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Torbay Literary Festival: Ann Widdecombe

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Wed 12 Aug11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Ann Widdecombe

11:00-13:00 Wednesday 12 August 2026 (Main Stage) 28.00 Ann Widdecombe will talk both about her life and her writing. Few politicians are as well known or well…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

📚 Books & Literature

📅Wed 12 Aug·11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Ann Widdecombe

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

Torbay Literary Festival: Georgina Moore

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Thu 13 Aug09:15

Torbay Literary Festival: Georgina Moore

09:15-10:15 Thursday 13 August 2026 Georgina Moore will discuss her hugely popular novels The Garnett Girls and River of Stars The Sunday Times bestselling nove…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

📚 Books & Literature

📅Thu 13 Aug·09:15

Torbay Literary Festival: Georgina Moore

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

Torbay Literary Festival: Lady Ann Glenconner, Manners and Mischief

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Thu 13 Aug11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Lady Ann Glenconner, Manners and Mischief

11:00-13:00 Thursday 13 August 2026 28.00 Lady Ann Glenconner, Princess Margarets Lady-in-Waiting and a Maid of Honour at Queen Elizabeth IIs Coronation, offers…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

📚 Books & Literature

📅Thu 13 Aug·11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Lady Ann Glenconner, Manners and Mischief

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

Torbay Literary Festival: Cruel and Unusual

Free

📅Thu 13 Aug14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Cruel and Unusual

CRUEL AND UNUSUAL - Are Writers Worse than the Characters they Create? Morgen Witzel and Helena Dixon lead a discussion with fellow crime writers David Sharp, M…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

Free

📅Thu 13 Aug·14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Cruel and Unusual

Palace Theatre, Paignton

Free

Torbay Literary Festival: Merlin Holland

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Thu 13 Aug14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Merlin Holland

Merlin Holland Oscar Wildes only grandson offers his insight into his grandfathers life, and most uniquely after-life. Fans of Oscar Wilde will never have a gre…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

📚 Books & Literature

📅Thu 13 Aug·14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Merlin Holland

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug20:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Helen Lederer

Helen Lederer The third funniest woman in the world Dawn French Helen Lederer is one of the most recognisable female comics on television.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug·20:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Helen Lederer

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

Torbay Literary Festival: Chris Manby and Simon Robinson

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug09:15

Torbay Literary Festival: Chris Manby and Simon Robinson

09:15-10:15 Thursday 14 August 2026 Chris Manby and Simon Robinson speak about War Babies the extraordinary stories of the forgotten children of World War Two.…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug·09:15

Torbay Literary Festival: Chris Manby and Simon Robinson

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

Torbay Literary Festival: Break your writers block

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Break your writers block

BREAK YOUR WRITERS BLOCK Creative Writing workshop with Chris Manby Whether you're an aspiring or experienced writer, you've doubtless had days when the words j…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £4

📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug·11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Break your writers block

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £4

Torbay Literary Festival: Roger McGough Alive and Gigging

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Roger McGough Alive and Gigging

Roger McGough Alive and Gigging Roger McGough is probably our greatest and certainly most popular living poet.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug·14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Roger McGough Alive and Gigging

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

Torbay Literary Festival: Lesley Pearse A life lived to the full

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug18:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Lesley Pearse A life lived to the full

Lesley Pearse A life lived to the full Lesley Pearse lives in Torquay and is a British novelist with global sales of over 10 million copies.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug·18:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Lesley Pearse A life lived to the full

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

Torbay Literary Festival: Final Open Mic

Free

📅Fri 14 Aug14:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Final Open Mic

Open Mic. Hosted by Ella Hall Are you brave enough to read out your work to an audience.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

Free

📅Fri 14 Aug·14:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Final Open Mic

Palace Theatre, Paignton

Free

Torbay Literary Festival: A.N Wilson, The Wise and Their Works

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: A.N Wilson, The Wise and Their Works

The Wise and Their Works celebrates the 175th anniversary of the Great Exhibition in 2026.The men who inspired the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Henry Cole, Sir Ro…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

📚 Books & Literature

📅Fri 14 Aug·11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: A.N Wilson, The Wise and Their Works

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

Torbay Literary Festival: Mike Pickering - Manchester Must Dance

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug18:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Mike Pickering - Manchester Must Dance

