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Updated Monday 27th April, 6.22pm

Tuesday 28 April
BATH, Forum, Van Morrison, and Wed. SOLD OUT
Komedia, Cowboy Junkies, 40 years and beyond, and Wed.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Yes: the Fragile Tour.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, The Greatest Showman, to 10 May.
Tobacco Factory, Krapp’s Last Tape, with David Westhead, dir Stockard Channing, 7.30.
Beacon, Lantern, Mammal Hands, electronic folk.
Old Vic, Weston Studio, Jade Franks, Eat the Rich (but maybe not me matesx), to Sat, various times.
Alma Tavern, As Good as God Loves Them.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Double Double, to 28 May.
EXETER, Phoenix, Party Cannon and Internal Bleeding, death metal.
HYTHE, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, National Theatre Connections, to 2 May.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Constant Wife, with Kara Tointon, to Sat, 7.45, Wed/Sat mats 2.30: Cinema, Colours of Time, to Thurs: Glenrothan, to Thurs.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Talented Mr Ripley, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Brodsky Quartet with Willard White, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, film, to Thurs 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and Wed, and 4 May, various day times: Midwinter Break, film, 2 and 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli,  The Three C’s.

Wednesday 29 April

BATH, Rondo, Bath Drama in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to Sat, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Film Club, Sisters with Transistors, electronic music’s unsung heroines.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Kiss of the Spider Woman, the musical, to 16 May, various times.
St George’s, Hejira, folk, A Celebration of Joni Mitchell, 8pm.
Redgrave Theatre, Bristol Musical Theatre in Jack, new musical about Jack Sheppard, to Fri, 7.30, Sat 1.30 and 6.30.
Wardrobe Theatre, Lamphouse Theatre in Pride and Prejudice (but funny), to Sat.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Pillion, film, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, James Phelan: The Man Who Was Magic, 7.30.
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, Four Mothers. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, National Theatre Connections, to Sat.
ILMINSTER, Warehouse, Home I’m Darling, to Sat, 7.30.
PAIGNTON, Palace Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Roderick Williams, baritone, Christopher Glynn, piano, An English Song Winterreise, inc Vaughan Willims, Britten, Finzi, Gurney, Judith Weir and Errollyn Wallen, 7.30: Cinema, Power to the People, John and Yoko Live in NYC 1972, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, The Mersey Beatles, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Matilda the Musical, to 17 May.
Mayflower Studio, The Carpenters Story.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, TAOS in Guys and Dolls, to Sat 7.30, Sat/Sun mats 2.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Power to the People: John and Yoko Life in NYC, recording of 1972 concert 7.30: The Drama, film, 2pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli,  Alistair McGowan, 3 in 1, comedy, 7.30pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Srishti- Nina Rajarani in Play Ball, triple billl of classical Indian dance.

Thursday 30 April
BATH, Forum, The Magic of the BeeGees, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Mark Waistell, singer songwriter.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th Anniversary Tour.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Laurel and Hardy Centenary with Neil Brand, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, YES plays the whole album Fragile (1971).
St George’s, NOVO Quartet with Oleg Shebeta-Dragan, clarinet, Shaw and Brahms, 1pm: Paddington Trio, French Impressions, Lili Boulenger, Debussy, Ravel, 7.30.
Tobacco Factory, Opposable Thumb in Coulrophobia, clowning, to Sat, 2.30 and 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Milton Musical Society in Funny Girl, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Silent Sherlock, three silent films with live piano accompaniment by Meg Morley, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Music of Westlife by Candlelight.
HONITON, Beehive, H is for Hawk, film, 2 and 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Listening to the Land: Stories, Stewardship and the Making of Gardens, with Hugo Bugg, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Noise Next Door, improv comedy, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, English National Ballet, Body and Soul, to Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Anna Phoebe, composer, performer, classical, electronic and experimental, 8pm: Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, with live band, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Fleetwood Bac, singalong tribute, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Eabhal, music, 7.30.
SHERBORNE, various venues, Abbey Festival, to 7 May.
Abbey, Festival, Sherborne Festival Chorus, cond Paul Ellis, Amelia Monaghan soprano, Guy Cutting tenor, Morgan Pearse baritone, Haydn Creation, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, An Evening of Burlesque Cabaret.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Kid Hyena, punk, funk jazz, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Sirat, film from Morocco, 7.45: Reminders of Him, film, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Mumford and Sons Story, tribute, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  BSO KS1 Schools concert.