South West Shakespeare Festival

07/05/2026

There are so many great photos to share from our rehearsal of "The Merchant of Venice" with Wild Thyme, it's hard to choose only a couple to post! Shout-out to Mark Dawson for capturing the spirit of it all so beautifully!

Here's some audience feedback: "Loved the four entrances for the “stage” – this created fabulous energy. The interaction with the audience when the suitors are selecting the boxes was great fun. The venue was perfect. The music was fabulous – wonderfully atmospheric." 🩷



Exeter Unesco City of Literature Bill Douglas Cinema Museum St Nicholas Priory Visit Exeter Exeter Cathedral Devon & Exeter Medical Heritage Trust The Devon and Exeter Institution Andy Bee Alex Wilson Exeter Picturehouse Exeter Library

07/05/2026

Lovely to read this 👇about the performance of The Merchant of Venice by Wild Thyme at the festival 😍

30/04/2026

We had such a wonderful time at the festival 🩷 Thank you all for making it such a special and memorable occasion!

Next year's dates: 22 - 25 April 🪶

Bill Douglas Cinema Museum St Nicholas Priory Visit Exeter Exeter Cathedral Devon & Exeter Medical Heritage Trust The Devon and Exeter Institution Exeter Unesco City of Literature Visit Devon Alex Wilson RAMM (Royal Albert Memorial Museum) Exeter Library Exeter Picturehouse Wild Thyme

30/04/2026

We had such a wonderful time at the festival 🩷 Thank you all for making it such a special and memorable occasion!

Next year's dates: 22 - 25 April 🪶

Bill Douglas Cinema Museum St Nicholas Priory Visit Exeter Visit Devon Devon & Exeter Medical Heritage Trust The Devon and Exeter Institution Exeter Cathedral Exeter Picturehouse Exeter Library Exeter Unesco City of Literature Wild Thyme Alex Wilson

30/04/2026

Our audience enjoyed a beautiful evening at St Nicholas Priory with a carefully-selected musical programme. Thank you Iryna Ilnytska and Alex Wilson for this fabulous, Shakespeare-inspired concert 🎶

29/04/2026

It was amazing to see Shakespeare's Folio at Exeter Cathedral, with lively and insightful explanations from Cathedral Librarian Emma Laws, putting the folio into context by taking a closer look at Shakespeare's contemporaries. Eager questions from the constant stream of visitors - lovely to see this so well-attended! 🥳

Visit Exeter Bill Douglas Cinema Museum St Nicholas Priory Exeter Unesco City of Literature

26/04/2026

The food demo at St Nicholas Priory in full swing 👇 Sally's fritters are very popular and visitors are eagerly waiting for the next dish 😋

We love the Shakespeare quotes and recipe books 😍 Great to see so many first-time visitors at Exeter's oldest building!

26/04/2026

Wonderful Sally Dyer is all set up for our food demo and the oven is hot! She has a couple of recipes prepared 😋

Drop in at St Nicholas Priory between 1:30pm and 3:30pm today!

26/04/2026

Can't wait to see this 👇

Shaking It Up 22nd to 26th April Booking now open! Relevant. Accessible. Human. Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice Join us for this performance of Shakespeare’s rarely performed play with a full, professional cast in one of Exeter’s Elizabethan town houses (St Nicholas Priory). Wild Thyme Th...

25/04/2026

Fascinating talk by the fabulous Prof Pascale Aebischer about the live transmissions of plays. We learned so much!

Engaged audience and lively Q&A 😊

Bill Douglas Cinema Museum