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Updated Tuesday 10th November, 6.13pm

 

Wednesday 11 November

BATH, Theatre Royal, David Suchet in Murder in the Cathedral, to 21 Nov, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30: Ustinov Studio, Donald, new play by Stefano Massini, Mon-Sat to 5 Dec, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Richard Ayoade, comedy, 7.30.
Rondo, WhimsiCo in Mary’s Frankenstein, to Sat, 7.30.
Mission Theatre, Bath G and S Society in Patience, to Sat, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Nigel Kennedy, violin, Virtuoso.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Carmen on screen from the Royal Opera, 6.30.
BRANSGORE, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre and other venues, Bridport Literary Festival, to Sat.
Electric Palace, Sense and Sensibility, film, noon.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Back to the Future – the Musical, to 21 Nov.
Old Vic, Sh*t Theatre in Evita TOO, to Sat, 7.30:Weston Studio, Papatango Theatre in Tom Howell’s The Silence and the Noise, to Sat, various times.
Beacon, Gypsy Kings: Lantern, Matthew and The Atlas, indie folk.
St George’s, James Lisney, piano, Poems, Melodies and Dances, Liszt, Schubert, Chopin, etc.
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Verity, film, various times.
CIRENCESTER, The Barn, TinkCO in The Witches of Eastwick, to Sat, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, NT Screening, Josh O’Connor in Golden Boy, 7pm.
EXETER, Northcott, T-Rextasy, Greatest Hits Tour, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, The Secret Agent, film, 8pm.
Cheese and Grain, Ferris and Sylvester, folk rock.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Harry Redknapp, 7.30: Judi Love, All About the Love, comedy, 7.45: Louise Jordan in Behind Enemy Lines, solo show about the women of SOE, 8pm.
SALISBURY,  Playhouse, East is East, to Sat 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Of Mice and Men, 1.30 and 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Welsh National Opera, schools and family concerts.
Mayflower Studio, SUP Theatre in The Unfriend, to Sat: Maisie Adam, Whatsherface, comedy.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Street Theatre Company in A Monster Calls, to Sat.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Comedy Club, with Gavin Webster, Jenny Collier and Joe Foster, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, George Michael: The Faith Tour, concert documentary, 7pm: Ghosts: The Possession of Button House, film, 1pm: Clayface, film, 4pm, and Thurs, 7pm. WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Kast Off Kinks.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, 7.30.

Thursday 12 November

BATH, Forum, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and guests, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Ruth Trimble, Northern Irish singer songwriter.
Komedia, Ginger Johnson, Show Pony, drag, 8pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Suede and  The Manic Street Preachers.
Pavilion, Gareth Malone, Singalonga Gareth at the Movies.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Comedy Club with Tom Rosenthal and Glenn Moore, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Chris Packham’s World of Wonder: Lantern, Roare, electronica and jazz.
St George’s, Siqian Li, piano, Say, Scriabin, Weissenberg, Ravel, etc, 1pm: David Byrne of Talking Heads, Sleeping Beauties, talk, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Manfreds, Get Your Kicks on tour ’26, with Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Blackheart Orchestra, progressive, 7.30.
DONHEAD ST MARY, Village Hall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Christopher Hall, Pizazz, comedy, 7.45.
GILLINGHAM, School, BSO Wind Ensemble, Mozart, Dvorak, Debussy, Beethoven, etc, 6pm. AR
HONITON, Beehive, Moscow Drug Club.
ILFRACOMBE, Landmark Theatre, Steeleye Span.
NETHER WALLOP, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Noise Next Door, improv comedy, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Louise Jordan, Behind Enemy Lines – the story of women agents in WW2, 7.30pm.
City Hall, The Illegal Eagles, Hotel California tour.
SHEPTON MONTAGUE, Village Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Variety by the Sea, cabaret, circus tricks, etc, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Welsh National Opera, Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex, 7.30.
Mayflower Studio, Daniel Foxx in How Lovely, comedy.
Wyndham Hall, Wyndham Picture House, Still Life, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Cycle of Love, film, 7.45.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Hadestown, recorded on Broadway, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Queen’s Theatre, Taunton Thespians, The Haunting of Hill House, to Sat, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Extra Geography, film, 1 and 4pm.
TOTTON, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, On A Role Theatre in Emmeline Pankhurst – Angel or Anarchist?, 7.30.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Clare Teal, jazz, 7pm.
Cathedral, lunchtime organ recital by John Butt, 1pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Hambledon in The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town, written by Spike Milligan and Ronnie Barker, 7.30.

