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Updated Tuesday 31 March, 11pm

Wednesday 1 April

BATH, various venues, Comedy Festival, to 19 April.
Theatre Royal, The Beekeeper of Aleppo, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
Rondo, Jon Udry, Having a Ball, comedy, 8pm.
Komedia, Comedy Club with John Bishop, Ignacio Lopez, Dani Johns, Jarred Christmas.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Siegfried from the Royal Opera.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Travel Night, The Conquest of the Blue Nile with Col John Blashford Snell, 7pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Childrens’ Theatre Partnership in The Boy at the Back of the Class, to Sat.
Hippodrome, The Greatest Showman, to 10 May.
Alma Tavern, Alma Theatre Co in JB Priestley’s I Have Been Here Before, 8pm.
St George’s, Kevin Figes’ Wallpaper Music, jazz, 7.30.
Wardrobe Theatre, Clare Murphy, The Liar King, to Sat.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Highcliffe Charity Players in Aladdin, An Easter Pantomime, and Thurs, various times: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, to 19 April, various times.
CHURCHINFORD, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Ottilie, new play about Ottilie Patterson, the godmother of British blues, to 19 April.
CODFORD ST PETER,Woolstore Theatre, The Choral. MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Mi Flamenco, An Evening Under the Sun.
EXETER, Northcott, Exeter Musical Society in Annie, The Musical, to Sat, 7pm, Fri/Sat mats 2pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Stuff and Nonsense in The Enormous Turnip, to 18 April, various day times.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Rude Science with Stefan Gates, comedy and science, and Thurs, 11.30am, Wed mat 3pm: Cinema, The Good Boy, and Thurs: Hoppers, animated film, and Thurs and 8/9 April, various day times: Midwinter Break, and Thurs and 7 to 9 and 18/21 April.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Endless Love, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie tribute.
Mayflower Studios, Little Angel Theatre in Julia Donaldson’s A Squash and a Squeeze, to Sat.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Secret Agent, film, 7.45: Wuthering Heights!, 2026 film, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Swing Easy, music from the Great American Songbook, and 25 April, 2pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Tales from Acorn Woods, 1.30 and 4pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, WOW in Legally Blonde, to Sat, 7, Sat mat 2pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Club Mistero, 7.30.
WINCHESTER, Theatre Royal, Geoff Norcott, Basic Bloke 2, comedy.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Primary Festival of Dance, children from local primary schools, 6.30pm.

Thursday 2 April

BATH, Rondo, Stevie Martin, Clout, comedy, 7.30.
Komedia, Henge.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Spring Forward, youth dance showcase, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, K-Pop Superstars, film, 3pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Antoine Preat, Franco-Belgian pianist, Haydn, Schumann, Prokofiev, 1pm: Manu Delago, hand pan, and Maxz ZT, hammered dulcimer, global collaboration by new duo, 8pm.
Tobacco Factory, Bristol School of Acting in Twelfth Night, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Simon Evans is Staring at the Sun, comedy, 8pm.
Wardrobe Theatre, Rock the Tots, 11am.
Folk House, Ivan Moult.
FERNDOWN, Barrington Centre, Scarlet Oak Theatre in The Zoo that Comes To You, 11am and 2pm.
HONITON, Beehive, Wuthering Heights, 2026 film, 2 and 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Martha Tilston, folk, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Steppin’ Out Academy of Performance in The Last Note, 2 and 7pm: Pierre Novellie, You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here, comedy, 8pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Nigel Havers, Talking B*ll*cks, comedy and memories, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Captain Fantastic: The Elton John Tribute, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Horrible Histories – the Concert, to Sat.
STREET, Strode Theatre, They Boy and the Heron, Studio Ghibli animation, 7.45.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Othello, with David Harewood and Toby Jones, NT Screening, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Siegfried from the Royal Opera, 5.15.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the Heart, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Chris McCausland, Yonks! SOLD OUT

Friday 3 April
BATH, Rondo, The Britpop Show with Marc Burrows, comedy, 8pm.
Komedia, The Specials Ltd, Ghost Town.
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Come Sing Stainer’s Crucifixion, with the Nova Foresta Singers, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, West End Tenors.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Eliza Carthy and special guests, The Songs of Martin Carthy.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, The Wurzels, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Happy Mondays: Lantern, Gigspanner Big Band.
Alma Tavern, The Complete Works of Jane Austen (abridged), and Sat.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Louise Jordan – Behind Enemy Lines, stories of SOE, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, Chris McCausland, Yonks, comedy, 8pm.
Barnfield Theatre, The Cheryl and Kitty Show.
Phoenix, Mad Dog Mcrea and Skinny Lister, and Sat.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Fabio and Groove Rider, jungle and drum’n’bass.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Ultimate Coldplay, 8pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Zootropolis 2, film, and Sat/Tues/Wed 2.30pm.
THEALE, Village Hall, Mr Punch’s Folk Club, open session, 8pm.

