MULTI-talented actor Toby Jones, an associate artist of Bristol Old Vic, will be at the country’s oldest theatre on Thursday 8th October as the first guest in a new series, Desert Island Theatre. The acclaimed actor, whose recent successes include Uncle Vanya, The Girl and Captain America, will be at the beautiful Georgian theatre in…
IT is “in” to be “out” at Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre, where live performance returned with two capacity shows, Comedy Club 4 Kids in the afternoon, and three local bands, Live and Unheard , in the evening, both staged in the grassy amphitheatre to the side of the building. Chief executive Elspeth McBain said it…
THERE is a palpable excitement and relief in the news from the team at Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre that live performance is returning in the form of Lighthouse: OUTSIDE, a short season of weekly shows outdoors. The season continues on 3rd October, when Lighthouse Associate Artist Lorna Rees presents Cloudscapes, her uniquely memorable sound installation,…
THE West Country’s favourite comic duo, Living Spit, are coming to Dorset with one of their best-loved shows, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, at three venues and with a free online screening, from 15th to 18th October. Dorset’s rural touring arts charity Artsreach is delighted to be back with its first indoor theatre tour…
SALISBURY Playhouse will re-open in October with a socially-distanced six-week season of theatre, dance, music and live screenings, running between 14th October and 21st November. To follow government guidelines for indoor performances and social distancing, the capacity of the main house will be reduced from 512 to 148, with audiences sitting in their household bubbles…
A FESTIVAL dedicated to ideas, based on beautiful farmland in the Cotswolds, returns this month, as the world‘s first socially-distanced, digitally-blended festival. The theme of the ALSO festival, now in its seventh year at Park Farm, Compton Verney, from 28th to 30th August, is “A Place in the Country.” Known as “the small festival with…
TOP comedians Mark Thomas and Josie Long and Roustabout Theatre with a pandemic-themed show are among the latest addition to Pound Arts’ exciting Blue Sky and Beyond digital festival, running from 8th to 14th June. On Tuesday 9th June, Mark Thomas, best known for his politically inspired satirical observations and investigations, will present a special…
BROADCASTER, quizmaster and wit Clive Anderson, in the middle of his first solo tour, is hoping to reschedule with local dates remaining at Bridport Electric Palace, the McMillan Theatre in Bridgwater and Wiltshire Music Centre at Bradford-on-Avon. The show, Clive Anderson: Me, Macbeth and I, is described as “a one-man show guaranteed to be funnier…
ED Byrne has canceled his If I’m Honest tour until the end of July, and hopes dates can be rescheduled for the autumn and early next year The Irish comedian, who is one of the country’s most astute observational comics, takes a long hard look at himself and tries to decide if he has any…
LEADING musicians, athletes, dancers and artists from around the world will gather in Salisbury for this year’s International Arts Festival, running from Friday 22nd May to Saturday 6th June. Performers will include Hofesh Shechter and his dance company, violinist Harriet Mackenzie, inspirational conductor Charles Hazlewood jazz star Jacqui Dankworth, Paralympian Ade Adepitan and world champion…