Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (6-9 November).
THEATRE
An Evening with Sir Roger Moore Friday, 7.30pm, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Celebrating 70 years in showbusiness this year, the Hollywood legend and James Bond star chats with biographer Gareth Owen about his extraordinary life and career. Featuring inside stories and exclusive anecdotes from an astonishing career that has included the hit TV series The Saint and The Persuaders, plus Hollywood blockbusters and, of course, seven iconic movies as the world’s most famous spy, 007....
307 Squadron Project invites you to Exeter’s Guildhall, on 15 November 2015, to remember the Polish 307 Squadron that defended the South West of England during the Second World War.
This special event is being attended by The Polish Ambassador Witold Sobków.
307 Squadron, part of the RAF, were night-fighters who fought the Luftwaffe over the skies of Britain and prevented Exeter from being totally destroyed during the blitz on the city in 1942.
On Sunday 15 November ‘307 Squadron Day’ at 10:00 the Polish flag will be raised over the Guildhall in the presence of the...
In reponse to the HMIC Rape Monitoring Group report out today, Thursday 5 November, Detective Superintendent Keith Perkin, Head of the Public Protection Unit, said: “The increase in reports of rape in Devon and Cornwall is in line with the national average.
“The report indicates that 87% of the increased reports nationally, between October 2012 and March 2015, is as a consequence of Operation Yewtree, the investigation into Jimmy Saville. Devon and Cornwall have not been immune to this and a percentage of the increased reports are down to this.
Exe-Arts, the community arts initiative set up by Superact's Patsy Lang, has reached the halfway milestone after a busy two months of fun creative workshops for all ages in art forms ranging from environmental sculpture and photography to graffiti art and experimental drawing.
As a culmination of the project, many of the pieces will be exhibited at the community festival on 12th December, which will also include a lantern parade and live performances. There are pictures and reflections of the sessions so far on the Exe-Arts facebook page. The Exe-Arts initiative also includes some...
Luxury jeweller Fraser Hart in Drake Mall, Plymouth, has more than enough style to take on James Bond – and share the limelight with the British spy in his latest outing as 007.
Spectre’s premiere was the springboard for Omega to launch its limited Bond edition watches.
Omega and the iconic 007 character have long associations: James Bond has worn an Omega watch since Pierce Brosnan embodied him in GoldenEye in 1995.
In the 24th film Spectre, Daniel Craig’s portrayal shows him wearing the distinctive Omega Seamaster 300.
This spectacular production follows the story of a young girl and her quest in search of The Snow Queen who has placed the Kingdom under an evil spell.Her magical adventure takes her on a journey across the frozen north where she encounters an enchanted reindeer, glittering Ice Princesses and charming Snowmen in search of true love.
A sprightly Raven guides her north to the Snow Queen's Palace of Ice. Only true love can break the spell and release the Kingdom from the Snow Queen's curse of eternal winter.
Ballet Theatre UK's renowned company of international dancers,...
The Award winning troupe are back with their unique family show which has toured the world. A 70- minute special stuffed with hilarious acts and amazing spectacles direct from the West End.
The popular 17 piece, now into its 32nd year, returns to Sidmouth with another exciting programme of feel good classics which take a nostalgic musical journey back to the golden age of swing. Stunning vocals from Paula Mitchell.
The Uncommon Players presents The Browning Version by Terence Rattigan
A beautiful and compelling short drama about integrity, timeless values and our capacity to survive. 'Few dramatists have written with more understanding of the human heart than Terence Rattigan' Performance starts at 7.30pm.
The First World War was a time of momentous change for individual people, families and society, when thrift and economy in dress became increasingly important on the home front.
Woollen serge and silk taffeta in dark or neutral colours were frequently worn as the availability of fabrics and dyestuffs was restricted. Practical, hard-wearing suits or ‘costumes’, and washable shirt-waister blouses became a kind of everyday uniform for women in Britain during the war.
This display is part of RAMM’s four-year programme of exhibitions, displays, events and activities that focuses...