Saturday 4 April
BATH, Rondo, Tom Houghton, Deep, comedy, 7.30.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Wham! – The Show, with Jake Quickenden.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Adventures in Science, with The Magical Mr West, 2pm.
Electric Palace, Bluey at the Cinema: playdates with friends, 11am: EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Baz Lurhmann film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Eliza Carthy and special guests, The Songs of Martin Carthy.
Redgrave Theatre, One Night in Dublin, Dubliners tribute, 7.3o.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Guilty Men, Americans, folk, etc, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Gavin Lilley, deaf comedian.
FAWLEY, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
FERNDOWN, Barrington Centre, Afternoon Tea with the Land Girls, music and tea, 2pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Wurzels.
Tree House, The Beatles Dub Club.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Jungle Cakes, drum’n’bass and jungle, 8pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Crime 101, film, and Tues-Thurs, 7pm: Studio, Ursula Harrison and Sylvie Noble, jazz duo, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Meat Loud, Meatloaf tribute, 7.30.

Sunday 5 April
BATH, Komedia, BARF Festival, inaurgural festivival celebrating Bath’s alternative music scene, from 1.45.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Diversity: Soul.
Pavilion, K-Pop Fantasy.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Siegfried, screened live from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre, The Three Little Pigs (the musical), 4pm and Mon 10am.
Wardrobe Theatre, Spicy Slam.
FROME, Merlin, Siegfried, screened live from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Cafe Mambo Ibiza, Easter Sunday Classics, 6pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Magic Faraway Tree, film, to Wed and 11/13/14/15 April, various times:  The Bride, film, and Tues, 7.15.

Monday 6 April
BATH, Forum, The King of Kings, film.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Symphonic Ibiza, electronica.
Wardrobe Theatre, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, 2pm.

Tuesday 7 April
BATH, Abbey, Garden Festival production of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, to 17 April, 7.30pm.
Theatre Royal, BODA in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, The Dinosaur that Pooped, a rock show, 12.30 and 3.30.
Rondo, Dru Cripps, Juicy Bits, comedy and clowning, 8pm.
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School, Coade Hall, Wagner’s Siegfried, from the Royal Opera, 5.15.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Tall Stories in The Gruffalo, to 18 April, various day times.
Beacon, Diversity, Soul 2026, and Wed.
Tobacco Factory, Spielman Studio, The Herd Theatre in Counting Sheeps, for babies and toddlers, and Wed, 11.30am and 2pm.
Redgrave Theatre, Kate Butch, Choose Your Own Cabaret, 8pm.
Alma Tavern, Jack, by Stephen Wale, and Wed.
Wardrobe Theatre, Stampin’ in the Graveyard, and Wed.
CALNE, Community Hub and Library, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, 2pm.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Springsteen : Deliver Me from Nowhere, film, 11am and 7.30pm.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Helen Mirren in The Audience, NT Screening.
Barnfield Theatre, Ha Um Ah Theatre in Making a Killing, to Thurs.
HONITON, Beehive, Theatrix Arts in Wonderland, 2pm.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, Village Hall, I Swear. MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, The Buddy Holly Story, to Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Gus McQuade, guitar, Granados, Turina, Bach, etc, 1pm: Tales from Acorn Wood, and Wed, 1.30pm, Wed 10.30am: Cinema, The Choral, 11am: Hoppers, 2.30pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Top Hat – the Musical, to Sat.
Mayflower Studio, The Woman in Black, to Sat.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, The Pent Up House Trio, jazz, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Hijinx Theatre in Meet Fred, play with puppets, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Alice in Wonderland, 2pm.

Wednesday 8 April
BATH, Forum, The Bootleg Beatles, 7.30.
Rondo, Josh Baulf, Lovely Stuff, comedy, 8pm.
Komedia, This is Country Music.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Blue, 25th anniversary tour.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Jamie Woon, blues, soul and gospel.
BRANSGORE, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Olaf Falafel, Stupidest Stupid Show, comedy for kids, 11am and 2pm.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Le Navet Bete in Oh Zeus!, to 18 April.
Phoenix, The Undercover Hippie.
FROME, Merlin, Plan 75, Frome Film Club, 8pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
MILBORNE PORT, Village Hall, Milborne Port Opera in Betty Blue Eyes, to Sat, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, Broken English, Marianne Faithfull biopic, 7pm and 15 April 12.30pm.
SWINDON, Arts Centre, Alasdair Beckett-King, The King of Crumbs, comedy.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton Scout and Guide Gang Show, and Thurs/Sat 7pm, Fri 6pm, Sat mat 2pm.
TEIGNMOUTH, Pavilions, Sarah McQuaid, singer songwriter.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Watson – The Final Problem, 7.30.
WOOKEY, nr Wells, Pheasant Inn, Mr Punch’s folk, 8pm.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, All We Imagine as Light, 7.30.

