Nights Out
West Country Entertainment for Braddon Cottages Visitors
Have a night out during your stay at Braddon! There
are locally a wide range of live entertainments, mostly within an
hours drive. Book tickets via the various box office phone numbers
or websites below. Also, Beaford Arts www.heaford-arts.org.uk
tel 01805 603201 stage a wide range of live events weekly in many
local village halls.
[PL] THE PLOUGH at Great Torrington, 35 minutes drive, a small theatre/cinema
seating about 100 with good cafe and bar. Box Office 01805 6245
24 Website: www.plough-arts.org.
Cafe Theatre bookings 01805 625925. (Limited seating) 35 minutes
drive
[TRM] & [TRD] The Theatre Royal, Royal Parade, Plymouth town
centre with main stage which is a West End big stage, with West
End shows and try-outs, and The Drum a small in-the-round stage
with innovative productions. Box Office 01752 267222 www.theatreroyal.com
restaurant and bar in theatre, also several good restaurants nearby.
1.15 hours dive.
[NTJ The Northcott Theatre, newly renovated, on the campus of Exeter
University outside the town, a medium sized stage with useful self
service buffet and bar. Box Office 01392 493493 or book online at
www.northcott-theatre.co.uk
45 minutes drive
[BT) Bamfield Theatre in central Exeter, Southernhay area, a small
community theatre with a modest café. Box Office 01392 270891,
www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
50 minutes drive
[HC] Hall for Cornwall in central Truro, good pubs nearby Box Office
01872 262 466 www.hallforcomwall.co.uk
1.15 hours drive
Exeter Festival Chorus, Exeter Cathedral (a magnificent Norman church)
with wonderful acoustics in the picturesque Cathedral Close, central
Exeter with many restaurants and pubs nearby Box Office 01392 211080
www.exeterfestivalchorus.org.uk
The local cinemas within an hour’s drive are: The New Carlton
Cinema, Market Hall Market Street, Okehampton 01837 658586; Picture
House Exeter, 51 Bartholomew St West 01392 430909; Vue Cinemas,
Cheeke St, Exeter 01392 430233; Rebel Cinema. Treskinnik Cross,
Poundstock, Widemouth Bay 01288 361442; Central Cinema, 77 Boutport
St, Barnstaple EX31 0871 2303200
Use the venue codes [xx] above with the calendar listing
to see what's on during your stay.
| Date |
Time |
Venue |
Category |
Title |
| Mar 1 |
7:30 |
NT |
play |
Notebook of Trigorin |
| Mar 2 |
7:30 |
NT |
jazz |
Humphrey Littleton
|
| |
7:30 |
PL |
revivalist folk |
Steve Knightly & Jenna Witts |
| Mar 4-8 |
7:30-2:00 |
NT |
musical |
Looking for JJ |
| Mar 5 |
8:00 |
PL |
film |
Le Violin |
| |
8:00 |
PL |
film |
I'm Not There |
| Mar 7 |
8:00 |
PL |
folk music |
Waterson Carthy |
| Mar 10-15 |
7.30(2.30) |
PL |
operetta |
The Mikado |
| Mar |
8:00 |
PL |
film |
Charlie Wilson's War |
| Mar 9 |
8:00 |
PL |
film |
Dan in Real Life |
| Mar 12 |
8:00 |
PL |
comedy play |
Coast to Coast |
| Mar 13 & 16 |
8:00 |
PL |
celebrity |
Celebrating Linda Smith |
| Mar 15-16 |
8:00 & 3:00 |
PL |
film |
St Trinians |
| Mar 17-18 |
2:00-7:30 |
NT |
workshop |
Shakespeare Youth Festival |
| Mar 19 |
8:00 |
PL |
film |
Don't Touch the Axe |
| Mar 20 |
8:00 |
PL |
film |
PS I Love You |
| |
11:30-3.00 |
NT |
musical |
Hansel & Gretel |
| Mar 22 |
8:00 |
PL |
folk |
Flook |
| Mar 26 |
8:00 |
PL |
film |
The Diving Bell & the Butterfly |
| Mar 26-30 |
7:30(2:30) |
NT |
musical |
The Wedding Dance |
| Mar 27 |
8:00 |
NT |
film |
My Blueberry Nights |
