Wednesday 1 July
BATH, Rondo, WhimsiCo in Grimm, to Fri, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Temptations and The Four Tops, 40th anniversary tour.
CHEW VALLEY, Yeo Valley Organic Gardens, The Handlebards in Macbeth, 7pm.
CODFORD, Woolstore Theatre, Hamnet. MOVIOLA
ILMINSTER, Warehouse Theatre, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, to Fri, 7pm, Sat mat 2.30pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Warminster School in SIX – the Musical, teen edition, and Thurs, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Power Ballad, film, 1pm, Thurs 4pm.

Thursday 2 July
ALRESFORD, The Grange Festival, The Soul of Opera, with WNO Orchestra cond Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, Innocent Masuku, Melody Wilson and Jah’Mila, The Shared DNA of Opera, Soul and Gospel, from Puccini to Aretha Franklin, and Fri.
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, The Secret Garden, to 26 July, various times.
Forum, The Musical Box, And then there was … Phil.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion,  Luke Combs UK, tribute, 7.30.
BRADFORD ABBAS, Mill Farm, Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Amelie, 2001 film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Horrible Histories – Terrible Tudors and Awful Egyptians, to Sun, various times.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Hotbuckle Theatre in The Return of the Native, and Fri, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Frome Festival, Kairos Theatre in King of Fools, new musical by Martin Dimery, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, The Handlebards in Macbeth, 7pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Chuckles Comedy Club, 8pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, AC Drama Group in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, to Sat, and 9-11 July, 7.30, Sat mats 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, All My Sons, NT Screening, 7pm.
TORQUAY, Fougou Music, Sarah McQuaid, singer songwriter.
WELLS, Cathedral, Wells Cathedral School, Echoes of the North, Sibelius, Rachmaninov, Vaughan Williams, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Balloonists, documentary film, 1pm.

Friday 3 July
ABBOTSBURY, Tithe Barn and environs, Tree of Strings Festival, to Sunday.
BALTONSBOROUGH, Village Hall Field, Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.
BATH, Theatre Royal, SAS: The Great Train Raid, talk by Damien Lewis, noon.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Hong Kong based TS Crew in No Sugar No Milk, dance, physical theatre, martial arts, circus and street art, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, The Reduced Opera Company in Carmen, 7pm.
McMillan Theatre, The Simon and Garfunkel Story, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, B Sharp, Harbour Music, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Bristol Pride ceilidh.
EXETER, Cathedral, The music of Bowie by candlelight, 7.30.
FROME, Festival, 25th anniversary, to 12 July.
Town Hall, Really Truly Theatre Co in Your Move, new play by Polly Lamb, to Sun, 7.30.
Archangel, Frome Drama in Jean Genet’s The Maids, 9pm, and Sat 6pm and 9pm, Sun 5pm.
Christ Church, Peter King, Bath Abbey organist, recital, Bach Mendessohn, etc, 1pm: Bach by Candlelight, Easter Cantata etc, 9pm.
Cheese and Grain, Afriquoi X BCUC, contemporary music from Africa.
Rook Lane Chapel, Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri, 7.30.
Tree House, The Monochrome Set, post punk indie, 7.30.
The Tunnels, Laura Jurd, trumpet and voice, 100 Years of Miles Davis, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Joanna Eden Trio, Sondheim and Me, 7.30.
Barrington Court, Pantaloons in The (almost) Complete History of Britain, 7pm.
PENZANCE, Penlee Park, Illyria in As You Like It, 7.30.
REDRUTH, Carn Marth Amphitheatre, Sun and Moon Theatre in Twelfth Night, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Bishop Wordsworth School, Rain or Shine in The Pickwick Papers, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studios, Bon Jovi Experience.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Sarah Yeo, The Music of Joan Baez, 8pm.
TAUNTON, Hestercombe Gardens, The Handlebards in Macbeth, and Sat, 6pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Limehouse Lizzie, 8pm: Savage House, film, 1pm, Mon 4.15, Wed 1pm.
WINTERBORNE STICKLAND, Sports Club,  Ha Hum Ah in The Scarlett Pimpernel, 7pm. AR

Saturday 4 July
BATH, Forum, Miss Americana, Taylor Swift tribute with Xenna.
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Opera Evening with four members of Glyndebourne Opera and pianist, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion,  The Overtones, Juke Box Idols of the 50s and 60s.
Pavilion Dance, ceilidh with Bo and Box, caller Andy Helson, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Savage House, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Fusion Fest 2026, youth music takeover, and Sun.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Daphne – The Secret Lives of Daphne du Maurier, new play by Rosie Race,  and Mon-Sat 11 July, 7.30, Wed/Sat 11th mats 2.30
Cathedral, The Music of Coldplay by Candlelight.
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall,  Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
FROME, Christ Church, Quorum Chamber Ensemble with Charles Wiffen, Ravel, Bartok, 7.30.
St John’s Church, Strings of Light, secrets of the harp guitar with Jon Pickard, 7.30.
Sun Inn, The Ravens of Gallis Row, folk rock alchemy, 8pm.
The Ship, Bellatrix, indie punk and rock, 8.30.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall field, Ha Hum Ah in The Scarlett Pimpernel, 7pm. AR
LAMYATT, Village Hall, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors, 7pm.
LANGPORT, Midleney Manor, Pantaloons in The (almost) Complete History of Britain, 7pm.
LYTCHETT MATRAVERS, Village Hall, Opera in a Box in The Pirates of Penzance, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Anything for Love, Meatloaf tribute with Steve Steinman, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studios, Sound Pop Academy, Illusion, 2 nd 7pm.
STEEPLE LANGFORD, Cricket Ground, Illyria in The Three Musketeers, 7pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Mid Somerset Orchestra, cond Hitoshi Suzuki, Harry Jordan, cello, Elgar, Schumann, Borodin, 7.30: Studio, Mystery Movie Night, 7.45.
STOURPAINE, Village Hall Field,  Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.
YELVERTON, The Garden House, Illyria in As You Like It, 7pm.

Sunday 5 July
BODMIN, Cardinham Woods Cafe, Sun and Moon Theatre in Twelfth Night, 4pm.
BUDE, Ebbingford Manor, The Handlebards in Macbeth, 6.30.
DORCHESTER, Maumbury Rings, Plandits in The Big Bad Wolf, 3pm.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, Nigel Planer in Young Once – A Life Less Heavy, 7.30.
The Tunnels, Afro Fiesta, live music dance, etc, noon to 10pm.
The Blue House, New Academic Feetwarmers, trad jazz, 2pm.
Masonic Hall, The Epic of Everest, film, with Tashi Lhunpo Monks, 7pm
Christ Church, Love and Sorrow, Nicola Meecham, piano, Claudia Huckle, contralto, Schubert and Wagner, 7.45.
KINGSCLERE, Village Club, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors, 2pm.
PLAITFORD, New Forest Folk Festival, inc Steve Knightley.
SWINDON, Town Gardens Bowl, Pantaloons in The (almost) Complete History of Britain, 2pm.
TORQUAY, Cockington Court, Illyria in As You Like It, 6.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Just Dance Dorchester, Heroes and Villains, showcase, 2.30 and 6.30pm.

