Exeter Comedy Club returns with the first show of the autumn programme, still offering real value for money and top quality comedy.
Four top comedians all from the national circuit and everyone gets a seat at a table. What more could you ask for?
A top quality line up including Devon's very own Charlie Baker, winner of the Mervyn Stutter Spirit of Edinburgh Fringe Award in 2009 and Paul McCaffery winner of both The London Paper and the Latitude Festival new act competitions in 2009.
On 2, 3 and 4 October, Exeter Cathedral will be the setting for a multimedia response to the building's 900 year history and the contributions that craftspeople have made during that time.
900 Years of Light is the culmination of Cathedra 900, an Arts Council England funded project by artist Mark Ware. For the past 18 months, Mark has been exploring the Cathedral and interpreting its art and architecture through photography, abstract photomontages, 3D artwork and sound. 900 Years of Light will be an evening of film, readings, music, and the premiere of Mark Ware’s video composition...
Celebrating National Poetry Day, the incomparable punk bard John Cooper Clarke will be live by satellite at the Exeter Picturehouse on Thursday 3 October at 6.15, for a screening of a new film about his life, Evidently... John Cooper Clarke.
In a one-off live broadcast from Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema, the poet will answer questions in interview and present Evidently... John Cooper Clarke - Live!, a film about his life including contributions from Bill Bailey, Steve Coogan and the Arctic Monkeys.
The punk poet and Bard of Salford has been writing and performing his own...
Laughter not only provides a full-scale workout for your muscles, it unleashes a rush of stress-busting endorphins which strengthen your immune system, boost your energy, diminish pain, and protect you from the damaging effects of stress.
Always slightly on the edge, Jethro's fruity Cornish humor is the perfect remedy to cheer us all. Turning everyday events into farcical stories, embellished into hilarity with his trademark west country dialect. Tales told with such effortless rhythm, timing and charm that it just melts all seriousness into pure laughter.
Cathedra900 invites you to enjoy 900 Years of Light. 900 Years of Light is a multimedia performance taking place at Exeter Cathedral on 2, 3 & 4 October 2013.
The performance is Mark Ware’s response to the building’s 900 year history and the contributions that craftspeople have made during that time.
900 Years of Light is the culmination of Cathedra 900 and Mark Ware’s work over the last 18 months exploring the Cathedral and interpreting its art and architecture through photography, abstract photomontages, 3D artwork and sound.
Live artist Lisa Watts invites visual artist Lucy May to join her in this presentation of Skittish.
Watts will visit Spacex on a regular basis during the exhibition where she will perform and develop new work in the galleries inspired by Lucy May’s art. The result will evidence the relationship that exists between live and visual art.
The aesthetic of May’s art has a sense of movement, as if still in development. This relates to Watts’ performance work that will be developed during the exhibition. Although from different disciplines, both artists experiment with familiar,...
From 26 September to 9 October, A la Ronde, the National Trust property at Summer Lane, Exmouth, hosts an art exhibition by members of the Exe Artists painting group.
The locally-based group is self led by its members who, through a shared love of art, come together to practice their craft weekly throughout the year. The variety of styles reflects the individual approach of each member and results in an intriguing and diverse display.
A la Ronde is a unique and quirky sixteen sided house, built under the instructions of the two cousins Jane and Mary Parminter in the...
Featuring work from Martin Bentham RWA, Christopher Garratt and Robert Organ, this interesting exhibition runs until 6 October in the Art Room, Topsham near Exeter.
Martin Bentham was born in Hampshire in 1961. He studied at Weston¬super¬mare and Exeter College of Art & Design. He lives in the Mendips. Bentham has been exhibiting professionally since 1985; the Royal Academy, London; the Mall Gallery, London and The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. He has won a number of awards; the Daler Rowney Oil Painting Prize; first prize at the Royal Bath & West Art Exhibition...
Researchers have developed a new mathematical model that accurately describes the evolution of ancient empires. The computer model can predict with 65% accuracy where and when the largest complex societies arose in human history.
The research, which suggests that intense warfare is the evolutionary driver of large complex societies, is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). It was carried out by researchers from the University of Exeter in collaboration with University of Connecticut and the National Institute for Mathematical and...
