How to be a man is a light-hearted solo show that explores the crisis of masculinity, male privilege and gender identity.
The theme of masculinity is explored from a queer perspective, examining the causes and reactions to the crisis of masculinity, how in a world built around patriarchy both men and women have suffered. The work is an argument for feminism and a call for gender...
Last month saw the grand opening of the new theatre training room in Main Theatres at Derriford Hospital.
After a £50,000 education grant from Karl Storz UK, state of the art audio-visual equipment has been installed in the new room, allowing healthcare professionals to receive a more hands-on interactive experience than ever before.
Be the first to see BIG, the heart-warming and hilarious Broadway musical based on the classic movie starring Tom Hanks.
Josh Baskin is twelve-years-old and hates being little, until one night at the carnival the mysterious Zoltar machine grants his wish to be big. Now trapped in an adult’s body and alone in New York, he innocently tries to find his way around a grown-up world where it...
It’s fair to say many people have a fear of clowns, which is known as Coulrophobia. A child’s fear of an unfamiliar face has become widespread, with many developing a fear of clowns. The phobia leads to people in later life being anxious when confronted with clown costumes, a clowns facial features and of course their make up. A clown therefore would not seem to be the ideal employment for...
The children of a Plymouth school have something to celebrate after being gifted a theatre performance by Happy Days Children’s Charity, a national charity that is helping local children with a variety of special needs with day trips and holidays.
On 14th January 2016, children from Cann Bridge School will be treated to a performance of Peter Pan when the M&M Productions traveling...
This Christmas you shall go to the ball as Qdos Entertainment, the world’s biggest panto producer, and Theatre Royal Plymouth stage the most magical pantomime of them all, Cinderella!
Everyone’s favourite fashion-guru, Gok Wan, and comedy ventriloquist, Paul Zerdin, will star in this year’s magical pantomime adventure, Cinderella,
The famous rags-to-riches story will be brought magically to life in a sumptuous production which carries the Theatre Royal Plymouth’s hallmark of quality entertainment for all ages; an abundance of comedy, stunning sets, outrageous costumes, some...
This November, Plymouth is in for a blast of high-energy comedy as Hugh McCann brings his debut show, Ensuite, to Theatre Royal Plymouth. The show, which recently began its UK Tour at Exeter’s The Bike Shed Theatre, is performed by McCann himself with direction from New Model Theatre’s Tom Nicholas.
Ensuite is a coming of age story, following the macbook-toting avant garde of...
Halloween spectacular with Haunt the Woods plus very special guests this October at the B-Bar.
This gig will spread out across multiple floors of the wonderful Barbican Theatre and B-Bar, will feature guest DJs and support acts and see the band play material from their upcoming album plus live favourites.
With major label interest, a slew of successful support slots and a new album on the way, 2015 is becoming a huge year for the south-west's Haunt the Woods. This will be a show to remember. The excellent Wildwood Kin and Gareth & Annie will provide support sets....
There is just one month to go until the 2015 Glyndebourne Tour arrives at the Theatre Royal Plymouth.
Now in its 47th year, Glyndebourne Tour will present three main stage productions, two of which transfer straight from the 2015 Glyndebourne Festival where they premiered this summer.
Starting the week of world-class operas is a revival of an opulent period staging of...
Actors Touring Company and the Unicorn Theatre present the UK premiere of Marius von Mayenburg’s study of religious radicalisation in the classroom.
At the same time as announcing the autumn tour dates, ATC and the Unicorn Theatre announce the cast for their co-production of the UK premiere of Martyr. Flaminia Cinque (Bridget Jones – The Edge of Reason), Kriss Dosanjh (Rafta Rafta),...
