Exeter

Hospiscare Open Gardens - St Leonards

Event Date: 
25/05/2013 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
50 St Leonards Road and Orchard House, St Leonards Road

50 St Leonards Road

The garden at 50 St Leonards Road is a long and narrow townhouse garden, shaded and busy, with a variety of fruit trees and bushes, flowering shrubs, wild flowers, and a small area of raised beds for vegetables. Open 2pm-5pm, admission by donation. Unfortunately there is no wheelchair access and no dogs allowed.

Directions to 50 St Leonards Road: St Leonards road runs from Magdalen road to Topsham road. Number 50 is on the right hand side going towards Topsham road, near the crossroads with Wonford road. This is close to the H bus route.

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Rediscover Killerton's garden- trees

Event Date: 
01/06/2013 - 11:00am to 02/06/2013 - 4:30pm
Venue: 
Killerton Estate, Broadclyst

The second of four events throughout the year that will let you rediscover the remarkable hillside garden at Killerton.

Uncover the richness of Killerton's tree collection with guided walks showing off the conifers and unusual shrubs. Follow the discovery trails and activities. Get a chance to meet the gardeners and see what makes this garden so special.

11am-4.30pm, normal admission applies.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton

Double Dickens

Event Date: 
28/06/2013 - 7:30pm to 29/06/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Adaptable Theatre return to Exeter with a special celebration of the work of Charles Dickens. Tim Knight and Ian Pearce present Double Dickens. Be prepared for laughter and tears as Doctor Marigold tells of his life on the road as a Victorian salesman. Enjoy the spectacle of Mr Pickwick trying to survive The Trial of Pickwick.

A memorable character based piece of storytelling which will delight audiences of all ages.

Tickets £8, £7 conc.

Box office: 01392 270891

www.barnfieldtheatre.com

Get to the Future

Event Date: 
28/06/2013 - 7:00pm to 29/06/2013 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Following on from their smash hit adaptations of Flash Gordon and Star Wars, Get Changed Theatre company bring you Get To The Future, which forcopyright reasons may or may not bear any resemblance to a classic 80s Time Travel adventure. What we can promise is a show packed full with laughter, music and surprises.

Tickets £7, £4 conc.

Box office: 01392 270891

www.barnfieldtheatre.com

Exeter College A Level Drama Showcase 2013

Event Date: 
27/06/2013 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Join us for an evening that celebrates the exam work of Exeter College’s AS Level Drama and Theatre Studies students.

The work will feature extracts from a range of seminal 20th century plays, including Harold Pinter and Charlotte Keatley, as well as contemporary playwrights, Patrick Marber and Lucy Prebble.

The students have worked with the methodologies of influential theatre director, Katie Mitchell, in the rehearsal and performance of a range of dramatic texts that have in common, an exploration into the complexities of human relationships at their core.

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A Very Important Date!

Event Date: 
23/06/2013 - 3:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

We all know the story of the girl who fell down the rabbit hole...

Razzamataz Exeter presents its own twisted take on this enchanting tale through street dance, song, puppetry, physical theatre, mime and more!

The youngest of our performers are just 4 years old, and the oldest are 18 - all of whom work together each week learning drama, dance andsinging to unravel the crazy, funky world which Alice discovers through the rabbit hole...

Tickets £8.50, £6.50 conc.

Box office: 01392 270891

www.barnfieldtheatre.com

Peter Pan

Event Date: 
13/06/2013 - 7:00pm to 16/06/2013 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

JM Barrie’s classic tale of the boy who never grew up is magically brought to life by the talented final year students of Exeter College’s BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma Performing Arts course.

On her last night in the Darling family nursery Wendy and her brothers John and Michael receive an unexpected visitor. Soon they are flying off with Peter Pan and his mischievous fairy, Tinker Bell, to the magical world of Neverland where adventures and imagination abound.

Full of swashbuckling pirates, lost boys and Indians this Classic traditional tale is sure to delight the whole...

Edge Comedy Club: Nick Page

Event Date: 
01/06/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Edge Comedy Club returns to the Barnfield Theatre to bring you the best of UK stand up.

This month’s headliner is the fantastic Nick Page who will be supported by a full line up of brilliant comedy talent!

Nick Page is a disgraced former Daytime TV presenter and convicted forger who revels in the kind of stories most people would want locked in the darkest cupboard. His unique rapid fire delivery will leave you wondering how anyone can get through so many words so quickly, and how he’s escaped justice, or at least retribution, for so long.

Doors Open 7pm

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Jammy Voo presents Birdhouse

Event Date: 
25/06/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

You may not remember Mrs Smith crossing the street in Hitchcock's classic film The Birds, or Ms Schiffer and Miss Spoke lurking in the background of the café, or Miss Shire working behind the counter in the petrol station...

In Jammy Voo's Birdhouse, these minor characters step out of the shadows; sole survivors of the bird attack that wiped out the town. Taking refuge in the Coronet Cinema, they live in a permanent state of post-traumatic shock. Will they now survive their own personal apocalypses?

This wonderfully surreal comedy horror, featuring sumptuous visuals, wild...

Funding not Drowning: The crisis in regional arts funding

Event Date: 
12/06/2013 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Funding not Drowning: The crisis in regional arts funding with Professor Frayling Arts funding is being squeezed hard in this harsh economic climate, nowhere more than outside London in regional theatres, libraries and arts and culture organisations.

To address this, Professor Frayling, Chairman of Arts Council England from 2005 until January 2009 and formerly Rector of The Royal College of Art, will discuss the future of funding of the arts, with a particular focus on the problems of allocation of funding between regional and national organisations.

This will be followed...

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