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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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Theatre Royal Plymouth announces spring programme

This spring Theatre Royal Plymouth welcomes the best of musicals, drama, dance and opera to the South West. Musical favourites such as highly anticipated Sunny Afternoon and the first UK tour of Mamma Mia!. Hofesh Shechter brings an explosive new creation to Plymouth audiences for just two preview performances only prior to its world premiere in Paris.

Critically acclaimed plays such...

University Student Launches Debut Novel: Trace This Scar

An exciting debut novel by a young writer, Trace This Scar marks a change from the tone of the first offering by Jessikah Hope Stenson.

Following on from her collection of short stories titled A Single Drop Of Perfect & Other Stories, released in February 2016, Trace This Scar is a psychological thriller with a strong crime focus.

Due for release 24th November, Trace This...

Family Fun Day at Theatre Royal Plymouth

On Friday 28 October, Theatre Royal Plymouth is giving people a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes at the Theatre.

As well as guided on-stage and backstage tours, there will be a chance to see how sets are designed and built, whilst also having the opportunity to see demonstrations of how the lighting and sound works within with Theatre.

Visitors will have the rare...

Big the Musical comes to Plymouth

Next month, Theatre Royal Plymouth will host the European premiere of BIG THE MUSICAL. Opening on 5 November 2016, BIG will run until 12 November before transferring to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre for a Christmas run ahead of its West End opening next year.

BIG, the heart-warming and hilarious Broadway musical based on the classic movie starring Tom Hanks, tells the story of Josh Baskin,...

Coming of age play Broken Biscuits comes to Plymouth

Paines Plough and Live Theatre’s production Broken Biscuits, a new coming-of-age play, comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth on Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 October.

“The point is: we’re losers. Nobodies. Carry on like this, we’re losers forever. And we don’t have to be. Fresh start, two months to completely one hundred per cent reinvent ourselves. And I know exactly how we can do that.”...

Exeter Deaf Academy drama students take enriched production on tour

Exeter Deaf Academy secondary students have been taking their enriched production of ‘A Little Man’s Holiday’ on tour to Exeter Library and the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth. Their tour started earlier this month at Exeter Library and continues to The Barbican on Monday 17th October with a special performance for schools, including Longcause Community Special School and Eggbuckland Vale Primary...

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...

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...

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...

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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