Monday 6 July
BATH, Theatre Royal, Paul Nicholas in Fawlty Towers, the play, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Jenson Button.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Samara Joy, American jazz singer, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Jersey Boys, The Musical, to Sat.
Old Vic, Ruby Wax, Absolutely Famous, and Tues, 7.30.
FROME, Christ Church, Ivory and Gold – music for flute and piano, Jane Osmani-Pearce and David Turner, in Reinecke and Debussy, 1pm: Masters of Baroque, a journey through the 17th  and 18th centuries with Ebble Baroque, 7.30.
St John’s Church, Kanekt, Indian and western classical jazz folk, with Karen Wimhurst, John Robertson, Ricky Romain, Sudhi Salooja and Stu Steadman, 6pm.
Masonic Hall, song, dance and ritual from Mongolia and Tibet, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, The Bodyguard with Adam Garcia and Sidonie Smith, to Sat.
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road,  Noel Coward’s Hands Across the Sea and Still Life, to Sat.
Playhouse, Musical Theatre Salisbury in Jekyll and Hyde, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.15.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Summer Play Festival, Sweet Revenge by Francis Durbridge, to Sat, 8pm.

Tuesday 7 July
BATH, Forum, Rhythm of the Dance.
FROME, Christ Church, Julian String Quartet, Beethoven, 1pm: Musicke in the Ayre, silver sounds of the Roman Seicento, 6pm.
Cheese and Grain, Tony Robinson, The Bob Morris Lecture, 7pm.
Archangel, poetry night with the Crysse Morrison Prize awards, with Kate Fox.
HARTLAND, Abbey, The Handlebards in Macbeth, 6.30.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI,  Village Hall,  H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Truth and Treason, film, 2pm.
YETMINSTER, Village Hall,  H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 8 July
ALRESFORD, The Grange Festival, Ballet Black, 25th anniversary programme, and Thurs.
BATH, Forum, Wiltshire Young Musicians, Songs from Around the World, 7pm.
BIDEFORD, Tapeley Manor, The Handlebards in Macbeth, 7pm.
BRANSGORE, Village Hall,  Hamnet. MOVIOLA
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, MADE Community Youth Theatre in Matilda, Jnr, to Fri, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Jinkx Monsoon, Speaking of Witch, comedy.
BUCKLAND NEWTON, Gaggle of Geese, Pub Grub with performance poet Luke Wright, 8pm. AR
BUDE, Ebbingford Manor, Illyria in As You Like It, 6.30.
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, One Battle After Another. MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Milly Riquelme, Cuban pianist, composer and singer, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, Thailand, Frome Film Club, 8pm.
Christ Church, How Love Came In, tribute to Britten and Pears with Richard Pinnock, tenor, and Gareth Burgess, piano, 1pm.
Cheese and Grain, Three Remarkable Women of Frome with David Heath, and Thurs/Fri, 6pm: Buena Bristol Social Club, Cuban music, 7.30.
St John’s Church, Haydn Jeugd Strijk Orkest, youth string ensemble from the Netherlands, Purcell, Elgar, Mendelssohn, etc, 7pm.
Rook Lane Chapel, Jackie Oates and Belinda O’Hooley, 7.30.
Tree House, Heathen Apostles, gothic Americana, 7.30.
KILMINGTON (East Devon) Community Cinema, H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
SHERBORNE, The Sherborne, Illyria in The Three Musketeers, and Thurs, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studios, SOS in Okelahoma!, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, The SPACE Co in Chicago, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs mat 2.30.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, All We Imagine as Light, film, 7.30.

Thursday 9 July
BATH, Forum, Bitham Brook Primary School, Lights, Camera, Dance, showcase, 5.30.
Rondo, Improv Wolves, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Tuner, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, The Roald Dahl Story Co in The Enormous Crocodile – the Musical, to Sun, 10.30am and 2.30pm:  Bristol Pride comedy night with Jayde Adams, Morgan Rees, Dane Buckley, Olga Koch and Sophie Duker, 7.30.
Beacon, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac.
CERNE ABBAS, St Mary’s Church, Music Festival, and Fri, 6pm, Sat, 3pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Non Vaughan-O’Hagan in I, Dido, play about Dido Elizabeth Belle, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, Xuefei Yang, guitar, and Maria Vega, flamenco, 7.30.
Rook Lane Chapel, Spafford Campbell, fiddle and guitar, 7.30.
Cheese and Grain, T’Pau, 7.30.
Archangel, Mr and Mrs Dickens, with Peter Clark and Annie Elliot, 7.30.
Holy Trinity Church, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, 1920 film with organ improvisation by David Bednall, 9pm.
LAMYATT, The Handlebards in Macbeth, 7pm.
PEWSEY, Bouverie Hall,  H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
POOLE,  Lighthouse, Cinema,  All My Sons, NT Screening.
SHAFTESBURY, St Peter’s Church, Wessex Baroque, 7.30.
SHEPTON MONTAGUE, Village Hall,  H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
STROUD, Horsfall House, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors, 6.30pm.
TAUNTON,Brewhouse, Kai in Evolution, dance, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, Paul Griffiths, organ, 1pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Rhythm of the Dance, 7.30.

Friday 10 July
BATH, Forum, James Bond Concert Spectacular.
Rondo, Robert Lloyd Parry in Hide, Watson!, two adventures by Arthur Conan Doyle, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion,  The Chicago Blues Brothers celebrating 45 years of blues, brass and unholy fun.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Ceruleo, period vocal and musical ensemble, 11.30: Kate Griffin and Matchume Zango, banjo and timbile, folk fusions, 7.30.
FROME, Rook Lane Chapel, Timmy Mallett, 7pm.
Christ Church, Charles Wiffen, piano, Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Paul McCartney etc, 7.30.
Merlin Theatre, Nicholas Shakespeare in Spies and Lies, new book, 7.30.
Chantry Church, Sam Sweeney and Grace Smith, folk fiddles, 7.30.
HANGING LANGFORD, Village Hall,  Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Ceruleo, period vocal and musical ensemble, 7.30.
ROMSEY, Mottisfont Abbey, Immersion Theatre in Romeo and Juliet, 7pm.
ST AUSTELL, Trewithen Gardens, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Coldplace, tribute, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, The Leon Fleisher Academy from New York, 1pm.
Cedars Hall, Scummy Mummies, Hot Mess, comedy, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Kai in Evolution, dance, 7.30.