Friday 13 November
BATH, various venues, Mozartfest, to 21 Nov.
Forum, The Amy Winehouse Band, The Back to Black 20th anniversary tour.
Chapel Arts, Flats & Sharps, bluegrass.
BOURNEMOUTH, Palace Court Theatre, AUB in Frankenstein: The Making of a Monster, and Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
Pavilion Dance, National Dance Company Wales in Blue I Glas, double bill, Ordinary Courage and Untamed, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Andy Sheppard Trio with Evan Parker, jazz, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Logan Paul Murphy sings The Beatles and Elton John.
McMillan Theatre, Jive Talkin’, BeeGees tribute, and Sat.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Paris Paloma, folk rock.
St George’s, Christ-Stephane Boizi Sextet, trombone, jazz, 1pm: Pavel Kolesnikov, piano, Chopin Nocturnes 7.30.
CHARD, Guildhall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Radio GaGa, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Eleanor McEvoy, Irish singer songwriter, 7.30.
CRANBORNE, Cecil Memorial Hall, Inn Echo, Celtic folk from Canada, 7.30. AR
CREWKERNE, Wadham School, FilmCrew, L’Etranger.
EXETER, Northcott, The Rachel Parris Songbook, comedy with singalong, 7.30.
FROME, Memorial Hall, The Unravelling Wilburys.
Merlin, Charlie Baker, Go Get It, comedy.
Cheese and Grain, Skids and Theatre of Hate.
Tree House, Liz Jones and Broken Windows, roots and blues.
HONITON, Beehive, Mick Jogger and the Stones Experience.
LYTCHETT MATRAVERS, Village Hall, BSO Wind Ensemble, Mozart, Dvorak, Debussy, Beethoven, etc, 7.30pm. AR
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Rheingans Sisters.
NORTON SUB HAMDON, Village Hall, CarmenCo in A Pocket Opera, 7.30. TA
POOLE, Lighthouse, London Symphonic Rock Orchestra, Greatest Hits of AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters, etc, 7.30: English Youth Ballet in The Nutcracker, and Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30: Guy Davis, traditional blues, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Lucy Porter, Let Yourself Go, comedy, 7.30.
City Hall, Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts, comedy.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Trio, 7.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Two Famous Duals, Two Celebrated Trials, with historian Dr David Pugsley, 2.30pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Welsh National Opera, Puccini’s La Boheme, 7pm.
Mayflower Studio, In The Air Tonight, tribute of Phil Collins and Genesis.
Turner Sims, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, 1926 animated film by Lotte Reiniger, stories from the Arabian Nights,with new live score by Hugo Max, viola, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, The Bere Essentials, Americana and bluegrass, 7.30.
THEALE, Village Hall, Mr Punch’s Folk Club, 8pm.
WATCHET, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Illegal Eagles, 7.30pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Bay City Rollers.

Saturday 14 November
BATH, Forum, Simon Brodkin, comedy.
Chapel Arts, Lucy Kitchen, folk singer songwriter.
Komedia, Comedy Club, 7.30.
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Emma Johnson, clarinet,  7pm.
BISHOP SUTTON, Valley Arts, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Myles Smith, singer songwriter, My Mess, My Heart, My Life.
Pavilion, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and Guests, 7.30: Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, A Fistful of Spooks and Emma Salokoski Voices, members of Spooky Men’s Chorale and Finish female choir, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, The Dhol Foundation, Punjai folk etc.
Tobacco Factory, Spielman Studio, Wasteland Improv in Tales from the Wasteland: Post-Apocalyptic  Improv, 8pm.
St George’s, Nature Salon, The Extraordinary Lives of Owls with naturalist Chris Sperring, 3pm: Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra, cond Meesun Hong Coleman, Cristian de Sa, violin, Layla Claire, soprano, Humperdinck, Delius, Mahler, 7.45.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Big Pants Party, tributes, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Peter Knight’s Gigspanner trio, folk, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Feeling.
Tree House, Biffy McClyro tribute.
HOLFORD, Village Hall, CarmenCo in A Pocket Opera, 7.30. TA
LANGTON MATRAVERS, Village Hall, Inn Echo, Celtic folk from Canada, 7.30. AR
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Rachel Fairburn, Vexy Beasts, comedy, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Hannah James and cellist Toby Kuhn, folk.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Michael Portillo, 2pm: Sherling Studio, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, Joel Munday, violin, Julian Trevelyan, piano, Brahms, Bartok, Schubert, 2.30: Coastal Comedy with Nick Page, Samantha Day, Dave Chawner and Rich Wilson, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Cathedral, Salisbury Musical Society and Chelsea Opera Group Orchestra, cond David Halls, Elgar’s The Apostles,  Rebecca Hardwick, soprano, Diana Moore, alto, Michael Bell, tenor, John Savournin, Judas, Dingle Yandell, Jesus, James Geidt, Peter, 7.30.
Arts Centre, The Book of Genesis, tribute, 7.30.
City Hall, The Story of Guitar Heroes.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Wareham Whalers, Fish, Chips and Shanties, 6.30.
SHERBORNE, Abbey, The Illuminated Orchestra in concert, 7pm and 9pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, What’s Love Got to Do With It, Tina Turner tribute.
Mayflower Studio, Nick Cope’s Family Show, 11.30am and 2.30pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Eleanor McEvoy, Irish singer songwriter, 8pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, The Decatonics, ska, reggae and bluebeat, 6.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society, The Music of Bob Chilcott inc Samba Mass, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Fastlove, George Michael tribute, 7.30: Festive Fun with Peppa Pig, films, and 22 Nov, 11am.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The British Carpenters.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Judi Love, All About the Love, 7.30.

