Tuesday 1 September
BATH, Forum, Lucy Worsley, My Royal Life, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance – 30 Years of Standing Ovations, to Thurs.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man, to Sat.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Odyssey, film,  to Thurs, and 8/10 Sept, various times.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding. MOVIOLA
YETMINSTER, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 2 September
BOURNEMOUTH, St Marks Church, Talbot Village, Illyria in The Three Musketeers, 6pm.
BOURTON, Village Hall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Music by the River, Kilima String Quartet, 2pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, The Odyssey, film, 2 and 7.30pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Spell Songs, folk music with painter Jackie Morris.
Wardrobe Theatre, Alys Williams in The Light House, 7.30.
BUDE, Ebbingford Manor, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 6.30pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, La Traviata from Sydney Harbour, 7.30.
CHURCHINFORD, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
ILMINSTER, Warehouse Theatre, IES in Glorious – the story of Florence Foster Jenkins, to Sat, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Matt Frei, broadcaster and political commentator, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Voodoo Room – A Night of Hendrix, Clapt0n and Cream.

Thursday 3 September
BATH, Forum, The ELO Experience.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, It Was Just an Accident, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio, Young SixSix in Macbeth, and Fri, 8pm, Sat 3 and 7pm.
St George’s, Beverly Glenn Copland, singer and songwriter.
Beacon, Russell Howard, comedy, to Sun, 7.30, Sat/Sun mats 3.30.
Tobacco Factory, Criptic Arts, The Acts, new work from emerging theatre-makers, and Fri, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Robbie Cumming, Canal Boat Stories, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, How to Live on Earth, film 7.30.
DREWSTEIGNTON, Castle Drogo, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 7pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Starsailor.
SALISBURY, Cathedral Close Arundells, Dukes Theatre in Romeo and Juliet, 7pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Exhibition on Screen, Remembering David Hockney.
PURBECK, Various venues, Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival, to Sun.
TOLLARD ROYAL, Larmer Tree, End of the Road Festival, inc Pulp, CMAT, Super Furry Animals etc, to Sun.
TORQUAY, Cockington Court, Illyria in The Three Musketeers, 6.30pm.
WAREHAM, Lady St Mary Church, PICMF, Across the Sea, Barber, Debussy, Weir, Bloch, Saint Saens etc, 7.30.
WESTON SUPER MARE, Front Room, Alys Williams in The Light House, 7.30. TA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Searchers and Hollies Experience.

Friday 4 September
BATH, Forum, Country Roads.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, That’ll Be the Day, and Sat.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Regent Comedy Club with Laura Smyth, 7.30: Holy Days, film, and Mon-Thurs various times: Tony, Anthony Bourdain biopic, and Mon/Tues/Thurs.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Alys Williams in The Light House, 7.30. TA
DIDMARTON, Bluegrass Festival, to Sun.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, George Hall Band, blues and soul, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, David Olusoga, The Global History of the British Cup of Tea.
SALISBURY, City Hall, The Levellers.
STUDLAND, St Nicholas Church, PICMF, Still Waters, Mozart, 11am.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, PICMF, At the Waters’ Edge, folk and improvisation, 5pm.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Phillip Clouts, piano, Ron Phelan, bass, Django Reinhardt, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk, and Sat, 8pm.
WAREHAM, The Blue Pool, Purbeck Film Cinema Under the Stars, Labyrinth, 8pm.
Lady St Mary Church, PICMF, The Flowing Brook, Schubert, 7.30.
WATCHET, Cinema, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and 11 Sept. MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Odyssey, film, and Mon-Wed, various times.

Saturday 5 September
BATH, Forum, 80s Live.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Car Park Fiesta, music, food, theatre etc,  noon to 7pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, History of Soul.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Michael Rosen, Nice!, stories and rhymes, 11.30am and 2.30pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Rhys Jones, Chop Logic, comedy.
St George’s, Jay Rayner, Nights Out in the Kitchen, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Country Roads, 7.30.
CHURCH KNOWLE, St Peter’s Church, PICMF, Currents, Benjamin, Bach, Handel, 11am.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Pram, experimental band, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Celine Dion by Candlelight, 7.30.
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Oas-Is, tribute.
PENSELWOOD, nr Wincanton, Village Hall, Alys Williams in The Light House, 7.30. TA
SALISBURY, Cathedral, outdoor film screening, The Sound of Music, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Bass Connection, local bands, from 4.30pm.
City Hall, The Undercover Detective, The Makings of a Murderer.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Studio, La Traviata on Sydney Harbour, filmed, 7pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, PICMF, Cello masterclass with Natalie Clein, 2pm.
WAREHAM, Lady St Mary Church, PICMF, The Storm Within, Barber, Smetana, Vasks and Schubert, 7.30.
The Blue Pool, Purbeck Film Cinema Under the Stars,The Devil Wears Prada 2, 8pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Snake Oil and Friends, A Night in Nashville.

Sunday 6 September
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Swing Unlimited, jazz, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Amazing Bubble Man, 11.30am.
CROSSCOMBE, Village Hall, Alys Williams in The Light House, 7.30. TA
FROME, Merlin ECOS amphitheatre, Illyria in Pinocchio, 3pm.
Cheese and Grain, Kula Shaker.
KINGSTION, St James’s Church, PICMF, Everlasting Tides, Richard Strauss, Bach, Mozart, 11.30am.
MARNHULL, St Gregory’s, Music at St Greg’s, Holst’s Planets Suite, transcribed and played by organist Sam Hanson, 3pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, PICMF, Songs from the Shore, family concert, 2.30pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, G4, Phantoms of the Popera.

Monday 7 September
BRISTOL, Beacon, David Essex, Thanks for the Memories, 7pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Christopers, film, 10.30am.
SHERBORNE, Studio Theatre, APS in The Good Doctor, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Summer Play Festival, September Tide by Daphne du Maurier, to Sat, 8pm.

Tuesday 8 September
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, David Essex, Thanks for the Memories.
Little Theatre Club, Killjoy, to Sat, 7.45.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, series 1 epsodes 1 to 3, on screen, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Mean Girls, the Musical, to Sat.
Old Vic Weston Studio, Badgers, new play by Malaika Kegode, and Wed/Fri/ Sat  8pm, Thurs 6.30, Sat mat 3pm.
Beacon, Vikingur Olafsson, piano, Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, 7pm.
Tobacco Factory, Kirris Riviere in Pieces of My Life, to Fri, 8pm, Thurs mat 2.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, 35th anniversary, 8pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Jason Manford, A Manford All Seasons, comedy.
SOMERTON, Parish Rooms, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
WINSFORD, Village Hall, Tuner. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 9 September
BATH, Forum, Gordon Brown – The Future Starts with Us, former Prime Minister talks, 7pm.
BRANSGORE, Village Hall, Midwinter Break.MOVIOLA
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Muses Musical Theatre in Come from Away, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Ivo Graham in Orange Crush, comedy, 7.30.
Exchange, The Courettes, garage punk etc.
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2.MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, UK Pink Floyd Experience, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Hamlet, film with Riz Ahmed, 11am and 7.30pm.
EXETER, Northcott, The Production Garden in Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful, and Thurs, 11am and 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Rebuilding, film, 8pm.
KILMINGTON, Devon, Community Cinema, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA

Thursday 10 September
BATH, Forum, Sam Campbell, Kid Giblet, comedy.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Piff and Pop’s Magic Shoppe.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Luke Wright, Later Life Letter, performance poet.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Jack Rooke’s Good Grief, comedy, 7.30.
St George’s, Tom Gilbey, wine expert and comedian.
Beacon, Todd Rundgren: Lantern, James Morton Groove Den, jazz.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, NT Screening, 7pm.
DONHEAD ST MARY, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Cathedral, Michael Stephens-Jones, organ, Mendelssohn, Wesley, Frank, 7pm.
Barnfield Theatre, Baga Chipz in Bagz to Riches, drag comedy, 7.45.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Elvana: Elvis fronted Nirvana.
NETHER WALLOP, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Sir Ben Okri, 7.30.
City Hall,  Legend – The Music of Bob Marley.
SALTASH, Pentillie Castle, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 7pm.
SHEPTON MONTAGUE, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
WELLS, Cathedral, Carolyn Craig, organ, 1pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, BSO, cond Michal Oren, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin, From Darkness to Light, Vaughan Williams, Mendelssonh, Massenet, Bizet, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Lipstick on Your Collar, Hits of the 50s.

Friday 11 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, Emma Rice and Kneehigh’s Tristan and Yseult, to 19 Sept.
Various venues, Jane Austen Festival, to 20 Sept.
Forum, Tom Bailey of The Thompson Twins.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Sam Campbell, Kid Giblet, comedy.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Music for Wind Octet, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Jayde Adams, Before I Give It a Name, songs and new material, 7.30.
CHARD, Guildhall, Cinema Paradiso (1998). MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, P*ssed Up Panto in Cinderella, and Sat, 7.30.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Old Baby Mackerel, bluegrass, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Moonstone Theatre in Murder Mystery: The Engagement Party, with supper, 7.30.
Cygnet Theatre, Canterbury Leylines, avant rock and experimental jazz, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Flyte.
ILFRACOMBE, Landmark Theatre, Dukes Theatre in Romeo and Juliet, and Sat, 1 and 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Haunting of Hill House, to 3 Oct.
Arts Centre, Steady Habits, alt country and soul, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Folk Festival, to Sun.
Mowlem, BSO Ensemble, West End to Hollywood, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, The Sixteen, Lead Kindly Light Choral Pilgrimage, 7.30.
Bishop’s Palace, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 6.30pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Elio Pace.
WIVELISCOMBE, Village Hall, Rose of Nevada. MOVIOLA

Saturday 12 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Half a String in Tiny Planet, family puppetry, and Sun, 11.30am and 3pm.
Forum, The Best of the BeeGees.
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Ellen Baumring-Gledhill, cello, with Dafydd Chapman, piano, Debussy and Poulenc, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Tom Bailey of The Thompson Twins.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Jaws, 1975 film, 5pm.
Electric Palace, Tony, fim about Antony Bourdain, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Aurie Styla, Maverick, comedy, 7.30.
Tobacco Factory, David Mynne in Carl Grose’s play Widdershins, 7.30.
CASTLE CARY, Caryford Community Hall, Little Bulb Theatre in Listen Dance, 7.30. TA
EXETER, Cathedral, Martin Kemp, Back to the 80s, anthems etc, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin ECOS Amphitheatre, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 6pm.
Cheese and Grain, Mike Dawes.
Tree House, Freesome, the music of Free and Bad Company.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Salisbury Rocks, tribute band night.
TORBAY, various venues, The International Agatha Christie Festival, to 20 Sept.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, ZZ Topped.

