Plymouth

The Husbands

An explosive new play about love, jealousy and a woman’s right to choose.

It’s Aya’s wedding day. Her third. Her current two husbands aren’t too fussed. In a society in which there are few women, that’s just what happens. But as the household prepares for the wedding feast, a stranger arrives – one who threatens to challenge everything they believe in.

Against a backdrop of modern rural India, Sharmila Chauhan weaves an extraordinary tale of love and wonder. From the preparation of luxury food and the sacrifice of the lamb to the dressing of the bride and the dance to end...

Tom Odell

Tom Odell

Earlier this month Tom’s critically acclaimed debut number 1 album, ‘Long Way Down’ went gold. He also supported his hero Elton John at The Roundhouse in London as part of the iTunes Festival 2013.

Tom embarks on his second headline tour of the UK on October 11, which includes two sold out nights at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire in London and a visit to Plymouth Pavilions.

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Pilot's Thumb: Protest

Becky is a rebel without a cause; Jo is in it for the laugh. Friends and feminist activists, they are clearly out of their depths.

Jo's brother Tommy has been accused of war crimes but old soldier Martin is having none of it.

This multimedia production is a heady mix of emotional conflict, heart-warming friendships and a challenging examination of issues very much of our times.

Tickets and extra info:

£10 / £7 Concessions

Flourish offer: Buy tickets for 'Protest' and 'Static' and save a pound on each!

Tickets are available via the Barbican...

Last few days for inclusion on electoral register

Residents in Plymouth have one week remaining to get their electoral registration forms returned to ensure there are included on the Electoral Register.

Everyone that is registered before Friday 7 February will be included on the Electoral Register, which is due to be published on Monday 17 February. Although the register is published once a year residents can register to vote all year...

Apprenticeship vacancies increase by almost a third in the South West

Apprenticeships are growing in popularity among both employers and young people in the South West according to figures released today by the National Apprenticeship Service.

The quarterly Apprenticeship Index reveals a 29% increase in Apprenticeship vacancies posted online on the Apprenticeship vacancies website between August and October 2013 (Academic Year Q1 2013/14) compared to the...

Top acts announced for Dartmoor Folk Festival

Top local and national artists will headline at the 37th Dartmoor Folk Festival, which will be held at South Zeal, near Okehampton, on 8, 9 and 10 August.

Artists announced, to date, include: New Rope String Band (Friday), Lady Maisery, Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar (winners of the BBC Young Folk Awards 2013), Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer, The Old Fashioned, Bill Whaley and Dave Fletcher...

5 months of roadworks for tidal flood defence work

Work to install a new tidal flood defence wall along Embankment Road will begin next week.

The £340,000 scheme, which is funded by the Environment Agency through a Flood Defence Grant in Aid (GiA) allocation, will replace the existing railings along the Plym estuary with a new solid limestone wall.

The scheme, designed for Plymouth City Council by its highways contractor Amey,...

£10m health research initiative up and running

A £10m partnership in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, which supports research with direct impact on patients’ health and on improvements to the way in which NHS care is delivered, is to begin its next five year phase this month.

The National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (NIHR CLAHRC SWP) was...

Be Clear on Cancer

Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group has thrown its weight behind a national campaign to encourage older women to visit their GP if they are unsure about breast cancer.

With one in three women (35 per cent) diagnosed with breast cancer in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset each year aged 70 or over, older women should not assume they are no longer at risk of...

South West tenants get worst value for money

Tenants in the South West of England feel they get the worst value for money from their rent than in other parts of the UK, according to a recent poll by the UK Association of Letting Agents (UKALA).

Just over half (57%) of tenants in the region rated their rent as ‘good’ or ‘very good’ when asked their opinion on whether it represented value for money. However, a third (33%) perceived...

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