Saturday 11 July
BATH, Forum, The Rocket Man, a celebration of Elton John.
Rondo, Mark Thomas, 40 in Stand Up Years, Edinburgh warmup comedy, 8pm.
BIDEFORD, Clovelly Court Gardens, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Dinosaurs Live, 12.30pm: Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, BACbeat, local bands summer showcase, 7pm.
Electric Palace, Oas-Is, tribute, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, David Sedaris, spoken word and comedy, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Ceruleo, period vocal and musical ensemble, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Exeter Festival Chorus with Devon Baroque, The English Cornet and Sackbutt Ensemble, Monteverdi Vespers 1610, 7.30.
FROME, Christ Church, O Radiant Dawn, sacred and secular songs, noon.
Holy Trinity Church, Festival Silver Anniversary Chorus, with Jacqui Dankworth and All Star Big Band, Duke Ellington’s sacred concert, and 2 and 5pm.
Merlin Theatre, Cara Dillon with Sam Lakeman, Festival special concert, 7.30.
Rook Lane Chapel, Sura Susso, kora, Amadou Diagne, percussion, 7.30.
PUDDLETOWN, Athelhampton House, Immersion Theatre in Romeo and Juliet, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Cathedral Close, Arundells, This is My Theatre in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 5pm.
City Hall, Silver, celebrating 25th years of Louise Vincent School of Dance, 6pm and Sun 2pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, South West School of Dance, Elevate, showcase, and Sun, 2 and 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac tribute, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, Wells Cathedral Youth Choir, Leon Fleisher Academy, WOWFest Community Chorus and Bristol Classical Players, Carmina Burana, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Let’s Dance Performing Arts School, Icons, dance, 7pm.

Sunday 12 July
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Gretchen Parlato Quartet, jazz, 7.30.
FROME, Christ Church, Jackdaws Songbirds, songs from the Arctic to the Equator, 2.30.
The Tunnels, Jazz, Made in Frome, with John Law and local jazz musicians, 3pm.
Cheese and Grain, Eliza Carthy and special guests including Martha Tilston, The Songs of Martin Carthy, 7.30.
Merlin Theatre, Phil Ellis, Bath Mat, comedy, 7.30.
Holy Trinity Church, Frome Symphony Orchestra, cond Mark Gateshill, Ezra Herring, piano, Butterworth, Schumann, Vaughan Williams, 7.30.
Rook Lane Chapel, Boubacar Samake, ngoni, and Aloka, 7.30.
The Tunnels, The Frome Jazz Jam, 7.30.
MELLS, (Frome Festival) St Andrew’s Church, Mells Summer Opera, Monteverdi, Purcell, Rameau and Handel, 6pm.
SWINDON, Town Gardens Bowl, This is My Theatre in The Great Gatsby, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, James Bond Concert Spectacular, 7.30: Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass, film, 10.30am.

Monday 13 July
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, The Rocky Horror Show, with Jason Donovan, to Sat.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and Guests, 7.30.
SHREWTON, Village Hall, One Battle After Another. MOVIOLA
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Summer Play Festival, The Good Life, adapted by Jeremy Sands, to Sat, 8pm.

Tuesday 14 July
BATH, Theatre Royal, Toby Stephens, Amanda Abbington and Noah Valentine in Peter Shaffer’s Equus, dir Lindsay Posner, to 25 July, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30 (not Sunday or Monday).
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Boiler Room Six: A Titanic Story, play by Tom Foreman, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man, to Sat.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Our Man in Havana, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thur/Sat mats.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Good Fortune, film, 2pm.
TAUNTON, Museum of Somerset, Taunton Thespians in Twelfth Night, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Tuner, film, 1pm, and Wed 7pm.

Wednesday 15 July
BATH, Rondo, Ebb & Flow, new play by Gabrielle Finnegan, to Sat, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Astor Palm Court ensemble, in aid of St Margaret’s Hospice, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Black is the Colour of My Voice, with Apphia Campbell, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
IPPLEPEN, Devon, Great Ambrook Italian Garden, Wild Thyme in Macbeth, to Sat, 2pm and 6pm, Sun 2pm. ViA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, The Lab, Meat Mayor Max, comedy  documentary, to Fri, 7pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Public Image Ltd, This is Not the Final Tour, 7.30.
STREET, Shoemakers Museum at The Grange, Taunton Thespians in Twelfth Night, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, NT Screening , 7pm.

Thursday 16 July
AXBRIDGE, Compton House Hotel, Taunton Thespians in Twelfth Night, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion,  Big Little Theatre School in Broadway Showtunes, 30th anniversary show, to Sat, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Re:Act Theatre School, The Addams Family, school edition, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
CULLOMPTON, Music Festival, The Walronds, Exeter Opera Group in Bizet’s Carmen, 7.30
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Piano Quartet, Suk and Mozart, 11.30am.
MINSTEAD, Furzey Gardens, The Handlebards in Macbeth, and Fri, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths, and Fri 7.30, Fri mat 2.15.
WELLS, Cathedral, Queen by Candlelight, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Kingston Lacy, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, and Fri, 7pm.

Friday 17 July
BATH, Forum, Austentatious – improvised Jane Austen novel, 7.30.
American Museum, Pantaloons in The Hound of the Baskervilles, 7pm.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, The Robbie McIntosh Band, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Leonian Dream, indie, funk and rock, 7pm.
CHARD, Guildhall, H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
DULVERTON, Knackers Hole Garden Theatre, Sun and Moon Theatre in Twelfth Night, 7pm.
EXETER, Powderham Castle, Comedy at the Castle with Paul Smith, Al Murray, Joanne McNally, Hal Cruttenden, Scott Bennett, Angela Barnes and more, to Sun.
Killerton House, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 7pm.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Will Edmunds, guitar, Kings of the Blues, from the Delta to the modern day, 7.30.
MUCHELNEY, Abbey, Taunton Thespians in Twelfth Night, 7.30.
ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, RWB Academy, Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, and many other venues, Shaftesbury Fringe, to Sun.
Arts Centre, Stranger on the Shore, Acker Bilk tribute, 5pm.
WELLS, Cathedral, The Music of Westlife by Candlelight, 7.30.

Saturday 18 July
APPLEDORE, Skern Lodge, Sun and Moon Theatre in Twelfth Night, 7pm.
BATH, Forum, Nikita Kuzmin, dance, 7.30.
BEAULIEU, Abbey, The King’s Men, from the Middle Ages to current chart hits, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Heather Alexander in Becoming Mrs Danvers, solo show, 7.30.
Electric Palace, The Sound of Blue Note, jazz, 3pm.
DORCHESTER, Maumbury Rings, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 7pm.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Bruce Springsteen by candlelight.
FEOCK, nr Truro, Trelissick Garden, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, 4.30.
ILMINSTER, Barrington Court, Pantaloons in The Hound of the Baskervilles, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Groove Junction, 7pm.
STUDLAND, Village Hall, Rachael McShane and Cartographers, folk, 7.30. AR
TAUNTON,Brewhouse, Scary Little Girls in Queenagers, cabaret, 7pm.
WASHFORD, Cleeve Abbey, Taunton Thespians in Twelfth Night, 7.30.

Sunday 19 July
BATH, Garden Theatre Festival, Plandits in The Big Bad Wolf, 10am and 2pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Maxim Calver cello, Kumi Matsuo piano, Debussy, Bridge, Schumann, Nadia Boulanger and Beethoven, 3pm.
DORCHESTER, Whitcombe Manor, Liza Pulman with pianist Gareth Williams, A Summer Sunday, fundraiser for Dorchester Arts, from 1pm.
DRIMPTON, Royal Oak, If We Just Keep Going, with performance poet Jonny Fluffypunk, 7.30. AR
DURLEY, Wintershill Hall, Illyria in The Three Musketeers, 7.30pm.
MARNHULL, Village Hall, Rachael McShane and Cartographers, folk, 7.30. AR
WELLS, Bishop’s Palace,  The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, 6.30.
YELVERTON, The Garden House, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 7pm.

Monday 20 July
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Summer Play Festival, Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite, to Sat, 8pm.
STURMINSTER MARSHALL, Red Lion, If We Just Keep Going, with performance poet Jonny Fluffypunk, 7pm. AR
WELLS, Cathedral, Robin Hood Youth Orchestra and Jugenorchester Stadt Karlsruhe, A Summer Afternoon of Music, inc Dvorak, Billie Eilish, ABBA, Prokofiev, 2.30.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Home, I’m Darling, to Sat.

Tuesday 21 July
BARNSTAPLE, Arlington Court, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 6.30pm.
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School, Coade Hall, Dorset Opera Festival, L’Elisir D’Amore, and Fri/Sat 7pm, Thurs mat 2pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Dance Promotors Association Summer Festival, ballroom and Latin American, to Sun, from 8am daily.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater College arts student summer showcase, 6pm.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Miss Saigon, to 1 Aug.
EXETER, Killerton House, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, 7pm.
LEIGH, nr Sherborne, Village Hall,  Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, The Terminal, film, 2pm.
TAUNTON, Museum of Somerset,  Taunton Thespians in Twelfth Night, 7.30.

Wednesday 22 July
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School, Coade Hall, Dorset Opera Festival, Sampson et Dalila, and Thurs, 7pm, Sat mat  2pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio, Firebird Theatre in The Tempest, adapted by Stephanie Kempson, and Thurs, 1pm, Fri/Sat 7pm.
CANNINGTON, Blackmore Farm, Taunton Thespians in Twelfth Night, 7.30.
CASTLE CARY, Caryford Hall,  Hamnet. MOVIOLA
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, TBT Academy in Achievements (and other great things), showcase, 7pm.
TOTNES, Dartington Hall, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, 7pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, The Choral, film, 7.30.

Thursday 23 July
EXETER, Cathedral, Libera Boys Choir, 7.30.
GLASTONBURY, Abbey, Pantaloons in The (almost) Complete History of Britain, 7pm.
HIGHCLIFFE, Castle, Illyria in As You Like It, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, summer play season, The Late Edwina Black, by William Dinner and William Morum, and Fri, Mon-Wed, 7.30.
NORTH CURRY, sports field, Taunton Thespians in Twelfth Night, 7.30.
ROMSEY, Mottisfont Abbey, Pantaloons in The Hound of the Baskervilles, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studios, Little Angel Theatre in Toto the Ninja Cat and The Great Snake Escape, to Sat, 10.30am, Thurs/Fri 1.30pm.
STREET, Shoemaker’s Museum Grounds, Street Theatre Company in Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero, to Sat.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, Exchange, SNADS in All Over Lovely and Easy Access (for the boys), double bill, and Fri, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Radiohead Project, tribute, 7.30.

Friday 24 July
BATH, Forum, Lost in Music, One Night at the Disco.
Dyrham Park, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, and Sat, 6.30pm.
BIDEFORD, Clovelly Court, Pantaloons in The (almost) Complete History of Britain, 7pm.
BISHOPSTONE, nr Salisbury, Village Hall,  Hamnet. MOVIOLA
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Mark Jardine in The First Men in the Moon, comic ride through HG Wells sci-fi classic, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Simon Anstell, I Love It Here, comedy, to Sun, 7.30.
CHAGFORD, Stone Lane Gardens, Miracle in Peer Gynt – A Comedy of Terrors, 7.30
CORFE, near Taunton, Corfe Barton, Taunton Thespians in Twelfth Night, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Unearthed (Women of Dorset), new play by Stephanie Dale, and Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
EAST KNOYLE, Upper Leigh Farm, Rain or Shine in The Pickwick Papers, 7.30pm.
MERE, Lecture Hall,  Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
STOGURSEY, Fairfield House, Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Purple Zeppelin, tribute, 7.30.
Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, The Chris Grabham Pop Orchestra, and Sat, 7.30.
WELLS, Bishop’s Palace, Plandits in The Big Bad Wolf, 5.30pm.
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, Rental Family. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Foreigners Journey, tributes, 7.30.

Saturday 25 July
BATH, Mission Theatre, Kairos Theatre in King of Fools, new musical, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Kid Carpet and the Noisy Animals, Jack and the Beanstalk (sort of), 2pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Fox King Dance Academy in FK World Tour, 1 and 6pm, Sun 1pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Closet Freaks, music from alternative 70s and 80s scene, 8.30pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Michelle Wolf, Best Job in the World, comedy.
CHILD OKEFORD, Queen Elizabeth II Playing Field, Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.
CORSLEY, Manor Farm, Illyria in The Three Musketeers, 5pm.
CROWCOMBE HEATHFIELD, Hartwood House, Taunton Thespians in Twelfth Night, 7.30.
HOLSWORTHY, Badock Gardens, Pantaloons in The (almost) Complete History of Britain, 7pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, The Playboy of the Western World, NT Screening, 7pm.
SWINDON, Lydiard Park, Immersion Theatre in Romeo and Juliet, 6.30pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Rory Bremner and Guests, 5 and 8.30pm.
WAREHAM, Holme for Gardens, Rain or Shine in The Pickwick Papers, 7.30pm.
WELLS, Cathedral, Southampton Youth Orchestra, Rachmaninov, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Johnny Cash Roadshow: The Prison Era Unleashed, with Clive John and Ashley Cavell, 7.30.