Sunday 13 September
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Richard Thompson, with Zara Phillips and Holly Carter, acoustic show.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Daniel Kitson, Thrum, comedy and music, and Mon, 7.30.
St George’s, Artists from Hunan Song and Dance Theatre, Chinese folk music, 7.30.
Beacon, The Prat Pack’s Back, with Bradley Walsh, Brian Conley, Joe Pasquale and Shane Richie: Lantern, Kuribo Jams, electronic and experimental
Tobacco Factory, Paul Foot, The Future, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Wonder of Stevie.
PENZANCE, Penlee Park, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 7.30pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Russell Watson.

Monday 14 September
BARNSTAPLE, Queen’s Theatre, BSO, cond Michal Oren, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin, From Darkness to Light, Vaughan Williams, Mendelssonh, Massenet, Bizet, 7.30.
BEAMINSTER, Public Hall,  The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Sheep Detectives, film, 10.30am.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Rock the Tots – Colours, 11am.
HAWKCHURCH, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
SHREWTON, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Summer Play Festival, Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, to Sat, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Steel Magnolias, to Sat.

Tuesday 15 September
BATH, Forum, David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen, racing stories.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Prat Packs Back, with Bradley Walsh, Brian Conley, Joe Pasquale and Shane Richie.
Pavilion, John Cleese and the Holy Grail, screening and live audience Q & A, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Exhibition on Screen, James McNeill Whistler, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Kevin Bridges, Here If You Need Me, comedy, to Sat.
Old Vic, Weston Studio, Crush, play by Hadsan Mohamud, to Sat, various times.
St George’s, Nikesh Shukla,  The Good Immigrant, panel discussion with Inua Ellams, 7.30.
Beacon, Simon Brodkin, Unleashed, comedy.
Tobacco Factory, Crescendorious in A Message to the Future, multi-sensory art and poetry, gig theatre for young children and their families, and Wed, 10.30am,1pm and 3pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Exhibition on Screen, James McNeil Whistler.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Exhibition on Screen, James McNeil Whistler, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Exhibition on Screen, James McNeil Whistler, 7pm.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Oasis by Candlelight.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Exhibition on Screen, James McNeil Whistler.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Jimmy Tarbuck.

Wednesday 16 September
BATH, Forum, David Essex, Thanks for the Memories.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Sounds of the 60s, hosted by Tony Blackburn.
BRISTOL, Old Vic,  Degrees of Error in Murder, She Didn’t Write, improvised murder mystery, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Beacon, Saint Etienne.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Rich Hall, Chin Music, comedy, 8pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, DaBraccio Quartet, from Mallorca, 1pm.
HARNHAM, nr Salisbury, Sports and Social Club,  My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
MEMBURY (Devon) Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Our Star Theatre in The Three Musketeers, 7.30.

Thursday 17 September
BATH, Forum, Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Marcus Brigstocke.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Fin Taylor, comedy.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The History of Soul, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Baz Luhrmann’s EPic – Elvis Presley in Concert, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Fish in a Dress Theatre in The City for Incurable Women, solo play, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Oasis by candlelight, 7.30.
Northcott, The Carpenters Experience, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Rory Bremner and Friends.
HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, cond Jamie Phillips, Martin James Bartlett, piano, Symphonic Horizons, Smetana, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Opa Rosa, Balkan, Greek, Klezmer and Roma music, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Land Remains, with Q&A with Boris Thompson-Roylance and Sound Bath specialist Kate Fleur Young: Films of pre-Christian ceremonies and seasonal traditions.
WELLS, Cathedral, Doot, baritone saxophone and bass clarinet duo from Sheffield, 1pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, CODA: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin.

Friday 18 September
BATH, Forum, Ward Thomas, twin sister country duo.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
Pavilion Dance, PCK Dance in Into the Light, double bill 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Sophie Rosa, violin, Ian Buckle, piano, 11.30: Celebrating Miles Davis, jazz with Sam Massey, trumpet, Philip Clouts, piano and John Donnelly, double-bass, 8pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, The Real Thing, with original vocalists Chris Amoo and Dave Smith.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Jon Lloyd, saxophone, and John Law piano, Naissance, looked Renaissance sacred music and jazz, 1pm: Courtney Pine, Modern Day Jazz Story, 8pm.
Beacon, Marillion.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Grindfest, eXistenZ (1999),  5.15: Vamp (1986), 7.30: Basket Case (1982), 9.35.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, John Kearns, Tilting at Windmills, comedy, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Wadham School, FilmCrew, Project Hail Mary.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Thought Control, Pink Floyd tribute.
EDINGTON (Somerset) Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2.MOVIOLA
EXETER, Cathedral, London Concertante and Singers, A Night at the Opera, 7.30.
FROGHAM, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
FROME, Cheese and Grain, REM by Stipe, tribute.
HANGING LANGFORD, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Sophie Rosa, violin, Ian Buckle, piano, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Tracey Collins, Man! I Feel Like Bingo!, comedy Shania Twain tribute, 7pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
TRURO, Hall for Cornwall, BSO, cond Jamie Phillips, Martin James Bartlett, piano, Symphonic Horizons, Smetana, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, 7.30 pm.
WATCHET, Cinema, The Christophers, and 25 September. MOVIOLA
WEST LYDFORD, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Johnny Cash Roadshow.
WINTERSLOW, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA

Saturday 19 September
AXBRIDGE, Town Hall, Little Bulb Theatre in Listen Dance, 7.30. TA
BATH, Forum, Anthony Scaramucci – All the Wrong Moves, 1.30pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Michael, starring Ben – the Magic of Michael Jackson.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Beyond Broadway, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, 20 Years of the Metropolitan Opera in Cinemas, 6pm.
Electric Palace, Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, 3pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Anthony Scaramucci – podcast host, All the Wrong Moves.
BUDLEIGH SALTERTON, Playhouse, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens ‘ Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Grindfest, Starchaser:The Legend of Orin, (1985)  10.30am: International Short Film Showcase, 12.45:  Frankenstein Unbound (1990), 2.20pm:  The Phantom of the Opera (1989)  5pm: Tenebrae (1982), 7.05pm: Mystery movie 9.15pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Hudson and Hudson, Married at First Sleight, comedy, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Sophie Rosa, violin, Ian Buckle, piano, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Riddlestick Theatre in Barleycorn, new folk musical, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, New Old Friends in Pick and Mix.
Cheese and Grain, Metallica Reloaded, tribute.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Cathedral, From Renaissance to Romantic: Maurits Bunt organ concert, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Itchen Valley Country Park, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 3pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, 20 years of the Metropolitan Opera on Screen.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Bootleg Shadows.

Sunday 20 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, rugby referee Nigel Owens, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Oasish, tribute.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Danny McNamara, lead singer of Embrace, celebrating 30th anniversary, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Daniel Foxx in How Lovely, comedy, 7.30.
Beacon, Urzila Carlson, Fatty on a Yacht, comedy: Lantern, Gilad Atzmon, Organology Trio, jazz.
St George’s, Robert Harris, Augustus, Agrippa and the Birth of the Roman Empire,  2pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Grindfest, Silver Bullet (1985) 10.45am: Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985) 1pm: Lost Film Special,  BBC late-night horror, No Such Thing as a Vampire (1968), 3pm: The People Under the Stairs, (1991) 4.55pm: The Wicker Man (1973), 7.15.
DORCHESTER, Thomas Hardye School, Pam Ayres, Doggedly Onward – a Life in Poems, 5pm.
EXETER, Phoenix Theatre, Riddlestick Theatre in Barleycorn, new folk musical, 7.30.
FROME, Rook Lane, Chameleon, woodwind ensemble, 3pm.
Tree House, David Thomas Broughton, folk and experimental.

Monday 21 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, Guy Masterson in Under Milk Wood, solo show, and Tues, 7.30, Tues mat 2.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Craig Crofton and Marvin Muoneke celebrate the music of John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day, film, 10.30am.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Holy Holy, a celebration of David Bowie.

Tuesday 22 September
BATH, Forum, Money for Nothing, Dire Straits tribute.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Alan Davies, Think Ahead, comedy.
BRIDPORT, Lyric Theatre, Scary Little Girls in Queenagers, music, monologues and the hilarity of the menopause, 7.30.
Electric Palace, NT Screening, The Misanthrope, with Sandra Oh.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Lost Dog in Juliet and Romeo, dance theatre, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Dukes Theatre in Romeo and Juliet, and Wed, 7, Wed mat 1pm.
Wardrobe Theatre, Mull Historical Socieity, rock band.
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, cond Jamie Phillips, Martin James Bartlett, piano, Symphonic Horizons, Smetana, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, 7.30 pm.
FROME, Merlin, NT Screening, The Misanthrope, with Sandra Oh.
STREET, Strode Theatre, NT Screening, The Misanthrope, with Sandra Oh.
TRURO, Hall for Cornwall, Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance – 30 Years of Standing Ovations, to Sat.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Francis Rossi.

Wednesday 23 September
BATH, Forum, Alan Davies, Think Ahead, comedy.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Nurse Georgie Carroll, Infectious, comedy.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Steven Isserlis, cello, Beethoven Mendelssohn, Pablo Casals.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Michael Ball: Lantern, Marlon James talks about new book The Disappearers.
St George’s, The Drifters.
Tobacco Factory, Opera Project in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, to 3 Oct, various dates and times.
CASTLE CARY, Caryford Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Cathedral, The Cathedral Players in The Merry Wives of Windsor, to Sat, 7.30.
University Great Hall, John Barrowman, My Life in Musicals, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Deborah Meaden, 7.30.

Thursday 24 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, London City Ballet in Firebird, to Sat, 7.30, Fri/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Fastlove, George Michael tribute.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Jane McDonald, Living the Dream.
Pavilion Dance, Scratch Night, professional dance works in progress, 6.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, 21st Century Productions in Ghost – The Musical, to Sat, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Melanie Branton in The Full English, comedy performance poetry.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Stewart Lee, Stewart Lee versus the ManWulf, to Sat.
St George’s, Riot with Adam Summerhayes, violin, Carmen Flores, viola, Toby White, cello, Beethoven and Summerhayes, 1pm: Yetii Piano Trio with Laura Jurd, jazz trumpet, and Jake McMurchie, saxophone, jazz, 8pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Christchurch G and S Society in Iolanthe, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, NT Screening, The Misanthrope with Sandra Oh, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, The Three Graces piano trio, Beethoven, Bach, Donizetti, Morricone, John Williams, etc. 7.30.
EXETER, Cygnet Theatre, Blue Vanguard Jazz with Craig Milverton Trio and Sara Colman, voice, 7.30.
FROME, Tree House, True Foxes.
OTTERFORD, Parish Hall, Hamnet. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Trevor Eve, 7.30.
City Hall, Cloudbusting – The Music of Kate Bush.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Lilith, one woman storytelling.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Revive Theatre in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, 7.30.

