Dr and the Medics were created almost at the dawn of the 80’s, in 1982 by The Rev Dr. Clive Thomas Jackson. The band has had a very colourful and successful career […]

As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: Dr Todd Gray Only by examining the past can we hope to grasp the nature of modern society and anticipate […]

As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: Rachel Trethewey Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie and Sylvia Plath are three of our most famous authors, this talk explores the […]

As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: Phil Badcott Local historian Phil Badcott provides an entertaining and informative talk using digitised magic lantern slides from the Torquay […]

As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: Writing History with Dr Peter Marsden Writing history is linking up known information to tell a ‘story’, and so is […]

As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: Daughters of Devon with Rosemary Griggs With a unique blend of theatre, history and re-enactment which draws on extensive research […]

As part of the Play on Words Festival 2024 (formerly the English Riviera Literature Festival). The resident Creative Writing group at the Palace Theatre led by tutor, Chris Woodhouse present […]

As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: Abigail Yardimci How mindful stories help us grow. Author of contemporary, uplifting fiction, Abigail Yardimci, will speak about the themes […]

As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: Adam L.G Nevill Adam L.G Nevill was born in Birmingham, England, in 1969 and grew up in England and New […]

As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speakers: Matt Newbury and Sophie Pierce Join Matt Newbury and Sophie Pierce, the authors of the best-selling Wild Swimming Walks series, as they take you on […]

Annual showcase from Totnes School of Dance