Your guide to What's On over Christmas
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter over Christmas.
THEATRE
Peter Pan
Exeter Northcott Theatre
Escape to Neverland this Christmas. Join Wendy, John and Michael as they soar into the night sky with Peter, to a magical land of mermaids and fairy dust, where children can fly and all sorts of exciting adventures happen every day. But beware – danger is just around the corner. Captain Hook and the pirates are looking for revenge and Peter Pan is top of their list! The show runs until 1 January. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
Beauty and the Beast
Exeter Corn Exchange
This classic fairytale romance is filled with unmissable magic and hilarious comedy characters. Glittering sets, wonderful singing and lots of silly slapstick, with a cast packed with top West End performers and some some familiar favourites. The show runs until 1 January. https://exetercornexchange.co.uk
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
Exeter Little Theatre Company bring the classic fairy-tale to life. Beautiful Snow White lives with Queen Evelyn in a grand palace but her life is far from that of a perfect princess. Joined by her best friend Silly Simon and childhood nurse, Nanny Nick-Nack, Snow White must learn to be brave and escape the clutches of her evil stepmother. The show runs until 7 January. http://www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
The Wizard of Oz
Exmouth Pavilion
Join Dorothy Gale as she befriends a brainless Scarecrow, a loveable Tin Man and the cowardly Lion on their quest to thwart the evil powers of the Wicked Witch of the West. With a little help from Glinda the Good Fairy and the almighty and powerful Wizard of Oz, good is sure to conquer evil, featuring an all-star cast. The show runs until 31 December. https://www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion/whats-on
MUSIC
The Exeter Phoenix Xmas Shindig
Friday, Exeter Phoenix
There’ll be live music played by some of Exeter’s best fun loving musicians with a sprinkling of Christmas tunes to boot. The event kicks off at 5.30pm giving you plenty of time to warm your cockles, bemoan the Christmas ad campaigns and have a boogie before it’s too late to get home and toasty in front of the fire. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
Live Music: Friday
Friday, various venues, Exeter
John Gandys, Gandy Street: New Heroes, 10pm, free.
The Sorry Head, Blackboy Road: Mammoth, 9pm, free.
Live Music: Christmas Eve
The Stable, Queen St. Dining, Exeter: Upside Down, 7pm.
The General Buller, Exeter: Mike Tyler, 9pm, free.
The Beach, Exmouth: Chill, music from 60s-90s, 9pm, free
The Wings Bar, Exmouth Marty Night, 9pm, free.
Oberon’s Bar, Exmouth: Out of Isca, 9pm, free.
The Black Horse Inn, Sidmouth: The Rock Fella, 9pm, free.
Live Music: Boxing Day
John Gandys, Gandy Street, Exeter: Booster, 9.30pm, free.
The Famous Old Barrel, Exmouth: DJ Colin 70s/80s Disco, 5pm, free.
The Bank, Exmouth: Ian Boyd, 3pm, free.
First & Last Inn, Exmouth: The Barefoot Bandit, 6.30pm, free
The Golden Lion, Newton Abbot: Go Tell Alice, 9pm, free.
EXHIBITIONS
The Beauty of Light on Dartmoor
Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown
An exhibition by international award winning photographer and film maker Jonathan Scott. Jonathan has travelled the world and has had his work featured by the likes of National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, Google, the BBC, ITN and many more. The exhibition is open until 5 March 2017.
MAKE 2016 Contemporary Crafts for Christmas
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey
The annual Christmas selling exhibition Make showcases over 50 designer-makers from across the UK. With works in a variety of disciplines and with a range of prices to suit everyone. The event runs until 2 January. www.crafts.org.uk
Hiroshige’s Japan: Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
A new exhibition of woodblock prints from one of the best known of all Japanese artists featurings 21 prints from Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road, the series that made Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) famous. http://rammuseum.org.uk
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