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Building an Electronic Music Following in the Digital Age

The pathways to success in electronic music have transformed dramatically over the past decade. Independent artists no longer need label backing or radio play to reach audiences worldwide. UK producer Jean-Claude Bastos exemplifies how modern electronic music artists can build meaningful...

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Needles & Opium comes to Plymouth Theatre Royal

Through highly visual staging, which is as much magic as it is theatre, Robert Lepage revisits Needles and Opium, 20 years after its first production. Coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth from Wednesday 7 – Thursday 8 November and starring Olivier Normand and Wellesley Robertson III, these are the only UK performances on the current world tour.

One night in 1949, on the plane bringing him...

The Essential Guide to Plymouth’s Best Stag Do Ideas

Whether you already live in the south west of England or you’re looking for an alternative city in the UK that offers something totally different as a stag do venue to London or Leeds, Plymouth is a sensible choice for stag activities. Whether you’re looking for high-octane, adrenaline-fuelled action or something to mentally stimulate the group, this port city will help to keep your lads’...

Shrek The Musical returns to Plymouth

Believe all ‘ogre’ again! Shrek The Musical ® returns to Theatre Royal Plymouth from Tuesday 13 – Saturday 24 November.

Starring Steffan Harri as the beloved swamp-dwelling ogre ‘Shrek’, Call the Midwife star Laura Main as ‘Princess Fiona’, Marcus Ayton as Shrek’s wisecracking sidekick ‘Donkey’ and Plymouth-born Samuel Holmes as pint-sized villain ‘Lord Farquaad’.

The company...

Come to a Plymouth & South Devon "Inquiry"

A Social Saturday double-bill

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When you think about your local community, what immediately comes to mind? What are the best things about it? And what’s missing right now?

Imagine what a better future could be: meaningful livelihoods, connected communities, a healthier planet... What do we want...

Three major artworks secured for The Box, Plymouth’s collections

The Box, Plymouth has acquired three major contemporary works of art for its permanent collections, including a work by Kehinde Wiley - the artist who recently painted Barack Obama’s portrait and the final ever commissioned portrait by and of Michael Jackson.

The works were acquired through the Contemporary Art Society’s prestigious Collections Fund Prize. Founded in 2012, the Fund is...

Plymouth confirmed as host city for British Art Show 9

The UK’s largest touring exhibition of contemporary British Art will be heading to Plymouth again in 2021, following the official announcement by London’s Hayward Gallery that the city has been selected as one of the four host locations for British Art Show 9 (BAS 9).

Plymouth will join Manchester, Wolverhampton and Aberdeen for the ninth iteration of this prestigious exhibition,...

Who will be the new James Bond?

James Bond is one of the most well known and long running franchises in the entertainment industry. In fact, most of us will include at least one James Bond movie in our list of favourite action packed, casino, spy movies. So that we will always find a lively and impassioned debate on who will be the new James Bond and whether that person will be able to live up to expectations and indeed...

TV adventurers to talk at South West Outdoor Festival in Devon

Two well-known TV adventurers, Monty Halls and Conrad Humphries, who have both recently appeared in their own adventure series on Channel 4, will be appearing at the National Trust’s 2018 South West Outdoor Festival. They will be holding talks and walks, plus there's a chance for festival goers to sail on the Bounty’s End, the boat used by Conrad in the Channel 4 series ‘Mutiny,’ over the...

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Bingo night headlined by Mr Motivator is coming to Plymouth

This Autumn, a mad-cap brand of bingo will be popping in Plymouth thanks to a new partnership between national brand Mecca Bingo, and a special edition bingo tour that will be headlined by 90’s icon, Mr. Motivator.

The event – named ‘Bingo Lingo’ - was first launched in the summer of 2016 at Cardiff events venue, The DEPOT. It promises a new and exciting breed of bingo that features...

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National Theatre comes to Vue

Two diverse but equally outstanding productions from National Theatre are coming live to Vue Plymouth and will form part of its September Big Screen Events calendar.

Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) and Eric Kofi Abrefa (The Amen Corner) feature in NT Live: Julie on Thursday 6th September. Wild and newly single, Julie throws a late night party, where Jean and Kristina clean up in the kitchen...

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