Exeter University Footlights warmly invites you to our upcoming production of the musical fable 'Gypsy' to be performed at Exeter’s Barnfield Theatre from the 18th-20th May 2017!
Widely touted as the greatest American musical, 'Gypsy' follows the dreams and efforts of Rose, the mother of all stage mothers, to make stars of her two daughters – whatever the cost.
Adapted from the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, Queen of the Strip Tease, Gypsy is a raw, restless, and racy tragicomedy with flashy orchestration and show-stopping numbers from Jule Styne (Funny Girl) and Stephen...
A new exhibition at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) starting Friday 9 June will explore nature and spirituality in a time of accelerated technological change.
Contemporary artists Gordon Cheung, Rui Matsunaga and Nahem Shoa share a desire to express hope through hallucinatory, shimmering and imagined forms reflecting on the human condition. This exhibition, created especially for RAMM, brings their work together for the first time ever.
Into The Wild Abyss, takes its title from John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). The poem tells the...
A new exhibition at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) starting Friday 9 June will explore nature and spirituality in a time of accelerated technological change.
Contemporary artists Gordon Cheung, Rui Matsunaga and Nahem Shoa share a desire to express hope through hallucinatory, shimmering and imagined forms reflecting on the human condition. This exhibition, created especially for RAMM, brings their work together for the first time ever.
Into The Wild Abyss, takes its title from John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). The poem tells the...
Good news for blues fans, blues-rock enthusiasts, live music lovers and aspiring musicians in and around Exeter, in that Elles, Gabriella and Amy will be playing at Exeter Phoenix on Sunday 14th May.
This is the final night of their nine date UK Tour and is sure to be a great nights entertainment... and one show not to miss! Bristol based Elles seamlessly weaves rootsy blues, country and soulful rock with a contemporary edge and her trademark ‘smoky vocals’ taking the lead. No stranger to the scene, over the last three years, this captivating, hard-working songstress and her...
A special screening of a landmark film will be held to mark the 20th anniversary of Exeter's Bill Douglas Cinema Museum this week.
First released 30 years ago in 1987, Comrades was made by director and collector Bill Douglas and is now regarded as a masterpiece, following years when it wasn’t seen by film-goers. This year also marks two decades since the museum, which holds the collection that Bill put together with his friend Peter Jewell, was opened to the public.
The film tells the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the Dorset farm labourers transported to Australia for...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault which took place at 3.30am on Sunday 9th April 2017, near the National Westminster bank on Rolle Street, Exmouth.
A 29-year-old man was assaulted by an unknown male leaving the victim with a serious head wound.
DC Rob Poole of Exmouth CID said: “We would like to reassure the public that we consider this to be an isolated incident. However, we are still keen to speak to anyone who saw this assault, which was serious.”
If you have information that could help with our investigation, please email 101@dc.police.uk...
IT was a thrilling final for Exeter United who were the winners of Exeter City’s One Game One Community's fourth Futsal tournament held at the University of Exeter Sports Centre on Sunday, April 23.
Exeter United beat the team T P Mazembe, named after the Congalese football club based in Lubumbashi, 2-0.
The semi-finalists who did not make it to the final but were praised for doing well were Chorizo United who lost 2-1 to Exeter United and A C Heavitree, who lost 4-2 to T P Mazembe.
The tournament, the fourth to be held, was organised by Exeter City Football in the...
Exeter City scored two late goals to beat Morecambe 3-1 at St James Park and move up to fifth in the League Two table.
The Grecians took the lead in the first few minutes of the second half having had the lion's share of chances. However, they were then pegged back by a superb volley from Kevin Ellison and needed a penalty from substitute Reuben Reid to put them back in front before Liam McAlinden put the gloss on an excellent day by firing home with virtually the last kick of the match.
City manager Paul Tisdale made four changes to the starting XI up from the defeat at...
