Theatre Royal Plymouth

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...

TRAC legacy funding supports Theatre Royal Plymouth projects

The Trustees of TRAC (Theatre Royal Applause Club), a separate charity from the Theatre Royal Plymouth, have generously supported a number of projects at the venue with their residual legacy funding following the Theatre starting their own membership scheme last year.

The TRAC Trustees looked to support improvement projects in the Theatre allocated from their remaining funds. After...

Talent from South West being lost up the M5

A wealth of young talent is being lost up the M5 and more needs to be done to retain graduates in the South West, business leaders have warned.

Perceptions that the region is a poor place to work with no obvious ladders of progression and better career opportunities elsewhere are the key issues, they say.

The warning came as a national report was released this month stating...

Prince’s Trust performing arts course brings young and old together on stage at the Theatre Royal Plymouth

Twenty-five unemployed young people and Elder Tree members took to the stage on Friday afternoon to create and perform a show about society and stereotypes at the Theatre Royal Plymouth.

The performance, called ‘Limbo’, was the result of a three-week Truth about Youth ‘Experience Performing Arts’ course funded by The Co-operative Foundation and delivered in partnership with The Prince’...

Samba sets the scene for Kay

Never happier than with a paintbrush in her hand, a care home resident from Plymouth is helping bring some of the colours and textures of Rio de Janeiro to the city’s Theatre Royal.

Kay Morgan, 45, is working alongside set designer Fiona Chivers to create a backdrop for next month’s ‘Funky Llama Club Night’ at the theatre’s TR2 venue at Neptune Park, Cattedown, on October 17.

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