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The Lady in the Van is showing at Plymouth Arts Centre from December 11 – December 23

Before the film has even started I’m already enjoying my Plymouth Arts Centre experience – sat in my chair with a glass of wine cheaper than most other city bars, and surrounded … Continue Reading

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The Lobster is playing at Plymouth Arts Centre until 19 November.

“Which animal would you like to be turned into should you not manage to find a partner?” is definitely not a question I could have come up with on my own but it elicited a very revealing and … Continue Reading

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Macbeth is playing at Plymouth Arts Centre from 30 Oct – 5 Nov

A play steeped in dark, pernicious forces, ‘Macbeth’ presents a unique challenge to the film-maker. With its blend of witchcraft and Realpolitik, ‘Macbeth’ lives between two worlds, meaning the most successful adaptations have worked thanks to … Continue Reading

Plymouth Art Weekender was an ambitious three day event taking place across the city on 25/26/27th September 2015, celebrating Plymouth, its people and the visual arts, and promoting the city as an exciting contemporary art destination.  

During this year’s Indian summer, artists, curators and organisations pulled together to … Continue Reading

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Tangerines is playing at Plymouth Arts Centre from 23-29 October.

The conflicts that savaged much of Europe and the former Soviet Union during the nineties remain mostly invisible in the world of film. They are much less discussed than, say, the Second World War, where distance and a deceptively simple narrative have made … Continue Reading

Matthew Houlding’s Lagoon West is at Plymouth Arts Centre until July 18.

Lagoon West is an exhibition that doesn’t believe in playing coy. Big, bold and ambitious, it is, in every sense a multi-dimensional piece, taking over both ground and upper-floor galleries.

The installations are hand-crafted by Houlding; wooden models with Perspex panels … Continue Reading

Imperfect Cinema Orchestra will be performing a live soundtrack to Tamar, a 30 minute film commissioned by the River Tamar Project, at Plymouth Arts Centre on Sunday 22nd February. Ieuan Jones spoke to Imperfect Orchestra ahead of the event.

“The Orchestra is a … Continue Reading

There was a lot to navigate, so the map I was given on entry was indispensable. I worked my way through Frieze art fair methodically, starting at A1 and ending up in the smaller galleries at G. I gave each of the stands a rating out of 5. This quantitative … Continue Reading