Your guide to What's On this weekend
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (13-15 October).
THEATRE
Around the World in 80 Days
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter
The mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. Join Fogg and his loyal valet, Passepartout, as they voyage from the misty alleys of Victorian London to the exotic subcontinent and the Wild West in a race against the clock. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
The Gondoliers
Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
Let St David’s Players transport you to Venice for an evening of comic opera with The Gondoliers. On the day that Venice’s two most desirable gondoliers marry their brides, a secret is revealed that turns their world upside down. One of them could be the King! …The problem is, no one can say for certain which. Join our voyage to Barataria, where the wine flows in abundance, we dance a cachucha every night, and everybody’s a somebody! This tale of mistaken identity and political confusion is G&S at its finest. http://www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Jerry Sadowitz
Sunday, Exeter Corn Exchange
Jerry Sadowitz - comedian, magician, and all round scary man is back!! Actually he saved petrol and never left!! With his unique combination of comedy, absolute hatred, and card tricks, every moment is guaranteed to make you feel better about YOURSELF as he bangs on about some pish or other. Last week it was something about cutting up eyeballs for baby boxes?? This week it could be about the situation in Sandi Toksvig. One thing's for sure.. Whatever he says, it will be ripped off. Except the card tricks. You have to be bloody good to do them. www.exetercornexchange.co.uk
MUSIC
UK Pink Floyd Experience
Friday, Exeter Corn Exchange
After a sell-out shows in 2016 UK Pink Floyd Experience will be making a welcome return. With two and a half hours worth of songs from every iconic Floyd album, this show pleases Pink Floyd fans of all ages. www.exetercornexchange.co.uk
Dillinja, Born on Road, Off Me Nut + More
Friday, Exeter Phoenix
Bare Safe team up with the mighty Rumble in the Jungle to bring you a heavy night of Jungle, DnB, Bassline, Garage, 4×4 and more over 5 rooms! Very happy to have the legendary Dillinja headlining plus Born on Road’s Selecta Jman and Kelvin 373 representing, Off Me Nut crew take over in room 2, Beats and Bass in room 3, Fuego Records in Room 4 and Beatroot Records in Room 5. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/dillinja/
Oktoberfest
Friday & Saturday, Exeter Castle, Castle Street, Exeter
Oktoberfest Exeter is coming again and it's going to be one epic weekend! A celebratoin of Bavarian culture with beers, food, music and everything else that will have you dancing in your lederhosen on top of a wooden table! Lots of stalls in the Courtyard selling German Beer and Food and music from our Oompah brass band will bring Exeter a flavour of this great time of year so come along and join in the fun! Over 18s only. Tickets £10 in advance, £12 standard. https://www.oktoberfestexeter.co.uk
Informal Concert: Vauxhall Male Voice Choir
Saturday, 1pm, Exeter Cathedral
This accomplished Luton-based choir will sing a broad cross-section of items including Welsh hymn tunes, songs from the shows, light operatic choruses, spirituals, and traditional male voice choir standards. The programme will include Pilgrims' Chorus from Tannhäuser, Nessun Dorma from Turandot and Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah. Entry to this recital is included in the Cathedral admission charge.
A Musical Thanksgiving
Saturday, 7.30pm, South Street Baptist Church, Exeter
Internationally acclaimed pianist Stephen Beville returns to South Street Baptist Church, Exeter to give an evening piano recital of music by J.S Bach, Mozart, Chopin, and Berio. Tickets £12 available from www.exeterphoenix.org.uk or call 01392 667080.
Willie and the Bandits
Sunday, Exeter Phoenix
Essentially Wille and the Bandits is a classic blues rock three piece much in the vein of Cream or The Jimi Hendrix experience. But in a similar way to how these bands pushed the genre in their time, Wille and the Bandits try to take their sound beyond what is expected of such a traditional line up. Tickets £12 standing. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
EVENTS
Killerton Cider and Apple Festival
Saturay & Sunday, Killerton, Broadclyst
This unique family festival takes place in Sparrow Park Orchard. Join in the celebration of National Apple Day with live music, children's activities and award-winning Killerton cider and apple juice, family fun and the best in local food, bands, and cider, 10am-5pm. Full details here.
WOW Women of the World Festival
Saturday & Sunday, Exeter
WOW celebrates women and girls, and looks at the obstacles that stop them from achieving their potential. It’s a festival for women, and anyone who knows a woman. Originating at the Southbank Centre in London in 2010, the festival has taken place in 20 cities across five continents. Now it’s in Exeter for the first time with a weekend of debate, talks, music, activism, mentoring, pop ups and performance at cultural venues across the city. See full programme of WOW events in Exeter Phoenix, RAMM and Exeter Library.
A Buddhist Talk on Wisdom & Compassion
Saturday, 2pm, Exeter Community Centre, 17 St David's Hill, Exeter
Exeter Diamond Way Buddhist Centre invite you to a Buddhist talk entitled "Wisdom & Compassion in Buddhism" with Lena Leonteva. There will be time for a Q&A after the talk and a short meditation for those who wish to participate. The talk requires no previous knowledge experience of Buddhism or the Buddhist practice and all are welcome to attend. Entrance on the door, cost £6 / £3 concession
Exeter Walk for blood cancer research
Sunday, 9am, Custom House, Exeter Quay
This is a beautiful ten-mile walk along the Exe Estuary Trail starting at Exeter Quay and finishing at Exmouth. The walk is flat and mainly on public footpaths or cycling trails and so it is ideal for families and a range of abilities. www.bloodwise.org.uk/exeter-walk
Great West Run
Sunday, 9am, Exeter
Exeter's sporting highlight of the year, The Great West Run takes an exciting 13.1-miles route through the heart of Exeter on Sunday 15 October with the runners setting off and finishing for the first time from Exeter Arena. http://www.thegreatwestrun.co.uk
EXHIBITIONS
Dead On Arrival
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, 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 daily, 10am-5.30pm. www.crafts.org.uk
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
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