Entertainment & Reviews

Plymouth gears up for a ‘weekend of wooing’ with shoppers set to spend £2.9m celebrating Valentine’s Day

Shoppers in Plymouth are feeling loved-up this Valentine’s Day as new research shows they’ll splash out more than £2.9m on gifts, wining and dining, and mini-breaks.

A survey of 2,000 people by British Land, owners of Drake Circus, found that more than half (62%) of Plymouth residents will celebrate the most romantic day of the year, with one in four (26%) planning to treat their loved...

Richard Bloss: About a Dog

An Author from Devon Has Written a Wonderful and Humorous Book About Life With his Dog.

Plymouth author Richard Bloss has released his novel; About a Dog is a fantastic book about the author’s adventures with Barney, the Westie crossed Cairn terrier, a “dishevelled scrap with his own distinct personality and character”.

About a Dog is full of real-life anecdotes from the...

The Importance of Being Earnest

Gwen Taylor stars as Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, alongside Susan Penhaligon as Miss Prism at Theatre Royal Plymouth from Tuesday 13 February to Saturday 17 February.

Oscar Wilde’s greatly admired and much loved comedy The Importance of Being Earnest follows Jack Worthing’s endeavours to marry Algernon’s cousin, the beautiful Gwendolen. But first he...

Royal Shakespeare Company brings Hamlet to Plymouth

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) will tour its acclaimed production of Hamlet, originally seen in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2016, to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 February 2018.

Directed by Simon Godwin, the production will see RSC Associate Artist Paapa Essiedu reprise his award-winning performance in the title role as one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragic heroes...

BMX pro Matti to thrill Eden with jaw-dropping cycle stunts

Tips, tricks and jaw-dropping stunts are set to wow visitors when the Eden Project hosts a special visit from professional BMXer and Guinness World Record holder Matti Hemmings as part of its Xtreme Eden weekend (January 20-21).

Bristol-based Matti has previously starred in Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Get Your Skills On campaign as Matti Axel performing a style of riding called Flatland...

5 Star Wrestling brings live TV wrestling show to Plymouth

5 Star Wrestling has announced a live TV wrestling special at the Plymouth Pavilions on Thursday, February 22.

Tickets have gone on sale for a huge event to be headlined by Plymouth wrestler 'The English Lion' Eddie Ryan and former WWE superstars Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, Carlito and Jake Hager (Jack Swagger) and ITV Love Island reality star and pro wrestler Adam Maxted.

The...

New Exhibition - Jerwood Prize Winners

Launched in 2010, Jerwood Makers Open is an exhibition generated by a call-out from a London-based Charitable Trust. Jerwood asks for proposals from UK creatives who want to make new, radical craftwork in the first years of their career but often don't have the means.

Five artists: Sam Bakewell, Juli Bolaños-Durman, Jessica Harrison, Marcin Rusak and Laura Youngson Coll, were...

Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella returns to Plymouth

Matthew Bourne’s tour of Cinderella returns to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 30 January – Saturday 3 February 2018.

Matthew Bourne said: “Cinderella is one of my most heartfelt works and a personal favourite amongst my re-imagined classic stories. I’m delighted to have brought together this cast of current star performers, experienced New Adventures veterans and exciting young talent...

A warm Christmas welcome awaits National Trust visitors

Magnificent houses with Father Christmas, warm mince piece at the tea-rooms, frosty walks all waiting to be discovered at National Trust places in Devon and Cornwall this Christmas.

A pop-up 1950s cinema has opened at Greenway in South Devon this December. Vintage-styled cinema in a cosy marquee in the garden, complete with red velvet seats and uniformed ushers, is screening classic...

New Devon Cook Book celebrating county's food and drink launches

Launched just in time for Christmas, the new Devon Cook Book offers a mouth-watering celebration of the county’s truly bountiful food and drink scene. Produced by Meze Publishing, and created in collaboration with Food & Drink Devon, it showcases the fantastic culinary community which calls Devon home and features over 40 regionally-sourced recipes. Priced at just £14.95, and available to...

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