Exeter

The Image of Cliff Richard: Kytsun Wolfe and the Sounds Of The Shadows

Event Date: 
27/04/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Kytsun Wolfe and the Sounds of the Shadows are incomparable entertainers who are loved and supported all across the country, not only because of their exceptional talents, but also, because no other act can recreate the illusion with such amazing accuracy.

Their performance is so uncanny that fans all agree, the experience is truly magical and makes them feel as though they are back in their teens at an actual Cliff and the Shadows concert.

Whether you are a fan or not, it cannot be denied that Cliff Richard and The Shadows are the most iconic 'Rock 'n' Roll' act ever...

Alistair McGowan: Not Just a Pretty Voice

Event Date: 
24/04/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

The Nation’s favourite impressionist, Alistair McGowan, goes back to his stand-up roots for a new two-hour show.

Asking the big questions like: would the world be a happier place if Ed Miliband was Prime Minister? What are we really thinking while watching Shakespeare? And is Hilary Devey Jessie J’s mum? Expect to hear everyone from Andy Murray to Colin Murray, riffs on everything from Jeff Stelling to bad spelling and at least one song about butter.

Warning: May contain puns!

Tickets: £15.

Box office: 01392 270891.

www.barnfieldtheatre.com

Back Coffee Theatre presents The Seagull by Anton Chekhov

Event Date: 
20/04/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

The Seagull is the first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by the Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov.

The Seagull was written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. It dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the ingénue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, her son the symbolist playwright Konstantin Tréplev, and the famous middlebrow story writer Trigorin.

As with the rest of Chekhov's full-length plays, The Seagull relies upon an ensemble cast of diverse, fully developed characters. In contrast to the melodrama of the...

Exeter Little Theatre Company present 'Allo 'Allo

Event Date: 
16/04/2013 - 7:30pm to 20/04/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Based on the hugely popular TV comedy series, the stage version of ‘Allo ‘Allo, by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, follows the adventures of René, the hapless (and somewhat randy) café owner in the town of Nouvien in war-torn occupied France, as he and his wife, Edith, struggle to keep for themselves a priceless portrait of the ‘Fallen Madonna with the big boobies’.

René is also hiding two British airmen and is endeavouring, with the help of the French Resistance, to repatriate them. However, communications with London through a wireless in disguise add to the many embarrassments he...

Sock Puppet Theatre: Scottish Falsetto

Event Date: 
13/04/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Once again the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre return to the Barnfield Theatre with 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: £8.50, £7.50 conc.

Box office: 01392 270891.

www.barnfieldtheatre.com

Exeter Musical Society present Guys & Dolls

Event Date: 
29/04/2013 - 7:30pm to 04/05/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

A musical fable of Broadway based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon; music and lyrics by Frank Loesser; book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows.

Set in 1950s New York, Guys and Dolls follows high roller Sky Masterson in his plight to win the heart of Salvation Army Sergeant Sarah Brown. But is it only for a bet or has he really fallen in love?

His opponent Nathan Detroit is having similar problems with Adelaide, his long suffering partner of 14 years. So, will Sarah ever curb Sky's gambling and will Adelaide ever pin down Nathan?

This Tony Award winning musical...

Jasmin Vardimon Company presents JV2 – Tomorrow

Event Date: 
16/04/2013 - 7:30pm to 17/04/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott

With the mission to develop, encourage and cultivate young talent and young audiences, Jasmin Vardimon Company has formed JV2, delivering a new one-year further education certificate. Tomorrow presents the debut tour of this year's JV2, a vibrant and fresh new group of 10 young international dancers, hand-picked by Artistic Director Jasmin Vardimon.

Showcasing the performing talent of tomorrow, this triple bill stages three new works. Former JVC dancer Mafalda Deville creates athletically challenging work with an alluring visual style.

Fellow JVC dancer Tim Casson presents...

TEDxExeter - Living the Questions

Event Date: 
12/03/2013 - 9:30am
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

TEDx events are all about ideas worth spreading and TEDxExeter will be an inspirational day conference of talks, performance and films.

The invited guests, speakers and performers are people who are changing the world through their ground-breaking work and ideas.

They include Jonathon Porritt, sustainable development campaigner; Patrick Holden, founder of the Sustainable Food Trust; Stewart Wallis, executive director of the New Economics Foundation; Jo Royle, ocean advocate, explorer and marine conservationist; Pam Warhurst, local food campaigner; Peter Owen-Jones, author,...

Letter to My Father / CRUSH

Event Date: 
06/04/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Tiverton Community Arts Theatre, Bolham Road, Tiverton

Appetite Dance Productions present a powerful and beautiful double bill of contemporary dance, with hypnotically intricate body poetry, high-energy pirouettes and complex rhythmic body movement.

Choreographer and artistic director Apple Yang merges techniques from Chinese theatre, martial arts and calligraphy to symbolise the turbulent meeting between East and West.

Letter to My Father Shaped through experiences as a Chinese woman living in contemporary Britain, the story explores her relationship with her loving, ambitious and authoritarian father through its challenges...

Isca Centre Wedding Fayre

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 03/19/2013 - 10:34am

The Isca Centre will be holding their first ever wedding fayre on Sunday 7 April.

So, if you are planning a wedding, then this fayre could be the place to find inspiration. Exhibits will include wedding dresses, menswear, florists, photographers, cake/maker/decorators, entertainment, hair and make-up artists, jewellers, wedding hats, transport, room and table decorations, wedding favours and much more.

Entry is free and doors are open 10am-4pm.

The Isca Centre is in Summer Lane, Whipton, Exeter. For more information email isca@parkwood-communityleisure.co.uk

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