Thursday 9 April
BATH, Rondo, Jessica Fostekew, Iconic Breath, comedy, 8pm.
Forum, Aggers and Tuffers, cricketing memories, 7.30.
Bird Hotel, Death Comes to Elsinore, a Moonstone Murder Mystery, noon, with lunch..
Komedia, Deirdre O’Kane, comedy.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, That’ll Be the Day, 40th anniversary tour, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Lost the Plot Theatre in The Three Little Pigs, 11.30am.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Fisherman’s Friends.
St George’s, Samrat Majumder, Indian classical guitar, A Musical Journey Through Spain, 1pm: Andy Sheppard Trio, jazz, 8pm.
Redgrave Theatre, Gary Delaney, Gary on Laughing, 8pm.
Alma Tavern, Sean Burke, Your Man.
Wardrobe Theatre, MakeBeth, Shakespeare for the young, to Sat: David Elms Describes a Room, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Meet Fred, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, K-Pop Superstars, tribute.
HONITON, Beehive, The Neverending Story, 1985 film, 11am: Easter Parade, 1948 film, 2pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Hejira, Celebrating Joni Mitchell, 8pm.
NETHER WALLOP, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
PEWSEY, Bouverie Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, 2pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Chuckles Comedy Club, 8pm.
Arts Centre, Alasdair Beckett-King, The King of Crumbs, comedy.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Fossil Mary, the story of Mary Anning.
Turner Sims, Jayao Miyazaki’s Dreams by Mystery Ensemble, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Barking Dog in Teddy’s Day on the Farm, 1pm: The Wind in the Willows, 2.45: Musik, Frances Barber solo film, 7.45: Mother’s Pride, film, 7.30, and Fri/Sat 7.45.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, The Ultimate Bubble Show, 2pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Seann Walsh, This is Torture, comedy, 8pm.
Wyndham Hall, Wyndham Picture House, Bread and Tulips, 7.30.
TRENT, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Limelight Players in The Girl on the Train, to Sat, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Sooty Show, 2.30: Musik, screening of solo film with Frances Barber, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Charlie North Lewis – The History of the Tivoli, 11am: That 80s Movie Band, 7.30pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Murderous Minds with Emma Kenny.

Friday 10 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, TRB Theatre School in The Tempest, reimagined by Terence Patrick Hughes, and Sat, 2 and 6pm: TRB Theatre School in The Aquarium of Impossible Things, devised production, and Sat, noon and 4pm.
Rondo, Rock the Tots: Legends, 11am: Ted Milligan, United!, comedy, 8pm.
Chapel Arts, Close to Tears, Tears for Fears tribute.
Mission, Dancing Salmon in Hamlet- The Musical, and Sat, 7.30.
Komedia, Livewire, AC/DC tribute.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Lewis Major Projects, Triptych, triple bill, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, West of England Youth Orchestra, Wallace and Gromit – The Wrong Trousers.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Dinosaur Adventure Live, Danger on T-Rex Mountain, 2pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Ensemble Augelletti, recorders, violin, cello, lutes, keyboard, 11.30.
Town Hall, Sarah McQuaid, singer songwriter.
Electric Palace, Mother’s Pride, film, 7.30, and 16 April 2pm
BRISTOL, Beacon, Spanish Galicia Symphony Orchestra, cond Roberto Gonzalez-Monjas, Thibaut Garcia, guitar, inc de Falla, Rodrigo, Ravel, Turina, 7pm.
Redgrave Theatre, Thomas Green, Brainstorm, comedy, 8pm.
Alma Tavern, Ozzy Algar – Speed Queen.
Wardrobe Theatre, Out of the Wardrobe, queer comedy.
Folk House, Holly Clarke.
CHARD, Guildhall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Women in Rock, 7.30.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Keith James, The Songs of Nick Drake, 7.30.
DARTMOUTH, The Flavel, Ha Um Ah Theatre in Making a Killing.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, 2pm.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Kate Butch: Choose Your Own Cabaret.
Cygnet Theatre, Temple of Shibboleth perform Days of the Week, prog jazz pop improv.
Phoenix, Creeper, goth rock.
FROME, Merlin, The Ultimate Bubble Show, noon.
Cheese and Grain, Lindisfarne.
HIGHCLIFFE, Community Centre, The Choral. MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, Shake Your Booty: Funk Soul and Disco, 7pm.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Ensemble Augelletti, recorders, violin, cello, lutes, keyboard, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Becoming Simone, new play by Liz Garland, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Orchard Academy in Time Hop, dance showcase, and Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2.30: Harry Enfield and No Chums, comedy, 7.30: Studio Jazz, Built on Bach, with the Neil Cowley Trio, 7.45: Cinema, Exhibition on Screen, Turner and Constable, 12.30pm and Thurs 5pm: Peter Rabbit, 11.30am: H is for Hawk, 5pm: Project Hail Mary, and Sat/Tues.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Hackney Colliery Band, 7.30pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Andy Shepherd Trio, jazz, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, I Swear. MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, Silver Stage in Club Mistero, murder mystery, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Soul to Soul, film, and Sat, 7.30: Kate Mullins and Phil Doyle, jazz and swing, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Chicago Blues Brothers, 7.30.
TOTNES, St Mary’s Church, Steve Knightley’s Sanctuary, Songs in Sacred Places.
WATCHET, Community Cinema, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, That’ll Be the Day, 40th anniversary, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Mother’s Pride, film, and 13/15/17/20 and 21 April, 7.30,  16/17/21 April 2.30pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Wheeldon Suite, A Woodland Wonder, 10am and 11.30am: Ballroom, The Dazzling Diamonds,  comedy drag show.

