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Updated – Wednesday 8th May, 7.00pm

Thursday 9 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Cluedo 2 : The Next Chapter, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30: Ustinov Studio, Tamsin Greig in Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea, to 1 June, Mon-Sat 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Paloma Faith.
BOURNEMOUTH,BIC, Romesh Ranganathan, Hustle, comedy, to Sat.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, If The Streets were On Fire, documentary film, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater Operatic Society in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Hamilton, to 22 June.
Old Vic, Geraldine Somerville in Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, to Sat, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30: Weston Studio, Bristol School of Acting in Pam Gem’s Piaf, to Sat, 8pm.
Redgrave Theatre, MMCC in Pippin, the musical, to Sat.
St George’s,  Catriona Bourne, flute, Raymond Yiu, piano, Taktakishvili, McMichael, Rachmaninov, etc, 1pm: Bethany Ley, classical folk world fusion multi instrumentalist, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Michael Sheen as Nye Bevan in Nye, from the National Theatre, 7pm and Sun 1.30: Back to Black, film, to Sun, various times.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Constellations, to 18 May.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage, folk, 7.30.
FROME, Memorial Theatre, Frome Musical Theatre Company in Anything Goes, to Sat.
Merlin, Michael Sheen as Nye Bevan in Nye, from the National Theatre, 7pm.
HONITON, Beehive, Michael Sheen as Nye Bevan in Nye, from the National Theatre, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, The Chantry Buoys, shanty sessions, free, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Hits from the Blitz with Simone of the Ivy Benson Orchestra and swing band, VE Day concert, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Plymouth Conservatoire students in How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found, to Sat, 7.45, Fri/Sat mats 2.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, Jeanne du Barry: Bleeding Love.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Alan Ayckbourn’s A Chorus of Disapproval, to 18 May, Mon-Sat 7.30, Thur/Sat mats 2.15.
SHEPTON MONTAGUE, Village Hall, The Holdovers. MOVIOLA
SHERBORNE, Abbey, Sherborne Abbey Festival, Leweston Schola Cantorum, dir Rachel Milestone, traditional and modern sacred choral music, free, 1pm.
The Plume of Feathers, Dinner and Opera, Greatest Hits with Lynsey Docherty, soprano, Anthony Flaum, tenor, Philip Smith, baritone and Caroline D’Cruz, piano, 7pm. BOOKING ESSENTIAL
MAST, Tilted Wig in Sheridan’s The School for Scandal, with Joseph Marcell, to Sat, 7, Sat mat 2.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The First Omen, film 7.45: The Trouble with Jessica, film, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Verve, contemporary dance, 7.30.
WELLS, Little Theatre, Sister Act, to Sat.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Kerry Imema and KK Apple, from New York, in Six Chick Flicks, or A Legally Blonde Pretty Woman Dirty Dances on the Beaches While Writing a Notebook on the Titanic, comedy, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Bootleg Rock Show, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Fastlove, The George Michael Tribute, 7.30.

Friday 10 May
BATH, Rondo, My Secret Sister, acapella, 8pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Lindisfarne, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Dean Friedman, singer songwriter, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, BSO cond Pete Harrison, Symphonic Pink Floyd, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, 7.30.
St George’s, Chris Brain, folk, 7.30: Sleeping at Last, Chicago-based singer songwriter, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Civil War, film, to Sun 7.30, Sat mat 1.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Counter’s Creek, folk, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Little Angel in Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book, to Sun, 10.30am, 1.30, 3.30 and 4.30pm.
Barnfield Theatre, Simply Barbra, tribute with Steven Brinberg, 7.45: The Washing Machine of Destiny, comedy, and Sat, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, New Purple Celebration, the music of Prince.
Tree House, Gary Stringer (of Reef) and Sat.
HONITON, Beehive, Women in Rock, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Jessica Fostekew, Mettle, comedy, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, English Touring Opera in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, 7.30: Cider with Kirsty, folk and storytelling, 8pm: Cinema, Billy Connolly – Big Banana Feet, 1976 film, 7.30.
PORTHCURNO, Minack Theatre, Full Circle tour with Miranda Sykes, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, The Ninescore Mystery, English for Pony Lovers, Violetta, and Sat.
Arts Centre, All Floyd, 30th anniversary of The Division Bell.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Killers of the Flower Moon, film, 2pm, and Sat 3pm: Poor Things, film, 8pm.
SHERBORNE, Cheap Street Church, Sherborne School Friday lunchtime recitals, Strings, 1.45.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, University of Southampton Voices and band, dir Harvey Brough, The Village Green Preservation Soceity, Kinks 1968 album arranged by Brough, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Next Goal Wins. MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Trust Fall: Julian Assange, documentary film, 7.30: Back to Black, film, and Thurs 7.45, Wed 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Ivo Graham, Organised Fun, comedy, 7.30.
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Alasdair Beckett-King in Nevermore, comedy, 8pm.
WATCHET, Cinema, The Color Purple (2023). MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Bohemians – Queen’s Greatest Hits, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Brian Downey’s Alive and Dangerous, band, 7.30.

