Wide Open is a celebration of Paignton’s people, places and spirit. Join us to dream up, make and experience great creative and cultural activities where you live.
Wide Open is a celebration of Paignton’s people, places and spirit. Join us to dream up, make and experience great creative and cultural activities where you live.
When the Fun Stops, Try Again?
An interactive and audience-led show about gambling addiction. ‘There’s a one in fifty-one chance you’ll win £500. There’s also a one in fifty-one chance you’ll end the show immediately.
Court Room Roast
Step into the chaos of Court Room Roast, the fully improvised comedy show where YOU are the jury, and the laughs are legally binding!
No One Is Listening (a ghost story)
A thrilling venture into the unknown - master storyteller Vic Llewellyn takes us on a joyful, funny, and heartbreaking ride through the landscape of forgetfulness, Ghosts and lost memories. Age guidance: 14+
Un|Earthed: Performance
Join storyteller Inez Aponte as she mixes tales from Surinam’s oral tradition with family history, exploring themes of home, rootedness and belonging.
MAKING SPACE: monthly artist residency opportunities in Paignton from June to Sept 2024
ARTIST CALL OUT: Residency opportunity in Paignton town centre in June - September 2024
MAKING SPACE: artist residency opportunity in Paignton in May 2024
ARTIST CALL OUT: Residency opportunity in Paignton town centre in May.
From creative events and activities, to unique spaces to test out and share your ideas, find out how you can get involved.
Wide Open is part of a major capital programme centred on Paignton Picture House made possible by the Cultural Development Fund. It will see the successful reopening of the historic grade II* listed landmark in 2025, one of the earliest purpose-built cinemas in Europe.