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Seventeen New Shows On Sale at Theatre Royal Plymouth
29th August 2024
Theatre Royal Plymouth are thrilled to announce that seventeen new shows have gone on general sale today.
Shows across all three stages have gone on sale, for this year and next, including a new season in The Lab this Autumn, a return stint for three shows - Bat Out Of Hell and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe in The Lyric and Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas in The Drum – plus TRP will be opening the world premiere of Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet in May 2025.
Take a look at the new productions today to be among the first to book for the best prices and availability!
Tickets are on sale now on the TRP website.
Is It Just Me? The Awkward Guide to Friendship, The Lab, 13 – 14 September 2024 (12+)
House of Figs bring you their new work navigating the choppy waters of friendship, from perfectly platonic meet-cutes to courageous conversations… and beyond.
Join poet Beth Calverley and musician Beth Roberts on a voyage through deep friendship feelings, safely afloat in an otherworldly choir of spoken and sung voices.
The Awkward Guide to Friendship traces the tale of Beth & Beth’s friendship, interspersing the duo’s own experiences of loneliness and connection with voice notes of other people talking about friendship, original songs and immersive soundscapes.
Glimpses of Wonder, The Lab, 20 September 2024
This new work explores our relationship to self & others, questioning how we view our place within ecology through our connection with nature, consciously & somatically.
The performer is viewed within a life size specimen cabinet, drawing on imagery from an era when specimens were contained behind glass with parallels to our modern screen based connection to the natural world.
The costumes were inspired by the collections of starfish and sea urchins within Sladen’s study at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter. The process of the original costume and sound design evolved alongside studio exploration with the performers.
Tears of Joy, The Lab, 21 September 2024 (14+)
Tears of Joy follows three women (a Daughter, Mother, Grandmother) as they negotiate the ebbs and flows of motherhood, grief and intergenerational care.
‘Scoop her up, tuck her in, hold her hand and I put her in my pocket’
Perception Gap, The Lab, 04 – 05 October 2024 (12+)
“A lost refugee outsider – Who am I becoming? What do I stand for?”
Our traveller is confronted with difficult questions of allegiance: “Who am I becoming? What Do I stand for?” There is a peril in the un-becoming of being a person from ‘here and there’.
Will he survive by putting flesh on silences?
Perception Gap is an African Diaspora Performance exploring the psychological pressures facing a refugee-outsider. It is a maturing work in progress accompanied by European Classical Imagery containing a black subject (12th to 20th Century).
Multi-Instrumentalist and improviser, soundscapes, sax and flute, he explores the live and electronic manipulator of sound Patrice Naiambana is an African Performing Artist from Sierra Leone. As a professional actor he has worked extensively with The RSC – notably Othello in Kathryn Hunter’s Othello and Michael Boyd’s Histories cycle (Olivier Award Best Ensemble).
His Fringe First Award for his solo show The Man Who Committed Thought was the catalyst for exploring contemporary applications of the Griot in Diaspora Performance for ensemble and community contexts. Theatre and screen work includes Barbershop Chronicles (National Theatre) Tree (Young Vic) Death In Paradise, Criminal Record, Damsel, It’s a Sin and The Baby.
We Are Here To Share, The Lab, 18 – 19 October 2024 (11+)
Beyond Face presents an evening showcasing fresh new early-stage work from some exciting global majority artists based locally and the wider South-West.
The evening will feature new writing, exploring urgent themes and thought provoking subject matter.
Each piece of work will be at different stages of its development.
Murmur, The Lab, 14 – 15 November 2024
Murmur invites you into the wonder-full underground world of fungi where mycelium communication takes place on a vibratory level.
Blending movement, costume, music and projection, Murmur guides you through a series of intimate encounters on a journey into the more-than-human world under our feet.
Audience feedback: “Ethereal, moving and captivating. Bodies became the fruiting, writing underbelly of mycelium. Connectivity was core.”
Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas, The Drum, 28 November – 28 December 2024 (3 – 7 years)
Join Santa as he awakes from a dream of sun, sea and sand only to find it is the busiest day of the year: Christmas Eve.
Watch as he prepares for his Christmas deliveries, feeds his reindeer and finally takes flight into the snowy night.
Back for another brilliant year, Christmas isn’t Christmas without this Lyric family favourite, co-produced with the Olivier Award-nominated Pins & Needles Productions.
The Star Who Danced, The Lab, 04 – 28 December 2024 (0 – 3 years)
It’s a frosty Christmas Eve and everyone is tucked up in bed,
But above our heads a shooting star begins its journey.
A sparkling dance across the sky, weaving through the clouds,
gliding with the birds and skimming past the snowflakes!
A sensory delight for 0-3 year olds, this non-verbal show will engage young audiences through beautiful dance, live music and light. The performance will end with space for further exploration, play and festive photos.
Children must be accompanied by at least one adult.
Amateur Production: The Girl On The Train, The Drum, 14 – 18 January 2025
The Girl On The Train is a hugely engaging psychological thriller based on the Number One best selling book by Paula Hawkins. It has been released as a major film. The stage version is adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel.
It’s central protagonist, Rachel Watson, longs for a better life. Each day she rides the train and passes by the home of her ex-husband Tom – and a few doors away she sees Scott and Megan, a seemingly perfect couple, happy and in love.
One day, Megan goes missing and Rachel is thrown into a thrilling drama where she is both witness and suspect.
With themes of alcoholism and coersive/controlling behaviour this is a complex contemporary mystery thriller.
Please note that this is an Amateur community production.
