Godspell, Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz’ legendary rock musical is back.
Following the enormous success of 2014’s gala performance at London’s Shaftesbury Avenue’s Lyric Theatre, in support of the charity Make-A-Wish-Foundation®UK, Godspell In Concert is set to tour the UK in 2015, opening at the Hackney Empire on 4 April.
The show's producers have th is week launched an exciting search, as for the first time in British theatre history, fully formed choirs from all over the country are being given the opportunity to take part in a professional touring musical production...
Penni Ball, who runs a Slimming World group at America Hall, Exeter every Thursday and Friday, was thrilled to get a chance to cuddle up to Peter when he co-hosted the Slimming World Awards with the organisation’s chair and founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE.
Penni said meeting the Mysterious Girl and Insania singer was a wonderful way to round off what’s been a great 12 months for the Exeter (Pinhoe) Slimming World group, as well as the perfect way to kick start another successful year: “I’m so proud of all of the members of the Exeter (Pinhoe) group. They’ve lost a staggering...
World Unlimited are really pleased to announce details for a Devon show for Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston at Kingskerswell Parish Church on January 17th. Doors 7pm In the space of just a few years, Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston have emerged to become one of the most sought after duos on the English folk & roots scene. The striking combination of the flame headed double bass player & virtuoso mandolin player create music that Folk Roots say is: “A musical partnership made in heaven. Scintillating, sensitive and brilliant!”
As people return to work and begin to catch up after the Christmas break it is easy for things to get missed, but one thing you can’t forget is your self-assessment tax return deadline, warns ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) requires anyone completing a self-assessment online return to send their forms to them by the end of January. The number of people required to complete self-assessment forms has increased dramatically in recent years following the changes to child benefit for higher rate taxpayers.
Exeter Northcott Theatre has put its backstage heroes, the technical team, centre stage as it launches its spring/summer 2015 season.
Photographer Matt Austin spent an afternoon with Dominic (Technical Manager), Lee (Technical Stage Manager) and Jamie (Chief Electrician) for a photocall which put the team thoroughly in the spotlight and resulted in some fantastic images.
Packed with the usual great drama, dance, opera, family theatre and comedy the spring/summer 2015 season is now on sale.
The Exeter Northcott Theatre is delighted to be hosting Shakespeare’s Globe...
Devon health bosses are backing a new campaign which encourages parents to reduce the amount of sugar their children consume by making some simple swaps.
The new Change4Life campaign, which launched nationally today, and Devon’s Director of Public Health and Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing are encouraging people to make the change, as data reveals over 30% of children in their last year of primary school in Devon are already overweight or obese.
Dr Virginia Pearson, Devon’s Director of Public Health, said: “Too much sugar can lead to complications such as Type 2...
A unique opportunity to hear Mike Oldfield’s classic 1973 instrumental album ‘Tubular Bells’ live when stripped bare of its glockenspiels, organs and ‘two slightly distorted guitars’ then faithfully re-constructed as a solo piano piece.
From the haunting introductory motif of Part One right through to the concluding Sailor’s Hornpipe of Part Two, Dave Sanderson performs his own piano version of Oldfield’s groundbreaking prog-rock epic live; journeying from one melody, riff and texture to the next with only his two hands, one...
Few contemporary Fiddle players can conjure a sound as diverse and thrilling as Tom McConville. As if aged like a fine whiskey, the traditional sounds of Newcastle, Scotland, Ireland and America are fused with Classical, Jazz, Bluegrass and folk influences, and the results are timeless.
Tom’s playing and singing acts like a history lesson of traditional folk music and storytelling shared with an inimitable sense of humour and style.
