Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend.
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HELP! Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Viki is not coping. Taking you from the dairy aisle of Sainsbury’s to the green turf of Ascot, via a disco of dirty secrets with a euro-pop soundtrack; HELP! is about falling apart and pulling yourself together again. This moving, joyous show is for anyone who has ever struggled. http://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk/whats-on/help-1/
The Triumph of Love Friday & Saturday, Cygnet Theatre, Exeter What is a princess to do when she is in...
Charles Academy of Dance presents 'Rhythm of the Night' - a showcase of spectacular dance! Students will demonstrate their skills and entertain audiences in a variety of genres including ballet, modern, tap, street jazz, contemporary, lyrical and musical theatre. Come and join us for a wonderful day of dancing talent.
Find out more at: Charles Academy
Price & Booking
£9.50/£7.50 concessions for under 12's (includes £1 booking fee) 11am (doors 10.30) & 4.30pm (doors 4.00)
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Grease Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre 23 - 27 June 2015 Stage by Stage present a high-octane production of the world's most popular musical. Tickets £9-£15. www.exeternorthcott.co.uk
We Are Brontë Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter We Are Brontë is a piece of comic visual theatre inspired by the real and imaginery worlds of Yorkshire’s literary siblings, presented in Publick Transport’s irreverent style....
Your guide to what's on in and around Exeter this weekend (19-21 June).
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Grandad and the Machine Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter A story for anyone who ever dreamed of a different world. A 100-year-old mechanical monster emerges from the waves. Everyday objects turn on their makers and the Empire is plunged into chaos. No one knows why. No one can stop it. Except maybe Grandad. He always was good with a spanner. That’s why Imogen and her father head north to find him. Their journey becomes an epic quest across England that leads to the heart of a...
This year the flower festival will transport you back to your childhood (farther away for some than others!) as the theme is Nursery Rhymes.
Around 20 displays will be on show in this beautiful old church, from Oranges and Lemons to Little Miss Muffet (watch out for the spider, only joking not real) and many more. The arrangers are hard at work designing their displays and it will be a delight, as always, to see the church filled with flowers.
Also there will be a splendid In Memoriam flower display, alongside the names of those to be remembered.
Wednesday 10th June saw Exeter based business networking group ‘City Wall’ host a launch event to mark its move to The Southgate Hotel, Exeter.
With a 30% growth in members in the last 6 months the group needed to ensure it was equipped to support its continued growth.
The launch event saw existing members welcome a number of visitors from across Exeter including; Bluegrass Computer Solutions, Astley Media and The Lead Lab who attended to understand how the group works and, how on average achieves £36,449 of new business being passed between members each month.
This summer the croquet lawn at Castle Drogo will be the backdrop for some very special outdoor theatre and music. ‘Cider with Rosie’ from the novel by Laurie Lee will be performed by the Plough Community Theatre on Saturday 27 June, 7-9pm. Set during the period that Castle Drogo was being built, at the end of the First World War, ‘Cider with Rosie’ recounts Laurie Lee’s powerful childhood memories of life in a rural village which had seen few changes in a thousand years. From being left alone in a field at the age of three, to leaving the family home as an adult, we share Laurie Lee’s...
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Figs in Wigs: Show Off Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Figs in Wigs are out to reinvent themselves. Witness this playful five-piece find their calling as comedians, dancers, visual artists, musicians and circus entertainers in 'Show Off', a tongue-in-cheek variety show (without the variety). Tickets £10 (£8). www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk
The Exeter PA Network – the only group of its kind for the city is hosting its latest career enhancing event 'Time to Shine' on 25 June 2015.
Established in 2012 as a professional networking group for PA's, executive assistants, secretaries and admin support staff in the Exeter area, the group's growing success has seen it welcome over 500 members – with links to PA Networks in both Bristol and Plymouth and a wide range of morning, evening and weekend events to give everyone opportunity to attend.
The latest event 'Time to Shine' − taking place...
Don’t make any plans for the weekend until you’ve checked out our guide to what’s on in and around Exeter .
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Stick Man: Live on Stage Saturday & Sunday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Following a smash hit West End season, Scamp Theatre's delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's hugely popular children's book Stick Man in coming to Exeter Northcott Theatre! Touching, funny and utterly original, this award-winning production features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves. Guarantees more fun than...