Friday 25 September
BATH, Forum, John Barrowman, My Life in Musicals.
BISHOPSTONE, nr Salisbury, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Sugar Pie Honey Bunch, the music of the Four Tops.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Sax Pax for a Sax, Moondog and the London Saxophonic with Will Gregory and Robert Stillman.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Toussaint, Windows of Displacement, contemporary dance, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Scott Bennett, Stuff, comedy, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Paul Lewis, piano, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, 7.30: Chris Fox, folk and Americana, 7.30.
Beacon, Lantern, Jazz Emu.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Sam Carter sings Nic Jones, 7.30.
CREDITON, Arts Centre, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens’  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Danny Lee Grew, 24K Magic, comedy, 7.30.
EAST STOUR, Village Hall, Mamma Mia. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Jordan Wylie, Finding Purpose, adverturer and former soldier, 7.45.
Cygnet Theatre, Katy Cawkwell, performance storyteller, Lilith – The Other Side of the Story, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Michael Spicer in Hope All’s Well.
Cheese and Grain, The Amazons.
ILMINSTER, Warehouse, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
MERE, Lecture Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, BSO, cond Pete Harrison, Star Wars: 50th Anniversary Celebration, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Cathedral, Northampton Male Voice Choir, 1pm.
Arts Centre, Centrepeice, jazz and songs from the Great American Songbook, 2.30: Barnstormers Comedy, 8pm.
City Hall, Francis Rossi – The Quo Songbook.
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA|

Saturday 26 September
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Michael Ball, Glow.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Le Vent du Nord, Canadian folk.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, COSM and Rat Trap, local bands, 7.45.
Electric Palace, Simon Spillett, saxophone, and the Ronnie Jones Trio, jazz, 2pm: & Sons, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Bristol Classical Players, Brahms, Mahler and Dvorak, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Danny Lee Grew, 24K Magic, comedy, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Mi Flamenco, Umbra, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Scott Bennett, Stuff, comedy, 7.45.
FROME, Memorial Hall, Kerry Ellis, Rock Anthems.
Cheese and Grain, Magnum.
MARTOCK, Parish Hall, Rose of Nevada. MOVIOLA
NETHERBURY, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Romantics, Mystics and Revolutionaries, live performance lecture on Wordworth and Coleridge by poet and comedian Pete Bearder, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Methodist Church, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, Come and Sing Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, 2pm.

Sunday 27 September
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Showtime Future Stars, showcase for dance schools, 12.30 and 7.15pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, David Gibb Big Band, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic,  Stevie Martin in Clout, comedy, 7.30.
Beacon, Raise the Bar: UK Poetry Allstars, inc Harry Baker, Hollie McNish, etc: Lantern, Intarsia: Coalesce, dance and RnB.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Misanthrope with Sandra Oh, NT Screening, 1pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Imaginary Landscapes – poetry and harp with Chris Tutton and Tara Minton, 2.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, New Amen Corner.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Pete Allen Jazz Band.

Monday 28 September
BRISTOL, Beacon, Freya Ridings, alt rock.
Tobacco Factory, Aftermirth, comedy for new parents, 11am.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Misanthrope, NT Screening, 7.30.

Tuesday 29 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, BLOG in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 70th anniversary show, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Emma Kenny, Killer Couples.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Imperial Classical Ballet in Swan Lake, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio,  The Big House in Blaze FM, political theatre with music, to Sat, various times.
St George’s, Sara Pascoe, Riot Act – The Birthday Show, madcap cabaret, 7.30.
Beacon, Joe Jackson, The Hope and Fury Tour.
CLEVEDON, Theatre Shop, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark, to 10 Oct.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Don’t Forget Me – Eddie Cochran official documentary film, 7.30.

Wednesday 30 September
BATH, Forum, Nish Kumar, Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Paddington Trio, Part, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, 1pm: Broken English, Marianne Faithfull film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Richard Marsh in Top Gunchained, celebrating 40th anniversary of Top Gun, to Sat, 7.30.
St George’s, Ensemble Augelletti in Jewels that Brightly Burn, music by Bach’s students, 7.30.
Beacon, Lantern, Adam Wakeman, Jazz Sabbath.
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Jazz Emu in The Pleasure Is All Yours, comedy, 7.45.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Wagner, Beethoven, 7.30pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Celebrating Celine : A New Day.

Thursday 1 October
BATH, Forum, John Simpson, broadcaster, The Leaders and Lunatics tour.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Copacabana Magic, Barry Manilow tribute.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Mark Simmons, Jest to Impress, comedy.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Secret Agent, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Wagner, Beethoven, 7pm.
St George’s, Petar Pejcic, cello, Nour Ayadi, piano, Dvorak, Debussy, Faure, Chopin, 1pm.
Prospect Building, The Hu, with SKALD.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Opera Boys, Farewell Tour with Paul Potts, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Rebuilding, film, 11am.
DEVON, Two Moors Festival, to 11 Oct.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Carbon Theatre in Another Goodbye, written and performed by Adie Mueller, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Little Shop of Horrors, to 17 Oct, 7.30, Sat mats 2.30.
Cygnet Theatre, Dave Samuels and Richard Bradbury in The Ocean Can Be a Bridge, the story of anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass, play with music, and Fri, 7.30pm.
Barnfield Theatre, Michael Akadiri in Don’t Call Me Uncle, comedy, 7.45.
FROME, Merlin, Aflie Moore, Acopalypse Now, comedy.
Tree House, Jon Allen, singer songwriter.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, The Charlotte Carrivick Band, modern bluegrass, 7.30.
Studio Theatre Ashley Road, The Girl on the Train, to 10 Oct.
City Hall, Jonathan Pie, comedy.
SWANAGE, various venues. Blues Festival, to Sun.

Friday 2 October
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Joe Jackson, Hope and Fury.
Pavilion Dance, Polymer DMT and choreographer Fang Yun Lo, The Seas Between Us, 7.30.
02 Academy, The Hu, with SKALD.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Stolen from God, with singer-songwriter Reg Meuross, Mamadou N’Diaye Cissokho, kora, and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, folk accordion, exploring England’s role in transatlantic slave trade, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Around About Dusk, New Orleans jazz, European folk, roots and blues, 7.30.
Electric Palace, The Comedy Store, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Jonathan Pie, The End of the World, comedy, and Sat: Lantern, Ibibio Sound Machine, electronica and funk: Weston Stage, Megan Dixon Hood and Alesund, alt folk and indie.
St George’s, Frankie Archer, folk.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Bowie Experience, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Lady Maisery, folk, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Will Paley, saxophone, Philip Clouts, piano, The Soulful Jazz of Cannonball Adderley, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Boothby Graffoe and Italian guitarist Antonio Forccione, WOT Italian?.
Memorial Hall, Russell Watson.
Cheese and Grain, Jo Whiley’s 90s Anthems.
Tree House, Caitlin Krisco and The Broadcast, roots and blues.
KILVE, Village Hall, Pipeline Theatre in George and the Drag Queen, 8pm. TA
SALISBURY, Cathedral, Fulltone Symphony Orchestra, Rodgers and Hammerstein, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Mark Simmons, Jest to Impress, comedy, 7.30.
City Hall, Tim Peake, Astronauts – The Quest to Explore Space.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, There’s a Monster in Your Show, 1pm.

Saturday 3 October
BEAULIEU, Abbey, The Magic of Mozart, Emme Hensel, flute, Nova Foresta Philharmonic, Mozart, Mendelssohn, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Cosi fan Tutte, from the Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Shawn Colvin, singer and storyteller, 7.30:  Maar, Icelandic trio, 7.30.
Beacon, Lantern, Alela Diane, folk and indie: Weston Stage, Juni Habel, folk and indie.
Louisiana, Sons of Sevilla, folk and indie.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Christ Stapleton UK, country music, 7.30.
COLYTON, Town Hall, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Tom Mcrae, singer songwriter, 7.30.
EXETER, Cygnet Theatre, Kathy’s Song, a celebration of Simon and Garfunkel, 7.30.
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2.MOVIOLA
LANGPORT, All Saints Church Hall, Little Bulb Theatre in Listen Dance, 7.30. TA
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Wrong Jovi, tribute, 7.30.
SHEPTON MALLET, Whitstone School Hall, Pipeline Theatre in George and the Drag Queen, 7.30pm. TA
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, BSO, cond Pete Harrison, Star Wars: 50th Anniversary Celebration, 5pm.
02 Guildhall, The Beat and The Selecter.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Cosi fan Tutte from the Metropolitan Opera.

Sunday 4 October
BOURNEMOUTH,Pavilion, Tribute to The Carpenters.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Emma Rawicz and Gwilym Simcock, jazz, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Flo and Joan, With Feeling, comedy, 2.30 and 7.30.
St George’s, Graeme Garden, Still Clueless After All these Years, with Samira Ahmed, 2.30: Rick Wakeman: Music, Mayhem and the Movies, 5.30: Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones, The Wizard and the Welshman, 8pm.
Beacon, Lantern, African Soul Rebels with Les Amazones d’Afrique, Gasper Nali and N’famady Kouyate, kora, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Bournemouth Concert Brass, The Last Night of the Proms, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Gary Hay in David Hare’s Via Dolorosa, 7pm.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, John Robertson, The Dark Room, comedy, 7.45.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Noel Fitzpatrick, Pets and Hugs and Rock and Roll.
Tree House, Brushy One String, Jamaican musician.
MARNHULL, St Gregory’s, Music at St Greg’s, Wonders of Wood and Wire, Jon Pickard, harp guitar, 3pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Fun for Little Ones – A Tribute to Miss Rachel, noon.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Talking Pictures – a Festival of Film and TV, 11am to 7pm.

Monday 5 October
BRISTOL, Beacon, The Delines, country rock.

Tuesday 6 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, Yes, Prime Minister, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, The Simon and Garfunkel Story.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Steve Hackett, Best of Genesis and solo gems.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Dave Samuels and Richard Bradbury in The Ocean Can Be a Bridge, the story of anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass, play with music, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lenny Henry, Still at Large.
Tobacco Factory, Old York Theatre in Jorvik, inspired by Viking sagas, and Wed, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Guy Deacon, The World’s Toughest Drive – My African Adventure and Sue Wylie’s Kinetics, in aid of Parkinson’s charities, 6pm.
FROME, Tree House, Tom McRae, singer songwriter.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Anastasia File, to Sat, Thurs/Sat mats.
City Hall, Peter Cox, Go West – We Close Our Eyes and other stories.
YETMINSTER, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA

Wedenesday 7 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Adventures in Hidden History, to Fri, 1pm, and Thurs 10am.
Forum, The Legends in Vegas, dance.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The End of the World According to Jonathan Pie.
BOURTON, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
BRISTOL, Beacon, Steve Hackett, Best of Genesis and Solo Gems.
St George’s, Gilbert O’Sullivan.
CODFORD ST PETER, Woolstore Theatre, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Hen, film, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Sun and Moon Theatre in Macbeth, to Fri, 7.45.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Chloe van Soeterstede, Javier Perianes, piano, Rimsky Korsakov, Saint Saens, Rachmaninov, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Salberg Studio, Nathan Bessell in Up Down Big Man, to 17 Oct.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The John Verity Band.

Thursday 8 October
BATH, Forum, The Archers: Live at 75, with stars of the radio show, and 5th November.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars, 2026 film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Back to the Future – the Musical, to 21 Nov.
Beacon, Alison Moyet.
St George’s, The Mancunium Consort, Grieg, Stanford, Tallils, etc, 1pm.
Tobacco Factory, Bag of Beard in The Highgate Vampire, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Ocean Film Fest, and 19 Nov, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Craig Mitchell’s Jukebox Mashup, comedy and music, 7.30.
DONHEAD ST MARY, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Black Water County, pop, punk and folk, 8pm.
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, cond Chloe van Soeterstede, Javier Perianes, piano, Rimsky Korsakov, Saint Saens, Rachmaninov, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Mike Joyce and Stephen Street, The Queen is Dead 40th anniversary.
NETHER WALLOP, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, City Hall, Seth Lakeman, Freedom Fields, 20th anniversary tour, 7pm.
SHEPTON MONTAGUE, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Moving Pictures – a tribute to the music of Rush.

Friday 9 October
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Katherine Jenkins, 25th anniversary tour.
Pavilion Dance, Thick&Tight Dance Theatre in Natural Behaviour, performed portraits of human and non-human life forms, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, IMS Prussia Cove, Saint-Saens, Faure, Dvorak.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, China Crisis.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Women on the Edge, cabaret, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Adam Rowe, Fashionism, comedy: Lantern, James McMurtry, Americana.
CHARD, Guildhall, The Christophers.MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Robbie Williams tribute concert, 7.30.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, The King’s Speech, to 7 Nov.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Platform 4 in The Alice Project, gig theatre, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Thomas Hardye School, Mark Thomas, 40 in Stand-Up Years, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Shoddy Theatre and Skedaddle in A Brief Case of Crazy, physical comedy and slapstick.
Cheese and Grain, One Night in Nashville.
Tree House, Blackwater County, pop punk folk.
HANGING LANGFORD, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
MERE, Lecture Hall, H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, False Futures, Britpop, fundraiser for Wiltshire Creative Christmas Appeal, 7.30.
City Hall, Tony Robinson, From Cunning Plans to Ancient Lands, in conversation with Jon Monie, 7.30pm.
WATCHET, Cinema, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Story of Guitar Heroes.

Saturday 10 October
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Rock Orchestra, Arena of Fire.
Pavilion, The Magic of the BeeGees.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Martin Simpson Trio, folk and blues.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, BAC 80th anniversary celebrations, and Sun.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, M6 Theatre in All the Small Things, new spin on fairy tales, 2.30pm.
Electric Palace, David Olusoga, The Global History of the British Cup of Tea,7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, The Fulltone Orchestra, Symphonic Enya with Cantiamo Choir, 7.30.
Beacon, Gianmarco Soresi, The Misery Loves Tour, comedy.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Defying Gravity, West End Women, songs from musicals, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Megson, folk, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Ginger Johnson in Show Pony, drag comedy, 8pm.
Cygnet Theatre, Hour Before Nightfall, play based on story of Bodmin hermit Frederick Densham, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Red Rum Club.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Sherling Studio, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, The Solent Ensemble, Beethoven, Schumann, 2.30.
SALISBURY, Cathedral, Passacaglia – The David Hill Organ Concert, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Mick Jogger and the Stones Experience.
City Hall, Justin Hayward, The Story in Your Eyes tour.
SHERBORNE, Studio Theatre, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens’  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Amazing Animals with The Animal Guyz.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Sun Records – The Concert.

Sunday 11 October
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Paragon Singing Day, Explore Bach’s B Minor Mass, 10am to 5pm: Alastair King: The Music of Downton Abbey, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Dr John Cooper Clarke, with Nigel Planer, Luke Wright and John Agard, comedy, punk and spoken word: Lantern, DeVotchKa, celebration of the music of Little Miss Sunshine.
St George’s, China Crisis, The Warped Tour.
Tobacco Factory, Cally Beaton in Namaste Motherf*ckers, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Rook Lane, CarmenCo in My My My Delilah, biblically inspred concert play, 3pm.
Merlin, Mark Thomas  40 in Stand-Up Years, comedy.
Cheese and Grain, Cloudbusting – the Music of Kate Bush.

Monday 12 October
BEAMINSTER, MOVIOLA
BRISTOL, Beacon, Van Morrison.
St George’s, Jake Xerxes Fussell, folk.
Tobacco Factory, The Kate Bush Songbook, 7.30.
SHREWTON, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA

Tuesday 13 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, Martin Shaw in A Man for All Seasons, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Bath Phil, cond Rory Macdonald, Marian Batsashvili, piano, Capperauld, Sweeney, Weir and Sibelius, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Burt Bacharach Songbook with The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and guest singers.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Hadestown: The Musical, recorded in the West End, 7pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Seth Lakeman.
Beacon, Masego, jazz and r’n’b.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Hadestown, fimed in West End, 7.30 and 21 Oct 5pm.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, In The Air Tonight, Phil Collins and Genesis tribute.
City Hall, Adam Garcia’s Emerald Storm.
SOMERTON, Public Rooms, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
WINSFORD,  Village Hall, Midwinter Break.MOVIOLA

Wednesday 14 October
BATH, Forum, Avatar – the Last Airbender, scenes from the films and live music.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Westlife, 25th anniversary world tour.
Pavilion, BBLOC in 9 to 5 – the Musical, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Olivia Cuttill Quintet, jazz and blues, 1pm.
BRANSGORE, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio,  FlawBored in What’s the F**king Point?, comedy, to Sat various times.
St George’s, Bristol Ensemble and the Fitzhardinge Consort, Haydn, Finzi, Poulenc.
Tobacco Factory, Gurt Theatre in WWG:GURTMania, comedic love letter to the world of professional wrestling, to Sat, 7.30.
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, The Christophers.MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Last Viking, film, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, St David’s Players in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
FROME, Merlin, The Last Viking, film, 8pm.
KILMINGTON (Devon) Community Cinema, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Peter Whelan, Tammy Thorn, bassoon, Romantic Transitions, JC Bach, Mozart, CPE Bach and Haydn, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, SAS: Behind Enemy Lines, with Damien Lewis, talk, 7.30.
City Hall, Salisbury WI, An Afternoon of Entertainment, 1.45pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, AC Drama Group in And then There Were None, to Sat.

Thursday 15 October
BATH, Forum, Cabaret Voltaire, electronica.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Harvest, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, BBC Young Musician Grand Finals, 7pm.
St George’s, William Jack, cello and jazz guitar, 1pm: Meera Syal, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Blow Monkeys, Birdsong tour, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, An Evening with the Guide Dogs, in aid of Pound Arts and Guide Dogs, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, The Kala Chethena Co, Kathakali classical dance drama of Kerela, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Kane Brown, Crowd Work King, comedy.
Cheese and Grain, Walter Trout.
Tree House, Lennna  Bahule, Mozambican indiginous and contemporary music.
HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Tenors Unlimited – Great Songs, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, folk, 7.30.
City Hall, UK Pink Floyd Experience.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli,Wimborne Drama in Kind Hearts and Coronets, to Sat, 7.30.

Friday 16 October
BATH, Forum, The Magic of Motown.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Yawning Dog in Goldfish, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Verity Standen, Everything Slips, contemporary choral.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Rosary Drive, local indie band, 8pm.
McMillan Theatre, The History of Rock.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Oliver Wass, harp, Gabriela Opacka, violin, 11.30: Maddie Morris, songs and stories, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Ruby Wax, Absolutely Famous, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Lanny, adapted by Bea Roberts from Max Porter’s novel, to 7 Nov, various times.
St George’s, Jess Gilham, saxophone, and her band, CPE Bach, Hildegarde of Bingen, Nadia Boulanger, Corelli, Bowie, 7.30.
Beacon, Nish Kumar, Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy: Lantern, M T Jones, jazz r’n’b.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Odyssey (2026), 35mm screening, 2.30 and 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Mark Thomas, 40 in Stand-Up Years, comedy, 8pm.
CREWKERNE, Wadham School, FilmCrew, H is for Hawk.
DITCHEAT, Jubilee Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Iago Banet, guitar, fingerstyle, gypsy jazz, blues, folk and country, 7.30.
FROGHAM, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
FROME, Merlin, Our Star Theatre in The Three Musketeers.
Memorial Hall, Michael Jackson – The King of Pop, with Navi.
Cheese and Grain, Rhythm of the 90s.
Tree House, Good Habits, indie folk.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Oliver Wass, harp, Gabriela Opacka, violin, 7.30.
PURBECK, various venues, Film Festival, to 1 Nov.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Paul Merton and Suki Webster’s Improv Show, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Laurence Knight, The Bowie Experience, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, Freebird: A Tribute to Eva Cassidy.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Alberto Dalgo, pianist from Milan, Northern Landscapes, Schumann, Liszt, Grieg and Chopin, and Sat, 8pm.

Saturday 17 October
BATH, Forum, Chris Ramsey, Here, Man!, comedy.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Sinfonia Cymru, Ana Silvera, Saied Silbak and Patrick Rimes, global classical.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Louis and the Iguanas, ska, funk and reggae.
McMillan Theatre, The Signatures, Northern Soul Live.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Flo and Joan, With Feeling, comedy, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Brandon Flowers, Americana: Lantern, Rhythm Utsav, dance, Indian classical and world, 6.30pm.
St George’s, Exultate Singers, A Sense of the Divine, Tallis, MacMillan, Stanford, Clarke, traditional songs etc, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Express Yourself, The Madonna Show, tribute, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Jack Rutter, Yorkshire folk singer live recording of new album, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Oliver Wass, harp, Gabriela Opacka, violin, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, former Wimbledon line judge Pauline Eyre, Anyone for Tennis, comedy, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, Sam Campbell, Kid Giblet, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, 4AM Kru and Aries, jungle music.
Tree House, Straighten Out, Stranglers tribute.
PILL, Memorial Club, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Pinch Punch Improv in Locomotive for Murder: the Improvised Whodunit, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Holmes and Watson: Curious Case of the Masked Magician with Peter Clifford and the Great Baldini, 2 and 7.30pm.
City Hall, Banff Mountain Film Festival, red programme.
SHAPWICK, nr Wimborne, St Bartholomew’s Church, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, Music for an Autumn Evening, 5pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Macbeth from the Metropolitan Opera.

