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Arrested Development at the Marble Factory, Bristol (new)

Double Grammy Award-winning hip-hop trailblazers Arrested Development are embarking on a rare UK tour in February 2015, and they’ll be calling into Bristol’s Marble Factory.

• Comedy

Paddy McGuinness presents his new live tour Daddy McGuinness in Plymouth and Bristol in 2016 (news)

Bristol / Cheltenham / Cheltenham Town Hall / Colston Hall / Paddy McGuinness / Plymouth Pavilions / Salisbury / Salisbury City Hall

Star of ITV’s Take Me Out Paddy McGuinness will return to his performing roots for a tour which alls into the South West in 2016.

• Gigs

Mercury Prize nominated John Bramwell of I Am Kloot comes to Devon

Andy Watts / Devon / I Am Kloot / John Bramwell / Johnny Dangerously / Mercury Prize / South Devon Arts Centre

Frontman and songwriter for the three-piece alternative rock band I Am Kloot, John Bramwell – formerly known as Johnny Dangerously – will have two gigs in Exeter.

• Gigs

The sounds of Mostly James Taylor at Hope Hall, Exeter (news)

David Carrett / Exeter / Hope Hall / Mostly James Taylor / Natasha Morse / Southern Folk

With a South West musical heritage that includes Southern County and Southern Folk, Somerset folk duo Mostly James Taylor are due to play Exeter’s Hope Hall.

• Theatre

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth (news)

National Theatre / Plymouth / The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time / The Lyric / Theatre Royal Plymouth

Joshua Jenkins (Christopher) and the cast of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Photo by BrinkhoffMögenberg

The National Theatre’s multi award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will be making its South West debut at the Theatre Royal Plymouth following the success of the National Theatre’s productions of War Horse and One Man,Two Guvnors which recently played in The Lyric Theatre.

• Theatre

Dr Livingstone, I Presume? A story of adventure for half-term

Cornwall’s / Exeter / Exeter Phoenix / Miracle Theatre

This half term Cornwall’s Miracle Theatre whisks families off on an epic adventure into unknown territories of entertainment with a show packed full of comedy and melodrama, not to mention some high-kicking can-can!

• Comedy

The Flavel to host 9th Dartmouth Comedy Festival (news)

Alexei Sayle / Andrew Lawrence / Comedy and Curry / Jack Blake / James Campbell / Peter Firman / The Flavel / The Noise Next Door / Tiffany Stevenson / Tony Law

The Flavel in Dartmouth is preparing for some cracking comedy in the form of the 9th Dartmouth Comedy Festival.

• Gigs

The Selecter Subculture tour in the South West (news)

Bristol / Gloucester / ska / Swindon / The Selecter

The Selecter are calling into the South West for three of their 22 gig dates on their next UK tour.

• Gigs

Amelia Curran in Torquay as part of They Promised You Mercy (news)

Amelia Curran / The Blue Walnut Cafe / Torquay

Amelia Curran by Heather Pollock

Canadian singer-songwriter Amelia Curran will be calling into Torquay – her only gig in the South West – on her tour promoting her latest album, They Promised You Mercy.

• Theatre