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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

Live Theatre Review: Obsession

Saturday 13th May 2017

Rebecca Turpin has reviewed the NT Live Theatre screening of Obsession. Our next live theatre event is National Theatre Live: Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, starring Imelda Staunton. Tickets … Continue Reading

Film Review: The Lost City of Z ‘an old fashioned epic’

Tuesday 9th May 2017

Lost City of Z is in the Cinema until Wed 10 May. Usher and regular contributor Ben Cherry reviewed the film.

Exploring the unknown has been the basis for many … Continue Reading

Live Theatre Review: Julius Caesar

Wednesday 3rd May 2017

Regular contributor Helen Tope has reviewed the RSC Live Theatre screening of Julius Caesar. Our next live theatre event is National Theatre Live: Obsession starring Jude Law. Tickets are … Continue Reading

Art Review: An Ode to the Sea, from Chloe Charlton

Wednesday 26th April 2017

Chloe Charlton is a student of Plymouth College of Art, currently studying a Foundation Degree. Here, she reviews our current exhibition Land/Sea from artist Mike Perry.

 

An Ode to … Continue Reading

Film Review: A Quiet Passion ‘precocious, sharp, pensive and witty’

Wednesday 26th April 2017

Review of A Quiet Passion, by Ieuan Jones. Showing in our cinema 28 April – 4 May, tickets available now.

Allow me a moment or two to make the … Continue Reading

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