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Theatre & Performing Arts

If you want to be entertained or enlightened, appreciate art or make your own masterpiece, enjoy live music, take part in an open-mic night, or dance to the region's best DJs, then you will always find something in Exeter to suit your taste.

With such a wide variety of entertainment across the city there is bound to be something different happening in every part of Exeter on almost every night of the week. All you need to do is choose which of the many venues you would like to visit for a really great night out.

At the heart of the city, the historic and beautiful Exeter Cathedral provides a spectacularly atmospheric setting for concerts, exhibitions, workshops and lectures in a rolling programme of inspiring event programming, as well as playing host to charity concerts.

The city has four main theatres and numerous indoor and outdoor areas where performing arts feature within an annual programme of festival and events.

The Exeter Northcott theatre located on Streatham Campus of the University has an annual event programme that will delight and often inspire you to experience something different. With an intimate atmosphere, it provides a chance to get ‘up close and personal’ with many well-known actors visiting with touring production companies.

The Exeter Barnfield Theatre is Exeter's independent community theatre with a regular list of jazz, folk, rock, classical and live music, pantomime, drama and dance events. Now completely run by a charity, it supports local theatre and stage companies, and hosts many school events.

The Cygnet Theatre has its own unique theatre training school programme offering full-time professional training for thirty years, and where graduates have gone on to work successfully for stage, film, TV and radio. Encouraging new writing is one of its specialist features. Cygnet Theatre plays a key role in the region’s arts scene, supporting local artists to present their own work at the venue and introducing over 60 performances in professional venues in Exeter and on summer tours around the area.

The largest indoor venue is the University of Exeter's Great Hall, which offers a wonderful location for classical and contemporary music concerts, including the seasonal visit of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. On the University campus you will also find ‘The Lemmy’ – where DJ sets, rock and pop concerts are regularly featured and where current and up and coming music artists are often promoted.

The Exeter Corn Exchange is the city’s second biggest adaptable space, and offers a programme of all kinds of music, cabaret and other entertainment and trade shows. It also holds a good selection of weekly and monthly group activities to join and is now firmly established as THE place to see the best top-line comedians on the stand-up circuit.

Exeter Phoenix, located next to the city’s museum hosts a varied programme of contemporary and unusual events, including live music and DJ sets, dance, comedy nights, theatre, talks and workshops. Studio 74 is Exeter Phoenix’s solar powered cinema, the only independent cinema in Exeter showing the latest films as well as the best of World Cinema, documentaries and classic titles. Along with the Corn Exchange, you are sure to find great family events at Christmas and during school holidays here.

Based at Emmanuel Hall in Exeter, Theatre Alibi are contemporary storytellers and create exiting and imaginative work for audiences of all ages, performing at venues throughout the city as well as touring nationally. The company integrates a wide variety of art forms into its work and recent productions have featured animation, film, puppetry, photography and music both live and recorded, encouraging young people to discover and enjoy a of theatre. Theatre Alibi is an ‘Arts Award Supporter’ organisation.

Exeter is also well represented in performing arts with a large selection of dance and stage schools, including adding to its list recently, the prestigious Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts. You will often find young people from Stage by Stage, Razzamataz Theatre School or Stagecoach Performing Arts, or The Richard Dale Theatre School appearing in our venues in special productions.

The city is fortunate to have a collection of long established and highly regarded choral choirs, one of which was first established in 1846, plus several symphony and concert orchestras, chamber choirs and children’s orchestras and music groups. A Capella singing is also popular around the city. Watch out for a performance from Exeter University’s own Semi-Toned, winners of the BBC programme The Choir: Gareth's Best in Britain.

You may even be able to hear brass band music from the City of Exeter Railway Band (who regularly perform on the Quayside in the summer) or catch a glimpse of the City of Exeter Pipes and Drums parading down the High Street!

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TK Maxx Presents Live at Powderham - Teddy Swims

Exeter

GRAMMY nominated vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims will headline a huge outdoor show at TK Maxx Live at Powderham alongside his band Freak Freely. Swims will be joined by special guests breakout vocalist and songwriter Lauren Spencer Snith, and New…

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25 June 2026
TK Maxx Presents Live at Powderham - Lewis Capaldi

Exeter

Global superstar Lewis Capaldi will headline two massive outdoor shows in the Devon countryside in 2026 - marking the star's biggest ever solo shows in the South West.

