The Exeter Singers, conducted by Tony Yates and with Matthew Wright on the piano will give a concert of varied choral music to suit all tastes, from Monteverdi to Jerome Kern. The musical items will be interspersed with poetry readings. Tickets cost £5 on the door. The proceeds will go to FORCE.
"We go into every game expecting to win. I don’t go into any game with a pessimistic outlook, so we’ll do our very best for the game." Paul Tisdale
Ahead of the Devon Derby against Plymouth Argyle at St James Park, City manager Paul Tisdale is going in with a typical degree of optimism at Exeter’s prospects of earning the three points and the bragging rights.
The Grecians have found a way to win on five occasions from the first nine fixtures of the Sky Bet League 2 season, and he is confident that they can prosper again when the sides clash for the first time this season...
Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award was celebrated on National Poetry Day (Thursday 3 October 2013). The biggest stars in British poetry gathered at the Southbank Centre to celebrate National Poetry Day. The day-long event began with a special ceremony to commend the 15 poets from around the world who won a Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award. Among the 15 winners was Emma Lister, 16, from Devon. To win an award of this stature is a huge achievement. The prize has launched the careers of many of the UK's most successful poets, so Jessica has a flourishing writing career ahead of her. The...
'The Incredible Spice Men' - otherwise known as Tony Singh and Cyrus Todiwala - will be putting in a much anticipated appearance at Powderham Castle this Saturday at the Powderham Food Festival. Award-winning chefs and currently starring on our television screens on BBC2 (Monday nights) to popular acclaim, the lively duo will be bringing their unique take on British food to Exeter. So watch out foodies, be prepared to have your taste buds tickled and tantalized and just a little bit surprised.
The two old friends believe that Britain has some of the best produce in the world, but...
Love, power, morality, corruption…Monteverdi’s final masterpiece The Coronation of Poppea is often described as his greatest achievement, combining mythic and very human themes, and featuring some of his most glorious music.
One of the first operas to use historical events and people, it tells the story of Nero’s infatuation with the young and beautiful Poppea as she tries to make him divorce his wife Ottavia and take her as his new queen and empress of Rome.
Directed by James Conway and conducted by Michael Rosewell, The Coronation of Poppea is rich, complex and thoroughly...
Loosely based on the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Cavalli’s Jason was a runaway hit when it premiered in Venice in 1649, and it proved one of the most popular operas of the 17th century. Like many operas from this period, the story uses classical myth as a jumping off point. The opera opens after Jason has abandoned his wife, Isiphile, for the sorceress Medea. Cupid, protector of Isiphile, intervenes on her behalf, sending Jason and a motley cast of characters on a rocky journey back to his family in Lemnos.
Cavalli’s dazzling score careens fluidly between humour and...
Who can sleep on Christmas eve? When there are beds to be jumped on, pillows to be fought with and seas to be sailed...
In this enchanting mix of comedy, acrobatics and dazzling breakdance, Wilkie and Joel are drawn into ever more riotous games that turn their bed into a giant trampoline. Audiences of all ages are guaranteed to leave the theatre with stars in their eyes!
BOING! is directed by children's theatre specialist Sally Cookson (We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Tiddler, Stick Man) and choreographed by award-winning b-boys Wilkie Branson and Joel Daniel of Champloo Dance...
World-famous violinist, Nigel Kennedy, presents a typically maverick musical programme celebrating the music of Bach and Fats Waller.
The concert begins with Bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin, after which he is joined by an acoustic guitarist, a snare drum and a double bass to perform Kennedy's own arrangements of the music of the legendary Fats Waller as well as classical cross over pieces.
A hugely entertaining and enjoyable evening where skill and passion come together for an electrifying evening of music.
In the last week it has become official – 97% of scientific research papers on climate indicate that the earth is heating up and that this is due primarily to human activity. The catastrophic consequences of the release of gases into the atmosphere whose particles trap heat is now abundantly clear. This is as close to scientific proof that we get, and is on a par to evidence that smoking causes lung cancer and other diseases.
We might be sceptical, as all good science is because it needs to continually review what is happening, but to deny that global warming is caused by people is...
Chance to Dance, now in its fifth year at Exeter Northcott Theatre, has once again invited dancing schools from both the local area and further afield to take part in this performance.
Chance to Dance stemmed from a passion to provide opportunities for local dancers to perform in a professional theatre. Our performances are non-competitive and show many styles of dance taught in and around Exeter and indeed the wider Devon region. Each year Chance to Dance continues to grow with more dance schools and school dance clubs participating than ever before, which in turn enables Chance...
