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Productions for October 2012

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Theatre Royal Tour and Lunch 2012 - 2013
11 April 2012 - 13 February 2013
Theatre Royal and the mezz Restaurant

Our backstage tour takes you behind-the-scenes to view the Theatre Royal auditorium from the stage, the flexible format of the Drum Theatre, the orchestra pit, the traprooms and front-of-house areas.

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The Astronaut's Chair
20 September - 6 October 2012
Drum Theatre

She's the gritty, glamorous aviator; the fastest, highest, bravest woman in the world, but with one last race to go: to dream the impossible dream, to reach the unreachable stars. If NASA will let her - and Congress plays ball.

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Beautiful Burnout
3 - 6 October 2012
Theatre Royal

Keep your guard up. Protect yourself at all times. Protect your boy. Keep him safe. Keep him close. That's all that matters.

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Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) - Autumn Celebration!
9 - 10 October 2012
Theatre Royal

A sizzling taste of Shakespeare, Noel Coward and Olympic dreams featuring Ashton's elfin comedy The Dream, Faster from David Bintley and composer Matthew Hindson and The Grand Tour by Joe Layton.

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Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) - Swan Lake
11 - 13 October 2012
Theatre Royal

A timeless story of good, evil and the all conquering power of love, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake is without doubt the most famous of all classical ballets.

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The Mousetrap
15 - 20 October 2012
Theatre Royal

In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie has created an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly intricate plot where murder lurks around every corner.

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The Mysterious Vanishment of Pobby and Dingan
16 - 20 October 2012
Drum Theatre

Pobby and Dingan are Kellyanne's best friends, maybe her only friends. Her brother Ashmol hates them. They're invisible and they make her act weird. And it's no fun having a fruitloop for a sister.

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The Vagina Monologues 2012
22 October 2012
Theatre Royal

Based on author Eve Ensler's Vagina Interviews this hilariously witty and moving collection of tales give voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave and thoroughly human stories.

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Total Football
23 - 27 October 2012
Drum Theatre

As sports world bigwigs prepared to descend on London for this year's games and bureaucratic busybodies tried to figure out how best to exploit the national fervour, Ridiculusmus comes to Plymouth with its very own satirical take on it all - Total Football.

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Rambert Dance Company: Labyrinth of Love Tour 2012
24 - 26 October 2012
Theatre Royal

Rambert return to the Theatre Royal with their Labyrinth of Love Tour 2012.

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Seth Lakeman
27 October 2012
Theatre Royal

Expect a captivating, energetic and undeniably compelling live show from award-winning Seth Lakeman and his superbly talented band.

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1 Beach Road
30 October - 3 November 2012
Drum Theatre

1 Beach Road is the new play from the award winning RedCape Theatre. It is a tale of friendship, defiance, a shrinking island, synchronized swimming and trying to turn back the tide.