Mike Pickering Manchester Must Dance Mike Pickering is one of the greatest musical pioneers to emerge from Manchester.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug·18:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Mike Pickering - Manchester Must Dance

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

Torbay Literary Festival: Iwan Carrington Clean in 15

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug09:15

Torbay Literary Festival: Iwan Carrington Clean in 15

Iwan Carrington Clean in 15 Iwan Carrington (a.k.a Mr Carrington) is a presenter and Youtuber, probably best known as the cleaning guru on award winning BBC ser…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug·09:15

Torbay Literary Festival: Iwan Carrington Clean in 15

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

Torbay Literary Festival: Hunter Davies The Beatles and Me

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Hunter Davies The Beatles and Me

Hunter Davies The Beatles and Me Hunter Davies is not only one of our most accomplished journalists, and author of more than 100 books, but also the only person…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug·11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Hunter Davies The Beatles and Me

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

Torbay Literary Festival: Andrew Wilson the enduring mystery of Marilyn Monroe

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug16:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Andrew Wilson the enduring mystery of Marilyn Monroe

Andrew Wilson the enduring mystery of Marilyn Monroe Andrew Wilsons new book, I Wanna Be Loved By You is a groundbreaking new biography of the enduring enigmati…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug·16:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Andrew Wilson the enduring mystery of Marilyn Monroe

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £8

Torbay Literary Festival: Hunter Davies Beatles Quiz

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Hunter Davies Beatles Quiz

Hunter Davies Beatles Quiz Join the Beatles only authorised biographer for a unique quiz on the greatest ever band.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £5

📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug·14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Hunter Davies Beatles Quiz

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £5

Torbay Literary Festival: Georgia Toffolo The World According to Toff

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Georgia Toffolo The World According to Toff

Georgia Toffolo The World According to Toff Georgia Toffolo is adored by millions.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

📚 Books & Literature

📅Sat 15 Aug·14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Georgia Toffolo The World According to Toff

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

Torbay Literary Festival: Dame Harriet Walter in Conversation

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Sun 16 Aug14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Dame Harriet Walter in Conversation

Dame Harriet Walter in Conversation Dame Harriet Walter is one of our most acclaimed actresses, both on screen and stage.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

📚 Books & Literature

📅Sun 16 Aug·14:30

Torbay Literary Festival: Dame Harriet Walter in Conversation

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

Torbay Literary Festival: Craig Brown Satirist, humourist and biographer

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Sun 16 Aug11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Craig Brown Satirist, humourist and biographer

Craig Brown Satirist, humourist and biographerBest known for his four decades of satirical writing, most regularly since 1989, in his parodic Private Eye Diarie…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

📚 Books & Literature

📅Sun 16 Aug·11:00

Torbay Literary Festival: Craig Brown Satirist, humourist and biographer

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £28

Viva La Vida The Greatest Hits of COLDPLAY

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 4 Sept19:30

Viva La Vida The Greatest Hits of COLDPLAY

Back At The Palace By Popular Demand For 2025 Absolute Paradise For Coldplay Fans The Closest Thing You Will See To Coldplay Anywhere On The Planet! Viva La Vid…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £18

🎵 Music

📅Fri 4 Sept·19:30

Viva La Vida The Greatest Hits of COLDPLAY

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £18

Wallen and Combs Two Modern Country Icons

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Sept19:30

Wallen and Combs Two Modern Country Icons

WALLEN and COMBS Two Modern Country Icons... One Spectacular Live Concert! Get ready for a night of pure country magic as Wallen and Combs brings the biggest hi…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £18

🎵 Music

📅Sat 5 Sept·19:30

Wallen and Combs Two Modern Country Icons

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £18

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 11 Sept19:30

The 80s Mixtape

The 80s Mixtape is a concert experience like no other! Join us as we take you on a journey through the iconic movies of the 80s, featuring the best songs from t…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £17

🎵 Music

📅Fri 11 Sept·19:30

The 80s Mixtape

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £17

Murder Mystery Afternoon Tea - International Agatha Christie Festival

🌿🌿 Days Out

📅Sat 12 Sept14:00

Murder Mystery Afternoon Tea - International Agatha Christie Festival

Murder Mystery Afternoon Tea - An afternoon of treats and intrigue! Join Moonstone Theatre Company to help them solve a mystery, whilst enjoying a fabulous afte…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £7

