THEATRE

Dirty Dusting

Venue: 
The Muse Theatre, Lipson Co-operative Academy, Bernice Terrace, PL4 7PG
Event Date: 
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 19:30 to Saturday, March 15, 2014 - 21:30
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Filthy Cleaners Talk Dirty in hilarious smash-hit comedy!

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 in the office that they clean. They can make more money in one weekend running the chat line than they can in three months cleaning....

Pilot's Thumb: Protest

Becky is a rebel without a cause; Jo is in it for the laugh. Friends and feminist activists, they are clearly out of their depths.

Jo's brother Tommy has been accused of war crimes but old soldier Martin is having none of it.

This multimedia production is a heady mix of emotional conflict, heart-warming friendships and a challenging examination of issues very much of our times.

Tickets and extra info:

£10 / £7 Concessions

Flourish offer: Buy tickets for 'Protest' and 'Static' and save a pound on each!

Tickets are available via the Barbican...

Arts Funding Scheme Launched in Plymouth

A new scheme to enable young people to lead their own creative projects has been launched in Plymouth. New Wave is inviting young people in the city to apply for small grants of between £50 and £1500 from today until 28th March 2014.

New Wave is run by the Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) as part of their brief as the Arts Council Bridge Organisation for the South West. The scheme aims to...

Advice for the Young at Heart

It’s 2011 and 1958: London is rioting. Candice is ordered by her gang-leading boyfriend to lure Clint into a honeytrap. Haunted by her grandfather’s mistakes, she stands at a crossroads. Will she do as she’s told, or will she learn to be true to herself before history repeats itself?

Commissioned by Theatre Centre, this new play by Sucker Punch playwright Roy Williams examines the unrest of summer 2011 against the backdrop of the 1958 Notting Hill race riots.

The writer: Roy Williams BAFTA-winning Roy Williams’ many plays include the widely acclaimed Sucker Punch (Royal...

The Little Red Hen

Who will help me plant these grains of wheat?”

“Not I said the Pig.” “Not I said the Rat.” “Not I said the Cow.”

“Fair enough,” said the Little Red Hen, “I’ll do it myself!”

Making bread is hard work, but it would be a lot easier if the lazy farm yard animals lent a hand! An adaptation of the nursery favourite, featuring a host of animal puppets, sing-along songs and comic routines. It’s a treat for the whole family with no scary bits!

From the company who charmed you with The Hare and the Tortoise, The Elves and the Shoemaker and The Enormous Turnip....

A Christmas Carol

Crazy clown troupe Le Navet Bete turn this Dickens classic into a physical comedy fun-fest for all the family using visual gags, jokes for the kids and the grown-ups with a sprinkling of topical satire for these recession-hit times.

The show runs from December 7-24 with matinee performances from December 14-24.

£12 adult, £9 concessions including OAPs, under 16s, students; £35 family ticket (2 adults, 2 children)

Book your pre-show meal at The B-Bar Thai noodle bar, beneath the Barbican Theatre. Call 01752 242021 for table reservations.

John Butler Trio: European Tour

John Butler Trio announce their European tour to celebrate the release of their new studio album, Flesh & Blood in February, with a date at Plymouth Pavilions on Saturday 3 May 2014.

It’s been nearly four years since the release of their last studio album April Uprising, in that time John Butler Trio have toured the world to ever increasing audiences, played key roles in fighting...

Public’s chance to see Ivybridge Community College’s nationally acclaimed performers

Tickets have gone on sale for Fantasy, Ivybridge Community College’s four-day performing arts extravaganza, which will feature a mix of high-energy singing, dancing and gymnastics performances.

The two-hour show, which runs from Wednesday 11 December to Saturday 14 December, will showcase more than 500 students performing 20 spectacular acts. These include stars from the college’s...

Les Misérables wows Ivybridge audiences

200-STRONG CAST RAISE THE BAR FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE PERFORMANCES

More than 1,500 audience members were last week treated to a spectacular display of musical theatre, as Ivybridge Community College ran five sell-out performances – from Wednesday 17 July to Saturday 20 July – of ‘the most popular musical in the world’ – Les Misérables.

The 200-strong cast and crew left audiences...

War Horse

The National Theatre’s award-winning production of WAR HORSE begins a ten month, nine-venue tour of the UK and Ireland opening at the Theatre Royal Plymouth on 27 September 2013.

Seen by over 2.4 million people worldwide since its premiere at the National Theatre in 2007, WAR HORSE will visit Theatre Royal Plymouth, Birmingham Hippodrome, The Lowry in Salford, the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, Sunderland Empire, the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford and the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.

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