Tavistock Wharf

This amazing show pays tribute to classic rock legends Foreigner & Journey. Now entering its fifth year of extensive touring throughout the UK and performing to capacity crowds at some of the best venues in the country, it's true to say that "A Foreigners Journey" have achieved national notoriety alongside some of the biggest and best rock tribute bands out there today. Their show features classic tracks such as 'Waiting For a Girl Like You', 'I Wanna Know What Love Is', 'Cold As Ice', 'Jukebox Hero', 'Don't Stop Believing', and many many more.

Get ready to crank up the volume and feel the power for Women in Rock, the electrifying live
show dedicated entirely to the trailblazing women who shattered the ceilings and redefined rock
music forever. This powerhouse production is taking audiences by storm across the UK theatre circuit and
lighting up stages on cruise-liners around the globe. From P!nk to Kelly Clarkson, the raw blues of Janis Joplin, the mystical magic of Stevie Nicks,
the magnetic soul of Tina Turner and the anthemic energy of HEART as well as the fearless fire
of Alanis Morissette, this powerhouse production show brings decades of iconic hits to life in
one unforgettable night....

JACKIE WADDLE: Jackie has been writing fiction for several decades. She has completed three novels and a selection of short stories and poems over the years. She publishes her work under the name of Anna West and has recently revised her first novel, Breaking New Ground, for Amazon KDP....

A welcome return to The Wharf - tonight will be a 2112 50th anniversary show featuring the full 2112 suite and songs from every RUSH era. MOVING PICTURES are one of the hardest working tribute bands on the planet - and it's paid off. As well as constantly touring the UK and Europe, they've headlined RUSHfest Brazil, played in Lakeside Park for Neil Peart's family and the majestic Massey Hall for RUSHfest Canada....

Treacherous Cretins Playing the music of Frank Zappa! Treacherous Cretins present… The Conceptual Continuity Tour - 60 Years of Frank Zappa

Treacherous Cretins are bringing Zappa to Tavistock for the first time to deliver a dynamite show, celebrating the work of Frank Zappa. 2026 marks 60 years since the release of Frank’s debut album with The Mothers of Invention, Freak Out....

Dr HARRY BENNETT: Dr G H Bennett taught history at the University of Plymouth for over 32 years and has written over 25 books dealing with maritime and military history, to foreign policy and political history in the mid-twentieth century. TALK: The Battle of the Atlantic ran from 1939 to 1945, making it the longest campaign of the Second World War. What role did Devon and Cornwall play in that campaign and how did it impact the far South West?...

Les Liaisons Dangereuses
by Christopher Hampton
based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
directed by Marianne Elliott

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire....

Celebrating the life and legacy of Amy Winehouse with Laura Jane Butler, her Solo Endorsed Show & her live Band

Tavistock Childrens Theatre present BUGSY MALONE

CLIVE CHARLTON: I taught geography at the University of Plymouth for over 40 years, but since retirement, I have also become more interested in local and maritime history. I am chair of the Bere Local History Group and have lived at Bere Ferrers for over 50 years. TALK: The talk will explore the history of the Edgcumbe family from their origins as Devon yeoman farmers through their rise to regional and even national prominence by the 18th and 19th centuries to their current less high-profile status as citizens of New Zealand....

SOUL & R&B EXPLOSION is a full-scale live concert experience celebrating the
music that shaped generations. From the golden era of Motown to 70s funk, 80s
groove, 90s R&B and modern soul anthems, this high-energy 9-piece show delivers
five decades of iconic music in one unforgettable night. Created by seasoned musician and bandleader Daryl Warren, the vision was simple:
capture the electricity of classic big-band soul shows and reimagine them for a
modern audience....

Winners of Best Track 2017 (Sight of Day) and best female vocalist 2017 (Olivia Sparnenn-Josh) in the CRS awards 2017, Mostly Autumn have built their fan base through the old-fashioned, but highly effective, way of playing live at every opportunity. Counted amongst the top 100 best prog bands of all time, their musical palette is diverse. and while they draw on influences from the golden age of seventies’ rock, they have developed their own unique sound and style that both captures some of the essence of that heady era and yet looks forward into the future....

Tavistock Childrens Theatre present BUGSY MALONE

FELICITY GOODALL: Former journalist and foreign correspondent, author of six books, a play and several pantomimes. A former BBC Radio 4 Arts Producer, she has also worked in television. TALK: My new book- Seeking Mea Allan: Fleet Street’s Forgotten Pioneer is out on July 6th this year....

ELO AGAIN - RETURN

THE EMERALD DAWN are a multi-instrumentalist, symphonic/eclectic progressive music quartet, who combine elements from rock, classical music, jazz, folk and world music to produce their own original, distinctive and exciting sound—a sound that is cinematic, epic, experimental and powerful. Usually haunting, often beautifully melodic and always highly atmospheric, the music of The Emerald Dawn paints images or tells stories that stimulate the imagination and takes the listener on unforgettable musical journeys. The Emerald Dawn have been making huge waves in the UK prog scene over the past few years, having made it into the top ten in both the Best Band/Artist and Best Album categories in the 2023 annual Prog Magazine Readers' Poll....

VANNI COOKE : Her creative and research background has shaped her interests in the social im-portance and value of local heritage empowering specific target audiences to build bridges between the past, present and the communities that they live in.

TALK: The talk will revisit the family histories and anecdotes shared with Jo Selman and Vanni (Myfanwy Cook) when carrying out research for the Tamar Valley Mining Heritage Project report (TVMHP)Phase 1 in 2007/2008 and Phase 2 in 2011/2012 (TV01005560) on behalf of Barry Gamble of the TVMHP.

Live/Wire is The AC/DC Show. The unique six-man tribute to rock music's greatest band AC/DC, complete with cannons, a wall of Marshalls' and over two hours of High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll. The AC/DC story is over forty years in the making, with two specific eras and the band cover both these as always with both 'Dave' Bon Scott and 'Podge’ Brian Johnson present to take you on the Rock and Roll train for a night to remember....

A Chorus of Hope is an inspiring show of a cappella singing calling for unity and resistance. Directed by folk duo Suthering, Wheelhouse Folk Choir (Tavistock) and The Great Sea Choir (Plymouth) join together, 100 voices strong, for this raw and powerful performance. Rooted in folk music but spanning a wide range of musical genres, this is a show which urges us all to look for hope and unity during dark times....

KAREN MOORE: Karen Moore is an Independent heritage researcher and member of the Plymouth
Community Heritage Network. She is a Postgraduate in Social History - her specialism being
her hometown of Plymouth, in particular swimming in Plymouth.

TALK: Karen will share with us some of her ongoing research into the history
of swimming in Plymouth, through a two part presentation -‘Teaching
the Plymouth Mermaids: Madame Gent, Plymouth Swimming Teacher, 1880 –
1905’ and 'Dip your toe in the water' Swimming activities in 1920’s Plymouth.