Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (24-26 June).

THEATRE

Spamalot
Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre
Stage by Stage returns with another high-energy, high comedy explosion! This spectacular staging of the award-winning Broadway and West End show features all the classic characters, including The Knights who Say Ni and the ferocious Frenchmen with a taste for elderberries. If you like dancing nuns, singing cows and all the silliness of Monty Python then this show will be your ‘Holy Grail’! Always look on the bright side of life!  https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
Fairyland is the wild and wonderful night club world of ‘The 43’ in Gerrard Street and the Kit Kat Club. The wood  ‘a mile outside the town’, is St James’ Park. Theseus has an Art Deco palace and music from the period, chosen to fit both characters and scenes, is played and sung by the marvelous ‘Music Deco’. Duke Theseus has won the war but how will he cope with marriage? Will the lovers ever sort out who ends up with whom? Will Oberon and Titania finally get the weather sorted out?  Will Bottom’s mishap mean that Quince’s play never makes it to the West End? All these questions, and some you never knew you had, will be answered in the ELTC. Tickets £12.50 (£10.50 under 16s) http://www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk/

Pulling Out
Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
Inspired by frank and often funny accounts of young dads trying to go the distance, Pulling Out is a spirited look at unplanned parenthood from the male perspective.  Tickets: £12 (£10). https://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk

MUSIC

British Sea Power
Friday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
Hailed as ‘the best band in Britain’ by the Sunday Times, the Brighton-based indie-rock six piece bring their 2016 tour to Exeter. Tickets £15 standing https://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Live Music
Friday, various venues, Exeter
John Gandy’s, Gandy Street: Dave Can’t Dance, 9pm, free.
The Sorry Head, Blackboy Road: Charge! 9pm, free.

Solarference
Saturday, 7.30pm, Exeter Phoenix
Award winning folk & laptop duo Solarference (Nick Janaway and Sarah Owen) present their new album Locks & Bolts – ten traditional songs on a theme of freedom & constraint, recorded live in January of this year in the duo’s unique style. Expect a night of warm, percussive and atmospheric music with a unique live energy, plus special guests TBC.
Tickets £8.50 (£6.50) https://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Decollated/Dulluhan/Warcrab
Saturday, 8pm, Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
A night of local metal bands, with newcomers and old favourites. Thrash, melodic, death, and progressive bands bringing an array of fantastic performances. Tickets £5.

Dawlish Music Festival
Saturday, various venues, Dawlish
A day of live music in every pub in the town.  www.dawlishmusicfestival.co.uk

Live Music
Saturday, various venues
Venezia, Exeter Quay: Greg Hancock, 7pm, free.
The Royal Oak, Nadderwater: Shovelhead, 3pm, free.
Heart of Oak, Pinhoe, Exeter: Upside Down, 9pm, free.
The Famous Old Barrel, Exmouth: House of Kane, 8.30pm, free.
The Strand Inn, Exmouth: Jump Jive & Boogie, 9pm, free.
The Wings Barn, Exmouth: Monopole, 9pm, free.

Matt Cardle ‘Intimate & Live’
Sunday, 7.30pm, Exeter Northcott Theatre
Matt Cardle shot to fame when he was crowned the winner of The X Factor in 2010. This is a special ‘Intimate & Live’ evening where Matt will perform material from his three Top 10 albums past, breath-taking covers and an exclusive preview of songs from his forthcoming new LP. Tickets £23. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk/whats-on/

Jess Vincent in Concert with special guest  Peter James Millson
Sunday, Hope Hall, Wonford, Exeter
Peter James Millson will be joining Jess Vincent for this intimate night of superb songs by two excellent west country songwriters. Tickets £10, doors 7.30pm, music from 8pm. https://www.wegottickets.com/event/356483

Live Music
Sunday, various venues
Buccaneers Bar, Crediton: Piano in the Bar, 7pm, free.
The Famous Old Barrel, Exmouth: Celtic Soul Brothers, 8.30pm, free.
The Beach, Exmouth: Honest John & Ray Beavis, 9pm, free.
First & Last Inn, Exmouth: Vanity, 6.30pm, free.
Bicton Inn, Exmouth: Music on Sunday, 5pm, free.