Sunday 15 November
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Stylistics.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, RBC Jazz Orchestra and WYJO, jazz, 3pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Lola Fisher Academy of Dance, The Nutcracker, 4pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Carmen, from the Royal Opera, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Muna, indie rock and pop.
Old Vic, Ania Magliano, Peach Fuzz, comedy, 2.30 and 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Carmen, from the Royal Opera: A Few Good Men, 1992 film, 6.30.
FROME, Rook Lane, Rhossili Duo, flute and guitar, 3pm.
Cheese and Grain, Dom Joly, Trigger Happy TV 25th anniversary tour, comedy.
LAMYATT, Village Hall, CarmenCo in A Pocket Opera, 6pm. TA
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Shires, 7.30: Cinema, Carmen from the Royal Opera, 2pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Elkie Brooks – The Long Farewell Tour.
SHERBORNE, Cheap Street Church, Wessex Strings, cond John Jenkins, with Lys Atkinson and Shoko Middleton, Bach, Bridge, Ireland, Bush, Armstong Gibbs, Rameau, Rutter, 3pm.
SHIPTPON GORGE, Village Hall, Inn Echo, Celtic folk from Canada, 7.30. AR
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and guests.
Turner Sims, Trio Bohemo, Dvorak, etc, 4pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Carmen from the Royal Opera, 2pm.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, The Dave Hankin Big Band, 2.30.

Monday 16 November
BATH, Komedia, Jo Brand, Decline and Falling Over, comedy, 6.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Script.
Pavilion, Tony Hadley: The Christmas Big Band tour.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Laura Misch, ambient and experimental music.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Rock the Tots, Magic, 11am.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Danny Hart Won’t Sit Down, downhill mountain biker, 7.45.
HAWKCHURCH, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Milton Musical Society in Dear Evan Hanson, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella, to Sat.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Rufus Hound and Suzie Blake in The Other Side of Murder, to Sat.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, A Christmas Carol, a radio play live on stage with Colin Baker as Scrooge, Tom Baker as Jacob Marley and narrator Sophie Aldred, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Romesh Ranganathan, SOLD OUT
Swan Theatre, Much Ado About Nothing, to Sat.

Tuesday 17 November
BATH, Forum, Alison Moyet.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Hugo Svedberg, Tim Horton and Adrian Brendel, Handel, Rachmaninov etc, 1pm
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Lucy Beaumont, Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos, comedy, 7.30.
Beacon, Ben Folds.
 LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Hanna Rarity, Scottish folk singer, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, Ocean Film Festival, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Operation Mincemeat, to Sat.
Turner Sims, Jasper Hoiby, double bassist and composer, 3Elements, contemporary jazz, 8pm.
WELLS, Cathedral, G4 at Christmas, 7.30.

