Exeter University Gilbert and Sullivan Society return in their 46 year with the critically acclaimed and hilarious political satire, Iolanthe.
Iolanthe focuses on Strephon, a half mortal and half immortal shepherd. Strephon hides this mysterious secret from his love, Phyllis, who is adored not only by Strephon but by the entirety of the House of Lords including the Lord Chancellor himself. When Phyllis catches Strephon with his mother, Iolanthe, who on account of being immortal looks the same age as Strephon, chaos and confusion ensues.
A modern and fun twist on an old-fashioned afternoon tea dance! The award-winning Sugar Dandies (as seen on Britain's Got Talent) serve up their special brew of performance, social dancing and party games. Bring your dancing shoes and be ready to take a whirl around the floor to your favourite Ballroom and Latin standards or to learn a new 'party' dance.
Dancers and non-dancers of all ages are welcome.
www.sugardandies.com
Tickets include tea and cake:
£18 (tables on stage) £14 (main auditorium).
All transactions are subject to a £2 booking fee....
A Sidmouth man in his 30s tragically died this weekend after a car he was working on collapsed onto him. Two crews of Firefighters from Sidmouth fire station were called to the man’s family home on Betjeman Close at around 6:30pm on Saturday evening. The crews found the man had already been released from the fallen car and gave CPR to the badly injured man. Fire crews then called for police assistance to take the man from the scene. A police helicopter arrived on scene at 7:30pm and airlifted the man to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A file is being...
Kick start your weekend with a fun Zumba party for charity!
Join us at the XCentre on Exeter Quay on Saturday 29th March for a fun-filled Zumba class for charity. Led by qualified dance teacher, Johanna Morgan of JM DanceFit, the class will be a great way to burn some calories while raising money for local people in need.
Everyone is welcome to attend, from complete beginners to those with more experience. Entry to the class will be just £4, which includes light refreshments. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Headway Devon - a local charity providing care, support and...
Richard Alston is "a choreographer for whom every dance is a love affair with his chosen music" THE TIMES. This programme matches the shimmering beauty of Ravel with smouldering tango and the exhilaration of Benjamin Britten.
SHIMMER is danced to the sun-drenched music of Ravel played live. Julien Macdonald's fabulous, jewel-encrusted cobweb costumes illuminate dazzling streaks of limpid choreography in a ravishingly beautiful piece of theatre.
Young people in Exeter who are flying the nest are not getting very far - instead choosing to buy their first property just a few miles from home.
A survey conducted by One Poll, on behalf of leading housebuilder Barratt Homes, has revealed that almost 70% of first time buyers in Exeter under the age of 35 are likely to move within a 20 mile radius of their family home.
Female buyers are even keener to stay close, with 25% preferring to only move up to 10 miles away, compared to 32% of males who would consider moving up to 20 miles away.
Written by Adam Long, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor.
From fig leaves to final judgement. Following the sell-out success of their 2013 UK Tour, it's apocalypse now as the three cultural guerrillas of The Reduced Shakespeare Company set their reductive sights on the good book with The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged).
Yes, it's an affectionate, irreverent roller coaster ride from fig leaves to Final Judgment as the bad boys of abridgement tackle the great theological questions: Did Adam and Eve have navels? Did Moses really look like Charlton Heston? And why isn't...
The UK barista championships held in Birmingham last weekend welcomed competitors from all over the UK where each entrant demonstrated their ‘barista’ skills to a panel of judges.
Steve Pearson from Devon Coffee, in Exeter’s Queen Street, battled against some of the best speciality coffee shops in the country and scored 490 points, placing him 14th on the leader board.
The competition involves each entrant presenting 4 espresso drinks, 4 cappuccinos and 4 espresso based beverages where the barista creates into a ‘signature’ drink. A combination of technical and sensory...
Insurance leaders will meet with Government Ministers today to discuss the industry’s response to the recent floods in the South West and Thames Valley at a Downing Street summit today.
Ministers are likely to call on the industry to ensure that floods claims are processed as soon as possible.
Companies representing 60% of the insurance market are due to report to ministers on what they have done to hire extra loss adjusters, or help customers access drying equipment. Speaking before the summit, Flooding Minister Dan Rogerson said: “We all need to pull together to help...