Saturday 11 April
BATH, Forum, Rude Science, 11.30 and 3pm: Troy Hawke, Never Stop, Never Change!, comedy, 8.30pm.
Rondo, Hal Cruttenden Can Dish it Out, but Can’t Take It, comedy, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, The Ley Lines, folk roots and rock.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Bootleg Beatles.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Neil Cowley Trio, Built on Bach, jazz.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Molly’s First Festival, exhibition launch party, silent disco, art, music, from 2pm: Molly’s First Festival author’s talk by Katherine O’Shea, 5pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Shamabhala, film, 2.30.
Electric Palace, Moulin Rouge, 2001 film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Tori Amos, In Times of Dragons: Lantern, Jane Weaver, alt folk.
Redgrave Theatre, Dinosaur Adventure Live: Danger on T-Rex Mountain, 11.30am and 2pm: The Comedy Store, 8pm.
Alma Tavern, Instant Wit, improv.
Wardrobe Theatre, Hasan al Habib, Death to the West (Midlands), 8pm.
Folk House, Just for a Moment, live improv comedy.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Comedy Club with Arthur Smith, 7.30.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Jessica Fostekew, Iconic Breath, comedy, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Ensemble Augelletti, recorders, violin, cello, lutes, keyboard, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Thomas Green: Brainstorm.
Cygnet Theatre, Temple of Shibboleth perform In the Shadow, prog jazz pop improv.
Phoenix, Ist Ist, post-punk: Leisure Society, band.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Wham! Duran, tribute.
HONITON, Beehive, The Ultimate Bubble Show, 11am.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The 100 Watt Club, circus and cabaret, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Coastal Comedy with Jake Lambert, Gerry Kyei and Martin Wratten, 8pm: Cinema, Don’t Be Prey, documentary, 7.30 and 17 April 5.15.
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, This Is My Theatre in Jane Eyre, 5 and 7.30pm.
Arts Centre, Band Nightl, local bands, singers and songwriters, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Last Unicorn Airways.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Chantel McGregor, prog rock guitarist and singer songwriter, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, ABBA Gold, tribute, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Signatures, northern soul live, 7.30: Ross Grant and Hartwin Dhoore, folk, 7.45.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Wonder of Stevie, tribute with Noel McCalla, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Together for Melody, fundraiser, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Brian Clemens Big Band, Songs of the Silver Screen.

Sunday 12 April
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Gyles Brandreth: Can’t Stop Talking, 3pm: Taylormania, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Alistair McGowan, 3 in 1.
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre, Peter Bleksley – The Undercover Detective – The Makings of a Murderer, 7.30.
Wardrobe Theatre, The Ultimate Bubble Show, 11am, 1 and 3pm.
Folk House, Nick Hart and Tom Moore.
CASTLE CARY, Caryford Hall, Sarah McQuaid, singer songwriter.
SALISBURY, City Hall,  The Wonder of Stevie, tribute, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Bohemians, tribute to Queen, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Little Mermaid, Easter pantomime, 1 and 5pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Jim Cregan Acoustic Band, 7.30.

Monday 13 April
BRISTOL, Beacon, Akala, State of the Nation, hip hop: Lantern, Evgeny Grinko, pianist and composer.
Redgrave Theatre, Tiny and Tall in The Detective Dog, and Tues, 11.30am and 2.30pm: Michaela Strachan, Not Just a Wild Life, 7.30.
Wardrobe Theatre, Nice Things – a queer love story, and Tues.
Folk House, Adventures with Native American Flute and Guitar.
CHILTHORNE DOMER, Village Hall, I Swear. MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Rock the Tots: Legends Gone Too Soon, 11am.
EXETER, Phoenix, Arthur Brown, fundraiser for community radio station Phonic FM.
HAWKCHURCH, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
ODCOMBE, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
SHREWTON, Village Hall, I Swear. MOVIOLA
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Eleanor the Great, film, 11am.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Project Hail Mary, film, to Wed, various times.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Mother’s Pride, film, and Tues and Monday 20th April.

Tuesday 14 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, SIX, to 25 April, Tues to Thurs 8pm, Fri 17th 6 and 8.30, Sats 4 and 8, Sun 19th 2pm, Wed 22nd and Fri 24th 6 and 8.30. 
Forum, Bath Phil and Stephen Hough, piano, Roper Legacy concert, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Blood Brothers, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats.
Little Theatre Club Jameson Road,Ayckbourn’s Neighbourhood Watch, to Sat.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Imelda May, 7pm.
Alma Tavern, A Bright New Boise, to Sat.
EXETER, Phoenix, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, comedy inspired by Frida Kahlo, 1.30.
Corn Exchange, Banff Mountain Film Festival, red programme.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Punch, to Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, Hamnet, 2.30 and Wed 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.15.
City Hall, Taylor Mania, with Katy Ellis, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Dead Man’s Wire, film, 1pm: Escapes: Exit 8, film, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four – a Radio Play Live on Stage, 7.30.
WINSFORD, Village Hall, The Return. MOVIOLA.

Wednesday 15 April
BATH, Rondo, Rob Auton, Can, comedy, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Samrat Majumbder, classical guitar, 1pm. Leon McCawley, piano, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, For Valour – The Story of the Victoria Cross, Mark Smith of the Antiques Roadshow, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Colin Stetson, indie rock.
Redgrave Theatre, Immersion Theatre in Rapunzel, 2 and 5pm, and Thurs 11am and 2pm.
Tobacco Factory, Inner Voice Theatre in The Hound of the Baskervilles, to Sat.
Wardrobe Theatre, Georgie Jones, And the World Spins Anyway, and Thurs.
Folk House, Luke Daniels.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Dario Argento’s Suspiria, 1977 horror film, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Matthew Taylor, violin, Peter French, piano, classical music, 1pm.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Gang Show, to Sat.
Phoenix, Joshua Idehen, spoken word and poetry.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Harmony of Balance, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Stephen Waarts violin, Timothy Ridout viola, Howard, Mozart, Dvorak, 7.30: Dorsetborn in Lessons from Teacher x, and Thurs, 8pm.
Cinema, Wuthering Heights, 2026 film, 3.30 and Thurs 12.30pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, SAC Drama Group in The Unfriend, to Sat, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, BRB in Don Quixote, to Sat.
Mayflower Studio, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), to Sat.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, NT Connections, Swanage School in Sycamore Gap, 7pm: Mowlem Comedy Club, 7.30.

