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Jacob Brandon
Feb 1, 20192 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: February 2019
I spent Christmas in Bristol at the end of last year, it's becoming an annual tradition as I housesit for relatives who migrate to warmer...
Jacob Brandon
Dec 21, 20182 min read
Feel Good Comedy for January at The Little Theatre...
Nobody’s Perfect | A Comedy By Simon Williams | Directed by Anna Reynolds Mon Jan 14th-- Sat 19th Time 7.30 pm. Matinee: Sat 19th Jan...
Jacob Brandon
Dec 5, 20181 min read
SEASON’s GREETINGS - A Comedy By Alan Ayckbourn
‘Tiz the season to be jolly’ at Toads Little Theatre, and what could be better to fill you with Christmas cheer than Alan Ayckbourn’s...
Jacob Brandon
Aug 4, 20182 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: August 2018
Well haven’t we been spoilt so far this Summer with the English Riviera bathed in sunshine! It’s already been a great season for culture...
Jacob Brandon
Jul 1, 20182 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: July 2018
As I’m writing this, Artizan is bliss and calm on a mid-June morning. The sun is shining, we have lovely art on the walls (see our June...
Jacob Brandon
Jun 1, 20182 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: June 2018
It’s Summer everyone and that means its time for a big announcement from us; The Artizan Summer Open, is back! Thanks to the kind...
Jacob Brandon
May 14, 20186 min read
Grinablog Round-up!
A fortnight on and we've still not quite come to terms with the fact that we're not filling our weekends with sunny festival vibes. Come...
Jacob Brandon
May 1, 20182 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: May 2018
Brighter mornings and later evenings are here to be taken advantage of now it’s May in the Bay, so this month we’ve thrown in plenty of...
Jacob Brandon
Apr 30, 20182 min read
A Sunday Afternoon Stroll in the Sunshine
This year I promised myself that I would try to get out walking a bit more, not only because we are surrounded by stunning scenery but...
Jacob Brandon
Apr 22, 20184 min read
Grinablog: Day 2
“Write to your councillors and tell them that this festival is going to be here for the next 50 years” DJ Chris Tofu “Write to your...
Jacob Brandon
Apr 21, 20183 min read
Grinablog: Day 1
We're doing Gringog Festival 2018! Here's our round up of the Day 1 mudless fun! Whilst I wouldn’t go as far as to say I’m hungover, I’m...
Jacob Brandon
Apr 18, 20181 min read
Agatha Christie’s Greenway House - Stepping Back in Time
On Sunday afternoon with the weather looking a bit grey we took a trip to Greenway House. Not our first trip but our National Trust...
Jacob Brandon
Apr 7, 20183 min read
A Long Overdue Visit to The Little Theatre
A few weeks ago, we headed over to Torquay’s gorgeous Little Theatre for a night of board treading and thespianism. It was the final...
Jacob Brandon
Mar 31, 20182 min read
Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed
Last night I went along to the postponed Preview of the Tattoo Exhibition at Torre Abbey which opened on 3rd March and will run until 3rd...
Jacob Brandon
Mar 1, 20182 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: March 2018
There’s just 20 short days until we officially wave goodbye to the chill of Winter and can all head outside to frolic through fields of...
Jacob Brandon
Feb 12, 20182 min read
Shelley Szender: Headliner at Stanza Extravaganza Artizan Gallery Monday February 26th
Shelley has lived all her life in Paignton. Shelley first started writing Poetry as a Teenager. She would only show her Mum who suggested...
Jacob Brandon
Feb 11, 20182 min read
The Violet Hour at The Blue Walnut Cafe and Visiting Artists in Torbay February 2018
I called my reviews of Ian Beech's Poetry Island, at The Blue Walnut Cafe Chelston Torquay, The Violet Hour because of the feelings it...
Jacob Brandon
Feb 2, 20182 min read
Fire Under a Blue Moon
If you live in the Bay and have ventured into the Twittersphere, chances are you’ve heard of #TorbayHour. Every Monday at 8PM, the...
Jacob Brandon
Jan 28, 20181 min read
Speakeasy Torquay brings you Blazing Flame Quintet 31st January
Blazing Flame Quintet are among the most original of the new wave of bands in the UK. Live they are Big Music and visceral in delivery....
Jacob Brandon
Jan 17, 20182 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: January 2018
Happy New Year and welcome back! We hope everyone had a culture filled festive period and that you all suitably overindulged in the arts...
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