WWII

Rowan Rheingans "Dispatches On The Red Dress"

Rowan Rheingans "Dispatches On The Red Dress"

Event Date: 
15/11/2021 - 8:00pm to 10:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix, Gandy St. Exeter. EX4 3LS

Rowan Rheingans tours her courageous new solo show ‘Dispatches on the Red Dress’ this Autumn, following her critically acclaimed debut at Edinburgh Fringe & celebrated debut solo album. Dispatches on the Red Dress won a Scotsman 'Fringe First' Award and Rowan was nominated for the Filipa Braganca award (Best Emerging Female Artist). She was also a shortlist winner of the Carol Tambor 'Best of Edinburgh' Award.

An intimate and adventurous exploration of memory, identity, joy, sorrow, trauma-recovery, war and waltzes, Dispatches on the Red Dress tells the true story of Rowan's...

The story of 307 Polish RAF Squadron

Event Date: 
28/10/2012 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Higher Cemetery, St Mark's Avenue, Exeter. EX1 2PX

The 307 Polish RAF squadron was based at RAF Exeter for 2 years during the second world war. Their story is the subject of a talk by Michael Parrott, presented by the Friends of Higher Cemetery.

Entry: £1.50 (members); £3 (non-members); £1 (children) Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.