Thursday 16 April
BATH, Forum, Sensational 60s Experience with Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch, The Trems, The Fortunes, Mike D’Abo, Vanity Fare and Spencer James, 7.30.
Rondo, Paul McCaffrey, What A Time to Be Alive, comedy, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Peter Howarth of The Hollies, acoustic solo show.
Komedia, Sambroso All Stars perform The Buena Vista.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!, 1.30 and 4.30pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Go West, We Close Our Eyes and other stories with singer Peter Cox, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, All My Sons, NT Screening, 7pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Judi Love, All About the Love, comedy: Lantern, Yin Yin, electronic and funk.
St George’s, Bristol University Singers, Music inspired by Creation, 1pm.
Redgrave Theatre, All My Sons, NT Screening, 7pm.
Folk House, The KelBilly Stomp Skiffle Revue.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Hurn Court Opera, La Traviata, 7pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, From Ground Zero, film, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, David Westhead in Krapp’s Last Tape, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, Harmony of Balance, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Stephen Waarts violin, Timothy Ridout viola, Howard, Mozart, Dvorak, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Frome Drama in Jack Absolute Flies Again, to Sat, 7.30.
HONITON, Beehive, Peter Rabbit, film, 10.30am: Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, 2pm: All My Sons, NT Screening, 7pm.
HORTON, nr Ilminster, Village Hall, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. MOVIOLA
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Gigspanner Big Band, 8pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Ranagri, Irish-English folk band, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Psychology fo Serial Killer with forensics expert Jennifer Rees, 7.45: Cinema, All My Sons, NT Screening, and 18/22/24 April and 9 July, various times.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Amy Mason, Behold!, 7.30.
City Hall,  The ELO Experience.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Police Dog Hogan, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Athenaeum, All My Sons, NT Screening, 7pm,
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Christian Garrick and the Budapest Cafe Orchestra, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, The Etches Collection, Pliosaurus – the Discovery of a Monster, screening and talk, 7pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, All My Sons, NT Screening.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Glam Rock Show, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, John Crace – What the Hell Just Happened?, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Rave On.

Friday 17 April
BATH, Forum, Suzi Quatro, 7.30.
Theatre Royal, The Egg, TRB Theatre School in The Odyssey, adapted by Hattie Naylor, and Sat, 2 and 6pm.
Rondo, Russell Hicks, This Time It’s Personal, comedy, 8pm.
Chapel Arts, Pop-Up Bowie with Paul Anthony.
Komedia, Absolute Bowie.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, BBC Big Band, Rhapsody in Blue.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, The Remarkable Ben Hart, illusionist.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Laura Ramoso, The Calm Down Tour, comedy,
St George’s, Brodsky Quartet with William Barton, didgeridoo, inc Purcell, Janacek, Stravinsky, tradtional Irish music and Barton, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, A Foreigners Journey, tribute to Foreigner and Journey, 7.30.
Wardrobe Theatre, Impromptu Shakespeare, to Sun.
Folk House, Crowdy-Kit, ceilidh.
CHEDDON AND WEST MONKTON, Village Hall, The Roses. MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Dolly Show, Parton tribute with Kelly O’Brien, 7.30.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Tarren, folk, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Wadham School, Film Crew, Sing Sing.
DITCHEAT, Jubilee Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Christian Garrick and the Budapest Cafe Orchestra.
EDINGTON, Somerset, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Phoenix, Salam and Holohan in Team Viking, storytelling, 7pm:  Bear Jams, soul funk and jazz.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, This Flight Tonight, The Songs of Joni Mitchell.
HONITON, Beehive, Praying for the Rain, folk and world music, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, From Bechet to Bird,  Trevor Whiting and Craig Milverton, clarinet and sax, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, LR Comedy Club with Paul Tonkinson, Jeremy Flynn, Ben Treloar and Tom Glover, 8pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Amy Mason, Behold!, comedy, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, John Smith, folk singer and songwriter, 8pm.
ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, RWB Academy, The Choral. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, John Power: Cast, The La’s and Me, Britpop classics, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Ocean. MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, James Acaster, Cinemagoers Welcome, comedy on screen from Truro, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Absolute Britney, tribute, 7.30.
THEALE, Village Hall, Mr Punch’s Folk Club, open session, 8pm.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Joe Houston, piano, Debussy, Bartok, Beethoven,  and Sat, 8pm
WESTON SUPER MARE, Front Room, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, and Sat, 2pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Copacabana Magic, The Barry Manilow tribute with Martyn James, 7.30.