Wednesday 18 November
BATH, Forum, The End of the World According to Jonathan Pie, comedy.
Rondo, Simon Yates, My Mountain Life, talk and film, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Paul Smith, Happy, comedy, and 28 Nov, 8pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Baz Luhrman film, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, The Yellow Tie, film, 2pm and 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Bellowhead: Lantern, Pussy Riot.
St George’s, Kronos Quartet, celebrating Steve Reich’s 90th birthday.
Old Vic, Stuart Goldsmith in Canary, comedy, 7.30.
CHILD OKEFORD, Village Hall, Ropetackle Storytellers, Jeckyll and Hyde, 7.30. AR
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Nataly Ganina, piano, 1pm: Paul Ogden and Steve C Walters, Of Kith and Kin, exploring relationship between people and the land, prose, poetry, images and music, 7.30.
HARNHAM, nr Salisbury, Sports and Social Club, Savage House. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Andrew Litton, Jonathan Biss, piano, Imperial Majesty, Walton, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, 7.30: Hothouse Flowers, The Greatest Hits Tour, 7.45: Pipeline, new writing etc, 8pm.
PORTLAND, Royal Manor Theatre, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark,. 7.30. AR
SALISBURY, City Hall, Gary Delaney, Gary On Laughing, comedy.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Nut Farmer of Glastonbury, documentary, double bill with Derek vs Derek, documentary about Devon farmers, and 11 Dec, 7.45.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, WOW  in We Will Rock You, to Sat, 7, Sat mat 2pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Banff Mountain Film Festival, blue programme.

Thursday 19 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Polka Theatre in Arthur, to 3 Jan, various dates and times.
Rondo, Planes, by Elisa Calvert, new play, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Beans on Toast.
Komedia, Reef and Snake in the Foot-Spa, indie rock, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Archers: Live at 75 with host Angela Barnes and cast members including Charles Collingwood, Ryan Kelly and Sunny Ormonde, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, The Magic of The Beatles.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Liam O’Maonlai and Martin Brunsden, acoustic set, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Embrace: Lantern, Scott Matthews, folk.
Old Vic, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and friends, Kool Story Bro, comedy, and Fri, 7.30.
St George’s, Sofia Ross, Spanish accordionist, Albeniz, Tchaikovsky, Piazzolla etc, 1pm: Ryan Young, Scottish folk fiddler, 8pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Ocean Film Fest, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Christophers, film, 11am.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Andy Parsons, Please #@!$ Off to Mars, comedy, 7.45.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, Frome Drama in Season’s Greetings, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat  2.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark, 7.30.
MERE, Lecture Hall, MADS in But Why Bump Off Barnaby? to Sat, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Ben Folds’ Paper Airplane Request Tour, 7.30: Blazin’ Fiddles, folk, 7.45: Cinema, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, dementia friendly screening, 2pm.
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, cond Andrew Litton, Jonathan Biss, piano, Imperial Majesty, Walton, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, 7pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Lost in Music, Motown hits.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Heidi Talbot and Boo Hewerdine, folk songs new and old, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Murder – A Search for the Truth with The Scottish Detective David Swindle, 7.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Bachs, Bows and Arrows, Julian Lloyd Webber and Jiaxin, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Tony and Una, folk, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, Lunchtime concert with Opus 4, 1pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The George Michael Legacy.
WINFRITH NEWBURGH, Village Hall, Ropetackle Storytellers, Jeckyll and Hyde, 7.30. AR
YEOVIL, Westlands, Beyond the Barricade, 7.30.

Friday 20 November
BATH, Forum, The Chicago Blues Brothers.
Rondo, Tez Ilyas, Tez Things I Hate About You, comedy, 8pm.
Chapel Arts, New Amen Corner, Bringing on Back the ’60s.|
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Ryan Wang, piano, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, etc, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Every Brilliant Thing, play, with Romla Walker, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Brian Bilston, How to Lay An Egg with a Horse Inside, comic poetry and politics, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, A Christmas Carol, to 9 January, various dates and times.
Beacon, The Shires: Lantern, Blazin’ Fiddles.
St George’s, Gary Crosby Quintet, Mingus Moves, jazz.
BROADMAYNE, Village Hall, Duane Andrews and the Hot Club of Conception Bay, traditional Newfoundland music and swing jazz, 7.30. AR
CHETNOLE, Village Hall, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark, 7.30. AR
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Simon and Garfunkel Story, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Shingalings, New York collective, 1960s NY style music, 7.30.
CORNWOOD, Village Hall, Opera Cocktail, 7.30. ViA
DITCHEAT, Jubilee Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
EDINGTON (Somerset), Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Grace Campbell, The Lady is a Tramp, comedy, 7.45.
FROGHAM, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Entitled Sons.
Tree House, Brave Rival.
HANGING LANGFORD, Village Hall, Rose of Nevada. MOVIOLA
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Alter Eagles, tribute, 8pm.
MERE, UR Church, Pagoda Project, 7.30. RAW
POOLE, Lighthouse, Orchestra Mambo International, Latin jazz, 7.45: Cinema, John Lithgow as Roald Dahl in Giant, filmed in the West End, 7.30, and 28 Nov 12.30pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Belle Street in The Big Bad Night, and Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, ABBA – Take a Chance on Us, tribute, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Red Doors – Shri Sriram, percussion and electronics, Harpreet Bansal, violin, Patrick Iversen, flutes and electronics, Asian underground and Norwegian electronic jazz, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Madfabulous. MOVIOLA
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Voodoo Room, Hendrix, Clapton and Cream, 7.30.
TINCLETON, Gallery, John Law, jazz piano, 8pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, And Finally … Phil Collins.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Murder She Didn’t Write, 7.30.

