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Peter Pan
Panto 2007- Peter Pan
14 December 2007 - 19 January 2008
Theatre Royal

The enchanting tale of the boy 'who never grew up'.

The Talisman
The Talisman- A Modern Ghost Story
8 - 19 January 2008
Drum Theatre

Be careful what you wish for...

Visiting Mr Green
Visiting Mr. Green
22 - 26 January 2008
Theatre Royal

Acclaimed actor Warren Mitchell makes a rare stage appearance in this multi award-winning and globally renowned play.

The Dresser
The Dresser
22 - 26 January 2008
Drum Theatre

A poignant comedy on the trials and tribulations of a theatre company in 1942.

Legal Fictions
Legal Fictions
28 January - 2 February 2008
Theatre Royal

THE DOCK BRIEF and EDWIN use barbed wit and judicial humour to show that the law can make an ass of any of us.

A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval
29 January - 2 February 2008
Drum Theatre

A diffident North Country widower attempts to escape from his loneliness by joining the local light opera society.

A Touch of Danger
A Touch of Danger
4 - 9 February 2008
Theatre Royal

Fast paced, exciting and packed full of blind alleys and red herrings, this thriller will keep audiences poised on the edge of their seats!

Hippo World Guest Book
Hippo World Guest Book
5 - 9 February 2008
Drum Theatre

Hippo World is a real website where a global community of enthusiasts gather to look at hippo pictures and share hippo facts. Visitors are invited to sign the guest book and leave comments. But no one’s moderating the guest book…

Starlight Express
Starlight Express
12 February - 1 March 2008
Theatre Royal

The fastest show on Earth.

Road
Road
14 - 16 February 2008
Drum Theatre

Full of Northern humour and gritty characters, ROAD is the award-winning play by Jim Cartwright.

Nostalgia
Nostalgia
28 February - 15 March 2008
Drum Theatre

A mysterious tale of love, life and longing

The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer
3 - 8 March 2008
Theatre Royal

With a score that transports you back to the 80s, THE WEDDING SINGER is the ultimate feel-good night out and the only party invite you’ll need!

Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis
11 - 15 March 2008
Theatre Royal

A six legged nightmare by Franz Kafka - an eerie and fantastical story...

I'm Sorry I Haven't Got A Clue
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
16 March 2008
Theatre Royal

BBC Radio’s multi award-winning antidote to panel games starts its first live tour in 35 years.

BRB All That Jazz
Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB)- Triple Bill (All that Jazz)
18 - 19 March 2008
Theatre Royal

Take Five, The Orpheus Suite, The Shakespeare Suite.

BRB Swan Lake
Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB)- Swan Lake
20 - 22 March 2008
Theatre Royal

Dads Army
Dad's Army
25 - 29 March 2008
Theatre Royal

Don’t Panic! They’re back! A hilarious treat for the whole family.

Static
Static
26 - 29 March 2008
Drum Theatre

A story of love, loss and compilation tapes.

Shadow Play
Shadow Play
2 - 5 April 2008
Drum Theatre

A new show for ages two to six by Travelling Light...

The Nutcracker
Nutcracker!
8 - 12 April 2008
Theatre Royal

This delicious theatrical feast has family sized helpings of Matthew Bourne’s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy.

WNO Magic Flute
Welsh National Opera (WNO) - The Magic Flute
15 - 18 April 2008
Theatre Royal

Mozart dazzles us with a glorious mix of myth, ritual and pantomime, with melodies as enchanting as the plot is mysterious.

The Bedbug
The Bedbug
15 - 19 April 2008
Drum Theatre

WNO Eugene Onegin
Welsh National Opera (WNO)- Eugene Onegin
16 - 19 April 2008
Theatre Royal

WNO's Eugene Onegin is full of passion, power, drama and excitement and returns after a series of UK-wide sell-out performances in Spring 2004.

WNO Falstaff
Welsh National Opera (WNO) - Falstaff
17 April 2008
Theatre Royal

A work of outstanding brilliance, Falstaff charts the farcical wooing of two Berkshire ladies by the roguish fat knight, Sir John Falstaff, and their comic plot against him.

