Folk and fairytales of love, longing and downright idiocy. Does the path of true love ever run smooth? Not in these tales of mayhem, star crossed lovers and cross dressing it doesn’t. Find out how intrepid princesses and wily brides save the day and their marriages (and sometimes their paramour as well!) in this fabulous kaleidoscope of funny, moving and feel-good tales for Valentine’s Day. Couples, cynics, singles and those who’ve been together long enough to laugh at themselves all catered for, your evening is sure to end happily ever after.
This half term, set sail with PaddleBoat Theatre Company on a sensory, interactive experience that is accessible for all families. We will journey on the high seas with Little Man – an ordinary man who dreams of adventure. When his terrifying boss reveals the whereabouts of a mysterious treasure island, Little Man leaves his dull office life behind and finds himself swept along on an exhilarating pirate adventure, with only his mother and his imagination to help him along the way.
Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, PaddleBoat have worked closely with the...
Electro-dub pioneers Dreadzone re-issued their classic 2001 album Sound on their own Dubwiser label this Summer. Dreadzone are still going strong after over 20 years in the game with core members Greg Dread, Leo Williams, MC Spee and legendary reggae vocalist Earl 16 alongside Chris Compton on guitar and Bazil completing the current Dreadzone line up. They continue to tour extensively throughout the UK & Europe, and this re-issue is being accompanied by an extensive set of tour dates.
Written and evolved over a two-year period, Sound...
There are hardly any bands performing today that genuinely deserve the adjective ‘legendary’. Buzzcocks are one of those very few. Their achievements are staggering: one of the original holy trinity of British punk (with the Sex Pistols and the Clash), innovators of the independent record scene and genuine punk rock superstars who have been cited as inspirational by bands as diverse as REM, Nirvana and Green Day. Nine studio albums, over twenty singles and EPs, a constellation of compilations, covers by other bands and songs on film soundtracks and advertisements have put Buzzcocks among...
Travelling through the desolate and magical landscape of Iceland, this documentary sees Sigur Rós a series of free, unannounced concerts at far flung locations. Journey with them to ghost towns, outsider art shrines and highland wilderness, before joining them for the largest gig in Icelandic history at their homecoming Reykjavik show.
Earworms family concerts return to Exeter Phoenix with La Vie en Rose, a gypsy jazz band featuring the talented David Jones and Laurie Light (guitars), Rebecca Willson (violin) and Mitch Humphrys (double bass). Earworms presents live music concerts for families with primary age children to enjoy together.
It was in 1983 that Howard Jones first burst upon the contemporary music scene with his very English songwriting, pioneering synthesizers and thought provoking lyrics. His single New Song was recently used in Breaking Bad and peaked at number 3 in the UK singles charts.
His first two albums, Humans Lib and Dream into Action, brought Howard a host of hits including Things Can Only Get Better, What is Love?, Pearl In The Shell, Like to Get To know You Well, Hide And Seek (performed at Live Aid), Look Mama and No One Is To Blame, which reached No.1 in the US. Howard has sold over 8...
Poetry By Heart is the poetry recitation competition for students in schools and colleges in England. Launched by Sir Andrew Motion in 2012, it is an educational initiative of the Poetry Archive in partnership with The Full English. It has gone from strength to strength and is now in its fourth year.
Students aged 14-18 across England will recite a pre-1914 poem and a First World War or post-1914 poem to become our regional winner, and compete in the national finals in Cambridge in March 2016. Come and support your local students!
Celebrate Bob Marley’s birthday with a night of live roots reggae from Birmingham based Friendly Fire Band, and Exeter’s own Revelation Roots and Highest Grade Sound System.
Friendly Fire Band are one of the most activelive reggae and dancehall outfits in the UK and have become an institution having backed a host of artists from Dawn Penn to Daddy Freddy, and put outregular releases on the Friendly Fire Music label. In the studio, they haverecorded collaborations with the cream of UK reggae artists such as YT, Tippa Irie, Murray Man, and Susan Cadogan, to name a few, they enjoy...
A magical, and fabulous event to remember and celebrate the diversity of the man himself.
Bands, performance, DJ’s, films, videos
This is a free event. Donate what you can – all proceeds will go to Cancer Research.
Acts include:
DJ Louie Louie DJ Sketch DJ Perfect Catherine and the Owl Jackie Juno performs Osmosis – poetry performance based on her dream diaries Electro/Rock/Alternative duo Kiss Like Ether Multi-instrumentalist Steve Strong
