Cygnet’s graduating actors have begun working with Jemma Gross on two strong and wonderful plays, Nine and The Last Nickel by American writer Jane Shepard.
Jemma first excited Exeter audiences when she brought Gary Henderson’s Skin Tight to Cygnet Theatre during IGNITE 2012. Her production of Chicken Shop with Epsilon productions won the West End Frame’s London Fringe Production of the Year Award in 2014.
These contrasting pieces show the versatility of two actors in different roles. Women who find themselves in extreme circumstances, develop ways to cope and transcend them...
Meet Nel; a quirky, shy foley artist, who, for the first time in her life finds herself completely alone. Her cat’s died and she accidentally poisoned her fish. She needs a friend. But she is afraid. And finding a friend in today’s world is more than a little stressful. Especially for someone who spends her day recording sounds with vegetables in a box. She needs help.
Struggling she starts to steal from her filmic world in a bid to connect with others. A world of car chases, explosions and dramatic underscoring. What could possibly go wrong?
A cutting-edge Ambulance Special Operations Centre in Exeter (ASOC West) was officially opened today (Monday 16 February 2015) by a very special visitor.
HRH The Princess Royal attended and was welcomed by a host of dignitaries.
The innovative new ASOC is part of the impressive £210 million SkyPark scheme, and is the base for the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team (HART). There are two well established HART teams across the area served by SWASFT; one in Bristol and one in Exeter. This base for the Exeter team was chosen owing to its location, its proximity to the M5 and...
An elderly Exeter couple are tying the knot after finding love at the city hospice.
Christina Crocker, 67, and Charles Harris, 78, met at the Hospsicare bereavement support group after losing both their spouses. Their friendship blossomed into romance and the couple are marrying in May.
Both had spent many weeks at the hospice in Dryden Road as their partners were cared for by Hospiscare nurses and doctors. Their spouses died within three months of each other.
Now the happy couple have decided to ask wedding guests to donate money to Hospiscare instead of presents....
Fiddle player, singer and writer Nancy Kerr is a 5 times Radio 2 Folk Award winner; Her new solo album Sweet Visitor has been described as “Outstanding chamber folk” (The Guardian) and “Simply perfection” (English Dance and Song Magazine). Touring as Nancy Kerr and the Sweet Visitor Band in Feb/March 2015 Joining Nancy live are Jamie Roberts (Dovetail Trio, Gilmore and Roberts) Tom Wright (Albion band, Park Bench Social Club, Eliza Carthy) Tim Yates (Blackbeard’s Tea Party, The QP) and Rowan Rheingans (The Rheingans Sisters, Lady Maisery). www.nancykerr.co.uk
Exeter Chiefs skills coach Ricky Pellow believes news that the European Grand Prix 7s Series is heading to the Westcountry is a major coup for the rugby-mad region.
Tickets, which have officially gone on sale, will see the cream of European Sevens talent descend on Devon on July 11-12 for the final leg of the Series, which also takes in rounds in both Moscow (June 6-7) and Lyon (June 13-14).
With qualification for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil on the line, the weekend promises to be an important competition for the seven-a-side game – and will see the home unions of England,...
Hot on the heels of its Gold award for Large Hotel of the Year at the Devon Tourism Awards (which were hosted in its own brand new events venue The Palazzo) in November 2014, Highbullen Hotel is pleased to announce it has taken the silver for the same category at the prestigious South West Tourism Awards which took place on 12 February in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. Highbullen, a 37 room hotel which sits in its own 125 acre estate, was up against some exceptionally strong competition in the Large Hotels category, with hotels represented from across the region.
The dual facia Simply Be and Jacamo store, opening in Exeter High Street, has launched a search to find two local heroes, a woman and a man, as part of a competition which will see the winners opening the brand new store.
Opening on Thursday, 12 March, the winners will each be given £100 to spend on clothes for a new wardrobe before taking centre stage to cut the ribbon, declaring the store open.
Whether it’s someone who goes the extra mile to make a special contribution in Exeter or a member of the local community known and loved by many, the winners are guaranteed to have...
Devon's bus services could be back on the road and saved from planned Conservative cuts under new budget plans delivered to County Hall today (16th) by the County's Liberal Democrats.
In changes being put forward to Devon County Council when it meets on Thursday (19th) to decide the budget for the new financial year, the Lib Dems want to put back £1.7million to keep the county's buses on the road.
Fixing Devon's roads, tackling road drainage problems and weed spraying will also get a £1.5million boost says Cllr Alan Connett, leader of the county's...
Devon County Council has confirmed its commitment to the local economy by announcing support for major infrastructure improvements.
In approving its budget on Friday 13 February, the County Council Cabinet allocated £2.25 million for design costs and essential technical studies to kick-start future improvements to the A303/A30 and A39/A361 North Devon Link Road.
The announcement by Devon County Council has been welcomed by MPs who have been campaigning for greater Government investment in Devon’s key road links.
In the case of the A39/A361 North Devon Link Road, the...
