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Updated Thursday 1st October, 6.58pm

Friday 2 October

BATH, various venus, Bath Children’s Literature Festival, to Sunday.
Theatre Royal, BLOG in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 70th anniversary show, and Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
Chapel Arts, The Charlotte Carrivick Band, bluegrass.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Joe Jackson, Hope and Fury.
Pavilion Dance, Polymer DMT and choreographer Fang Yun Lo, The Seas Between Us, 7.30.
02 Academy, The Hu, with SKALD.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Stolen from God, with singer-songwriter Reg Meuross, Mamadou N’Diaye Cissokho, kora, and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, folk accordion, exploring England’s role in transatlantic slave trade, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Around About Dusk, New Orleans jazz, European folk, roots and blues, 7.30.
Electric Palace, The Comedy Store, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, Opera Project in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and Sat, various dates and times.
Old Vic, Richard Marsh in Top Gunchained, celebrating 40th anniversary of Top Gun, and Sat, 7.30: Weston Studio, The Big House in Blaze FM, political theatre with music, and Sat, various times.
Beacon, Jonathan Pie, The End of the World, comedy, and Sat: Lantern, Ibibio Sound Machine, electronica and funk: Weston Stage, Megan Dixon Hood and Alesund, alt folk and indie.
St George’s, Frankie Archer, folk.
Redgrave Theatre, Geoff Hurst, The Last Man Standing.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Bowie Experience, 7.30.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Yes, Prime Minister, and Sat.
CLEVEDON, Theatre Shop, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark, to 10 Oct.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Lady Maisery, folk, 7.30.
DEVON, Two Moors Festival, to 11 Oct.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Will Paley, saxophone, Philip Clouts, piano, The Soulful Jazz of Cannonball Adderley, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Little Shop of Horrors, to 17 Oct, 7.30, Sat mats 2.30.
Cygnet Theatre, Dave Samuels and Richard Bradbury in The Ocean Can Be a Bridge, the story of anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass, play with music, 7.30pm.
The Hall, Two Moors Festival, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Discover the Violin, for 0-5 year olds, 10am: Lawrence Sail and Julia Copus, Two West Country Poets, 5pm.
Cathedral, Two Moors Festival, Armonico Consort, Tallis Spem in Alium and Monteverdi Vespers, 7pm.
FROME, Merlin, Boothby Graffoe and Italian guitarist Antonio Forccione, WOT Italian?.
Memorial Hall, Russell Watson.
Cheese and Grain, Jo Whiley’s 90s Anthems.
Tree House, Caitlin Krisco and The Broadcast, roots and blues.
HONITON, Beehive, The Adam Sweet Band, blues and roots rock, 7.30.
KILVE, Village Hall, Pipeline Theatre in George and the Drag Queen, 8pm. TA
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Martin Taylor, Standards, jazz guitar, 8pm.
MILBORNE ST ANDREW, Village Hall, George Attwill of Lung and a Half-Full Theatre, Tales for an Unruly Audience, 7.30. AR
PAIGNTON, Palace Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Three Musketeers, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Maybe You Like It in Down to Chance, story of 1964 Anchorage earthquake
POOLE, Lighthouse, Heathers – The Musical, and Sat, various times: Filkin’s Drift, folk, 8pm: Cinema, NT Screening, The Misanthrope, with Sandra Oh, 4.30 and 17 Oct at 1.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Haunting of Hill House, and Sat.
Cathedral, Fulltone Symphony Orchestra, Rodgers and Hammerstein, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Mark Simmons, Jest to Impress, comedy, 7.30.
City Hall, Tim Peake, Astronauts – The Quest to Explore Space.
Studio Theatre Ashley Road, The Girl on the Train, to 10 Oct.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, The Fabulous Jukebox Jems in At the Hop, the hits of the 50s and 60s, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Moulin Rouge! – The Musical, to 24 Oct.
Mayflower Studio, Sam Harrison in PG Wodehouse’s Jeeves Takes Charge, and Sat.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Mammal Hands, jazz, electronica and folk, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
SWANAGE, various venues. Blues Festival, to Sun.
Mowlem Theatre, Swanage Blues Festival 25th anniversary, to Sun.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Alfie Moore, Acopalypse Now, comedy, 7.30.
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Charlie Baker, Go Get It, comedy, 7.30.
THEALE, Village Hall, Mr Punch’s Folk Club, 8pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, McCartney: All the Best – Beatles and Beyond, tribute, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, There’s a Monster in Your Show, 1pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Forever Jackson, 7.30.

Saturday 3 October

ASHBURTON, St Andrew’s Church, Two Moors Festival, Stars of the Future with Jaren Ziegler, viola, and Tomos Boyles, piano, Brahms, Hindemith and Schumann, 11.30am.
Arts Centre, Two Moors Festival, Noriko Ogawaw, piano, Chopin, Takemitsu and Brahms, 3pm.
BATH, Rondo, Jacob Hawley, Fighting Age Man, comedy, 7.30.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BEAULIEU, Abbey, The Magic of Mozart, Emme Hensel, flute, Nova Foresta Philharmonic, Mozart, Mendelssohn, 7pm.
BLANDFORD, Corn Exchange, Sonia Sabri Co in Roshni, Kathak dance, 7pm. AR
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Cosi fan Tutte, from the Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Shawn Colvin, singer and storyteller, 7.30:  Maar, Icelandic trio, 7.30.
Beacon, Lantern, Alela Diane, folk and indie: Weston Stage, Juni Habel, folk and indie.
Louisiana, Sons of Sevilla, folk and indie.
Redgrave Theatre, There’s A Monster in Your Show, 1 and 3pm, and Sun 11am and 1pm: Barry from Watford, comedy, 8pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Christ Stapleton UK, country music, 7.30.
COLYTON, Town Hall, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
CORFE CASTLE, Village Hall, George Attwill of Lung and a Half-Full Theatre, Tales for an Unruly Audience, 7.30. AR
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Tom Mcrae, singer songwriter, 7.30.
EXETER, Cygnet Theatre, Kathy’s Song, a celebration of Simon and Garfunkel, 7.30.
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2.  MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, On A Role Theatre in Emmeline Pankhurst – Angel or Anarchist?, 7.30.
LANGPORT, All Saints Church Hall, Little Bulb Theatre in Listen Dance, 7.30. TA
MORETONHAMPSTEAD, St Andrew’s Church, Two Moors Festival, The Calidore String Quartet, Dvorak’s American Quartet and premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Arietta, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Hold the Line, celebrating the music of Toto, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, African Soul Rebels, Les Amazones D’Afrique, Gasper Nali (babatoni) and N’Famady Kouyate (balafon), 7.30: David Hare, Via Doloroso, talks about travels through Israel and Palestine, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Wrong Jovi, tribute, 7.30.
SHEPTON MALLET, Whitstone School Hall, Pipeline Theatre in George and the Drag Queen, 7.30pm. TA
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Our Star Theatre in The Three Musketeers, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, BSO, cond Pete Harrison, Star Wars: 50th Anniversary Celebration, 5pm.
Turner Sims, Nu Civilisation Orchestra, The Stuart Hall Project, part of Miles Davis centenary celebrations, 8pm.
02 Guildhall, The Beat and The Selecter.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, James Kirby, folk singer and songwriter, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Cosi fan Tutte from the Metropolitan Opera.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, The Irish House Party, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, ELO Again, tribute, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Coyote vs Acme, film, 11am: The Carpenters Songbook with Toni Lee, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Hoedown Throwdown, 7.30.

Sunday 4 October
ASHBURTON, St Lawrence Chapel, Two Moors Festival, Harriet Rix,  local author and tree scientest, The Genius of Trees, 11.30am.
St Andrew’s Church, Two Moors Festival, Michael Collins, clarinet, Noriko Ogawa, piano, Poulenc, Debussy and Saint-Saens, 3pm.
BATH, Komedia, Tom Robinson and Adam Phillips, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH,Pavilion, Tribute to The Carpenters.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Emma Rawicz and Gwilym Simcock, jazz, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Flo and Joan, With Feeling, comedy, 2.30 and 7.30.
St George’s, Graeme Garden, Still Clueless After All these Years, with Samira Ahmed, 2.30: Rick Wakeman: Music, Mayhem and the Movies, 5.30: Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones, The Wizard and the Welshman, 8pm.
Beacon, Lantern, African Soul Rebels with Les Amazones d’Afrique, Gasper Nali and N’famady Kouyate, kora, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Down for the Count Allstars, Swing that Music, 7pm.
CHILD OKEFORD, Village Hall, George Attwill of Lung and a Half-Full Theatre, Tales for an Unruly Audience, 7.30.AR
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Bournemouth Concert Brass, The Last Night of the Proms, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Gary Hay in David Hare’s Via Dolorosa, 7pm.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, John Robertson, The Dark Room, comedy, 7.45.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Noel Fitzpatrick, Pets and Hugs and Rock and Roll.
Tree House, Brushy One String, Jamaican musician.
MARNHULL, St Gregory’s, Music at St Greg’s, Wonders of Wood and Wire, Jon Pickard, harp guitar, 3pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Fun for Little Ones – A Tribute to Miss Rachel, noon.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Boothby Graffoe and Antonio Forcione, comedy and guitar, Wot Italian?, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Gary Delaney, Gary on Laughing, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Talking Pictures – a Festival of Film and TV, 11am to 7pm.

Monday 5 October
BRISTOL, Beacon, The Delines, country rock.
Redgrave Theatre, Ronnie, Reggie and Me with Fred Dineage.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, SAS Rogue, the Clandestine Life of Peter Weaver, 2pm: & Sons, film, to Wed, 7.30, Mon mat 2.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Pressure, film, 1pm, and Tues 7pm, Wed 4pm: The Death of Robin Hood, film, 3.30pm, and Tues 1pm and Wed 7pm.

Tuesday 6 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, Yes, Prime Minister, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, The Simon and Garfunkel Story.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Steve Hackett, Best of Genesis and solo gems.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Dave Samuels and Richard Bradbury in The Ocean Can Be a Bridge, the story of anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass, play with music, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lenny Henry, Still at Large.
Tobacco Factory, Old York Theatre in Jorvik, inspired by Viking sagas, and Wed, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, The Opera Boys, Farewell Tour with Paul Potts.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Guy Deacon, The World’s Toughest Drive – My African Adventure and Sue Wylie’s Kinetics, in aid of Parkinson’s charities, 6pm.
FROME, Tree House, Tom McRae, singer songwriter.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of CATS, to 17 Oct: Drum Studio, Rhum and Clay in Dario Fo’s Mistero Buffo, and Wed.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Holtag Quartet, Kodaly and Ravel, 1pm.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Anastasia File, to Sat, Thurs/Sat mats.
City Hall, Peter Cox, Go West – We Close Our Eyes and other stories.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, My Mother’s Wedding, film, 2pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Practical Magic 2, film, 4.15 and Wed 1pm.
YETMINSTER, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 7 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Adventures in Hidden History, to Fri, 1pm, and Thurs 10am.
Forum, The Legends in Vegas, dance.
Rondo, Bath Drama in Jasmina Reza’s Art, to Sat, 8pm.
Komedia, Metropolis, 1927 silent film with live music by Vox Lumiere, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The End of the World According to Jonathan Pie.
BOURTON, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
BRISTOL, Beacon, Steve Hackett, Best of Genesis and Solo Gems.
St George’s, Gilbert O’Sullivan.
Redgrave Theatre,  Matt Parker, Getting Triggy With It, comedy and maths.
CODFORD ST PETER, Woolstore Theatre, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Hen, film, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Sun and Moon Theatre in Macbeth, to Fri, 7.45.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Chloe van Soeterstede, Javier Perianes, piano, Rimsky Korsakov, Saint Saens, Rachmaninov, 7.30: Flook, folk, 7.45.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Salberg Studio, Nathan Bessell in Up Down Big Man, to 17 Oct.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Trio Paradis, From Dawn to Dusk, FREE, 11am.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Late Fame, film, 11am.
TEIGNMOUTH, Pavilions, On A Role Theatre in Emmeline Pankhurst – Angel or Anarchist?.
WELLS, Cedars Hall,  Sparks, student showcase, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The John Verity Band.

Thursday 8 October
BATH, Forum, The Archers: Live at 75, with stars of the radio show, and 5th November.
Chapel Arts, John Adams Band, contemporary pop and folk.
Komedia, Robyn Hitchcock, surrealist rock and roll.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars, 2026 film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Back to the Future – the Musical, to 21 Nov.
Beacon, Alison Moyet.
St George’s, The Mancunium Consort, Grieg, Stanford, Tallils, etc, 1pm.
Tobacco Factory, Bag of Beard in The Highgate Vampire, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
Redgrave Theatre, The Irish House Party, traditional music and dancing.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Ocean Film Fest, and 19 Nov, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Craig Mitchell’s Jukebox Mashup, comedy and music, 7.30.
DONHEAD ST MARY, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Black Water County, pop, punk and folk, 8pm.
DULVERTON, All Saint’s Church, Two Moors Festival, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin, Claire Booth, soprano, Christopher Glynn, piano, Grieg, Grainger, Higgins (festival commission), 7.30.
Parish Rooms, Two Moors Festival, pre concert discussion and creative writing workshop exploring words, music and “northern-ness”, 5pm.
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, cond Chloe van Soeterstede, Javier Perianes, piano, Rimsky Korsakov, Saint Saens, Rachmaninov, 7.30.
Phoenix, BoonDog Theatre in Lovett.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Mike Joyce and Stephen Street, The Queen is Dead 40th anniversary.
HONITON, Beehive, Shoddy Theatre and Skedaddle in A Brief Case of Crazy, physical comedy, slapstick and puppetry, 7.30.
NETHER WALLOP, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Daniel Foxx, How Lovely, comedy, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Simon Brodkin, Unleashed, comedy, 7.30: Buena Bristol Social Club, Cuban-inspired music, 7.45: Blue Fire Theatre in Chopped Liver and Unions, story of Sarah Wesker, trade union activist, solso play, 8pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Seth Lakeman, Freedom Fields, 20th anniversary tour, 7pm.
SHEPTON MONTAGUE, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Stitches Comedy Club with Shappi Khorsandi, Jeff Innocent, Angelos Epithemiou and James Alderson.
Turner Sims, I Musicanti, dir Leon Bosch, Schubert, Beethoven, Mozart, 7.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Women on the Edge, with Charlie Bicknell and Louise Innes, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse,  Laura Lexx, Yo-Yo, comedy, 7.30.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Ben Goldscheider, horn, Elena Urioste, violin, Tom Poster, piano, Brahms etc, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Coastland College, Bay Theatre, The World As We See It, 7.30.
Pavilion, The Phantoms with Lee Mead, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Moving Pictures – a tribute to the music of Rush.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Tim Peake’s Astronauts: The Quest to Explore Space, 7.30.

Friday 9 October
BATH, Chapel Arts, Dire Streets, tribute.
Komedia, Oas-Is, tribute.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Katherine Jenkins, 25th anniversary tour.
Pavilion Dance, Thick&Tight Dance Theatre in Natural Behaviour, performed portraits of human and non-human life forms, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, IMS Prussia Cove, Saint-Saens, Faure, Dvorak.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, China Crisis.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Women on the Edge, cabaret, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Adam Rowe, Fashionism, comedy: Lantern, James McMurtry, Americana.
Redgrave Theatre, Scott Bennett, comedy.
CHARD, Guildhall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Robbie Williams tribute concert, 7.30.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, The King’s Speech, to 7 Nov.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Platform 4 in The Alice Project, gig theatre, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Thomas Hardye School, Mark Thomas, 40 in Stand-Up Years, comedy, 7.30.
DUNSTER, St George’s Church, Two Moors Festival, Rachel Podger, baroque violin, Lucie Horsch, recorder, Bach and Telemann duos, 6.30: Luttrell Chapel, Tamsin-Waley Cohen, violin, Claire Booth, soprano, Kurtag’s Kafka Fragments by Candlelight, 9pm.
FROME, Merlin, Shoddy Theatre and Skedaddle in A Brief Case of Crazy, physical comedy and slapstick.
Cheese and Grain, One Night in Nashville.
Tree House, Blackwater County, pop punk folk.
HANGING LANGFORD, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, DJ John Bongo, Big Soul Night, 7pm.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band, songs by Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Ferocious Dog, Celtic folk punk, 8pm.
MERE, Lecture Hall, H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Blackheart Orchestra, contemporary rock.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Brothers, solo show about war and surviving death.
Octagon Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Three Musketeers, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Alfie Moore, Acopalypse Now, comedy, 7.45: The Zoe Francis and Jim Mullen Quartet, jazz, 7.45:  Cinema, Quadrophenia, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, False Futures, Britpop, fundraiser for Wiltshire Creative Christmas Appeal, 7.30.
City Hall, Tony Robinson, From Cunning Plans to Ancient Lands, in conversation with Jon Monie, 7.30pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, It Was Just An Accident, film, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Buffy Re-Vamped.
Turner Sims, Martin Simpson, guitar, Liz Hanks, cello, Louis Campbell, guitar, folk, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Fresh Fiction – Short Story Night, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Revive Theatre in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, and Sat, 7.30.
SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, Village Hall, Pipeline Theatre in George and the Drag Queen, 7.30. AR
WATCHET, Cinema, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Rave On, The Ultimate 50s and 60s Experience, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Story of Guitar Heroes.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Sensational 60s Experience, 7.30.

Saturday 10 October
BATH, Chapel Arts,  The Adam Sweet Band, blues and rock.
Komedia, Matt Parker, Getting Triggy with It, comedy and maths, 2pm:  Comedy Club, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Rock Orchestra, Arena of Fire.
Pavilion, The Magic of the BeeGees.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Martin Simpson Trio, folk and blues.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, BAC 80th anniversary celebrations, and Sun.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, M6 Theatre in All the Small Things, new spin on fairy tales, 2.30pm.
Electric Palace, David Olusoga, The Global History of the British Cup of Tea,7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, The Fulltone Orchestra, Symphonic Enya with Cantiamo Choir, 7.30.
Beacon, Gianmarco Soresi, The Misery Loves Tour, comedy.
Redgrave Theatre, Ceri Du Pree, Frock with Laughter.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Defying Gravity, West End Women, songs from musicals, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Megson, folk, 7.30.
DULVERTON, All Saints Church, Two Moors Festival, Young Musicians Competition winners, 1.30pm.
EAST STOUR, Village Hall, Duane Forrest in Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World, 7.30. AR
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Ginger Johnson in Show Pony, drag comedy, 8pm.
Cygnet Theatre, Hour Before Nightfall, play based on story of Bodmin hermit Frederick Densham, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Red Rum Club.
HONITON, Beehive, The Stan Hacking Band, cond Barry Parsons, Last Night of the Proms, in aid of Beehive, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Liz Richardson in Local
POOLE, Lighthouse, Nick Cope’s Family Show, 11am: Sherling Studio, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, The Solent Ensemble, Beethoven, Schumann, 2.30: Phil Wang, Uh Oh, comedy, 7.30: Dr John Cooper Clarke, poetry and spoken word, 7.45: Coastal Comedy with Laura Lexx, Julian Deane, Harvey Hawkins and Adrienne Coles, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Cathedral, Passacaglia – The David Hill Organ Concert, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Mick Jogger and the Stones Experience.
City Hall, Justin Hayward, The Story in Your Eyes tour.
SHERBORNE, Studio Theatre, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens’  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Comedy Club with Marcus Brigstocke, 8pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Kane Brown, Crowd Work King, comedy.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Moscow Drug Club.
STALBRIDGE, Village Hall, Pipeline Theatre in George and the Drag Queen, 7.30. AR
STREET, Strode Theatre, Amazing Animals with The Animal Guyz.
STURMINSTER NEWTON,The Exchange, Visionaries of the 80s,  musical tributes, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, MakeBeth, children’s re-telling of Shakespeare’s tragedy with music and puppets, 11am and 2pm: The Wurzels, 7.30.
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, The Sixties Road Show, tributes, 7.30.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Warminster Comedy Club with Mark Steel, 7.30.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Nurry Lee, piano, WCS alumna, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Pout-Pout Fish, animated film, 11am: The Story of Guitar Heroes, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Sun Records – The Concert.
WIVELISCOMBE, Community Centre, Two Moors Festival, She’Koyokh, Balkan and Yiddish dance workshop, 2.30.
St Andrew’s Church, Two Moors Festival, She’Koyokh, Klezmer and Balkan music, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Lucy Beaumont, Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Wierdos, comedy, 7.30.

Sunday 11 October
BATH, Komedia, Vittorio Angelone, You Can’T Say Nothing Any More, comedy, 3pm: Ian Stone is Looking for the Wow, comedy, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Paragon Singing Day, Explore Bach’s B Minor Mass, 10am to 5pm: Alastair King: The Music of Downton Abbey, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Dr John Cooper Clarke, with Nigel Planer, Luke Wright and John Agard, comedy, punk and spoken word: Lantern, DeVotchKa, celebration of the music of Little Miss Sunshine.
St George’s, China Crisis, The Warped Tour.
Tobacco Factory, Cally Beaton in Namaste Motherf*ckers, comedy, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, The Lorna and Laister Show, variety, 2pm: Laura Smith, Born Aggy, comedy, 7.30.
BROADMAYNE, Village Hall, Pipeline Theatre in George and the Drag Queen, 7.30. AR
DULVERTON, All Saints Church, Two Moors Festival,  finale concert, Steven Osborne, piano, Schumann, Ravel and Beethoven Diabelli Variations, 3pm.
FROME, Rook Lane, CarmenCo in My My My Delilah, biblically inspred concert play, 3pm.
Merlin, Mark Thomas,  40 in Stand-Up Years, comedy.
Cheese and Grain, Cloudbusting – the Music of Kate Bush.
SIXPENNY HANDLEY, Village Hall, Duane Forrest in Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World, 7.30. AR
WATCHET, East Quay, Two Moors Festival, A Life in Art, Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Somerset artist Laura Pitman in conversation with Rachel Campbell-Johnston, 11am.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Buddy Holly and the Cricketers, 7.30.

Monday 12 October
BATH, Komedia, James Phelan, The Man Who Was Magic, 7pm.
BEAMINSTER, Public Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
BRISTOL, Beacon, Van Morrison.
St George’s, Jake Xerxes Fussell, folk.
Tobacco Factory, The Kate Bush Songbook, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Crown Ballet in The Nutcracker, 7pm.
SHREWTON, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Tony, film, to Wed, 7.30, Mon mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse,  & Sons, film, 11am.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Bad Apples, film, 1 and 4pm: Hadestown: The Musical, recorded on Broadway, and Sun, 7.30.
WINTERBORNE STICKLAND, Pamela Hambro Hall, Duane Forrest in Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World, 7.30. AR

Tuesday 13 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, Martin Shaw in A Man for All Seasons, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Bath Phil, cond Rory Macdonald, Marian Batsashvili, piano, Capperauld, Sweeney, Weir and Sibelius, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Burt Bacharach Songbook with The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and guest singers.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Hadestown: The Musical, recorded in the West End, 7pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Seth Lakeman.
Beacon, Masego, jazz and r’n’b.
Redgrave Theatre, Tracy Borman, Tudors on Tour, talk, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Hadestown, fimed in West End, 7.30 and 21 Oct 5pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Simon Armitage, poet laureate, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Present Laughter with Tracy-Anne Oberman, to Sat, 7, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30: Cinema, Hadestown- The Musical, filmed in the West End, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, In The Air Tonight, Phil Collins and Genesis tribute.
City Hall, Adam Garcia’s Emerald Storm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, The Christophers, film, 2pm.
SOMERTON, Public Rooms, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
TAUNTON, Brewhouse,  Money for Nothing, Dire Straits tribute, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Late Fame, film, 1pm: The Incomer, film, 4 and 7pm and Wed 1 and 4pm.
WINSFORD,  Village Hall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 14 October
BATH, Forum, Avatar – the Last Airbender, scenes from the films and live music.
Rondo, Aidan Jones, Chopin’s Nocturne, comedy with music, 8pm.
Chapel Arts, Filkins Drift, folk.
Komedia, Ocean Film Festival, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Westlife, 25th anniversary world tour.
Pavilion, BBLOC in 9 to 5 – the Musical, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Olivia Cuttill Quintet, jazz and blues, 1pm.
BRANSGORE, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio,  FlawBored in What’s the F**king Point?, comedy, to Sat various times.
St George’s, Bristol Ensemble and the Fitzhardinge Consort, Haydn, Finzi, Poulenc.
Tobacco Factory, Gurt Theatre in WWG:GURTMania, comedic love letter to the world of professional wrestling, to Sat, 7.30.
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Last Viking, film, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, St David’s Players in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
FROME, Merlin, The Last Viking, film, 8pm.
KILMINGTON (Devon) Community Cinema, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Frozen Light in Fire Songs, immersive sensory sound experience for audiences with profound and multiple learning difficulties, to Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Peter Whelan, Tammy Thorn, bassoon, Romantic Transitions, JC Bach, Mozart, CPE Bach and Haydn, 7.30: Kathakali Indian Classical Dance, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, SAS: Behind Enemy Lines, with Damien Lewis, talk, 7.30.
City Hall, Salisbury WI, An Afternoon of Entertainment, 1.45pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, AC Drama Group in And then There Were None, to Sat, 7.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, SADS in One Man Two Guvnors, to Satk 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, King of Pop, Michael Jackson tribute with Navi, 7.30.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Wuthering Heights, 2025 film, 7.30.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Cathedral School Symphony Orchestra, Legends and Lovesongs, Whitacre, Grieg, etc, 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, BSO KS6 Somerset and Dorset Schools Concert, 11.30am.
Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, People’s Emergency Briefing and London in Festival Year 1951, 7.30.

Thursday 15 October
BATH, Forum, Cabaret Voltaire, electronica.
Rondo, Mark Farrelly in his solo play Jarman, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Honey and the Bear, folk.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Harvest, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, BBC Young Musician Grand Finals, 7pm.
St George’s, William Jack, cello and jazz guitar, 1pm: Meera Syal, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Blow Monkeys, Birdsong tour, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, An Evening with the Guide Dogs, in aid of Pound Arts and Guide Dogs, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, The Kala Chethena Co, Kathakali classical dance drama of Kerela, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Kane Brown, Crowd Work King, comedy.
Cheese and Grain, Walter Trout.
Tree House, Lennna  Bahule, Mozambican indiginous and contemporary music.
HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, Holy Days, film, 2 and 7.30pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Jason Byrne, 30 Years Byrning, comedy, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Alasdair Beckett-King, King of Crumbs, comedy, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Tenors Unlimited – Great Songs, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, folk, 7.30.
City Hall, UK Pink Floyd Experience.
SHERBORNE, Powell Theatre, Sherborne International Film Festival, The Taste of Things, France 2023, opening gala, 6.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Pleasure Dome Theatre in Rosalie, inspired by Rosalie Chichester of Arlington Court, scientist, explorer etc, 7.30.
STROUD, Cotswold Playhouse,  Our Star Theatre in The Three Musketeers, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, NT Screening, The Misanthrope with Sandra Oh, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Story of Swing, 7.30.
Wyndham Hall, Wyndham Picture House, The Portuguese Nun, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Rainer Hersch, All Classical Music Explained, comedy with music, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Wimborne Drama in Kind Hearts and Coronets, to Sat, 7.30.

Friday 16 October
BATH, Forum, The Magic of Motown.
Rondo, Patrick Duff, indi noir and avant folk singer songwriter, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Duke Special, singer songwriter.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Yawning Dog in Goldfish, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Verity Standen, Everything Slips, contemporary choral.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Rosary Drive, local indie band, 8pm.
McMillan Theatre, The History of Rock.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Lise Vandersmissen, harp, Gabriela Opacka-Boccadora, violin, 11.30: Maddie Morris, songs and stories, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Ruby Wax, Absolutely Famous, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Lanny, adapted by Bea Roberts from Max Porter’s novel, to 7 Nov, various times.
St George’s, Jess Gilham, saxophone, and her band, CPE Bach, Hildegarde of Bingen, Nadia Boulanger, Corelli, Bowie, 7.30.
Beacon, Nish Kumar, Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy: Lantern, M T Jones, jazz r’n’b.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Odyssey (2026), 35mm screening, 2.30 and 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Mark Thomas, 40 in Stand-Up Years, comedy, 8pm.
CREWKERNE, Wadham School, FilmCrew, H is for Hawk.
DITCHEAT, Jubilee Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Iago Banet, guitar, fingerstyle, gypsy jazz, blues, folk and country, 7.30.
FROGHAM, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
FROME, Merlin, Our Star Theatre in The Three Musketeers.
Memorial Hall, Michael Jackson – The King of Pop, with Navi.
Cheese and Grain, Rhythm of the 90s.
Tree House, Good Habits, indie folk.
HONITON, Beehive, The Zoots, Sounds of the 60s.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Lise Vandersmissen, harp, Gabriela Opacka-Boccadora, violin, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Conn Artists Theatre in Jane Eyre, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Chantel McGregor, guitar, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Studio Jazz, The Alan Barnes All-Star Sextet, celebrating Fred Lindop, 7.45: Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert, 7.30.
PURBECK, various venues, Film Festival, to 1 Nov.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Paul Merton and Suki Webster’s Improv Show, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Laurence Knight, The Bowie Experience, 7.30.
SHERBORNE, Powell Theatre, Sherborne International Film Festival, City of God, Brazil 2002, 5pm: Jean de Florette, France 1986, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, Freebird: A Tribute to Eva Cassidy.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse,  Anyone for Tennis, comedy with former Wimbledon line judge Pauline Eyre, 7.30: Simeon Walker, An Evening Around the Piano, 7.45.
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, The King’s Voice, with Gordon Hendricks as Elvis, 7.30.
THEALE, Village Hall, Mr Punch’s Folk Club, 8pm.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Alberto Dalgo, pianist from Milan, Northern Landscapes, Schumann, Liszt, Grieg and Chopin, and Sat, 8pm.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Wells Literature Festival, to 24 Oct.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, ELO Again, tribute, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands etc, Yeovil Literary Festival, to 26 Oct.
Westlands, New Dawn Fades, a play about Joy Division and Manchester, 7.30.

Saturday 17 October
BATH, Forum, Chris Ramsey, Here, Man!, comedy.
Rondo, Shakespeare Live in Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster, 8pm.
Chapel Arts, Roving Crows, Celtic Rock.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Sinfonia Cymru, Ana Silvera, Saied Silbak and Patrick Rimes, global classical.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Louis and the Iguanas, ska, funk and reggae.
McMillan Theatre, The Signatures, Northern Soul Live.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Flo and Joan, With Feeling, comedy, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Brandon Flowers, Americana: Lantern, Rhythm Utsav, dance, Indian classical and world, 6.30pm.
St George’s, Exultate Singers, A Sense of the Divine, Tallis, MacMillan, Stanford, Clarke, traditional songs etc, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Jason Byrne, 30 Years Byrning, comedy.
BUCKLAND NEWTON, Village Hall, When the Morning Stars Sang with Hugh Lupton, storyteller, and Sarah Moody, cello, 7.30. AR
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Express Yourself, The Madonna Show, tribute, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Jack Rutter, Yorkshire folk singer live recording of new album, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Lise Vandersmissen, harp, Gabriela Opacka-Boccadora, violin, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, former Wimbledon line judge Pauline Eyre, Anyone for Tennis, comedy, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, Sam Campbell, Kid Giblet, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, 4AM Kru and Aries, jungle music.
Tree House, Straighten Out, Stranglers tribute.
HONITON, Beehive, The Unravelling Wilburys, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, This is Floyd, tribute, 8pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Guilty Men, Americana, country and folk, 7.30.
PILL, Memorial Club, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Rhum and Clay in Dario Fo’s Mistero Buffo, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Pinch Punch Improv in Locomotive for Murder: the Improvised Whodunit, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Holmes and Watson: Curious Case of the Masked Magician with Peter Clifford and the Great Baldini, 2 and 7.30pm.
City Hall, Banff Mountain Film Festival, red programme.
SHAPWICK, nr Wimborne, St Bartholomew’s Church, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, Music for an Autumn Evening, 5pm.
SHERBORNE, Powell Theatre, Sherborne International Film Festival, Spirited Away, animation, Japan 2001, 5pm: Manon des Sources, France 1986, 8pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Fishing for Haiku, funny adventure for music lovers aged 7 to 11, 11am and 1pm: Byron Wallen’s Hurricane Bells and When the Levees Broke, documentary film, 21st anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, film 6pm, talk, 7.10pm, concert 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Honey and The Bear, folk roots, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Macbeth from the Metropolitan Opera.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Strike Up the Band, Salamanca Band and Bugles of The Rifles, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Arrival, The hits of ABBA, 7.30: Jon Wilks, folk, 7.45.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Beatles Complete, Tribute to the Fab Four, 7.30.
WATCHET, Backyard Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Three Musketeers, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Paul Merton and Suki Webster’s Improv Show, 8pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Carpenters, Voice of the Heart, tribute, 7.30.

Sunday 18 October
BATH, Komedia, The Jury Experience, interactive show, 4 and 6pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Austentatious.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Fulltone Orchestra,  Symphonic Enya, 3pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Macbeth from the Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Wishhbone Ash.
Beacon, Beacon, Avatar the Last Airbender in concert, favourite moments from animated series with live music: 7.30: Lantern, The Scottish Ensemble and Brighde Chaimbeul, Scottish small pipes, The Folklore and History of Skye and traditional gaelic waulking songs, 7pm.
Redgrave Theatre, The Giant Bubble Show, 11am and 2pm: Michael Spicer, Hope All’s Well, comedy and satire, 8pm.
BURTON BRADSTOCK, Village Hall, When the Morning Stars Sang with Hugh Lupton, storyteller, and Sarah Moody, cello, 7pm. AR
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Money for Nothing, Dire Straits tribute, 7.30.
COLYTON, Town Hall, Axe Vale Orchestra, cond Walter Brewster, Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus (overture), Delibes Le roi s’amuse, Mozart Symphony No. 40, 3pm.
DEVIZES, The Wharf, Shakespeare Live in Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Dave Kelly and Christine Collister, folk, jazz and blues, 8pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Lulu.
SHERBORNE, Powell Theatre, Sherborne International Film Festival, Fitzcarraldo, Germany/Peru 1982, 5pm: The Lives of Others, Germany 2006, 8pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Jurassic Park, 1993 film, 4.30pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Crown Ballet in The Nutcracker, 7.30.

Monday 19 October
BRISTOL, Wardrobe Theatre, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark, to 29 Oct.
Beacon, Courtney Barnett, alternative indie rock.
Redgrave Theatre, Marina Warner and Sharon Blackie in Fairy Tales: Survival and Sanctuary, talk 6.45.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Rock the Tots – Sp0oky Fun, 11am.
HAWKCHURCH, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Familiar Touch, film, 11am: Dracula is Dead, An Evening of Death, Detective Work and Drink with crime author Clare Donoghue and Taunton Thespians, 6pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Nigel Havers, Talking B*ll*cks, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Christine Collister and Dave Kelly, folk.

Tuesday 20 October
BATH, Forum, Christian Horner talking about F1 Racing.
Komedia, Hayseed Dixie.
BOURNEMOUTH,Pavilion, The Legends in Vegas – After Hours.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Fairport Convention.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio, Nathan Bessell in Up Down Big Man, to Sat, various times.
St George’s, Lemn Sissay, Let The Light Pour In, poetry, 7.30.
Beacon, Lake Street Dive, jazz and rock: Lantern, Margaret Gaspy, indie folk.
Tobacco Factory, Karla Shacklock in Niplash, comedy about breast feeding, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Wonders of Our Universe with astrophysiscist Ian Hall, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Jordan Wylie, Finding Purpose, adventurer and former soldier, 7.30.
HONITON, Beehive, Macbeth from the Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Nigel Havers, Talking B*ll*cks, 7.30pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Mrs Doubtfire – the Musical, to 7 Nov.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Exeter Northcott production of Little Shop of Horrors, to Sat, 7.45, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30: Cinema, Macbeth from the Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Green Room in Don’t Dilly Dally, music hall favourites, 2.15pm.
City Hall, Hallowe’en in concert, 7.3o.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, film, 2pm.
SHERBORNE, Abbey, Blandford Schools and Bovington Military Wives Choir, afternoon concert, 2pm.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Woodhouse Theatre in The Great British Bake Off Musical, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Gesualdo Six and actor, The Death of Gesualdo, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Macbeth from the Royal Opera, 6pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Cycle of Love, film, 1pm and Wed 4pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Sh*t Faced Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet, 7.30.

Wednesday 21 October
BATH, Forum, The Beat and The Selecter.
Rondo, Merriman Theatre in Hadestown, teen edition, to Sat, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH,Pavilion, Nigel Havers, Talking B*ll*cks.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Macbeth from the Metropolitan Opera, 6.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Foy Vance, The Wake World Tour, singer songwriter, 7pm: Hesta Banks and the Adam Stokes Quintet, tribute to Blossom Dearie, 7.30.
Beacon, Phil Wang, Uh Oh, comedy: Lantern, Phil Beer Trio, folk and blues.
Tobacco Factory, Harriet Kemsley in Floozy, comedy, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Sh!t Faced Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet.
CALNE, Marden Centre, Shakespeare Live in Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Simeon Walker, pianist and composer, 1pm.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Box of Tricks in How Soon is Now?, new play with 1990s music, 7.30.
HARNHAM, nr Salisbury, Sports and Social Club, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Luke Wright, Later Life Letter, performance poetry.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Mark Wigglesworth, Anthony Marwood, violin, Glorious Heights, Tippett, Vaughan Williams, Ades, Sibelius, 7.30.
SALISBURY, various venues, Celebrate Voice, to 31st Oct.
St Thomas’s Church, CV, The Sixteen, cond Harry Christophers, An Immortal Legacy, Tallis, Morley, Byrd, MacMillan, Tippett and Britten, 7pm.
Playhouse, Daniel Kitson, Thrum, comedy and music, 7.30: Salberg Studio, Two Halves of Guiness, with Zeb Soanes, to Sat, 7.45, Thurs/Sat mats 2.45.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Rhys James, Chop Logic, comedy.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Comedy Club, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Eric & Ern with Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Tracy Borman, Tudors on Tour, talk, 7.30.

Thursday 22 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, Jennifer Saunders in Edward Bond’s The Sea, to 7 Nov, Mon-Sat, Thus/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Sounds of the 60s, with Tony Blackburn.
Mission Theatre, Luke Wright, Later Life Letter, performance poetry, 8pm.
Chapel Arts, Blue Rose Code, Caledonian soul.
Komedia, A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans, jazz, 6 and 8pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Phantoms with Lee Mead.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Derek versus Derek, rewilding documentsry film.
Electric Palace, Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels, recorded on Broadway, 7pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Jonathan Parkin, guitar, Rodrigo, Albeniz, Tarrega etc, 1pm: Grace Petrie, folk singer songwriter, 8pm.
Beacon, The Blindboy Podcast Live: Lantern, Donovan Woods, folk.
Tobacco Factory, Box of Tricks Theatre in How Soon is Now?, to Sat, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Ratty’s Birthday Party, 10am and 11.30am: In The Air Tonight, Phil Collins tribute, 7.30.
CERNE ABBAS, Village Hall, Jon Doran and the Northern Assembly, traditional folk, 7.30. AR
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Michael Mania Live, tribute, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Town Hall, Shakespeare Live in Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster.
Pound Arts, Exhibition on Screen, David Hockney at the Royal Academy, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Simeon Walker, piano, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Queen by Candlelight.
Northcott, Tracy Borman, Tudor’s on Tour, 7.30.
University Great Hall, BSO, cond Mark Wigglesworth, Anthony Marwood, violin, Glorious Heights, Tippett, Vaughan Williams, Ades, Sibelius, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, Harriet Kemsley in Floozy, comedy, 7.45.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Tom Stade Rules, comedy.
Tree House, Chantel McGregor, guitar.
HONITON, Beehive, Forbidden Planet, 1958 sci-fi film, 2pm: Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels, recorded on Broadway, 7pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, While and Matthews, folk roots.
OTTERFORD, Parish Hall, H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, Angel Exit in Betty and the Yeti, and Sat, Tues-Fri, various day times: Starsailor, 7.30: Cinema, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), dementia friendly screening, 2pm.
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, CV, Alaa Shehada, The Horse of Jenin, storytelling, mask theatre and comedy, 7.30.
Playhouse, Brendan Murphy in Buffy ReVamped, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Sounds of the 60s with The Zoots, 7.30.
City Hall, Jeremy Bowen, Truth Under Fire, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Murder She Didn’t Write, to Sat.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre and Hestercombe, Taunton Literary Festival, to 30 Oct.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Illusion Impossible, magic, music, circus etc, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Wishbone Ash, and Fri.

Friday 23 October
BATH, Forum, Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of the Worlds.
Mission Theatre, White Cobra in John Godber’s April in Paris, and Sat, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Emma Stevens Band.
Komedia, Daniel O’Reilly, Let’s Have It, comedy, 8pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The ELO Experience, 20th anniversary tour:  Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.|
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, KIIOTO, featuring Lou Rhodes of Lamb and HEKA, contemporary jazz.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, The Unravelling Wilburys.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Billy Joel UK, tribute, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Mali Sheard, jazz and folk, 1pm: Maire Carroll, Philip Glass Piano Etude, 7.30.
Beacon, The Mountain Goats, folk and indie: Lantern, Manding Melody, West African jazz.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Harriet Kemsley, Floozy, comedy, 8pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Chris While and Julie Matthews, folk, 7.30.
EAST STOUR, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
EDINGTON, Somerset, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Cathedral, The music of The Eagles by Candlelight,.
Northcott, Sindhu Vee in Swanky, comedy, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, The Comedy Store 2026.
FROME, Merlin, Shakespeare Live in Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster.
Tree House, Northcote, Canadian folk punk.
HONITON, Beehive, Fairport Convention, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Johnny Mars, blue harmonica, and the Craig Milverton Quartet, blues and jazz, 7.30.
MARNHULL, Village Hall, Jon Doran and the Northern Assembly, traditional folk, 7.30. AR
MERE, Lecture Hall, Rose of Nevada. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Olga Koch, Fat Tom Cruise, comedy.
PIDDLETRENTHIDE, Memorial Hall, David Mynne in Widdershins, storytelling, 7.30. AR
POOLE, Lighthouse, Leo Sayer, Can’t Stop Loving You, 7.30: Studio Jazz with Ankora, Breen and Boizi, 7.45.
ROADWATER, Village Hall, Maddie Storvold, Canadian folk, 7.30. TA
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, CV, Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, Playhouse, An Evening of Burlesque Cabaret, and 3oth, 7.30, Sun 2pm, 28 Oct, 6.30pm.
Arts Centre, WiFi Wars, live comedy game show, 7pm.
City Hall, Beyond the Barricade.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Late Shift, film, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, The Gigspanner Big Band, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Remi Harris, Man of the World, celebrating life and music of Peter Green, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Simon and Garfunkel, Through the Years
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Adventures in Hidden History, interactive show, 11am: The Rozzers, tribute to Sting and the Police, 7.30.
WATCHET, Cinema,  Savage House. MOVIOLA
WINTERSLOW, Village Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA

Saturday 24 October
BATH, Forum, Thank you for the Music, ABBA tribute.
Chapel Arts, Bootleg BeeGees.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Hello Again – The Neil Diamond Songbook: Ballroom, Ginger Johnson in Show Pony, drag.
Pavilion Dance, Joss Arnott Dance in Meet the Hatter, a magical cinematic dance and multi-media family show, 6pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Izzy Gizmo, family concert, 2pm: Ensemble 360 and Intimate Letters, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, The Chicago Blues Brothers, Live at the Country Bunker.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, The Amazing Bubble Man, 2pm: Pressure, film, 7.30 and 5 Nov, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, London Symphony Orchestra, cond Pappano, Sheku Kanneh Mason, cello, world premiere of Finnis cello concerto, Bruckner 9th symphony, 5pm.
St George’s, Bristol Classical Players, Mozart and Brahms, 7.30.
Electric Bristol, The Beat and The Selecter.
Redgrave Theatre, Christopher Hall, Pizazz, comedy.
BROADWINDSOR, Comrade’s Hall, Jon Doran and the Northern Assembly, traditional folk, 7.30. AR
CHIPPENHAM, The Cause, Shakespeare Live in Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, 911, 30th anniversary tour, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Miriam Cooper in her solo play Two Queens, One Nation, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Four Seasons and The Lark Ascending, 7.30.
Northcott, Simon and Garfunkel Through the Years, 7.30.
EXMOUTH, Blackmore Theatre, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens’ Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Beatles for Sale tribute show.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
LANGTON MATRAVERS, Village Hall, David Mynne in Widdershins, storytelling, 7.30. AR
LYDEARD ST LAWRENCE, Village Hall, Maddie Storvold, Canadian folk, 8pm. TA
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Absolute Bowie, tribute, 8pm.
NETHERBURY, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Local Legends: Songs of the New Forest with singer songwriters, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Andy Ford, Alrighty My Luvver?, comedy.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Boyzlife, 7.30: Harriet Kemsley, Floozy, comedy, 8pm: Cinema, Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels, recorded on Broadway, 3.30pm.
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, CV, Emerging Voices, Celebrating Wiltshire’s Youth, 2pm: The Wellermen, transatlantic folk group, 7.30.
Playhouse, The Pasadena Roof Orchestra, 7.30.
Arts Centre,  Groove Junction, local bands, 7pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Duo Destino, Flamenco fusion, 7.30.
SHERBORNE, Abbey, Sherborne Town Band and Male Voice choral concert, 7pm.
SIDMOUTH, Parish Church, Sidmouth Music, William Bracken, piano, Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, Fanny Mendelssohn, Liszt, 3pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Flotsam.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Manding Melody with Habib Koite, Maliian guitarist and singer, and Sura Susso, Gambian singer and kora maestro, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Breabach, Scottish folk, 8.
STALBRIDGE, Village Hall, Squashbox Theatre in Curious Creatures, 2pm. AR
STURMINSTER NEWTON,The Exchange, ds:UK, Dire Straits tribute, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Rock’n’Roll Weekender, and Sun.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Bad Co Legacy.

Sunday 25 October
BATH, Komedia, G2, Definitive Genesis, tribute.
BOURNEMOUTH, 02 Academy, The Beat and The Selecter.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Breabach, Scottish folk.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, The Lorna and Laister Show, variety, 2pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s,  Minibeats with Laura Tanner, Superstrings, 10.30am and 12.30pm.
Beacon, Tom Davis, Spudgun, comedy: Lantern, Rory Ingham’s Trombone Assembly, jazz.
Redgrave Theatre, Rude Science with The Utterly Revolting Science Show, 11.30am and 3pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels, filmed on Broadway, 2pm.
CRANBORNE, Village Hall, Squashbox Theatre in Curious Creatures, 3pm. AR
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Mike Denham Speakeasy with John Maddocks, clarinet, Nick Ball, drums, jazz, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, The Space Explorers Academy, interactive show, 1.30 and 4.30pm.
SHILLINGSTONE, Portman Hall, David Mynne in Widdershins, storytelling, 7.30. AR
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels, filmed on Broadway, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Kevin Kennedy in The Picture of Dorian Grey, a new musical, 5.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Once Upon a Rhyme, 1pm.

Monday 26 October
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Miriam Margolyes, Full English Live.
BRISTOL, Beacon, The Australian Pink Floyd.
Redgrave Theatre, Fun For Little Ones – A Tribute to Miss Rachel, noon and 3pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Darryl J Carrington in Out of the Box, family-friendly circus comedy, 11am and 2pm.
EXETER, University Great Hall, Michael Palin, In the Philippines, 7.30.
SHERBORNE, Powell Theatre, YAOS in The Great British Bake Off Musical, to Sat.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels, recorded on Broadway, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Hallow’een Spooktacular, 2pm.

Tuesday 27 October
BATH, Forum, Australian Pink Floyd.
Rondo, Rock the Tots, Spooky Fun, 11am.
Mission Theatre, Pudding Lane in Nell –The Musical, to Sat, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Little Theatre Club, Jameson Road, Laura Wade’s  Home I’m Darling, to Sat, 7.45.
BRISTOL, St George’s,  10cc’s Graham Gouldman and Heart Full of Songs, 7.30: Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage, folk duo, with Jon Thorne, double bass, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Frozen Singalong, 10am: Ocean Film Festival, and Wed, 7.30.
CERNE ABBAS, St Mary’s Church, Squashbox Theatre in Curious Creatures, 10.30am. AR
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Man Who Laughs,1928 silent film with live piano score by Meg Morley, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Poetry to Song, with local poets, composers and singers, 7pm.
HONITON, Beehive, Manon, from the Royal Ballet, 7.15.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, James Wilton Dance in Past, Present, Future, to Thurs.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, Manon, from the Royal Ballet, 7.15, and 31st Oct 3pm.
SALISBURY, St Thomas’s Church, CV, The Brodsky Quartet and Willard White, bass baritone, from 19th century leider to the Great American Songbook, 7pm.
Playhouse, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Blinded by the Light, film, 2pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, SIX, to Sat.
Turner Sims, Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh (Persian violin), and Erdal Erzincan (Turkish baglama), classical music of Persia and Ottoman Turkey, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Manon, from the Royal Ballet, 7.15.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Katie Grace Harris, folk, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Manon, from the Royal Ballet 7.15: Kirris Riviere in Pieces of My Life, music and storytelling from BOVTS alumnus, 7.30
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Appraisal, comedy with Tim Marriott and Angela Bull, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Clash of the Titans, Ken Doherty and Shaun Murphy recreate snooker memories and matches, hosted by Dennis Taylor, 7.30.

Wednesday 28 October
BATH, Forum, Russell Howard, Don’t Tell the Algorithm, and Thurs.
Rondo, Live Wire Theatre in Chauntecleer and Pertilotte, and Thurs, 7.30.
Komedia, Sh!t Faced Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Basil Alter and Jong Sun Woo, Prokofiev, Ravel and Messiaen, 1pm: Jacqueline du Pre: Genius and Tragedy, film, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Scary Tours by Somerset Youth Theatre, immersive experiences for Hallowe’en, and Thurs.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Bad Apples, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre, Dear Zoo with Rod Campbell, 1.30pm, Thurs/Fri 11am and 2pm.
CASTLE CARY, Caryford Hall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Artisan Theatre School in High School Musical, various times.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Last Baguette in Playtime! Ratty’s Birthday, 10am.
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
EXETER, Northcott, Jasmin Vardimon Company in Lullaby, dance, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Punk Rock Factory.
HINTON MARTEL, Village Hall, Luminous Tales, The Goose and Mrs Frost, 2pm. AR
ILMINSTER, Warehouse Theatre, IES in The Welkin, to Sat, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Charlotte Corderoy, Junyan Chen, piano, Eastern Odyssey, Mozart, Saint Saens, Rimsky Korsakov, 7.30: Derek Jacobi in conversation with Richard Clifford, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, CV, Hooray for Hollywood, a Century of Movie Musical with Liza Pulman and Joe Stilgoe, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Street Theatre in Waiting for Godot, to Sat.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Dinosaurs Live, various day times.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Masqueraders in Jeckyll and Hyde, musical, to Sat, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Susan Calman, Tall Tales, comedy, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, La Grazia, 7.30.

Thursday 29 October
BATH, Forum, Science Museum, live stage show, noon.
Chapel Arts, Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage.
Komedia, General Levy.
BOURNEMOUTH, AUB at Wallisdown Campus, 1984, to Sat,7.30, Sat mat 2.30
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Hannah’s Hoofers in The Fairest of the All, and Fri, 4 and 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Rose of Nevada, film, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Seann Walsh, This is Torture, comedy, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan, folk, Persian and Turkish classical and world music: Lantern, Sindhu Vee, Swanky, comedy, and Fri.
St George’s, AERA Ensemble, Beethoven, Bruch and Stravinsky, 1pm: Jasmine Myra, saxophone, and band, jazz, 8pm.
Redgrave Theatre, NT Screening, The Misanthrope with Sandra Oh, 7pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957 film, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Blue Fire Theatre in Chopped Liver and Unions, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Nish Kumar, Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, The Queens of Nassau, new folk-punk musical about the women pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, to Sat, 7.30.
Cheese and Grain, Republica, 30 Years of Ready-to-Go.
HONITON, Beehive, Honiton Theatre Co in Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters, to Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Three Musketeers, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Rosie Holt, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed, political comedy, 7.30.
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, cond Charlotte Corderoy, Junyan Chen, piano, Eastern Odyssey, Mozart, Saint Saens, Rimsky Korsakov, 7pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Brainiac Live, 2.30: Flo and Joan, With Feeling, comedy, 7.45.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, The Haar, The Lost Day tour, folk, 7.30.
City Hall, Calling Planet Earth, music of the 80s.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, SNADS in The Vicar of Dibley Christmas – The Second Coming, to Sat, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Milton Jones and Guests, comedy, 8pm.
WESTON SUPER MARE, Frontroom Theatre, Pleasure Dome Theatre in Rosalie, inspired by Rosalie Chichester of Arlington Court, scientist, explorer etc, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Phantoms with Lee Mead, 7.30.

Friday 30 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, M6 Theatre in All the Small Things, puppetry and storytelling, 10am and 1pm, Sat-Sun  11.30am and 3pm.
Forum, The Proclaimers.
Rondo, Harriet Kemsley in Floozy, comedy, 8pm.
Chapel Arts, Katy Hurt and Two Ways Home, Americana.
BISHOPSTONE, nr Salisbury, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding. MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Tom Stade, Rules, comedy.
BIC, Steve Backshall, Deadly -Live, animal adventures. 2pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble, Hallowe’en Special, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Akademi in Plastic Drastic Fantastic, contemporary dance theatre for children, 11am.
Electric Palace, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975 film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Rachel Podger, violin, and Lucie Horsch, recorders, Bach, Telemann, Montanari, Boismoitier and traditional, 7.30.
Beacon,The Witcher in concert, combining the game with a specially composed score, 8pm.
Tobacco Factory, Spielman Studio, Stephen Smith in One Man Poe, celebrating gothic horror writer, and Sat, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Neil Delamere, Reinventing the Neil, comedy.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Big Girls Don’t Cry, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Edge Street Live, Brian Bilston, poet, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Liza Pulman Sings Streisand, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Grandmaster Flash.
Tree House, Nick Cage against the Machine.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Channel One Sound System, reggae, 8pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, LAS Theatre in The Littlest Yak, and Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd, Time of Death, 7.30: Susan Calman, Tall Tales, comedy, 7.45: Laura Lexx, Yo-Yo, comedy, 8pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, The Unravelling Wilburys.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, A Jolly Evening with James Pellow, hampered by Janet Farrow, in aid of Children’s Hospice South West, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Little Angel in Julia Donaldson’s The Singing Mermaid, and Sat,
Turner Sims, Genevieve Namazzi, double bass, and Christ-Stephane Boizi, trombonist and composer, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Dan Whitehouse and Gustaf Ljunggren, Songs and Stories, 8pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, CoCo, animated film, 11am: Legends of Motown, 7.30: Platform 4 in The Alice Project, music and storytelling, 7.45.
THEALE, Village Hall, Mr Punch’s Folk Club, 8pm.
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, The Devil Wears Prada 2. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Magic of Motown, 7.30: From the Jam, tribute, 8pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Harriet  – Trying to Get the Feeling Again.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 7.30.

Saturday 31 October
BATH, Forum, The Phantoms with Lee Mead.
Rondo, Lumenis Theatre in Lightstreams, 7.30.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Akademi in Plastic Drastic Fantastic, South Asian contemporary dance, 11am and 2pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Stile Antico, Discord to Harmony, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Shaun Ryder, Happy Mondays, and Fridays, and Saturdays, and Sundays.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Bugonia, film, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Peatbog Faeries, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, BOVTS in Romeo and Juliet, dir Gregory Doran, to 7 Nov.
Beacon, Stornaway, indie rock.
Redgrave Theatre, Comedy Store.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Bournemouth Musical Theatre in Hallowe’en Spectacular, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Tom Stade Rules, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Busted Experience.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Laura Smyth, Born Aggy, comedy, 7.30.
MARTOCK, Parish Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, Lindisfarne, 7.30: Stewart Lee versus the ManWulf, comedy, 7.45.
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, CV, Kieran White, tenor, Cedric Meyer, lute, Time Stands Still, celebrating 400th anniversary of John Dowland and John Danyel, English lute songs, 2pm: Norma Winstone, jazz, with Nikki Iles, piano, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Hallowe’en Party, local band night, 7pm.
City Hall, Nightmare in Nashville, hallowe’een rodeo fest and country tributes, from 2pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Port Regis Farrington Hall, Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series, Howard Shelley, piano, and strings of London Mozart Players, Dvorak and Schumann, 5pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Mystery Ensemble, Tim Burton’s Universe, the music of Danny Elfman, 6.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Made in Tennessee, country music, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Canford School, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Road to Joy – The Beethoven Symphonies, Beethoven: The Man, cond Mark Wigglesworth, John Suchet, Samuel West, percussionist Evylyn Glennie, Jonathan Dimbleby with BSO principals string quartet, from 1.30pm.
Tivoli, Rave On, 50s and 60s music.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Flo and Joan, With Feeling, musical comedy, 7.30.