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  • Cwmmau Farmhouse, 2025. Image: © Mike Henton / National Trust.

    Big screen debut for holiday cottage

    Hamnet opens in cinemas from today Think of Shakespeare and what does your mind conjure up? Perhaps you think of the amazing experience of watching...2 min

  • Artists of Ballet BC in PASSING. Photography by Luis Luque (image provided by TRP).

    TRP to host Canada’s leading ballet company

    Dance Consortium brings Ballet BC to Plymouth One of the world’s leading contemporary ballet companies is shortly set to perform at the Theatre Royal Plymouth....2 min

  • 'Wipeout' offers an ‘unforgettable, fun-filled experience for the whole family.’ Image: Dan Martin (provided by Katie Wild Content).

    What’s On West: Aerial adventure!

    Perfect entertainment for families and the summer holidays Local dance companies Off the Wall and Cscape are highlighting their skills and talents in producing the...2 min

  • Notre Dame on Fire (12A) is on general release in the UK. Trailer / stills supplied courtesy of Pathe Productions.

    Notre Dame On Fire (12A): a fateful day in 2019

    Archive footage and dramatic reconstructions A stunning film, directed by internationally acclaimed French director Jean-Jacques Annaud is amazing audiences around the world in its powerful...4 min

  • Theatre Royal Plymouth announces 2024 pantomime: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Image provided courtesy of TRP.

    Popular panto pulls crowds to Plymouth

    TRP announces Snow White for the 2024 panto season Goldilocks and the Three Bears opens at the Theatre Royal Plymouth this weekend. Oh no, it...2 min

  • Chris Gilchrist and Drew Shears: Two of the leading names in the Plymouth street dance scene. Image provided by TRP.

    Plymouth to host hip hop dance festival

    Chris Gilchrist and Drew Shears: Two of the leading names in the Plymouth street dance scene. Video provided by TRP. Two-day event at Theatre Royal...5 min

  • Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (12A) starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. Image: Fred Duval / Shutterstock.

    Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (12A)

    Breaktime News verdict: outstanding (five stars) Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (12A) demands your attention – and your respect, writes Duncan Little. This is a...5 min

  • A scene from 'The Barricade' in Les Miserables.' Image: Michael Le Poer Trench (provided by TRP).

    Stars talk Les Misérables UK tour

    Hit musical: book, stage and movie More than 70 million people worldwide have seen Les Misérables. The colossal success of the hit musical, based on...8 min

  • Mamma Mia’s visionary producer Judy Craymer. Image: Alex Lake (provided by Theatre Royal Plymouth).

    Mamma Mia’s visionary producer Judy Craymer

    Super trouper of a show: Judy’s thoughts on the hit musical It’s the mother of all contemporary musicals, a global, record-breaking super trouper of a...6 min

  • Wake up to the C C Land – The Wonder of Art at The National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing. Photograph: © The National Gallery.

    National Gallery’s dream competition

    Wake up to the world’s greatest art collection It’s the dream competition for any art lover. The chance to go to sleep surrounded by some...2 min

  • The Artist's Briana Craig is taking the lead role in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs alongside Lesley Joseph, Rob Rinder, Andy Ford, Samuel Holmes and Scott Maurice. Image: Steve Haywood.

    They’re behind you!

    Panto cast in Plymouth: Briana Craig announced as fairest of all! The Artist’s Briana Craig is taking the lead role in Snow White and the...2 min

  • An inspiring place to paint. French artist Auguste Renoir’s farmhouse in the Parc des Collettes in Cagnes-sur-Mer, near Nice and Antibes, on the French Riviera. Image: EQRoy / Shutterstock.

    First UK exhibition for a key work by Renoir

    More than 50 Renoir works scheduled for National Gallery display The National Gallery will be staging a major exhibition of paintings by French Impressionist, Pierre-Auguste...2 min

  • The team from the Young V&A who were the winners of the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024 award ceremony at the National Gallery in London. Photograph: David Parry: PA Media Assignments.

    Art Fund Museum of the Year

    Judges looking for ‘inspiring projects’ Did you know that there are around 2,500 museums in the UK? Many of them are free for us to...2 min

  • The Artist starred Briana Craig, Robbie Fairchild and Gary Wilmot. Image: Mark Senior / TRP.

    TRP recognised in national awards

    Theatre Royal Plymouth receives 10 nominations for top accolades The team behind the hit co-productions of The Artist and The Devil Wears Prada are keeping...2 min

  • Plymouth Theatre Royal.

    30th anniversary: youth theatre festival

    Eight SW groups take part in annual national event Ten south west schools, colleges and theatre groups are performing on Plymouth Theatre Royal’s Drum stage...3 min

  • The highly anticipated opening of Art Upstairs will be taking place in North Devon at the end of the month. Image: Stephen McKay (provided by Dirty Martini PR).

    Art Upstairs: New North Devon art gallery

    First exhibition from New Atlantic Wave The highly anticipated opening of Art Upstairs will be taking place in North Devon at the end of the...3 min

  • Following the success of Cinderella at The Northcott Theatre, the team is announcing that Jack and the Beanstalk will be the 2025 pantomime. Image: Cinderella Production © Craig Fuller (provided by the Northcott Theatre).

    Creating magic at the Northcott

    Jack and the Beanstalk announced as 2025 panto Following the runaway success of Dick Whittington and Cinderella, the panto dream team that is Exeter Northcott and Le Navet...3 min

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