French scrum-half Fabien Galthié, who has a wealth of experience coaching Top 14 teams including Stade Français and Montpellier.
Following the decision to replace Brunel, Galthié was made vice...
Northern Europe is brimming with hidden treasure and ought to be at the highest point of your travel list. You don't normally hear that somebody went to Finland or Norway, let alone to Iceland. In any case, these destinations hide probably the best natural sights on the planet - alongside astonishing design, history, occasions, and food.
If you are getting ready to visit Northern Europe, there are a couple of things you should know before you go. Have a look below:
Your Luggage Guide for Northern Europe
First of all! Before you comprehend what you're bringing, you...