Saturday 11 May
BATH, Forum, Fleetwood Mac Legacy, tribute.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Songs of Somerset with Timothy Dean, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Jessica Fostekew, Mettle, comedy, 8pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra, cond Grant Llewellyn, Ben Aldren, clarinet, Mozart, Beethoven, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Mystery Guest Tour with Lady Nade, Daisy Chute and Izzie Yardley, singer songwriters, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Thomas Hardye School Theatre, Glenn Miller Orchestra, 7pm.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Dazzling Debuts, music, performance, dance etc, 1.30 and 4.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Kings of Lyon and the UK Strokes.
HONITON, Beehive, Singalong Encanto, animated film, fundraiser for Stockland School, 4pm.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, The BeeGees Experience, tribute, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, The Artist, world premier, with Robbie Fairchild, Gary Wilmot and Briana Craig, to 24 May, Mon-Sat 7.30, Sat mats 2.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, English Touring Opera in The Great Stink, opera for children, 11am and 2pm: ETO in The Rake’s Progress, 7.30: Rob Lamberti, Perfectly George, tribute, 7.30:  Coastal Comedy with Tom Deacon, David Arnold and Linda Larkin, 8pm: Cinema, Challengers, and Sun/Wed/Thurs: Michael Sheen in Nye, from the National Theatre, and 17th and 23rd May, various times.
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, Alfie Boe.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Feastival special, The Taste of Things, film, 3pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Year of the Dog, brass, house and soul, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Mid-Somerset Orchestra, cond Hioshi Suzuki, Gerard Flotats, cello, Strauss, Dvorak, Brahms, 7.30: Madama Butterfly live from the Metropolitan Opera, 5.55pm
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, I’m Every Whitney, with Kieshia and her Million Dollar Band, tribute, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Simon and Garfunkel Story, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Weymouth’s Eurovision Party with Jamie Riding, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Ultimate Commitments and Blues Brothers Experience. 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, G4, 7.30.

Sunday 12 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Bournemouth University Kimmeridge House, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, Jacquin Trio, clarinet, viola, piano, R Schumann, Montgomery, R and C Schumann, Brahms, C Schumann, Tabakova,  3pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Holy Trinity Church, Cantamus Chamber Choir, Bernstein Chichester Psalms, 4pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Lady Maisery, folk, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Sona Jobarteh, Africa’s first female kora player, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Fisherman’s Friends, 7.30: Dean Friedman, singer songwriter, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Coracle, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, University Concert Band, 2.30.
Joiners, Dea Matrona.
STREET, Strode Theatre, AJ’s Big Band, 4pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Steeleye Span, 50th anniversary tour, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Kevin Quantum in Momentum, science and magic, 7.30.
WOOKEY HOLE, Village Hall, Anatomy of a Fall. MOVIOLA

Monday 13 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Geraldine Somerville in Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
CHILTHORNE DOMER, Village Hall, The Holdovers. MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, All of Us Strangers, film, 10.30am.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Rock the Tots, Movies, 11am.
SHREWTON, Village Hall, The Holdovers. MOVIOLA
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Jessica Hynes in Sieze Them, film, 11am, 21st May 7.30.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Airswimming, to Sat, 7.45.

