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Ghost the Musical

Event Date: 
22/01/2020 - 7:30pm to 25/01/2020 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott

Based on the iconic 1990s film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost tells the amazing story of enduring love and betrayal using humour, tragedy and an incredible musical score.

Long-time couple Sam and Molly are living happily in New York. On their way back to their apartment one night, they are mugged at gunpoint, leaving Sam murdered in the street. Sam realises he is trapped between this world and the next as a Ghost and desperately wanting to reconnect with Molly, who he finds out is in severe danger herself. With the help of storefront psychic Oda Mae...

The Great Gatsby

Event Date: 
15/01/2020 - 7:45pm to 18/01/2020 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Norhcott

The 20s are back and the honour would be entirely ours if you would attend our little party.

The champagne is flowing, the music is playing and everyone who knows anyone is here… but has anyone actually met the host yet?

Taking you back to the roaring twenties, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby throws you into the glamour and scandal of American high-society – subverting the “American Dream” with disastrous consequences.

A cocktail of romance, deceit, money and morality, this is a party you don’t want to miss.

https://exeternorthcott.co.uk/calendar/the-...

Bang Bang!

Event Date: 
06/02/2020 - 7:30pm to 15/02/2020 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott

John Cleese makes his stage writing debut with a hilarious new adaptation of this classic comedy – a delicious blend of French farce and Fawlty Towers based on Monsieur Chasse! by Georges Feydeau.

(Mr John Cleese does not appear in this production – he wanted to, but we wouldn’t let him.)

When Leontine, a respectable society lady, discovers that she’s been hoodwinked by her husband, Duchotel, who’s always pretending to go hunting but really chasing after other ‘prey’, she vows to take revenge on the philanderer! But while Duchotel’s away, his lifelong friend comes calling...

Learn to cook and help save the planet!

Devon County Council is running a series of free six-week cookery courses to teach residents to cook a range of basic meals while covering the top tips that help reduce food waste at home.

Eight ‘DIY Dinner’ courses will take place in towns across the county during January and February in another example of the council’s commitment to help communities reduce food waste and carbon emissions in support of the Devon Climate Declaration.

Each course will be led by an experienced community food worker and will include recipes from Recycle Devon’s newly launched cook book ‘Have...

Get Your Jazz Hands Ready Chicago is Coming to Town! QE’s Theatre Academy is Counting Down to Showtime!

QE’s Theatre Academy is getting ready to dazzle and delight local audiences with its latest theatrical spectacular; a very special high school version of the world famous musical, Chicago.

Set in 1920’s Jazz-age Chicago the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same time, by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, about actual criminals she reported on.

The story plays alongside a classic soundtrack featuring showstoppers such as “All That Jazz and “Razzle Dazzle”, is a satirical take on corruption, media, fame and justice, and follow’s the exploits of Roxie Hart after she kills...

Exeter-based tech company named in global top 10 VR experiences of 2019

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 01/15/2020 - 10:45am

A virtual reality simulation developed near Exeter has made a global list of top 10 VR experiences for 2019.

The training simulation was developed for Concawe, a safety advisory board for the European oil refinery industry.

It is designed to train oil refinery plant operators in hazard perception techniques and safety awareness, using gaze strategy research from academics at the University of Exeter.

The list of VR experiences was compiled by virtualrealitymarketing.com, the world’s biggest business directory of VR, AR and 360 video studios.

The team behind...

Exeter insurance company’s incredible year of fundraising for children’s hospice

Staff at local insurer The Exeter have raised an incredible £21,716.64 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

The health and life cover specialists, based at the Exeter Business Park in Emperor way, chose CHSW as their charity partner in 2019 and staff stepped up to support the cause in a number of ways.

Members of the team took part in the Prudential RideLondon and Virgin Money Giving London Marathon as well as Exeter’s Great West Run.

Staff held a summer barbecue, bake-offs, and they even delivered Christmas hampers for the care team working at the Little...

Housebuilder brings £37 million investment to local area in 2019

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 01/15/2020 - 7:44am

Five star housebuilder Barratt Developments has built 591 new homes in the Exeter region in the last 12 months, and brought more than £37 million to local communities.

The figures are obtained from the company’s annual socio-economic footprint and highlight how much the local economy benefits from the building of new homes, thanks to a combination of programmes that form part of each new housing development.

The company, which includes David Wilson Homes, spent £22 million on physical works in the community to improve highways, outdoor spaces and local facilities. A further...

Devon store events raise money for good causes

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 01/14/2020 - 8:50pm

Nearly £13,000 has been raised by Devon and Dorset co-operative colleagues and customers in 2019 for local causes close to their hearts.

Every year, each convenience store part of Southern Co-op, partners with a special local cause chosen by colleagues.

The Co-operative Food store colleagues then have a year to hold fundraising events in aid of the cause.

In 2019, 15 different causes were chosen by the Devon and Dorset stores including 17th Exeter Alphington Scouts, Alzheimer's Research UK, Bow Recreation Group CIC, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, Dorset County...

Now showing: Cinema for the mind, body and soul

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 01/14/2020 - 10:52am

A trip to the cinema can actually be good for us and help us step away from the mounting pressure of being online all the time.

That’s according to new research released today from Vue and University College London, revealing that a few hours behind the big screen can have fascinating benefits on our brain function, social connections, productivity and creativity.

Through an academic experiment conducted by UCL’s Faculty of Experimental Psychology, a group of volunteers were tested with biometric sensors to see what happens to our minds and bodies during a two-hour film...

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