Cultural

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In Plymouth, there are plenty of ways to have a great time when the sun goes down.

Catch a show in our famous Theatre Royal Plymouth or for an evening of laughs, or check out the varied selection live music and comedy at the Plymouth Pavilions.

Plymouth Pavilions

The South West's largest purpose-built conference, exhibition and entertainment attraction with an Ice Rink, catering outlets from fast food to ice cream and meeting areas. Plymouth Pavilions has a fantastic line up for 2021 of live music and comedy events.  You can also enhance your experience at Plymouth Pavilions with a great range of corporate hospitality and a Priority Bar with added benefits for your staff and teams to enjoy.

https://www.plymouthpavilions.com

Theatre Royal

The Theatre Royal Plymouth is the largest and best attended regional producing theatre in the UK and the leading promoter of theatre in the South West. There are three distinctive performance spaces: The Lyric, The Drum and the workshop space, The Lab.

The Theatre Royal Plymouth serves the South West with a wide range of theatre including classic and contemporary drama, musical productions and the presentation of national opera, ballet and dance companies. It also specialises in the production of new plays and has built a national reputation for the quality of its innovative work.

Theatre Royal Plymouth hosts unrivalled set, costume, prop-making and rehearsal facilities at our architecturally award-winning Production and Learning centre, TR2. The site also accommodates the majority of the theatre’s Creative Learning Programme which aims to creatively engage with a broad spectrum of young people and communities in Plymouth and beyond.

https://theatreroyal.com

Market Hall – Immersive Dome Experience

The next big thing in immersive tech – nestled in the heart of one of Plymouth’s most historic neighbourhoods. The Market Hall was formerly the market for the whole of Devonport. Full of original features, the renovation of the building by the Real Ideas Organisation has created a space that combines traditional elements with state-of-the-art immersive technology.  

The impressive new extension to the historical building hosts the 15m diameter immersive dome –inspired by the dome at SAT in Montreal and the first of its kind in Europe – invites you to explore immersive realities, without the need for a VR headset, opening up a world of incredible creative and immersive experiences (a great way to discover new things, or to simply just enjoy the show). 

Market Hall will also be home to an extensive co-work facility, events and meeting spaces for work events, community projects, and an accessible and welcoming space for simply fun events too. There will also be a large café on site, providing a place to catch up with colleagues or chat about the world at large with your friends.  

The community café is now open! Join us Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm and Saturday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm.

https://hhttps://realideas.org/our-spaces/market-hall/

The Box

The Box is Plymouth's major new museum, art gallery and archive. Nine permanent galleries showcase the city’s incredible collections and include 14 monumental ships’ figureheads, thousands of natural history specimens, a full-size woolly mammoth replica, paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and ceramics, objects, film and photography, documents, maps and plans.

The Box provides a dramatic, stylish and central venue for your event. From large gala dinners, networking evenings or team meetings, we can provide a space that will meet your needs whilst providing an unforgettable backdrop. The Box can also provide private tours of the collections and special interest tours. Private corporate visits can also be arranged for Smeaton’s Tower and The Elizabethan House.

https://www.theboxplymouth.com/

Barbican Theatre

Together with the B-Bar, Barbican Theatre offers a diverse programme of theatre, dance, comedy, live music and spoken word. From hilarious Christmas performances for the whole family (as well as just for the adults), to chilled out soul and jazz music in the relaxed atmosphere of the B-Bar, this vibrant little venue really does have something for everyone.

As well as putting on high quality performances for the public to enjoy, Barbican Theatre is also a regional centre of excellence for young, new and emerging theatre and dance artists. Their Performance Training programme enables 12-25s to learn dance and theatre skills, whilst residency workshops give practitioners the opportunity to learn from nationally touring artists.

https://barbicantheatre.co.uk/

Mount Edgcumbe House and Gardens 

Mount Edgcumbe House is the former home of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe. Set in Grade I Cornish Gardens within 865 acres Country Park on the Rame Peninsula, South East Cornwall.

Whether you are searching for a venue for a family outing or group visit, enthused by the magnificent Grade I Cornish gardens and famous historic house, combining your visit with a cruise of the River Tamar, looking for a civil wedding venue or viewing the national collection of camellias you are invited to come and explore, enjoy, learn its history or even dream awhile.

https://www.mountedgcumbe.gov.uk/