Sunday 18 October
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Austentatious.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Fulltone Orchestra,  Symphonic Enya, 3pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Macbeth from the Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Wishhbone Ash.
Beacon, Lantern, The Scottish Ensemble and Brighde Chaimbeul, Scottish small pipes, The Folklore and History of Skye and traditional gaelic waulking songs, 7pm: Beacon, Avatar the Last Airbender in concert, favourite moments from animated series with live music: 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Money for Nothing, Dire Straits tribute, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Lulu.

Monday 19 October
BRISTOL, Wardrobe Theatre, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark, to 29 Oct.
Beacon, Courtney Barnett, alternative indie rock.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Rock the Tots – Sp0oky Fun, 11am.
HAWKCHURCH, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Christine Collister and Dave Kelly, folk.

Tuesday 20 October
BATH, Forum, Christian Horner talking about F1 Racing.
BOURNEMOUTH,Pavilion, The Legends in Vegas – After Hours.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Fairport Convention.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio, Nathan Bessell in Up Down Big Man, to Sat, various times.
St George’s, Lemn Sissay, Let The Light Pour In, poetry, 7.30.
Beacon, Lake Street Dive, jazz and rock: Lantern, Margaret Gaspy, indie folk.
Tobacco Factory, Karla Shacklock in Niplash, comedy about breast feeding, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Jordan Wylie, Finding Purpose, adventurer and former soldier, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Green Room in Don’t Dilly Dally, music hall favourites, 2.15pm.
City Hall, Hallowe’en in concert, 7.3o.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Sh*t Faced Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet, 7.30.

Wednesday 21 October
BATH, Forum, The Beat and The Selecter.
BOURNEMOUTH,Pavilion, Nigel Havers, Talking B*ll*cks.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Macbeth from the Metropolitan Opera, 6.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Foy Vance, The Wake World Tour, singer songwriter, 7pm: Hesta Banks and the Adam Stokes Quintet, tribute to Blossom Dearie, 7.30.
Beacon, Phil Wang, Uh Oh, comedy: Lantern, Phil Beer Trio, folk and blues.
Tobacco Factory, Harriet Kemsley in Floozy, comedy, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Simeon Walker, pianist and composer, 1pm.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Box of Tricks in How Soon is Now?, new play with 1990s music, 7.30.
HARNHAM, nr Salisbury, Sports and Social Club, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Mark Wigglesworth, Anthony Marwood, violin, Glorious Heights, Tippett, Vaughan Williams, Ades, Sibelius, 7.30.
SALISBURY, various venues, Celebrate Voice, to 31st Oct.
St Thomas’s Church, CV, The Sixteen, cond Harry Christophers, An Immortal Legacy, Tallis, Morley, Byrd, MacMillan, Tippett and Britten, 7pm.
Playhouse, Daniel Kitson, Thrum, comedy and music, 7.30: Salberg Studio, Two Halves of Guiness, with Zeb Soanes, to Sat, 7.45, Thurs/Sat mats 2.45.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Tracy Borman, Tudors on Tour, talk, 7.30.

Thursday 22 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, Jennifer Saunders in Edward Bond’s The Sea, to 7 Nov, Mon-Sat, Thus/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Sounds of the 60s, with Tony Blackburn.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Phantoms with Lee Mead.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Derek versus Derek, rewilding documentsry film.
Electric Palace, Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels, recorded on Broadway, 7pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Jonathan Parkin, guitar, Rodrigo, Albeniz, Tarrega etc, 1pm: Grace Petrie, folk singer songwriter, 8pm.
Beacon, The Blindboy Podcast Live: Lantern, Donovan Woods, folk.
Tobacco Factory, Box of Tricks Theatre in How Soon is Now?, to Sat, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Michael Mania Live, tribute, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Exhibition on Screen, David Hockney at the Royal Academy, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Simeon Walker, piano, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Queen by Candlelight.
Northcott, Tracy Borman, Tudor’s on Tour, 7.30.
University Great Hall, BSO, cond Mark Wigglesworth, Anthony Marwood, violin, Glorious Heights, Tippett, Vaughan Williams, Ades, Sibelius, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, Harriet Kemsley in Floozy, comedy, 7.45.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Tom Stade Rules, comedy.
Tree House, Chantel McGregor, guitar.
OTTERFORD, Parish Hall, H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, CV, Alaa Shehada, The Horse of Jenin, storytelling, mask theatre and comedy, 7.30.
Playhouse, Brendan Murphy in Buffy ReVamped, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Sounds of the 60s with The Zoots, 7.30.
City Hall, Jeremy Bowen, Truth Under Fire, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Wishbone Ash, and Fri.

Friday 23 October
BATH, Forum, Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of the Worlds.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The ELO Experience, 20th anniversary tour:  Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.|
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, KIIOTO, featuring Lou Rhodes of Lamb and HEKA, contemporary jazz.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, The Unravelling Wilburys.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Billy Joel UK, tribute, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Mali Sheard, jazz and folk, 1pm: Maire Carroll, Philip Glass Piano Etude, 7.30.
Beacon, The Mountain Goats, folk and indie: Lantern, Manding Melody, West African jazz.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Harriet Kemsley, Floozy, comedy, 8pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Chris While and Julie Matthews, folk, 7.30.
EAST STOUR, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2.MOVIOLA
EDINGTON, Somerset, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Cathedral, The music of The Eagles by Candlelight,.
Northcott, Sindhu Vee in Swanky, comedy, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, The Comedy Store 2026.
FROME, Merlin, Shakespeare Live in Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster.
Tree House, Northcote, Canadian folk punk.
MERE, Lecture Hall, Rose of Nevada. MOVIOLA
ROADWATER, Village Hall, Maddie Storvold, Canadian folk, 7.30. TA
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, CV, Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, Playhouse, An Evening of Burlesque Cabaret, and 3oth, 7.30, Sun 2pm, 28 Oct, 6.30pm.
Arts Centre, WiFi Wars, live comedy game show, 7pm.
City Hall, Beyond the Barricade.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Simon and Garfunkel, Through the Years
WATCHET, Cinema,  Savage House. MOVIOLA
WINTERSLOW, Village Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA

Saturday 24 October
BATH, Forum, Thank you for the Music, ABBA tribute.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Hello Again – The Neil Diamond Songbook: Ballroom, Ginger Johnson in Show Pony, drag.
Pavilion Dance, Joss Arnott Dance in Meet the Hatter, a magical cinematic dance and multi-media family show, 6pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Izzy Gizmo, family concert, 2pm: Ensemble 360 and Intimate Letters, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, The Chicago Blues Brothers, Live at the Country Bunker.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, The Amazing Bubble Man, 2pm: Pressure, film, 7.30 and 5 Nov, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, London Symphony Orchestra, cond Pappano, Sheku Kanneh Mason, cello, world premiere of Finnis cello concerto, Bruckner 9th symphony, 5pm.
St George’s, Bristol Classical Players, Mozart and Brahms, 7.30.
Electric Bristol, The Beat and The Selecter.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, 911, 30th anniversary tour, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Miriam Cooper in her solo play Two Queens, One Nation, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Four Seasons and The Lark Ascending, 7.30.
Northcott, Simon and Garfunkel Through the Years, 7.30.
EXMOUTH, Blackmore Theatre, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens’ Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Beatles for Sale tribute show.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2.MOVIOLA
LYDEARD ST LAWRENCE, Village Hall, Maddie Storvold, Canadian folk, 8pm. TA
NETHERBURY, Village Hall, The Christophers.MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, CV, Emerging Voices, Celebrating Wiltshire’s Youth, 2pm: The Wellermen, transatlantic folk group, 7.30.
Playhouse, The Pasadena Roof Orchestra, 7.30.
Arts Centre,  Groove Junction, local bands, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Bad Co Legacy.

Sunday 25 October
BOURNEMOUTH, 02 Academy, The Beat and The Selecter.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Breabach, Scottish folk.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, The Lorna and Laister Show, variety, 2pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s,  Minibeats with Laura Tanner, Superstrings, 10.30am and 12.30pm.
Beacon, Tom Davis, Spudgun, comedy: Lantern, Rory Ingham’s Trombone Assembly, jazz.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels, filmed on Broadway, 2pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Mike Denham Speakeasy with John Maddocks, clarinet, Nick Ball, drums, jazz, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, The Space Explorers Academy, interactive show, 1.30 and 4.30pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Once Upon a Rhyme, 1pm.

Monday 26 October
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Miriam Margolyes, Full English Live.
BRISTOL, Beacon, The Australian Pink Floyd.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Darryl J Carrington in Out of the Box, family-friendly circus comedy, 11am and 2pm.
EXETER, University Great Hall, Michael Palin, In the Philippines, 7.30.
SHERBORNE, Powell Theatre, YAOS in The Great British Bake Off Musical, to Sat.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Hallow’een Spooktacular, 2pm.

Tuesday 27 October
BATH, Forum, Australian Pink Floyd.
BRISTOL, St George’s,  10cc’s Graham Gouldman and Heart Full of Songs, 7.30: Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage, folk duo, with Jon Thorne, double bass, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Man Who Laughs,1928 silent film with live piano score by Meg Morley, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Poetry to Song, with local poets, composers and singers, 7pm.
SALISBURY, St Thomas’s Church, CV, The Brodsky Quartet and Willard White, bass baritone, from 19th century leider to the Great American Songbook, 7pm.
Playhouse, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Manon, from the Royal Ballet.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Appraisal, comedy with Tim Marriott and Angela Bull, 7.30.

Wednesday 28 October
BATH, Forum, Russell Howard, Don’t Tell the Algorithm, and Thurs.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Basil Alter and Jong Sun Woo, Prokofiev, Ravel and Messiaen, 1pm: Jacqueline du Pre: Genius and Tragedy, film, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Scary Tours by Somerset Youth Theatre, immersive experiences for Hallowe’en, and Thurs.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Bad Apples, film, 7.30.
CASTLE CARY, Caryford Hall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Artisan Theatre School in High School Musical, various times.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Last Baguette in Playtime! Ratty’s Birthday, 10am.
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
EXETER, Northcott, Jasmin Vardimon Company in Lullaby, dance, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Punk Rock Factory.
ILMINSTER, Warehouse Theatre, IES in The Welkin, to Sat, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Charlotte Corderoy, Junyan Chen, piano, Eastern Odyssey, Mozart, Saint Saens, Rimsky Korsakov, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, CV, Hooray for Hollywood, a Century of Movie Musical with Liza Pulman and Joe Stilgoe, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Street Theatre in Waiting for Godot, to Sat.