NDT1
Nederlands Dans Theater 1 (NDT1)
22 - 23 April 2008
Theatre Royal

NDT1 wrote the rule book of aspirations, artistry and sheer prowess in modern dance-making.

The Arab & the Jew
The Arab & The Jew
22 - 26 April 2008
Drum Theatre

We have seen our fathers shouting and waving their arms in the air. We have watched from a distance and hidden from the news.

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
28 April - 3 May 2008
Theatre Royal

Direct from the West End and Broadway comes Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller.

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Zameen
29 April - 3 May 2008
Drum Theatre

In the cotton fields of Punjab, Baba, an ageing farmer tends to his crop and pins his hopes of prosperity on GM seeds and Western pesticides.

Artefacts
Artefacts
6 - 10 May 2008
Drum Theatre

...an epic journey of discovery in a tender and provocative play about family, identity and the clash of cultures.

The Last South Pursuit of the Pole
The Last South Pursuit of the Pole
20 - 24 May 2008
Drum Theatre

The new drama from a multiple Fringe First winning team charts the incredible journey of two of the world’s most revered explorers.

Story of a Rabbit
Story of a Rabbit
3 - 7 June 2008
Drum Theatre

Winner fringe first 2007 - This is heartfelt and insightful stuff that has great power to move...

Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
4 June - 5 July 2008
Theatre Royal

The World's favourite Nanny is flying to Theatre Royal Plymouth...

Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables
9 - 13 June 2008
Drum Theatre

A host of colourful characters magically recreates the most enchanting stories ever told...

Presumption
Presumption
17 - 21 June 2008
Drum Theatre

It’s a story about love. Not romantic, thrill of passion love, not unconditional unquestioned love, but everyday, what shall we have for dinner...

New Connections 2008
25 - 27 June 2008
Drum Theatre

The world's most ambitious new writing programme for young actors creating theatre...

Four Quarters
Four Quarters
1 - 3 July 2008
Drum Theatre

Theatre Royal Playwrights’ Forum presents rehearsed readings of four brand new 15 minute plays premiering every night...

Relatively Speaking
Relatively Speaking
7 - 12 July 2008
Theatre Royal

Beautifully crafted, wonderfully funny and charmingly English...

Playhouse
Playhouse 2008
9 - 11 July 2008
Drum Theatre

Playhouse returns for 2008 with fresh vigour and an exciting blend of new plays and Primary Schools.

The Price
The Price
15 - 19 July 2008
Drum Theatre

In a soon-to-be-demolished family house, two brothers meet again...

Flashdance - The Musical
Flashdance - The Musical
19 July - 2 August 2008
Theatre Royal

Take your passion and make it happen...

Rebecca
Rebecca
22 - 26 July 2008
Drum Theatre

Daphne du Maurier's popular psychological thriller, adapted by Clifford Williams loses none of the romance, tension and atmosphere of the novel...

Theatre Royal & Drum Theatre Open Day
Open Day
2 August 2008
Theatre Royal & Drum Theatre

Come and join in the fun as we throw open the doors of the theatre and reveal the secrets of the industry!

Complicite
A Disappearing Number 2008
7 - 9 August 2008
Theatre Royal

A story of the most mysterious and romantic mathematical collaborations of all time...

Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray
14 - 16 August 2008
Theatre Royal

Oscar Wilde’s gothic fable becomes a darkly seductive dance theatre event from master storyteller Matthew Bourne...

Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers
19 - 30 August 2008
Theatre Royal

The international smash hit musical is coming to Plymouth...

Medea
Medea
26 - 30 August 2008
Drum Theatre

Jealousy, revenge and betrayal flood through Euripides’ play based on the Greek myth of Jason and Medea...

Born in the Gardens
Born in the Gardens
8 - 13 September 2008
Theatre Royal

Gleefully observant, hilarious throughout and quintessentially English...

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
9 - 13 September 2008
Drum Theatre

1927’s multiple award winning show, cleverly combines live music, performance and storytelling with stunning films and animation...

Teapot
Teapot
17 - 20 September 2008
Drum Theatre

Action-packed, warm and funny, with beautiful live cello music and terrific puppets...

Othello
Othello
20 - 27 September 2008
Theatre Royal

Othello’s extraordinary journey brings him to a pub in an insular, poverty stricken and forgotten community...