Saturday 21 November
BATH, Forum, MozartFest, London Philharmonic Orchestra, cond Adam Hickox, Till Fellner, piano, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, 7pm.
Rondo, Little Voices NW Wiltshire and Bath in SIX teen edition, 2 and 6pm.
Komedia, Comedy Club, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Bill Bailey, Vaudevillean.
Pavilion, Steve Steinman’s Anything for Love.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Martin Hayes and Kate Ellis, folk, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Talon, Eagles tribute.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Leonian Dream, with Kate Hall and George Hall, indie modern rock, 7.45.
Electric Palace, Fleetwood Bac, tribute.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Yard Act, post punk: Lantern, Lady Nade, Americana, jazz etc.
St George’s, Eyebrow and Jon Hamp, And All the Giants, jazz, minimalism, ambient, etc, 5pm.: Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra, local composer Liam O’Connell’s Headlight Syndrome, Aulin, Saint Saens, Beethoven, 7.30.
BURTON BRADSTOCK, Village Hall, Ropetackle Storytellers, Jeckyll and Hyde, 7.30. AR
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, CBBs Panto – Treasure Island and Sun and 28/29 Nov, various day times:  The Rolling Stones Story, 7.30.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Honk!, to 3 January.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Joshua Burnell, retro chamber pop musician, 7.30.
FROME, Memorial Hall, All Floyd, the best of Pink Floyd.
Cheese and Grain, Martin Kemp, Back to the 80s DJ set.
Tree House, David Ford, Songbook.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, The Salts with Phil Beer, sea shanties and folk, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, The Devout, Depeche Mode tribute, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Paddleboat Theatre in The Elves and the Shoemaker, to 13 December, various dates and times: Rhythm of the Dance, Christmas special, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Mad Dog Mcrea.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Jesca Hoop, singer songwriter, 8pm.
STUDLAND, Village Hall, Duane Andrews and the Hot Club of Conception Bay, traditional Newfoundland music and swing jazz, 7.30. AR
STURMINSTER NEWTON,The Exchange, Los Pacaminos with Paul Young, 8pm.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, James Phelan, The Man Who Was Magic, 7.30.
TINCLETON, Gallery, John Law and Ant Law, jazz pianos, The Laws of  (E)motion, 8pm.
WELLS, Cedars Hall,  WCS Dance pupils in Steps in Snow, a dance retelling of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, 7pm.~
Cathedral, Bowie by Candlelight, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Jim Cregan Acoustic Band.

Sunday 22 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra, Rossini, Poulenc, Rachmaninov, 3pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Henry Paker, Pencil Case, comedy: Lantern, Nick Malcolm and Out Front, jazz.
St George’s, Bristol Symphony Orchestra with Ryan Wang, piano, Dukas, Saint Saens, Debussy.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, John Lithgow in Giant, the Play, on screen, and Tues, various times.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Ania Magliano, Peach Fuzz, comedy, 2.30pm.
HINTON MARTEL, Village Hall, Duane Andrews and the Hot Club of Conception Bay, traditional Newfoundland music and swing jazz, 7.30. AR
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, What the Dickens?, an afternoon tea concert with David Grierson’s Palm Court Orchestra, 3pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Babies Adventures in Music: Winter Warmer with songs about bells, kings and red red robins, 11am: Hoglets Theatre in The Tale of the Lonliest Whale, 3pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Sensation ABBA, tribute band: Studio, Giant, (film) with John Lithgow as Roald Dahl.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Hounds of Love, Kate Bush celebrations, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Marty Wilde.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Fin Taylor, The Pre-Emptive Comeback Special, comedy, 7.30.

Monday 23 November
BATH, Komedia,  Hugh Cornwell, Never Say Goodbye – Final, Solo, Acoustic Tour.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Stardust:  A Musical Journey, with Voices for Life massed children’s choir, and Wed, 6pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Eagles of Death Metal.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, The Band of His Majesty’s RM Plymouth.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Mousetrap, to Sat, 7.45, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Jersey Boys, to Sat.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Wicker, film, to Wed various times: Everest: The Other Side, documentary film, 4pm and Tues 1pm: Doctor Who: The Satan Pit, film, 7pm.

Tuesday 24 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Bellowhead.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater College Musical Theatre and Dance students in An Evening of Musical Theatre Magic, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, CATS, to Sat.
Electric Bristol, Bodega, indie post punk.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Jack Liebeck, violin, Katya Apekisheva, piano, Rebecca Clarke, Debussy, Franck, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Blackout – Fear Loves an Audience,  7.30.

Wednesday 25 November
BATH, Forum, Del Amitri.
Rondo, Till The Stars Come Down, new play by Beth Steel, to Sat, 7.30.
Mission Theatre, Next Stage in The Lady from the Sea by David Eldridge, based on Ibsen’s play, to Sat, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Bob Dylan, 8pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Giant, with John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, recorded in the West End, 7pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Alok, Eat, Pray Leave, comedy.
CASTLE CARY, Caryford Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
EXETER, University Great Hall, Fin Taylor, The Pre-Emptive Comeback Special, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Giant, with John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, recorded in the West End, 7pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Andrew Manze, Yeol Eum Son, piano, Flower Power, Mahler/Britten, Mozart and Schumann, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Musical Theatre Salisbury in Elf! The Musical, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Filskit Theatre in Christmas Lights, for 1 to 4 year olds, various daytimes to Sat.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Kikuyu Land, film, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, The Drifters by Candlelight, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Giant with John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, recorded in the West End, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Ian Ashpital and Jonty Stephens as Eric and Ern, 7.30.

Thursday 26 November
BATH, Forum, Prof Alice Roberts, From Cell to Civilisation, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, FiFi La Mer, singer and accordionist, and Oliver Wilby, clarinet, tenor sax and accordian, Let Us Take You to Paris.
Komedia, Ross from Friends, 11pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Australian Pink Floyd, The Happiest Days of our Lives.
Pavilion, The Royal Marines Christmas Spectacular.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Kinaesthesia, documentary exploring world of dreams in silent cinema, 7.30.
Electric Palace, The Manfreds, Get Your Kicks on Tour 26, with Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Intesa, voice and viol duo, Marais, Dowland, Aznavour, Monteverdi and traditional Armenian music, 1pm:  Cody Dahler, The State of This, political comedy, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Makings of a Murderer with The Undercover Detective, 7.30.
Twynham School, Battle of the Bands, 6.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Nadia Eide, soprano, Christmas at the Musicals, 7pm.
FROME, Tree House, The Turbans, Music from Manywhere.
HONITON, Beehive, To Catch a Thief, 1955 film, 2pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Welsh National Opera in La Boheme, 7.30: Drum Studio, Pins and Needles in Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas, to 27 December, various times.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Stage Door in Cinderella … a Very Happy Ending, adult panto, to 11 Dec, various times.
Turner Sims, Folk Platform, with Once a Fig, Spafford Campbell, 8pm.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Ballet Theatre UK in The Snow Queen, and Fri, 7.30.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Limelight Players in Tim Firth’s Flint Street Nativity, to Sat, various times.
WELLS, Cedars Hall,  Angela Hewitt, piano, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Imperial Classical Ballet in The Nutcracker, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, A Christmas Extravaganza, with dance, song and spoken word, 7pm.

