Whether it's a spot of theatre that takes your fancy or you just want to have a good old guffaw at some of the region's best undiscovered comedy talent, don't plan your weekend until you have checked out our essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter...
THEATRE
The Mikado Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter St David’s Players present one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s best known works. The wandering minstrel son of the Mikado falls for and flirts with a girl who is engaged to her guardian Ko-Ko. Unfortunately the Mikado has decreed that flirting is...
The development of printing was as vital to the Tudors as computers are to us. It revolutionised the information available to the common man. Explore the stories of Tyndale and Coverdale and create prints of your own.
10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm.
All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty. If an activity is busy there may be a short wait.
Admission charged: adults £4, children £1.50, families £10, concessions available.
Part of the Family Arts Festival, 18 October to 3...
In Tudor times there was increasing demand for expensive and beautifully crafted items. Exeter was renowned for its goldsmiths and the son of one of them, Nicholas Hilliard, became a famous painter of miniatures to the court of Elizabeth I. Emboss a ‘silver’ goblet, paint a miniature or embroider a purse.
10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm drop in.
All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty. If an activity is busy there may be a short wait.
We talk about the ‘Bronze Age’, the ‘Iron Age’ and even the ‘Age of Reason’. What is the legacy of our age? Explore, design and make key artefacts.
10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm free drop-in.
Call in when you like and stay as long as you like. All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Accompanying adults can watch/supervise for free.
Part of the Family Arts Festival, 18 October to 3 November 2013, the first UK-wide festival of art events which are designed with families in mind. Supported by Guildhall Shopping Centre – Kingdon/Silver Business...
An opportunity for anyone undertaking Arts Award to visit and write a review for publication on RAMM’s website. RAMM staff will be on hand to answer questions.
11am-12.30pm.
Tickets are free and are available above or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception or by calling 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
Enjoy an exclusive evening viewing RAMM’s displays and a glass of prosecco. If you wish to dine afterwards you can treat yourselves to a two course meal at Michael Caines Café Bar and Grill from 7.30pm.
RAMM ticket includes entry to RAMM and a glass of prosecco.
Combined ticket includes entry to RAMM, a glass of prosecco and a two course meal at Michael Caines Café Bar and Grill at ABode, Cathedral Yard, Exeter.
£5 or £17.50 with meal
Tickets available online or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit...
Architect Richard White from Allies & Morrison describes the process of developing RAMM’s multi-award winning architectural scheme.
Tickets available online or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
This course will focus on making drawings and mixed media artworks in response to RAMM’s collection. Tutor Nicci Wonnacott will lead a journey through a different area of RAMM each week, considering the historical, geographical and creative ideas that tell the story of the object.
Courses are £66 but free for those in receipt of means tested benefit.
Dr Anthony Kelly will explain that, unexpectedly, art prospered in Britain during the Second World War. Kenneth Clark’s ‘official’ war art was exhibited in the National Gallery with a classical ‘painting of the month’. His Recording Britain displayed tranquil landscapes, some in Devon. Large audiences also saw many independent exhibitions nationwide, providing inspiration in the dark days of war.
Tickets cost £5 and are available from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception from 9 July in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours:...
