JNew Comedy Club nights in the theatre bar, with the best Stand Up’s on the touring circuit. Cabaret style seating in our theatre bar with Happy Hour prices. Bar snacks available.
Once again, the BSO returns to Exeter Cathedral for an atmospheric season finale. Scheherazade consisted of “separate, unconnected episodes and pictures” as Rimsky-Korsakov himself put it, from The Arabian Nights: snapshots, in other words, of a world he never knew. It is a triumph of imagination over experience; a feast of sumptuous colours and brilliant instrumental effect by the man who literally wrote the book on orchestration. Much of this brilliance is achieved by continuously dotting the score with passages for solo instruments. The...
From the Olivier award-winning Producer of West End hits Top Hat, The Play That Goes Wrong and Hetty Feather
Based on the subject and script work by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli
Frederico Fellini’s Oscar-winning La Strada is one of the all-time masterpieces of world cinema. This stunning new stage adaptation is directed by Olivier Award nominee Sally Cookson (Jane Eyre & Peter Pan National Theatre, Hetty Feather West End) and boasts a beautiful new score by Benji Bower with songs performed by an international cast of actor...
Transition Exeter has organized a hustings for the Devon County Council Elections on Thursday April 27th at Exeter Community Centre at 7pm.
Local candidates from will speak and answer questions from the public. The event will be chaired by Martyn Goss, Director of Church and Society and Convenor of Exeter Food Network.
The County Council election is on May 4th; however the proceedings may be coloured by the impending General Election on June 8th as many County Council matters are deeply influenced by policies of central government.
Lynn Smith a Partner and head of department at local law firm Kitsons Solicitors and Marjorie Creek a Private Client Solicitor in their Plympton branch, both full accredited members of Solicitors for the Elderly, have been singled out for praise by Anne Edis, President of the Solicitors for the Elderly.
The SFE is an independent, national organisation of over 1,500 solicitors, barristers and chartered legal executives, committed to providing the highest quality of legal advice for older and vulnerable people, their families and carers. It has campaigned hard, alongside other...
This week Exeter Phoenix announced the winners of its 2017 film commissions. Over the last three months, ideas for new short films and artist moving image work have been streaming in from all over the South West. The final six filmmakers have now been selected by a panel of industry experts to receive a share of over £10,000 worth of support from Exeter Phoenix and make their ideas a reality. The winning concepts include surrealist comedies, dramatic portraits of human endeavor and mental health, innovative animation, and artist moving image work exploring hybrid bodies.
Those looking to get onto the property ladder in Exeter and Devon will be happy to hear that it is easier to get a mortgage right now than any time since 2014.
After the housing crisis, mortgage lending standards became unreasonably tight for many years. The inability to source a mortgage has been an issue particularly acute among first-time buyers.
However, the tide appears to be changing as research has shown that nearly a third of mortgage brokers hadn't encountered any problems sourcing mortgage for any type of client in the latter half of last year. This figure was up...
Next month marks the 75th Anniversary of the Exeter Blitz and to mark the occasion, a free illustrated lecture is being held at the Guildhall.
Local historian Dr Todd Gray, MBE, will be talking about the single most destructive event to hit the city. The lecture takes place at 11am and 2pm on Thursday 4 May, the day of the anniversary.
Dr Gray, an Honorary Research Fellow at Exeter University, said that before the Blitz, Exeter had experienced two other events when the city was heavily damaged, by the Vikings in 1003 and during the Civil War of the 1640s, but the scale of...
One of RnB’s most iconic names; Alexander O'Neal, celebrates 30 years his iconic and groundbreaking album; Hearsay. He will be bringing his full 8 piece live band, with backing singers.
American born, Alexander O'Neal has created a cult appreciation across the globe. His back catalogue transporting his singles in to the UK and Billboard top tens as well as a triple platinum selling album and ever expanding discography. With chart smash 'Criticize' lighting up dance floors across the world twenty-five years after its release, his sound has transcended generations. Originally...
People can gain a fascinating insight into the Exeter Blitz and how locals took refuge from the falling bombs in Exeter’s Underground Passages at a series of events next week.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Exeter Blitz of 1942. Although the first bombs fell on Exeter on 25 April 1942, it was not until a few days later on 4 May that the city was devastated by what has become known as the Exeter Blitz. To commemorate these events, Exeter’s Underground Passages & the Red Coat Guided Tours have planned a number of events running from Monday (1 May) until Sunday (7 May...
