THE public’s appetite for ghost stories, macabre thrillers and supernatural drama is boundless – and few people have tapped into that zeitgeist more than Uncanny creator Danny Robins, whose hit play 2:22 – A Ghost Story returns to Theatre Royal Bath from Monday 19th to Saturday 24th January. Premiering in 2021, 2:22 is a chilling…
SOHO legend Jeffrey Bernard, drinker, womaniser, racing fanatic, writer and raconteur, was still alive when Keith Waterhouse’s play about his life made its way to the London stage, with the even-more-famous Peter O’Toole in the title role. And he lived for another eight years, flying in the face of medical wisdom and what seemed like…
WHY does this romanticised telling of the short, highly successful life of American rock’n’roll legend Buddy Holly – it only lasted around three years before he was tragedy killed aged 22 in and air crash – conjure up images of TV’s The Good Old Days from the City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds? The answer lies…
WE all need a lift (and a bit of laughter) in these gloomy times (not to mention what’s going on beyond our lovely region), so why not make a date with Shaftesbury Arts Centre and beat the January blues with a magical and bonkers pantomime, Alice in Wonderland, at the Bell Street theatre from 22nd…
A NEW free exhibition at Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre, RNLI: Stories of Courage 1939-45, opens on Saturday 15th January, exploring the way the volunteer lifeboat crews saved lives at sea in dangerous conditions, including a lifeboat that was one of the famous “little boats” that rescued soldiers pinned down on the beaches at Dunkirk. The…
CHRISTMAS may be over, but Bath’s Egg theatre has an ongoing programme of fun plays and entertainments for children – January brings winter magic with Play Time: A Winter’s Tail on Saturday and Sunday 17th and 18th, and Jack and The Beanstalk (Sort Of) on Saturday 24th (two performances). The Last Baguette’s show, the latest…
PANTOMIME audiences at Theatre Royal Bath raised more than £12,600 over the festive season during 14 post-performance charity collections between Thursday 18th and Friday 26th December, after matinee and evening performances of The Further Adventures of Peter Pan. Audience favourite Jon Monie – who wrote the script and starred as pirate Smee – made an…
SARAH McQuaid is a singer-songwriter with an international background and a reputation both for the quality of her singing and multi-instrumental musicianship. She is coming to Dorset for a short tour with Artsreach, starting on Thursday 22nd January at Shipton Gorge village hall. On Saturday 24th she is at Studland and the last concert is…
PRIMARY school aged children in around the south west have a chance to experience live music, when the BSO’s Explore the Orchestra tour visits the University of Exeter on 30th January, Bristol Beacon on 27th March and Poole Lighthouse on 19th and 20th May with a series of free Explore the Orchestra concerts. With the addition…
GEOFF Norcott is that very rare thing in the UK comedy scene – he is a Conservative! But coming out as a right-winger hasn’t impeded his career too badly, and he is now on a new tour, Basic Bloke 2 – “There’s no Bloke without Fire” – coming to Salisbury Arts Centre on 31st January,…