Tuesday 14 May
BRISTOL, Beacon, Alfie Boe.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Anatomy of a Fall, film, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, New Old Friends in Houdini’s Greatest Escape, to Thurs, 7.30.
FROME, Tree House, Pale Blue Eyes.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, The Zone of Interest, 11am: Perfect Days , 7.30, and Thurs, 1.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Life of Pi, to Sat.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Six Inches of Soil, documentary film, 1 and 7.15pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Fureys, Irish folk, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Post Office Scandal, The Inside Story, 7.30.

Wednesday 15 May
BATH, Forum, Steeleye Span, 50th anniversary tour, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Palace Court Theatre, AUB students in La Casa Nova, to Sat.
Pavilion, Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Juke Box.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet, Debussy, Clara Schumann, Brahms, Lutoslawki, Poulenc, 1pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Martin Kern and the Adam Stokes Trio, tribute to Sonny Rollins, jazz, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Sinatra: RAW, with pianist and singer Richard Shelton, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Napoleon, film, 11am and 7.30pm.
HONITON, Beehive, Folk Cafe, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Rich Hall, Shot from Cannons, comedy, 8pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Pantaloons in The Importance of Being Earnest, indoors, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio,  Jonny and the Baptists, The Happiness Index and Ten Thankless Years, to Sat, 7.45, Sat mat 2.45.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, Poole Season close celebration, 6.15: BSO, cond Karabits, Shostakovich Five, Bartok, Prokofiev, 7.30: Adam Beattie and Fiona Bevan, singer songwriters, 8pm: Jah Wobble’s Metal Box – Rebuilt in Dub, 8.15: Cinema, Wicked Little Letters, and Sat and 23rd: Red Herring, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Wicked Little Letters, film, an Sat, 7.30, Fri mat 2pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Origin of Evil, film, 7.45.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Bootleg Rock Show, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, College Bay Theatre, performing arts students in Guys and Dolls, and Thurs, 7.30, Thurs mat 1pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Some Guys Have All the Luck, the Rod Stewart Story, 7.30.

Thursday 16 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Bath Theatre Academy in Little Shop of Horrors, to Sat.
Forum, Tom Bailey of The Thompson Twins, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Average White Band: Ocean Room, Rachel Parris, Poise, comedy.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Tracy Tang, piano, Scriabin, Prokofiev, 1pm: Bill Frisell Trio, jazz, 8pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Simon Evans, Have We Met?. comedy, 8pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Girl Shy, 1924 silent Harold Lloyd film, with live piano score by Meg Morley, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Townsend in Behold Ye Ramblers, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Polly: The Heartbreak Opera, the banned sequel to the Beggar’s Opera, 7.45.
HONITON, Beehive, The Deane Big Band, 8pm.
ILMINSTER, Warehouse Theatre, Youth Theatre in three one act plays, Blood Brothers, Matchgirls and Lost, and Fri, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Talisk, Scottish folk, 8pm.
MARTOCK, All Saints Church, The Dart Valley Stompers, trad and New Orleans jazz, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Paper Boys, Celtic reels, Mexican folk, etc , 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, 42nd Street – the Musical from the West End, 7.30 and Tues 1.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Disco Inferno, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, I Could Never Go Vegan, documentary film, 7.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Wonka, film, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Count Arthur Strong – And That’s Goodnight from Him, farewell tour, 8pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Some Guys Have All the Luck, the Rod Stewart Story, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Fureys, 7.30.

