The Emperor of Atlantis (Der Kaiser von Atlantis) was written when Viktor Ullmann (composer) and Peter Kien (writer) were prisoners at the Terezin concentration camp during the Second World War, and has since been acclaimed as an extraordinary testament of wit and humanity in the face of barbarity . Sung in English translation.
Tickets £16-£31, Opera Season special offer discounts available.
A genuinely hilarious satire set in a Suffolk village, Albert Herring is a classic depiction of English village life. Directed by Christopher Rolls and conducted by Michael Rosewell, with Mark Wilde in the title role and Jennifer Rhys Davies a formidable Lady Billows. Sung in English.
Performances on October 25 and October 27.
Tickets £16-£31, Opera Season special offer discount available
Peter Maxwell Davies' haunting opera The Lighthouse is based on a real-life account of the mysterious disappearance of the men sent to relieve the keepers of a remote lighthouse in 1900. Conducted by Richard Baker and directed by Ted Huffman.
Tickets £16-£31, Opera Season special offer discounts available.
DNA is delighted to invite you to its launch event, a workshop for teachers, youth leaders and dance practitioners with the Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company.
Meet the DNA partnership and get talking to others. A brief presentation will follow about the internationally acclaimed work of Shobana Jeyasingh Dance before watching the show together at Exeter Northcott Theatre.
SJDC's Classic Cut is an intriguing show from choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh revisiting the past and boldly stepping into the new. The evening finishes with a post show talk with the company.
Families are invited to Maynard School's Autumn Open Evening on 4 October 2012 at 6pm. The evening is an opportunity for anyone considering independent education for their daughter to visit the school, meet staff and pupils and take part in an array of fun activities. As well as being able to view the school facilities and talk to staff about the teaching curriculum, there will be a full programme of music, sport and drama activities throughout the evening.
You are warmly invited to the open evening of the new show at the Real Food store cafe on Thursday 4 October 6-8pm. Their fabulous new show is called 'Escape' and features the work of a group of three local artists whose paintings include bright, floral, landscape, townscape and still life, working in all media. Opens on Tuesday 2 October until Saturday 27 October. Featured artists include: Lynne Ong: Lives and paints around the Tamar Valley, primarily concentrates on landscapes in oil and acrylic (image above 'Gunnislake before the rain'); Kari McGowan: Painter and teacher specialising in...
Exeter’s South Street Baptist Church (located at the lower end of South Street) are currently hosting an art exhibition this week on 28 and 29 September. Artwork is by members of South Street Baptist’s artistic community augmented by selected local artists – including Brian J. Turner (now seven years into his epic 30 year project to paint the entire Bible. Over 300 completed paintings so far.)
The exhibition is fundraising for The Palace Gate Centre, South Street Baptist Church’s own Community Centre at Exeter’s heart. The Centre provides support for the practical everyday needs in...
Weddings can be expensive. Only recently I saw a blog from a bride-to-be in distress who'd been up all night decorating invitations by hand in an attempt to save money. Her mission, to stick to a wedding budget of under £5,000. Similarly, a divorce can also be expensive. Unlike a wedding, you don't have two families pulling together to make the dream come true, nor the emotional and financial support of your other half (or a honeymoon at the end of it). Weddings take time to plan, which usually gives you time to save. There are often presents. At a recent wedding I attended, the...
What a difference a week can make. Subdued seven days ago by Aviva Premiership newcomers London Welsh, Exeter Chiefs returned to winning ways by claiming the prized scalp of Saracens in an attritional battle at wet and wild Sandy Park. Nine points from the boot of Argentine marksman Ignacio Mieres, plus a second half try for Fijian centre Sireli Naqelevuki, proved sufficient enough to down the Londoners, who replied with three penalties of their own from England international Owen Farrell. It was just reward for the Chiefs, who after successive away-day losses at Northampton Saints and...
