The Westbrook Trio is the longest established of all Mike Westbrook’s ensembles. Its mix of composition, song and improvisation has been at the heart of many Westbrook projects. From the early ‘80s Kate, Mike and Chris have continued to perform regularly throughout Europe as well as touring in Canada, Australia and the Far East. Their latest album ‘Three Into Wonderful’ charts three decades of creativity, travelling and recording.
As part of National Rogue Trader Week (7 – 11 April 2014), Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Officers have been focusing on the scourge of doorstep crime through education, engagement and enforcement in partnership with Police forces.
The vulnerable and elderly nature of targeted consumers, the high levels of financial loss, and the health issues that victims suffer also creates increased demands on local care and support services, particularly when victims are targeted repeatedly by organised criminal gangs whose tactics are constantly being changed and adapted.
EAT are back with another 4 plays from and inspired by, Le Theatre du Grand Guignol.
The Man Who Saw the Devil – Based on the short story by ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ author Gaston Leroux. A group of hunters find shelter from a storm at the home of ‘the Man’ who has a dark secret.
The Monkey's Paw – The classic chiller based on the short story by W.W. Jacobs. A mother & father are granted three wishes with dire consequences.
Nuit de Noces – A comedy set in 1750s Paris. A Count’s quiet night in is interrupted by a newly wed Marquise seeking refuge from her...
C.S Lewis’s classic tale of good versus evil is magically brought C.S Lewis’s classic tale of good versus evil is magically brought to life by Exeter College’s BTEC Performing Arts Department.
Four siblings are evacuated from London to an unusual home in London to an unusual home in the countryside during the Blitz. Through a forgotten wardrobe filled with musty fur coats, the children discover the enchanted land of Narnia. A secret world of magic, danger and talking animals, Narnia is ruthlessly ruled by the White Witch who has cast the land into eternal winter. Only the return of...
The swinging sounds of the big band came into fashion in the 1930′s and still continues to excite generations of music lovers as demonstrated by AJ’s Big Band who are keeping the flame alive in the 21st century.
The popular 17 piece returns to the Barnfield Theatre stage for another packed programme of swing and jazz classics alongside some more contemporary pieces.
The combination of new and exciting arrangements will blend seamlessly with the all time favourites from Miller, Goodman, Ellington and other giants of the screen era.
Selected works from Bob Dylan’s latest collection, Revisionist Art, are now available for the first time as limited edition, hand signed graphics from Castle Galleries, Exeter tomorrow (12 April).
Castle Galleries on Cathedral Yard will release four never before published limited edition graphics from Dylan’s latest and acclaimed Revisionist Art collection. Each of these limited edition graphics – numbering only 195 paper limited editions and 95 boxed canvas of each title – will each be individually hand-signed by Bob Dylan.
The Rite of Spring / Romeo and Juliet is a visceral marriage of two tales of slaughtered innocence. The violent dissonance in Stravinsky’s depiction of a young virgin chosen for the dance of death mirrors the hatred between Shakespeare’s Montagues and Capulets, whose children are fated to die in the ancient blood feud of their families. Performed in four-hand piano and commedia half-mask, the stories interweave through passion, vitality, rage and despair to the dizzying climax of sacrific
The latest production by Concert Theatre, a young company which combines live classical music...
Security experts are warning the public to be on the lookout for fake pass word reset emails in the wake of the latest reports over the ‘Heartbleed’ bug . Exploiting the confusion of advice surrounding passwords after the uncovering of the Heartbleed flaw in the internet’s most widely used piece of data protection software OpenSSL; opportunistic scammers have been sending fake emails surrounding password resets. Many of these emails are ‘phishing ‘attacks containing links to visit a website where they are asked to update personal information, such as a password, credit card, social...
A feature length programme focusing on the aftermath of the devastating winter weather is due to air on BBC one tonight A few months ago,the worst storms in living memory severely battered the South West shoreline, causing millions of pounds’ worth of damage, not only to coastal defences, but also to homes, businesses, roads and railways. The Storms That Shook The South West (BBC One, South West, 7.30pm, Friday 11 April) looks at the aftermath left by the wettest winter on record.
With analysis from Plymouth University experts the programme questions whether people living and...
Devon based wellbeing specialist Annie Ford has recently expanded her Well Well Clinic to The Practice Rooms, 15 Castle Street, Exeter.
Well Well Clinic was founded in 2013 specialising in wellbeing coaching and stress management.
During her time as an executive, business and life coach, Annie noted that stress was common with executives, senior managers, clinicians and students. This inspired her to expand her training in mindfulness, reflexology and aromatherapy, all proven to reduce stress and enhance wellbeing.
Annie offers a range of services which include 1:1...
