Exeter academics have secured two of seven research awards to explore the cutting edge relationships between the sciences and the arts and humanities.
The Innovation Awards funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) will enable Professor Adam Zeman, from the University of Exeter Medical School, to study the ‘Mind’s Eye’, the distinctively human ability to imagine. It will also enable English lecturer Dr Jason Hall to explore the competencies and skills needed for the construction of the early 19th century Latin Verse Machine.
21st December 2013 7.15pm - Late *3 Adv. £10 on the door
The amazing PHONIC CHRISTMAS PARTY is back!
The Phonic Screwdriver Radio Show in conjunction with Mojo Jones Entertainment proudly present an OUTRAGEOUS night of AWARD WINNING Burlesque, Comedy,AWARD WINNING Bands , DJs and much much more!The night also includes a late bar guaranteed to help with the party atmosphere!
Enter into the Christmas spirit with burlesque routines based around films, Comics and TV like The Nightmare before Christmas, Godzilla, Doctor Who,...
Exetreme Imagination is a festival of writing for and by young people, as well as for older generations who wish to celebrate our young people's achievements and reminisce over their own childhood memories.
With events at various locations in and around the city of Exeter, the festival runs from 16-24 February 2013.
The festival has grown up through a collaboration of partners across the city and beyond who all aspire to celebrate young people's literature, art and culture. Pre-festival projects have produced many exhibitions and performances waiting to be seen and enjoyed...
2012 saw the launch of an unprecedented countywide project aimed at tackling one of Devon’s most prevalent social issues. But how has dance been a powerful weapon in the fight against rural isolation?
In 2004 the Countryside Agency (which has now become Nature England since 2006) published a report entitled 'Breaking Down Barriers' which investigated the effects of rural isolation on many rural communities in Devon. Rural isolation is widely defined as the lack of access to vital public services, transport, jobs, training opportunities, education or leisure activities due...
Mon 15 Oct - 4:00pm, 6:00pm & 8:00pm, £5.50 (£4.50)
France/Lebanon/Egypt/Italy, 2011, 110mins. Dir Nadine Labaki
Winner of The People's Choice Award at The Toronto International Film Festival
From the director of Caramel , Labaki proves her ability as a natural storyteller in this ambivalent comedy. In an unarmed Lebanese village inhabited by Muslims and Christians, the women plot together to keep their hotheaded men in the dark- sabotaging the village radio, destroying the TV and eventually going to...
Wed 12 Dec - 1:00pm, until Sat 5 Jan, £6.50 / £9.50 (£6.50) / £6
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The famous parfumier of the town of Sniffniff creates the best scent in the land. One day the emperor, hearing of his smelly skills, demands that he create a new perfume, a perfume never smelt before, a perfume fit for a king, or else there will be trouble. The parfumier now needs your help to create the perfect pong.Together with his assistant, he needs to mix some special ingredients, and work...
Following a sell-out West End run earlier in the year, the star of BBC2’s Mock The Week and BBC1’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow returns with a brand new show that questions the ideas of community and responsibility. How much should we share? And would the world be a better place if we all were self-sufficient and just took care of ourselves?
In addition to her numerous TV credits for the BBC, FIVE and Comedy Central, Ava can also be regularly heard on BBC Radio 4’s The...
The acclaimed singer-songwriter has been captivating audiences with his album Before the Storm and is joined on stage by The Dirty Romantics.
'Raw, soulful and yearning... a voice that sounds like the truth.' THE TELEGRAPH
Support: Karima Francis & Alice Jemima
Alice Jemima is a 19 year old singer songwriter from Newton Abbot, Devon. Her songs are carefully crafted slices of pop. She plays a vintage Hofner guitar and sings with a voice that is both fragile and rich…
