A dark drama based on the true story of the mysterious, unidentified serial killer who terrorised Victorian London. Combining theories of the killer, with a steampunk adaptation, in style, music and ulitimate motive, This is a production by a nationally award-winning theatre and film company, of local actors and creatives, bringing a whole new adaptation of this tale, to the stage.
This show does contain violent scenes, and descriptions of wounds. It does not contain bad language.
The first UK tour adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning novel based on a true story, Running Wild is coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 May.
Running Wild is the story is of a girl named Lilly, who, whilst on holiday with her mother in Indonesia, takes an elephant ride. During the ride, Oona, the elephant, suddenly becomes anxious and runs from the beach deep into the jungle. With Lilly on her back, they escape moments before the tsunami hits the island. Miles from civilisation, at first there’s wonder, discovery and tree-top adventures with the...
Theatre Royal Plymouth have today announced that Soap Star Steve McFadden will lead their panto cast as the villainous Captain Hook in a spectacular production of Peter Pan, which will run from 15 December 2017 – Saturday 13 January.
Former British Soap Awards ‘Villain of the Year’, Steve McFadden is one of Britain’s favourite soap-baddies and has been a regular on our TV screens for...
This summer Theatre Royal Plymouth welcomes the best of musicals, drama, dance and family entertainment to the South West. Musical favourites such as highly anticipated Sister Act and the opening of Crazy For You starring Caroline Flack and Tom Chambers.
Critically acclaimed plays such as National Theatre’s production of Hedda Gabler, which will open its UK Tour in Plymouth, and The...
Hot on the heels of Stiltskin’s successful run of Igloo we are proud to announce the latest show at The Soapbox Children’s Theatre is The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse. This show runs throughout March and will delight young audiences.
The story follows the tale of Country Mouse excitedly waiting for a visit from his cousin, Town Mouse. When town Mouse arrives, he can not see her...
Emails unopened, cup-a-soup undrunk, a secret in the stock room; Emma Barnicott’s life is leaking as she pines for a world beyond her Plymouth trading estate office.
When she meets a man online who wants to talk to her about more than just boilers and two port valves, Emma must decide if the chance of joyous love is worth trading for an imperfect life – or will there always be dead woodlice in the infinity pool?
A play with no actors, the award winning Bea Roberts tells a love story like no other, using karaoke, cassettes, party rings and a unique and experimental collage...
What makes us truly happy? Health? Family? Professional success? Blasting it in the gym? Romance? Pills? Or are we ignoring the bigger stuff? Real life-changing stuff that will devastate the world if we just keep ignoring it? Theatre Royal Plymouth’s production, The Here and This and Now is a spirited and surprising dark new comedy that takes a look at the pharmaceutical business, the salaryman (or woman) and the quest for happiness.
The Here and This and Now previews from Thursday 9 March and runs until Saturday 25 March with press night on Monday 13 March.
Join the Witch and her cat on their mission to defeat the dragon in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
The Witch and her cat are travelling on their broomstick when they pick up some hitch-hikers – a friendly dog, a beautiful green bird and a crazy frog. But this broomstick’s not meant for five and – CRACK – it snaps in two… just as the hungry dragon appears!
Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up and their grown-ups, in the Olivier-nominated show that’s toured Britain and the world...
Winner of a Fringe First Award In 1965, a researcher lived with a dolphin for ten weeks to try and teach him to speak English. It was part of a NASA-funded research project into human-animal communication. Condemned by the wider scientific community as an elaborate circus trick, the experiment remains a controversial episode in the space race between the two Cold War superpowers.
“Wow is all I can say” The Times Inspired by the Dolphin House experiments, Breach’s Fringe First winning Tank rips the story apart to explore the violence of language, the power of culture, and what...
