Exeter

Devon author and painter Ray Balkwill describes his passion for his native county as ‘running as deep as the red earth itself’. This illustrated talk provides a fascinating glimpse into the artist’s personal and physical relationship with the landscape, and in particular his ‘love affair’ with the Exe Estuary.

As an Academician of the South West Academy and member of the St Ives Society of Artists, his words and paintings have carried the grandeur of our region far and wide. The evening will appeal to all those who are equally passionate about art and the landscape. Drinks will be...

Take a 40-minute behind the scenes tour. See some of the reserve collections and find out more about the conservation, display and storage of objects.

Tours at 10.30am and noon

£7/£5

http://www.rammuseum.org.uk/

Blooming Buzzing Confusion

In a fast follow up to In (and out of) His Mind, Robin Ince continues to prod into our brains with a sharpened pencil to try and work out just how much free will anyone can have. Is anyone a freethinker?

Looking at Milgram, Mcluhan and experiments into the mind, Robin tries to work out if we can arm ourselves against mass media despots and live life pragmatically or will we always just be clumsy animals justifying each mistake with a well-honed alibi? Well, it will be something like that – basically, another night of shouting, gesticulating,...

Living Robot Theatre Company present Real Person Fiction

People would still pay attention if I wasn’t…I’m not just an extension of Will.

Consumed by the vicious, near-constant messages being sent to her by her ex-boyfriend’s fans, the last thing Jen needs is a visit from his co-star, Eli. But with Eli insistent that she should give Will another chance, and Will and Eli’s fans convinced that she’s getting in the way of true love, Jen decides that she needs to know the reality of the two men’s feelings for each other, regardless of the consequences.

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Phonic FM presents Alternative Cabaret Party IV with Whittall & Green

Asked by maverick DJ Martin Hodge to help raise funds for Phonic FM, the Alternative Cabaret part IV swings into town [Exeter] to deliver a darkly humorous night of satirical songs, gauche comedy, juggling and mysterious manipulation and a toot on a trumpet.

This newly devised theatrical event, put together over the last 9 months by experienced performers Whittall & Green and Ben Cornish.

Developed the ideas over tea and toast and through the ‘Framework In Progress’ evenings at the...

A comedy of betrayal. Following his award winning show Bravo Figaro, Mark Thomas tells his true story of how Britain’s biggest arms manufacturer (BAE Systems) came to spy on a comedian. A tale of hubris, planes, demos and undercover deceit told by an award winning performer.

Ten years ago an activist and close friend of Mark’s was exposed as a spy for BAE Systems infiltrating the movement. Now Mark wants to find him and has some questions to ask. This is a true story. The show picks up from where the award winning Bravo Figaro left off in style using interviews from friends,...

Gillie Kleiman and Sara Lindstrom present A Lyrical Dance Concert - A Pop Musical Cabaret

A Lyrical Dance Concert is a party in a comedy double act in a cabaret show in a gig in an experimental dance performance. Number-by-ridiculous-number, the lyrics of chart hits past and present are danced out – stretched, turned, lifted and thrown. With joyful irreverence and serious fun, the show insists that pop music belongs to us and can do what we want it to do. Get your glad-rags on, grab a drink and a pal, and giggle along with this mixed-up whirlwind of glamorous divas, guitar solos...

Winner of five major comedy awards. 24-hour-show luminary. Novelist. Watson (host of BBC’s We Need Answers, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Mock The Week regular and star of cult Radio 4 series Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better) returns to the road.

This is his darkest, most personal show yet. Luckily, also his funniest. Book early.

Tickets £15.50

Over 16s

Box office: 01392 667080

www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Jane Mason’s work explores ways in which the movements of bodies and objects in space can create ‘image worlds’ of great affective resonance and tenderness.

The initial trigger for Life Forces came from her father’s old slide projector and his archive of slides.

Joined by writer/performer Phil Smith, Life Forces offers a meditation on memory’s place in the face of uncertain futures, and on transformation and change as the core ground of being, the ‘life force’ that links everything and everyone.

Tickets £10 (£8)

Box office: 01392 667080

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Power up your ray guns, slip on your neon legwarmers and make sure you’ve applied your dinosaur repellant liberally…

This New Year’s Eve we invite you to send yourself spinning through time. From prehistoric dinosaur days through gothic victoriana, eightie’s electronica to future space odyssey, join us for live music and time-warped happenings.

Join the Phoenix for:

Live music and DJs Nineteenth century absinthe bar Walkaround cyborgsVictorian burlesque 80’s silent disco Robot dance-off Daft as Punk Rock & Roll bands Live electronica and light show 50’s Pin-up...