Your guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend

Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (29 Septmeber – 1 October).

THEATRE

Comedy at the Park
Friday, 7pm,  Sandy Park, Exeter
An evening of comedy with Simon Feilder (MC),Diane Spencer, Alan Havey and James Sherwood. Tickets £10, £15 to include a meal on the evening. https://sandypark.shop.secutix.com/list/events

Rough Justice
Friday & Saturday, The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth
A play that makes you think. Controversial? Yes. What would we do in such circumstances? In the dock, having admitted responsibility for the death of his severely incapacitated child, James Highwood, the host of a popular television program, British Justice?, conducts his own defence. This brings him into conflict with the Judge and the prosecutor whilst striving to explain his intentions and belief that the jury alone have the right to determine the verdict – murder or manslaughter. Tickets £10.  Box office: 07484 509514 or book at http://blackmoretheatre.co.uk

Puppetry of the Penis
Saturday, 7.30pm, Exeter Corn Exchange
Two near naked men (they wear shoes) manipulate their nether regions using the Ancient Art of Genital Origami, providing the audience with a hilarious array of shapes and impersonations which will be projected onto a huge video screen. Please note this is a non-sexual show and does contain full frontal male nudity. Over 18s only. www.exetercornexchange.co.uk

The Country Wife
Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
The Crediton Art Centre’s resident drama group, The Brown Paper Bag Theatre Company, performed William Wycherley’s 1675 play, The Country Wife, over four nights in Crediton during January to great critical acclaim, and are bringing the show, for one night, to Exeter Barnfield Theatre. With a very strong cast, fabulous late 17th century style costumes (elegantly made almost entirely from Charity Shop curtain material), and dance tunes of the time from a string and wind quartet, director Julian Wild has created a fast-paced and very funny interpretation of Wycherley’s satirical portrait of sex, love and marriage in the decadent Restoration era. Tickets £12 (£10). www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

MUSIC

Anathema
Friday, 7pm, Exeter Phoenix
Anathema’s eleventh full-length The Optimist is out now and cements their title as one of the UK’s most revered rock bands where they reveal some of the darkest, most challenging and unexpected music the sextet have put their name to.  Tickets £21. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Solarference & Rosa Rebecca
Friday, 7.30pm, Cygnet Theatre, Exeter
Double Bill in association with Cygnet Theatre & Wren Music. Singers and sound artists Nick Janaway and Sarah Owen perform a genre-defying mix of live sampling and traditional folk song, with voice at the heart of the music.  Tickets:  £10. http://www.wegottickets.com/cygnettheatre

The Lambrettas & The Chords UK
Saturday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
The Lambrettas came into being in the late 1970s – they are most remembered for their second single Poison Ivy, and album Beat Boys in the Jet Age. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Frankie’s Guys: The songs of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre
Celebrate the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons with Frankie’s Guys. One of the most  consistent 60s super groups, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a string of worldwide hits, selling over 100 million records and earning themselves a place in the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  https://exeternorthcott.co.uk/

EVENTS

Devon County Antique Fairs
Saturday, The Matford Centre, Matford Park Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter
A huge selection of quality antiques on offer including, silver, jewellery, furniture of all periods, retro items, vintage clothing, collectables, home furnishings, books, postcards, pictures, prints, coins, medals, toy and many more. There is always something special to find at affordable prices. Admission : 9am - 10am early entry £4.50 per person, 10am - 4pm £3.50, under 16s free.  http://www.antiques-fairs.com/index.html

Inside Outside Markets
Sunday, Transit Shed, Exeter Quayside, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4AN
This general market features a diverse selection of market traders. 10am-5pm.

Big Fish Little Fish
Sunday Exeter Phoenix
An after noon of fun for the whole family. The theme for this event is “If You Go Down To The Woods Today” - optional (but encouraged) fancy dress. Think woodland creatures, nature, fairies, elves, let your imagination run wild! http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/big-fish-little-fish/

EXHIBITIONS

Exeter Contemporary Open
Exeter Phoenix
An annual, open submission exhibition that presents work from some of the most exciting emerging and established artists from across the UK and beyond. The exhibition is a valuable platform which aims to reflect a variety of current themes and concerns in contemporary art practice. Open 10am-5.30pm daily. Free.

Exeter’s Fine Art Collection: Modern
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
The exhibition includes two works by the British Pop Art movement artist Brian Rice, gifted through the Art Fund and on display for the first time.This diverse selection features Barbara Hepworth’s remarkable figurative drawing Preparation, Leighton Hall Woolatt’s Post Eleven Speaking and Patrick Heron’s Two Vermilions, Green and Purple in Red. RAMM’s fine art collection is on display from 12 September until 29 April 2018 and can be explored online at: http://bit.ly/RAMMFineArt\

Dead On Arrival 
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey
Showing national and international artist/makers whose practice involves the use of ethically-sourced, human or animal remains. Work includes jewellery, sculpture, textiles, taxidermy and photography, alongside historical artefacts lent by Plymouth Council Arts and Heritage, illustrating how artists are influenced by materials historically used to decorate and adorn. Free entry. Open dail 10am-5.30pm, until 5 November.  http://www.crafts.org.uk/Events