Friday 27 November
BATH, Forum, Christmas in Ireland, songs, stories and memories.
Chapel Arts, Hollie Rogers, singer songwriter.
Komedia, Elvana, Elvis-fronted Nirvana, 6.30pm.
BISHOPSTONE, nr Salisbury, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Gorilla Circus in RPM, acrobatics, street dance and roller skating, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Sinfonia Cymru with Sidiki Dembele, muti-instrumentalist drummer, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, John Lydon, I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, GreenMatthews  Mid Winter Revels, festive music and stories,. 7.30.
Electric Palace, Steve Knightly and the Winter Yards.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Cinderella – A Fairy Tale, to 2 January.
St George’s, Katie Spencer, folk singer from Yorkshire.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express, filmed in London, and Mon, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Clones, Corsham band, fundraiser for the arts centre, 7.30.
EAST STOUR, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
EXETER, Cathedral, The Music of Whitney Houston by Candlelight.
Northcott, Sleeping Beauty with Le Navet Bete, to 3 January, various days and times.
Barnfield Theatre, The Comedy Store 2026.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Craig Charles funk and soul houseparty.
HONITON, Beehive, This is Floyd, tribute, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Ilminster’s Great Foundress, talk by Dr Matthew Spring exploring life, legacy and musical connections of Dorothy Petre Wadham, concert by Sirinu of Elizabethan and Stuart domestic music from Petre-Wadham home, Ingatestone in Essex, 7.30.
MERE, Lecture Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Luke Jackson, folk and Americana.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Welsh National Opera family concert, 6.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Studio Jazz, Five Way Split, 7.45.
SALISBURY, Cathedral, From Darkness to Light, the Advent Procession, 7pm, and Sat/Sun 5pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, A Private Life, film, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Courtenay Pine, saxophone, Out of the Ghetto: A Modern-Day jazz story, 1986 to 2026, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Winter of the Crow, 7.30, and 7.45.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Mark Smith from the Antiques Roadshow, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, BSO Tea Time Trio, Cake Concert, 11am: Simon Yates, My Mountain Life, 7.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Mark Smith from the Antiques Roadshow, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, Callas by Candlelight, 7.30.
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, That 80s Movie Band, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Showaddywaddy.
WINTERSLOW, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
YEOVIL, Westlands, Nigel Owens, Rugby Union great, 7.30.
YETMINSTER, Jubilee Hall, Flats & Sharps, bluegrass from Cornwall, 7.30. AR

Saturday 28 November
BATH, Forum, Phil Wang, comedy.
Chapel Arts, Roy Orbison Songbook with Oliver Harris.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Perfectly George with Rob Lamberti, tribute.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Indoor Festival of Folk with  Bartin Barre and Alex Hart, Chris Wood, Edgelarks, Ellie Gowers etc, 1.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Christrmas at the Musicals, 6.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, ShakeItUp in The Improvised Shakespeare Show, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Neil Maya Quartet, The Brubeck Project, jazz, 2pm: The Comic Strip Presents,  three films, The Supergrass, Four Men in a Plane and Five Go Mad in Dorset, Q & A with Peter Richardson and Nigel Planer, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio,  Polka Theatre in The Snowy Day, to 3 January, various day times.
Beacon, The Damned: Lantern, Gotts Street Park, hiphop.
St George’s, Renewal Choir, Sounds Like Christmas, Gospel music extravaganza, 7pm.
Cathedral, New Bristol Sinfonia, cond Thomas Blunt, Grand Organ Festival, Vidor, Poulenc, Elgar, Saint Saens with Mark Lee and Paul Walton, 7.30.
St Mary Redcliffe, Bath Camerata, Rutter Requiem, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Clare Teal – Jazz, Swing and Other Things, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, CarmenCo in My My My Delilah!, opera and more, 7.30.
FROME, Memorial Hall, Showaddywaddy.
Cheese and Grain, Judgement, the True Sound of Ibiza with Judge Jules and more.
Tree House, Three Daft Monkeys.
MARTOCK, Parish Hall, Rebuilding. MOVIOLA
MILBORNE ST ANDREW, Village Hall, Tutti Frutti in Red Robin’s Winter Song, 10.30am. AR
NETHERBURY, Village Hall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Barbara, chamber pop music.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Welsh National Opera in Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle, and Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Amy Winehouse Band, 7.30: The Malin Lewis Trio, Scottish folk, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Beauty and the Beast, to 10 January, various dates and times.
Arts Centre, What Wood Victoria Do? with Paulus the Cabaret Geek, 7.30.
SIDMOUTH, Parish Church, Sidmouth Music, Joel Munday, violin, and Julian Trevelyan, piano, Schubert Brahms, Bartok, 3pm.
Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Comedy  Club with Hal Cruttenden, 8pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Southampton Concert Orchestra, Gurney, Elgar and Vaughan Williams, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Martyn Joseph, folk rock, 8pm.
STURMINSTER MARSHALL, Memorial Hall, Flats & Sharps, bluegrass from Cornwall, 7.30. AR
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, ELO Again, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Tease, cabaret and burlesque, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, UK Pink Floyd Experience.

