Writer-in-residence Chris Hoban with Professor Mark Stoyle
Tel: 01392 271611

Tel: 01392 271611
Chris will share his narrative song-cycle, developed over the course of his residency, telling tales from Exeters Quay. We're also delighted that Chris will be joined on stage by renowned historian of Exeter's past Professor Mark Stoyle, who will talk about the history that has inspired Chris's songs.
About the authors
Chris Hoban is a writer, musician (songwriter/composer), performer & lyricist who has worked extensively in the UK and abroad. Also an educator, Chris specialises in projects which have a strong historical or natural aspect to them in order to explore connections between other environments and times and our own. For 2025, Chris was made a Cultural Fellow at Exeter Universitys history department, writing songs inspired by early modern wills for The Material Culture of Wills, 1540-1790. A singer who plays guitar, piano, piano accordion, cello, mandocello and guitar, he has performed and worked alongside many artists from a number of musical fields, including Billy Bragg, Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), KT Tunstall, Jerry Dammers (The Specials), Kate Rusby, Chris Difford (Squeeze), Steve Knightley, Phil Beer, Miranda Sykes and Jim Causley. Chris has written regularly and performed occasionally with the Devonian folk roots band Show of Hands, adding songs such as Hallows Eve. He co-wrote the RNLI bicentennial 2024 Christmas single Pull Away with James Studholme of Police Dog Hogan; he is also a highly regarded choral composer and arranger for amateur, community and professional choirs.
Professor Mark StoyleFRHistS is an English historian of the Tudor and Stuart periods, specialising in the English Civil War, the history of witchcraft, and the history of the South West peninsula. He is Professor at the University of Southampton, and has published many works on the history and landscape of Exeter where he previously lived and taught.
Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
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Standard | £6.00 |
Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.
Writer-in-residence Chris Hoban with Professor Mark Stoyle (30 Oct 2025) | ||
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Day | Times | |
Thursday | 18:30 |
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