Paul Taylor Mills is delighted to announce The Summer Paly Festival 2017, bringing weekly rep to The Manor Pavilion Theatre with one company presenting a season of twelve classic revivals from Thursday 22 June to Friday 22 September 2017.
Paul said: "It's hard to find the right way to explain how privileged I feel to be presenting our fifth season of plays at The Manor Pavilion Theatre. I am utterly overwhelmed with the reception we have received both locally and across the country and am proud that we are the last standing weekly play season in the entire country. The season...
Girlings Retirement Rentals, the UK’s market leader in retirement rentals, is hosting an open day at Homecourt House in Exeter, Devon on Wednesday 5 July to welcome over 55s interested in renting one of three one-bedroom apartments, in one of the most desirable retirement destinations in the UK. Exeter has been named one of the top 20 places to live in the UK. This vibrant city with its stunning Cathedral, great restaurants and fast connections to London is also surrounded by beautiful countryside and close to seaside resorts on East Devon’s World Heritage Listed coastline. Doors will open...
The line-up of best-selling authors and budding literary stars for the annual Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival has been announced.
Now in its ninth year, the themes of the 2017 Festival will be nature, wildlife and history, including family history and memoir. There will also be magical events for children to help mark the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book.
The opening day of the Festival on 13th September will include an “in-conversation” event with Festival President, Dame Hilary Mantel MBE, who’s eagerly anticipated final book in her Cromwell trilogy is...
Exeter Northcott Theatre is proud to present a brand-new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors.
The production will open at Exeter’s Rougemont Gardens before touring to Knackershole Barn in Dulverton and Torre Abbey in Torquay.
Directed by Metta Theatre’s Poppy Burton-Morgan, the production will feature a cast of recent graduates including Martin Bassindale (Antipholus of Syracuse), Katriona Brown (Ring Mistress), Ella Dunlop (Dromio of Ephesus), Grace Hussey (Dromio of Syracuse), Lucy Rothwell (Luciana), Jennifer Ruth-Adams (Adriana), Tanwyn Smith-Meek (...
Families for Children, local adoption agency and charitable trust, were joined by patron and adoptee Michael Caines, MBE, to officially launch their new Centre for Adoption Support, the Atrium.
The launch, which was hosted by Lucy and Jim Fisher at Exeter Cookery School, welcomed guests from local authorities, adopted families, funders of the project and service users. They heard how the new look service will enable the Charity to provide vital new adoption support services in the region.
Michael says: “I have experienced first-hand the support of this charity in...
Coronation Street’s Steven swaps the cobbled street of Weatherfield for The Exmouth stage as the Pavilion panto gets extended by huge demand with its biggest pantomime ever!
It may only be June however panto bosses at Exmouth Pavilion are already working hard towards their biggest pantomime to date.
This year Trio Entertainment will return to produce The fun-filled family favourite “Cinderella” starring Coronation Streets and Dancing On Ice star ‘Steven Arnold” best known for his role as Ashley Peacock in Coronation Street.
Former Crystal Palace defender Luke Croll has joined Exeter City on a permanent deal.
Luke, who can play at left-back or centre-half, spent the majority of last season on loan at St James Park where he played 20 games for the club helping them to reach the League Two play-off final.
Speaking about making his move to Exeter permanent, 22-year-old Luke said: “I am delighted. Last season, when I was on loan, I really enjoyed my time here and the environment of the club and the management and the players is what made we want to sign.
The glorious parklands of Bicton Arena come under the spotlight during the second weekend of July (8-9) when its second British Eventing-affiliated horse trials take place.
Classes ranging from BE80T to open novice will be staged, attracting both grass roots riders and those riding horses that are moving up through the levels.
Measures have been implemented to ease the ground including intensive sward maintenance using the arena’s Terra Spike Verti-Drain, which has resulted in vigorous growth and deep rooting thereby allow the dense grass to have a cushion effect.
