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When the new vicar arrives at the sleepy English village of Dibley, the last thing the locals are expecting is a woman. But the irrepressibly cheerful Reverend Geraldine Granger soon wins over the hearts and minds of her flock.

Based on the much-loved BBC sitcom, this stage adaptation brings a selection of the best episodes of this multi-award-winning show to our theatre.

All of your favourites are here: Alice and Hugo, the star-crossed lovers whose combined IQ would struggle to reach treble figures; David Horton, the pompous chairman forever trying to make sense of his...

A fairy tale like no other is coming to Exeter and is sure to leave audiences living happily ever after.

Gonzo Moose Theatre Company are back with their comedy adventure Once Upon A Time . The 90 minute show is packed full of hilarious slapstick, verbal wit, live music and even has a sensational death-defying finale, and will be at Exeter Phoenix on Tuesday 28th January.

Having previously thrilled audiences with hit shows The Thing That Came From Over There and What The Dickens, Gonzo Moose are back with a their fairy tale adventure bursting with physical comedy, absurd...

Funnier than the black death! Spamalot is back in a brand-new production from Selladoor Productions and Mercury Theatre Colchester that will tour to the Exeter Northcott Theatre this October. Lovingly ripped off from the hugely successful 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, this spammier than ever production is a riotous comedy full of misfit knights, killer rabbits, dancing nuns and ferocious Frenchmen. Join King Arthur as he travels with his hapless Knights of the Round Table on a divine mission to locate the illusive Holy Grail – with uproarious consequences. Spamalot was the...

Work to assess the need for a major new entertainment venue in the city is underway.

Exeter City Council has appointed external adviser Fourth Street to carry out a needs assessment for a new 1,000 seat minimum capacity venue.

Fourth Street will analyse current and future demand for different facilities, current provision and potential opportunities and funding.

It will then report back to councillors and the New Entertainment Venue Advisory Group, which was set up by the council to support the review.

Fourth Street have been appointed following a tendering...

Devon County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 13 April) agreed its highway maintenance budgets for this financial year.

The Council has received £38.785 million of funding from the Department for Transport for capital maintenance of its highway network, the longest of any authority in the country at 8,000 miles. Cabinet decided how the money will be used for structural repairs that extend the life of everything that makes up the highway, including repairs to road surfaces, retaining walls, bridges, and street lighting.

In addition, Councillors also approved the spending...

Your essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter this weekend (4-6 December).

THEATRE

A Christmas Carol Daily, Exeter Northcott Theatre Creative Cow present a magical new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ much-loved Christmas classic. Ebenezer Scrooge is a notoriously bitter old man who is determined not to let Christmas interfere with his miserly routine. But one Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives some unexpected supernatural visitors who are determined to show him the true spirit of Christmas and the error of his ways. Tickets £12-£28. Show runs until 3 January. https://...

Winner of Best Comedy at the 2014 Olivier Awards and following an award-winning run at the West End’s Duke of York’s Theatre, the effervescent, aristocratic fool Bertie Wooster and his dutiful valet, Jeeves arrive in Exeter in the critically acclaimed stage play Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense.

When a country house weekend takes a turn for the worse, Bertie Wooster is unwittingly called on to play matchmaker, but also to steal a silver cow creamer from Totleigh Towers. Naturally, the ever dependable Jeeves is there to prevent Bertie from making a fool of himself in front...

This season The Bike Shed Theatre has handpicked a selection of excellent shows from some of the most exciting theatre companies around.

Some, like Fellswoop’s Ghost Opera, are innovative productions, delightfully playing with what theatre is or can be. Some, like Hugh McCann’s Ensuite, are intimate, honest and witty explorations of human nature. And some, like its Christmas co-production Eloise and the Curse of the Golden Whisk, are family-friendly adventure stories.

The Bike Shed is inviting everyone in Exeter to come and see a show - for free! If you haven’t been to the...