Exeter

A trip to Theatre Alibi's Curiosity Shop is a mesmerising voyage of discovery

Leaving the Exeter Northcott with your mouth open after seeing a Theatre Alibi production is starting to become a regular occurrence. Curiosity Shop , which had its premiere tonight is the latest in a line of jaw-dropping productions by Exeter’s own Theatre Alibi.

A modern-day adaptation of the Dickens novel, the show blends photography, music, film and Theatre Alibi’s signature immersive performances and the end result is an utter triumph.

Directed by Nikki Sved, this is a very different style of performance from their last show here, The Crowstarver , which was quite...

Exeter Chiefs Colts Battle for Top Spot

Exeter Chiefs Colts V Brixham Colts

Exeter kept up their challenge for top spot in the Devon RFU Colts Shield competition hosting Brixham at Withycombe RFC. This season the boys have been rewarded with kit sponsorship from Astley Media, who have kindly provided warm up tops and playing shorts and socks.

They took to the pitch with pride in their new clothing. The ground staff at Withy had done a good job and the pitch was in great condition considering the atrocious weather we had after Christmas.

Brixham started well, trying to feed their forwards who were...

London fitness & leisurewear brand launched at Dukes

Designer fashion store Dukes, based in Exeter's Harlequin Centre, hosted an event last night to celebrate the arrival of a new range of lifestyle fitness, swimwear and loungewear by London-based brand Vevie.

Vevie was launched last year by Caroline Greenslade, who has designed lingerie, swimwear and loungewear for brands such as Heidi Klein, Agent Provocateur, Pistol Panties and Hoola, as well as being Head of Design for Debenhams.

About 80 people turned up to last night's launch event, which was a great success, with drinks and canapés by Exeter caterer Bon Gout served by...

What are We Doing About Exeter’s Triple Crown Status?

It was exciting to hear that the great and the good ventured up to London recently to see the launch of Exeter’s Triple Crown status on Bill Boards and in Underground Stations, maximising Exeter’s profile to London businesses who may be contemplating doing business with the region or relocating to this beautiful area of ours. BUT, what about the businesses based in Exeter that would also like to shout about Exeter’s buoyant, trend bucking successes; something all of us based in Exeter are part of?

A little while back we raised the idea of a Triple Crown logo to be developed for...

Celebrate International Women's Day in Exeter

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.

1908 Great unrest and critical debate was occurring amongst women. Women's oppression and inequality was spurring women to become more vocal and active in campaigning for change. Then in 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights.

1909 In accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America, the...

Exeter's church leaders to show off their baking skills

As part of a national charity campaign Exeter’s church leaders are battling to show off their baking skills.

The contestants will be baking their best bread under the watchful eye of the BBC’s Judi Spiers and local baker Emma Parkin of Emma’s Bread, a finalist in the 2012 Devon Life Awards.

Bishop Michael of Exeter, Methodist District Chair Rev Peter Pillinger, Canon Rev Ian Morter of Exeter Cathedral and Southernhay URC Elder Sabrina Groeschel will bring their best recipes to the Cathedral Green at 3.30pm on Monday 11 March for an outside bread bake off.

This year...

See films in a new way with Screen Talks at Exeter Picturehouse

Great films and great debates are the basis of ‘Screen Talks’, linking University of Exeter academics and the public through a programme of talks and film screenings at Exeter Picturehouse.

The aim of these special screenings is to prompt audiences to see a chosen film in a new way. Each screening includes a brief introduction to the film, and time for an informal discussion with audiences afterwards in the Picturehouse bar. By introducing a film like Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ from an expert in Film Studies or exploring Dustin Hoffman’s character in ‘Rain Man’ from a Medical History...

Exeter Quakers bring the ‘F’ Word to Exeter

Event Date: 
11/03/2013 - 10:00am to 15/03/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
St Stephen's Church, High Street, Exeter

The 'F' stands for Forgiveness - The Forgiveness Project is an exhibition of posters describing the stories of people who have been directly affected by violent crimes, rape, kidnapping, murder and the killing of a child.

The exhibition will be at St Stephen’s Church, High Street, Exeter. It will be open from 10.00am to 4.00pm Monday 11th March to Friday 15th and from 12.00 to 4.00pm on Sunday 10th and 4.00pm to 7.30pm on Monday 11th.

The exhibition reveals how the survivors and victims of these crimes have found their individual way through to allow them to forgive the...

Xpression FM to host charity football match

Authored by Simosloth
Posted: Thu, 03/07/2013 - 5:57pm

The second annual Xpression FM Charity football match is taking place on Sunday 17 March.

The match is being held on the Rubber crumb at the University of Exeter Sports Park and will feature a team of pundits from the University’s radio station taking on a team of University staff including lecturers and SABBs.

The event will raise money for the Adam Stansfield Foundation, a local charity set up in honour of the former Exeter city striker who tragically died of bowel cancer in 2010.

The foundation aims to promote a healthy lifestyle for children across Devon,...

Plans for Exeter's new Deaf Academy revealed at RAMM

The lead architect behind the ground-breaking plans for Exeter’s new Deaf Academy revealed the Design Team’s inspiration at an event at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Wednesday 6 March.

Professor Alex de Rijke, founding director of dRMM and Dean of Architecture at the Royal College of Art, explained how the award-winning architects use natural light, colour and space in their projects. He discussed how this has influenced the development of an innovative design for the Deaf Academy aimed at those who communicate visually through sign language.

Guests were able to...

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