Thursday 29 October
BATH, Forum, Science Museum, live stage show, noon.
BOURNEMOUTH, AUB at Wallisdown Campus, 1984, to Sat,7.30, Sat mat 2.30
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Hannah’s Hoofers in The Fairest of the All, and Fri, 4 and 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Rose of Nevada, film, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Seann Walsh, This is Torture, comedy, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan, folk, Persian and Turkish classical and world music: Lantern, Sindhu Vee, Swanky, comedy, and Fri.
St George’s, AERA Ensemble, Beethoven, Bruch and Stravinsky, 1pm: Jasmine Myra, saxophone, and band, jazz, 8pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957 film, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Blue Fire Theatre in Chopped Liver and Unions, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Nish Kumar, Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, The Queens of Nassau, new folk-punk musical about the women pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, to Sat, 7.30.
Cheese and Grain, Republica, 30 Years of Ready-to-Go.
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, cond Charlotte Corderoy, Junyan Chen, piano, Eastern Odyssey, Mozart, Saint Saens, Rimsky Korsakov, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, The Haar, The Lost Day tour, folk, 7.30.
City Hall, Calling Planet Earth, music of the 80s.

Friday 30 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, M6 Theatre in All the Small Things, puppetry and storytelling, 10am and 1pm, Sat-Sun  11.30am and 3pm.
Forum, The Proclaimers.
BISHOPSTONE, nr Salisbury, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding. MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Tom Stade, Rules, comedy.
BIC, Steve Backshall, Deadly -Live, animal adventures. 2pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble, Hallowe’en Special, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Akademi in Plastic Drastic Fantastic, contemporary dance theatre for children, 11am.
Electric Palace, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975 film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Rachel Podger, violin, and Lucie Horsch, recorders, Bach, Telemann, Montanari, Boismoitier and traditional, 7.30.
Beacon,The Witcher in concert, combining the game with a specially composed score, 8pm.
Tobacco Factory, Spielman Studio, Stephen Smith in One Man Poe, celebrating gothic horror writer, and Sat, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Big Girls Don’t Cry, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Edge Street Live, Brian Bilston, poet, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Liza Pulman Sings Streisand, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Grandmaster Flash.
Tree House, Nick Cage against the Machine.
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Harriet  – Trying to Get the Feeling Again.

Saturday 31 October
BATH, Forum, The Phantoms with Lee Mead.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Akademi in Plastic Drastic Fantastic, South Asian contemporary dance, 11am and 2pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Stile Antico, Discord to Harmony, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Shaun Ryder, Happy Mondays, and Fridays, and Saturdays, and Sundays.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Bugonia, film, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Peatbog Faeries, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, BOVTS in Romeo and Juliet, dir Gregory Doran, to 7 Nov.
Beacon, Stornaway, indie rock.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Bournemouth Musical Theatre in Hallowe’en Spectacular, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Tom Stade Rules, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Busted Experience.
MARTOCK, Parish Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, CV, Kieran White, tenor, Cedric Meyer, lute, Time Stands Still, celebrating 400th anniversary of John Dowland and John Danyel, English lute songs, 2pm: Norma Winstone, jazz, with Nikki Iles, piano, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Hallowe’en Party, local band night, 7pm.
City Hall, Nightmare in Nashville, hallowe’een rodeo fest and country tributes, from 2pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Port Regis Farrington Hall, Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series, Howard Shelley, piano, and strings of London Mozart Players, Dvorak and Schumann, 5pm.
WIMBORNE, Canford School, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Road to Joy – The Beethoven Symphonies, Beethoven: The Man, cond Mark Wigglesworth, John Suchet, Samuel West, percussionist Evylyn Glennie, Jonathan Dimbleby with BSO principals string quartet, from 1.30pm.
Tivoli, Rave On, 50s and 60s music.

Sunday 1 November
BRISTOL, Beacon,Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Road to Joy – The Beethoven Symphonies, Beethoven: The Man, cond Mark Wigglesworth, John Suchet, Samuel West, percussionist Evylyn Glennie, Jonathan Dimbleby with BSO principals string quartet, from 1.30pm.
Old Vic, Celya Ab in We Must Stop Meeting Like This, comedy, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Chance to Dance, local dance schools’ showcase, 4.45.
University Great Hall, Tom Davis, Spudgun, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Manon, from the Royal Ballet, 2pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, The Stylistics.

Tuesday 3 November
EXETER, University Great Hall, The Archers: Live at 75, with stars of the radio show.
Northcott, The Hofesh Schechter Company In the Brain, dance, 7.30.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Playhouse, East is East, to 14 Nov, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15
City Hall, Leo Sayer.|
YETMINSTER, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA

Wednesday 4 November
BOURTON, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
CHURCHINFORD, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
CODFORD ST PETER, Woolstore Theatre, Savage House. MOVIOLA
FROME, Merlin, Powell and Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death, 1946, restored, 8pm.
Tree House, Rocketsuit Rogue.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Boris Giltburg, piano, Sunshine Symphonies, Prokofiev, Schumann and Beethoven, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli Theatre, Steeleye Span.

Thursday 5 November
BRISTOL, Beacon, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Boris Giltburg, piano, Sunshine Symphonies, Prokofiev, Schumann and Beethoven, 7pm.
EXETER, Cathedral, Voices of Valjean, John Owen Johns and other West End Stars, 7.30.
Northcott, Thomas Green in Brainstorm, comedy, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, Ignacio Lopez, Nada, comedy, 7.45.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Hothouse Flowers.
Tree House, Ben Poole, blues, rock and soul guitar.
HAVANT, The Spring, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Stewart Lee versus the Man Wulf, comedy. 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Conn Artists in Jane Eyre.

Friday 6 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Donald, new play by Stefano Massini, to 5 Dec, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Company Chameleon in Obscura, double bill, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano, 11.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio,  Side eYe in Off-Key, and Sat, 8pm, Sat mat 3pm.
EXETER, Northcott, Time of Death – More Unnatural Causes with forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Marina Sossi in Black Box: A Poetic Investigation.
Rook Lane, Moscow Drug Club, 7.30.
Cheese and Grain, The Bluetones, Expecting to Fly 30th anniversary tour.
Tree House, Zion Train.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark, and Sat.

Saturday 7 November
BATH, Forum,  Harry Enfield, And No Chums, comedy.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Prof Brian Cox, Emergence, exploring the wonders of science, and Sun, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, The Story of Guitar Heroes, 7.30.
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
FROME, Merlin, Andy Parsons in Please #@!$ Off to Mars, comedy.
Memorial Hall, Copacabana Magic, the music of Barry Manilow, with Martyn James.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, with Lee Memphis King, Elvis: Viva Las Vegas!, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Steeleye Span.
Arts Centre, Stuff and Nonsense Theatre in Rabbit and Rey and the Lost Things, 11.30am and 2.30pm: Michael Spicer, Hope All’s Well, satire and comedy, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Fleetwood Mac Songbook.
TIVERTON, New Hall, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens’  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Minster, Bournemouth Bach Choir, 7.30.

Sunday 8 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, A4 Brass Quartet, principal players from leading brass bands, 2pm:  Fergus McCreadie, piano, and the Scottish Ensemble, jazz, folk and classical, 7.30pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Morgan Rees in What a Bummer, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Jenny Talia, Australian comedy rock star, Without Adult Supervision.
Cheese and Grain, Peter Cox of Go West, music and memories.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Festival of Remembrance with Treorchy Male Choir and Royal Marines Association Concert Band, 3pm.

Monday 9 November
BEAMINSTER, Public Hall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA
SHREWTON, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding. MOVIOLA

Tuesday  10 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, David Suchet in Murder in the Cathedral, to 21 Nov, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio, Papatango Theatre in Tom Howell’s The Silence and the Noise, to Sat, various times.
EXETER, Cathedral, G4 at Christmas, 7.30.
Northcott, NT Screening, The Misanthrope with Sandra Oh, 7pm.
FROME, Merlin, Carmen from the Royal Opera, 7pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Carmen from the Royal Opera.
WINSFORD, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 11 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Carmen on screen from the Royal Opera, 6.30.
BRANSGORE, Village Hall, The Christophers.MOVIOLA
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Sh*t Theatre in Evita TOO, to Sat, 7.30.
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
EXETER, Northcott, T-Rextasy, Greatest Hits Tour, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, The Secret Agent, film, 8pm.
Cheese and Grain, Ferris and Sylvester, folk rock.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Street Theatre Company in A Monster Calls, to Sat.

Thursday 12 November
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Suede and  The Manic Street Preachers.
DONHEAD ST MARY, Village Hall, Midwinter Break.MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Christopher Hall, Pizazz, comedy, 7.45.
ILFRACOMBE, Landmark Theatre, Steeleye Span.
NETHER WALLOP, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Louise Jordan, Behind Enemy Lines – the story of women agents in WW2, 7.30pm.
City Hall, The Illegal Eagles, Hotel California tour.
SHEPTON MONTAGUE, Village Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA

Friday 13 November
BATH, various venues, Mozartfest, to 21 Nov.
BOURNEMOUTH, Palace Court Theatre, AUB in Frankenstein: The Making of a Monster, and Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
Pavilion Dance, National Dance Company Wales in Blue I Glas, double bill, Ordinary Courage and Untamed, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Andy Sheppard Trio with Evan Parker, jazz, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
CHARD, Guildhall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA
CREWKERNE, Wadham School, FilmCrew, L’Etranger.
EXETER, Northcott, The Rachel Parris Songbook, comedy with singalong, 7.30.
FROME, Memorial Hall, The Unravelling Wilburys.
Merlin, Charlie Baker, Go Get It, comedy.
Cheese and Grain, Skids and Theatre of Hate.
Tree House, Liz Jones and Broken Windows, roots and blues.
NORTON SUB HAMDON, Village Hall, CarmenCo in A Pocket Opera, 7.30. TA
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Lucy Porter, Let Yourself Go, comedy, 7.30.
City Hall, Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts, comedy.
WATCHET, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA

Saturday 14 November
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Emma Johnson, clarinet,  7pm.
BISHOP SUTTON, Valley Arts, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Myles Smith, singer songwriter, My Mess, My Heart, My Life.
Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, A Fistful of Spooks and Emma Salokoski Voices, members of Spooky Men’s Chorale and Finish female choir, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, Spielman Studio, Wasteland Improv in Tales from the Wasteland: Post-Apocalyptic  Improv, 8pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Feeling.
Tree House, Biffy McClyro tribute.
HOLFORD, Village Hall, CarmenCo in A Pocket Opera, 7.30. TA
POOLE, Lighthouse, Sherling Studio, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, Joel Munday, violin, Julian Trevelyan, piano, Brahms, Bartok, Schubert, 2.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, The Book of Genesis, tribute, 7.30.
City Hall, The Story of Guitar Heroes.

