Aged 13-18? Come and explore art in film by delving into the moving image archives at The Box! Go behind the scenes in this special workshop and discover original film materials, archive footage and more – all of which show how filmmakers have experimented over time. 

Join us at a Tide Café; a relaxed, friendly gathering to chat about the sea, the tides and the many ways water shapes life in our city

Join us at a Tide Café; a relaxed, friendly gathering to chat about the sea, the tides and the many ways water shapes life in our city

This talk will give a flavour of the faded and time-worn glamour of this picture palace and introduce the campaign to save The Royal.
£5 for members. £8 for non-members.

Join us at a Tide Café; a relaxed, friendly gathering to chat about the sea, the tides and the many ways water shapes life in our city

Beryl Cook at 100: a sell-out play returns to Plymouth, revealing the woman behind the bold, joyful paintings

How visitors to Bath in Jane Austen's time occupied themselves in the city will be explored in this illustrated talk by Hazel Jones.
£5 for members. £8 for non-members.

Reel Steal return to the Millennium for their annual open rehearsal before their trip up to Notting Hill Carnival

Where No Shadow Awaits" is the new novel by Professor Angela K. Smith (Emeritus Professor of Modern Literature at the University of Plymouth). 

Nigerian Cultural Festival 2026 is coming to Plymouth

Sappho’s and QDC are proud to present a celebration of queer folk music on Pride to help us raise money to keep our LGBTQ+ cafe and community space going

From the initial surveying and Royal permission for the dockyard and its' location, this talk will give a description of each of three periods of development leading to the current status.

Dr Todd Gray MBE will bring together stories of Devon life during the Second World War, including those told by people who had been evacuated to the country.

Join us at Commercial Wharf for Plymouth's Gansey Gathering and celebrate Plymouth's fishing heritage & coastal creativity with our FREE sardine festival

Treat yourself to some quality sewing time in a relaxed, community setting

Talk - Shock! Scandal! Murder! The extraordinary rise of the 'sensation' novels that appalled - and enthralled - the Victorians.

Witness the rise and fall of The Warehouse, a rave venue from Plymouth and times gone by now reduced to a derelict shell. We explore its history, its people and the future.

Dr Helen Wilson returns to the PPL following her sellout talk in 2025 on these professional woodcarvers.

Talk - A Virtual Tour of Drake's Island

Following Robert King's talk on Drake's Island last year, this new talk uses recent images to provide a virtual walk around the island to discover what remains of the Island's defences, barracks and underground tunnels.

Following the restoration project Janet Sellick tells the tale of how and why these nineteenth century pews and screens carvings treasures came to be here

Box Beginners is a new free tour for absolute beginners - locals who are new to our venue

This talk by Dr Lynda Pidgeon will look at a variety of gardens and their uses from the 12th to the 15th century

Another screening confirmed at the amazing Watermark in Ivybridge

Screening of some of the wonderful, and rarely seen interviews and films of Beryl Cook, held in The Box archive

Plymouth Screening! W : A Return to Oz, an exploration into the famous Warehouse Club

This illustrated talk by Alan Bricknell looks at the first three large companies to set up in Plymouth after the war, Tecalemit, Berkertex and Bush Radio, and also looks at one of Plymouth's largest home grown companies, Farleys

'Box Beginners’ is a new FREE tour for absolute beginners - locals who are new to our venue