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New West Country gay play, Open Door comes to Exeter

On a dark February night in 1954, a young man catches the Exeter to Bristol express. He never completes his journey. What happens to him on the train changes the life of every queer person in the land...

Who knew? The fight for gay rights began in Exeter! Discover the true story of a...

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Noel Fielding brings his tour to Plymouth

Noel Fielding (The Mighty Boosh, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Luxury Comedy) is embarking on his first live tour in five years: An Evening With Noel Fielding, and will be stopping off at the Pavilions on Wednesday 12 November! Of course this won’t be the first time that Fielding has landed in Plymouth, as anyone who came near the venue back in November 2009 will tell you, as hoards of fans...

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Opera comes to Plymouth's big screen

La traviata opens the BP Big Screen season and is broadcast live from the iconic Covent Garden stage and free to 18 towns and cities across the UK, including The Piazza, Plymouth.

2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the partnership with BP which has enabled half a million people to enjoy world-class opera and ballet through free live broadcasts from the Royal Opera House beamed to big...

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Exhibition highlights World War I and Three Towns centenaries

A new exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One and the amalgamation of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse is now on display at the City Museum and Art Gallery.

‘Plymouth's Great War: Three Towns United in Conflict’ is one of the highlights of this year’s Plymouth History Festival and features information, images, documents and other related items from the...

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Get the gossip and re-live the scandal at Saltram

On Friday 9 May, Friday 6 June and Friday 11 July, Saltram House near Plymouth will create an evening of entertainment, delving into past scandal and romance at Saltram.

‘Scandal and Romance’ will see staff and volunteers donning period dress to give visitors a unique insight into the gossip behind the Parker family’s lives, loves and losses. Many of the costumes have been made by the...

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MTV Crashes tickets sell out in 30 minutes!

Tickets for this summer’s MTV Crashes Plymouth event took less than 30 minutes to sell out yesterday.

10,000 tickets reserved for Plymouth residents only went on sale at 9am and were sold out by 9.22am.

Strict checks were completed on all ticket purchases to ensure that all 10,000 were sold to people living in Plymouth.

600 tickets went back on sale at 2pm after...

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Last chance to see two major exhibitions

Visitors to Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery have until 10 May to catch two significant exhibitions highlighting the work of two great artists.

‘New Sculpture and Works on Paper’ is the first major exhibition in the region for 25 years by Devon-based artist, Peter Randall-Page. It‘s also the first time in many years that he has shown a series of completely new pieces.

Peter...

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May 4th be with you on National Star Wars Day

Once again, thousands of people are expected to visit the Guild Hall, this Sunday for, Plymouth DEV-CON May 4th, the South West’s second and biggest Sci-Fi/Comic Book & Toy Fair Convention, which will run between 10.30am and 4pm.

Following the huge success of their first convention, DEV-CON1, last September, Organiser, Lea Shelford from EVENTS FRONTIER, has said that excitement and...

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Bury Tommorrow to sign new album in HMV

Melodic Metalcore giants Bury Tomorrow will be visiting Drake Circus' hmv store to sign copies of their new release 'Runes' on Friday 30 May.

Fans will be able to have the new album signed by the artists themselves from 5pm.

Hampshire based five-piece Bury Tomorrow occupy a unique position in an otherwise over-populated genre seemlessly juxtaposing energetic roaring with vocals...

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Be there when MTV Crashes Plymouth!

Tickets for this summer’s MTV Crashes Plymouth event will be available from Friday 2 May.

The spectacular live music event, being organised by MTV in collaboration with Plymouth City Council, will take place on Plymouth Hoe on Tuesday 15 July and feature a number of headline music acts.

It follows other massively popular MTV Crashes events staged in Glasgow, Belfast and...

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Young musicians stage concert for Lord Mayor's charities

Young musicians will be staging a concert at the Plymouth Guildhall on Wednesday 30 April to help raise money for the Lord Mayor’s chosen charities.

Plymouth's Youth Music Service (PYMS) has organised the event, which will include performances from the PYMS Concert Band, HMS Drake Volunteer Band, the Military Kids Choir, Devonport Community Choir, Plymouth Youth Steel and The Co-...

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