Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to the best of What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (12-14 February)

THEATRE

Tommy Tiernan: Out of the Whirlwind
Friday, Exeter Corn Exchange
Now entering his 20th year as a stand-up comedian, having won every award going and still as passionate as ever about the adventure of storytelling and comedy, Irelands number one comedian is also starting to take some very exciting risks.  Over 16s, tickets £19.50. http://sites.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

Panto: Sleeping Beauty
Friday & Saturday, Tedburn St Mary Village Hall
Tedburn Amateur Dramatic Society (TADS) present Sleeping Beauty as their 2016, written by Ben Crocker (former Artistic Director of the Northcott Theatre). Performances at 7.30pm daily with a matinee on Saturday at 2pm. Tickets are £6 adults and £3 children (under 12). Contact Elton Rowe on 01647 270040 or 07983 209615 or Email: TADSTSM@outlook.com

Princess Ida
Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter
This exciting new production sets W.S Gilbert’s libretto and Sir Arthur Sullivan’s beloved score in the Edwardian era amid a backdrop of suffragette unrest. An arranged marriage between Prince Hilarion and Princess Ida is due to be formalised. On the appointed day however, her father arrives to inform the Prince that she has defied his orders and run away to start a university exclusively for women. Hilarion, with the help of his friends, embarks upon a quest to infiltrate the University and win his wife back. Ida – now a leader in the suffragette movement – must choose between her family, Hilarion, and her freedom.  Daily 7.30pm, Saturday matinee 2.30pm. Tickets £8-£17. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

A Little Man's Holiday
Saturday, 11am, Exeter Phoenix
Set sail with PaddleBoat Theatre Company for a journey on the high seas with Little Man – an ordinary man who dreams of adventure. When his terrifying boss reveals the whereabouts of a mysterious treasure island, Little Man leaves his dull office life behind and finds himself swept along on an exhilarating pirate adventure, with only his mother and his imagination to help him along the way. Tickets £5, over 4s. Runs throughout half term – performance times and tickets at http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Exe Burlesque
Saturday, 8pm, Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
Barnfield Bar Presents a night of fun and frolicking Burlesque hosted by The Rev JD. Tickets £7.50. ADULTS ONLY. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

Lovestruck
Sunday, 7.30pm, Exeter Phoenix
Folk and fairytales of love, longing and downright idiocy. Does the path of true love ever run smooth? Not in these tales of mayhem, star crossed lovers and cross dressing it doesn’t. Find out how intrepid princesses and wily brides save the day and their marriages (and sometimes their paramour as well!) in this fabulous kaleidoscope of funny, moving and feel-good tales for Valentine’s Day. Couples, cynics, singles and those who’ve been together long enough to laugh at themselves all catered for, your evening is sure to end happily ever after. Tickets  £6 (£5) http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

MUSIC

Buzzcocks
Friday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
Buzzcocks have been thrilling audiences for over thirty-five years. Once called ‘the Beatles of punk’, their music blends high-octane guitar, bass and drum power with heartrending personal statements of love won and lost or dismay at the modern world to create a unique catalogue of unforgettable and immortal music – music they continue to deliver to fans old and new around the world with undiminished passion and energy.  Tickets £19 (standing). http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

February Rock Hometown Metal Alliance
Friday, Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
After a successful 2015, playing Download festival and ripping the UK a new one during their tour, The mighty HURON are releasing their new album The Dead Stay Dead and playing an exclusive hometown show to celebrate the release. Be a part of the Hometown Metal Alliance – Exeter’s new and upcoming live metal night at the Barnfield.  Tickets: £5 in advance, £7 on the door. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

Live Music
Friday, various venues, Exeter
Prospect Inn, Exeter Quay: Basher Tate, 9.30pm, free.
Venezia, Exeter Quay: Sarah Yeo, 7.30pm, free.

Reg Meuross in Concert
Saturday, 8pm, Hope Hall, Hope Road, Wonford, Exeter
Reg Meuross returns to Hope Hall. New album preview: December. After 10 album releases Reg Meuross has returned to the solo format which inspired him to write and sing in the first place. December is a collection of 10 of the most beautiful songs which go straight to the heart and we are delighted that Reg has chosen to do his first album preview gig at Hope Hall. Tickets £10 from sstwigg@blueyonder.co.uk or call 07508 169 049. Tea and coffee available. Bring your own alcohol. No wheelchair access.

