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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...

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The Saturdays bring their Greatest Hits Tour to Plymouth

They last graced the Pavilions stage back in 2011, but now The Saturdays are back and bringing their Greatest Hits Tour to Plymouth this September! You can catch the all grown up girl group for one night only on Tuesday 23 September.

Since The Saturdays formed in 2007, the multi platinum-selling band have become a household name in the UK. They’ve scored 11 Top 10 singles (including...

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Paloma Faith returns to Plymouth in November

Paloma Faith will embark on a full UK tour this Autumn, and will be heading back to Plymouth on Saturday 8 November.

Her new single ‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’ is released on May 12. The song is taken from Paloma’s third album ‘A Perfect Contradiction’, which shot straight to number two when it was released in March, and hasn’t shown any sign of moving from the top ten since....

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John Richardson heads for Plymouth

Jon Richardson is checking his tyre pressures, hoovering his floor mats and putting an emergency packed lunch in the boot of his car, ready to hit the road again with a brand new tour ‘Nidiot’. You can spend an evening with him on Saturday 15 November when he stops by.

The perennial singleton and misanthrope is determined to become a more easygoing person for the sake of his friends...

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Plymouth Hosts Folk Day

Two organisations are teaming up to produce a day filled with information and entertainment for folk music lovers on Saturday 12 April.

The events start in the afternoon at 1pm with talks at Plymouth Central Library and continue into the evening with a concert featuring local Plymouth-based hero James Findlay plus support at Stoke Damerel Parish Hall, Paradise Road, Stoke, Plymouth....

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Exhibition uses art and film to highlight plight of the British bee

The plight of British bees – and our longstanding reliance upon them – is to be explored through a major new exhibition at Plymouth University.

Apiculture: Bees and The Art of Pollination will feature the work of ten leading contemporary artists as a way to celebrate the influence of bees on our daily lives.

It will also invite audiences to reflect on how the British bee...

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Easter music-themed events at libraries

Libraries will be keeping children entertained this Easter holiday with an egg-citing ensemble of free music-themed activities.

‘Make Music’ is inspired by the iOrchestra events being brought to Plymouth by the Philharmonia Orchestra later this month and will include stories, crafts, film shows and live performances.

Local musicians funded by the iOrchestra project will be...

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Plymouth graduate named among guitar world's rising stars

A Plymouth University graduate has been ranked among the most promising young guitarists on the planet.

Will McNicol is listed alongside international superstars including Ed Sheeran and Laura Marling as one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s “30 Great Players Under 30”.

The list aims to recognise a new generation of guitarists helping to transform the way the instrument is being...

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Sounds of the Tamar taken to Turkey for arts exhibition

An innovative sonic arts project which aimed to immerse audiences beneath the surface of the River Tamar is to be showcased at a major new exhibition in Turkey.

Fathom, created by Plymouth University media arts specialists Jane Grant and John Matthias, used cutting edge technology to create an artificial surface 6ft above the floor of a 17th century Royal Navy victualing yard....

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Creatures great and small at Devon's Crealy

A menagerie of creatures great and very small will scuttle into Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park in Exeter on Friday 28 March for the official opening of the brand new attraction, Bugz Unlimited.

The new attractions represent part of a £1 million investment in the Park’s 25th anniversary year and will officially be opened by TV Wildlife Presenter, Nick Baker.

Guests can...

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Morph into a filmmaker this Easter

Morph, one of Aardman’s oldest and best loved animated characters, is lending his support to The Big Lunch this spring and to celebrate, a competition has been launched to find the best of new talent in the world of animation.

The Big Lunch - the UK’s annual get together for neighbours - is challenging all young people aged between seven and 15 to create a one minute animation showing...

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