An Audience at the Palace with Becky Nuttall Becky is a member of Torbay Culture Board and an UNESCO Geopark Ambassador Artist. She will talk about her cultural roots in Brixham since childhood and the influence her father’s creativity (playwright and artist Peter Draper) and the English Riviera Geopark has on her own art and […]
When John Haddrell dies of a heart attack at the wheel of his car, the woman is at his side is not his wife, but his lover Julia. Recovering from her injuries Julia is visited by Margaret, who apparently knows nothing of the affair. Events take a sinister turn when Margaret begins to encroach on […]
When John Haddrell dies of a heart attack at the wheel of his car, the woman is at his side is not his wife, but his lover Julia. Recovering from her injuries Julia is visited by Margaret, who apparently knows nothing of the affair. Events take a sinister turn when Margaret begins to encroach on […]
When John Haddrell dies of a heart attack at the wheel of his car, the woman is at his side is not his wife, but his lover Julia. Recovering from her injuries Julia is visited by Margaret, who apparently knows nothing of the affair. Events take a sinister turn when Margaret begins to encroach on […]
Running weekly from Wednesday 2 February to Wednesday 9 March 2022, 10am to 12.15pm Suitable for Beginners who would like to explore an interest in creative writing and those who already enjoy writing for pleasure. Join a supportive and encouraging atmosphere where you will find stimulation and motivation through informal writing exercises and discussion. An […]
They're back by popular demand! Lost the Plot Theatrical presents THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF. On a grassy hillside, in the middle of the country, there lived THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF! They never stopped eating and before long they had eaten everything they could get their hooves on! So hold on to your horns and […]
Doorstep Youth Theatre presents White Moon It is a sleepy evening in Cork Violet. Until a girl jumps from her roof to fly to the moon. But what will happen when she lands? White Moon is a new youth-led production accompanied by original live music that explores the surreal as a natural extension of the […]
An evening celebrating the very best of much-loved Joyce Grenfell in the company of one of Britain's best-loved comediennes. In these somewhat uncertain times comes a wonderful evening of warmth, wit and gentle humour. A full length show featuring some of the best of Joyce’s hilarious songs and monologues from Stately As A Galleon and School […]
Doorstep Youth Theatre presents White Moon It is a sleepy evening in Cork Violet. Until a girl jumps from her roof to fly to the moon. But what will happen when she lands? White Moon is a new youth-led production accompanied by original live music that explores the surreal as a natural extension of the […]
Doorstep Youth Theatre presents White Moon It is a sleepy evening in Cork Violet. Until a girl jumps from her roof to fly to the moon. But what will happen when she lands? White Moon is a new youth-led production accompanied by original live music that explores the surreal as a natural extension of the […]
Running weekly from Wednesday 2 February to Wednesday 9 March 2022, 10am to 12.15pm Suitable for Beginners who would like to explore an interest in creative writing and those who already enjoy writing for pleasure. Join a supportive and encouraging atmosphere where you will find stimulation and motivation through informal writing exercises and discussion. An […]
World-famous prankster and creator of the hugely popular Lee Nelson, is back on stage with TROUBLEMAKER, his sensational new stand-up show, NOW EXTENDED INTO 2022 DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND! After showering Sepp Blatter with banknotes, upstaging Kanye West at Glastonbury, and handing Theresa May her P45, the critically acclaimed comedian explores why trouble has followed […]
A delightful afternoon of couple dancing in Stage Left, with live music provided by the fantastic Caddicks and Parkes, a jazz and blues duo performing a range of familiar and popular tunes such as Sway, Que Sera Sera and Chattanooga Good Time Boy. The dexterous skills of pianist Paul Caddick combined with the vocal talent […]
Running weekly from Wednesday 2 February to Wednesday 9 March 2022, 10am to 12.15pm Suitable for Beginners who would like to explore an interest in creative writing and those who already enjoy writing for pleasure. Join a supportive and encouraging atmosphere where you will find stimulation and motivation through informal writing exercises and discussion. An […]
The English Riviera Literature Festival is taking place from 10 to 13 March and will include a host of well-known authors with a strong connection to the local area. Thursday 10 March 10.30am - Rachel Trethewey: The Churchill Girls: The Story of Winston’s Daughters. The Churchill Girls is the first biography of Churchill’s daughters and is a […]
Local Authors event, as part of the English Riviera Literature Festival The Story of Winston’s Daughters with speaker, Rachel Trethewey Bright, attractive and well-connected, in any other family the Churchill girls–Diana, Sarah, Marigold and Mary–would have shone. But they were not in any other family, they were Churchills and neither they nor anyone else could […]
This event is part of the English Riviera Literature Festival programme. This free ‘taster’ workshop is for adults who would like to explore their interest in creative writing. It is suitable for beginners who would like to try out and build on their skills as well as those who already enjoy writing for pleasure. In […]
Sarah Pearse lives by the sea in South Devon with her husband and two daughters. She studied English and Creative Writing at the University of Warwick and worked in Brand PR for a variety of households brands before following her passion for writing. Her experiences living in the Swiss Alps in her early twenties inspired […]
As part of the English Riviera Literature Festival , An evening of poetry and performance poetry at Stage Left, part of Paignton’s iconic Palace Theatre!Come along and enjoy some of the finest poets and performers in the South West. There will be rhyming, whimsy and wordplay a-plenty. Hosted by Robert Garnham, who will also be […]
As part of the English Riviera Literature Festival. Clare Helen Welsh is a former teacher, now award-winning children’s author, from Torbay. She has published over 40 books and has more publishing in the next few years. When Clare isn’t writing stories, she is inspiring children to write their own. Clare loves all opportunities to meet […]
Learn to dance with Strictly Champion Flavia! Flavia is one of the UK’s favourite dancers, being a firm favourite from Strictly Come dancing to wowing audiences across the UK with her sell out Vincent & Flavia theatre shows. She is now holding special Dance With Flavia classes where she will teach you the basics of ballroom and latin. Each class […]
As part of the English Riviera Literature Festival. Clare Helen Welsh is a former teacher, now award-winning children’s author, from Torbay. She has published over 40 books and has more publishing in the next few years. When Clare isn’t writing stories, she is inspiring children to write their own. Clare loves all opportunities to meet […]
Learn to dance with Strictly Champion Flavia! Flavia is one of the UK’s favourite dancers, being a firm favourite from Strictly Come dancing to wowing audiences across the UK with her sell out Vincent & Flavia theatre shows. She is now holding special Dance With Flavia classes where she will teach you the basics of […]
In association with Torbay Libraries and Libraries Unlimited, and as part of the English Riviera Literature Festival.Join Torbay Library staff as they journey around the world and travel back in time. Share some of their favourite fiction and non-fiction books via interactive storytelling, music, games and craft. Festival Fun for 5-11 year olds with not […]