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27 June 2026to28 June 2026

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Altern8 - Black Friday

Exeter

Altern8 - Metal/Rock/Alternative Clubnight
Exeter's top rock/metal club night!
DJs playing the likes of Killswitch Engage - SOiL - Drowing Pool - S.O.A.D. Slipknot - RATM - Reuben, Slayer - Iron Maiden - Slipknot - Motorhead - Metallica - …

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Au Pairs

Exeter

Au Pairs formed in late 1978 in Birmingham, UK in the post-punk era. They were a much-loved band who combined fun, dancey music with an innovative and, for that time, a daringly progressive message.
Au Pairs blend political lyrics with a tough…

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Exeter Phoenix, Exeter

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Dave Betts Latin Jazz Collective

Exeter

Emerging from Bristol’s vibrant jazz scene in 2000, Dave Betts brings a genre-defying sound that fuses jazz, Latin and funk into an electrifying live experience. A British drummer, multi-percussionist and composer, Betts is known for his innovative…

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Doc Scott in Exeter Move

Exeter

A true veteran and leading tastemaker in D&B, Doc Scott has been an essential and pivotal figure in the scene since its inception and continues to push the genre forward. Founding member of A Bunch Of Cuts, his DJ sets in the mid-90s became…

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Evening of Mediumship

Exeter

An Evening of Mediumship with Allison Michaela, Authentic Medium.
Enjoy a fabulous night with Evidential Medium Allison Michaela. Connecting with loved ones, bringing laughter, love and a few tears.
Authentic Medium, Allison Michaela. With clients…

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Peter Pan

Tiverton

Tiverton Signpost Club invites you to take flight to Neverland in this years magical pantomime, Peter Pan! Join Peter, Wendy, and the Lost Boys as they battle the villainous Captain Hook, meet the mischievous Tinker Bell, and discover that growing…

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Strange But True Crime

Honiton

Strange But True Crime
Running Time: 105 Minutes ( Including Interval)

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Concert 'Mozart Unbound'

Topsham

Concert celebrating 270th Anniversary of Mozart's Birthday. Arias, duets and trios from
'Le nozze di Figaro', 'Don Giovanni', 'Cosi fan tutte', 'La Clemenza di Tito', 'Die Zauberflöte',
'Idomeneo', 'Zaide' as well as piano masterpieces.

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31 Jan 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
Dyjo Fundraising Concert

Exeter

DYJO 1 & 2 perform in a fundraising concert at America Hall, Exeter.
Refreshments & raffle

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31 Jan 2026Open 19:30 -
Indie Club - After The Bands

Exeter

Live bands followed by Indie DJs.
DJs playing the best in Indie sounds inc. The Clash - Bastille - Bloc Party - Klaxons - MGMT - Tame Impala - The Libertines - Parquet Courts - The Stone Roses - Blur - Oasis - Pixies - Kasabian - Kaiser Chiefs -…

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Exeter Cavern, Exeter

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Mother Vulture

Exeter

Hectic Blues Punk with a live show so chaotic it will leave you with horrific injuries. For fans of being happy, achieving your dreams and not dying.

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Exeter Phoenix, Exeter

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Qow Trio

Exeter

QOW Trio deliver a fresh, hard-hitting take on the classic piano-less saxophone trio, blending deep jazz tradition with a bold, modern edge. Led by fiery young tenor saxophonist Riley Stone Lonergan, the group features UK jazz legend Spike Wells on…

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Tesselate Psy Trance Presents: Soul Scientist + More Exeter

Exeter

Tesselate Psy Trance Night @ Move Exeter
Saturday 31st Jan 2026 | 9pm - 2am Tickets: from £10 online | £15 OTD
Move Exeter dives back into the psychedelic spectrum for the first Tesselate Psy Trance night of 2026! The decor and lasers will be going…

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The Ambitious Laboratory Session 2 - Ritual & Magic

Exeter

Four of Swords welcomes you to join invited artists, members from the Ambitious Performers acting group, Theatre "Laboratory" experts and keen creatives from the wider public for a unique collaboration experiment. The "Laboratory" is a safe and…

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Zeffe Klezmer Band

Honiton

Zeffe Klezmer Band: Music from the Balkans and Beyond
Klezmer and Eastern European Music
Running Time: 115 Minutes (Including Interval)

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31 Jan 2026Open 19:30 -
Jim Moray

Topsham, Exeter

Jim Moray is an English folk singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

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1 Feb 2026Open 19:30 -
The Bootleg Beach Boys

Exmouth

The Bootleg Beach Boys are visiting the UK as part of their world tour with a limited number of shows in 2026.
They are the ultimate tribute to the legendary Beach Boys. Renowned as the best tribute band in the world, they bring the timeless…

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1 Feb 2026Open 19:00 - 22:00
Tom Rosenthal

Exeter

Intelligent social commentary from the stand-up and actor.

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Exeter Phoenix, Exeter

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Hansel and Gretel

Exeter

Whitestone Players presents Hansel and Gretel. Running from Tuesday 3rd February to Saturday 7th February at Whitestone Parish Hall.

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