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The Plough Arts Centre's 

Open Air Theatre Festival 2022 - Starts Fri 27 May

45 world class performances • 17 diverse theatre companies • 13 beautiful North Devon venues • 13 pre-show drama workshops for children • Unlimited happy memories!

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PG
Tue 05 Jul to Fri 08 Jul
Film
Mainstream (Film)

Elvis

A look at the life of the legendary rock and roll star, Elvis Presley

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Thu 07 Jul, 6:00pm
Theatre - Open Air
Open-Air

The Pantaloons present

'Much Ado About Nothing' by William Shakespeare

at Castle Hill Filleigh, Nr South Molton

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Fri 08 Jul, 8:00pm
Music
World (Music)

Toby Foyeh and Orchestra Africa

Standing Gig plus bookable Balcony seats

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Fri 08 Jul, 8:00pm
Music
Blues (Music)

End of the Road

at [email protected]'s Barnstaple

Postponed
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PG
Sun 10 Jul to Thu 21 Jul
Film

Downton Abbey 2

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PG
Thu 23 Jun to Sun 31 Jul
Film

Top Gun: Maverick

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Workshops

See all Regular Workshops and One-off Workshops
Thu 07 Jul to Thu 15 Jun
Workshop
Adults (Workshop)

Deep Rest Healing Meditation

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Thu 07 Jul, 7:30pm
Workshop - Storytelling
Adults (Workshop)

Plough Storytelling Circle

First Thursday of every month

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Sat 09 Jul, 10:00am
Workshop - Visual Arts
Adults (Workshop)

Painting with Nature

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Tue 14 Jun to Tue 12 Jul
Workshop
Adults (Workshop)

A course of six sessions

Getting To Know Your Camera

with Andy Francis of Tarkatography (Tuesdays 2pm - 3pm)

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Sat 23 Jul, 3:00pm
Workshop - Drama
Performing Arts (Workshop)

'The Three Musketeers' Pre-show Drama Workshop for 6-11yrs

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Sun 24 Jul, 3:00pm
Workshop - Drama
Performing Arts (Workshop)

'The Three Musketeers' Pre-show Drama Workshop for 6-11yrs

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Tue 02 Aug, 10:00am
Workshop - Drama
Performing Arts (Workshop)

Hell and High Water - Play in a Day (12 Years +)

With Sam Remnant

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Sat 20 Aug, 10:00am
Workshop - Visual Arts
Adults (Workshop)

Summer in acrylics

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What's on today
Coming up
Events diary
Workshops
Get involved! Creative workshops in house or at your local school or organisation
Live Events
Theatre, Comedy, Dance, Poetry, Talks, Folk, Jazz, Blues, Rock and World Music
Films
The best range of mainstream, art house and foreign language films in North Devon
Exhibitions
2 galleries. 24 visual arts exhibitions per year. Local and regional artists.
Venues
What's on at our other venues around North Devon.
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Events & workshops at [email protected], Barnstaple

Opening Hours

Box Office & Gallery
Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 4pm
and The Plough is open for events

Charlie's@ThePlough (café)
for lunches, coffee, tea and cake:
Tuesday to Friday 10:30am - 2:30pm
Saturdays 10:30am - 2pm

We are very grateful to the following local businesses for their support

South West Bouncy Castles
Jamaica Press
Aram Guitars
Witten Park Vets
Marsdens Devon Cottages
Dartington Crystal
David Wilson Partnership
Steve Gladwin Family Butchers
Kingsley School
Pearce Homes
Bond Oxborough Phillips
A & J Opticians
Glover Stanbury Chartered Accountants
Hippy Motors
The Bazeley Partnership
Brewer Harding and Rowe
Rangemoors
Fine Floral Design
Mike Wye Associates
JAG Signs
Webbers
Marshford Organic Foods
Dafforn and Son
Xanadu Top Quality Greengrocers
Pee Wee’s Personal Homecare
Clovelly Estates
Viva Violins
Smytham Manor Holiday Park
Tamar Trading Building Supplies
Westcountry Maintenance Services Ltd
Torrington Dental Practice
Duffy's Home Hardware
S&G Carpets Ltd.

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Patrons: Joss Ackland CBE, Sir Michael Morpurgo O.B.E., Jenny Eclair, Sir Andrew Motion, Alistair McGowan, Show of Hands, Ian McMillan, Richard Digance, Tape Face, Dave Kelly

Company Number 4404875 Registered Charity Number 1093715 © 2022

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The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: 
Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town Lands Charities, Devon County Council, Torridge District Council, The Arts Council, The UK Culture Recovery Fund, The National Lottery Community Fund, Boshier Hinton, Barnstaple Town Council, Davie Barnstaple Trust, Garfield Weston 

The Plough Arts Centre Limited,
9–11 Fore Street,
Great Torrington,
Devon, EX38 8HQ

Box Office 01805 624624