Bars and Melody, Leondre Devries (14) and Charlie Lenehan (16), are two musicians from the UK that infuse hip hop , RnB and pop.
The band shot to fame in 2014 when they appeared on Britain’s Got Talent and Simon Cowell pressed his golden buzzer for them.
As soon as the TV show finished, Bars and Melody signed a one single deal with SYCO records and released their debut single Hopeful which entered the charts at number 5.
Since the release of Hopeful Charlie and Leondre haven’t stopped. They have played numerous sold out gigs in the UK, flown to America to appear on...
‘It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world’
An exploration into the people we are drawn to, the situations we escape from and the events we cannot avoid. ‘Frozen Butterfly’ is a new devised production from Symbiotics’ ‘Don’t Mention the Gorilla’ company, telling the stories of some seemingly unconnected characters who unwittingly share so much
West End Boot Camp – theatre summer school for young people aged 4 – 19.
Develop your skills with leading stars of the west end!
Back by popular demand, The Big Act are returning to The Barnfield this summer following the resounding success of last year’s ‘West End Boot Camp’. This is the chance for young people aged 4 – 19 years old to work in different groups with a range of leading professional performers direct from major shows in London’s west end such as Mamma Mia, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Chicago, Les Miserables, Grease, Ghost The Musical, Shrek and many more!...
Calling all young actors and singers! Playback Youth Theatre is running a six-day workshop to rehearse and perform an original musical play in just one week! All participants get a speaking and singing role in the production. The week runs from Saturday 15th to Friday 21st August at the Barnfield Theatre. The performances will be on Friday 21st. Cost is just £65 for the week! For more information, please contact Jez on 01363 773337 or E-mail info@playbackyouththeatre.org
Playback Youth Theatre presents Ghost Train, an original musical
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra brings the best of classical music with spectacular lasers and indoor fireworks to Exeter Great Hall this August.
Mozart The Marriage of Figaro Overture Shostakovich Waltz II from Jazz Suite No.2 Ravel Pavane for a Dead Princess Ravel Bolero Handel Largo from Xerxes Stravinsky The Firebird: Infernal Dance and Finale Wagner Tannhäuser Overture John Williams Memoirs of a Geisha Bernstein West Side Story: Symphonic Dances AUDIENCE CHOICE – see below! Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
Artist Rosalie Schweiker will work with Spacex to imagine a future art institution. Users of Spacex, from artists and community groups to the wider public, will also be invited to share their aspirations and ideas for this new organisation.
During the project the artist will live at Spacex, bringing to life her manifesto Some ideas for a new art institution. This will include re-thinking the way the building is used. In line with her manifesto 'form follows budget' so spaces that previously operated as galleries will become...
Cross the threshold of Higher Uppacott, Dartmoor National Park’s Grade 1 Listed longhouse and step back in time to medieval Dartmoor. On 2 August 2015 Dartmoor National Park has arranged an opportunity for the public to visit this unique building in the company of a knowledgeable guide.
A longhouse is a medieval farmhouse in which both people and cattle were accommodated under a single roof. Higher Uppacott is rare and of national importance. It is one of the few remaining examples of this historic building type, which has retained its lower or shippon end (cattle shelter) in its...
Two drivers from Stagecoach South West are competing to become the 2015 Bus Driver of the Year.
The pair were victorious in the local heats of the competition and will now go on to compete at the national finals held in Blackpool during September.
Exeter-based Richard Smith bagged first place in the South West heats, alongside a £200 prize, after scoring 96 out of 100 in his theory test alone. Joining Richard in Blackpool is Robert Groger, from Torquay who came second in the selection round taking home a prize of £150.
It has been described as Britain’s poshest city – too upmarket to have an Old Kent Road equivalent - so now Monopoly makers are offering one Exeter person the chance to be treated “all posh” for a day.
The official Monopoly board for Exeter will be launched at a city ceremony on Wednesday 7 October, and as part of the celebrations the board’s makers are on the lookout for a ‘VIP’ to launch the board.... Very Important Posh-person that is!
Earlier in the year it was reported in the national and regional media how Exeter could be too well-heeled to have an Old Kent Road...
