Entertainment & Reviews

Windrush-inspired play ‘Farewell Jamaica' comes to Moretonhampstead Library

The important story of the Windrush Generation is being brought to life at Moretonhampstead Library later this month ( Saturday 25th January 2025 ).

‘Farewell Jamaica’ follows a man as he leaves the Caribbean island in search of a brighter future to...

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Mercure Paignton hosts Seaside Nostalgia Extravaganza, marking grand opening of new hotel in South Devon

The Mercure Paignton Hotel, a brand new four star, seafront hotel on the English Riviera, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to all attendees who made their Seaside Nostalgia Extravaganza a resounding success. The event, held on Friday June 23 2023, was a celebration of the hotel's grand opening and brought together over 250 people, including local businesses, partners, colleagues, and friends...

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SAFAR Arab Film Festival at Plymouth Arts Cinema

Plymouth Arts Cinema is thrilled to be working with The Arab British Centre to screen the 2023 edition of the SAFAR Film Festival spanning 1-8 July . The theme for this year’s programme is A Journey Through Space And Time as SAFAR invites audiences to travel through a world of Arab cinema, mapping the region across a new axis and showcasing films which traverse territories and historical...

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Top Male Choir to visit Devon

The celebrated City of Bath Male Choir from the BBC ‘Last Choir Standing’ TV show will be performing at Crediton Congregational Church on Saturday July 15. The choir received world-wide acclaim when they reached the final stages of the BBC’s popular amateur choir.

Since that time they have toured Europe as well as visiting Japan and the USA on two occasions. Most recently they were...

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Summer events at RHS Garden Rosemoor

A packed programme of events awaits visitors to RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon this summer!

Rosemoor Live! in the Garden Room

Motown Soul & Disco Party, Thursday 29 June

Dance the night away with a whole evening of Motown with Richie Sampson breathing new life into classic Drifters hits followed by Angelo Starr and the Edwin Starr Band performing Motown legend...

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Unearthing Dartmoor - A new exhibition

A NEW and exciting exhibition devoted to artwork and poetry is going on display throughout the summer at the National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown.

Unearthing Dartmoor features a treasure trove of poetry, artwork, prints and photographs chronicling and reflecting different dimensions of Dartmoor. The exhibition runs from July 1 until 29 September and is free to attend. It...

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Manor Pavilion celebrates 10 years of Sidmouth Summer Play Festival

To celebrate its ten-year anniversary, the Sidmouth Summer Play Festival will features 12 plays in 12 weeks.

The Manor Pavilion Theatre has announced its much-anticipated Sidmouth Summer Play season. This year, to celebrate ten years of this ever-popular festival, it will feature twelve new plays in twelve weeks including six of Sidmouth's favourites plays from the last decade....

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Depeche Mode tour supports Devon environmental charity's fight against plastic pollution

Devon Environment Foundation (DEF) is set to receive a boost to its mission to protect and restore the county’s natural beauty by funding local nature regeneration projects.

As part of the Conservation Collective , a global network of foundations promoting grassroots environmental initiatives, DEF is one of seven projects benefitting from a charity partnership with Depeche Mode for...

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A Celebration of Seafood: England’s Seafood FEAST 2023

England’s Seafood FEAST is set to return to the English Riviera in beautiful south Devon this autumn, from 29 September to 15 October. The two-week celebration of world-renowned local seafood will see the towns of Brixham, Paignton and Torquay join forces to host a seafood feast like no other, giving visitors the chance to join the locals and experience some of the best seafood in the world,...

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Plymouth Arts Cinema announces film programme for Open Air Cinema at Tinside Lido

Plymouth Arts Cinema’s season of film by the water’s edge is a highlight of Plymouth’s summer calendar, bringing people together to sing along to musicals, lose themselves in the latest sci-fi, or enjoy favourite classics in the stunning location. Tinside is a 1935 Art Deco lido – and truly one of Plymouth’s architectural gems.

Professor Paul Fieldsend-Danks, Vice Chancellor of Arts...

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The Agatha Christie FestivalL 2023: A coastal crime wave is coming...

Tickets are now on sale for the Agatha Christie Festival, a week-long celebration of the Torquay-born Queen of Crime across the English Riviera 8th through 17th September. Supported with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, this year's festival opens with an exciting six-day fringe festival followed by a four-day literary festival and includes high profile...

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