Friday 17 May
BATH, Bath International Festival, music, literature, comedy, talks, walks etc, to 26 May.
Party in the Park MORE INFO TO COME
Theatre Royal, Dominic Dromgoole, Astonish Me, The First Night that Changed the World, noon.
Forum, Richard Marx, rock and country, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Paloma Faith.
Pavilion, The Fulltone Orchestra, Classic Hall of Fame.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, The Dolly Show with Kelly O’Brien, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Pocket Sinfonia, Music of 19th century parties, Mozart and Fanny Mendelssohn, 11.30am.
Electric Palace, Comedy Store, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Francisco Garcia de Paredes jazz duo, 1pm: Pavel Kolesnikov, piano, Messiaen, Chopin, Couperin and Ades, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Bingo that’s Bonkers, comedy, music, etc, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts,  The Motive and the Cue, filmed from the National Theatre, 7pm.
EDINGTON, Somerset, Village Hall, The Color Purple (2023).  MOVIOLA
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, The Magic of the BeeGees, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, Scratchworks in Hags: A Magical Extravaganza, and Sat, 7.45.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Dutty Moonshine DJ set.
HANGING LANGFORD, Village Hall, The Holdovers. MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, Our Star Theatre in Sherlock’s Excellent Adventure, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Pocket Sinfonia, Music of 19th century parties, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse,  90s Live, tributes, 7.30: Studio Jazz, Nishla Smith and The Beast, 7.45: Cinema, The Holdovers, 7.30, and 28 May 11am.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Jazz Dynamos with singer Lucy Randell, 7.30.
SHERBORNE, Cheap Street Church, Sherborne School Friday lunchtime recitals, Woodwind, 1.45.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, New Old Friends in Houdini’s Greatest Escape, 7, and Sat 2pm.
Turner Sims, Niladri Kumar, sitar, Yashwant Vaishnav, tabla, 8pm.
1865, Newton Faulkner, Feels Like Home tour.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Bon Jovi Experience, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The ELO Experience, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, ZZ Topped, 7.30.

Saturday 18 May
BATH, Guildhall, Bath International Festival, Guildhall Sara Pascoe, comedy, 7.30.
Forum, Bath Philharmonia and Musicians of the Royal Marines School of Music, Sounds of Cinema, concert for the people of Bath, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Mainstage School of Performing Arts, Now That’s What I Call Mainstage, showcase, 2 and 7pm, and Sun 11am and 4pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Vocal Works Gospel Choir, 21st anniversary concert, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Madama Butterfly, live from the Metropolitan Opera, 5.55pm.
British Legion Hall, Jack Badcock, frontman of Dalahan, solo album Cosmography tour.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Luther, Vandross tribute with Harry Cambridge and band, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Rachel Newton, harp, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Pocket Sinfonia, Music of 19th century parties, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Opera Anywhere in The Pirates of Penzance, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Full Circle tour with Miranda Sykes, 7.30.
Phoenix, Newton Faulkner, Feels Like Home tour.
Northcott Theatre, Rachel Parris, Poise, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, John Lydon.
Memorial Theatre, open day:  Jive Talkin’, 7.30.
Tree House, ZZ Topped.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall, Anatomy of a Fall. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, National Open Youth Orchestra, Feel the Music, 3pm: Birmingham Royal Ballet 2, Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection, 2.30 and 7.45: Townsend Theatre in Behold Ye Ramblers, 8pm: Cinema, There’s Still Tomorrow, and 23/29 May.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Mark Watson, comedy, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, SU Sinfonietta, cond Benjamin Oliver, Bartok, Vaughan Williams, Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto with Harry Linegar and Tezni Williams, 6pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Blowzabella, folk, 8pm.
STOKE ST GREGORY, Frog Lane Farm, Wassail in Birthday Day, 3pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Lavender Hill Mob, 1951 film, 4.30pm: Seize Them, film, 4 and Wed 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The HiJinx Show, magic, illusion and circus, 2.30pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Bon Jovi Experience,7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Signatures, Northern soul, 7.30.

Sunday 19 May
BATH, Guildhall, Bath International Festival, Shaparak Khorsandi, Scatter Brain, comedy, 6.30.
Komedia, Newton Faulkner, Feels Like Home tour.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Nature Salon: the Wonders of Birdsong, with Ed Drewitt, 3pm: Niladri Kumar, sitar, 7.30.
CARDIFF, Utilita Arena, Bryan Adams.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Motive and the Cue, recorded at the National Theatre, 1pm: Challengers, film, to Thurs, various times.
CREWKERNE, Speedwell Garden, Wassail in Birthday Day, noon and 3pm.
EXETER, Phoenix, FM with Brave Rival, Coillateral, Romeo’s Daughter and Hand of Dimes.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Frome International Climate Film Festival, from 9am.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Emily Sun, violin, Anna Tilbrook, piano, Mozart, Beach, Viardot, 7pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Jazz Cafe, 11am.
STREET, Strode Theatre, 42nd Street, the Musical, recorded in the West End, 3pm: Red Island, film, 3.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Tommy Blaize, lead singer on Strictly Come Dancing, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Taylormania with Katy Ellis, 6pm.

