The Trotters are back!

Stick a pony in your pocket! Only Fools and Horses The Musical is coming to Plymouth after 4 years in the West End.

Featuring Del Boy, Rodney, Grandad, Cassandra, Raquel, Boycie, Marlene, Trigger, and Denzil, played by new young actors.

Comic Paul Whitehouse is a co-author of the script which includes 20 songs, some written by Chas ‘n Dave.

As the marketing says: “Only a 42 carat plonker would miss it!”

Watch a trailer.

Monday 19th to Saturday 24th May. Theatre Royal. Tickets: from £33

Quadrophenia Mod Ballet

The iconic rock album and classic film has found a new form in ballet.

A rich, orchestral version of The Who album of 1973 is the backdrop to the show.

It’s dance, but the mythology and themes of the 1970s are still there: sharp suits, soul music, vespas, parkas, lost youth and rebellion.

Watch a trailer.

Wednesday 28th May to Sunday 1st June. Theatre Royal. Tickets: from £22

Tim Minchin, incomparable all-round fun

Singer-songwriter, pianist, comedian, actor, musical-theatre composer-lyricist and soft-hearted provocateur. And that’s just a few of his talents.

Tim Minchin is at Plymouth Pavilions with an ironically titled show called Songs The World Will Never Hear.

Audiences get songs and stories delivered with wit and honesty, looking back on his 20 year career that started as a pianist.

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June. Plymouth Pavilions. Tickets: from £46

Outdoor comedy at Powderham Castle

Frank Skinner tops one of 3 bills in this outdoor comedy festival just announced for Exeter in September.

You can also see Russell Cane, Joel Dommett, Gary Delaney, Kane Brown, Jen Brister, and others across three shows: Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and evening.

Get the vibes from this video.

Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September. Powderham Castle, Exeter. Tickets: from £30.25

Original prints inspired by water and nature (20% off for Mother’s Day)

[Partner promotion]* Artist Megan Hall had her first salt water swim in 2018 and has never looked back.

The experience brought together her creativity and love of the outdoors and, despite no experience as an printmaker or artist, nudged her to start something new.

In her limited edition prints the Devon artist captures the connections we have to water and the emotions they bring.

They make a perfect Mother’s Day gift. Claim 20% off and free postage using the code GODEVON with Flotsam Prints.

Hamlet as told by Sh*t-Faced Shakespeare

They promise to stomp all over one of the greatest dramatic works ever written.

One cast member is either inebriated or pretending to be.

With this handicap, Sh*t-Faced Shakespeare turns Hamlet into a jibbering wreck of a play about a privileged whiny lad who goes a bit bonkers and does some stabbings.

The company have been going 15 years proudly boasting they survived a zero-review from The Times, so they must be doing something right.

Watch them in action (Much Ado About Nothing).

Friday 10th October. Exmouth Pavilions. Tickets: from £24

Saturday 18th October. Exeter Corn Exchange. Tickets: £26

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Devon Curiosities #48: Exeter Aquaducts

They are narrow, dark, exciting, and the only ones in Britain.

Exeter's Aqueducts, also know as the Underground Passages, were built to house pipes that brought clean drinking water into the medieval city, and have somehow survived down the years.

FUN FACTS: The pipes were deliberately run through tunnels for easy access to avoid having to dig up the roads when they leaked. Guided tours have been taking place for nearly 100 years.

ENTRANCE: In Paris Street, in the Princesshay shopping quarter.

A tour includes a 10 min film, 25 min underground tour, and entry to the exhibition.

Tickets: Adult: £9, senior £7, child £6, family £25

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🌊 North Devon 

MARCH

Sat 8th

CLASSICAL MUSIC | 🪈 North Devon Sinfonia Spring Concert | Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Mahler’s Totenfeier. Queens Theatre, Barnstaple | Tickets from £14.50

Sun 9th

RACE | 🏃‍♀️ 30th Bideford Half Marathon | Bideford Amateur Athletics Club, Bideford | Registration £31.05

Fri 14th

REGGAE MUSIC | 🎤 The Barefoot Bandits | The Palladium Club, Bideford | Tickets £13.20

Sat 15th

WILD FOOD COURSE | 🌳 Bulworthy Forest Foraging | Bideford | Adult tickets £55, U16s £27.50

CRAFT WORKSHOP | 🎨 Batik and Tie Dye | The Burton at Bideford, Bideford | Tickets £33.22

FOLK MUSIC | 🎤 Mad Dog Mcrea | St. Marys Hall, Appledore | Tickets £21

See 46 more North Devon events

🐬 South Devon

MARCH

Sat 8th

SILENT DISCO | 🪩 Dancing for International Women’s Day 2025 Celebration | The Box, Plymouth | Tickets £13

Sat 8th and Sun 9th

GEM SHOW | 🪨 Rock, Gem and Bead Show | Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot | Adult tickets £3, U16s free

Wed 12th

TALK | 🎙️ Hari Budha Magar: No Legs, No Limits | Barnfield Theatre, Exeter | Tickets from £20.50

Thu 13th

FILM MUSIC | 🎵 Heroes and Superheroes - The best symphonic film scores of all time | University of Exeter Great Hall, Exeter | Tickets from £16

Fri 14th

BOXING TALK | An evening with former world boxing champion Tony “The Bomber” Bellew | Plymouth Argyle | Tickets from £100 including dinner.

SPANISH DANCE | 💃 Rebeca Ortega Flamenco | Palace Theatre, Paignton | Tickets from £15.82

Sun 16th

LEGO FESTIVAL | 🧱 Plymouth Brick Festival | Plymouth Life Centre | Tickets £13

See 62 more South Devon events 

🏆️ Get lucky! Win Devon leisure prizes

FEATURED: ♨️ A 2-night stay for 2 at Ilsington Country House Hotel and Spa, Newton Abbot (31st Mar)

🌳 1 of 2 x 2-day pitches for caravan or motorhome at the peaceful Woodland Springs Touring Park, Drewsteignton (12th Mar)

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A family ticket to drive diggers and dump trucks at Diggerland (23rd Mar)

🐮 2× 1-day tickets to the Devon County Show in May (24th Mar)

🥧 £150 of your choice of Devon-made pies, pasties and sausage rolls delivered to your door (30th Mar)

NEW!  🍷 Dinner, bed and breakfast for 2 at The Collective, Woolsery in North Devon (31 Mar)

NEW!  🍇 A vineyard tour for two and a bottle of sparkling wine at a family-owned Teign Valley wine estate (31st Mar)

NEW!  ⛳️ A 3-night break for up to 6 people at the Golden Coast Leisure Park in North Devon, including golf and tennis (31st Mar)

🐰 An Easter family day out to one of Devon’s top attractions with bus transport included. EX or TQ postcodes only. (31st Mar)

 🪙 A “golden ticket” with free entry for 4 people to more than 30 Devon attractions, worth £1,500, for 12 months from date of issue (31st Mar)

NEW!  🛏️ A 3-night stay in a 2-bedroom lodge at The Mole Resort, North Devon (1st Apr)

♨️ A 2-night lodge stay for 4 people, including private hot tub, also at The Mole Resort, worth over £250 (1st Apr)

🌳 2 VIP tickets to Toby Buckland’s Garden Festival in Exeter worth £200. (3rd Apr)

🎉 1 of 4 free 2025 Devon holidays at either River Dart Country Park, Cofton Holidays, Woodlands Grove or Crealy Theme Park (30th Apr)

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With Devon love,

Andy, Esme, Lara and the Go Devon! team