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Your guide to What's On this weekend

Don't make any plans for this weekend until you've checked out our guide to the best of What's On in and around Exeter:

THEATRE

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pantomime Friday & Saturday, Broadclyst Victory Hall Hi Ho ... Hi Ho ... It's off to the panto we go! Join Broadclyst Theatre Group for an exciting show with slapstick fun, singing, dancing and plenty of laughter. Whilst Snow White and her friends do battle with Evilena the wicked Queen, poor Muddles gets into lots of trouble. Tickets £8 adults, £5 children from Broadclyst Post Office or via the Box office on...

Going Dark

Event Date: 
27/02/2014 - 7:30pm to 01/03/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

How far can you see? A mile? A hundred miles? Or to the furthest shores of the universe to a faraway galaxy? It's Max's job to ask the cosmic questions. Passionate about astronomy, he works as the narrator at the city's Planetarium where he challenges his audiences with the mysteries of stars and science.

When his own life takes an unexpected turn, Max discovers that understanding the universe requires a different kind of vision...

Sound&Fury use their innovative theatre vocabulary of immersive surround sound design, total darkness and imaginative lighting in Going Dark...

A Tale of Two Cellos

Event Date: 
20/02/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Julian Lloyd Webber is one of the finest musicians of his generation.

Together with his wife, fellow cellist Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, they present a brand-new concert featuring world premiere performances of duets for two cellos with piano as well as featuring music from the great composers across the classical spectrum from Monteverdi to Arvo Pärt, Dvořák, Bach,Rachmaninov, Saint-Saëns, Schumann and many more.

Julian Lloyd Webber has worked tirelessly to expand the cello repertoire and has now extended that vision to repertoire for two cellos featured in this show. Appearing...

Love & Sex aka Per-Mission

Event Date: 
19/02/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Aiming to go where other shows have feared to tread, Love&Sex aka Per-Mission turns the concept of sex education on its head, facing up to the joys, perils and pressures of sex, love and consent. State of Emergency is a company at the forefront of pushing the boundaries of dance from the African Diaspora in the UK. Created for young people, this latest initiative is an 'in your face' dance theatre production that exposes myths and challenges perceptions. Featuring choreography by Colin Poole and an original soundtrack by Steve Marshall.

www.stateofemergencyltd.com

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Earworms – live music for all the family

Event Date: 
16/02/2014 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Hosted by Mervyn Bedford (Musikgarten)

njoy, discover and experience music in a family-friendly atmosphere, featuring a wide range of musicians and music.

www.earwormsexeter.blogspot.co.uk

Tickets: £4.50, £3 children over two.

Age: families with children aged 0 - 11

Running Time: 1 hour

Box office: 01392 493493 www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

Splosh!

Event Date: 
16/02/2014 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Pull up a bath mat and join Little Lost Duck, Syd the Sponge and the rest of the Bathtub Gang for the bubbliest birthday party anyone has ever thrown, ever! It’s Mr Bath’s birthday and you are invited to his Splishy, Splashy, Sploshy party. But first, his friends are treating him to a very special bath of his own to make him look spick and span and as shiny as a rainbow fish!

This enchanting production for very young children uses dance, music and puppetry to help children and families explore communicative play at bath time.

www.sixthsensetyp.co.uk/splosh-national-tour...

Finding Joy

Event Date: 
13/02/2014 - 7:30pm to 15/02/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Joy is creative, funny, loves to dance, and is losing her memory: her grandson Danny is rebellious, fearless, bright, and always getting into trouble. When out of the blue Danny decides to become Joy’s carer, they discover a shared playfulness and a mutual affection. But is that enough to take on the challenges ahead? Finding Joy is based on life events and true stories, and brims with all the visual inventiveness, music, puppetry, dexterity and hilarity that we have come to expect from one of the UK’s foremost full mask theatre companies.

www.vamostheatre.co.uk

Tickets: £...

Barry Cryer: Twitter Titters

Event Date: 
25/01/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

In yet another farewell tour, Baz returns, having been charged with persistent joking and asks for 20 other shows to be taken into consideration.

You are the Judge and Jury – Be merciful to the aged accused – He merely seeks to bring a ray of sunshine amid the dark clouds of life.

He'll be enjoying himself – Do join him.

Tickets: £16

Age: 12yrs plus

All transactions are subject to a £2 booking fee.

Box office: 01392 493493

www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

Pinocchio

Event Date: 
25/01/2014 - 2:00pm to 26/01/2014 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Moss Side. 1976.

The year of the Great Heatwave and Pinocchio’s on the run. In a ramshackle shop his father Elijah, the toymaker, waits.

Will Pinocchio ever return to make him proud?

Award-winning director and choreographer Benji Reid joins writer Mary Cooper to produce this fast, funny and magical show for all the family.

Featuring body-popping and puppetry, music and animation this is a retelling of Carlo Collodi’s children’s classic like no other.

www.breakingcycles.co.uk

Tickets: £12 Family Ticket: £27 for 3 + up to 3 more tickets £9...

Watch This Space

Event Date: 
23/01/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Celebrating our shared commitment to dance development in Devon, Dance in Devon and Exeter Northcott Theatre are delighted to come together to present this platform for emerging dance artists from our region.

Watch This Space provides a peek into the contemporary dance performance being created by professional artists working in the South West, right now. The audience can share thoughts and ideas with the choreographers in a Q&A after the show.

Join us for a celebration of our local talent and show your support for the exceptional work being produced on your doorstep...

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