Luke Haines (formerly of The Auteurs, Baader-Meinhof and Black Box Recorder) will premier a new rock opera written in collaboration with artist Scott King. This event will also mark the release of King's new book Anish and Antony Take Afghanistan (2014), published by Spacex in parntership with Herald St, London
Tickets, £8/£6 are now on sale from Exeter Phoenix Box Office 01392 667080 or online from www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
ISC (Infinity Social Club) is a Spacex's new alliance for those interested in live music and performance
For its 14th Choral Pilgrimage The Sixteen and Harry Christophers revisit the golden age of renaissance polyphony with a stunning programme of music by English composers John Sheppard, Richard Davy and William Mundy.
Mundy's monumental work Vox patris caelestis, the text of which comes from the Song of Songs, can be considered as the culmination of the great antiphon tradition, while Sheppard's musical style contains all the grandness of English harmonic invention. This year's programme includes Sheppard's glorious seven-part work Libera nos as well as his sublime Gaude, gaude,...
The Lord Mayor of Exeter will sound an air horn to start the South West's biggest free celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in the region.
Councillor Rachel Lyons will, at noon, start the largest rainbow flag parade the city has seen as part of Exeter Pride on Saturday 10 May.
Preparations are well in hand for what will be the sixth Exeter Pride.
It promises to be the biggest, most colourful event to date with more than 2,000 people expected to take part in the parade down Exeter's High Street and attend a full programme of...
A treasure hunt around Southernhay, organised by the Exeter office of property consultancy JLL, has raised £380 for Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) - a local charity that supports people affected by leukaemia, lymphoma and other blood conditions.
Eight teams from businesses across Exeter took part in JLL’s first Southernhay Treasure Hunt, each battling it out to be the first team back to base having successfully solved all the clues. The winning team was from financial company Investec Wealth & Investment.
Each team that completed the treasure hunt was awarded a gift bag...
Exeter Chiefs saw their hopes of lining up alongside Europe’s elite next season finally ended as a late Tom Guest have Harlequins a narrow victory in a pulsating encounter at Sandy Park.
The Quins’ replacement crossed with just minutes remaining to ensure the Londoners – who had not led until that point – not only headed back to the capital with all five points, but at the same time kept alive their own hopes of being in the Aviva Premiership’s end of season play-offs.
It was indeed a bitter pill to swallow for the Chiefs who, it has to be...
A group of conservation volunteers have teamed up with a local choir to raise funds for a planned new Jurassic Coast visitor centre.
Volunteers from Devon Wildlife Trust’s East Devon Local Group have come together with the musical talents of Axe Valley Community Choir to stage ‘A Midsummer Concert’ on Saturday 14 June, 7.30pm, at Offwell Village Hall, near Honiton. The organisers hope to raise money for Seaton Jurassic, a new visitor centre based at Seaton.
Seaton Jurassic is the new exciting visitor attraction for East Devon that will tell the uniquely powerful story of...
A group of conservation volunteers have teamed up with a local choir to raise funds for a planned new Jurassic Coast visitor centre.
Volunteers from Devon Wildlife Trust’s East Devon Local Group have come together with the musical talents of Axe Valley Community Choir to stage ‘A Midsummer Concert’ on Saturday 14 June, 7.30pm, at Offwell Village Hall, near Honiton. The organisers hope to raise money for Seaton Jurassic, a new visitor centre based at Seaton.
Seaton Jurassic is the new exciting visitor attraction for East Devon that will tell the uniquely powerful story of...
With friends and rewarding sessions for 4-18 year olds, PQA brings their fantastic performing arts experience to your area!
Their aim is to introduce the ethos behind The Pauline Quirke Academy, to demonstrate what they do and how they achieve their goals, how your children will benefit from their classes and, above all, to allow your children to get a flavour of The Academy.
Following a brief introduction the children are divided into age groups and get to sample classes in Musical Theatre, Comedy & Drama and Film & Television (don’t worry if your child does not...
The Pauline Quirke Academy is a weekend performing arts school for 4-18 year olds – and the newest branch is opening in Exeter on Saturday 17th May. Actress Pauline Quirke told us, “When we opened our first academy in 2007 our mission was simply to provide the very best performing arts education. We've grown a lot since then, but that mission hasn't changed. By working with people we believe are outstanding in their field, we aim to bring the widest, most exciting experience to our students in an environment that is both friendly and rewarding.”
THE Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Kevin Marsh as director of nursing.
Kevin had been interim director of nursing for the Trust and joins substantively following a rigorous interview process.
Kevin brings a wealth of acute hospital experience from Derriford in Plymouth, where he was deputy director of nursing from July 2006 until joining the Trust in March 2014.
He had previously held the roles of senior nurse manager (general surgery), head of nursing surgical services and acting chief nurse at Plymouth.