Sunday 26 July
BRISTOL, Beacon, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and The Bootleg  Beatles, For You Blue, celebrating the best of The Beatles, 1967 to 1970: Lantern, Burum Jazz.
BUDE, Ebbingford Manor, Pantaloons in The (almost) Complete History of Britain, 6.30pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Bowie Experience, 7.30.

Monday 27 July
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Summer Play Festival, Charles Dickens’ The Haunting, by Hugh Janes, inspired by Dickens ghost stories, to Sat, 8pm.

Tuesday 28 July
BATH, Theatre Royal, Teechers, updated version by John Godber, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion,  Mamma Mia, to Sat, 7.30,  Sat/Sun mats 2.30.
BUDE, Ebbingford Manor, Illyria in Pinocchio, 6.30pm.
CALNE, Pocket Park, This is My Theatre in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 7pm.
CHARD, Forde Abbey, Folksy Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7pm.
GLOUCESTER, Cathedral, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors, 12.30 and Wed 1.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Fame – The Musical, to 15 Aug.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Rude Science, 11.30am and 3pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Green Book, film, 2pm.

Wednesday 29 July
BARNSTAPLE, Marwood Hill Gardens, Folksy Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7pm.
ROMSEY, Mottisfont Abbey, Immersion Theatre in The Jungle Book, 6pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Dinosaur Adventure Live – Danger on T Rex Mountain, 2 and 4.30pm.
TORQUAY, Cockington Court, Illyria in Pinocchio, 6.30pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Odyssey Theatre in Little Shop of Horrors, to Sat, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Rude Science, 11.30am and 3pm.

Thursday 30 July
AXMINSTER, Burrow Farm Gardens, Folksy Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Fri, 7pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, From Dusk to Dawn, BSO relaxed concert, 3pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Basically, Johnny Moped, 2013 film, part of Punk Bridport, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Laughing Matters, charity comedy night with Bridget Christie, Elis James, Rose Matafeo, Mark Thomas, Priya Hall, Athena Kugblenu and Daniel Kitson, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Maumbury Rings, This Is My Theatre in The Great Gatsby, 7pm.
EXETER, Rougemont Gardens, Sun and Moon Theatre in Twelfth Night, to 2 Aug, 7pm, Sun mat 2pm.
Killerton House, Illyria in Pinocchio, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, summer play season, Alan Ayckbourn’s Communicating Doors, and Fri, Mon-Wed, 7.30.

Friday 31 July
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Garlic Theatre in The Three Billy Goats Gruff,  2pm.
Electric Palace, Tony Christie, The Great Farewell, 7.30.
EDINGTON, Somerset, Village Hall,  Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
NORTON ST PHILIP, Village Hall,  Hamnet. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Cathedral Close Arundells, This is My Theatre in The Great Gatsby, 7pm.
SIDMOUTH, Folk Festival, incl Steve Knightley, Kate Rusby, Blowzabella, Spooky Men’s Chorale, Gigspanner Big Band, Kathryn Tickell and The Darkening, etc.
STROUD, Museum in the Park, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, National Youth Brass Band of  Great Britain, summer concert, 2pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Supreme Queen, tribute, 7.30.

Saturday 1 August
BRISTOL, Beacon, The Proclaimers: Lantern, Bristol Choir Brigade, 10th anniversary concert.
CALNE, Bowood House, This is My Theatre in The Great Gatsby, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Maumbury Rings, Cambrige Touring Productions in The Sword in the Stone, 2.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Pink Floyd by Candlelight.
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall, Rental Family. MOVIOLA
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, The Beached Boys, tribute, 7.30.

Sunday 2 August
BRISTOL, Beacon, National Children’s Orchestras 12 and 13 year olds, There’s No Planet B, cond Matthew Quinn, inc Bernstein, Sibelius, Holst, Zimmer etc, 4.30pm.
SWINDON, Lydiard Park, Immersion Theatre in The Jungle Book, 4pm.
TAUNTON, Hestercombe Gardens, Folksy Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7pm.
TEWKESBURY, Garden Festival, The Last Baguette, Bin Rat,  2pm.

Monday 3 August
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Rock the Tots Summer Party, 11am.
CANFORD, School, Brownsea Open Air Theatre at Canford, The Tempest, to 15 Aug.

Tuesday 4 August
ANSTY, Commandery, The Commandery Players in the Tempest, to Sat, 7.30.
BATH, Theatre Royal, Our Man in Havana, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Waitress – The Musical, 10th anniversary tour, to Sat.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, Village Hall,  Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Folksy Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7pm.

Wednesday 5 August
CODFORD, Woolstore Theatre, The Shepherd and the Bear. MOVIOLA
EXBURY, Gardens, Illyria in Pinocchio, 7pm.
EXETER, Powderham Castle, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors, 7pm.
IBBERTON, Village Hall Field, Miracle in Peer Gynt, 7pm. AR
ILFRACOMBE, Watermouth Harbour, Folksy Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, I Swear, film, 7.30.

Thursday 6 August
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Bluey’s Big Play, to Sun, various day times.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bubble Bach, musicians, comedy and bubbles, 2 and 3.15pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Foyer, Sofar Sounds, local bands, free, to 27 Aug.
CANNINGTON, Walled Gardens, Folksy Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7pm.
CORFE CASTLE, Illyria in Pinocchio, 7pm.
DREWSTEIGNTON, Castle Drogo, Immersion Theatre in The Jungle Book, 6,30pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, summer play season, GB Shaw’s Arms and the Man, and Fri, Mon-Wed, 7.30.
PENZANCE, Penlee Park, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors, 7.30.
SANDFORD ORCAS, Higher Orchard, Miracle in Peer Gynt, 7pm. AR
SALISBURY, City Hall, Chuckles Comedy Club, 8pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Tiddalik the Frog, storytelling and music, 10.15am: Jack and the Beanstalk, musical storytelling, 1pm: Adam Kay, comedy, 8pm.
WINGFIELD, Church Farm, If Opera, Carmen, and 8/12/15 Aug.

