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 into 16th century Devon Rosemary will introduce her Daughters of Devon series of historical novels and her new book The Dartington Bride. Historian, author and […]
As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: Mary Georgina De Grey Writers are in the unique position of being able to reflect on society and investigate its evolution. The romantic novel, revealing the changing dynamics of relationships, reaches a wide public. Mary Georgina will use published novels to show its importance. Genre: Romance. […]
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 a series of short readings. The group meet regularly on a Wednesday morning as part of the ongoing Write Time Write Place creative writing series, […]
Bijou Theatre Productions bring a classic Victorian thriller to our stage, a dark tale of a marriage based on deceit and trickery, and a husband committed to driving his wife insane in order to steal from her. The suave and confident Jack Manningham appears to live a comfortable life with his wife Bella. But a […]
Saturday 27 April 2024 10am-11am: Storytelling and Crafts Workshop for Children with Clare Helen Welsh (The Prop Store) Suitable for children aged between 3yrs and 8yrs. Clare 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 […]
As part of the Play on Words Festival 2024 (formerly the English Riviera Literature Festival). Suitable for children aged between 3yrs and 8yrs. Clare 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 […]
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 of mindfulness in her stories and how they are central to the growth and development of the characters. The talk will include a mini mindfulness […]
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 Zealand. He is an author of horror fiction. Of his novels, The Ritual, Last Days, No One Gets Out Alive and The Reddening were all […]
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 an aquatic journey through the South West’s most beautiful places. They’ll be talking about their many adventures – from the sublime to the ridiculous – […]
As part of the Play on Words Festival 2024 (formerly the English Riviera Literature Festival) - PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED An interactive workshop for writers looking to turn their hobby into a business or for anyone who’s already up and running but could profit from an assessment of their business practices and […]
As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: Susan Wilkins - please note that this event has been cancelled, for further details please contact the box office. Susan Wilkins is a television writer turned novelist, writing crime thrillers that dig deep into human psychology. After a degree in Law and a stint as […]
As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: DCR Bond Self-publishing my first book: what I learned from that experience. DCR Bond (Debbie) was born in London, but grew up Jamaica, then Zambia, anddimensions of this international upbringing feature in her writing. In this fascinating talk she will cover many topics including learning the […]
As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: Sophie Pierce How do we survive the death of those we love and find joy after bereavement? In 2017, Sophie Pierce’s son Felix, who was 20, died suddenly and unexpectedly. Sophie’s memoir, The Green Hill: Letters to a Son, explores the huge impact of this loss, […]
As part of the Play on Words Festival with Speaker: Don Evitts Author Don Evitts returns to the Palace to present another one of his time machine talks. This time he goes back to the 1950s. It’s a light hearted whistle-stop talk of music, humour and memories of those times and based around book 1 […]
Bijou Theatre Productions bring a classic Victorian thriller to our stage, a dark tale of a marriage based on deceit and trickery, and a husband committed to driving his wife insane in order to steal from her. The suave and confident Jack Manningham appears to live a comfortable life with his wife Bella. But a […]
Annual showcase from Totnes School of Dance
Running weekly as part of a ten-week course, from Wednesday 17 April to Wednesday 19 June 2024, 10.15am to 12.30pm (new start time). This ten-week course is an opportunity for those who enjoy creative writing to have fun sharing work, ideas and motivation. It is suitable for beginners as well as those with some experience […]
The Palace Theatre and Anne George present an Exercise-Easy workshop, a fun and interactive approach to improving strength, flexibility, balance and confidence using gentle exercises, stretches and breathing techniques that work! This class ideally suits people who are looking to ease back into physical activity after illness, recovering from surgery, with neurological conditions (eg Parkinsons) […]
Drama Festival 2024 Day tickets Adults £12.00 Seniors £10.00 Session tickets Adults £6.00 Seniors £5.00 Thursday 2 May, 2024 All timings are approximate 9.00 am Class VSP2 Verse Speaking | 10.00 am Class PSP3 | 10.25 am Class HUV2 Humorous Verse | 11.15 am Class SDR2 Solo Drama | 2.00 pm Class BRD1 Sacred Text | Class SDR1 Solo Drama […]
Drama Festival 2024 Day tickets Adults £12.00 Seniors £10.00 Session tickets Adults £6.00 Seniors £5.00 Thursday 2 May, 2024 All timings are approximate 9.00 am Class VSP2 Verse Speaking | 10.00 am Class PSP3 | 10.25 am Class HUV2 Humorous Verse | 11.15 am Class SDR2 Solo Drama | 2.00 pm Class BRD1 Sacred Text | Class SDR1 Solo Drama […]
Drama Festival 2024 Day tickets Adults £12.00 Seniors £10.00 Session tickets Adults £6.00 Seniors £5.00 Thursday 2 May, 2024 All timings are approximate 9.00 am Class VSP2 Verse Speaking | 10.00 am Class PSP3 | 10.25 am Class HUV2 Humorous Verse | 11.15 am Class SDR2 Solo Drama | 2.00 pm Class BRD1 Sacred Text | Class SDR1 Solo Drama […]
Running weekly as part of a ten-week course, from Wednesday 17 April to Wednesday 19 June 2024, 10.15am to 12.30pm (new start time). This ten-week course is an opportunity for those who enjoy creative writing to have fun sharing work, ideas and motivation. It is suitable for beginners as well as those with some experience […]
After the huge success of Old Herbaceous, GSP productions are back with a rip-roaring barrel of fun, Three Men in a Boat, with Giles Shenton (Old Herbaceous himself!) playing the part of Jerome K Jerome. Join Jerome as he recounts the hilarious story of his boating holiday along the magnificent River Thames with his two […]
The Mâori Murder Mystery' - Join Moonstone Theatre Company to help them solve a mystery, whilst enjoying a fabulous afternoon tea experience, held in Stage Left. It is 1930 and a tea party has been arranged for a small group of friends who collect Mâori artefacts from New Zealand. Captain Alfred Fuller has been collecting […]
