Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, The Contemporary Craft Festival brings together exceptional work from leading makers from all over the UK and Ireland. Over 10,000 visitors are anticipated to visit one of the UK’s largest and finest craft events. To celebrate the strength of the national interest in craft the festival will have more makers exhibiting and demonstrating craft skills than ever before. There will be demonstrations by some of the UK’s leading practitioners in contemporary furniture design including Gareth Neal and Sarah Kay, wheel thrown ceramics by Clive Bowen,...
Alan Read, lecturer for the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS), Tate and Dulwich Picture Gallery, will illuminate the life of Plymouth-born historical painter Benjamin Robert Haydon.
Haydon was a fascinating yet tortured character who craved but rarely achieved success. His campaigning zeal helped the nation acquire the 'Elgin Marbles' and led to the reform of art education in Britain but his talents continually failed to justify his ambitions as an artist. Complementing RAMM’s displays of the city’s art collection....
Follow the athlete through the blood, sweat and tears that come with the drive to win, the pressure to succeed, the fear of failure and the suffering family life that simmers away in the background.
The Summit takes a fractured view of this athlete’s life from training on a rainy morning, to intrusive media interviews and memories of childhood grazes from falling off her tricycle. Inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this new production combines explosive contemporary dance with original writing, to create a visually dynamic piece that focuses on physical and...
Inspired by the classic story Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl, this humorous and heart-warming tale for all the family follows Mr Monty Fox and his farcical friends as they embark on a dangerous and thrilling adventure when their home is unearthed by The Hunters.
An energetic physical theatre production, FOX pays homage to Charlie Chaplin and is underscored by Exeter University’s Big Band jazz orchestra, playing the likes of Benny Goodman, Sammy Nestico and Duke Ellington etc.
Prepare for an event of live music and theatre like no other!
Over 150 shows in eight venues for the 2013 festival: Exeter Phoenix / The Bike Shed Theatre / The Hour Glass / Cygnet New Theatre / The City Gate / The Globe Inn / The Rusty Bike / Poltimore House
Ignite is a 6 day celebration of new live performance work from the South West and beyond. It hosts events in a number of venues across the city to create an exciting festival experience, with a diverse and inspiring summer festival programme.
The festival takes place between 3rd and 9th June with performances happening throughout each day and sometimes twice nightly. A vibrant...
Rosie has lived in the same house all her life, with her Dad, by the train tracks in rural Devon. As the outside world passes by the window, they are quite content with a life of model railways and Amazon deliveries. When her dad dies, Rosie grows isolated from the outside world and has to face the prospect of engaging with reality.
If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Another is an unusual and moving coming-of-age story about dealing with the terrifying prospect of change.
Written by emerging playwright Adam Foster, the play deploys ClutterJunk Theatre’s trademark blend of quirky,...
A variety of local crafts on display and for sale in the Station Gallery, Marquee, Station Platform and front Car Park of Pecorama, the family attraction between Beer and Seaton.
Entrance fees for the attraction, gardens and grounds. See website for more details.
Crediton's Flower Festival has had a long history.
The theme this year is 'National Treasures', which celebrates people, places, events and precious things which we value as part of our national heritage.
Come and see how our floral artists meet the challenge of interpretating this theme with spectacular and intriguing floral displays. These are linked within an interesting exhibition which will both inform and entertain visitors. This year we are also part of the wider Crediton Festival. There will also be stalls, an exhibition by the Newton St Cyres Art Group, excellent...
The Crediton Festival is a great gaudy umbrella for over 30 organisations in and around the town.
There is sport, drama, literature, music, workshops, art, history, food - think of something that interests you and chances are there will be an event to visit.
The festival runs from 1 June to 13 July.
Click here for a full running programme or further enquiries contact the Tourist Information Centre on 01363 772006.
The EXE Model Railway Society's annual showcase exhibition takes place this year on the weekend of 1 and 2 June.
One of the biggest model railway events in the area, the event is held at The Matford Centre on Exeter's Marsh Barton Trading Estate. The venue is adjacent to the Matford Park and Ride.
The Matford Centre is a spacious venue and will be full of traders. Disabled access is straightforward. Parking is available on site (possibly limited on Sunday morning due to car boot sale taking place at the venue). Children can get in free with an adult.