Friday 7 August
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Dancing Terraces, open air sessions, hiphop, Bollywood, vintage jazz, Latin, etc, free, and Sat, and Fri/Sat to 29 Aug, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Ceyda in Evim (My Home), dance and whirling from a female Turkish company, 11am and 3pm.
Electric Palace, Simon Brodkin, comedy, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, BBC Proms, ParaOrchestra, cond Charles Hazlewood, celebrating Steve Reich’s 90th birthday, 7.30.
CHARD, Forde Abbey, This is My Theatre in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 6pm.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, The Jake Leg Jug Band, 7.30.
MONTACUTE, House, Pantaloons in Twelfth Night, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, 55 – Stacked Wonky, Ernie and Gerard, music, talk, dance, 1 and 4pm.
TORQUAY, Torre Abbey, Immersion Theatre in The Jungle Book, 12.30 and 3.30pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, 80s Live, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Kingston Lacy, Illyria in Pinocchio, 7pm.
WINGFIELD, Church Farm, If Opera, Vache Baroque Band, A Toast to the Tavern.

Saturday 8 August
BATH, Forum, National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, summer concert, 5pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, National Children’s Orchestra, 11 and 12 year olds, Spellbound, inc Mussorgsky, Bizet, Saint Saens and film favourites, 4.30pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, The Van Morrison Alumni Band, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, BBC Proms, BSO, cond Adam Hickox, Max Hornung cello, Shostakovich, Gubaidulina and Rachmaninov, 5pm:  Lantern, BBC Proms, Round Midnight, celebrating the music of John Coltrane, 8pm.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Meatloaf by Candlelight.
FROME, ECOS Amphitheatre, Folksy Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 6pm.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall,  Hamnet. MOVIOLA
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The George Harrison Project, tribute, 7.30.

Sunday 9 August
BRISTOL, Beacon, BBC Proms, National Open Youth Orchestra, cond Alice Farnham, inc Betteridge Clarion Concerto, premiere of Charlotte Harding’s The Orchestra: A Young Person’s Guide, relaxed performance 2.30pm: Lantern, BBC Proms, Anu Komsi, soprano, Sakari Oramo, violin, Kurtag Kafka Fragments, song cycle, 6pm.
St George’s, Tenebrae, Path of Miracles, 4pm.
EXETER, Rougement Gardens, The Last Baguette, Bin Rat, 11.30am and 2pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Andre Rieu’s 2026 Summer Concert, Viva Maastricht, 7.30.
WAREHAM, Holme for Gardens, Folksy Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Nothe Fort, This is My Theatre in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 7pm.
Pavilion, Beautiful Trauma, the ultimate live Pink experience, 7.30.

Monday 10 August
SHREWTON, Village Hall,  Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Summer Play Festival, Changing Rooms, by Marc Camoletti, to Sat, 8pm.
SWANAGE, Prince Albert Gardens Amphitheatre, Rain or Shine in The Pickwick Papers, 7pm.

Tuesday 11 August
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, to 22 Aug, 7.30, (not Sun/Mon), Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, A Country Night in Nashville, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, The Bodyguard, the musical, to Sat.
EXBURY, Gardens, Illyria in The Three Musketeers, 7pm.
HARTLAND, Abbey, Miracle in Peer Gynt – A Comedy of Terrors, to Thus, 6.30
SALISBURY, The Wardrobe, Rifles Museum, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, 3pm.
TORRINGTON, RHS Garden Rosemoor, Folksy Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7.30pm.
WINGFIELD, Church Farm, If Opera, Opera della Luna in Oscar Straus’s The Chocolate Soldier, and 13/14 Aug.

Wednesday 12 August
BEAULIEU, National Motor Museum, This is My Theatre in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 6.30pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Matilda, film, singalong, 3pm.
BRANSGORE, Village Hall,  Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Trio Paradis, music by female composers, 2pm.
BUCKLAND NEWTON, Gaggle of Geese, John Osborne in To Make People Happy, poetry and comedy, 8pm. AR
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
STOURHEAD, Gardens, Three Inch Fools in King Arthur and the Holy Fail, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Castle, 440 Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Thurs, 6pm.

Thursday 13 August
BEAULIEU, National Motor Museum, This is My Theatre in The Great Gatsby, 6.30pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Blue’s Big Play, to Sun, various day times.
CORFE CASTLE, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, 7pm.
DRIMPTON, Royal Oak, John Osborne in To Make People Happy, poetry and comedy, 7.30pm. AR
GLASTONBURY, Abbey, Illyria in Pinocchio, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, summer play season, Dead Guilty by Richard Harris, and Fri, Mon-Wed, 7.30.
MAWGANPORTH, Cornwall, Bedruthen Hotel, Quantum Theatre in Treasure Island.
NAILSWORTH, Woodchester Mansion, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors,  6.30.
PEWSEY, Bouverie Hall, Rental Family. MOVIOLA
SHEPTON MONTAGUE, Village Hall, Nouvelle Vague. MOVIOLA
WELLS, Cathedral, Kathe Wright Kaufman, organ, 1pm.
Bishop’s Palace, Three Inch Fools in King Arthur and the Holy Fail, 6.30pm.

Friday 14 August
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion,  Ben Portsmouth, This is Elvis, 7.30.
CHARD, Guildhall, Hamnet. MOVIOLA
COMBEINTEIGNHEAD, Hearn Field, Three Inch Fools in King Arthur and the Holy Fail, 6.30pm.
DORCHESTER, Maumbury Rings, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, 2.30.
HANGING LANGFORD, Village Hall,  H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Sunset Cafe Band, Tonight in Dreamland, 1920s/1930s New Orleans style jazz, 7.30.
PENZANCE, Penlee Park Open Air Theatre, Quantum Theatre in Treasure Island.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studios, youth company in Les Miserables, school edition, and Sat 6pm, Sat/Sun mats 1pm.
TORQUAY, Torre Abbey, 440 Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Sat.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Rocket Man, Elton John tribute, 7.30.
WINTERBOURNE, (nr Bristol) Medieval Barn, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors, 7pm.

Saturday 15 August
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Summer Jazz with the Sarah Bolter Quintet, 7pm
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion,  P*ssed Up Panto in Cinderella, “adults” only, 7.30.
DUNSTER, Castle, Three Inch Fools in King Arthur and the Holy Fail, 6.30pm.
NEWQUAY, Orchard, Sun and Moon Theatre in Twelfth Night, 2.30.
TETBURY, Goods Shed, Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors,  2 and 6.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Jim Davidson, Last Man Standing, 7.30.

Sunday 16 August
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Taylormania, with Katy Ellis, 5pm.
BURTON BRADSTOCK,  St Mary’s Church, music festival, to Fri.
DORCHESTER, Maumbury Rings, Rain or Shine in The Pickwick Papers, 6pm.
FREEFOLK, St Nicholas Church, This is My Theatre in The Great Gatsby, 7pm.
PENZANCE, Penlee Park, 440 Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
SHERBORNE, Castle Gardens, Illyria in As You Like It, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Tribute to Adele – Hometown Glory, candlelit concert with Natalie Black, 7.30.
WINGFIELD, Church Farm, If Opera, Picnic Prom.

