£10-£30
Pair of tickets for Balletboyz Greatest Hits at the Hall for Cornwall, £20-£28
Cool enough that he won’t lose his “street cred”, this is a fun night out for a teenager and a friend. Balletboyz has selected audience favourites from the past seven years to present in an evening of award-winning dance treats including Russell Maliphant’s Broken Fall, Liv Lorent’s Propellor and the tango triumph Yumba vs Nonino, created for the boyz by BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood. The performance is on Tuesday, January 13 at 8pm. Visit www.hallforcornwall.co.uk or call 01872 262466 to buy tickets.
Under £10
Guy Liner or Manscara, Taxi Cosmetics,
both £6.50
Russell Brand may not have distinguished himself recently, but the fact remains that eye make-up for men, as he wears it, is in vogue this year. Theatrical types will particularly enjoy these products, designed a bit thicker to accommodate a bloke’s big hands. Taxi is run by a husband-and-wife team from North Devon who made headlines with their innovative ideas, now supplied in Superdrug. Call 0779 561 5861 or visit www.taxicosmetics.co.uk to buy online.
Over £30
Green Shoes Traditional Satchel, £70-£95
You can customise every part of your order from these traditional leather workers based in Totnes: the colour, the size, the stitching, the buckles, the strap length. For the ethically attuned, you can have “ecotan” leather, produced with the environment in mind, or even a “vegan” version made with lorica, a leather substitute. The large version of this handsome satchel is roomy enough for a laptop, A4 files, or sketchbooks. Call 01364 644036 or visit www.greenshoes.co.uk.
What Credit Crunch?
Rock Climbing Taster Course, £70 or £140 for two
Challenge him with the rocks and rills of Dartmoor on this one-day course, which caters for beginners. Only watch out, you could be in for an expensive hobby if he likes it! Visit www.rockandsun.com or call 0845 686 4586. Alternatively, the Mount Batten Centre in Plymouth also offers a range of adventure courses on land and sea – an introduction to rock climbing course is only £35 for a whole day, and usually takes place over the school holidays. Visit
www.mount-batten-centre.com or call 01752 404 567.
