Alice Through The Looking Glass

Event Date: 
26/02/2014 - 7:30pm to 01/03/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The New Theatre, Friars, Gate, Exeter

Lewis Carroll’s classic sequel to Alice in Wonderland gets an imaginative treatment in this stage adaptation by Katherine Kingsford directed by Alistair Ganley

Alice crawls through the mirror into a looking glass world where she has to outwit Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and gets the rough end of Humpty Dumpty’s tongue on her journey to become Queen. Sofia Fernandes, Helen Kirk and Kaja Pecnik bring the tale to life with the help of puppets and costumes inspired by the original Tenniel illustrations.

Performances at 7.30pm daiy, 3pm matinee on 1 March.

Tickets: adult...

Baxter tips Ewers for the top

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter believes Dave Ewers can become a force for both club and country over the next two years and has vowed to help further develop the powerful back-row forward. After several weeks of behind the scenes discussions, 23-year-old Ewers today agreed new terms with Baxter on a deal that will keep him in situe at Sandy Park for at least the next two years. In the past month alone Baxter has already tied down the futures of current Chiefs Dean Mumm, Damian Welch, Jack Yeandle, Ian Whitten and Tom Johnson, as well as adding England international Thomas Waldrom from...

A 1950's iconic American Musical

Event Date: 
05/02/2014 - 7:00pm to 08/02/2014 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth

Sidmouth Youth Theatre presents A 1950's iconic American Musical

A 1950's iconic American Musical that will delight all ages.

Ticket Prices £10/£6 under 16's

http://www.manorpavilion.com/

Educating Rita

Event Date: 
21/02/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth

Uncommon Players presents Educating Rita Educating Rita is simply a marverllous play, painfully funny and passionately serious; an hilarious social documentary; a fairy-tale with a quizzcal half- happy ending.

Ticket Prices £12, £11concs.

http://www.manorpavilion.com/

Sidmouth Town Band and Sidmouth Gospel Choir in Concert

Event Date: 
22/02/2014 - 7:45pm
Venue: 
Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth

Lions Club of Sidmouth present Sidmouth Town Band and Sidmouth Gospel Choir in Concert

A great evening of popular, traditional and classical music from Sidmouth Town Band’s award winning musicians, plus harmonious songs performed by the superb singers of Sidmouth Gospel Choir.

Tickets: £9.

Box office: 01395 514413

www.manorpavilion.com

Spirit of the Drum

Event Date: 
28/02/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Kagemusha Taiko, one of the leading groups in Europe, have a new Taiko Centre at Seale Hayne. It’s a dedicated rehearsal space for the company’s 3 performing groups, and where taiko workshops and courses are open to all.

Since their last appearance at the Barnfield Theatre, Kagemusha Taiko have performed in the USA and Japan – where they played to great acclaim in Fukushima and other cities affected by the great tsunami disaster of 2011.

The group makes a welcome return, bringing with them members of Kagemusha Junior Taiko and Tano Taiko, for a hugely enjoyable family show...

Barnfield Music Festival: Clare Teal - The Divas and Me!

Event Date: 
22/02/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Our very own Queen of Swing celebrates the music of her heroines, the leading lights of the jazz and big band world Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland, Doris Day and many of their illustrious contemporaries.

The multi award winning singer and BBC Radio 2 broadcaster demonstrates also the influence these characters have had on her own acclaimed catalogue of work.

Known for her knowledge and love of the Great American Songbook and more recently The Great British Songbook. With wit and warmth Clare tells outrageous anecdotes of their extraordinary lives and points to the...

Barnfield Music Festival: FAB Beatles

Event Date: 
21/02/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Formed in 1991 – turning fully professional in 2000.

The faB Beatles are widely regarded as the most authentic ‘live’ tribute to the Beatles performing professionally all round the world today.

Chosen by the BBC as ‘the best’ in the UK and commissioned by EMI to promote the‘Beatles1’ CD.

Also after working with Paul Gallagher (brother of ‘Liam’ and ‘Noel’) are now acknowledged by the famous ‘Beatle-mad’ brothers themselves.

Each instrument and costume used is an exact replica of the real thing, even down to the drum kit used by the Fab Beatles which was used...

Barnfield Music Festival: Philliip Dyson - Fascinating Rhythm

Event Date: 
20/02/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

George Gershwin Fascinating Rhythm

75th Anniversary Concert

International Concert Pianist Phillip Dyson has been described as simply “brilliant”, with a “wonderfully dry, very British sense of humour” and a recent recital in New York City accredited him as nothing less than “magnificent”. A world class pianist and great entertainer, performing to ‘sell-out’ audiences around the world.

He broadcasts regularly for the BBCand Classic FM, performs with the most prestigious orchestras and has a great international reputation in Europe and America, gaining enormous...

Martyn Joseph

Event Date: 
18/02/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Martyn Joseph is as performer like no other.

He has been called “The Welsh Springsteen”, but there are also shades of John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews there may be – but he stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives.

Martyn’s ability to transcend preconceptions about how one man and a guitar can sound is testament to his talent and stage presence. In fact, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there’s more than one musician on stage. The shows are intelligently...

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