DNA 1 - 4 February 2012 Drum Theatre A group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, then panic and cover the whole thing up. But when they find that the cover-up unites them and brings harmony to their otherwise fractious lives, where's the incentive to put things right?

Going Dark 8 - 11 February 2012 Drum Theatre Sound&Fury use their innovative theatre vocabulary of immersive surround sound design, total darkness and imaginative lighting in Going Dark to reawaken our wonder at the cosmos and reveal how one man's vision becomes illuminated by darkness.

The Devil is an Ass - People's Company 16 - 18 February 2012 Drum Theatre Written by Ben Jonson, one of the 17th Century's most controversial playwrights, The Devil is an Ass is a witty satire filled with comedy, conmen and moral ambiguity.

Horse Piss For Blood 24 February - 10 March 2012 Drum Theatre Horse Piss For Blood is a bizarre and darkly funny new play about family, madness and Cornwall's darkest secret. Are you ready for the truth?

The Phantom of the Opera 2012 27 February - 31 March 2012 Theatre Royal Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's phenomenal musical success The Phantom of the Opera will be unveiled at the Theatre Royal Plymouth in February 2012 ahead of a national tour.

Then there was the sky...
14 January – 26 February

Rhodri Brooks, Sammy Cowin, Joanna De Los Reyes, Ali Donkin, Bethie Helliwell, Daniel Jones, Hannah Jump, Ervin Martini, Hannah Pollard, Shona Ritchie, Katie Shaw, Daniela Snovakova, Sophie Troczynska, Ana-Ciara Ulamoleka, Jessica Wellington.

This exhibition presented by YPAC (Young Plymouth Arts Centre) includes new work by members of the group; it also provides a window onto YPAC’s history, showcasing some of the highlights since the group formed in 2008.

YPAC write:
"It’s not by chance that we are here.

The British Art Show 7 has departed and the stars have aligned to give way for a new art exhibition here in Plymouth.

YPAC (Young Plymouth Arts Centre) present their collective response and interpretation of randomly selected sentences from the H.G. Wells novel, In the Days of the Comet. Then there was the sky… is the result.

By employing the themes of luck, possibility and chance the individuals took the risk of making artworks without a plan. All 14 exhibiting artists arbitrarily lifted sentences from the same novel as a device for creating a new work, specifically for this exhibition.

This unpredictable way of working allowed the group to expand their approach to making work, and like the vapours of the comet in the novel, has changed the attitudes and perspectives of the young artists."

“If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn’t expecting it” H.G.Wells

YPAC is a Plymouth Arts Centre initiative, within which young people meet and share ideas, plan and do creative projects. The group have come to operate as an artists collective. Then there was the sky... is the first time that they have worked together to curate a whole exhibition and the accompanying programme of events.