Plymouth

Getting buzz-y in Central Park

Plymouth’s getting buzz-y for the bees with the planting of new wildlife meadows in Central Park.

Plymouth City Council and Buglife will be planting 2.2 hectares (5.4 acres) of wildflowers to create a feast of flowers to whet the appetite of the city’s pollinating bugs such as bees, wasps hoverflies and butterflies.

A mixture of plants including, Vipers bugloss, Field scabious...

Thomas Ford

Electrifying blues talent in the form of this harp-playing, hard blues singing solo performer. Born in a field 20-something years ago, Thomas Ford is a blues shouter, a guitar picker and a harmonica fire-breather. His energetic live shows have taken him from Bodmin to Berlin, his records have sold from the Eastern Block to the East Indies and he has been played on radio shows from Luton to Laos. Mixing delta blues traditions with nu-blues songwriting, this one man trio has been hailed as “The rising star of British blues”.

Entrance fee: £2

Maternity Patients Report Improved Care

Women using our maternity services have reported much improved care, according to a National Survey looking at the experiences of all women giving birth in units across the country.

Our maternity service has seen an improvement since the survey was last conducted three years ago.

The survey asked patients 48 questions, covering care from booking for pregnancy through to...

Andy Quick

Venue: 
B-Bar, Castle Street, Barbican, Plymouth
Event Date: 
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 21:00
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The entertaining and personable frontman of popular local band Land of the Giants performs a solo acoustic slot.

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...

Robin Hood

A new legend will be born at the Theatre Royal Plymouth this Christmas with the arrival of our spectacular family pantomime Robin Hood.

Packed full of action, adventure, and an abundance of comedy as well as heroes and villains aplenty! Can our favourite outlaw Robin Hood save the day and win the heart of Maid Marian?

Our star cast includes Lee Mead as Robin Hood, Bobby Davro (Will Scarlet), Nigel Havers (Sheriff of Nottingham) and Jeffrey Holland as our Panto Dame!

Get ready for a sheriff-busting, arrow-shooting, tights-wearing, hog-roasting extravaganza!...

Barbershopopera: El Matador - A Christmas close shave!

Venue: 
The Drum, Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Event Date: 
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 19:45 to Monday, December 23, 2013 - 19:45
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A festive feast of wit and excitement from the six-time award-winning close harmony comedy group, Barbershopera.

Bullfighter Estevez Johnson returns to his homeland of Shavingham, Norfolk to find the town falling to the evil megalomania of champion hairdresser, Trevor Sorbet. Estevez, inspired by his new-found affection toward town crier Vicky, must find the courage to save the town and find out what really matters most – saving Christmas.

Highly lauded for their innovative lyrics, wildly delightful storytelling and phenomenal close harmony singing, audiences are left...

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....

Local Architects Win Sustainability Award

HLM Architects Plymouth have won a 'Sustainable Construction New Build' award at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2013 for their work on Brannel School.

The aim of Cornwall Sustainability Awards is to encourage, reward and gain recognition for some of the excellent work businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are doing to improve their sustainability.

The ‘...

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