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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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Fantastic Mr Fox comes to Plymouth

Roald Dahl’s classic Fantastic Mr Fox, a co-production with Curve, in association with Lyric Hammersmith, comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 June. Mr Fox is smart, clever and rather fantastic, but he doesn’t realise how determined the farmers are to get revenge. Can he hatch a plan to save his family and friends? Can they outrun the diggers and outsmart the farmers, and...

Ben Forster to reprise lead role in Elf: The Musical at Theatre Royal Plymouth

Casting has been announced for the upcoming production of Elf: The Musical which returns to Theatre Royal Plymouth for one week only, Saturday 11 – Saturday 18 November 2017.

West End star and ITV ‘Superstar’ winner Ben Forster will reprise the key role of Buddy the Elf, a role which he originated in the UK première in 2014 at Theatre Royal Plymouth and continued to perform throughout...

New Beryl Cook exhibition comes to The Council House

An exhibition featuring some of the earliest and quirkiest works by much-loved artist Beryl Cook (1926-2008) will go on display at the Council House from 24 June.

‘Our Beryl: Beryl Cook at Home’ will run until 9 September and is part of the ‘On Tour’ programme that the City Museum and Art Gallery is running while its building is closed for the development of the History Centre. The...

TV show Salvage Hunters is heading to Devon

Salvage Hunters, the popular Quest TV and Discovery Channel show, is heading to Devon to record a special edition of the programme.

The show follows architectural salvage and antiques expert Drew Pritchard as he travels around the UK to prestigious, interesting, and historic places hunting out and buying quirky and unusual objects no longer wanted by their present owner.

Drew...

Magic of Motown show steams into town

Music fans are invited to the biggest party of the year as the unstoppable Magic of Motown show steams into Plymouth next month.

Seen by over one million people throughout the world & recently performed at the Royal Variety Performance 2016 party.

Prepare yourself for 40 back-to-back classic Motown hits, glittering costume changes, dazzling dance moves and outstanding...

Beans on Toast 'Down The Pub' in Plymouth

This May, Essex born folk songwriter Beans on Toast takes to the road on a tour of some of the UK's finest boozers and local pubs an dwill be stopping off in Plymouth next week.

The Down The Pub Tour is a 19-day adventure from Preston to Bridgwater via Plymouth, Hastings and beyond. Paying homage to the classic British mainstay that is the public house and inspired by the song "Down...

Children’s Touring Partnership presents Running Wild

The first UK tour adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning novel based on a true story, Running Wild is coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 May.

Running Wild is the story is of a girl named Lilly, who, whilst on holiday with her mother in Indonesia, takes an elephant ride. During the ride, Oona, the elephant, suddenly becomes anxious and runs from the beach...

Step over the cobbles and back in time with new theatrical walking tours

A series of family-friendly theatrical walking tours will soon hit the cobbled streets of Plymouth's Barbican.

‘Ropewalks’ will lead audiences around some of the area’s most historic locations offering a series of entertaining encounters along the way.

Audiences will get the chance to follow in the footsteps of some of the most colourful characters from the Barbican’s past....

Pentillie Castle to host Mad Dog Mcrea

Cornwall's Pentillie Castle is to host a one-off performance from the inimitable Mad Dog Mcrea performing on a pontoon floating in the middle of the River Tamar.

Mad Dog Mcrea will play on Weir Quay Boatyard's pontoon on the Tamar, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The audience will be able to watch the amazing spectacle from the estate's beautiful riverside fields.

The...

Not Dead Enough comes to Plymouth

Following his 11th consecutive Sunday Times No.1 in the UK Book Charts and the huge sell-out success of The Perfect Murder and Dead Simple on stage, the thrilling work of multi-million selling author Peter James comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth with the world premiere production of Not Dead Enough Monday 5 – Saturday 10 June.

On the night Brian Bishop murdered his wife, he was sixty...

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