Monday 20 May
BATH, St Swithin’s Church, Bath International Festival, Aidan O’Rourke and Brighde Chaimbeul, Irish folk, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Holdovers, film, 10.30am.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Salt Lines, Raynor Winn and the Gigspanner Big Band, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Irish House Party, music, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Frank Sinatra, The Retirement Concert, with Richard Shelton and the Syd Lawrence Orchestra, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Michael Sheen in Nye, 2.30.

Tuesday 21 May
BATH, Abbey, Bath International Festival, Stile Antico, The Golden Renaissance, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Kenny Thomas, soul singer songwriter, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, A Monster Calls, to Thurs.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Zone of Interest, film, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Living Spit in The Passion of Living Spit, and Wed, 7.45.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, 42nd Street, the Musical, recorded at Drury Lane, 2pm.
MALMESBURY, St Mary’s Hall, The Last Baguette in May: A Woodland Wonder, 2 to 6 year olds, 10am and 11.30am.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Her Green Hell with Emma Howlett, to Sat, 7.45, Thurs/Sat mat 2.45.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Zombies: Cinema, Made in England, Scorsese documentary about Powell and Pressburger, 7.30, and Wed 1.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, The Holdovers, film, 2pm.

Wednesday 22 May
BATH, Theatre Royal,  Life of Pi, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
Christ Church, Bath International Festival, Nosferatu (1922 film) with Sebastian Heindl, organ, improvised score, 8.30pm.
CALNE, Town Hall, Wicked Little Letters. MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Comedy Club with Reginald D Hunter, 7.30.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Midsummer – a Play with Songs, to 22 June.
EXETER, Corn Exchange, The Zombies.
FROME, Merlin, Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale, from the Royal Ballet, 7.15pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Rosie Holt, That’s Politainment!, comedy, 8pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Alasdair Fraser, Scottish fiddler, and Natalie Haas, California cellist, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Rave On, Ultimate 50s and 60s Experience, tributes, 7.45: Good Habits, folk duo, 8pm: Cinema, Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale, from the Royal Ballet, and Sat, 7.15.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale, from the Royal Ballet, 7.15pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale, from the Royal Ballet, 7.15pm.
TETBURY, Goods Shed Arts Centre, The Last Baguette in May: A Woodland Wonder, 2 to 6 year olds, 10am.

Thursday 23 May
BATH, St Swithin’s Church, Bath International Festival, Ema Nikolovska, mezzo-soprano, Sean Shibe, guitar, Orlando the Adventurer, 7.30.
Theatre Royal, The Egg, Bath Theatre Academy in Metamorphoses, to Sat.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Chube, Welsh fusion band, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Atenea Quartet, Bartok, Mendelssohn, Britten, 1pm: Espen Eriksen Trio with Andy Sheppard, jazz, 8pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Red Herring, film, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show, comedy, 8pm.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, English Touring Opera in Pucinni’s Manon Lescaut, and Sat, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, Kerry Ipema and KK Apple in Six Chick Flicks or A Legally Blonde Pretty Woman Dirty Dancing on the Beaches while Writing a Notebook on the Titanic, 7.45.
HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE, Village Hall, The Color Purple (2023).  MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, The Dam Busters, 1955 film, 2pm: The Winter’s Tale, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, from the Royal Ballet, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Our Star Theatre in Sherlock’s Excellent Adventure, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Mark Thomas, Gaffa Tapes, polemical comedy, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Simon Reeve, To the Ends of the Earth, illustrated talk, 7.30: Scratchworks in Hags: A Magical Extravaganza, 8pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Wicked, to Sunday 16 June
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Wicked Little Letters, film, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Clare Teal Four, jazz, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, College Bay Theatre, Robbie McIntosh Band.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Wimborne Drama in Still Alice, to Sat, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Magic of the BeeGees.

Friday 24 May
BATH, St Swithin’s Church, Bath International Festival, Fabian Muller, piano, Brahms, Beethoven, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Kontemporary Korea with Sung Im Her, and The Melancholy Dance Company, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bach Week, Quartetto di Cremona, The Art of Fugue, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Broadway Spectacular, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Vibha Selvaratnam in Dashavatara, bharatanatyam traditional dance, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Quatuor Mona, Death and the Maiden, Mozart, Taillferre and Schubert, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Alfie Moore: A Face for Radio, comedy.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Marty Wilde and the Wildcats, 7.30.
CLEVEDON, The Theatre Shop, The Last Baguette in May: A Woodland Wonder, 2 to 6 year olds, 10am and 11.30am.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Jessica Fostekew, Mettle, comedy, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, English Touring Opera in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Flying Folk with Jemima Farey, The Farey Family and Arquebus Trio, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Alabama 3 Acoustic, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, If, new animated film, and Sat, Tues-Thurs, various times: The Fall Guy, and Sat, Tues, Wed, Fri, various times.
SHERBORNE, Cheap Street Church, Sherborne School Friday lunchtime recitals, Instrumental and Vocal Soloists, 1.45.
SOUTHAMPTON, 1865, FM with Brave Rival, Coillateral, Romeo’s Daughter and Hand of Dimes.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Wicked Little Letters. MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, Jeanne Du Barry, film, 7.30 and Thurs 7.15: Fantastic Machine, film, documentary film, 7.45.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Johnny Cash Roadshow, 7.30.
WATCHET, Cinema, Next Goal Wins. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Rat Pack Live, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Dusty Show, with Becci Morell, 7.30.

Saturday 25 May
BATH, St Mary’s Bathwick, Bath International Festival, Carducci Quartet with Sean Shibe, guitar, Boccherini and Castelnuovo Tedesco, 7.30.
Guildhall, Helen Lederer, Not That I’m Bitter, comedy, 7.30.
BEAULIEU, Abbey Church, Music at Beaulieu, World of Song, Rosie Gill, harp, and Lyndhurst-based Voices of the Forest, 7pm.
BRADFORD ABBAS, Mill Farm, folk festival, with Ninotchka, Mae Karthauser, Suthering, Jamie Gould, Motorhome, Billie Marree, Edd Donovan and The Ducks.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Tom Robinson, solo acoustic, 7.30.
McMillan Theatre, Simon Evans, Have We Me? comedy, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre, Griff Rhys Jones in The Cat’s Pajamas, comedy.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Beyond the Barricade, 25th anniversary show, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, aKa Dance in A Real Fiction, dance theatre and pop culture, noon.
FROME, Cheese and Grain,  A Retrospective of House, with Jeremy Healy, John Kelly, Lisa Unique and Phil Chillum, 7pm.
HONITON, Beehive, The Dark Side of Pink Floyd, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Warehouse Theatre, Bookends – Simon and Garfunkel Through the Years, 7.30.
KINGTON LANGLEY, Village Hall, Larkhall, pianist and improviser, 7.30. RAW
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, LTJ Bukem, DJ set, 8pm.
PENZANCE, Penlee Park Open Air Theatre, Illyria in The Adventures of Dr Doolittle, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Centre Stage School of Dance and Performing Arts, Sleeping Beauty: 100 Years of Enchantment, 12.30 and 6.30pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, foyer, Winchester Jazz Collective, 7pm. FREE : Corto.Alto, jazz multi instrumentalist, 8pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, She’Koyokh, klezmer, 7.30. AR
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Back to Black, the Amy Winehouse story, film, 7.30, and Wed 11am.
WESTON SUPER MARE, Front Room Theatre, The Last Baguette in May: A Woodland Wonder, 2 to 6 year olds, 10am and 11.30am.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, That’ll Be the Day, 7.30.

Sunday 26 May
BATH, St Mary’s Bathwick, Bath International Festival, The Maxwell String Quartet, Haydn, Maxwell, Beethoven, 7.30.
Theatre Royal, The Egg, Engage in Us.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Strictly Come Dancing, The Professionals.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Michael Sheen in Nye, from the National Theatre, 2pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, The Winter’s Tale, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, from the Royal Ballet, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Richard Thompson, Ship to Shore.
Redgrave Theatre, Six Chick Flicks, comedy.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Winter’s Tale, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, from the Royal Ballet, 2pm: The Hundred Foot Journey, film, part of Christchurch Food Festival, 5.45pm: Spacehunter 3D: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, 1983 film, 8.30pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Jazz by the Sea, Take Love Easy, the music of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass, with Nina Clark and Sam Dunn, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Market Square and city centre, City Encounters, Salisbury Festival free weekend, street theatre, dance, music, circus, and Patches Parade, from 11am, and Mon.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Samantha Ege, pianist and historian, The Castle of Our Skins Quartet, African Tales, music by Undine Smith Moore, Bongani N’Dodana Breen, Lavell Blackwell and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, 7.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, She’Koyokh, klezmer, 7.30. AR
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Hot Rock in Cinderella, 2pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Griff Rhys Jones, The Cat’s Pyjamas (rescheduled date), 7pm.
YELVERTON, Garden House, Illyria in The Adventures of Dr Doolittle, 7pm.

Monday 27 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Engish Touring Opera in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, 7.30: The Egg, The Last Baguette in May: A Woodland Wonder, 2 to 6 year olds, 10am, 11.30am and 1.pm: English Touring Opera, Opera for Young People, The Great Stink, and Tues, 11.30am and 3pm.
BRISTOL, 02 Academy, Gary Numan, The Pleasure Principle/Replicas 45th anniversary tour.
Redgrave Theatre, Punt and Dennis, comedy.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Wondergigs – Sky, for two years and younger, 10am and 11.30am: John Robb, Do You Believe in the Power of Rock n Roll, talk with music, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Jurassic Musical Adventure, 5pm, Tues/Wed noon and 5pm.

Tuesday 28 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Engish Touring Opera in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, 7.30.
CARDIFF, Tramshed, Gary Numan, The Pleasure Principle/Replicas 45th anniversary tour.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Fly in Cinema: Zog, film, 10am.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Dragons and Mythical Beasts, to Thurs, 11am, 2 and 4.30pm.
KINGKERSWELL, Library, Paddleboat Theatre in Stories from the Sea, 11am.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Children’s Theatre Partnership in The Boy at the Back of the Class, to Sat, various day and evening times.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Seven Drunken Nights, the story of the Dubliners, 7.30.
TORQUAY, Cockington Court, Illyria in The Adventures of Dr Doolittle, open air, 6.30.

Wednesday 29 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, London Classic Theatre in Orton’s What the Butler Saw, and Thurs, 7.30, Thurs mat 2.30.
Forum, Simon and Garfunkel Story, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre, BAOS in Les Miserables, school edition, to Sat.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Bournemouth Musical Theatre in The Little Mermaid, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Charlotte Spruit, violin, 1pm: Chris Wood, folk, 7.30.
DAWLISH, Library, Paddleboat Theatre in Stories from the Sea, 11am.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Flotsam and Jetsam’s Adventure to the Great Trash Vortex, 2pm.
EXMOUTH, Library, Paddleboat Theatre in Stories from the Sea, 2.30pm.
MINEHEAD, Regal Theatre, The Pantaloons in The Importance of Being Earnest, indoors, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Enchanted Cinema, Orchestra of Water, inspired by 100 years of animated film and the spirit of lakes, sea, etc, 3pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Bluey’s Big Play, to Sat, 10am and Thurs/Fri, 1pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Dexys, 7.30: Pipeline, an evening of new writing for stage, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Lila Dance in Fault Lines, 7.30.
St Thomas’s Church, Tim Kliphuis Trio, Dutch jazz, 7.30.
Playhouse, Salberg Studio, Anthony Horowitz, novelist, in conversation, 7.45.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, The Lion Inside, to Fri, 10.30am, and Wed/Thurs 1.30pm.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Civic Players in Blithe Spirit, to Sat, 7.45.