Saturday 18 April
BATH, Forum, Bear Grylls, 2pm.
Rondo, Daniel Sinclair, The Hypnotist Live, comedy hypnosis show, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Al Steele and friends, Let’s Play the God Game, unholy offspring of Sister Act and The Matrix.
Mission, Bath Spa Theatrical Soceity in The Importance of Being Earnest, and Sun, 7.30.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School Coade Hall, Hurn Court Opera, La Traviata, 4pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, aKa Dance Theatre in shed-ache, 11am and 2pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Wiltshire Jazz Academy, workshop with Camilla George, 10am:  John Smith, Gatherings, folk, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, K-Pop Party, 2 and 6pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Hoppers (2026) film, 11am: The Comic Strip Presents, three short comic films, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, James B Partridge, Primary School Bangers: Lantern, Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa, Paradise Gothic, comedy.
Tobacco Factory, Spielman Studio, Apples and Pears, scratch night, 8pm.
Redgrave Theatre, Damian Hall, ultra runner and climate activist, Running Forever, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Real Thing, 7.30.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Chris Garner in Macbeth Alone, solo show, 7.30.
FROME, Memorial Theatre, Andrew Bourns Crooner Revolution.
Cheese and Grain, The Dualers, Jamaican style RnB.
HONITON, Beehive, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Baz Lurhmann film, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri, The Long Ride Home Tour, 8pm.
NETHERBURY, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, English National Ballet in My First Ballet: Cinderella, and Sun, 11am and 2.30pm: Amy Mason, Behold!, comedy, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Police Dog Hogan, 7.30.
City Hall, Singalona The Greatest Showman, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPON, Turner Sims, Vida Guitar Quartet, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Suntou Susso, griot kora player and singer, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Lipstick on Your Collar, hits from the 1950s and 60s, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Christian Garrick and the Budapest Cafe Orchestra.  AR
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, LAS Theatre in The Littlest Yak, 11.30am and 2.30pm.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Gigspanner Big Band.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up, cartoon film, 11am: Let Me Entertain You, Robbie Williams tribute, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Doors – An Evening in Laurel Canyon, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Showaddywaddy.

Sunday 19 April
BATH, Komedia, Pierre Novellie, You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here, comedy.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Top Secret – The Magic of Science, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Blue, 25th anniversary tour: Lantern, Jasper Hoiby’s 3Elements, jazz.
Alma Tavern, Jarman.
Folk House, Cole Stacey.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Pam Ayres, Doggedly Onward, 3.30 and Mon 7.30: All My Sons, NT Screening, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Gigspanner Big Band.
Phoenix, Shakatak, jazz funk.
FROME, Merlin, Las Theatre in The Littlest Yak, 11am and 2pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Variety From the Heart.
Turner Sims, Babies’ Adventures in Music, 11am and 1.30pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Comedy Club with Simon Evans.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Hoppers, 2025 animated film, 11am and 1.30pm, and 4 May 11am: Splitsville, film, 4.15 and Mon 1pm: How to Make a Killing, film, 7pm and Tues 4pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Let Me Entertain You, Robbie Williams tribute.

Monday 20 April
BATH, Komedia, Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Suzi Quatro.
BIC, Ric Astley, Reflection tour.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, The Fureys farewell tour.
St George’s, Tim Smit in conversation with Mary Colwell, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Taylormania.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Ruby Wax – Absolutely Famous .
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, NT Connections, to Sat.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, The Ballad of Wallis Island, film, to Wed, 7.30, Mon mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The History of Sound, 11am.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Reminders of Him, film, 4pm and Tues 1pm: All My Sons, NT Screening, 7pm.
WINCHESTER, Theatre Royal, Hurn Court Opera, La Traviata, 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Paul Smith in Pablo Live, filmed in Dublin.

Tuesday 21 April
BATH, Forum, Nigel Kennedy.
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School, Coade Hall, The Magic Flute, screened from the Royal Opera, 6.45.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Prodigy, with Carl Cox.
Pavilion, Peppa Pig’s Family Show, and Wed.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, The Woman in Black, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Beacon, John Mulaney, Mister Whatever, comedy.
Redgrave Theatre, St Mary’s Players in Come From Away, to Fri, 7.30, Sat 2.30 and 7pm.
Alma Tavern, This Never Happened, and Wed.
Wardrobe Theatre, Emergency Chorus in Ways of Knowing, dance theatre, to Thurs.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Shining, 1980 film with Jack Nicholson, 7.30
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Die My Love, film, 7.30.
HONITON, Beehive, The Magic Flute from the Royal Opera House, 6.45.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Josh Widdicombe, Not My Cup of Tea, comedy.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), to Sat, 7.45, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30: Cinema, The Magic Flute from the Royal Opera House, 6.45, and Sat.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Conversation with Mike Brown, rugby star, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, The Bodyguard, to Sat.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Magic Flute from the Royal Opera House, 6.45.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Furies, farewell tour, 7.30.
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Dyad and Company Gavin Robertson in General Medical Emergency Ward 10, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, film, 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  All My Sons, NT Screening.

Wednesday 22 April
ANSFORD, Caryford Hall, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. MOVIOLA
BATH, Forum, Legend – the Music of Bob Marley.
Rondo, Platform 8 in The Party, to Sat, 7.45.
Mission, Echo and Ink in Dennis Kelly’s DNA, thriller, to Sat, 7pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Ranagri, folk.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Dr Rachel Newsome, The Psychology of Carl Jung, talk, 5.45: Dr Maisha Wester, Gothic Literature and Women: The Female History of Horror, talk, 8pm.
McMillan Theatre, Travellers Tunes, with Steve Cradock, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, Touch of Evil (1958), 10.45am: Tell No One (2006), 2.15pm: Chris Chibnell’s Desert Island Scripts, 5pm: Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) 5pm: Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) opening night gala, 6.30.
Electric Palace, King King, Bristol band, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, cond Pappano, Emily D’Angelo, mezzo, David Butt Philip, tenor, William Thomas, bass, Elgar, Dream of Gerontius, 7pm.
St George’s, Katherine Priddy, folk, 7.30: Ben Waghorn, saxophone, and the Adam Stokes Trio, Tribute to Dexter Gordon, jazz, 7.30.
Tobacco Factory, Ridiculusmus in Alas! Poor Yorick, and Thurs, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Banff Mountain Film Festival, red programme.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Anemone, film, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Emma Kenny’s Killer Couples.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Organ Symphony,  BSO, cond Chloe van Soeterstede, Cedric Tiberghien piano, Tchaikovsky, Lili Boulanger, Saint Saens, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Magic of the Bee Gees, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Glastonbury and Street Musical Comedy Society in Calendar Girls – the Musical, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Magic Flute, from the Royal Opera, 6.45.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Save the Cinema, film, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Focus, rescheduled date, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Green Border, 7.30.

