Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend (25-28 August).
THEATRE
Curtains Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, Shaftesbury Theatre, Dawlish Putting on a musical show can be murder - as audiences will find out when The Mitre Players return twith Curtains, a musical comedy whodunnit.bIt's opening night and the leading lady is so dreadful, she is killing the show. But her final bow at the curtain call turns out to be her last - minutes later, she is dead. Enter musical theatre fan and local detective Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, who must crack the case and...
CRITICALLY-acclaimed showgame The Money, which puts a group of strangers in charge of spending a pot of money in front of an audience of ‘Silent Witnesses’, is to be staged in one of the world’s most iconic buildings.
Created by Seth Honnor of Exeter-based Kaleider, The Money is a unique immersive experience – described as part game-part show - where a group of participants buy their way into the game and have one hour to jointly decide how to spend a sum of real cash.
Next month it will be played out at the Sydney Opera House as part of the Antidote Festival, a major...
Rob Hunter believes competition to get into the Exeter Chiefs starting line-up ahead of the new Aviva Premiership season will help to drive standards up during pre-season.
Forwards coach Hunter said he was “pretty pleased” after watching the English champions notch up victories over the Cornish Pirates (47-15) and Dragons (50-24) during Saturday’s Double Header at Sandy Park.
The Chiefs split their playing squad into two different line-ups for the two games, thus allowing a large nucleus to press their claims for a potential starting spot in the club’s opening league...
Like Minds Ideas Festival is delighted to announce its marketing partnership with the Devon Chamber of Commerce for the one-day Ideas Festival in Exeter on 29th September.
The Chamber, which operates on a non-profit basis, represents over a thousand businesses across the southwest and lobbies to improve business conditions and support growth in the region. The Chamber is a highly specialised organisation, offering a variety of services ranging from training and development courses to International Trade.
Businesses in Devon have the chance to gain unique business insights...
Thrill seeking colleagues at Western Power Distribution (WPD) have taken part in a skydive to raise cash for FORCE Cancer Charity.
Exeter Operators Michael Roberts and Geoff Farrant and Linesman Lewis Taylor made the 15,000 feet jump at Dunkeswell Aerodrome in East Devon, raising £5,000 for the Exeter-based charity who provide treatment and support for those affected by cancer.
Michael said: “We completed a one mile free fall, hitting around 120 mph before the parachute opened and it’s the most exhilarating feeling. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and I can’t wait...
IKEA is among some of the city’s best-known and largest employers who are taking part in a major new jobs fair next month.
Around 70 employers are expected to exhibit at the Exeter Jobs Fair at the Corn Exchange on September 15.
To support the city’s rapidly-growing economy, Exeter City Council and Exeter Jobcentre Plus have joined forces to host a free, twice-yearly jobs fair.
It aims to ensure that employers can fill current and future vacancies quickly, with the right candidates.
As well as IKEA, those already signed up to the event include Exeter College...
The Exeter City Supporters Trust has welcomed a new grant from the National Lottery to help create a museum in and around St James Park.
The funding bid, which was submitted by the University of Exeter working in partnership with the Trust’s History Group, has been successful in attracting grants of £63,700 with the main contribution coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) with a £50,700 grant made possible by National Lottery players.
The museum will build on the findings made while researching the History of St James Park project, also funded by the HLF, which was...
Buildings could soon be able to convert the sun’s energy into electricity without the need for solar panels, thanks to innovative new technology.
Renewable Energy experts from the University of Exeter are developing a pioneering new technique that could accelerate the widespread introduction of net-zero energy buildings through the latest Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).
These products, similar to the solar tile created by Tesla, can become a part of a building’s architecture to generate electricity. The team have created an innovative glass block, which can be...
Reuben Reid sealed a 1-0 win for Exeter City against Lincoln City after a hard-fought encounter at St James Park in Sky Bet League Two.
The City striker's excellent first-half goal was the difference between the two sides as the visitors put up a stern test for Paul Tisdale’s men.
The Grecians made three changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Swindon Town last time out as Luke Croll, Troy Archibald-Henville, and Jake Taylor replaced Jordan Moore-Taylor, Lee Holmes and David Wheeler.
In a first half which didn’t have too many clear chances for both teams, the away...
Witness The Fitness! It’s not often you hear a gentleman in his eighties tell you that he has recently taken up extreme distance events. But Len Styles from Honiton is not your average eighty year old. Having always kept himself in good physical nick, (in his younger years Len used to enjoy taking part in ½ marathons and triathlons), rather than easing off Len is increasing the mileage and has found it to be an essential outlet in helping him deal with grief.
Len explains, “My lovely partner, Christine Taylor, died in December 2015. Christine had three operations and had treatment...
