Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (16-18 February).

THEATRE

The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon
Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott
A magical tale of big ideas and sky-high courage… Some pretty odd ideas are floating around Paul’s street. There’s Mabel, whose brother hides under a brown paper bag. And Clarence the poodle who thinks he can fly. But Paul has the oddest idea of all. He thinks that the moon is a hole in the sky and he’s going to climb into it. Anything’s possible in this warm and very funny story by David Almond. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

God Only Knows
Sunday, 6.30pm, Rediscover Church, Northernhay Street, Exeter
Comedy with Scotsman Mark Ritchie. Mark’s  unique and popular style of comedy fuses his own funny and bizarre experiences with a personal reflection on his own journey to discovering faith and finding a relationship with God. Tickets are free but need to be booked at  www.rediscoverchurch.com/comedy

Jessica Fostekew: The Silence of the Nans (Touring Stand Up Story Show)
Sunday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
(Read in film-trailer voice): Last summer Jessica did two reasonably significant things. One, a story of pure joy. The other, a tale of entrapment, torment and gelato. This show tells the second story. The horrid one. This is an epic comedy-horror-story about a disaster at sea from which there was no escape. (Normal voice): Jessica co-hosts the mighty Guilty Feminist podcast which has reached over 10 million listeners. https://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk

Andy Zaltman
Sunday, 7.30pm, Exeter Phoenix
Andy Zaltzman is a stand-up comedian, broadcaster and author, who has firmly established himself in the vanguard of British comedy with his unique brand of political satire. Tickets £12. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

MUSIC

Phonic FM 10th Birthday featuring Talisman
Saturday, Exeter phoenix
Phonic FM’s tenth anniversary celebrations take a reggae turn with acclaimed roots rockers Talisman supported by Revelation Roots with Highest Grade DJs on hand in the bar.  Tickets £12 standing. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Victorian Time Travellers’ Ball
Saturday, 7pm, RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
Calling all time travellers!
 Roll up for the adventure of a lifetime inside Exeter’s only genuine time machine, RAMM. Where else can you experience music, magic and mayhem while passing from Devon’s prehistoric past, through its meddlesome Middle Ages to its Vintage Victorian present? Normal Tickets £24. Doors open at 6.30pm Steampunk, Victorian, or Vintage Fancy Dress Optional. Over 18s.  Click here for tickets.  

EVENTS

Exeter Dance Festival
Friday & Saturday, Exeter Corn Exchange
For more than 40 years the Exeter Dance Festival has celebrated the very best dancing in the South West. From Ballet to Hip Hop and Greek to Song and Dance. www.exetercornexchange.co.uk

Craft 4 Crafters 
Friday & Saturdaty, Westpoint, Exeter
Craft 4 Crafters is the ideal place to buy thousands of crafting supplies, and get some great ideas and inspiration. With leading local and national exhibitors offering products for card making, paper crafts, stamping, sewing, embroidery and many others. Open 10am-5pm. Tikets £8 in advance, £9 on the door; concessions £7 (£8 on the door). Children 2-16 free if accompanied by an adult.  http://westpointexeter.co.uk

The Toy Train and Collectors Fair
Sunday, Westpoint, Exeter
Catering for all collectors, walk, browse and look for those elusive and hard to find models - the list is endless: Dinky, Corgi, Minichamps, Hornby Bassett Lowke, Meccano, Spot-On, Marklin, Scalextric, EFE, Actionman, Mainline Trains, Lledo, dolls, Teddies and much more. Open 10.30am-2.30pm. Admission £4 adults, children under 15 free with accompanying adult. www.bulldogfairs.com

Mind Body Spirit Fair
Sunday, Broadclyst Victory Hall
Lots of therapies for you to try, beautiful things to buy and a café serving cakes and snacks all day. 10.30am-4.30pm. Everyone welcome.

EXHIBITIONS

Dartmoor: A Wild and Wondorous Region
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
Dartmoor has inspired generations of artists. This exhibition traces the story of Dartmoor, once described as a ‘dreary mountainous tract’ and later as the epitome of the picturesque. The artists in the exhibition have depicted the moor using a wide range of media including oil paintings, watercolours, engravings and early photographs. Works from RAMM’s collections are displayed alongside loans from British museums and galleries as well as rarely seen works from private collections. The exhibition runs until 1 April.

South West Academy Exhibition
From Saturday, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell Street, Honiton
An exhibition of work by members of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts.   A new body of work will include paintings, sculpture, prints and ceramics. All of the work on display will be for sale. A catalogue to accompany the exhibition will be available at the gallery. The exhibition runs until 24 February. Open 10am-5pm, Tuesday to Saturday. www.thelmahulbert.com

Dartmoor’s Hidden Depths
Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown
A new exhibition by two Dartmoor based artists, Dave Peake and Rosemary Bonney focusing on the influence of water on the Dartmoor landscape as well as providing a glimpse of what lies beneath! The exhibition runs until 15 April, admission free. For opening times check the Dartmoor National Park web site