ONE of the region’s leading exhibition space, and the home of a succession of talented makers, Walford Mill at Wimborne celebrates its 40th anniversary with an exhibition and two special events looking at the past, present and future of craft at the Mill and across Dorset. The anniversary events have been curated by furniture maker-designer…
TWO years after featuring the work of painter Lawrence Arthurs, the Slade Centre at Gillingham has an exhibition by his late wife, Susan Williams: A Distinctive Eye, running through October and November (with a three day break to allow for a Hallowe-en event) and into December. The summer 2024 exhibition of Lawrence Arthurs’ paintings and…
WIDDERSHINS is an ancient word that roughly translates as counter-clockwise. It is also the title of the latest one-man show from the versatile and talented David Mynne, ex-Kneehigh, and now one of Cornwall’s most popular theatrical exports. He brings this new story to Dorset for three dates with Artsreach, beginning on Friday 23rd October at…
HALF-TERM Artsreach entertainment in the last week of October brings long-time favourite Squashbox Theatre to Dorset with Curious Creatures, on 24th, 25th and 27th October, and Zannie Fraser of Luminous Tales with The Goose and Mrs Frost, an enchanting and mainly non-verbal show for very young children at Hinton Martell on Wednesday 28th. THE Cornwall-based…
ONE of the best-loved musicals of recent years, Little Shop of Horrors comes to the theatre at Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre from Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th October in a new production by Exeter Northcott Theatre co-produced with the Lighthouse and Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre. Packed with unforgettable songs, infectious rhythms, and bold theatrical storytelling, the…
TALENTED folk trio Jon Doran and The Northern Assembly draw on their varied backgrounds to create an evening of traditional folk with a contemporary edge, on a short Artsreach tour, including Cerne Abbas village hall on Thursday 22nd October, Marnhull village hall on Friday 23rd and Broadwindsor’s Comrades Hall on Saturday 24th, all at 7.30pm….
BRIDPORT Arts Centre staff and supporters have just 10 weeks to reach the fund-raising target of £400,000 to bring the South Street building into community ownership. A gala event at the arts centre on Friday 23rd October will help to boost the funds with an evening of poetry, music and good food. Local support, whether…
“Howard gave me the confidence to try new things” IT is a brave – and talented – actor who could begin 2026 playing the title role in the Scottish play and end it in a one-man (comic) version of the tragedy of the melancholy Danish prince. From Macbeth to Hamlet (aka Omlet), with a festive…
TAKE your loudest singing voice, dress up in your finery and bring your flags to the church of St Gregory in Marnhull on Saturday 24th October, to join in the fun of the Last Night of the Organ Proms. Organist and Music at St Greg’s organiser Gordon Emery, inspired by the famous Last Night of…
SAMUEL Beckett’s existential classic Waiting For Godot will be on stage at the Studio of Strode Theatre in Street, from Wednesday 28th to Saturday 31st October, nightly at 7.30. Produced in house and directed by Adam Lanfranchi, it explores the complex and shape-shifting story of two tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, as they wait by a…