The promenades and quaysides of some of Devon’s most popular resorts will play host to a variety show of seaside entertainment this summer with the support of two young trainees.
The trainees will be learning the ropes of slapstick comedy, Punch and Judy shows, and magic tricks – and creating their own routines to entertain holidaymakers and locals drawn to the waterside.
April 8th 7.30pm April 9th 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £10 (£8) Bookings: https://www.brixhamtheatre.co.uk Tel: 01803 415987
Based on the classic 19th Century novel by Lew Wallace, Ben Hur is a meticulously crafted stage drama, packed with drama, action, and hope, set across the 1st Century Roman Empire. The story follows a young prince who is accused of attempted murder, sentenced to die as a galley slave, but survives, eventually returning to his homeland, to find that his mother and sister are missing. Despite exacting revenge...
(Performed on Saturday Feb 6th 2021, then online for a further 48 hours to allow people in all timezones worldwide to enjoy)
A drama telling the tale - and some of the theories - behind the notorious 19th century London serial killer, Jack The Ripper. Heavily researched drama based on factual events. A creative re-telling, running as a digital show, with the actors working from their home studios.
Tickets: £10 per digital device: purchase from https://www.southdevonplayers.com/box-office.html
Content advisories: General Suitability: Mid teens & adults Strong...
(Performed on Saturday Jan 30th 2021, then online for a further 48 hours to allow people in all timezones worldwide to enjoy)
Alvina Houghton, the headstrong daughter of a widowed Midlands draper, comes of age just as her father’s business is failing. In a desperate attempt to regain his fortune and secure his daughter’s proper place in society, James Houghton buys a theatre. Among the travelling performers he employs is Ciccio, a sensual Italian who immediately captures Alvina’s attention. A celebration of freedom, however fleeting, and a testament to the power of the imagination...
Traditional seaside entertainment enjoyed by families a century ago is set to return to Britain’s beaches as pierrot performers get ready to perform again following the lifting of the ban on outdoor theatre.
The socially-distant performances for small groups, sitting at an appropriate distance, will include Punch and Judy, a flea circus, music, comedy, circus skills and games such as...
Pirates do the Twist! Comic masterpiece ‘ The Pirates of Penzance ’ returns to Plymouth in a new production set in the late 1950s.
The Infamous Pirates of Penzance return to Plymouth with the international-award-winning PGS Theatre Productions at the Devonport Playhouse from 24th – 28th March. In recent years this company has presented ‘Chess – The Musical’, Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ and ‘Evita’.
As with many of the comic duo’s plots, the fun and farcical story involving...
Kitley House Hotel & Restaurant at Yealmpton, near Plymouth, is delighted to have won a national accolade in the Best Venue category of this year’s Event Entertainment Awards - weeks after celebrating its first anniversary under new ownership.
Presented by BookEntertainment.co.uk, the Awards recognise the best in the event entertainment industry across the UK.
A MASSIVE treat for Plymouth pro wrestling fans! 3 HUGE TNA IMPACT TV stars MOOSE, MAGNUS & BRAM + CZW prowrestler DAVID STARR will all be Wrestling in PLYMOUTH - Sunday 25th June for One Night Only!
Fans even have the chance to meet all of the stars live after the show! You can meet Moose, Magnus, Bram, David Starr & all of the PWP stars too!!
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...
2013 has been a year of reunions. Some have resulted in reincarnations of former musical glory and some have been completely disastrous resurrections of pop music’s better-off dead. ITV’s reality sensation ‘The Big Reunion’ has paved the way for boy bands and girl groups from the 1990s to step back into the limelight for one last helping of fame and fortune.
