Upcoming events.
Mayfest
MayFest is a two week long, completely free, performance festival happening at the University of Plymouth. The festival is student-led and we encourage students and people from the community to perform and/or showcase their art in our campus.
Detective Dog
Tiny & Tall Productions, formerly Tessa Bide Productions, brings you Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie’s well-loved story, The Detective Dog on stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences.
Maureen’s Alternative Comedy Presents: Bad Thing
Maureen's Alternative Comedy is proud to bring the full hour long Bad Thing show to Plymouth!
Beryl Cook: A Private View
Beryl Cook at 100: a sell-out play returns to Plymouth, revealing the woman behind the bold, joyful paintings
Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Following a number of sell-out seasons, a line-up of the best and up-and-coming specially-selected comedians from Edinburgh Fringe, embark upon a post-festival tour.
Scott Bennett - Stuff
Scott Bennett is desperately trying to cleanse his life of stuff. As heard on BBC Radio 4! Age guidance 16+
Henry Cole - An Evening With - hosted by Steve Parrish
Henry will bring “An Evening with Henry Cole- Happy Days” theatre show hosted by his good friend and renowned prankster Steve “Stavros” Parrish.
The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town
Something is rotten in Old London Town…
Matt Forde - Defying Calamity
In his biggest live tour to date leading political comedian Matt Forde finds positivity in life despite all the evidence to the contrary in politics and his own health. Guidance 16+
Picture This
Join the Beyond Face Youth Company as they share their perspectives on living in their cities, from the realities of their hometowns, to disappointments, and to cities that they long to explore
Craig Revel Horwood - Revelations: Songs Boys Don't Sing
Following the release of his debut solo album, Revelations, Craig Revel-Horwood is on the road with an evening of music, dance, drama, and song. No interval
Scratch Night
Expect a varied programme of ideas, styles and voices, with no two nights the same.
9-5 The Musical
Third year musical theatre students perform their final show ‘9-5 The Musical’
Body & Soul
Get ready to be immersed in two resonant premieres from Crystal Pite and Kameron N. Saunders
Come From Away
Experience this joyous story and soaring music as spirited locals and global passengers come together to forge friendships that will stay with them forever.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Presented by The Tamaritans Theatre Company - The Merry Wives of Windsor
Other Eyes/Other Ears: a workshop in creative collaboration
Led by the makers of Skywater, Facewater, Underwater Waltz (performance 17th April) this workshop will activate strategies for working collaboratively to generate performance material and investigate creative forms of thought and presentation.
You are here! Where is here?
Get lost in the depths of Dartmoor and be taken on an evocative journey through the labyrinth of one man’s mind
Kate Butch
Hot on the heels of her smash hit Wuthering Shites tour, Kate Butch is back, with her trademark wit, campery and vocal stylings
Matt Parker - Getting Triggy With It
Come watch Matt Parker do the maths (every audience member will get some free maths)
The Faerie Museum of Ariadnne Tock
Step into the strange and enchanting world of Ariadnne Tock, a 19th-century faeriologist who devoted her life to studying the faeries, pixies and hobgoblins she believed lived among the wild landscapes of Dartmoor
An Evening With Toyah - Songs and Stories
With a new book in the offing, Toyah is hitting the road for an extensive UK tour in which she’ll sing favourite hits and tell stories from her remarkable career
Urban Project Party
The Urban Party Project was born in 2020, during a time when the world slowed down, but our passion for music didn’t.
Today, we’re honored to bring that dedication and passion to the Quad theatre stage.
Othello on Stage (12A)
Shakespeare’s OTHELLO rages to life like never before in a compelling new production
Barbican Theatre Scratch Night
Scratch Nights offer audiences the chance to experience new theatre as it’s being made. Taking place quarterly, these evenings showcase bold, early-stage work from artists based in Plymouth and across the South West.
The Vikings
Our two storytellers Turf and Clod weave the tales of Valhalla and Valkyries, along with the Viking's visit to Plymouth and the Royal Mint at Lydford
Murder : Staged - with Cheish Merryweather
Expert Cheish Merryweather will be bringing to the stage for the very first time MURDER: STAGED. Age guidance 16+
The Magic Box
Join us for this wonderful performance full of fun, mystery and MAGIC! A fully immersive production for babies and toddlers with beautiful characters, lighting, sound, bubbles and puppets
Bubblicious - Baby Rave
Join us for a special family friendly dance party at The Soapbox, celebrating New Year’s Eve on a different time zone!
The Imaginarium
AN ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS FAERIE TALE
Roll up, roll up… Step inside The Imaginarium — where time unwinds and mysteries unravel.