THEATRE

Caro Emerald returns to Plymouth

Multi-platinum selling Caro Emerald returns to Plymouth Pavilions on Thursday 10th December, tickets will be on sale from 10am on Friday 24th December, and available from www.plymouthpavilions.com , or over the phone on 0845 146 1460.

Since the release of her 2010 multi-platinum debut album ‘Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor’ Caro Emerald has fashioned her own niche. Gorgeous...

Funky Llama Festival 2015!

Funky Llama Festival is coming to Plymouth Hoe this summer!

Funky Llama challenges stereotypes and celebrates the talents of creative adults with different abilities. It involves large scale performing arts and social events. It also tries to increase the amount of opportunities of this kind in Devon.

This festival is promising to be funkier than ever with an amazing line up of DJ's, bands, theatre and dance artists from all over the UK.

The festival is for all the family with workshops of music, crafts, theatre and many more.

From 2pm – 11pm

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Theatres and critical care showcase career opportunities

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is hosting an Open Day on Saturday 7th March, for experienced and newly qualified nurses and operating department practitioners that are looking at a career in theatres or Critical Care.

The day will include talks from speakers from all areas, introducing the day and the opportunities available. There will also be areas set up with information about the...

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Moving Stateside

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Theatre Royal, Plymouth
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 19:30 to Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 19:30
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Three ballets spanning nearly a century of US creativity, from George Balanchine’s earliest American creation to one of the Company’s most recent commissions.

Serenade is a stunning piece of pure dance from master-choreographer George Balanchine, performed to the glorious music of Tchaikovsky. Wearing romantic costumes in shades of blue, dancers move elegantly on a bare stage, set against a midnight blue background. A milestone in the history of dance, Serenade is the first original ballet Balanchine created in America.

Jessica Lang’s Lyric Pieces, commissioned for...

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Venue: 
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 13:30 to Saturday, March 21, 2015 - 13:30
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The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger! Following a smash-hit West End season, the teaguzzling tiger is back on the road in this delightful family show; packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos! A stunning stage adaptation of the classic tale of teatime mayhem… expect to be surprised!

David Wood OBE is undisputedly the country’s leading writer and director of plays and musicals for children. His many successes include...

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Venue: 
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Event Date: 
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 19:30 to Saturday, March 21, 2015 - 19:30
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The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society set out to present J.M. Barrie’s classic tale of Peter Pan, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does, as the accident prone thesps embark on a thrilling adventure to Neverland, with hilariously disastrous results.

Following their smash hit success with The Play That Goes Wrong, which is currently playing to packed houses in the West End, Mischief Theatre Company (Winners of the 2014 Whatsonstage ‘Best New Comedy’ Award) are back on tour due to phenomenal demand, bringing their riotous new spin on a family favourite to The...

After Electra

Venue: 
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
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Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 19:45 to Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 19:45
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“I blame the books they learned to read with. Daddy at the office. Mummy looking out of the window while she’s washing up. I should have burnt them. I was an artist.” It’s Virgie’s birthday, and at 80, she is bucking conventions with a very surprising trick up her sleeve. But always a more committed artist than mother, Virgie has not reckoned on her family and friends’ determination to thwart her distinctly unusual birthday plans.

Will her loved ones consent to her last wish, or could the secrets of their past stand in the way of her true happiness? Their decision turns out to be...

Broke

Venue: 
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 19:45 to Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 19:45
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Question: Sally is British and broke. If Britain owes over £900 billion in national debt and Sally has been on minimum wage for most of her working life with the interest on her debt being equal to her monthly outgoings, then who is more broke, Britain or Sally?

Based on interviews taken across the UK in 2014, multi award winners The Paper Birds explore, with real life stories from the front line of poverty and debt, what it means to be broke in this visually stunning new production. A heartfelt and urgent look at the debt of a Nation from displaced families and gambling addictions...

What Happens to the Hope at the End of the Evenig

Venue: 
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Event Date: 
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 19:30 to Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 19:30
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What happens to the hope at the end of the evening is the latest collaboration between long-term friends and award winning theatre makers Tim Crouch and Andy Smith.

It is a story about this evening, one evening and every evening; a story of two men meeting in the middle of their lives, and at the outer edges of their friendship. As they strive for common ground – as they fight and fail – as the wine is drunk and the world falls apart – the possibility of the theatre as a place for community and change comes alive.

From the creators of An Oak Tree, ENGLAND and The Author...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Venue: 
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
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Monday, March 2, 2015 - 19:30 to Saturday, March 14, 2015 - 19:30
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Winner of seven 2013 Olivier Awards, this highly acclaimed National Theatre production visits Plymouth on its first ever nationwide tour.

Christopher, fifteen years old, has an extraordinary brain – exceptional at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion of killing Mrs Shears’ dog, it takes him on a journey that upturns his world…

This thrilling new stage play is based on the award winning novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliott.

Click here to listen to a podcast from the National...

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