Exeter

The Country

Event Date: 
14/10/2013 - 7:00pm to 19/10/2013 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

“There’s not a limit to what can be said, only a limit to how honest we are prepared to be” A doctor and his wife move to the country to start a new and better life, but their rural idyll is shattered one night by his discovery of an unconscious girl by the side of the road. Who is she and why does he bring her back to the house?

Martin Crimp is one of the most innovative and leading contemporary playwrights in British theatre today. Written with cool precision and the poetic force of language, The Country, his critically acclaimed psychological thriller, is a riveting exploration...

Family Activity: Printer’s Devil

Event Date: 
01/11/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
St Nicholas Priory, Fore Street, Exeter

The development of printing was as vital to the Tudors as computers are to us. It revolutionised the information available to the common man. Explore the stories of Tyndale and Coverdale and create prints of your own.

10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm.

All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty. If an activity is busy there may be a short wait.

Admission charged: adults £4, children £1.50, families £10, concessions available.

Part of the Family Arts Festival, 18 October to 3...

The Big Draw: Hung, Drawn and Quartered

Event Date: 
31/10/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
St Nicholas Priory, Fore Street, Exeter

Not quite as gory as you might think! The Elizabethans were obsessed with their image and portraits indicate their wealth, achievements, interests and victories. Try on some of our replica clothes and make your own version or explore the wealth of pattern and how it was ‘quartered’ or designed.

10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm drop-in.

All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty. If an activity is busy there may be a short wait.

Admission charged: adults £4, children £1.50, families £10,...

Family Activity: Crafty Tudors

Event Date: 
30/10/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
St Nicholas Priory, Fore Street, Exeter

In Tudor times there was increasing demand for expensive and beautifully crafted items. Exeter was renowned for its goldsmiths and the son of one of them, Nicholas Hilliard, became a famous painter of miniatures to the court of Elizabeth I. Emboss a ‘silver’ goblet, paint a miniature or embroider a purse.

10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm drop in.

All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty. If an activity is busy there may be a short wait.

Admission charged: adults £4, children £1.50,...

The Big Draw: The Age of Plastic?

Event Date: 
29/10/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter

We talk about the ‘Bronze Age’, the ‘Iron Age’ and even the ‘Age of Reason’. What is the legacy of our age? Explore, design and make key artefacts.

10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm free drop-in.

Call in when you like and stay as long as you like. All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Accompanying adults can watch/supervise for free.

Part of the Family Arts Festival, 18 October to 3 November 2013, the first UK-wide festival of art events which are designed with families in mind. Supported by Guildhall Shopping Centre – Kingdon/Silver Business...

Arts Award: Exhibition Reviewers Event

Event Date: 
29/10/2013 - 11:00am
Venue: 
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter

An opportunity for anyone undertaking Arts Award to visit and write a review for publication on RAMM’s website. RAMM staff will be on hand to answer questions.

11am-12.30pm.

Tickets are free and are available above or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception or by calling 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.

www.rammuseum.org.uk

Thursday Night Late at RAMM

Event Date: 
24/10/2013 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter

Enjoy an exclusive evening viewing RAMM’s displays and a glass of prosecco. If you wish to dine afterwards you can treat yourselves to a two course meal at Michael Caines Café Bar and Grill from 7.30pm.

RAMM ticket includes entry to RAMM and a glass of prosecco.

Combined ticket includes entry to RAMM, a glass of prosecco and a two course meal at Michael Caines Café Bar and Grill at ABode, Cathedral Yard, Exeter.

£5 or £17.50 with meal

Tickets available online or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit...

Lunchtime lecture: RAMM’s amazing architectural journey

Event Date: 
23/10/2013 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter

Architect Richard White from Allies & Morrison describes the process of developing RAMM’s multi-award winning architectural scheme.

Tickets available online or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.

Tickets: £6/£4.

www.rammuseum.org.uk

Richard Digance

Event Date: 
27/10/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange

Richard Digance is not just a singer/guitarist, and not merely one of the country's most celebrated comedy entertainers, he is also a one man creative industry, whose achievements are acknowledged around the world. A BAFTA nominated performer, a world acclaimed poet, an author and an artist.His 2013 UK tour brings more hysterical nostalgia and a wealth of new songs and anecdotes.

Truly and evening not to be missed.

Tickets: £16

Box office: 01392 665938

www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

Chance to quiz local public figures at Exeter Question Time

People are being given an opportunity to quiz a panel of politicians, councillors and local personalities including Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw at a free event during Local Democracy Week.

Tickets are now available - at no charge - for an Exeter Question Time event, which takes place at Exeter's College's CCI Theatre, at 7pm on Friday 18 October. Call 01392 265891 to book a free ticket.

On the panel and taking questions from the public will be: Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw; Express and Echo Editor, Paul Burton; Cllr Rosie Denham, Exeter City Council's Lead Councillor for Economy and...

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