Monday 17 August
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion,  Joanne Clifton and Ore Oduba, dance and musical theatre hits, 7.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Summer Play Festival, Stone Cold Murder by James Cawood, to Sat, 8pm.

Tuesday 18 August
BEDMINSTER, Windmill Hill City Farm, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, 3.30.
BIDEFORD, Tapeley Park, 440 Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Wicked, film, singalong, 6pm.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Annie – the Musical, to Sat.
BUDE, Ebbingford Manor, Three Inch Fools in King Arthur and the Holy Fail, 6.30pm.
LEIGH, nr Sherborne, Village Hall,  H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Little Angel Theatre in Toto the Ninja Cat and The Great Snake Escape, 3.30 and Wed 10.30am and 1.30pm.

Wednesday 19 August
CULLOMPTON, Sutton Barton Corn Barn, Rain or Shine in The Pickwick Papers, 7.30pm.
GREAT TORRINGTON, Castle Gardens, 440 Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Moulin Rouge – The Musical, to 19 Sept.

Thursday 20 August
CIRENCESTER, Cotswold Sculpture Park,  Festival Players in The Comedy of Errors, 6.30.
CORFE CASTLE, Illyria in As You Like It, 7pm.
HIGHCLIFFE, Castle, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.
KIMMERIDGE BAY, Three Inch Fools in King Arthur and the Holy Fail, 6.30pm. AR
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, summer play season, Ladies Day by Amanda Whittington, and Fri, Mon-Wed, 7.30.
REDRUTH, Scorrier House, 440 Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Taylormania, tribute with Katy Ellis, 7.30.

Friday 21 August
AVEBURY, Manor Garden, Three Inch Fools in King Arthur and the Holy Fail, and Sat, 6.30pm.
BEDMINSTER, Windmill Hill City Farm, Quantum Theatre in Treasure Island, 3.30.
BIDEFORD, Tapeley Park, Rain or Shine in The Pickwick Papers, 6.30pm.
BREAMORE, House, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, 7pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Somerstage in Legally Blonde the Musical Jnr, and Sat, 7pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Swift and Friends, pop party, 6.3o.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson tribute, 7.30.

Saturday 22 August
BATH, Forum, Fireman Sam Live, The Lost Pirate Treasure, noon.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac legacy, 7.30: Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, BSharp in Little B’s Boogie, family friendly music, 11am and 2pm.
CIRENCESTER, Meysey Hampton Manor, Rain or Shine in The Pickwick Papers, 5pm.
FALMOUTH, The Poly, 440 Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Rule the World, tribute to Take That, 7.30.

Sunday 23 August
BRISTOL, Beacon, CBBS House Party Live, 11am and 2pm: Lantern, The Eddie Gripper Trio and Mark Lockheart’s Shapeshifter Trio, jazz.
BUCKLAND NEWTON, Village Hall, Rachael McShane and Cartographers, folk, 7.30. AR
FROME, Merlin ECOS Amphitheatre, Illyria in As You Like It, 6pm.
HELSTON, Coronation Park, 440 Theatre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
MARNHULL, St Gregory’s, Music at St Greg’s, Flute and Piano concert with  Su Dutch and Louise Cousins, and guests, 3pm.

Monday 24 August
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Waitress, the musical, 10th anniversary with Evelyn Hoskins, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Summer Play Festival, Outside Edge by Richard Harris, to Sat, 8pm.

Tuesday 25 August
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, BLOC in We Will Rock You, to Sat.
DULVERTON, Knackers Hole Garden, Rain or Shine in The Pickwick Papers, 7pm.
HYTHE, Parish Hall, Wuthering Heights (2026). MOVIOLA

Wednesday 26 August
BARNSTAPLE, Arlington Court, Pantaloons in Twelfth Night, 6.30pm.
BATH, Theatre Royal,  Noel Coward’s Present Laughter, with Tracy-Ann Oberman as Gerry Essendine, to 5 Sept.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, BMTC in Our House – the Madness Musical, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
CHEW VALLEY, Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Illyria in As You Like It, 7pm.
FALMOUTH, Trebah Garden, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, 5pm.

Thursday 27 August
BATH, Theatre Royal, Tracy-Ann Oberman in Noel Coward’s Present Laughter, to 5 Sept, various times, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
BLACKWATER, The Cornish Craft Barn, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.
BRISTOL, Exchange, Golomb, indie rock.
EGGESFORD, The Lodge, Pantaloons in Twelfth Night, 6.30pm.
POOLE, Brownsea Island, The Handlebards in Macbeth, and Fri 6pm, Sat 5pm.
SHERBORNE, The Sherborne, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, and Fri, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Bowie Experience, 7.30.
WADEBRIDGE, Cornwall Folk Festival, inc Steve Knightley and the Winter Yards, True Foxes, Flats and Sharps, etc, to Mon.

Friday 28 August
BATH, Forum, Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson tribute.
BUDE, Ebbingford Manor, Pantaloons in Twelfth Night, 6.30pm.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Yes, Prime Minister to 3 Oct.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studios, The Lion Inside, 1.30pm, Sat 10.30am, 1.30pm and 4.30pm, Sun 10.30am.
TAUNTON,Brewhouse, Roy Orbison and the Traveling Wilbury’s Experience, tribute, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, Meatloaf by Candlelight, 7.30.
WEST CAMEL, Village Hall,  Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Amy, tribute to Amy Winehouse with Laura Jane Butler, 7.30.

Saturday 29 August
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, West of England Youth Orchestra, cond Tim Redmond, David Adams violin, Alice Neary cello, Brahms, Vaughan Williams and Aucoin, 7.30, and Sun, 3pm.
PENZANCE, Penlee Park, Pantaloons in Twelfth Night, 7.30pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studios, Theatre for Life in I Was Always Here, journey through trans histories, 7pm, and Sun 11am and 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Taryn Charles, My Celebration of Whitney Houston, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, Eagles by Candlelight.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Maet Live (formerly Maet Loaf) and the Never Neverland, with Craig Halford, tribute, 7.30.

Sunday 30 August
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, NT Screening, 7pm.

Monday 31 August
BRISTOL, Beacon, Sam Campbell, Kid Giblet, comedy, and 22 Sept, 7.30: Lantern, Spell Songs Scratch Choir, choral folk, 2pm.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Summer Play Festival, Joe Orton’s Loot, to Sat, 8pm.

Tuesday 1 September
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man, to Sat.

Wednesday 2 September
BOURNEMOUTH, St Marks Church, Talbot Village, Illyria in The Three Musketeers, 6pm.
BUDE, Ebbingford Manor, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 6.30pm.

