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Discover East Devon’s Hidden Gems

With its rolling countryside, picturesque villages, and stunning coastline, East Devon is a treasure trove of unique attractions. While its more famous locations draw crowds, a wealth of lesser-known destinations await those eager to uncover the region's rich history, artistry, and natural...

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Plymouth Father and Royal Naval Officer release storybook Advent calendar

Local Plymouth father Pinch Martin, along with his best friend and fellow Royal Naval officer, Mike Dineen, have together created Twenty Four Days to Christmas, a magical storybook advent calendar which offers at once a delightful children’s adventure and a variety of fun-filled family activities, to capture -and contain- the excitement of Christmas, under the combined pen name of Fred Arthur...

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Plymouth Guild Hall welcomes Dev Con

Once again, thousands of people are expected to visit the Guild Hall, this weekend for, ‘The South West’s Biggest SCI-FI TOY & COMIC FAIR,’ both Saturday and Sunday (October 15 and 16) from 9am to 5pm.

Following the huge success of their previous conventions, which have been running since 2013, Organiser, Lea Shelford from EVENTS FRONTIER, shared, that the excitement and enthusiasm...

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Author and storyteller Mishka Shubaly comes to Plymouth

In November 2016, musician, best-selling author and storyteller Mishka Shubaly will embark on a tour of the UK, including a show at Plymouth's Underground on 21st, showcasing tracks from his well-received ‘Cowards Path’ album released through Invisible Hands Music. He was described by Johnny Depp as “Forever a favourite – sublime!” and by Doug Stanhope as “My personal hero!” Shubaly himself...

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Outpost Theatre returns to Royal William Yard

From October 11 2016, New Model Theatre will return to Royal William Yard with its third pop-up theatre season in temporary venue, Outpost, hosted in the stunning Factory Cooperage building.

Over three weeks, they’ll be presenting work from some of the UK’s most exciting theatre companies and, on top of this, are going to be doing something really special.

They’ll be bringing...

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs bring Christmas cheer to Plymouth

The stars of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs brought some early Christmas cheer to Plymouth last week as they officially launched this year’s spectacular Theatre Royal Plymouth pantomime.

Duncan James, perfectly cast in the role of The Prince and Ben Nickless, as Muddles, were joined at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel by Charlotte Haines who will play the title role of Snow White.

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First songs released for new musical The Wind in the Willows

Two songs from the highly-anticipated major new musical theatre adaptation of The Wind in the Willows have today been released which premieres at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 8 – 22 October.

With music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the tracks feature Rufus Hound as the lovable menace Mr Toad in ‘ The Amazing Mr Toad ’ and the full cast performing the opening song ‘ Spring...

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AHOY! The Fifth Plymouth Seafood Festival Returns

The Barbican & Sutton Harbour will be alive with entertainment, activities and delicious dishes as Britain’s Ocean City celebrates freshly caught seafood.

The popular Plymouth Seafood Festival returns this weekend and organisers are expecting a record turn-out as they look to raise money for the Fisherman’s Mission Charity.

“Plymouth is renowned for its Fishing industry and...

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Massive weekend for the arts coming up!

A series of small grants are adding a vital spark to this year’s Plymouth Art Weekender which takes place this weekend (23 to 25 September).

Over 90 events, involving 500 local, national and international artists will be taking place all over the city from the water’s edge to people’s houses, the Athenaeum to the Mayflower Steps.

The Weekender is organised by Visual Arts...

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Search begins for panto Babes

The search is about to begin to find two teams of 10 talented children to play alongside Lesley Joseph and Duncan James in this year’s classic family pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Theatre Royal Plymouth.

Auditions for these coveted parts will take place at the Theatre Royal Plymouth’s Production and Learning centre, TR2, in Cattedown, Plymouth on Saturday 8th...

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Heads Will Roll!

A Told by an Idiot and Theatre Royal Plymouth production: Heads Will Roll The Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth Thursday 6 – Saturday 22 October

Heads Will Roll is a dark epic comedy about delusion, vanity, and the corruption of power from the insatiably curious Told by an Idiot. Inspired by the myth of El Dorado - the fantastical city where rivers ran with gold – the Told by an Idiot and...

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