Sunday 15 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, RBC Jazz Orchestra and WYJO, jazz, 3pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Ania Magliano, Peach Fuzz, comedy, 2.30 and 7.30.
FROME, Rook Lane, Rhossili Duo, flute and guitar, 3pm.
Cheese and Grain, Dom Joly, Trigger Happy TV 25th anniversary tour, comedy.
LAMYATT, Village Hall, CarmenCo in A Pocket Opera, 6pm. TA
SALISBURY, City Hall, Elkie Brooks – The Long Farewell Tour.

Monday 16 November
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Script.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Danny Hart Won’t Sit Down, downhill mountain biker, 7.45.
HAWKCHURCH, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Much Ado About Nothing, to Sat.

Tuesday 17 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Hugo Svedberg, Tim Horton and Adrian Brendel, Handel, Rachmaninov etc, 1pm
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Lucy Beaumont, Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos, comedy, 7.30.

Wednesday 18 November
ARTSreach tbc Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Paul Smith, Happy, comedy, and 28 Nov, 8pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Baz Luhrman film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Stuart Goldsmith in Canary, comedy, 7.30.
HARNHAM, nr Salisbury, Sports and Social Club, Savage House. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Andrew Litton, Jonathan Biss, piano, Imperial Majesty, Walton, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Gary Delaney, Gary On Laughing, comedy.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Banff Mountain Film Festival, blue programme.

Thursday 19 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Polka Theatre in Arthur, to 3 Jan, various dates and times.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Archers: Live at 75 with host Angela Barnes and cast members including Charles Collingwood, Ryan Kelly and Sunny Ormonde, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and friends, Kool Story Bro, comedy, and Fri, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Andy Parsons, Please #@!$ Off to Mars, comedy, 7.45.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, Frome Drama in Season’s Greetings, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat  2.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, cond Andrew Litton, Jonathan Biss, piano, Imperial Majesty, Walton, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, 7pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Lost in Music, Motown hits.

Friday 20 November
ARTSreach tbc Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Ryan Wang, piano, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, etc, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, A Christmas Carol, to 9 Jan, various dates and times.
DITCHEAT, Jubilee Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
EDINGTON (Somerset), Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Grace Campbell, The Lady is a Tramp, comedy, 7.45.
FROGHAM, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Entitled Sons.
Tree House, Brave Rival.
HANGING LANGFORD, Village Hall, Rose of Nevada. MOVIOLA
MERE, UR Church, Pagoda Project, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Madfabulous. MOVIOLA
TINCLETON, Gallery, John Law, jazz piano, 8pm.

Saturday 21 November
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Bill Bailey, Vaudevillean.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Martin Hayes and Kate Ellis, folk, 7.30.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Honk!, to 3 Jan.
FROME, Memorial Hall, All Floyd, the best of Pink Floyd.
Cheese and Grain, Martin Kemp, Back to the 80s DJ set.
Tree House, David Ford, Songbook.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Mad Dog Mcrea.
TINCLETON, Gallery, John Law and Ant Law, jazz pianos, The Laws of  (E)motion, 8pm.

Sunday 22 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra, Rossini, Poulenc, Rachmaninov, 3pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Sensation ABBA, tribute band: Studio, Giant, (film) with John Lithgow as Roald Dahl.

Monday 23 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Stardust:  A Musical Journey, with Voices for Life massed children’s choir, and Wed, 6pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Eagles of Death Metal.

Tuesday 24 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, CATS, to Sat.

Wednesday 25 November
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Bob Dylan, 8pm.
CASTLE CARY, Caryford Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
EXETER, University Great Hall, Fin Taylor, The Pre-Emptive Comeback Special, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Giant, with John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, recorded in the West End, 7pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Andrew Manze, Yeol Eum Son, piano, Flower Power, Mahler/Britten, Mozart and Schumann, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Musical Theatre Salisbury in Elf! The Musical, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.

Thursday 26 November
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Australian Pink Floyd, The Happiest Days of our Lives.
EXETER, Cathedral, Nadia Eide, soprano, Christmas at the Musicals, 7pm.
FROME, Tree House, The Turbans, Music from Manywhere.

Friday 27 November
BISHOPSTONE, nr Salisbury, Village Hall, The Christophers.MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Gorilla Circus in RPM, acrobatics, street dance and roller skating, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Sinfonia Cymru with Sidiki Dembele, muti-instrumentalist drummer, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Cinderella – A Fairy Tale, to 2 Jan.
EAST STOUR, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Whitney Houston by Candlelight.
Northcott, Sleeping Beauty with Le Navet Bete, to 3 Jan, various days and times.
Barnfield Theatre, The Comedy Store 2026.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Craig Charles funk and soul houseparty.
MERE, Lecture Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, BSO Tea Time Trio, Cake Concert, 11am.
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
WINTERSLOW, Village Hall, The Christophers.MOVIOLA

Saturday 28 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Indoor Festival of Folk with  Bartin Barre and Alex Hart, Chris Wood, Edgelarks, Ellie Gowers etc, 1.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio,  Polka Theatre in The Snowy Day, to 3 Jan, various day times.
FROME, Memorial Hall, Showaddywaddy.
Cheese and Grain, Judgement, the True Sound of Ibiza with Judge Jules and more.
Tree House, Three Daft Monkeys.
MARTOCK, Parish Hall, Rebuilding. MOVIOLA
NETHERBURY, Village Hall, Midwinter Break.MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Beauty and the Beast, to 10 January 2027, various dates and times.
Arts Centre, What Wood Victoria Do? with Paulus the Cabaret Geek, 7.30.

Sunday 29 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bath Symphony Orchestra, Ethel Smythe, Britten and Elgar, 7.30.
FROME, Rook Lane, Chelys Cosort of Viols with Fair Oriana vocal ensemble, A Musical Menagerie, Renaissance, Jacobean and Stuart songs, 3pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, BSO cond Pete Harrison, Christmas at the Movies, orchestral favourites from seasonal classics, 7pm.

Monday 30 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Chineke! Orchestra with guitarist Plinio Fernandes, Stravinsky, Rodrigo, Eliana Echverry and Adolphus Hailstork, 7.30.
SHERBORNE, Studio Theatre, APS in God of Carnage, to Sat.

Tuesday 1 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, Paranormal Activity, to Sat, various times.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Mediaeval Baebes, 30th anniversary tour, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Little Theatre in The Vicar of Dibley: The Greatest Nativity Ever Told (almost), to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, Village Hall, Savage House.MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet.
YETMINSTER, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 2 December
BOURTON, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
CHURCHINFORD, Village Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Lyr, Simon Armitage, Patrick Pearson and Richard Walters, poetry and music.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Olivia Boen, soprano, Eternal Heaven, Britten and Mahler, 7.30.

Thursday 3 December
BOURNEMOUTH, AUB Wallisdown campus,  Twelfth Night, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, Spielman Studio, Little Snowy Hare, family show, to 3 Jan, various dates, 10.30am, 11am and 2.30pm.
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Olivia Boen, soprano, Eternal Heaven, Britten and Mahler, 7.30.
FROME, Tree House, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, hip hop history.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, The Noise Next Door, improv comedy, 7.30.
City Hall, Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson tribute.

Friday 4 December
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Squeeze with Billy Bragg.
Pavilion Dance, COAST Dance in Even the Devil has Demons, choreographed by Caitlin Barnett, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio, Closer Each Day: The Improvised Soap Opera, to 19 Dec, 8pm.
Beacon, BSO cond Pete Harrison, Christmas at the Movies, orchestral favourites from seasonal classics, 7pm.
EXETER, Cathedral, West End Singers, Christmas by Candlelight, 1.30 and 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Frozen- The Musical, to Sun, and 9 to 12 Dec, various times.
Tree House, Cinema Stereo, alt rock.
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, A Christmas Carol, to 12 Dec.

Saturday 5 December
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Festive Joy, Peter Roper-Curzon and friends, piano works and festiva delights, 4pm.
BLANDFORD, Parish Church, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir and Sinfonietta Players, cond David Gostick, A Baroque (and more) Christmas, 3pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Aladdin, to 3 Jan.
BIC, Ocean Colour Scene, Moseley Shoals 30th anniversary tour.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Soweto Kinch, jazz, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Sleeping Beauty, to 3 Jan 2027.
CHRISTCHURCH, Priory, Bournemouth Bach Choir, Handel’s Messiah, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, Troy Hawke in Never Stop, Never Change!, comedy, 7.30.
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall, Is This Thing On?. MOVIOLA
FROME, Memorial Hall, Arrival – the hits of ABBA.
Cheese and Grain, Fleetwood Bac.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Carsick, local post-punk band, 6.30pm.
City Hall, James B Partridge, The Big Christmas Assembly, 3.30.
SEATON, Gateway, Exeter Opera Group in Rossini’s La Cenerentola,  7.30.

Sunday 6 December
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Kevin Bridges, Here If You Need Me, comedy.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Christmas with Jess Gillam and her seven-piece band, Christmas favourites reimagined for the saxophone, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Exeter Cathedral Choir and Devon Baroque, Handel’s Messiah, 2.30pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, ABBA Merry Christmas.

Monday 7 December
BEAMINSTER, Public Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Culture Club – The Singles Tour.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Salberg Studio, The Tailor of Gloucester, to 27 Dec, various day times.

Tuesday 8 December
EXETER, Northcott, Le Navet Bete in Sleeping Beauty – No Kids Allowed, adult jokes, to 2 Jan, various dates.
Cathedral, Christmas with the Cathedral Choir, and Thurs/Sat, 7pm.
WINSFORD, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA

Wednesday 9 December
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Kasparas Mikuzis, piano, Bach, Ravel and Prokofiev, 1pm
BRANSGORE, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Larry Dean in Hellbent, comedy, 7.30.
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Michal Oren, Maria Wloszczowska, violin, Winter Warmers, Corelli, Vivaldi, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Salberg Studio, Guy Masterson in A Christmas Carol, to Sat, 7.45, Thurs mat 2.45.
City Hall, Jim Davidson’s Christmas Cracker, comedy.

Thursday 10 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, Beauty and the Beast, to 10 Jan 2027
NETHER WALLOP, Village Hall, Savage House.MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, Celebrate Voice at Christmas, to Sat.
Arts Centre, Lady Maisery and Jimmy and Sid, Awake, Arise, A Christmas Show for Our Times, folk, carols etc, 7.30.
City Hall, The Overtones, Jivin’ Home for Christmas.
STREET, Strode Theatre, New West End Jerseys, tribute.

