Nigel Hawthorne stars as the British monarch who seemingly became mentally disturbed during his reign and had to endure barbaric 'cures'. Based on Alan Bennett's acclaimed play, The Madness of King George takes a dark-humoured look at the mental decline of the King.
The film's story begins nearly three decades into George's reign, in 1788, as the unstable king begins to show signs of increasing dementia, from violent fits of foul language to bouts of forgetfulness. This weakness seems like the perfect chance to overthrow the unpopular George in favour of...
Following its creation on Studio Wayne McGregor's 2017 FreeSpace Program and first UK Tour, Richard Chappell Dance presents At the end we begin. The company's dynamic, compelling and first full-length work uses T.S. Eliot's classic series Four Quartets as a point of departure by representing each poem with four arresting and emotionally fuelled quartets of dance, named after each poem.
At the end we begin questions how time's circular nature affects our understanding of ourselves and inhabits the sensitive and sometimes turbulent landscape of Eliot's poetry...
From Madame de Pompadour in France, to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire or Lady Hamilton in England, the 18th Century offers a number of iconic examples of mistresses and courtesans. Artists and writers responded eagerly to this cultural phenomenon, which saw females cast variously as ruthless social climbers or tragic heroines.
Join Dr Jenny Graham, Associate Professor in Art History at the University of Plymouth, for a lively examination of this compelling aspect of women’s history in the Age of Enlightenment. Jenny is an expert in French and British art history of the 18th and...
This season we are exploring landscapes with leading Photographer, Jem Southam, and have arranged a variety of films, talks and workshops to accompany his Exhibition: Birds, Rocks, Rivers, Islands in The Levinsky Gallery from Fri 18 Jan - Sat 16 Mar.
In Ken Loach’s iconic film, Kes, Billy Casper suffers abuse both at home and at school. At home his brother beats him, and his family neglects him. At school, most of his teachers ridicule and reject him, especially sadistic Mr Sugden. Like other downtrodden children in an outmoded social system, Billy appears headed for a menial job...
Two couples; one liberal, one conservative. One progressive, one traditional. One faithless, one faithful. Call It a Day stems from a real meeting with a traditional Amish couple in the US on a freezing snowy day in January 2009.
Greg Wohead is a writer, performer and live artist specialising in theatre performances, one-to-one pieces and audio works. His work has been seen at theatres and festivals in the UK, US and Europe and he is currently an Associate Artist at The Yard and Shoreditch Town Hall in London.
Call It a Day is co-commissioned by Theatre in the Mill, South...
Joshua and Symeon, PhD research students in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, explore how the geology and environment of the South West coastline can interact to produce the dramatic rockfalls captured by Jem Southam.
In partnership with the Istanbul Biennial, the Atlantic Project presents an international billboard project in sites across Plymouth. Realised in collaboration with institutions around the world, from Havana to Delhi, and Sydney to Limerick, the project takes the theme of A Good Neighbour from the title of the 15th Istanbul Biennial, curated by artist duo, Elmgreen & Dragset.
Everyone is welcome to go along and join in a special family fun day at Astor Park on Tuesday 4 April.
The fun day is being held by the East End Development Trust and is being supported by Plymouth City Council.
There will be lots on offer for both children and adults alike including a football penalty shoot-out provided by Argyle Community Football and Hope Football, face...
Plymouth Arts Centre presents Land/Sea (Tir/Môr), a major new photographic exhibition by Wales-based artist Mike Perry.
Perry’s work engages with significant and pressing environmental issues, in particular the fragility of the planet's ecosystems (be that land or marine), and the tension between human activity and interventions in the natural environment.
Land/Sea includes selected works from Perry’s Môr Plastig series, in which he collects and forensically photographs plastic objects such as bottles, shoes and packaging washed up...
