Back in June some of you may remember we brought our 7m tall giant fisherman puppet, jellyfish and funky prawns to the back alleys of Keyham for an exciting, musical parade. We were so thrilled with the responses from the…

What a year 2021 has been! We first of all want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout another, at times, challenging and uncertain year. Our audiences, colleagues, stakeholders, participants, young people, and friends…

Closing 2021 with a big festive, glittery, bang!  Barbican Theatre, Plymouth are excited to celebrate the immense talent the city has to offer with their Sleighing It festive show, coming to their intimate theatre in Plymouth’s historic Barbican from 15…

Check out the amazing line up we have for Sleighing It running at Barbican Theatre, Plymouth form 15 – 23 December. To read more about the artists and see which shows they’re performing in please click on on the +…

It’s a pre-Christmas thing… Are you funny af? Can you dance?  Could you serenade someone with poetry? OMG can you sing?! Maybe throw in some musical theatre numbers or a show….  Maybe you wanna get up and share some scenes you’d…

Barbican Theatre are proud to release their PETROL HEADZ Impact Report which details the positive impact we’ve made with Plymouth communities, professional and emerging artists and the creative scenes over the past  8 months We’d like to say a special…

Part of the BBCs Dance Season 2022 being presented on BBC iPlayer and arts venues across the UK Image: PETROL HEADZ ON TOUR at THÊ DEPØ VENUE & Millbay Boulevard 25-26 August 2021. Image credit Brett Lockwood Barbican Theatre, Plymouth are…

With 18 performances across the summer: PETROL HEADZ ON TOUR is making a buzz.  IMAGE: Josh Champion from Plymouth Parkour performing in PETROL HEADZ On TOUR at Plymouth Piazza 24 July  (image credit Greenbeanz Photography)  Celebrating the street culture surrounding…

Bringing two incredible performances to Plymouth Piazza and the West End Carnival Barbican Theatre, Plymouth are excited to bring a number of amazing performances to unique locations across the city this summer.  Petrol Headz On Tour will feature more than…

The Assembleth Theatre’s Shodyssey performances due to take place at Teats Hill Amphitheatre on Friday 25 June (5:30pm and 7:30pm) will be moving indoors to our Barbican Theatre auditorium. The decision to move the performances is due to antisocial behaviour…