Your guide to What's On this weekend

Don’t make any plans for the weekend until you’ve checked out our guide to what’s on in and around Exeter .

THEATRE

Stick Man: Live on Stage
Saturday & Sunday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter
Following a smash hit West End season, Scamp Theatre's delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's hugely popular children's book Stick Man in coming to Exeter Northcott Theatre! Touching, funny and utterly original, this award-winning production features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves.
Guarantees more fun than you can shake a stick at! Performances: Saturday 2pm, Sunday 11am and 2pm. www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

Tribes & Tribulations
Saturday, 8pm, The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth
Tribes and Tribulations is set against the bleak political landscape of Thatcher’s Britain and tells the story of four diverse characters, who momentarily escape the tribulations of their everyday lives and descend upon the anarchic, vibrant, multicultural madness of a free festival. In a muddy field in deepest, darkest Wales, the tribes are gathering to exercise their right to party and four individuals embark on a unique journey, each of them searching for personal resolution with life changing results.  www.substanceshadowtheatre.ticketsource.co.uk

Rich Hall - 3:10 To Humour
Sunday, 8pm, Exeter Corn Exchange
Rich Hall's critically acclaimed grouchy, deadpan style has established him as a master of absurdist irony and the king of rapid-fire wit. The award-winning Montana native renowned for his expertly crafted tirades and quick fire banter with audiences and delightful musical sequences saddles up and hitches his wagon to tour the British Isles once again. This is a comedian who's plain spoken growling indignation and acerbic observations have an unerring talent for hitting his targets with precision every time, leaving his audience hanging on every word winning him fans all over the globe.   Tickets  £16. www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

So It Goes by On The Run
Monday, 7.30pm, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
A true story about love and loss – written and performed by On The Run. Hannah has always wanted to talk about her dad. But in the seven years since he died, she hasn’t quite managed it. Not one to be defeated, she’s enlisted her friend David to help her on a journey through memory, laughter and sorrow. Frank, funny and endlessly inventive, So It Goes explores the light and dark sides of grief, in a playful and deeply personal show.  http://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk/whats-on/so-it-goes/

MUSIC

Showaddywaddy
Friday, Exmouth Pavilion
Showaddywaddy have long been established as Europe's most successful ever exponents of retro-inspired rock & roll. 23 Top 40 hit singles, including 10 Top 5 hits (Under The Moon of Love, When, You Got What It Takes, 3 Steps To Heaven, Hey Rock & Roll, Etc!) As if the band's amazing success through 4 decades were not enough, here now, well into the 21st Century the demand for these legendary performers is every bit as strong. Tickets https://www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion/book-now/showaddywaddy-2015

Misty in Roots
Friday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
Since the mid-70’s Misty In Roots have been wowing audiences worldwide with their powerful roots reggae sound and uncompromising lyrical vibrations. Don’t miss one of the all-time greatest reggae bands.  Tickets £17. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Ba Ba Boom
Saturday, 9pm, Exeter Phoenix
Highest Grade and Eyes Open Promotions present Ba Ba Boom, Exeter’s finest regular reggae dance sessions featuring Highest Grade Sound System playing the latest cuts in   dancehall, conscious vibes and classic roots reggae. 9pm-2am. £3 (free before 10pm). Over 18s.

Jane Shore: Live Soundtrack to Film
Sunday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
Composer Laura Rossi performs her original score to the BFI silent 1915 film Jane Shore live with her ensemble Orchestra Celeste. Tickets £10 (£8).  www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

EVENTS

Devon County Show
Friday & Saturday, Westpoint, Exeter
A giant slice of Devon country life packed with competitions and entertainment.
Highlights include the motocross stunt team the Bolddog Lings (fresh from Bollywood!) and Farm Wise Devon - a huge new interactive feature especially for children. And, of course, there will be prize-winning livestock, scrumptious local food and drink, more Westcountry crafts than ever before and six packed show rings. Further information and tickets: http://www.devoncountyshow.co.uk/

Pirate Week
Sunday, Powderham Castle
Captain Jack and the crew of the “The Rusty Pocketwatch” will make the journey from the Caribbean early this year – they are looking for new crew members so why not put on that bandana and see if you have what it takes to be a pirate! http://www.powderham.co.uk/

Vintage and Classic Car Rally
Sunday, Pecorama, Beer
The Vintage and Classic Car Rally has evolved from the Steam Festival Days held at Pecorama in the mid 1990's. It is now a standalone event which has grown in popularity over the years, with vehicles travelling from as far afield as Bournemouth, Bristol, Plymouth and Trowbridge to take part.   http://www.pecorama.info/

EXHIBITIONS
 

The F-Word: The Changing Language of Fashion
Killerton House, Broadclyst
From a 150-year-old crinoline to a 60s mini, garments have shaped not only their owners but also the entire face of fashion. Killerton’s latest costume exhibition The F-Word: the changing language of fashion explores how fashion has responded to the latest innovations and made its mark across the centuries.www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton

En necromasse: an optimistic, fungal perspective on death and production
Dartington Gallery, next to the Visitor Centre
Soil is a material on which the whole of civilzation depends. Along with clean air and fresh water, it is one of the fundamental components that support life on this planet. In today’s world soils are endangered due to increased neglect, leading them to become more contaminated and eroded - with surveys showing that 38% of soils in the South West England are substantially degraded. Looking deeper into the issue of value creation by recycling materials from the Dartington estate, artist-in-residence Debra Solomon examines the value of nature’s work in the rhizosphere - a narrow region of soil directly influenced by root secretions and soil microorganisms. In doing so, she proposes an alternative ecology, valuing the importance of soil compared to current mainstream agricultural practice. Alongside Debra’s work there will feature a video piece by Zoe Young, which documents the other residencies that have taken place so far.  Exhibition runs until 19 June.