Music to your ears


Cinema under the stars


The latest trend has hit the South West and there are plenty of al fresco screenings around the region in iconic locations to entertain young and old. Expect a mix of blockbusters, cult classics, sing-alongs and horror.


7 July - Dartmoor Zoo Wild outdoor screening of family favourite Madagascar, coinciding with Predators Week. www.dartmoorzoo.org.uk


11 August - Powderham The Greatest Showman www.powderham.co.uk


Plymouth Tinside Lido, (20, 21 & 22 July), Mount Edgcumbe (17 & 18 Au- gust) and Royal William Yard (13, 14 & 15 September). Programme tbc. www.plymouthartscentre.org


Open Air Cinema Festival Torre Abbey, Torquay


16 August – 26 August 8 nights in the stunning grounds of Torre Abbey. Programme tbc. www.torre-abbey.org.uk


Dartington International Summer School: 28 July – 25 August If you enjoy music of any kind this 70th birthday event is not to be missed. The 4 week bumper programme is packed with workshops, masterclasses and concerts with acclaimed and innovative artists from across the world. Dartington is the perfect backdrop for this Festival which aims to create a community of all ages, backgrounds and abilities with a fantastic atmosphere of friendship, creativity, celebration and performance. Miss it, miss out! www.dartington.org


West End Shows in the South West


There’s no better treat than a trip to the theatre for a show to wow the family and friends and the summer programme at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth has something for everyone. The list of West End shows includes touring productions of longstanding favourites as well as world premieres of new musicals before they hit the bright lights of London.


Miss Saigon: 4 July – 4 August Evita: 14 – 18 August


An Officer and a Gentleman: 20 – 25 August War Horse: 29 August – 15 September


Step Back in Time


Take a trip to the Devon Rural Archive at Shilstone House in Modbury to see their latest exhibition For King and Country: How South Devon farmers rose to the challenges of WW1. In an age when a generation of young men disappeared off to war the exhibition uses old archive material, newspapers and photographs to show the heavy impact the war had on the local farms. www.devonruralarchive.com


Visit Overbeck’s and get a feel for how it would have been for the nurses and soldiers during its time as a Voluntary Aid Hospital for the Red Cross Society during WW1. On Wednesdays during school holidays have a go at Edwardian craft activities (decorating shells and making raffia flowers) remininscent of the convalescing WWI soldiers. www.nationaltrust.org.uk


Don’t forget Buckfast Storytelling Festival 5 – 8 July www.buckfast.org.uk Sidmouth Folk Week 3 – 10 August www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk • Ocean City Blues N Jazz Festival (The Barbican, Plymouth) 10 – 12 August www.visitplymouth.co.uk


Uncover the stories of shellfishing heritage of the area and visit the Guardians of the Reef Exhibition at Salcombe Maritime Museum. With archive photographs, digital and audio stories films and artefacts displays. Open April – October 2018 10.30am – 12.30pm and 2.30 – 4.30pm. www.salcombemuseum.org.uk • www.storylines.org.uk


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