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WHAT’S ON
Fun farce: The Play that goes Wrong is on at the Northcott
23rd July onwards
THEATRE / COMEDY
Exeter Corn Exchange, Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter; www.exetercornexchange.co.uk
THE FIRST CUT OR ISABELLA’S REVENGE – OUTDOOR THEATRE The Topsham Estuary Players will be performing the comic history of the Exeter Ship Canal. Expect hilarity and bring a chair. 6pm start, Powderham Castle, Exeter; www.powderham.co.uk
TREASURE ISLAND Featuring dastardly pirates, tropical islands and a mermaid, set sail on the Jolly Todger with Devon’s favourite funny men Le Navet Bete as they return with their swashbuckling, smash-hit comedy for all the family. Exeter Northcott Theatre, Stocker Road, Exeter; www.exeternorthcott.co.uk
25 – 27 July
9 – 14 August
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG The award-winning smash hit comedy returns to Exeter, telling the story of a farcical 1920s murder mystery where, inevitably, everything goes wrong. Warning – you’ll leave the theatre with cheeks hurting from excessive laughter. Exeter Northcott Theatre, Stocker Road, Exeter; www.exeternorthcott.co.uk
12 – 13 August
RUSSELL HOWARD: RESPITE Riding high on the success of his Sky One show The Russell Howard Hour, and his global smash Netflix special Recalibrate, Russell is back on stage where he belongs, making sense of a world that’s spinning out of control.
18 – 29 August
22 August
CARL HUTCHINSON: I KNOW I SHOULDN’T BEHAVE LIKE THIS... From buying a house to having kids, Carl takes his unique adolescent approach to grown up issues. He’ll be sharing his stories and observations that’s had crowds laugh their heads off year after year. Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter; www.exetercornexchange.co.uk
5 September
PROFESSOR BRIAN COX: HORIZONS WORK IN PROGRESS Expect a dazzling cinematic journey; a story of how we came to be and what we can become.
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Venues will be filled with images of far-away galaxies, alien worlds, supermassive black holes and a time before the Big Bang. Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter; www.exetercornexchange.co.uk
MUSIC 24 July
EXETER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The outdoor concert at Poltimore House is a bring-a-picnic-and-a -blanket kind of event. The orchestra will be treating you to classics from Elgar, Brahms, Sibelius and more. Poltimore House Gardens, Poltimore, Exeter; www.ticketsource.co.uk
27 July
FLO & JOAN The musical comedy sisters Flo and Joan have a new hour of their dark and waggish songs to parade about the place. Their performance style has been described as ‘stiletto sharp’. 7.30pm, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter; www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
28 July
THE HI-LIFE ORCHESTRA Legendary trombonist Abdul Raheem’s 8-piece orchestra takes
the magical sounds of hi-life and updates it with modern grooves, infectious riffs and blazing horn lines. This is a rebirth of Hi-Life that continues to play important roles in shaping the future sounds of West Africa. 7.30pm, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter; www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
30 July
JESS MCALLISTER BAND Devon based Jess McAllister’s music spans from free-spirited, nostalgic folk, through to rhythmic, grooves Old Firehouse Exeter, 50 New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4EP; www.oldfirehouseexeter.co.uk
4 August
THE TREE SESSIONS – THE NIGHTINGALE SONGS AND STORIES Mercury Prize- nominated BBC Folk Award winning singer and author Sam Lee will be performing at the woods of the Castle, bring a picnic and a blanket. Gates open at 6pm for a 7pm start, Powderham Castle, Exeter; www.powderham.co.uk
FESTIVALS 23 – 24 July
CHAGSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL
