Entertainment & Reviews

Britain's Got Talent is back as auditions head to Plymouth

The nation’s favourite talent show is hitting the road once again on its search to find talented acts for our brand-new series.

This year, the Britain’s Got Talent team is coming to the Plymouth Guildhall. If you think you’ve got a talent which can impress and entertain, now is the time to show us what you’ve got.

Successful acts will then be in with a chance of securing a...

Casting announced for the National Theatre’s UK and Ireland tour of Macbeth

Casting has been announced for the National Theatre’s UK and Ireland tour of Macbeth, which comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth from Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 October. Scottish actor Michael Nardone (BBC One’s The Night Manager and Rellik, HBO’s Rome) will play the title role in National Theatre Director Rufus Norris’ touring production of Macbeth, with Kirsty Besterman (Genesis Inc. at Hampstead...

Map the sounds of summer with the Festival Sound Trip

Festival-goers can now generate the perfect playlists for their car journey based on the length of their trip with a new interactive tool launched this week.

Car insurance brand Veygo, owned by Admiral Insurance, created the Festival Sound Trip to help music lovers travelling to festivals automatically create personalised Spotify playlists based on their festival destination and...

The National Marine Aquarium hosts summer party for all the family

On Thursday 16th August, the National Marine Aquarium (NMA) is hosting an exclusive family party for little superheros and princesses.

The NMA is encouraging families to discover their alter egos and dress up as their favourite character for this year's Superhero and Princess summer party.

Kicking off at 6pm on Thursday 16 August, the after-hours event will have lots of fun...

Theatre Royal Plymouth announces its participation in Graeae's Write To Play

Theatre Royal Plymouth is pleased to announce its participation in Graeae’s renowned Write To Play. The programme, now in its sixth year, is working in partnership with six theatres across South West England to offer a unique opportunity for D/deaf and disabled writers.

Write to Play is a bold new writing initiative committed to developing the skills and experience of D/deaf and...

‘Fame and friendship’, Kauffman and Reynolds display opens at Saltram

The National Trust’s Saltram, near Plymouth, has launched a new display to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy of Arts. The display, supported by the Art Fund, takes a closer look at the work of two Royal Academicians, Angelica Kauffman and Sir Joshua Reynolds, and their relationship with the Parker family who once owned Saltram. The paintings will be on display throughout...

Theatre Royal Plymouth’s Young Company present THEY

After the success of The Blue Road (2017) Theatre Royal Plymouth’s Young Company return to the stage with THEY from Wednesday 22 – Saturday 25 August in the Drum.

This is going to be brilliant. Really brilliant. We can’t tell you what’s going to happen because we’re not exactly sure ourselves. But it’s going to be alright. Probably . . . The rest, THEY say, is history.

Directed...

Dartmoor Folk Festival: One of the best family-friendly folk events in the South West

FUN for all the family is assured at the 41st Dartmoor Folk Festival, all at modest prices or free-of-charge.

The festival, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 10, 11 and 12, will take place in the foothills of Dartmoor at South Zeal, near Okehampton.

It will include a packed programme of events and activities suitable for all ages, including a hugely-successful dedicated...

War Horse comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth

War Horse, the unforgettable theatrical event based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel is now on a 10th Anniversary UK tour and comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth Wednesday 29 August – Saturday 15 September.

War Horse, which has been seen by over seven million people worldwide, completed its record breaking eight year London run at the New London Theatre on 12 March 2016. It has won 25...

Evita comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth

The story of an ordinary woman’s meteoric rise to power at a time of extraordinary political unrest comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth from Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 August.

Telling the story of Eva Perón, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Perón, Evita follows Eva’s journey, which ultimately led her to be heralded as the ‘spiritual leader of the nation’ by the Argentine people. Lucy O...

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