PAULA Hawkins tense psychological drama The Girl on the Train, adapted for the stage by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, comes to Salisbury’s Studio Theatre in Ashley Road from 1st to 10th October. Directed by Anthony von Roretz, it explores the nature of trust and obsession – what happens if the person you trust most…
IT’s that time of year! Sandwiched between the summer open-air shows and the increasingly early Christmas season come the literary festivals. This region has several outstanding events, ranging from the long-established with stellar line-ups to the more local, which often have delightful gems that you won’t want to miss. Some high profile authors, politicians, historians,…
BOURNEMOUTH Symphony Orchestra’s 2026/27 concert season launches at Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre on Wednesday 30th September and Bristol Beacon, on Thursday 1st October, launching the orchestra’s two-year Beethoven series, Road to Joy. The BSO has announced a four-year extension of its partnership with Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth, which sees him at the helm until 2032….
WIMBORNE Community Theatre, currently celebrating its 35th anniversary, was joined by local singers, children from Wimborne First and St Michael’s Schools, members of Millstream Theatre and young musicians from QE School, for a new production, Belonging – Our search for Home, outdoors at Kingston Lacy from 22nd to 27th September. Belonging is a tale of…
ARTIST Sarah Hornby has a real feeling for the sea – with a background in sailing and ocean rowing, she is now a successful contemporary coastal artist, with exhibitions currently in Wareham and at Sculpture by the Lakes, and an upcoming group show at Canford Cliffs. Born and raised in Poole, where she still lives, Sarah…
THE adventurous Shoemakers Museum at Street is one of the main venues for this year’s Somerset Art Weeks, from hosting the launch of the family programme with children’s author Jasbinder Bilan to a fascinating and immersive installation by artists and performers Melanie Thompson and Helen Ottoway, the Frome-based composer. Step by Step is open during…
SLADERS Yard, the contemporary art gallery and cafe in West Bay, continues its 20th anniversary celebrations with a major exhibition of paintings, drawings and etchings by David Inshaw, one of the great contemporary painters of landscape, an artist who has been showing regularly at the gallery throughout those years. The solo show, At the Still…
YO Thom, one of the country’s leading ceramicists, is exhibiting alongside well-known Dorset print-maker Liz Somerville at The Art Stable, the contemporary gallery at Gold Hill Organic Farm, Child Okeford, until 24th October. Originally from Japan – a heritage which is inherent in her beautiful ceramics – Yo Thom has lived in North Dorset for…
MILLION Dollar Quartet, the hit musical which moved from Cirencester’s Barn Theatre to a London season, is going on a national tour in 2027, with 23 major venues all across the country from January to July. After its sell-out success at the Barn in the summer, Million Dollar Quartet is at The Arts at Marble…
AMERICAN novelist Shirley Jackson decided to write a ghost story, apparently after reading about a group of 19th century psychic researchers who studied a supposedly haunted house. Published in 1959, Jackson’s hugely popular gothic horror story has been adapted for the stage by Olivier and BAFTA award-winner Stef Smith, and is currently having its world…