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Updated Sunday 23 November, 6.17pm
Monday 24 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Snow Mice, to 11 January 2026, various days and times.
Forum, The Illegal Eagles.
Komedia, The Electric Comedy Club, new comedy with Paul Hilleard, MC.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Sounds of the Sixties, hosted by Tony Blackburn.
Redgrave Theatre, BOVTS in A Christmas Carol, to Sat, various times.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre,The Roses, film, 1pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Filskit Theatre in Little Robin Red Vest, to 14 Dec, various dates and day times.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, The Marching Band, film, to Wed, 7.30, Mon mat 2.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Imperial Classical Ballet in The Nutcracker, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Choral, film, and Tues, 11am, 2.30pm and 7pm.
Tuesday 25 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, Mischief in Christmas Carol Goes Wrong – God Help Us, Everyone, to Sun, Tues-Sat 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30, Sun 2pm.
Forum, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, film, in concert with live music.
Mission Theatre, Next Stage in Larkin with Women, play by Ben Brown, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Royal Marine’s Christmas Spectacular, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Riverdance 30: The New Generation, to Fri.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Daniel Martinez Flamenco Co, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Cinderella, live from the Royal Ballet, 7.15.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Ad Hoc Theatre in There’s Words …, the life and legacy of Dylan Thomas, and Thurs/Sat, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Chatting Shit, a riff on Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, in aid of Bridport charity The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares, 7.30.
EXETER, Corn Exchange, The Illegal Eagles.
FROME, The Lucky Chance, Wise Children in A Child’s Christmas in Wales, to 21 Dec, various times.
Merlin Theatre, Cinderella, live from the Royal Ballet, 7.15.
HONITON, Beehive, Cinderella, live from the Royal Ballet, 7.15.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, to Sat, 7pm, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, Cinderella live from the Royal Ballet, 7.15, and encore 29 Nov, 7.15: The Choral, to Thurs, various times.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Cinderella from the Royal Ballet, 7.15.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Frantic Assembly in Lost Atoms, to Sat, 7pm, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Cinderella from the Royal Ballet, 7.15: I Swear, film, and 3 Dec, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Mrs Warren’s Profession, NT Screening, 7.30.
Wednesday 26 November
BATH, Forum, Australian Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here, 7.30.
Rondo, Rondo Theatre Co in Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, to Sat, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Nell Bryden, blues and soul.
Komedia, Robben Ford, guitar.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Cinderella from the Royal Ballet, 7.15pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Declan O’Rourke. 7.30.
CALNE, Town Hall, The Salt Path. MOVIOLA
CASTLE CARY, Caryford Hall, The Ballad of Wallis Island. MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Ballad of Wallis Island, 11am and 7.30pm.
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, Penguin Lessons. MOVIOLA
MARNHULL, Village Hall, The Salt Path. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Sian Edwards, Ning Feng, violin, Hollywood Hit, Liszt, Korngold, Dvorak, 7.30: Cinema, Death Becomes Her (1992), 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, English National Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, to Sat, 7pm, Thurs/Sat mats 1.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, The Christmas Orchestra Concert, film music, singalong carols etc, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Ward Thomas.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Dame Mary Berry, 7.30.
Thursday 27 November
BATH, Komedia, The Dub Pistols.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Wings of Desire, with Bruno Ganz, 1987 Wim Wenders film, 7.30.
Electric Palace, The Fifth Step with Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden, NT screening, 7pm: I Swear, film, 2pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Salome Jordania, pianist from Georgia, Chopin, Scriabin, Musorgsky, 1pm: Quercus, June Tabor, Iain Ballamy and Huw Warren, folk jazz fusions, 7.30.
Tobacco Factory, Rapunzel: a Hairy Tale, to 17 Jan, various dates and times.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Fifth Step, NT Screening, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Piano Quartet, Suk, Mozart, free, 11am: Aidan Dooley in solo play Discovering Antarctica, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Jack and the Beanstalk, to 4 January, various dates and times.
University Great Hall, BSO, cond Sian Edwards, Ning Feng, violin, Hollywood Hit, Liszt, Korngold, Dvorak, 7.30.
Cygnet Theatre, Blue Vanguard Jazz Club with Mike Outram, guitar, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, Bluffing Your Way in Ballet, dance and comedy, 7.30.
Cheese and Grain, The Dutty Moonshine Big Band.
HONITON, Beehive, Charade, 1963 film with Audry Hepburn, 2pm: The Fifth Step, NT Screening, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, John Illsley, Life and Times of Dire Straits.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Hannah East, Express Yourself, comedy work in progress, 7.3o.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas, to 28 Dec, various times.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Live and Unheard, local bands, 7.30: Cinema, Singin in the Rain (1952), dementia friendly screening, 2pm.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, storyteller Vic Llewellyn in No One Is Listening ( a ghost story), 7.30. ViA
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, London Mozart Players Chamber Ensemble, Vaughan Williams and Shostakovich, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, The Fifth Step, NT Screening, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Ballet Theatre UK in A Christmas Carol, and Fri, 7.30.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Limelight Players in Wait Until Dark, to Sat, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, G4 Christmas concert, 7.30.
Cedars Hall, Chloe Hanslip, violin, Danny Driver, piano, Bach, Ysaye and Franck, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Simon and Garfunkel Story, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Martin Stephenson and the Daintees.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Ultimate Classic Rock Show, 7.30.
Friday 28 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, Sir Derek Jacobi in conversation with Richard Clifford, 2pm.
Forum, Amy Macdonald, singer.
Chapel Arts, Cloudbusting – the Kate Bush Songbook.
Komedia, Ogre Palooza, Shrek tribute band.
BISHOPSTONE, nr Salisbury, Village Hall, The Ballad of Wallis Island. MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Gareth Malone, Singalonga Gareth, 50 Years of Song.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, The Unravelling Wilburys, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Consone Quartet, Wolf, Mozart, Beethoven, 11.30am: La Vie en Rose, gypsy jazz and swing, 8pm.
Electric Palace, Good Fortune, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Eastern Strings Accordion Trio, 1pm: cellist Alisa Weilerstein and her trio, Rachmaninov, Ravel and Beethoven, 7.30.
Strange Brew, Herbert and Momoko, 8pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Barry Steele’s Roy Orbison Story, 7.30.
COMBETEIGNHEAD, Village Hall, storyteller Vic Llewellyn in No One Is Listening ( a ghost story), 7.30. ViA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Aidan Dooley in Discovering Antarctica: The Heroic Tales of Shackleton, Crean and Scott, 7.30.
CURRY MALLET and BEER CROCOMBE, Village Hall, True Foxes, folk and Americana, 8pm. TA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Man the Lifeboats, shanty punk folk, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, The Comedy Store Exeter, 7.45.
Corn Exchange, Garth Marenghi, This Bursted Earth Book, creepy stories.
FROME, Memorial Theatre, Yorke Dance Project, Modern Milestones, and Sat, 7.30.
Cheese and Grain, Craig Charles funk and soul house party.
HONITON, Beehive, The Upbeat Beatles, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Consone Quartet, Wolf, Mozart, Beethoven, 7.30pm.
KILMINGTON (Devon), Community Cinema, The Salt Path. MOVIOLA
NETHERBURY, Village Hall, The Ballad of Wallis Island. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Emmanuel Sonubi, Life After Near Death, comedy, 7.30.
NORTON ST PHILIP, Village Hall, Penguin Lessons. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, Studio Jazz with Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas and Misha Mullov-Abbado, 7.45: Rory Bremner, Making an Impression, 7.45: Cinema, Love Actually in Concert, 7.30: Wicked: For Good, to Sun and 2 to 7 and 9 to 11 Dec, various times.
SALISBURY, Cathedral, From Darkness to Light, the Advent procession, 7pm, and Sat/Sun 5pm.
Arts Centre, Barnstormers Comedy Club, 8pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Shaftesbury Young Performers Festival, to Sun, all day: Holy Cow, French film, 7.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Oh What a Night with the New Jersey Boys, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Quercus, folk jazz with June Tabor, Iain Ballamy and Huw Warren, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, The Salt Path, 8pm. MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, South West School of Dance, Ignite: Dance Showcase, to Sun, 7pm, Sat/Sun mats 2pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Craig Milverton Trio, jazz in the bar, 7.30: The Choral, film, and Mon-Wed, 7.30, Mon mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Will Adamsdale in AI, AI, Oh … (or How I Wrote a Hit Sitcom with ChatGPT but we’re not talking now), comedy, 7.30.
THEALE, Village Hall, Mr Punch’s Folk Club, 8pm.
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, The Salt Path. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Fastlove, The George Michael Tribute, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Nouvelle Vague, with Melanie Pain.
WOODLANDS, Village Hall, Hot Fingers, jazz, 7.30. AR
YEOVIL, Westlands, Christmas Extravaganza of Dance, Song and Spoken Word, 7.30.
Saturday 29 November
BATH, Forum, The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert, film, 7pm.
Chapel Arts, Roxy Magic, tribute.
Komedia, Krater Comedy Club Christmas special.
BIGBURY, Memorial Hall, storyteller Vic Llewellyn in No One Is Listening ( a ghost story), 7.30. ViA
BLANDFORD, Parish Church, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir and Sinfonietta Players, cond David Gostick, Christmas Baroque, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Riverdance 30: The New Generation, and Sun, 7.30, Sun mat 2.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Little Rituals, The Heliocentrics, audio-visual pychedelia with cocktails, 7.30.
St Margaret’s Hall, All Floyd, Wish You Were Here, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Christmas Spectacular, 6.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, All That Heaven Allows, 1955 Rock Hudson film, 2.3o.
Electric Palace, Skids, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, The D.A.M. Trilogy, Back to Berlin, 7.30: Lantern, Laura-Mary Carter, 7pm: Weston Stage, Ruth Royall presents Queenm, with DJ Rhilipercussion, 5pm.
Hippodrome, The Fast Show, comedy.
St George’s, Foresver Joyful, celebrating 20 years of the Renewal Gospel Choir, 7pm.
Redgrave Theatre, BOVTS in Once Upon a Winter, 10am.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Dusty Show with Louise Ann Masters, 7.30.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Mishra and Deepa Shakthi, global folk, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Consone Quartet, Wolf, Mozart, Beethoven, 7.30pm.
EXETER, Cygnet Theatre, Let Us Take You to Paris, French music from Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Django Reinhardt, Serge Gainsbourg,etc, 7.30.
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall, The Ballad of Wallis Island. MOVIOLA
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Smyths.
Tree House, Andannsa Dub, Scottish future dub band.
HOLFORD, Village Hall, True Foxes, folk and Americana, 7.30. TA
HONITON, Beehive, A Big, Bold, Beautiful Journey, film, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, John Otway.
MARTOCK, Parish Hall, The Ballad of Wallis Island. MOVIOLA
MILBORNE ST ANDREW, Village Hall, Hot Fingers, jazz, 7.30. AR
POOLE, Lighthouse, Nicola Benedetti, violin, with Plinio Fernandes, guitar and Samuele Telari, accordion, Sarasate, Paganini, Debussy, folk music, etc, 7.30: Mark Steel, The Leopard in my House, comedy, 7.45.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Jack and the Beanstalk, to 11 Jan.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, GreenMatthews, folk, Midwinter Revels, seasonal period music, 7.30.
SHERBORNE, Abbey, Music for Advent and Christmas, 7pm.
SIXPENNY HANDLEY, Village Hall, Not Now Collective in Pepper and Honey, 7.30. AR
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Chris Newman, guitar, and Maire Ni Chathasaigh, harp, folk, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Los Pacaminos, 8pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, James B Partridge, Big Christmas Assembly, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Amy Jeffs, Gwen Burns and Natalie Brice, ballads based on Amy and Gwen’s book Old Songs: Stories of Love and Death from Traditional Ballads, 7pm.
WELLS, Cathedral, London Concertante, Christmas at the Movies, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Big Girls Don’t Cry, tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, 7.30: Ocean Room, Dirty DC, AC/DC tribute, 8pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, UK Pink Floyd Experience.
Sunday 30 November
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Western Association of Ballet Schools, Celebrating 50 Years, 2 and 7pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Doric String Quartet, Beethoven, Haydn, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Wessex Military Band, 4pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, SOHN, 8pm.
Wardrobe Theatre, Will Adamsdale in AI, AI, Oh … (or How I Wrote a Hit Sitcom with ChatGPT but we’re not talking now), comedy, 7pm.
Redgrave Theatre, Sir Derek Jacobi in conversation with Richard Clifford, 2pm: Trails in Motion, film, 7pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Brett Tippie, The Right Line, extreme sports athlete, 7.30.
CORFE CASTLE, Village Hall, Hot Fingers, jazz, 7.30. AR
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Adventures in Science with The Magical Mr West, 3pm.
EXETER, Cathedral, Advent procession with Cathedral Choir, 6pm.
LITTON CHENEY, Village Hall, Not Now Collective in Pepper and Honey, 2.30. AR
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, That’ll Be Christmas, 7pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Poole Society for Young Musicians, Youth in Concert, 4pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Mrs Warren’s Profession, with Imelda Staunton, NT Screening, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Step into Christmas, favourite festive songs, 7pm.
Turner Sims, Southampton Youth Orchestra, Sibelius, Elgar, Brahms, 5pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Holly at Christmas with Buddy Holly and the Cricketers, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Andrew Bourn, A Swingin’ Christmas, 7.30.