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.
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Grabbing cheese is not as easy as it used to be; cats are definitely getting faster! Then one day two ingenious mice discover that putting wheels on your feet makes you unstoppable… literally! Pretty soon they’re off, whizzing round Europe, showing off their skating tricks and sampling undiscovered cheeses as they go. But what new cheese could be as good as home cheese?
Adapted from the original story by Sylvia Hunt, Mice on Skates features delightful puppets created by puppet maestro Marc Parrett (former Artistic Director of Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company) Mice on Skates is...
Winner of 100 international awards, Wicked has been casting its magical spell over audiences across the world for a decade and continues to break records at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it is now the 10th longest-running show in the West End.
In a brilliantly witty re-imagining of the stories and characters created by L. Frank Baum in ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two sorcery students. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately...
A triple bill of inspiring and captivating dance theatre created by choreographers Olivia Lockwood and Michael Williams along with award-winning Adam Benjamin. Each piece has the underlying theme of memory and relationships – growing up, physical memory, relationship to space, developing friendships and journeys unfolding, growing and beginning. Not all of the pieces have a clear linear narrative but have apparent themes within them that are both readable and understandable.
The cast includes a variety of performers at different stages in their careers from graduates to dancers...
Wild Tribe Children’s Festival 11-13 July Plymouth
Plans are coming together nicely for Plymouth’s first ever festival for children.
There's a great line up; four different family performances every day plus workshops in animation, dance, storytelling, circus skills, illustration and crafts.
There’ll be live music plus lots of activities including forest school,...
Join our festival village in the heart of Plymouth to kickstart your summer come rain or shine.
A fun packed weekend of arts, theatre, storytelling, exploration and discovery including a performance from Bash Street Theatre and animation workshops from Forkbeard Fantasy.
Enjoy performances, live music, dance for children, face painting workshops, forest school, science and art workshops, games, role play, samba, arts and crafts and more.
The Government has launched its consultation for a new theatre tax relief which will support theatres across the UK, as well as touring productions.
Announced at Budget 2014, the tax relief will offer a relief rate of 25 per cent for qualifying touring productions and 20 percent for other qualifying productions.
Discussing the UK’s theatre industry, Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Prepare yourself for a party as the legendary That’ll Be The Day, the nation’s longest running rock ‘n’ roll variety show returns by popular demand with a brand new production.
This hugely entertaining rock ‘n’ roll spectacular features a fantastic line up of knock-out hits from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, mixed with loads of new zany comedy routines to produce a show with a real feel-good party atmosphere.
If you’re looking for a way to do some theatrical spring cleaning and dust off the winter blues with a good laugh, then Plymouth-based Gadzooks Theatre Company have got just the thing for you.
“Dirty Dusting”, by Ed Wood and Trevor Waugh, is the hilarious tale of three cleaning women who are going to be made redundant and decide that to get their own back, they set up a sex chat line...
