Westpoint Arena, Exeter

AN exhilarating fusion of fire, air, earth and water all happening before your very eyes… yes folks, Holiday on Ice is heading back to Devon!

The latest tour of the record breaking international ice show which annually packs Exeter's Westpoint Arena returns to the venue from Tuesday, February 16 to Thursday, February 21, titled Spirit.

And this year, there's a big south west connection — Holiday On Ice principal pair's skater Julia Bailey returns to the region for the first time in many years to appear in Spirit.

She was born in Somerset and started skating at the age of four. As a youngster she studied a variety of dance genres including ballet, jazz and modern, which helped her ice skating skills flourish. And she's looking forward to returning to the south west to perform. "I am really glad to be back as I've not been in the UK for four years," she said.

"What I like about working on Holiday On Ice is there is always something new, from travelling to different cities to filling in for someone who is hurt or injured. It's never the same job two days in a row and it's never mundane."

In Spirit she gets to dance and perform jaw-dropping lifts with her skating and romantic Hungarian partner Tamas Sari. "It does make things more complicated being together as a couple and working together," said Julia, who now lives in Alberta, Canada.

"It can be intense but you do get used to the situation. You can't really go home and talk about work as you spend every day and evening together."

Box Office: 08444 999 955. Tickets start from £14.50 with all children at £10 (subject to a booking fee). Big savings for groups – buy 20 tickets and get one free when booked as a group and save up to £4 on each adult ticket. A group is 10 or more people.

Comedy Hall, Tiverton

FOLLOWING a complete sell-out run at this year's Edinburgh fringe, triple if.comedy award nominee Russell Kane brings Fakespeare to Tiverton's popular Comedy Hall in Barringon Street on Tuesday, February 23. The comedian writes, directs and stars in this two-hander with Sadie Hasler, star of Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder.

Box office: 01884 250066.

Brewhouse, Taunton

THERE'S more comedy at Taunton's Brewhouse on Saturday, February 13 when Barry Cryer, legendary writer performer and backbone of the radio classic panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't Got a Clue, takes the stage.

Following nine years of sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Festival, Barry and fellow comic Ronnie Golden perform their songs dealing with the big issues: John Prescott, alien life forms, flower arranging 'makeovers' for Wild West towns and truffles (to name but four), plus jokes that span the jubilee years.

Folk and Roots fans are in for a treat on Thursday, February 25 with Cara Dillon with support from Swedish songstress Rosa Rebecka.

Box office: 01823 283244.

Northcott, Exeter

AWARD-WINNING York-based Pilot Theatre company, who have previously performed Lord Of The Flies and Looking For JJ in Exeter, return to the Northcott Theatre with their new play The Fever Chart for a week from Tuesday, February 9.

Written as a trilogy, the play tells three distinct but thematically-related stories, each exploring different aspects of conflict in The Middle East. The settings include a zoo in Palestine, a hospital in Tel Aviv, and a yard in Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.

Despite tackling huge political questions, the play talks to audiences through very human concerns of love, life and death, exploring how humanity survives in the most inhumane conditions. Box office: 01392 493493.

Theatre Royal, Plymouth

THE incredible magic of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, has been masterfully transformed into a fast-paced, dazzling display of live theatrical entertainment for family audiences. And you can enjoy the sights, sounds and magic of the best selling fantasy novel ever written, in a fresh, spectacular live theatre production with sparkling new magical effects at Plymouth's Theatre Royal from Tuesday, February 16 until Sunday, February 21.

Box Office: 01752 267222.

Plymouth Pavilions

ANTON du Beke and Erin Boag from BBC's Strictly Come Dancing return to Plymouth Pavilions with their new show Steppin' Out! on Thursday, February 18. The popular partnership is joined by singer and West End star Graham Bickley (The Phantom of the Opera and Joseph), guest dancers and a live orchestra.

Princess Theatre, Torquay

CATCH a mind reader, magician and possibly the closest our galaxy can boast to a Jedi Master! Derren Brown brings his Enigma tour to Torquay's Princess Theatre for three nights on Saturday, February 13, 14 and 15.

Box office: 0844 847 2315.