Events and Workshops Diary - 05/2025

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Thursday 29th May

10:00am - The Gallery at The Plough Arts Centre

Exhibition

The Plough 50th Anniversary Exhibition: Magical Memories

Step into the past at The Plough’s Anniversary Exhibition

We invite you to explore The Plough’s 50-year history through a special anniversary exhibition in our gallery. Trace the evolution of our theatre, film screenings, exhibitions, and outreach programmes through a...

11:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple

Workshop - Youth Theatre

Play in a Day: Wizard of Oz (8-16 Yr Olds)

Sold out

Keeping with this year's Plough Youth Theatre theme, "Enchanted Lands", we are off to see the wizard, as we delve into the well-known tales of OZ in this magical play in a day!

We'll explore the delightful characters of Dorothy and her friends, and of course the beloved Glinda

...

3:00pm - The Plough Arts Centre

Theatre

A Lichfield Garrick production

Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy

ALL ticket buyers will be sent a video link to watch a recording of the Q&A session with Michael Morpurgo, taking place on 29 May.

Adapted & directed by Daniel Buckroyd.

It sometimes felt as though time had stood still down on the farm - the old Fordson tractor quietly rusting away at the back of the barn, Grandpa tending his chickens - that is, until the summer his grandson came to stay, and the old man started...

6:00pm - The Plough Arts Centre

Theatre

A Lichfield Garrick production

Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy

ALL ticket buyers will be sent a video link to watch a recording of the Q&A session with Michael Morpurgo, taking place on 29 May.

Adapted & directed by Daniel Buckroyd.

Friday 30th May

10:00am - The Gallery at The Plough Arts Centre

Exhibition

The Plough 50th Anniversary Exhibition: Magical Memories

Step into the past at The Plough’s Anniversary Exhibition

2:00pm - The Plough Arts Centre

12A

Film

Twiggy

An intimate, star-studded dive into the birth of an icon, and everything that followed. A look into the life of the greatest it-girl of all time.

Featuring contributions from Dustin Hoffman, Paul McCartney, Charlotte Tilbury, Joanna Lumley and many more, TWIGGY is an exploration...

7:30pm - The Plough Arts Centre

12A

Film

Six The Musical

The original Queens are back and hitting the big screen. See SIX The Musical Live! exclusively in UK and Ireland cinemas from Sunday 6th April 2025.

Winner of over 35 awards, experience the best of British Musical HER-story in a live capture of the must-see musical sensation, SIX

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8:00pm - The Plough Arts Centre

Poetry/Spoken Word

The Plough Poetry Prize - Award & Readings

Cancelled

We celebrate the winners’ poems then Pascale Petit will read from her collection of new poems, Beast, with a short interval in the middle.

‘A kaleidoscopic menagerie of creatures, both heavenly and demonic, await the reader in Pascale Petit’s astonishing collection

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Saturday 31st May

10:00am - The Gallery at The Plough Arts Centre

Exhibition

The Plough 50th Anniversary Exhibition: Magical Memories

Step into the past at The Plough’s Anniversary Exhibition

10:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple

Workshop - Visual Arts

Fruit Basket Willow Weaving Workshop

Suitable for all ages 14+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Nearly full

Tutor: Jane Welsh

On this workshop you will make a broad, shallow basket suitable for displaying fruit. The Basket will have a tradition Irish portcullis base, walled sides and a rod or plaited boarder

There will be a selection of natural willow colours to choose from to create...

10:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple

Workshop - Visual Arts

Dragonflies and winged insects in watercolours

Suitable for all ages 14+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Nearly full

Tutor: John Piper

Using a popular contemporary watercolour style North Devon Artist John Piper will take you through the steps to produce a loose and vibrant representation of these fascinating insects.

Suitable all levels.

All equipment provided.

10am-4pm....

11:30am - The Plough Arts Centre

Film

A Minecraft Movie

A group of misfits are pulled through a portal to a mysterious world and embark on a magical quest to help save the land from the grips of an evil ruler and her army in this animated adventure, based on the Minecraft video game.

Welcome to the world of Minecraft,...

2:30pm - The Plough Arts Centre

12A

Film

The Penguin Lessons

Inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, Tom (Steve Coogan) discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students. However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is...

7:30pm - The Plough Arts Centre

Film

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Two-time Academy Award® winner Renee Zellweger returns to the role that established a romantic-comedy heroine for the ages, a woman whose inimitable approach to life and love redefined an entire film genre.
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mom with the help of her family...

8:00pm - The Plough Arts Centre

Music - Standing Gig

Cancelled

The Liquidators

An evening of the finest Ska and 2Tone

Cancelled

The Liquidators, a local band that shouldn’t need much introduction. Bringing a evening of the finest Ska and 2Tone to The Plough. Expect a high-octane live band experience that takes audiences dancing on an unforgettable ride through the ska sound that shaped generations.