Amateur Production: Beauty and The Beast, The Drum, 21 – 25 January 2025
From the company that brought you Les Misérables, Legally Blonde, We Will Rock You and so many more. Plymkids Theatre Company is back for 2025 and proud to present Beauty and The Beast The Musical.
Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage version includes all the wonderful songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice.
The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end, and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
This “tale as old as time” will be a magical musical not to be missed.
Please note that this is an Amateur Community production.
Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of), The Lyric, 27 January – 01 February 2025 (12+)
Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy and the Evening Standard Award, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story.
Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance. This multi-award-winning production features a string of pop classics including Young Hearts Run Free, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and You’re So Vain.
IT’S THE 1800S.
IT’S PARTY TIME.
LET THE RUTHLESS MATCHMAKING BEGIN.
Demand for this production is as such that Jane Austen and Isobel McArthur urge you to book bloody quickly.
Amateur Production: The Vicar of Dibley, The Drum, 29 January – 01 February 2024
Geraldine Granger:
Woman
Sex Kitten
Chocoholic
Vicar?
WCP Theatre Company are proud to celebrate their 95th anniversary by bringing the beloved comedy series to the Plymouth stage.
This new adaptation contains memorable moments from favourite TV episodes: Arrival, The Easter Bunny, Engagement, Love and Marriage and The Christmas Lunch Incident.
Hilarious from beginning to end – and the perfect remedy to the post Christmas blues- don’t miss this truly divine comedy.
The Band of HM Royal Marines Plymouth, The Lyric, 15 February 2025
RM Band Plymouth is based at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint, Cornwall. The band undertakes a wide variety of ceremonial work of national importance, as well as fulfilling its main role of providing music for the ships and establishments of the Royal Navy.
Having been involved in both local and national commemorations in 2022 and 2023, the band, with their elective mix of music, is looking forward to performing to their local audience.
What better way to end the summer than with a performance by the premier military band in the UK. The concert will feature classic marches, overtures, soloists, a spectacular finale and not forgetting the ever-present Corps of Drums, this will be an evening not to be missed.
The Shark is Broken, The Lyric, 31 March – 05 April 2025 (14+)
DIVE INTO THE DRAMA BEHIND THE SCENES OF JAWS
FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed…again. The lead actors – theatre veteran Robert Shaw and young Hollywood hotshots Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider – are crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Alcohol flows, egos collide, and tempers flare on a chaotic voyage that just might lead to cinematic magic…if it doesn’t sink them all.
Step aboard the Orca and into The Shark is Broken, a “profound dive behind the scenes of the making of Jaws” (The Daily Telegraph, ★★★★). This Olivier Award-nominated new play is “hilariously brilliant and pure genius” raves the Sunday Express (★★★★★) and stars Ian Shaw (War Horse, Common) as his father, Robert Shaw.
The Shark is Broken celebrates movie history and peeks at the choppy waters behind Hollywood’s first blockbuster.
Bat Out Of Hell, The Lyric, 13 – 17 May 2025 (13+)
Bat Out Of Hell makes a triumphant return to the UK in 2025, with a thrilling spectacle of a show where the timeless music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf reigns supreme!
Get ready for an electrifying experience that will ignite your passion for rock ‘n’ roll. Inspired by the spectacular arena tour of Australia and New Zealand, this reimagined show promises to be a thrilling experience, featuring our dynamic eight-piece rock band live on stage.
Sprawling multi-level platforms will transport you through the diverse worlds of Bat Out of Hell, from Raven’s bedroom to the depths of the Lost’s underground domains.
An epic cast – including the much anticipated return of Glenn Adamson, Sharon Sexton, and Rob Fowler in the roles of Strat, Sloane and Falco, alongside Katie Tonkinson as Raven – will bring their powerhouse vocals to Meat Loaf’s anthems including I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), Paradise By The Dashboard Light, Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad, Dead Ringer For Love and of course Bat Out of Hell.
Get ready to witness Bat Out Of Hell: The Musical as it explodes back onto the stage in a spectacle that promises to be nothing short of legendary.
Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet, The Lyric, 28 May – 01 June 2025 (12+)
Meet the new generation…
In 1973, guitar smashing rock genius Pete Townshend wrote Quadrophenia.
Recorded by The Who – it quickly became an iconic and multi-million selling album.
Quadrophenia defined a generation and in 1979 inspired the cult classic feature film of the same name.
Now it’s back – this time as an explosive dance production – Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet with a large cast of exceptional dancers, introducing new audiences to troubled mod Jimmy’s story while remaining true in spirit to the much-loved original.
Quadrophenia is steeped in the mythology of the 1960s – sharp suits, soul music, vespas and parkas but its themes of lost youth, rebellion, the search for belonging and hunger for social change are just as urgent today.
A rich, orchestral version of the album by Rachel Fuller, first heard in concert version at The Royal Albert Hall and recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is the backdrop for this adrenaline filled rollercoaster ride.
Choreographer Paul Roberts and Director Rob Ashford bring together some of the UK’s finest creative talent from the worlds of music, theatre, film and dance. With original costumes by renowned British fashion house Paul Smith and Natalie Pryce, projection by Nick Hillel and lighting design by Fabiana Piccioli.
Prepare to be blown away as the power of dance brings a whole new dimension to the raw energy and emotion of one of the UK’s most iconic rock albums.
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Lyric, 25 – 29 November 2025 (6+)
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the West End smash-hit production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe returns to Theatre Royal Plymouth on 25 Nov–29 Nov 2025.
Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia where a world of wonder awaits.
Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they meet new friends, face dangerous foes and learn the lessons of courage, sacrifice, and the power of love.
Watch the nation’s favourite novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe come to life on stage in this spectacular production which is guaranteed to delight all ages.