EVENTS

Open Air Film and Chill
Friday & Saturday, 6pm, Pavilion in the Park, Okehampton
Open Air Film and Chill is set to bring two iconic films to the big screen, an all time favourite Top Gun on Friday and musical Dirty Dancing on Saturday. Tickets are available to purchase online priced from £12, full details of purchase are available on the facebook page.  Tickets from £12 for standard tickets to £16 for inclusive tickets.   https://www.facebook.com/okehamptonfilmfestival/ or http://www.openairfilmandchill.com

Coffee Morning
Saturday, 10am, Trefoil Lodge, Buddle Lane, Exeter
The usual stalls, cake, craft activities for youngsters, bric a brac and more, 10am-noon.  All donations welcome.

Exeter Dissenters Graveyard open day
Saturday, 11am,  Magdalen Street, Exeter
The graveyard will be open to visitors between 11am and 4pm. Visitors will be able to see the work taking place to repair monuments and headstones, excavation which could reveal a previously unknown underground vault and find out more about the families connected to the graveyard which is situated at the junction of Magdalen Street and Bull Meadow Road. www.edgt.org.uk

Topsham Community Market
Saturday, 8.30am, Matthew’s Hall, Topsham, Exeter
A good mix food stalls, antiques, clothes, jewellery and craft stalls, every Saturday, 8.30am-1pm.

RSPB family friendly nature walk
Saturday, 2pm, RSPB Shop, Darts Farm, Topsham, Exeter
Family friendly walks which showcase the beautiful surrounding farmland and wetlands - a great chance to get out and see some wildlife. The RSPB’s resident expert will be alongside to answer questions and point things out. 2pm-3pm (binoculars available for hire). RSPB members free, non-members £3.

Broadclyst Fun Day and family dog show
Saturday, 11am, Broadclyst Recreation Ground, EX5 3JB
An action-packed day of kids races, events, displays, stalls and the very popular Family Dog Show with 10 classes commencing at 2pm. There will be a barbecue, bar, cream teas and ice creams. 11am-5pm.
www.broadclyst.org 

RSPCA Shelter Day
Sunday, 11am, RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter, Black Hat Lane, Bakers Hill, Exeter EX2 9TA
The annual shelter day and fun dog show promises lots of fun and games for all the family including stalls, refreshments and barbecue.
Entry £1 adults, children 50p, under 5s free. 11am-4pm.

South Lawn Terrace since Victorian Times
Sunday, 2pm, South Lawn Terrace, Heavitree, Exeter
A summertime, family-fun, community-involved performance celebrating the South Lawn Terrace area since Victorian Times.  Take a stroll through time and see familiar streets through new eyes! To get your full joining details please sign up by email at  interwoven@jojospinks.com ir by phone/text: 07855 935137. http://interwovenproductions.jojospinks.com

EXHIBITIONS

Pine Feroda
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey
An exhibition of beautiful titanic-size woodcut prints. Every single work is swiftly and skilfully crafted by the Pine Feroda collective – comprising of five south west based artists, seamlessly working together in harmony on the north coast of Devon. The exhibition runs until 3 July. 10am-5.30pm.  http://www.crafts.org.uk

Inspired by Dartmoor
Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown
Visitors to the National Park Visitor Centre in Princetown can enjoy an exhibition of the work of four members of the West Dartmoor Art Group. David Mather, Peter Blake, John Streeter and Gloria Sprague will be exhibiting a selection of paintings in different media, all inspired by their love of Dartmoor.  The exhibition runs until Thursday 30 June and the centre is open daily,10am-5pm. http://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/visiting

Flower Power: Botanical illustrations from India
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
An exhibition of beautiful early 19th-century illustrations of Indian flora exploring the plants’ usage in traditional Ayurvedic and modern medicine.  Part of Naturally Inspired: RAMM’s season of botanicals, gardens and landscapes. The exhibition runs until September. http://www.rammuseum.org.uk