Thursday 30 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Xenia Aidonopoulou Dance in Skydiver, and Fri.
Forum, Fulltone Orchestra with Carly Paoli and Aled Jones in The Classic Hall of Fame.
BOURNEMOUTH, Palace Court Theatre, AUB students in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to Sat.
02 Academy, Gary Numan, The Pleasure Principle/Replicas 45th anniversary tour.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Lumas Winds, Ibert, Part, Dvorak etc, 1pm: Colleen, French avant pop electronica, Surgeons Girl, electronic improviser, 8pm.
CHUDLEIGH, Library, Paddleboat Theatre in Stories from the Sea, 2pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Invisible Creature Club, family show, 2pm: Avalon Comedy Network, Glenn Moore, Eleanor Tiernan, Ben Pope and Farah Sharp, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Hard Travellin’, Dave Kelly and Bob Hall with Hilary Blythe, blues, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Message in a Bottle, Kate Prince’s choreography of Sting’s music, from the Royal Ballet, 7.20pm.
HONITON, Beehive, Message in a Bottle, Kate Prince’s choreography of Sting’s music, from the Royal Ballet, 7.20pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Comedy Club with Joe Wells, Tom Glover, 7.30.
NEWTON ABBOT, Library, Paddleboat Theatre in Stories from the Sea, 11am.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Harold Gordon Smith, guitar, Albeniz, Bach, Scarlatti, etc, 1pm: Live and Unheard, local bands, 7.30: Cinema, Grease (1978 film) dementia friendly, 2pm: Kate Prince’s choreography of Sting’s music, from the Royal Ballet, 7.20pm.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company in The Best of Gilbert and Sullivan, 2.15 and 7.30: Salberg Studio, Long Nose Puppets in Out of the Hat!, for 2 to 8 year olds, 11am and 2pm: Justin Webb, in conversation, 7.45.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Message in a Bottle, Kate Prince’s choreography of Sting’s music, from the Royal Ballet, 7.20pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Message in a Bottle, Kate Prince’s choreography of Sting’s music, from the Royal Ballet, 7.20pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, China Crisis, 7.30.
WINCHESTER, The Arc, The Pantaloons in The Importance of Being Earnest, indoors, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Castaways Theatre in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, to Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2pm.

Friday 31 May
BATH, Theatre Royal,  Guy Masterson in Orwell’s Animal Farm, solo show, and Sat, 2.30 and 7.30.
Forum, Tiger’s Lane Studios in Murder Trial Tonight – You are the Jury, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bach Week, The Yale Schola Cantorum, Mass in B Minor, 7.30.
St Margaret’s Hall, Mickey Ace and the Wild Cards, old time rock’n’roll, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Tommy Blaize, singer on Strictly Come Dancing, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Griff Rhys Jones, The Cat’s Pyjamas, comedy, 8pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Last Baguette in May: A Woodland Wonder, 2 to 6 year olds, 10am and 11.30am: The Blue Badge Bunch, laughter and learning, 2.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Circomedia graduate show, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Michelle Brasier in Reform, comedy, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, Boo To a Goose Theatre in Storm in a Teapot, 2pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Charlie Simpson (from Busted)  DJ set.
Tree House, Zion Train.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Dave Kelly and Bob Hall with Hilary Blythe, blues, boogie and song, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Kids Show, physical comedy and sketches, 2.30.
PAIGNTON, Library, Paddleboat Theatre in Stories from the Sea, 11am.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Tangled Feet in Belongings, and Sat, 11.30am and 2.30pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Jive Talkin’, BeeGees tribute, 7.30: Studio Jazz with the Remi Paris Trio, 7.45: Cinema, Love Lies Bleeding, 1.30 and Sat 4.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Clare Teal Seven, jazz, 7.30: Salberg Studio, Babies Adventures in Music, 11am and 2pm: Alan Johnson in conversation, 7.45.
Arts Centre, Barbara Nice, comedy, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Top Secret – the Magic of Science, 2.30.
TORQUAY, Library, Paddleboat Theatre in Stories from the Sea,  2pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Brian Butterfield’s Call of Now, business seminar, comedy, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Money for Nothing, Dire Straits tribute, 7.30.