Thursday 23 April
BASINGSTOKE, The Anvil, Organ Symphony,  BSO, cond Chloe van Soeterstede, Cedric Tiberghien piano, Tchaikovsky, Lili Boulanger, Saint Saens, 7.30.
BATH, Forum, Jim Henson’s Labryinth, in concert with full band, 7.30.
Komedia, Matt Forde, Defying Calamity, political comedy.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Sensational 60s Experience with Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch, The Trems, Spencer James, The Fortunes, Vanity Fare.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater Comedy Club with Dylan Moran, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, Rashamon  (1950) 10.45am: Fahrenheit 451 (1966) 2.15pm: Pillion (2025), 5pm: Dead Man’s Wire (2005), 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Chris Ramsey, Here Man, comedy: Lantern, Smerz, electronic indie.
St George’s, Maxim Calver, cello, Debussy, Schumann, Shostakovich, 1pm: Lindisfarne, folk, 7.30.
Alma Tavern, Peter Flanagan, Fresh Prince of Kildare.
Folk House, Outsider Folk, from Finland.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Banff Mountain Film Festival, blue programme.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, All My Sons, NT Screening, 7pm.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Damien Lewis, SAS – Who Dares Wins.
HONITON, Beehive, Barnacle Bill, 1957 film, 2pm.
IDMISTON, All Saints Church, This Is My Theatre in Jane Eyre, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, The Chantry Buoys, The Shanty Sessions, FREE   7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Granny’s Attic, folk, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal,  Welsh National Opera, Blaze of Glory!
POOLE, Lighthouse, Phil Ellis, Bathmat, comedy, 8pm: Cinema, Dowton Abbey, dementia friendly screening, 2pm.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Andy Hamilton’s Night to Remember, comedy, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Luke Wright: Later Life Letter, 7.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, The Ballad of Wallis Island, film, 7pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, All My Sons, NT Screening, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Jessica Fostekew, Iconic Breath, comedy, 8pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Sky Full of Stars, Coldplay tribute, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Beautiful Crazy, The Luke Combs Collection, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Wham! The Show, with Jake Quickenden.

Friday 24 April
AXBRIDGE, The Old Methodist Church, Pea Bien Theatre in Last Wednesday’s Work Shirt, comedy, 7.30. TA
BATH, Forum, Batman (1989 film) in concert with the Gotham Philharmonic, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Kat Abel Band, jazz.
BISHOPSTONE, nr Salisbury, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Chris Ramsey, Here, Man!, comedy: Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Magic Flute, screened from the Royal Opera.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four, a radio play live on stage with Colin Baker and Terry Molloy, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, His Girl Friday (1940), 10.45am: Die My Love (2025), 2.15pm: Spacewoman (2024), 5pm.
Electric Palace, From Page to Screen, Casino Royale (2006), gala with Chris Chibnell and screenwriters and composer, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Nurse John, The Short-Staffed Tour, comedy.
St George’s, Zoe Rachman, jazz piano, Rowland Sutherland, flute, jazz, 1pm.
Tobacco Factory, Story Jam in We Are Fox, 7.30.
Alma Tavern, Jessie Nixon, Don’t Make Me Regret This.
Wardrobe Theatre, Cabbage the Clown in Cinemadrome, drag chaos.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Damian Hall, ultra-runner, author and climate activist, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Ruth Notman, folk singer songwriter, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Radiohead Reimagined by Candlelight.
Northcott Theatre, Jessica Fostekew, Iconic Breath.
Barnfield Theatre, The Comedy Store 2026.
FROME, Merlin, New Old Friends in Pick and Mix, 7.30.
Memorial Theatre, That’ll Be the Day, 40th anniversary show.
Tree House, Whitesnake UK.
HONITON, Beehive, Mother’s Pride, film, 2 aqnd 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, All My Sons, NT screening, 7.30.
MERE, Lecture Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Kevin Precious in The Reluctant Teacher, comedy, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal,  Welsh National Opera, The Flying Dutchman.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Studio Jazz with Liane Carroll Trio, 7.45.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club: The Ronnie Scott’s Story, 7.30.
City Hall, Damien Lewis, SAS: Who Dares Wins, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Good One, film, 7.30pm.
SOUTHAMPON, Turner Sims, Nik Bartsch’s RONIN, minimalist music.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Paul Smith: Pablo Live, comedy on film from Dublin, 7.45.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Andy Parsons, Please ≠@!$ Off to Mars, comedy, 7.30.
WATCHET, Community Cinema, The Golden Spurtle. MOVIOLA
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Tubular Bells Live, 7.30.
WINTERSLOW, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA

