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Lend us a hand and get free cinema tickets!

Friday 30th June 2017

Help us to spread the word about Plymouth Arts Centre and we’ll give you a pair of tickets to see a film in our cinema this July as a thank … Continue Reading

PAC Home Batter Street Residency

Thursday 29th June 2017

Image Credit: Andy Cluer 2017

Between March and June of this year, two PAC Home members were selected to be artists in residence … Continue Reading

Plymouth Arts Centre NPO Funding Statement (updated 11/7/17)

Tuesday 27th June 2017

Update: 11 July 2017
Following the outcome of the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio funding round, Plymouth Arts Centre Board of Trustees and Senior Management Team are now focusing on … Continue Reading

Film Review: Manhattan, “Woody Allen’s love letter to the city”

Wednesday 21st June 2017

Regular contributor Nigel Watson reviews Woody Allen’s classic film Manhattan, ahead of it’s screening at Plymouth Arts Centre from Friday 23 – Thursday 29 June. Tickets are available to … Continue Reading

Film Review: Mad to be Normal, “David Tennant perfectly captures the charisma and frustrations of Laing”

Wednesday 14th June 2017

Nigel Watson reviews Mad To Be Normal, starring David Tennant. Screening until Thursday 15 June, tickets are available on our website.

Robert Mullan’s film focuses on R. D. … Continue Reading

We’re celebrating Volunteers Week!

Wednesday 7th June 2017

Over 21 million people volunteer in the UK at least once a year, and this contributes an estimated £23.9bn to the UK economy. Behind these big numbers is a big … Continue Reading

Plymouth Film Festival Reviewed

Wednesday 7th June 2017

 

The Fourth annual Plymouth Film Festival was hosted at Plymouth Arts Centre on May 27-28 2017, showcasing a collection of world-class short films and features. With a range of categories … Continue Reading

Film Review: Heal The Living

Saturday 3rd June 2017

Heal the Living is showing in our cinema until Thursday 8 June. Ieuan Jones has reviewed it for us.

https://youtu.be/8GHeJMXwMm8

Tragedy strikes at the beginning of Katell Quillévéré’s … Continue Reading

Film Review: The Handmaiden “obedience and rebellion; sound and silence; sensuality and perversion”

Monday 22nd May 2017

Regular contributor Helen Tope has reviewed Chan-Wook Park’s film The Handmaiden which is currently showing in the PAC cinema until Thursday 25 May. Limited tickets remain for this weeks … Continue Reading

Film Review: Lady Macbeth “humanity at its most malicious and Darwinian”

Saturday 20th May 2017

Ieuan Jones has reviewed Lady Macbeth, starring Florence Pugh, ahead of the screenings at PAC cinema. The film will be showing from Friday 26 – Thursday 31 May, tickets … Continue Reading

“A taste of the sea on film” – Nigel Watson reviews Celluloid Sail screening of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wednesday 17th May 2017

Regular Contributor Nigel Watson reviews the Celluloid Sail screening of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, an event presented by Plymouth Arts Centre and Compass Presents in partnership with … Continue Reading

“Môr Plastig addresses the state of pollution on our beaches and what we might be leaving for future generations”

Wednesday 17th May 2017

Ben Borthwick, Artistic Director at Plymouth Arts Centre, explores the latest exhibition in the PAC galleries from artist Mike Perry – LAND/SEA (Tir/Môr)

Archaeologists analyse the imprint of … Continue Reading

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