Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (23-25 February).

THEATRE

Soldier On
Friday, Exeter Northcott Theatre
What happens when a company of ex-soldiers becomes a company of actors? A theatrical band of brothers. Although it’s not a cure all, the bonding, the humour, the theatre of war helps to put them back together again - as a company of veterans and actors rehearse a play about a company of veterans and actors. Although worlds apart they begin to realise there are more similarities between military life and the theatre than they bargained for, building a powerful new world of their own. This is a heart warming story about surviving the forces and PTSD and what happens when you leave the military ‘family”.  https://exeternorthcott.co.uk/

Twelfth Night
Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
Set twelve days after Christmas, perhaps the party has gone on too long? Perhaps the guests are a little hungover? Perhaps they’ve left it a little late to find true love?   Director Ian Berry promises, ‘This stellar cast brings so much comic energy and fizz it will feel like Christmas has come again!” http://www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

Adam Hess & Glenn Moore
Sunday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
A double bill of comedy from Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated Adam Hess and the relentlessly silly Glenn Moore. Expect a high quality of gags-per-minute from these up-and-coming comedians. Tickets £13. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

MUSIC

The Stones
Friday, Exmouth Pavilion
The Stones are the UK’s No.1 and most authentic tribute to The Rolling Stones, bringing all the hits and timeless Rolling Stones tracks to the big stage - from ‘Satisfaction’ and ‘Jumping Jack Flash’, to ‘Ruby Tuesday’, ‘Start Me Up’ and ‘Brown Sugar’ - the Greatest Tribute Band in the World pays tribute to the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band. http://www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk

Keltia World Music
Saturday, 8pm, Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
The six musicians that make up Keltia have come from different musical backgrounds, but all share a love of the music and mystery that hails from the Celtic lands. This evening will be a celebration of songs, tunes and stories of magic, love and myth from and about the Celtic worlds from these shores and way beyond.  As the darkness of winter fades, this will be an evening to herald the coming light and spring. Tickets £8 (£6).  www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

The Deep End 11th Birthday
Saturday, 10pm, Exeter Phoenix
The Deep End return for a big 11th Birthday Bash, following a spell away. Three rooms of fwd>> thinking bass music featuring Joker (Kapsize / 4AD), Diemantle (Gutterfunk / Digital Soundboy / Tru Thoughts / Warner Bros), DJ Die + Dismantle, Sir Hiss (Ital Dred / Pearly Whites) plus support.  10pm-3am.  Tickets £13.50. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young
Saturday, 7.30pm, Exmouth Pavilion
One of the UK’s most popular live touring bands, Los Pacaminos play the very best in Tex Mex Border music from The Texas Tornadoes and Ry Cooder to Los Lobos and even Roy Orbsion. This is a Tequila fuelled Tex Mex party night, as each venue becomes the perfect cantina setting for a great night's rocking with the cactus sharp, tequila filled, stetson wearing, magnificent 6, Los Pacaminos!!! Tickets from £21. http://www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk

EVENTS

Grand Jumble Sale
Saturday, 2.30pm, Longdown Village Hall
Plenty of bargains to be had, toys, books, clothes, linen, bric-a-brac. The hall is disabled friendly. Tea and coffee available, 2.30pm-3.30pm. Donations of jumble welcome, call 01392 811567 for more details.

St Nicholas Priory Evening Tours
Saturday, St Nicholas Priory, Mint Lane, Off Fore Street, Exeter
Help celebrate the reopening of St Nicholas Priory! The atmosphere is set, the lights are turned down and the cobwebs are cleared (mostly). Go along and hear stories from the history of the oldest building in Exeter and meet some of the characters from it's past. In one hour you'll be taken through one thousand years of Exeter's history. Tickets £15 https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/exeter-historic-buildings-trust 

Mum2mum market Exeter 
Sunday, 10am, America Hall, Pinhoe, Exeter
Baby and children’s toys, books, clothes and equipment like cots, pushchairs and mosses baskets and lots more! 10am-noon, £2 entry, children free, plenty of parking www.mum2mummarket.co.uk

RSPB Avocet  Dawn Cruise
Sunday, 7am, Exe Estuary 
It's certainly worth the early start to see the wildlife on the Exe foraging for food this early in the morning on a cruise that lasts 1.5 hours (approx). All throughout the cruise expert commentary is provided by knowledgeable RSPB volunteers who will keep a close eye out and help you spot the various species of waders and wildfowl that either flock to the Exe to overwinter or call the Exe their home.  Booking essential – click here.  

EXHIBITIONS

Branded: Fashion, femininity and the right to vote
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter
To mark 100 years since some women got the right to vote, this exhibition reflects the timeline of the campaign for women’s suffrage from 1866 until 1928 through the changing styles of fashion. The exhibition highlights the relationship between politics and dress and how this was exploited by the campaigners and supporters of women’s suffrage. Groups involved in the campaign used design and colour to identify themselves and to raise awareness and support for their cause. The exhibition runs until 4 November and entry is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton

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