The Lyric and Filter’s riotous reinterpretation of one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, comes to Exeter Northcott, after its critically acclaimed London and international festival runs.
Featuring original live music, this classic tale of young lovers and warring fairies is given a unique and irreverent twist.
Don’t miss one of the most exciting and inventive Shakespeare productions of recent years.
Multi-award-winning Mark Bruce Company present a striking dance theatre adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a tragic descent into the darkest sides of human nature.
Goaded by the whispers of demons, the Macbeths (Jonathan Goddard, Eleanor Duval) unleash murder for their own gains and set in motion their path to madness and self-destruction, unravelling events in a nightmare they cannot control.
With a cast of nine and designed by the creative team that brought you Dracula and The Odyssey, this dance theatre production realises a beautifully harrowing vision of an internal...
Our annual Picnic at the Park event is back on Sunday 3rd June!
Get ready for a whole host of fun activities lined up for all the family!
The popular event consists of; assault course, Clayzer laser clay pigeon shooting, dance display by Danceworks Devon, fun dog show sponsored by Animals in Distress and the River Dart Country Park static vehicle display. There will be appearances from All Whites Rugby Ladies, Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team (Ashburton), Dartmoor National Park, South Hams Hawks & Owls, and Party Ponies By Humaryn/ Humaryn Shetland Pony Rides will be...
Renowned author and palliative care physician Dr Kathryn Mannix to hold presentation and Q&A at RD&E as part of ‘Dying Matters’ week.
Death, Dying and Wisdom in an Age of Denial; that’s the strapline for the hugely acclaimed book, With the End in Mind, by Kathryn Mannix. Monday 14th May will see her hold two Q&As following presentations linked to her book and her own experiences with end-of-life care. Linked to the RD&E’s involvement in the Dying Matters Week , these two events will provide a unique perspective on the only certainty in life we all face.
Devon County Council is reminding users of Household Waste Recycling Centres to think about the waste they are taking to the sites to avoid wasting the time of council staff and that of the emergency services. It follows the temporary closure of the Knowle Hill Recycling Centre in Exmouth on Wednesday after an unknown chemical was dumped in the main bay at the centre. For the safety of the public the centre was evacuated and closed for a few hours and the fire service were called. The site reopened once the chemical – which turned out to be sheep dip – was removed. Recycling Centres aren’t...
Brogan Coates, a second year marine biology student studying at the University of Exeter, is to join a team of women kayaking the length of Wales collecting plastic as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the damage that single-use plastics cause to our oceans every year.
The campaign, which first happened last year, is organised by ‘Love Her Wild’ an organisation designed to empower women into exploring the world around them.
The whole distance of 241km, from Ellesmere Port to Sharpness, is to be kayaked by a 17-woman team, with Brogan taking part in the last of the...
With just a few days to go before polling day the Electoral Commission, the independent body which oversees elections, is highlighting what voters need to know to vote in the elections and answering some of the most common questions and misconceptions.
The elections
4 out of 37 Local Authorities in the South West have elections on 3 May.
Local government elections select councillors, who are responsible for making decisions on running services in your local area.
People can find out if they have elections in their area on the Commission’s Your Vote Matters...
Top 100 law firm Michelmores, today announces the rebranding of its existing Technology Media and Communications practice.
Headed up by Partner Tom Torkar, the new Technology & Innovation Team will be made up of an expanded group of experienced lawyers who will deliver innovative, joined-up solutions through a multi-disciplinary approach. The team will include Richard Cobb (corporate), David Thompson (commercial), Charlotte Bolton (IP) Nathaniel Lane (data privacy and security), Tom Stenner-Evans (employment disputes), and Brian Garner (tax).
Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed overnight on Wednesday 9 May.
The road will be closed from 8.30pm on Wednesday 9 May, and will re-open by 5:30am the following morning (Thursday 10 May).
The closure is needed for the installation of Automatic Traffic Counters, and Devon County Council’s maintenance contractor Skanska will also be taking the opportunity to clean out drainage gullies.
The traffic counters are magnetic loops sealed in the road surface which record the number of vehicles travelling over them and feed the information to a roadside cabinet. The data...
Scouts in the Cullompton area have a new long term home thanks to the work of five star housebuilder Barratt Homes.
Apprentices from the housebuilder, which this year celebrates its 60th anniversary, have built a brand new community hub for the scouts with the Cullompton Scout Centre officially handed over to the group at a recent opening ceremony.
And the new residents were full of praise for the new facility which can accommodate all 60 members of the group and has room for them to expand in the future.
Scout leaders James Buczkowski and Sarah Wyatt said they were...