This Wide Night
This Wide Night
23 - 27 September 2008
Drum Theatre

Crackling with wit and sparkling with hope. A tender portrayal of two women trying to start again...

Hidden Festival
Hidden City:Showcasing, Talks, TWalks, Workshops
30 September - 5 October 2008
various locations in Plymouth

Correspondence
Correspondence
30 September - 4 October 2008
Drum Theatre

With nods to classic film noir, winks to French romantics and pouts at Surrealists...

Hidden Festival
Hidden City Festival:Site-inspired performances
30 September - 5 October 2008
various locations in Plymouth

The Doubtful Guest
The Doubtful Guest
2 - 4 October 2008
Theatre Royal

A dark and conveniently curious comedy for anyone who is (or knows!) a mischievous misfit...

Gary Wilmot & Mike Alexander
With Compliments...
5 October 2008
Theatre Royal

A gift-wrapped evening of quality favourites from two of the gentlemen of British musical theatre.

Locked In
Locked In
7 - 11 October 2008
Drum Theatre

A powerful play, by multi-award winning writer, Fin Kennedy, developed in direct contact with young people...

Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
7 - 11 October 2008
Theatre Royal

An eerie, bloodcurdling howl is heard across the moors...

BRB Beauty & the Beast
Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) - Beauty & the Beast
15 - 18 October 2008
Theatre Royal

The classic fairytale of passion and prejudice with some delightful new twists.

The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience
16 October - 1 November 2008
Drum Theatre

We have Tessa, curvy dress size 14, very bubbly, offers most services...

The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick
20 - 25 October 2008
Theatre Royal

Marti Pelow stars in a hell of a musical...Devilishly good fun!

Carousel
Carousel
27 October - 1 November 2008
Theatre Royal

A true classic, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL follows the story of carousel barker Billy Bigelow...

High School Musical
High School Musical Live On Stage
4 - 15 November 2008
Theatre Royal

Disney’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL LIVE ON STAGE follows the much-loved story of the movie.

The Horse Marines
The Horse Marines
6 - 22 November 2008
Drum Theatre

Richard Cameron’s new play explores the hopes and fears of a disparate group in a troubled community...

Slava's Snowshow
Slava's Snowshow
18 - 22 November 2008
Theatre Royal

A world of wonder combining hilarity and poignancy with stunning spectacle and breathtaking images...

The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues 2008
24 November 2008
Theatre Royal

The smash-hit phenomenon that is The Vagina Monologues comes to Plymouth for one night only!

Mile End
Mile End
25 - 29 November 2008
Drum Theatre

An award-winning show inspired by the devastating true story of the murder of Christophe Duclos...

Rambert Eternal Light Tour 2008
Rambert Dance Company 2008
26 - 29 November 2008
Theatre Royal

The performance features a gorgeous revival of Siobhan Davies’ most popular and endearing work...

The Little Red Hen
The Little Red Hen
2 - 21 December 2008
Drum Theatre

"Who will help me plant this grain of wheat?”, asked Little Red Hen...

Glyndebourne On Tour-Carmen
Glyndebourne on Tour (GOT) - Carmen
2 - 5 December 2008
Theatre Royal

Infused with gypsy passion, this is a torrid tale of corruption, jealousy and obsession.

Glyndebourne On Tour-The Magic Flute
Glyndebourne On Tour (GOT) - The Magic Flute
3 - 6 December 2008
Theatre Royal

An exotic fairytale that tells the story of a quest for love and enlightenment.

Frankenstein
Frankenstein
3 - 21 December 2008
Drum Theatre

Kesselofski & Fiske Present in a Creepy Christmas Comedy by John Fiske...

Glyndebourne On Tour-Hansel & Gretel
Glyndebourne on Tour (GOT) - Hansel und Gretel
4 December 2008
Theatre Royal

The opera combines romanticism, lyricism and exuberant playfulness

Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls
8 - 13 December 2008
Theatre Royal

At first glance it should look like your classic WI calendar...Jams, cakes, sewing and all...

Protect the Human
Protect the Human Amnesty Playreading
10 December 2008
Roland Levinsky Building

Celebrating International Human Rights Day and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...