Plymouth’s creativity has no bounds

9,000 people worked in creative jobs in 2023

Plymouth creativity is defined by our passion for making, bold thinking and knack for problem solving. From Ocean Studios to the working dockyard, creativity flows through our city.

It’s a place that continues to evolve through experimentation. Artists collaborate with ecologists, designers join forces with engineers. And with affordable spaces, digital labs and leading arts education, we create opportunities in the city and on the global stage.

We embrace creativity for all. Discover diverse cultural programming that make the most of our beautiful landscape and enjoy theatre shows that preview before the West End. Creativity is the positive force that rallies and inspires us all.

Plymouth is the tenth best location in the UK for the coverage of superfast broadband, with 97 per cent of addresses covered. Theatre Royal Plymouth is the best attended and largest regional producing theatre in the UK and launches many major productions bound for the West End from TR2 its production site. The largest bronze statue in the UK ‘Messenger’ is outside the Theatre Royal Plymouth. The city is home to its own specialist creative University: Arts University Plymouth.

The Box, Plymouth is home to more than 2 million objects in its unique collections with strategic national partnerships including the Tate, National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery. As a leading regional cultural attraction, it has led on major art installations over many years including Richard Deacon Moor in Victoria Park and Antony Gormley Look: II.

For more information on Plymouth's culture and creative sectors, visit Plymouth Culture or Digital Plymouth and Invest Plymouth's creative and digital sector pages.