Live Music
Saturday, various venues, Exeter
The Bishop Blaize, Commercial Road: Booster, 9pm, free.
Venezia, Exeter Quay: Marnie, 7.30pm, free.
Prospect Inn, Exeter Quay: Evolver, 9pm, free.
The Sorry Head, Blackboy Road: Joseph Russell, 9pm, free.
The Bowling Green, Blackboy Road: The Dissenters Bluesband, 9.30pm, free.
Heart of Oak, Pinhoe: The Harlem Trainspotters, 9pm, free.

Dreadzone
Saturday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
Electro-dub pioneers Dreadzone re-issued their classic 2001 album Sound on their own Dubwiser label this Summer. Dreadzone are still going strong after over 20 years in the game with core members Greg Dread, Leo Williams, MC Spee and legendary reggae vocalist Earl 16 alongside Chris Compton on guitar and Bazil completing the current Dreadzone line up. They continue to tour extensively throughout the UK & Europe, and this re-issue is being accompanied by an extensive set of tour dates. Tickets £15.  After party: 11pm – 1am. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Live Music
Sunday, various venues
Venezia, Exeter Quay: Harping Mad, 7.30pm, free.
On the Waterfront, Exeter Quay: Alice Gullick, 6pm, free.
Old Firehouse, New North Road, Exeter: ExTunes live, 9pm, free.
The Globe Inn, Lympstone: Go Tell Alice, 6pm, free.
The Strand Inn, Exmouth: Extractor, 4.30pm, free.
The Bank, Exmouth: Just Misbehavin’, 4pm, free.
First & Last Inn, Exmouth: That’ll Be the Day, 4.30pm, fee.

EVENTS

Time Travellers' Club: Invincible Invaders
Saturday, Exeter Cathedral
Explore the fascinating and gruesome parts of history, travel back in time to a different period of history every Saturday with themed crafts, costumes, and horrible history facts. This weekend the Saxons and Vikings have invaded Britain! Make your own Saxon brooch and Viking helmet. See if you can write secret messages in runes. 10am-noon. https://exeter-cathedral.cloudvenue.co.uk/timetravellersclub

Chinese New Year celebrations
Saturday, from noon, University of Exeter Streatham Campus and Exeter City Centre
The University of Exeter will be celebrating the Chinese New Year on Saturday 13 February in Exeter city centre and on the Streatham Campus. At 1pm the Dragon and Lion dancers will parade through the city, starting in Buffet City, on George Street, ending at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Queen Street.  The parade continues at The Forum, Streatham Campus at 3pm, where there is also a Chinese Market, food, martial arts demonstrations, performances and activities for everyone. The biggest Chinese celebrations in the city will feature a firework display at 6.30pm which can be viewed from the back of the Xfi Building on the Streatham Campus.

Antique and Vintage Home Show
Saturday & Sunday, Westpoint Arena
If antiques & vintage are your thing, then don't miss this event. With up to 400 stands from all over the UK, offering an extensive range of antiques, collectables and vintage, the fair provides a great day out. You’ll find a huge selection of items including Furniture, Porcelain, Silver, Gold , Jewellery, Glass, Textiles, Vintage clothing, Paintings, Lighting, Militaria, Kitchenalia, Toys, Stamps, Collectables and much more.  Open Saturday 10am-5pm  and Sunday 10am-5pm.  Adults: £5, children under 16 free of charge.

EXHIBITIONS

Via Crucis Art Exhibition
Exeter Cathedral
Via Crucis is a touring exhibition, made up of 14 new images for the Stations of the Cross. The images are on paper and use mixed media, which includes charcoal, metal leaf, ink and pastel. They are the work of Caroline Waterlow, a multi-disciplinary artist based in the Westcountry. Where the traditional Stations emphasise the suffering path of Jesus, these new images follow the gospel accounts of Christ's Passion. Caroline Waterlow's images are inspired both by Pope John Paul II's "Scriptural" Stations of the Cross and the objects and tools associated with the Passion in the Arma Christi imagery. The exhibition can also be used as the inspirational for your own Stations of the Cross devotion, and a short liturgy is available in the Cathedral throughout Lent.  The exhibition runs until 29 March. www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk

Fashion to Dye For
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter
A rainbow of vintage and designer pieces, 'toxic' colours and dye recipes are set to be revealed from the National Trust's largest fashion collection. From Saturday 13 February, Killerton's latest exhibition 'Fashion to dye for', will be opening its doors to invite people into the wardrobe to discover how colours, dyes and design shaped fashion history. The Exhibition runs until Sunday 30 October. Normal admission fees apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton