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Updated Sunday 17th May, 6.17pm

Monday 18 May

BRISTOL, Beacon, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, cond Krzysztof Urbanski, Alexandra Dariescu, piano, Bacewicz, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, 7pm.
St George’s, Tom Smith (of Editors), 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Baz Lurhmann film, 1pm.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Double Double, to 28 May.
FROME, Memorial Theatre, Simon Reeve – To the Ends of the Earth.
HAWKCHURCH, Village Hall,  Hamnet. MOVIOLA
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Midwinter Break, film, 2.30 and 7.30, and Wed, 7.30, Mon mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Midwinter Break, film, 11am.
Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, The Oak Partnership Combined Choirs, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, You, Me and Tuscany, film, 4 and Tues 1pm:  Michael, Jackson biopic, to Wed various times.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Mother Mary, film, 7.30, and Tues mat 1pm.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, The Unfriend, to Sat.
Westlands, The Drama, film, 11am, 2 and 7pm, and Tues 7pm.

Tuesday 19 May

BATH, Theatre Royal, Single White Female, thriller, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Glen Hansard, folk rock, 7.30: Lantern, Drunk Women Solving Crime, comedy, 8pm.
St George’s, Jonathan van Ness, Hot and Healed, comedy, 8pm.
Tobacco Factory, Kiss Witness in Prayers for a Hungry Ghost, and Wed, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo, 7pm.
LEIGH, nr Sherborne, Village Hall, Rental Family. MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Death on the Nile, to Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, Exhibition on Screen, Frida Kahlo, 7.45, and 26 May noon: Hamnet, 11am: The Devil Wears Prada 2,  to Thurs.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, open rehearsal Tues 4.15, performance Tues/ Wed 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Exhibition on Screen, Frida Kahlo, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Albert Lee.

Wednesday 20 May
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Ocelots, indie folk duo, and Louella Jade Eke, folk and blues, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Christopher Cross, rock and pop, 7pm: Lantern, Jesca Hoop, indie folk, 8pm.
St George’s, Red Ink, Bristol Ensemble dir Leon Bosch, marking 50 years since the Soweto uprising, 7.30: Jake McMurchie and the Adam Stokes Trio, tribute to Sonny Rollins, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Top Gun Maverick, film, 5.10pm.
EXETER, Northcott, Exeter College Dance Students in Once.Again., dance and storytelling, 7pm.
HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE, Village Hall,  Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
HARNHAM, Sports and Social Club, Song Sung Blue. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, P and P in We Will Rock You, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mats 11am and 3pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Amelie (25th anniversary screening), 7.30: Fuze, film, 7.45.
SWINDON, Arts Centre, Emily Davis in Blodwen Rocks the Boat, a Welsh woman’s journey from spreadsheets to self-discovery, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Talon, Eagles tribute, 7.30.

Thursday 21 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Bath Theatre Academy students in Urinetown: The Musical, to Sat, 7, Sat mat 2pm.
Forum, London African Gospel Choir, 40 Years of Graceland.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Strictly Come Dancing, The Professionals.
BRISTOL, Old Vic,  The Wardrobe Ensemble in Party Season, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30: Weston Studio, BOVTS summer festival, Four Play  and Meat, to Sat.
Beacon, Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Juke Box, 7pm.
St George’s, Matteo Cimatti, violin, Nicola Eimer, piano, Brahms, Boulanger, Franck, 1pm: Brighde Chaimbeul and Nora Brown, with Stephanie Coleman, traditional folk, 8pm.
Tobacco Factory, Tim Key, Loganberry, to Sat, 8pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Seth Lakeman, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorsetborne in Lessons from TeacherX, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Blackeyed Theatre in Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
Barnfield Theatre, Squeeze Box in Boxed!, live multi media portal into joy, humour and resilience of disabled people, 3 and 7pm, and Fri 3plm.
HONITON, Beehive, Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo, 2 and 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Shanty Sessions with the Chantry Buoys, free, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Jim Causley and Miranda Sykes, Everthing Possible, folk, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Barbican, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Good Habits, indie folk, 8pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Nigel Kennedy, Virtuoso, classical, jazz and contemporary, 7.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, A History of the Rep Theatre in Sidmouth, talk by Paul Smith, 2.30, and Fri 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studios, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Glenrothan, film, 7.45 and Sat 7.30: Frida Kahlo – Extended Encore, film, 7.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, The Ballad of Wallis Island, film, 7pm.
TAUNTON,Brewhouse, Mark Watson, Before It Overtakes Us, comedy, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Hello Again, The Neil Diamond Songbook, 7.30.
College, Bay Theatre, Mind over Music, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Puppini Sisters, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Boyband in the Buff with Gareth Gates, 7.30.

Friday 22 May
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Camilla George, jazz.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Phil Beer, solo, 7.30.
McMillan Theatre, Hello Again, the Neil Diamond Songbook, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Glenrothan, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Go Go Penguin, electronic jazz, 8pm: Lantern, Colin Blunstone, The Voice of the Zombies, 8pm.
St George’s, Verity Standen, Everything Slips, new music for human voices, 7.30pm.
BRUTON, Show of Hands Festival, jazz, electronica and arts, inc Lady Wray, Submotion Orchestra, General Levy and The Groove Family, Steve Knightley, etc, to Sun.
CREWKERNE, Wadham School, Film Crew, members choice film and AGM.
EXETER, Cathedral, Iryna Ilnytska charity concert for Ukranian volunteers, 1pm.
FROME, Memorial Theatre, Walk Right Back – The Everly Brothers story.
HONITON, Beehive, Miranda Sykes and Jim Causley, folk, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Sounds of the 80s with The Zoots, 8pm.
MERE, Lecture Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Simon Evans is Staring at the Sun, comedy, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, The Lab, Tom Denbeigh, Experiment: Work in Progress.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Unthanks, 7.30: Studio Jazz with Dele Sosimi, Nigerian/British music, 7.45: Cinema, The Sheep Detectives, and Sat, Tues-Thurs: The Christophers, and Sat, Tues, Wed.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Clearwater Credence Revival and Ten Years After, 8pm.
SIDMOUTH, Jazz Weekend, inc Kennaway House, first Villages in Action Get Together gig with Nic and Tom Eaves, 2pm. ViA
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Good Habits, indie folk, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Wizard of the Kremlin, film, 7.45 and Thurs 7.30: Michael, new bio film, 7.30, and Sat 7.45.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Bill Shannon’s Bag of Soul, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Swanage Drama and Friends in Another Night at the Mowlem, fundraiser, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, 1.30 and Sat/Sun 11am and 2pm.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Wells Comedy Festival.
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall,  Hamnet. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Ultimate Eagles, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Genesis Connected, tribute, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Magic of Motown, 7.30.

Saturday 23 May
BATH, Rondo, Christian Garrick and the Budapest Cafe Orchestra.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Noel Brody, It’s About Time.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Roland Gift, 40 Years of Songs by Fine Young Cannibals, 7.30: Lantern, Jack Broadbent, blues and rock, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Voodoo Room, The music of Clapton, Hendrix and Queen, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Puppini Sisters, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Rose of Nevada, film, 7.15.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Alex McAleer, Mind Reader, 8pm: Cinema, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, 11.30am.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Woodbury Dance Studio in The Harvest, English Dances and La Boutique Fantastique, 7 and Sun 2.30pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Three Acres and a Cow, story of land rights and protest in folk song and story, 7pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Suspiciously Elvis, with Ivor Potter, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, The Princess Bride, 1978 film, and Mon-Wed, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Dorsetborn in Lessons from TeacherX, 7.45.
WEYMOUTH,Pavilion, K-Pop Forever, live on stage, 2 and 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Minster, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, Phibbs, Seven Songs of Nature for Choir and Brass Quintet, 7.30.
Tivoli, Very Santana, tribute, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, G4, Phantoms of the Popera, 7.30.

Sunday 24 May
ASHBURTON, Arts Centre, Exeter Opera Group in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, 7.30
BRISTOL, Beacon, Shxtsngigs, comedy, 8pm.
Electric Bristol, Tinariwen, West African blues, rock and pop, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Bassekou Kouyate, kora and ngnoi and Amy Sacko, griot singer, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Festival, various venues, to 27 June.
Romeo and Juliet, location to be announced, various dates and times to 7 June.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, G4 – Phantoms of the Popera, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Glenn Miller Big Band Spectacular, 4pm.

Monday 25 May
BRISTOL, Beacon, James Morrison, rock and soul, 7pm: Lantern, Puma Blue, indie jazz and rock, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Land of Sometimes, film, 11am and Wed 1.30pm: The Magic Faraway Tree, film, and Wed, 4pm: Mortal Kombat II, film, and Wed/Thurs various times.

Tuesday 26 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Mischief Theatre in Thespians, Greece the Musical (but not that one), to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Dinosaurs Live, noon.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Foyer Sessions with Linde Nijland, Dutch folk singer, 7pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Skipinnish, Scottish folk, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, The Utterly Revolting Science Show, for kids, 11.30am and 3pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Derren Brown, Only Human Live, to Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Ice Age Adventure Live, 2pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Wicked: For Good, film, 2pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, film, 11am: Exhibition on Screen, Frida Kahlo, 7.30.
Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, Taunton Festival of the Arts Dance Gala, classes and performances, to Sat.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Stand By Me, film, 40th anniversary, 4pm: Escapes: Power Ballad, film, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Colin Blunstone, Believe in Miracles, 7.30.

Wednesday 27 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Midge Ure – A Man of Two Worlds.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Marina, rock and pop, 7pm.
St George’s, The Hansome Family, Gothic Americana, 8pm: Donny McCaslin, saxophone, Lullabye for the Lost, 8pm.
Tobacco Factory, Spielman Studio, Daniel Kitson, work in progress, comedy, to Sat 8pm, Sun 4pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Magic Gareth, balloonatic magic show, 11am.
EXETER, Northcott, Ballet Cymru in Sleeping Beauty, and Thurs, 7.30, Thurs mat 2.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Pauline Eyre, Anyone for Tennis, comedy, 7.30.
TAUNTON,Brewhouse, Ed Byrne and guests, comedy, 8pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Masqueraders in Shrek, to Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2pm.
WATCHET, East Key, Vanhulle Dance Theatre in Olive Branch, physical theatre and martial arts, 6pm. TA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Mark Steel, The Leopard in My House, comedy, 7.30.

Thursday 28 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Let’s All Dance Ballet Co in Alice in Wonderland, to Sun, 11.30am, 2 and 4pm.
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School, Coade Hall, The Playboy of the Western World, NT Screening, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Palace Court Theatre, AUB students in Grimm Tales, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
Pavilion, Fastlove, George Michael tribute.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Lost the Plot in The Three Little Pigs, 11.30am and 2pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Pauline Eyre, Anyone for Tennis, comedy, 8pm.
Electric Palace, NT Screening, The Playboy of the Western World, 7.pm, and Sun 2pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Brainiac, comedy and science, and Fri, noon and 2.30: Weston Studio, BOVTS summer festival, The Etienne Sisters and Dirty Butterfly, to Sat.
Hippodrome, James Acaster, comedy, to Sat.
St George’s, Kasparas Mikuzis, piano, Beethoven, Ravel, Godowsky, 1pm.
Tobacco Factory, Bristol School of Acting in The Master and Margarita, to Sat, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, NT Screening, The Playboy of the Western World, 7.pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Mark Farrelly in The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton, (author of Gaslight), 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Joni Mitchell’s Blue: An Evening in Laurel Canyon, 7.45.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, Wicked, singalong film, 2pm.
HONITON, Beehive, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes  [1953], film, 2pm: NT Screening , The Playboy of the Western World, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Seann Walsh, This is Torture, comedy, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Live and Unheard local bands, 8pm: Cinema, Guys and Dolls [1955] demetia friendly screening, 2pm: NT Screening , The Playboy of the Western World, 7pm and Sat 3pm, Tues 7.30 and Frid 5 June 5pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studios, Fun for Little Ones, A Tribute to Ms Rachel, noon and 3pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, NT Screening , The Playboy of the Western World, 7pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, NT Screening , The Playboy of the Western World, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, K-Pop Party, 2 and 6pm: Laura Jane Wilkie, Scottish folk fiddler, 7.45.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, NT Screening , The Playboy of the Western World, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Ben Thompson, The Ultimate Elvis Experience, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Castaways in Annie, to Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2.

Friday 29 May
BARNSTAPLE, Queen’s Theatre, Ballet Boyz at 25, Still Pointless, 7.30.
BATH, Forum, Al Murray, All You Need is Guv, comedy.
BISHOPSTONE, nr Salisbury, Village Hall, One Battle After Another. MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Alfie Boe: Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Somerstage Musical Theatre School in Showtime, and Sat 7, Sat mat 2pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, The Eras Experience, Taylor Swift tribute, with Xenna, 7pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, London Symphony Orchestra, cond Simon Rattle, Lucy Crowe, soprano, Gerhard, Richard Strauss Four Last Songs, Mahler Symphony No 4, 7pm.
St George’s, The Harper Trio, jazz, 1pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, G$ in Phantoms of the Popera, 7.30.
DORCHESTER,Corn Exchange, Opera Anywhere, Cosi fan Tutte, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Seann Walsh, This is Torture, comedy, 7.30.
HONITON, Beehive, Jo in the Water, documentary film, 2 and 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, The Playboy of the Western World, NT Screening, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Unravelling Wilburys, and Sat, 7.30.
NORTON ST PHILIP, Village Hall,  H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, The Detective Dog, and Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Hollie Rogers, Cornish singer songwriter, 8pm: Cinema, Mother’s Pride, and Tues, 11am.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, The Fleetwood Mac Songbook, tribute, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, The Shepherd and the Bear. MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Devil Wears Prada 2, film, and Wed/Thurs, 7.30, Sat 7pm: Rose of Nevada, film, 7.45.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Pauline Eyre, Anyone for Tennis, comedy, 7.30: The Devil Wears Prada 2, film, and Sun-Thurs, 7.30, Mon mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Walk Right Back – The Everly Brothers Story, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Toddler Time: The Snail and the Whale, and Superworm (films), 11am: The Jersey Beats, O What a Nite, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Legend, tribute to Bob Marley, 7.30.

Saturday 30 May
BATH, Forum, Murder Trial Tonight VI – Death of a Landlord,  the audience is the jury, 2.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Unicorn Live, 1 qnd 4pm.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, The Jim Cregan New Acoustic Band.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, El Ultimo Sueno de Frida y Diego, new opera by Gabriela Lena Frank, from Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
Electric Palace, Michael, new biopic, 7.30 and Thurs 2pm and 5th June 7.30.
Lyric Theatre, Stuff and Nonsense with Rabbit and Rey and the Lost Things, puppetry and visual storytelling, 2.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, The Longest Johns, folk, 7pm: Lantern, Conservatoire Folk Ensemble, folk, 8pm.
St George’s, Sing Out, Bristol’s LGBTQIA+ choir, annual concert, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, ABBA Mia with Kerry Katona, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, Circus Extravaganza for children, 2 and 4pm.
Tree House, Straighten Out, Stranglers tribute.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall,  H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, El Ultimo Sueno de Frida y Diego, new opera by Gabriela Lena Frank, from Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Jah Wobble and The Invaders of the Heart, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Breakin’ Convention, celebration of hip hop dance theatre, 2.30 amd 7.30: Cinema, Jo in the Water, documentary film, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, G4 – Phantoms of the Popera, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, All My Sons, NT Screening, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Roopa Panesar Trio, Indian classical trio, 7.30.
Mayflower Studios, Welsh National Opera, Play Opera Live, Shipwrecked!, 3pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Cara Dillon, with Sam Lakeman and band, folk, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, El Ultimo Sueno de Frida y Diego, new opera by Gabriela Lena Frank, from Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, London Festival Opera, singers and orchestra, Opera at the Movies, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Lady Nade sings Nina Simone, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Virtuoso, Nigel Kennedy concert, 7.30.

Sunday 31 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ballet Boyz at 25, Still Pointless, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, BAFTA Games in Concert, with the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, London Voices and Adrian Ronda Sampayo, 7.30: Lantern, Valerie June, Appalachian folk and rock, 8pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Fionn Regan, Irish poet and singer-songwriter, 8pm.
PENZANCE, Penlee Park, Steve Knightley.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Jasper Carrott and Strictly ABBA, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, the Mystery Ensemble, The Music of the Lord of the Rings: tribute to Howard Shore, 6.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Sheep Detectives, film, and Mon/Wed, various day times: The Devil Wears Prada 2, film, to Wed, various times.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Tom Davis, Spudgun, comedy, 7.30.