🌿 Days Out

📅Sat 12 Sept·14:00

Murder Mystery Afternoon Tea - International Agatha Christie Festival

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £7

The All Seasons, Live! The hits of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 12 Sept19:30

The All Seasons, Live! The hits of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Crammed with singalong hits, The All Seasons is a West End experience. Young, vibrant and talented; The All Seasons are a guaranteed hit.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £17

🎵 Music

📅Sat 12 Sept·19:30

The All Seasons, Live! The hits of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £17

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Tue 15 Sept19:30

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

Cult hit event Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote returns to Torquay with an interactive screening of the classic Murder, She Wrote episode Paint Me a Murder.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £20

🎭 Theatre

📅Tue 15 Sept·19:30

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £20

Write Time, Write Place: a ten Week Creative Writing Course [ to Wednesdays]

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Wed 16 Sept10:15

Write Time, Write Place: a ten Week Creative Writing Course [ to Wednesdays]

Running weekly as part of a ten-week course (each Wednesday), from 16 September to 18 November, 10.15am to 12.30pmOur popular ten-week course with Chris Woodhou…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £120

📚 Books & Literature

📅Wed 16 Sept·10:15

Write Time, Write Place: a ten Week Creative Writing Course [ to Wednesdays]

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £120

The Festival Players present Agatha Christies Verdict

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Thu 17 Sept19:30

The Festival Players present Agatha Christies Verdict

The Festival Players present Agatha ChristiesVerdict As part of this years Agatha Christie Festival, audiences are invited to experience a rare performance of A…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £18

🎭 Theatre

📅Thu 17 Sept·19:30

The Festival Players present Agatha Christies Verdict

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £18

An Audience at the Palace - Agatha Christie's Greenway

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Thu 17 Sept10:30

An Audience at the Palace - Agatha Christie's Greenway

Step into the world of Agatha Christie with local historian John Risdon, as he brings the magic of Greenway to life. Join John for a captivating journey through…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £5

🎭 Theatre

📅Thu 17 Sept·10:30

An Audience at the Palace - Agatha Christie's Greenway

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £5

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Fri 18 Sept19:30

PsychicSally

The nations favourite psychic is back on tour! Sally has been wowing theatre audiences young and old around the world for over 12 years.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £27

🎭 Theatre

📅Fri 18 Sept·19:30

PsychicSally

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £27

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Tue 22 Sept19:30

Trap for a Lonely Man

Experience a heart-pounding psychological thriller set in a remote chalet in the French Alps.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £43

🎭 Theatre

📅Tue 22 Sept·19:30

Trap for a Lonely Man

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £43

😂😂 Comedy

📅Sat 26 Sept19:30

Stage Left Vibes: Cold Beer, Chilli and Comedy with Dave Scott

Expect a night of side-splitting fun at Stage Left! Dave Scott has been performing stand-up since late 2021 and quickly became one of the Southwest circuits mos…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £15

😂 Comedy

📅Sat 26 Sept·19:30

Stage Left Vibes: Cold Beer, Chilli and Comedy with Dave Scott

Palace Theatre, Paignton

The Ultimate Commitments and Blues Brothers Experience

In a show that has been described as “absolutely amazing” and “truly authentic”, take a trip down memory lane as you hear the best songs from The Commitments an…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

The Ultimate Commitments and Blues Brothers Experience

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £23

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Fri 2 Oct19:30

The Three Musketeers

Prepare for a hilarious and uproarious family farce penned by James Barry. This theatrical re-telling of The Three Musketeers is packed with laughter, lively au…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £13

🎭 Theatre

📅Fri 2 Oct·19:30

The Three Musketeers

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £13

An Intimate Evening with singer, Peter Cox

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Fri 9 Oct19:30

An Intimate Evening with singer, Peter Cox

Go West - We Close Our Eyes... And Other Stories An Intimate Evening with singer, Peter Cox GoWest arrived on the charts like a comet.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £30

🎭 Theatre

📅Fri 9 Oct·19:30

An Intimate Evening with singer, Peter Cox

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £30

📚📚 Books & Literature

📅Sun 11 Oct19:30

Laundry

4 characters, 4 stories Laundry is written by the Palace Theatres resident creative writing teacher Chris Woodhouse.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £12

📚 Books & Literature

📅Sun 11 Oct·19:30

Laundry

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £12

An Audience at the Palace - The Cove Discovery Project - Inspiring Ocean Guardians for the future

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Thu 15 Oct10:30

An Audience at the Palace - The Cove Discovery Project - Inspiring Ocean Guardians for the future

The Cove Discovery Project is committed to advancing marine conservation and community education across Torbay and South Devon. Come and hear Chris Thomas - Dir…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £5

🎭 Theatre

📅Thu 15 Oct·10:30

An Audience at the Palace - The Cove Discovery Project - Inspiring Ocean Guardians for the future

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £5

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 16 Oct19:30

Swing from Paris

Swing from Paris is a quartet comprising violin (Fenner Curtis), guitars (Andy Bowen and Sam Hughes) and double bass (Tomasz Williams), inspired by the great sw…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £17

🎵 Music

📅Fri 16 Oct·19:30

Swing from Paris

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £17

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 17 Oct19:30

Rock for Heroes

Get ready to turn up the volume, raise your fists and relive the soundtrack of a generation!

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £22

🎵 Music

📅Sat 17 Oct·19:30

Rock for Heroes

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £22

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Tue 27 Oct19:00

Frozen The Musical

TOPS Musical Productions are proud to present the South West Premiere of Disneys Frozen.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £18

🎭 Theatre

📅Tue 27 Oct·19:00

Frozen The Musical

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £18

🎤🎤 Talks & Lectures

📅Fri 30 Oct19:30

An Evening with Henry Cole

Henry will be taking a break in between his busy schedule to bring to provincial theatres his “An Evening with Henry Cole - Happy Days” theatre show hosted by h…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £30

🎤 Talks & Lectures

📅Fri 30 Oct·19:30

An Evening with Henry Cole

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £30

🎵🎵 Music

📅Wed 4 Nov19:30

The Manfreds - Get Your Kicks on Tour

Join us for an unforgettable evening featuring the legendary Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness, two original members of Manfred Mann, along with the talented Marcus…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £30

🎵 Music

📅Wed 4 Nov·19:30

The Manfreds - Get Your Kicks on Tour

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £30

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Fri 6 Nov19:30

The Americana Revue

The Americana Revue Live On Stage hit the road with high energy live music celebrating some of the world's best loved U.S. Country Rock artists.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £24

🎭 Theatre

📅Fri 6 Nov·19:30

The Americana Revue

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £24

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Thu 12 Nov19:30

An Intimate Evening with Trevor Horn

From Seal to Frankie Goes to Hollywood, from ABC to Yes, from Grace Jones to Belle and Sebastian, and from Robbie Williams to Pet Shop Boys, one man has been at…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £30

🎭 Theatre

📅Thu 12 Nov·19:30

An Intimate Evening with Trevor Horn

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £30

🎵🎵 Music

📅Fri 20 Nov19:00

Diamonds are Forever

Concert with live 9 piece band featuring Shirley Bassey Tribute Show.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £13

🎵 Music

📅Fri 20 Nov·19:00

Diamonds are Forever

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £13

Sound & Vision – A Tribute to David Bowie

🎵🎵 Music

📅Sat 21 Nov19:30

Sound & Vision – A Tribute to David Bowie

This show was launched on what would have been Bowie’s 75th birthday in 2022.While his career spanned five decades, he maintained his relevance to both his long…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £22

🎵 Music

📅Sat 21 Nov·19:30

Sound & Vision – A Tribute to David Bowie

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £22

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Sat 28 Nov19:30

Sounds of the 70s show with The Zoots

Join The Sounds of the 70s for their unforgettable live show, as they perform the sounds of Abba, T.Rex, Queen, Bowie, Bee Gees, Mud, The Sweet, Dolly Parton, T…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £20

🎭 Theatre

📅Sat 28 Nov·19:30

Sounds of the 70s show with The Zoots

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £20

🎭🎭 Theatre

📅Sat 19 Dec14:30

Mother Goose ... Cracks One Off!

Adult Panto is back! Now in its 5th year, and we are delighted to welcome back Liam Mellor & Hot Rock Productions with Mother Goose… Cracks one off.Starring Adu…

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £13

🎭 Theatre

📅Sat 19 Dec·14:30

Mother Goose ... Cracks One Off!

Palace Theatre, Paignton

From £13

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