With the likes of Kiki Dee, Ralph McTell and The Incredible Spice Men on our doorstep this weekend don't make any plans until you've checked out our essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter:
COMEDY
Exeter Comedy Club Friday, 8.30pm, Exeter Corn Exchange Exeter Comedy Club returns with the first show of the autumn programme with a top quality line up including Devon's very own Charlie Baker, winner of the Mervyn Stutter Spirit of Edinburgh Fringe Award in 2009 and Paul McCaffery winner of both The London Paper and the Latitude Festival new act competitions in...
Don't plan your weekend until you have checked out our essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter.
THEATRE
Lunchtime Theatre: Tangled Feet present Inflation Friday, Princesshay Square, Exeter A bouncy castle sits in a public space. On it Tangled Feet try to solve the recession, understand trading and keep the darn thing up! Every attempt at order and structure is undermined by the moving landscape and actions of others. Using an evocative soundtrack, physical theatre and slapstick comedy, award winning Tangled Feet explore the uncertain ground our world is...
Don't plan your weekend until you've checked out our essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter. There really is something on offer for everyone!
THEATRE
How the Other Half Loves Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Paul Taylor Mills presents How The Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn. One set combining two different houses with two different sets of people each talking and carrying on as if the other didn't exist. Tickets £14/ £13, Box office: 01395 514413.
The Pirates of Penzance Saturday, 7.30pm, Eggesford Airfield, Chulmleigh Opera...
If you're wondering what's on this weekend, you've come to the right place! There's certainly something for everyone in our editor's pick of what's happening in and around the city.
THEATRE
Haunting Julia Friday, 8pm, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth A chilling ghost story about a father eho searches for answers to the riddle posed by his musical prodigy of a daughter's mysterious death. Tickets £14/ £13. Box office: 01395 514413.
Edge Comedy Club: Dan Thomas Saturday, 8pm, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Headlining this month’s Edge Comedy Club is Dan Thomas, an award-winning...
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.
THEATRE
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?...
From open air theatre to dragon boat racing, there is no shortage of entertainment to suit all the family this weekend!
THEATRE
Dancing at Lughnasa Friday, 7pm, Poltimore House Bring a picnic and enjoy the grounds of this country house and let us transport you to Ballybeg, County Donegal for the harvest time in 1936. The Mundy sisters, trapped by poverty, escape the drudgery with banter and dancing to the Marconi wireless, hoping to find love and a continuing future together. A warm and compelling play by Brian Friel, one of the greatest modern Irish writers. £10 adults, £...
Come rain or shine, you'll find something to keep the whole family entertained this weekend!
THEATRE
Get to the Future Friday & Saturday, 7pm, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Following on from their smash hit adaptations of Flash Gordon and Star Wars , Get Changed Theatre company bring you Get To The Future , which for copyright reasons may or may not bear any resemblance to a classic 80s time travel adventure. What they can promise is a show packed full with laughter, music and surprises. Tickets £7, £4 conc. Box office: 01392 270891. www.barnfieldtheatre.com
Are you looking for ideas to keep the family entertained this weekend? Then look no further than our editor's guide to what's on in and around Exeter:
THEATRE
Patterns Friday, 7.30pm, New Theatre, Exeter Two detectives are hunting the man with the winning smile who gives lonely, middle-aged women the happiest six months of their lives. In this haunting new musical, composer Daniel Loveday explores alienation and loneliness in modern society where, with little social cohesion, people can easily fall under the radar. £10 adults, £8 seniors/students, £6 child. 01392 277189....
There's something to suit all tastes in our editor's pick of what's on this weekend...
Ignite Festival Until Sunday, various venues, Exeter Ignite is a 6 day celebration of new live performance work from the South West and beyond. It will host events in a number of venues across the city. It is an affordable opportunity for artists, performers and companies to preview their Edinburgh shows or as a local, alternative, exciting festival experience, aiming to create a diverse and inspiring summer festival programme. www.igniteexeter.org.uk
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is welcoming some of the world’s favourite Superheroes to the park on Monday 27 May. Superman, Batman and Captain America will meet and greet their fans throughout the day, as a way to celebrate the launch of the new Superman film ‘Man of Steel’.
When younger guests to Devon’s Crealy dress up as their favourite Superhero on the day, they will receive half price entry* to the South West’s No. 1 Family Attraction. And for the younger Annual Members who dress up on the day, they will receive a free fun gift when they arrive!