Saturday 25 April
BATH, Forum, Laura Newman, Ark At She, comedy, 7.30.
Komedia, Burlesque Bottomless Brunch, 11.45am: Comedy Club, 8pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Paul Carrack.
Pavilion, Sing the Musicals.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Butler, Blake and Grant, rock and pop.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, A Head Full of Coldplay, tribute, 7.30.
McMillan Theatre, The Greatest Movies Show.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, The Little Sister (2025) 10.45am: No Other Choice (2025) 2.15pm: Airplane! (1980), 5pm.
Electric Palace, From Page to Screen, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 7.30
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, A Head Full of Coldplay, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Ashling Bea, Older than Jesus, comedy.
Tobacco Factory, Michelle de Swarte in The Afters, comedy, 8pm: Spielman Studio, Hannah Clift in Eight-The One Wo[man] Drag King Musical Parody, 7.30.
Alma Tavern, Pauline Eyre, Anyone for Tennis?
Wardrobe Theatre, The Antics Joke Show.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Avalon Comedy Network with Steve Bugeja, Luke Honnoraty, Pravanya Pillay, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Comedy Club with Dylan Moran and support.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, There’s a Monster in your Show, and Sun: Northcott Cafe, Death on the Ganges, murder mystery dining.
Phoenix, Showhawk duo, classical guitar and electronica.
FERNDOWN, Barrington Centre, The Neil Diamond Story with Bob Drury, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Mark Simmons, Jest to Impress, comedy, 7.30.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, Miles Hunt of The Wonderstuff, solo show, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Ruth Notman Trio, folk, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Andy Parsons in Please #@!$ Off to Mars, 8pm.
MARTOCK, Village Hall, I Swear. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Ester Tal’s Flamenco Academy, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal,  Welsh National Opera, Play Opera Live – Shipwrecked.
POOLE, Lighthouse, A Country Night in Nashville, 7.30: Luke Wright, Later Life Letter, performance poetry, 8pm: Cinema, Hoppers, 11.30am.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, John Crace : What the Hell Just Happened? 7.30.
Arts Centre, Threepenny Bit, ceilidh, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPON, Turner Sims, Mystic Voices, Sufi Qawwali Warsi Brothers, 7pm.
Guildhall, Baroque Majesty, Bournemouth Symphony Orcheastra and BSO Voices, Handel, Bach, Purcell, Vivaldi, etc, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Noble Jacks, Americana, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, The Soul and Swing Big Band, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Supersillymagicshow, for 3 to 8 years, 2pm: Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, film, and Mon-Thurs 7.30, Mon mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Let’s Rock the 70s, 7.30.
TIVERTON, Community Arts Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Toddler Time: Zog with Zog and the Flying Doctors, animated films, 11am: A Vision of Elvis, with Rob Kingsley, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Sound and Vision, A Tribute to David Bowie, 7.30.

Sunday 26 April
ANSFORD, Caryford Hall, Pea Bien Theatre in Last Wednesday’s Work Shirt, comedy, 7.30. TA
BATH, Komedia, Aquapella, Bath acapella group, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, University, Kimmeridge Hall, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, Sophie Rosa, violin, Ian Buckle, piano, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Clara Schumann and Grieg, 3pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Voces8, Give Me Your Stars, choral.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Cloudbusting, The Music of Kate Bush, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, Ball of Fire (1941), 10.45am: H is for Hawk (2025), 2.15pm: Black Orpheus (1959), 5pm: Gala Finale – The General (1926 Buster Keaton comedy with live piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne, 8pm.
Electric Palace, The Magic Flute, screened live from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Out with the Buckleys, comedy.
Tobacco Factory, King Kandoro, State of the Nation, comedy, 7pm.
Wardrobe Theatre, Siblings – Dreamweavers.
Folk House, Nadia Reid, Live with Strings.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Magic Flute, screened live from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Out of the Box, 3pm.
EXETER, Phoenix, Ruth Notman, folk.
FROME, Merlin, The Magic Flute, screened live from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, The Sunday Sessions, 2pm:  Jazz by the Sea : Talking Spirits, 8pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, An Evening with Aggers, cricketing memories, 6.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, The Magic Flute, streamed from the Royal Opera, 2pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Sounds of the 70s with The Zoots, 7pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Richard Lennox, piano, and friends, Classics and Musical Favourites, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, to Wed, and 4 May, various day times: Sugar Pie Honey Bunch, the music of the Four Tops, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, An Afternoon of Laurel and Hardy, centenary celebration with Neil Brand (rescheduled from March)  2.30pm

Monday 27 April
BATH, Forum, The Great Big Dance Off, 4pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, An Evening with Aggers, cricketing memories, 7.30.
Tobacco Factory, Krapp’s Last Tape, with David Westhead, dir Stockard Channing, and Tues, 7.30.
Wardrobe Theatre, Lil Wenker, Boy King.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, The Mumford and Sons Story.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Constant Wife, with Kara Tointon, to Sat, 7.45, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Talented Mr Ripley, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Testament of Ann Lee, film, 11am.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Drama, film, and Wed, 2pm: Paul Smith: Pablo Live, comedy recorded in Dublin, 7.30.

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, 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.
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.
SOUTHAMPON, Turner Sims, Brodsky Quartet with Willard White, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, 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.
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.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Mumford and Sons Story, tribute, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  BSO KS1 Schools concert.