Mark Thomas’s dad was a thoroughly unusual character. A bearded, violent brute of a man but also an uneducated working class Methodist with an admirable dedication to hard work, Mr Thomas Sr. was a mass of contradictions. Yet perhaps the strangest thing about him was his undeniable passion for opera.
Even as an adult, the comedian Mark Thomas himself is clearly still unsure what to make of his father and even after the hour long second half, you might well find yourself feeling the same way. Mark incorporates extracts of recorded interviews with his family...
Mark Thomas’s dad was a thoroughly unusual character. A bearded, violent brute of a man but also an uneducated working class Methodist with an admirable dedication to hard work, Mr Thomas Sr. was a mass of contradictions. Yet perhaps the strangest thing about him was his undeniable passion for opera.
Even as an adult, the comedian Mark Thomas himself is clearly still unsure what to make of his father and even after the hour long second half, you might well find yourself feeling the same way. Mark incorporates extracts of...
One Gear Exeter and BikeCaffe Exeter present a casual evening of films for those with an interest in cycling. Featuring a selection of beautifully shot short films plus special guests.
The movies to be show are Böikzmöind ( www.boikzmoind.com ), a fun documentary by Gavin Strange about the fixed gear scene in Bristol. And Rapha films – short documentaries beautifully filmed about road cycling and adventure as a group of passionate cyclists.
Plus there’s a host of creative cycling enthusiast types on hand to help create that dynamo buzz.
Guests were welcomed with wine and canapés at the exclusive awards ceremony of The Exeter Phoenix Exeter Contemporary Open 2014 now in its tenth year. Sponsored by Haines Watts Chartered Accountants.
The exhibition is the South West’s foremost contemporary art exhibition providing an important national platform for contemporary visual artists. and is open to the public as a free-entry exhibition at Exeter Phoenix from 12th September to 1st November 2014. The winner of the prestigious £1000 award presented by Ben de Cruz of Haines Watts was Belgium-based artist Hannah Murgatroyd...
Mental Health organisations from across Devon will be holding a day of activities and advice for World Mental Health day. There will be workshops with a variety of activities including circus skills, reflexology and other workshops on wellbeing techniques. Charities including Mind Exeter and East Devon and Rethink Mental Illness as well as several others will be on hand to offer advice on the services they provide as well as information on campaigns they are currently running. The event is in the Phoenix from 10 – 5 with food and drink available at the Phoenix bar.
We are really excited to be able to offer the opportunity to achieve your Bronze Arts Award through the month of August.
This course is made up 6 full-day sessions on Tuesdays, beginning Tue 30 Jul. Over these sessions, each participant will build up a portfolio with the help and creative guidance of a professional tutor.
At the end of the 6 weeks, each portfolio will be sent off to the National Arts Award HQ where they will be moderated. Upon achieving their Bronze Arts Award, each participant will receive a nationally recognised certificate of arts, and a badge.
Activities for all the family on the last Sunday of the month, with a different theme each month. Come along for the whole day or just drop in when you like.
12 – 12.30pm – Storytelling 1.30 – 4pm – Art Drop in* 2.15 – 4pm – Family Film Screening
Sun 28 Jul Carnival Creations Work together to create colourful carnival puppets.
FREE ENTRY (except for a £2 charge for Art Drop-In).
Get ready for a pub quiz with a difference – as well as the usual general knowledge rounds, every month the teams are set a creative challenge to complete by the end of the quiz night and the best finished result gets some lovely extra points!
The creative challenge could be anything, and all tools and materials are provided. In the past we’ve asked teams to make elaborate marble runs out of old boxes, tubes and wires, recreate a celebrity out of play doh, and make a costume out of bits of felt, ribbons and glitter etc.
Six week course starting Thursday 4 July. Develop your digital camera skills, meet others and share your enjoyment for photography. Led by professional photographer Vanessa Miles, this informal and friendly Photo Group welcomes digital camera owners of any age and will guide members through a relaxed programme of actives designed to improve camera skills each week. We will working on a communal project cummilating in an exhibition at the media centre. Some basic experience is advised.
Every Thursday 10am-1pm. Cost: £120 Book here: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/exeter-...
Find out why Laurence – star of BBC1′s documentary We Won’t Drop The Baby – hates being called ‘inspirational’. From mountain climbing to Doctor Who, via the Swedish chef from The Muppets, this inimitable comedian sorts out once and for all what’s truly inspiring. Expect absurd logic, death defying stunts and unusual varieties of crisps.
If you’re sceptical when told to climb every mountain, reach for the skies and follow your dreams, then this is definitely the show for you!
With regular TV and radio appearances, and solo shows which have taken him from the Netherlands to...