Thursday 3 September
DREWSTEIGNTON, Castle Drogo, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Cathedral Close Arundells, Dukes Theatre in Romeo and Juliet, 7pm.
TORQUAY, Cockington Court, Illyria in The Three Musketeers, 6.30pm.

Friday 4 September
TINCLETON, Gallery, Phillip Clouts, piano, Ron Phelan, bass, Django Reinhardt, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk, and Sat, 8pm.

Saturday 5 September
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Celine Dion by Candlelight.

Sunday 6 September
FROME, Merlin ECOS amphitheatre, Illyria in Pinocchio, 3pm.
MARNHULL, St Gregory’s, Music at St Greg’s, Holst’s Planets Suite, transcribed and played by organist Sam Hanson, 3pm.

Monday 7 September
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
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Mean Girls, the Musical, to Sat.

Thursday 10 September
SALTASH, Pentillie Castle, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 7pm.
WELLS, Cathedral, Carolyn Craig, organ, 1pm.

Friday 11 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, Emma Rice and Kneehigh’s Tristan and Yseult, to 19 Sept.
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.
WELLS, Cathedral, The Sixteen, Lead Kindly Light Choral Pilgrimage, 7.30.
Bishop’s Palace, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 6.30pm.

Saturday 12 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Half a String in Tiny Planet, family puppetry, and Sun, 11.30am and 3pm.
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Ellen Baumring-Gledhill, cello, with Dafydd Chapman, piano, Debussy and Poulenc, 7pm.
FROME, Merlin ECOS Amphitheatre, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 6pm.

Sunday 13 September
PENZANCE, Penlee Park, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 7.30pm.

Monday 14 September
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
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Kevin Bridges, Here If You Need Me, comedy, to Sat.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Oasis by Candlelight.

Thursday 17 September
WELLS, Cathedral, Doot, baritone saxophone and bass clarinet duo from Sheffield, 1pm.

Friday 18 September
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Sophie Rosa, violin, Ian Buckle, piano, 11.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Sophie Rosa, violin, Ian Buckle, piano, 7.30.

Saturday 19 September
BUDLEIGH SALTERTON, Playhouse, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Sophie Rosa, violin, Ian Buckle, piano, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Itchen Valley Country Park, Illyria in The Pirates of Penzance, 3pm.

Sunday 20 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, rugby referee Nigel Owens, 7.30.

Monday 21 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, Guy Masterson in Under Milk Wood, solo show, and Tues, 7.30, Tues mat 2.30.

Tuesday 22 September
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre, Dukes Theatre in Romeo and Juliet, and Wed, 7, Wed mat 1pm.

Thursday 24 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, London City Ballet in Firebird, to Sat, 7.30, Fri/Sat mats 2.30.

Friday 25 September
ILMINSTER, Warehouse, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens  Sampson et Dalila, 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.

Thursday 1 October
DEVON, Two Moors Festival, to 11 Oct.

Saturday 3 October
BEAULIEU, Abbey, The Magic of Mozart, Emme Hensel, flute, Nova Foresta Philharmonic, Mozart, Mendelssohn, 7pm.
COLYTON, Town Hall,Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.

Sunday 4 October
MARNHULL, St Gregory’s, Music at St Greg’s, Wonders of Wood and Wire, Jon Pickard, harp guitar, 3pm.

Tuesday 6 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, Yes, Prime Minister, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.

Wedenesday 7 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Adventures in Hidden History, to Fri, 1pm, and Thurs 10am.

Thursday 8 October
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Back to the Future – the Musical, to 21 Nov.

Friday 9 October
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, The King’s Speech, to 7 Nov.

Saturday 10 October
SHERBORNE, Studio, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.

Tuesday 13 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, Martin Shaw in A Man for All Seasons, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.

Friday 16 October
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Oliver Wass, harp, Gabriela Opacka, violin, 11.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Oliver Wass, harp, Gabriela Opacka, violin, 7.30.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Alberto Dalgo, pianist from Milan, Northern Landscapes, Schumann, Liszt, Grieg and Chopin, and Sat, 8pm.

Saturday 17 October
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Oliver Wass, harp, Gabriela Opacka, violin, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Banff Mountain Film Festival, red programme.

Thursday 22 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, Jennifer Saunders in Edward Bond’s The Sea, to 7 Nov, Mon-Sat, Thus/Sat mats 2.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Queen by Candlelight.

Friday 23 October
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.|
EXETER, Cathedral, The music of The Eagles by Candlelight,.
Barnfield Theatre, The Comedy Store 2026.

Saturday 24 October
EXMOUTH, Blackmore Theatre, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30

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.

Saturday 31 October
SHAFTESBURY, Port Regis Farrington Hall, Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series, Howard Shelley, piano, and strings of London Mozart Players, Dvorak and Schumann, 5pm.

Friday 6 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Donald, new play by Stefano Massini, to 5 Dec, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano, 11.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano, 7.30.

Saturday 7 November
BATH, Forum,  Harry Enfield, And No Chums, comedy.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano, 7.30.
TIVERTON, New Hall, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.

Tuesday  10 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, David Suchet in Murder in the Cathedral, to 21 Nov, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, G4 Christmas, 7.30.

Wednesday 11 November
STREET, Strode Theatre, Street Theatre Company in A Monster Calls, to Sat.

Friday 13 November
BATH, various venues, Mozartfest, to 21 Nov.

Saturday 14 Novemer
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Emma Johnson, clarinet,  7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.

Monday 16 November
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Much Ado About Nothing, to Sat.

Wednesday 18 November
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.

Friday 20 November
TINCLETON, Gallery, John Law, jazz piano, 8pm.

Saturday 21 November
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Honk!, to 3 Jan.
TINCLETON, Gallery, John Law and Ant Law, jazz pianos, The Laws of  (E)motion, 8pm.

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.

Friday 27 November
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Whitney Houston by Candlelight.
Barnfield Theatre, The Comedy Store 2026.

Saturday 28 November
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Beauty and the Beast, to 10 January 2027, various dates and times.

Tuesday 1 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, Paranormal Activity, to Sat, various times.

Saturday 5 December
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Festive Joy, Peter Roper-Curzon and friends, piano works and festiva delights, 4pm.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Sleeping Beauty, to 3 Jan 2027.
SEATON, Gateway, Exeter Opera Group in Rossini’s La Cenerentola,  7.30.

Thursday 10 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, Beauty and the Beast, to 10 Jan 2027

Friday 11 December
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.

Monday 14 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, Guy Masterson in A Christmas Carol, and Fri, 2 and 7pm.

Friday 18 December
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.

 

 

2027

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

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

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

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