Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (24-27 August):
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Playback Youth Theatre presents: Shandytown Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter What is home? What is the line between legality and morality? How do we keep a community alive? http://www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Strictly Murder Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth April 1939. An English couple, Peter and Suzy, are living in Provence in idyllic isolation, far away, it seems from the rumblings of the coming war. Their peace is shattered from within when Suzy discovers she has been...
Sidmouth’s Manor Pavilion Theatre is unveiling its unique Summer Play Season line-up at a special launch night on Thursday May 25.
The theatre – owned and managed by East Devon District Council - is the last in the UK to offer a season of repertory productions that seamlessly change every week from June to September.
Top West End Producer Paul Taylor-Mills will be taking the helm for his fifth season of producing the 12 iconic plays at the theatre. Paul has won many accolades for his productions over the years including a trio of Olivier Awards last year for his musical ‘In...
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (5-7 August).
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Margo and Mr Whatsit Friday & Saturday, Exeter Phoenix Did you ever have an imaginary friend? A little piece of mischief only you could see? Someone that made you feel safe through new schools, new families, new homes? Sophia’s imaginary friend is called Mr Whatsit, and he’s always there with a new joke to tell and a new game to play – that is, until the day she unimagines him. Now there’s a new imaginary friend in town – the tea-drinking, lipstick-wearing, ever-confident Margo....
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (8-10 July).
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Comedy at the Park Friday, 7.30pm, Sandy Park, Exeter Three top comedians, plus MC Dave Ward - one of comedy's most sought after presenters! The first comedian of the night will be Javier Jarquin, a half-Chinese, half-Latino Kiwi who promises to deliver a brilliant set every time. Jarquin will be followed by Quincy, aka the Cockney Prince - a bold act that is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. The evening's headliner is Richard Morton, who is described as possibly Newcastle's finest export...
Active Exeter at the Quay to have an exciting rugby twist! There is guaranteed fun to be had on Sunday 19th July at Exeter Quay and the Piazza for the 3rd annual Active Exeter Summer Festival. Each year hundreds of people come along to enjoy the free activities on offer, but this year there is a playful twist to the event. It may not have escaped people’s notice that in less than 80 days time, the South West will host rugby teams from around the world as Exeter transforms into a Rugby World Cup host city. To celebrate this momentous tournament, for one year only, the Active Exeter Summer...
Your guide to the best music, events and activities taking place in and around Exeter this weekend.
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Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter The eve of one of the biggest games of his life Gareth Thomas recieved a warning from the Sun newspaper that they were going to ''out'' him as gay. This play tells the story of how he was not beaten by the media speculation. After getting 100 caps for Wales, he is now the world's best known gay sportsman. His hometown, Bridgend has fallen victim of intrusion following several deaths of...
The popular Night Markets at Exeter Quay return with a whole host of exciting street food to tempt the taste buds and of course a pop up bar run by local favourites The Prospect Inn.
The night market takes place on the first Thursday of every month from 2 April.
Don't make any plans for this weekend until you've checked out our guide to what's on in and around Exeter:
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Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Friday, 8pm, Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Once again the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre return to the Barnfield Theatre. A hosiery based stage show that tours theatres and clubs in the UK and beyond. Kev F is proud to be assisting hit comedy double act The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre. Tickets: £9.50 (£8.50). www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Don't make any plans for the weekend until you've checked out our guide to the best of what's on in and around Exeter.
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Double Bill of Comedy Plays with Supper Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, Broadclyst Village Hall Two Fat Men features Duncan and George who have been forced by their wives to attend Weight Busters. Surrounded by women and waiting for the meeting to start they think that they know each other. Join them on a hilarious journey of discovery. Stop and Run is the story of Eileen, a lonely pensioner who, much to the horror of her family finds love at a...
If you're stuck for something to do with the family this weekend we're sure you'll find something amongst our pick of what's happening in and around Exeter.
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New Blood, Bare Bones Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter In 1913, the Great Suffrage Pilgrimage mapped eight connecting routes across England and Wales, mobilising one of the largest political rallies in the campaign, Votes for Women. One hundred years later what do we feel about suffrage (the right to vote) in the Twenty-First Century? Does having the vote mean democracy and equality for all?...
