Discover Exeter from above & below What's On: Sept and Oct 18 Find out at Exeter’s Underground Passages 2 Paris Street, Exeter EX1 1GA t 01392 665887 www.exeter.gov.uk/passages SPECIAL OFFER 10% OFF ADMISSION What lies beneath? Please present this voucher for 10% off admission price for up to 5 people at Exeter’s Underground Passages. Valid for one use only until 31/3/2019. Entry restrictions apply. Please call to confirm availability. The Alexandra Hotel invites you to two very special events 21st SEPTEMBER at 7pm 4 course Dinner with wine pairings from Champagne Taittinger. The UK Director of Taittinger will be joining us to talk through the carefully chosen wines and give an insight into this iconic family business. £65 per person Join a FREE Exeter Red Coat Guided Tour Daily tours except 25 & 26 December from West front of Cathedral Places are limited so early booking is strongly advised... 01297 442010 / reception @hotelalexandra.co.uk www.hotelalexandra.co.uk/whats-on EXETER’S Red Coat Guided Tours t 01392 265203 www.exeter.gov.uk/guidedtours CLASSICAL RECITAL on Friday 5th OCTOBER at 7.30pm The Sting Quartet will be performing a 90 minute recital in the old Chapel with music by Elgar, Haydn, Back and Mozart. Tickets £20, book on 1297 442010. AGATHA CHRISTIE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 14 Sep to 16 Sep- A weekend of arts and Agatha Christie special events across Torbay, International Agatha Christie Festival, Torre Abbey, Torquay, 10.00am to 9.00pm. WOMEN OF THE WORLD FESTIVAL 13 Oct - We have brought together artists, writers, politicians, comedians, activists and more, Various Locations, Exeter. MUSIC TEIGN SHANTY FESTIVAL 29 Sep to 30 Sep - Teignmouth and Shaldon will play host to anything up to 20 shanty groups performing in 9 venues, Various Locations, Teignmouth & Shaldon. BEER, CIDER, FOLK MUSIC & FAMILY FESTIVAL 06 Oct 08 Oct - 3 days of fun! Riverside Caravan and Camping Park, South Molton. Heritage KATE ADIE: THE WAY WW1 CHANGED WOMEN’S LIVE 17 Sep- Kate Adie reveals how women's lives were transformed during WW1, Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 7.00pm to 8.00pm. LOCAL PERSONALITIES AND THEIR STORIES 25 Sep to 07 Oct- Photographs and artefacts from the archives of Kingsbridge Coookworthy Museum, Harbour House, The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 10.00am to 5.00pm. THE BUILDING OF EXETER CATHEDRAL - PART 2 04 Oct- Evening lecture by John Allan, Archaeologist to the Dean and Chapter, <strong>Devon</strong> Rural Archive, Shilstone, Modbury, 6.30pm to 9.00pm. GUIDED TOUR OF SHILSTONE HOUSE AND GROUNDS 16 Oct- Tour of Shilstone House and Grounds by Resident Archaeologist Abi Gray, <strong>Devon</strong> Rural Archive, Shilstone, Modbury, 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Iolanthe at Barnfield Theatre, 9th to 13th <strong>October</strong> PETER GRAY’S CULM VALLEY RAILWAY 18 Oct- A chance to see Peter Gray’s original photographs of the Culm Valley Railway, Tiverton Museum of Mid <strong>Devon</strong> Life, Tiverton Town Hall, St Andrews Street, Tiverton, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Rally & Motor VINTAGE & CLASSIC VEHICLE RALLY 16 Sep- 100s of vintage, classic & steam vehicles visiting for the day, World of Country Life, Sandy Bay, Exmouth, 10.00am to 5.00pm. STEAM, VINTAGE & TRACTOR FESTIVAL 22 Sep to 23 Sep- Miniature steam engines and tractors, Morwellham Quay, Tavistock, 9.00am to 5.00pm. END OF SEASON RALLY 30 Sep- Drop in Meeting" for Classic Cars, Crash Box & Classic Car Club of <strong>Devon</strong>, Ladys Mile Holiday Park, Dawlish Warren Road, Dawlish, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Shows SELFBUILD AND DESIGN SOUTH WEST SHOW 08 Sep to 09 Sep- For anyone contemplating a new build, renovation, conversion or extension, SelfBuild & Design Show, Westpoint Centre (<strong>Devon</strong>) Ltd, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, 10.00am to 4.00pm. NOSTALGIC CINEMA: THE TRUE COST. DOCUMENTARY ABOUT FASHION 09 Oct- This documentary asks who really pays the price for our clothing industry, Plymouth Radical Cinema, <strong>Devon</strong>port Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building, Plymouth, 7.30pm to 10.00pm. Theatre MUSICALS JANE AUSTEN'S PERSUASION: A MUSICAL DRAMA 22 Sep- In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Persuasion, chamber Opera Tours, Palace Theatre, Palace Avenue, Paignton, 7.30pm to 10.30pm. PLAYS A BUNCH OF AMATEURS 03 Sep to 07 Sep- Following our refurbishment works this summer The Salterton Drama Club returns, Salterton Drama Club, Salterton Playhouse, Playhouse Lane, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm to 10.00pm. A BUNCH OF AMATEURS 08 Sep- Following our refurbishment works this summer The Salterton Drama Club returns, Salterton Drama Club, Salterton Playhouse, Playhouse Lane, Budleigh Salterton, 2.30pm to 5.00pm. "QUARTET" 24 Sep to 29 Sep- The Exmouth Players present "Quartet", a comedy by Ronald Harwood, Exmouth Players, 10 Bicton Street, Exmouth, 7.30pm to 10.00pm. STAPLEDON 27 Sep- A play about the life of Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter under Edward II, MED Theatre, St Andrews Church, Ashburton, 7.30pm to 9.45pm. SALLY-POMME CLAYTON TELLS EROS & PSYCHE 28 Sep- Raunchy to poetic, sacred to profane, performance storytelling at its best, Artemis Storytelling, Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. STAPLEDON 28 Sep- A play about the life of Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter under Edward II, MED Theatre, St Andrews Church, Ashburton, 7.30pm to 9.45pm. STAPLEDON 29 Sep- A play about the life of Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter under Edward II, MED Theatre, St Andrews Church, Ashburton, 7.30pm to 9.45pm. THE LADYKILLERS 02 Oct to 06 Oct- Comedy A gang of thieves try to dupe an old lady by pretending to be musicians, Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 7.45pm to 10.00pm. 22 Countryside, History, Walks, the Arts, Events & all things <strong>Devon</strong> at: DEVONSHIRE <strong>magazine</strong>.co.uk
What's On: Sept and Oct 18 Patron: HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC IN REMARKABLE PLACES 12 - 21 OCTOBER <strong>2018</strong> Chamber Music, Lieder and Recitals in and around Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks www.twomoorsfestival.co.uk hubcast .co.u k What’s on in <strong>Devon</strong> 23