STORYTELLING is as old as recorded time – long before there were any forms of writing, people have always stories and there have always been story-tellers. From Odyssey and Beowulf to East Enders and Outlander, stories grip us … Now contemporary storyteller George Attwill comes to three Dorset villages, this weekend, Friday 2nd to Sunday…
DORCHESTER Arts hosts a special double bill of films at the Corn Exchange, on Tuesday 6th October at 6pm, at the Corn Exchange,. The event focuses on the neurological condition, Parkinson’s disease, and will be raising funds for a local Parkinson’s project. The World’s Toughest Drive follows former Army colonel Guy Deacon CBE on an…
THE story of Frederick Douglass, one of the great names of the campaign on both sides of the Atlantic to abolish slavery, is told in a powerful new play, The Ocean Can Be A Bridge, by Dave Samuels and Richard Bradbury, coming to Bridport Arts Centre on 6th October. The global campaign to end slavery…
FILMS about the cut-throat world of high fashion and legacy of an artist top the October lists for Moviola screenings in our region. Back for a second outing, and some years on, it’s still steely smiles and steel-tipped stilettos in the glittering couture world of Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt. The…
THE professional commercial theatres in Bristol (the Hippodrome, Weston-super-Mare (the Playhouse) and Bath Theatre Royal all open their doors to productions by local amateur companies. Weston Operatic Society, founded in 1908 and the oldest of the local clubs, had to wait until a change of management in 2008 before they could establish themselves as regular…
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…