Exeter

When all is quiet on the farm, when everyone is asleep, when the snow coversthe ground and stars twinkle in the frosty sky -that’s when Tomten wakes up. He looks after everyone on the farm while they are sleeping.

No-one has ever seen the Tomten, but sometimes you can see his footprints in the snow.That’s how you know he is real.

Tomten has seen generations come, and generations go. But where do they come from, and where do they go? A deep riddle plays on Tomten’s mind…

One thing he knows for sure is that spring is coming; soon cows will be grazing in the fields and...

How do we express our spleen? Whose business do we stick our noses into? When did we start wearing our hearts on our sleeves, and why are we up to our elbows in heels and bums? BBC R4 Slam Champion Ben Mellor takes you on a stand-up poetry and music fuelled tour around the body, attempting to get the measure of modern life. With sounds, beats, beeps and whistles by Dan Steele.

Anthropoetry is inspired by anthropometry, the study of measuring the human body. Informed by science, politics, comedy and hip hop, combined with searing social and political commentary and some personal...

1980. Wimbledon. Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe face each other across the net: the self-controlled champion and the impassioned upstart. An epic rivalry comes to a head. A six-year old boy watches and learns.

Bjorn Borg epitomised tennis cool. He was everything Jamie and his brother wanted to be. Then John McEnroe came along and Jamie was beaten, along with Borg. Thirty years of torment and self-questioning later, Jamie is ready to face his greatest opponent. Beating McEnroe is a new solo show from award-winning theatre maker Jamie Wood about a pivotal moment. With the help of his...

Left standing at the disco. Caught naked on the red carpet. Gathering dust after the big sale. Expired. Bagged. Tagged. And recalled.

Fashion victim, aspiring pop diva, and chronic underachiever is consumed by delusional fantasies of commercial success.

Solo performance bringing together visual absurdity with contemporary dance, comedy and social commentary.

Written, directed and performed by Mary Pearson

In collaboration with:

Hannah Silva (co-writer/director) - playwright/director 'The Disappearance of Sadie Jones'. Jules Beckman (co-movement...

Wildlife Around the Exe Estuary by Dave Smallshire

From the estuary’s famous Avocets to its tiny Warren Crocus and from Hairy Dragonflies to dune-loving Sand Lizards, a great variety of wildlife can be found in and around the Exe Estaury.

Go along and learn more about the astonishing species that live in this amazing place.

Tickets £5 including complementary glass of wine and nibbles.

Tickets available from Poppy’s, Topsham Road or by calling 01392 682550

Devon based folk music organisation Wren Music launches a new collaboration with Exeter’s Cygnet theatre this week with the opening night in the ‘Wren Presents . . .’ season with Scottish Folk Singer and fiddle player Mairi Campbell in concert with Nick Wyke and Becki Driscoll on Friday 28th March at 7.30pm.

Prices: Tickets are £12 (full) £10 (under 18s) available from Cygnet Theatre 01392 277189, Exeter Visitor Information Centre or on-line from www.wegottickets.com

‘Wren presents . . .’ is financially supported by Exeter Arts Council.

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.

10.30am-noon

Tickets: £7.50/£5.

Tours at 10.30am and noon

www.rammuseum.org.uk

When depicting ancestors, Maori carvers often include facial and body tattoos within their designs. These patterns are important because each marking may have an important personal meaning. Come and make a mask based on Maori designs as well as your personal meanings.

Parents are expected to stay with their children while they participate and must remain with them if they are under 8 years of age. Some activities are messy so please wear clothes that can get dirty. Aprons will be provided.

10.30am-3.30pm.

Book your tickets here online or from the museum reception in...