| Mar 28 & 29 |
in the am |
PL |
theatre |
The Jewell in the Lotus |
| Mar 29 |
8:00 |
PL |
folk dancing |
Balamouk (Pendragon) |
| Mar 30 |
3:00 & 7:00 |
PL |
film |
Artic Tale |
| |
7:30 |
NT |
classical music |
Harpham String Quartet |
| Mar 3-8 |
7:30 2:30) |
TRM |
musical |
The Wedding Singer |
| Mar 11-15 |
7:30(2:30) |
TRM |
play |
Metamorphosis by Kafka |
| Mar 18-19 |
7:30 |
TRM |
ballet |
All That Jazz Birmingham R. Ballet |
| Mar 20-21 |
7:30(2:30) |
TRM |
ballet |
Swan Lake Birmingham R. Ballet |
| Mar 25-29 |
7:30 (2:30) |
TRM |
comedy |
Dad's Army |
| Mar 26-29 |
7:45 |
TRD |
play |
Static |
| Mar 31 Apr 5 |
7:30(2:30) |
TRM |
comedy |
Donkey's Years (Michael Frayn) |
| Mar 6 |
7:00 |
BT |
entertainment |
An Evening of Mediumship |
| Mar 7 |
7:30 |
BT |
world music |
Rolling Thunder |
| Mar 14 |
7:30 |
BT |
singer |
Sue Kibbey with Trio |
| Mar 16 7:30 |
7:30 |
BT |
Big Band |
Exeter College Dream Band |
| Mar 14 |
7:30 |
Exeter Cathedral |
Choral Music |
Mozart & MacMillan |
| Apr 2-5 |
10:30am & 1:30pm |
TRD |
for young children |
Shadow Play |
| Apr 8-12 |
7:30(2:30) |
TRM |
musical |
Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky's) |
| Apr 15-19 |
7:45 |
TRD |
satire |
The Bedbug (Vladimir Mayakovsky) |
| Apr 15-19 |
7:00 |
TRM |
opera |
Welsh National Opera |
| Apr 22-23 |
7:30 |
TRM |
ballet |
Nederland Dans Theater |
| Apr 22-26 |
|
TRD |
drama |
The Arab & the Jew |
| Apr 29-May 3 |
7:30(2:30) |
TRM |
comedy |
The 39 Steps |
| Apr 29 May 3 |
7:45 |
TRD |
play |
Zaneen |
| Apr 5 |
8:00 |
BT |
Rock Singer |
Letz Zep |
| Apr 11 |
8:00 |
BT |
singer |
The Music of Nick Drake |
| Apr 22 |
7:30 |
BT |
comedy song |
Chas n Dave |
| Apr 24 |
7:30 |
BT |
jazz |
Dutch Swing College Band |
| Apr 25 |
7:30 |
BT |
boogie-woogie |
Let the Good Times Roll |
| Apr 26 |
7:30 |
BT |
opera |
A Night at the Opera by Devon Baroque |
| Apr 4 |
8:00 |
PL |
vocal |
Charlie Dare |
| Apr 5 |
8:00 |
PL |
theatre |
The Tragical History of Dr Foustus |
| Apr 8 |
4:00 |
PL |
circus |
Peteza's Circus SHow |
| Apr 10 |
2:30 & 7:30 |
PL |
theatre |
The Witch's Bogey |
| Apr 11 |
8:00 |
PL |
theatre |
The Sock Puppet Theatre |
| Apr 12 |
8:00 |
PL |
folk |
Roy Bailey & John Kirkpatrick |
| Apr 18 |
8:30 |
PL |
flamenco |
Martin "El de las Camisa Roja" |
| Apr 20 |
3:00 & 7:00 |
PL |
theatre |
Potted Potter |
| Apr 25 |
8:00 |
PL |
jazz |
Humphrey Littleton & his Band |
| Apr 1 & 4 |
7:30 |
NT |
opera |
Don Giovanni |
| Apr 2 & 5 |
7:30 |
NT |
opera |
Anna Bolena |
| Apr 3 |
7:30 |
NT |
opera |
Susannah |
| Apr 6 |
8:00 |
NT |
stand-up comic |
Rich Hall |
| Apr 12-19 |
7:30(2:30) |
NT |
play |
Goodnight Mr Tom |
| Apr 22-26 |
7:30(2:30) |
NT |
play |
Spies |
| Apr 7-9 |
7:30 |
HC |
opera |
English Touring Opera |
| May 3 |
7:30(2:30) |
NT |
play |
The Scarlet Pimpernel |
| May 6-7 |
2:00 7:30 |
NT |
ballet |
Birmingham Royal Ballet |
| May 6-10 |
7:45 |
TRD |
play |
Atefacts |
| May 15-18 |
7:30(2:30) |
TRM |
ballet |
Beauty and the Beast |
| May 9 |
7:30 |
BT |
entertainment |
Mia Dolan |
| May 16 |
7:30 |
BT |
musical |
All Our Yesterdays |
| May 17 |
8:00 |
BT |
jazz |
Digby Fairweather Band |
| May 21 |
7:30 |
BT |
play |
Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward |
| Jun 4 - Jul 5 |
7:30(2:30) |
TRM |
musical |
Mary Poppins |
| Jun 7 |
|
BT |
jazz oratorio |
Will Todd: Mass in Blue |
| Jun 28 |
7:30 |
Exeter Cathedral |
choral music |
Verdi Requiem |
|