Friday 11 December
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Echoing Air, Handel’s Messiah with artists from the OAE, The Sixteen and Glyndebourne Opera, 7.30.
CHARD, Guildhall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
CREWKERNE, Wadham School, FilmCrew, Song Sung Blue.
FROME, Memorial Hall, That’ll Be the Day, Christmas. 7pm.
Cheese and Grain,The Wedding Present, inc whole of Seamonsters.
HANGING LANGFORD, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
HOLFORD, Village Hall, Christmas with Jackie Oates and John Spiers, folk multi instrumentalists, 7.30. TA
SHAFTESBURY, Port Regis Farrington Hall, Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series, Aquinus Piano Trio, Rachel Roberts viola, Saint Saens, Brahms, Boulanger and Beach, 5pm.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Duncan Honeybourne, piano, Exploring British Musical History,  and Sat, 8pm.

Saturday 12 December
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Quercus, folk with June Tabor, Huw Warren and Iain Ballamy, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Henge, The Orb and System 7.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Christmas with Woodfalls Band, 7.30.
City Hall, That’ll Be Christmas, 7pm.

Sunday 13 December
BRADFORD ON AVON,Wiltshire Music Centre, WYM Christmas Festival, 1pm and 6pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Christmas Comedy Crackers with Russell Kane, Eva Bindeman, Lindsey Santoro, Chantel Nash and Dane Buckley, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Operababes and Fulltone Symphony Orchestra, 3pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Greatest Christmas Divaz Show.

Monday 14 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, Guy Masterson in A Christmas Carol, and Fri, 2 and 7pm.
CANFORD MAGNA, Canford School, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, A Dickensian Noel, 7.30.
HAWKCHURCH, Village Hall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Cathedral, G4 at Christmas, 7.30.
SHREWTON, Village Hall, Savage House.MOVIOLA

Tuesday 15 December
EXETER, Cathedral, Exeter Philharmonic Choir, cond Howard Ionascu, Cameron Todd and Ross Brown, trumpets, Tristan Hambleton, baritone, and Stephen Tanner, organ, Carols in the Cathedral, and Wed, 7.30.

Wednesday 16 December
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, A Dickensian Noel, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens in Eric & Ern, Bringing You Sunshine, to Sun, various times.
HARNHAM, nr Salisbury, Sports and Social Club, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, Handel’s Messiah, BSO and Symphony Chorus, cond Paul McCreesh, Anna Dennis, soprano, Anna Harvey, mezzo, Tom Walker, tenor, Matthew Brook, bass-baritone, 7pm.

Thursday 17 December
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Guy Masterson, solo performance of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, Down for the Count Swing Orchestra and singers, Swing Into Christmas, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, A (little) Christmas Carol, family musical theatre, to 29 Dec various day times.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Step into Christmas, concert spectacular.

Friday 18 December
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Musical Bingo fundraiser, 7pm.
BRUTON, St Mary’s Church, The Echoing Air, Handel’s Messiah with artists from the OAE, The Sixteen and Glyndebourne Opera, 6pm.
DITCHEAT, Jubilee Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, Last Night of the Christmas Proms,  Magic and Sparkle with Joe Stilgoe, 7.30.
FROME, Tree House, The P’hogues, and Sat.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Sweet with John Otway.
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA

Saturday 19 December
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Festive Ceilidh  with Jigfoot, from 7pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Amanda Whiting, The Christmas Cwtch, jazz harp, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight, 5.30: London Concertante, Christmas at the Movies, 7.30.
University Great Hall, Step Into Christmas, songs music, etc, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Foo Fakers, Th4 Blink 182 show and Warning:Tribute to Green Day.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, Last Night of the Christmas Proms, Magic and Sparkle with Joe Stilgoe, 7.30.

Sunday 20 December
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, That’ll Be Christmas, 7pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Cara Dillon, Upon a Winter’s Night.

Monday 21 December
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Muppet Christmas Carol, film, 11am.
FROME, Merlin, New Old Friends in Crime on the Christmas Express, and Tues, and 26-31 Dec and 2 Jan, various times.
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, Last Night of the Christmas Proms,  Magic and Sparkle with Joe Stilgoe, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Pinocchio, the Pantomime, to 30 Dec, various times.

Tuesday 22 December
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, The Snowman, family matinee, 11am:  The Snowman and festive favourites with BSO Voices, 7pm.

Wednesday 23 December
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, Celebration of Christmas Carols, traditional Christmas singalong, 7pm.

Monday 28 December
FROME, Memorial Hall, FMTC in Cinderella, to 3 Jan, various times.

Wednesday 30 December
FROME, Cheese and Grain, K-Pop Superstars, 6.30pm.

Thursday 31 December
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Wonder Pantomimes in Cinderella, 11am and 3pm, and Fri 1 and 5pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, New Year’s Eve party with The Hammervilles, classic rock and pop anthems, from 7.30pm.

 

2027

Friday 1 January
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, New Year’s Day Viennese Gala, cond Tom Fetherstonhaugh, Claudia Boyle, soprano, 3pm.

Saturday 2 JanuaryBRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, WEYO New Year Concert, Strauss, Puccini, Ravel, Holst, 7.30pm and Sun 3pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, BSO, New Year’s Day Viennese Gala, cond Tom Fetherstonhaugh, Claudia Boyle, soprano, 7.30.

Sunday 3 January
BRISTOL, Beacon, BSO, New Year’s Day Viennese Gala, cond Tom Fetherstonhaugh, Claudia Boyle, soprano, 3pm.

Thursday 7 January
FAREHAM, Fareham Live, BSO, New Year’s Day Viennese Gala, cond Tom Fetherstonhaugh, Claudia Boyle, soprano, 7.30.

Friday 8 January
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, BSO, New Year’s Day Viennese Gala, cond Tom Fetherstonhaugh, Claudia Boyle, soprano, 7pm.

Saturday 9 January
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, BSO, New Year’s Day Viennese Gala, cond Tom Fetherstonhaugh, Claudia Boyle, soprano, 7.30.

Wednesday 13 January
FROME, Merlin, DJ Ahmet, film.

Friday 15 January
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Ellie Slorach, How to Train Your Dragon in Concert, film screening with live accompaniment,  7pm.

Wednesday 20 January
FROME, Merlin, NT Screening, Golden Boy, Josh O’Connor in Clifford Odets drama, 7pm.

Friday 22 January
SHAFTESBURY, Festival of Baroque. tbc

Sunday 24 January
SHAFTESBURY, St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick,  with Wessex Baroque Collective, 2pm.

Thursday 4 February 2027
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Blackbird, with John Simm, to 6 March, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.

Sunday 7 Februrary
FROME, Merlin, Wagner’s Gotterdammerung from the Royal Opera, 2pm.

Tuesday 9 February
BATH, Theatre Royal, James Graham’s Punch, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30

Wednesday 10 February
FROME, Merlin, Hen, film.

Saturday 13 February
POOLE, Lighthouse, Sherling Studio, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, The Heath String Quartet, Korngold, Janacek, Mendelssohn, 2.30.

Saturday 20 February
SHAFTESBURY, Port Regis Farrington Hall, Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series, Joanna McGregor, piano, Alexei Watkins, horn, Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra principals, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Brahms, 5pm.

Wednesday 24 February
DORCHESTER, Victorian Hall, Dorset Museum and Art Gallery, Dorset Museum Music Society,  Greenwich Piano Trio.

Sunday 28 February
FROME, Merlin, Cosi fan Tutte from the Royal Opera, 2pm.

Wednesday 10 March
FROME, Merlin, Cotton Queen, film.

Thursday 11 March
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, Ada and the Engine, to 20 March.

Saturday 13 March
POOLE, Lighthouse, Sherling Studio, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, Tom Poster, piano, Schumann, Schubert and various nocturnes and Great American Songbook, 2.30.

Wednesday 17 March
DORCHESTER, Victorian Hall, Dorset Museum and Art Gallery, Dorset Museum Music Society, Antonina Suhanova – piano.

Thursday 18 March
BOURNEMOUTH, Palace Court Theatre, AUB in One Man, Two Guvnors, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.

Tuesday 23 March
FROME, Merlin, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, from the Royal Ballet, 7.15.

Saturday 3 April
SHAFTESBURY, Port Regis Farrington Hall, Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series, Ruth Rogers, Simon Callaghan and Thomas Carroll, Beethoven’s Archduke Trio, 5pm.

Saturday 10 April
POOLE, Lighthouse, Sherling Studio, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, The Engegard String Quartet, Mozart, Smetana, Beethoven, 2.30.

Sunday 11 April
DORCHESTER, St Mary’s Church,  Dorset Museum Music Society, Roderick Williams – baritone; Anna Tilbrook – piano.

Wednesday 14 April
FROME, Merlin, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, documentary film.

Thursday 22 April
FROME, Merlin, Swan Lake from the Royal Ballet, 7.15.

Wednesday 28 April
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ian Gillan, The Talking  Gib’rish Tour [opening night].
DORCHESTER, Victorian Hall, Dorset Museum and Art Gallery, Dorset Museum Music Society, Hugo Svedberg – cello.

Wednesday 5 May
FROME, Merlin, Tosca, from the Royal Opera House, 7pm.

Friday 7 May
BRISTOL, Beacon, YES, the Fragile tour.

Saturday 8 May
POOLE, Lighthouse, Sherling Studio, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, Emma Johnson, clarinet, John Lenehan, piano, Mozart, Weber, Poulenc, Emma Johnson, Copland and Gershwin, 2.30.

Wednesday 12 May
FROME, Merlin, Time Still Turns the Pages, film.

Wednesday 19 May
DORCHESTER, Victorian Hall, Dorset Museum and Art Gallery, Dorset Museum Music Society, BSO String Quintet.

Thursday 20 May
BATH, Forum,  Ian Gillan, The Talking  Gib’rish Tour.
BOURNEMOUTH, Palace Court Theatre, AUB in Chris Bush’s Faustus, That Damn’d Woman, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, Playhouse Creatures, to 29 May.

Monday 24 May
BRISTOL, St Georges, Ian Gillan, The Talking  Gib’rish Tour.|

Tuesday 25 May
FROME, Merlin, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, from the Royal Ballet, 7.15.

Saturday 5 June
SHAFTESBURY, Port Regis Farrington Hall, Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series, Guy Johnston, cello,  pianist to be announced, recital, 5pm.

Wednesday 9 June
FROME, Merlin, Kokuho, Japanese film.

Wednesday 23 June
DORCHESTER, Victorian Hall, Dorset Museum and Art Gallery, Dorset Museum Music Society, Flutes and Frets.

Friday 9 July
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, The Secret Garden, to 17 July

Wednesday 14 July
FROME, Merlin, The Stranger, (L’Etranger), film.

Wednesday 21 July
DORCHESTER, Victorian Hall, Dorset Museum and Art Gallery, Dorset Museum Music Society, AERA Ensemble – clarinet, violin/viola and piano.

Thursday 14 October
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Alan Carr, Have I Said Too Much?, comedy, to Sat.