Sunday 29 November
BATH, Forum with Life Church Bath, The Polar Express, film, and 6 Dec, 2 and 5.30pm.
Rondo, Santa and Snowball, 3pm.
Komedia, Vocal Works, Gospel Rocks, 7.30.
BLANDFORD, Corn Exchange, Village Hall, Tutti Frutti in Red Robin’s Winter Song, 2pm. AR
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Western Association of Ballet Schools, Vortex – Spinning through Time, 2 and 7pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bath Symphony Orchestra, Ethel Smythe, Britten and Elgar, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Wessex Military Band, Winter Concert, 4pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Clara Mann, folk.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, A Night to Remember, Motown show, 7.30.
DRIMPTON, Village Hall, Flats & Sharps, bluegrass from Cornwall, 7.30. AR
FROME, Rook Lane, Chelys Cosort of Viols with Fair Oriana vocal ensemble, A Musical Menagerie, Renaissance, Jacobean and Stuart songs, 3pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Soft Machine, avant jazz rock, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Disney’ Muppet Christmas Carol in concert, film with live orchestra, 3pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, BSO cond Pete Harrison, Christmas at the Movies, orchestral favourites from seasonal classics, 7pm.
Turner Sims, Southampton Youth Orchestra, Liszt, Dvorak, Schumann, 5pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Wildwood, animated film, 1pm: I Play Rocky, film, 7pm, Mon 1pm and Tues 4pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Tennessee Country Christmas.

Monday 30 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Chineke! Orchestra with guitarist Plinio Fernandes, Stravinsky, Rodrigo, Eliana Echverry and Adolphus Hailstork, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Brian Bilston, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside, poetry and comedy.
SHERBORNE, Studio Theatre, APS in God of Carnage, to Sat.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Primetime, film, 4 and 7pm.

Tuesday 1 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, Paranormal Activity, to Sat, various times.
Forum, Level 42.
Komedia, Skerryvore, Scottish traditional and rock.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Great Good Places, Dame Margaret Drabble and Sir Christopher Hampton, in aid of Arts Centre, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Shed 7.
St George’s, Welsh of the West End, musical classics, 7pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet, and 15 Dec, various times.
EXETER, Cathedral, The Mediaeval Baebes, 30th anniversary tour, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Little Theatre in The Vicar of Dibley: The Greatest Nativity Ever Told (almost), to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
HONITON, Beehive, The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet, 7.15.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, Village Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet, 7.15pm and 13th Dec, 2pm.
SHERBORNE, Abbey, The Piccadilly Sinfonieta, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, A Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show, to 12 December: Opera Up Close in Opera Cocktail.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet, 7.15, and 13 Dec 2pm.
WIMBORNE,Tivoli, The Upbeat Beatles.
YETMINSTER, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 2 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Beneath the Snow, to 12 Dec.
Forum, Flo and Joan, With Feeling, comedy.
Rondo, Rock the Tots Christmas, 11am: Finlay Christie’s New Super Special Secret Tour, comedy, 8pm.
Chapel Arts, Will Varley, alt folk.
BOURTON, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Ghosts: The Possession of Button House, film, 7.30 and Sun 4pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Sisanda Myataza and the Adam Stokes Trio, tribute to Ella Fitzgerald.
CHURCHINFORD, Village Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Derek vs Derek, film, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Lyr, Simon Armitage, Patrick Pearson and Richard Walters, poetry and music.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, The Lab, The Loneliest Snowball, for 0 to 3 year olds, to 2 Jan.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Olivia Boen, soprano, Eternal Heaven, Britten and Mahler, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show, to 12 Dec, various day times.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Trio Paradis, Winter Landscapes, FREE   11am.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Wells Cathedral School students in Fame: The Musical, to Sat, 7pm. 
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, The Invite, film, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Step into Christmas, concert spectacular, 7.30.
WIMBORNE,Tivoli, Jim Davidson’s Christmas Cracker.
WOOTTON FITZPAINE, Village Hall, James Rowland in Team Viking, 7.30. AR
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Civic Players, to Sat.

Thursday 3 December
BATH, Forum, The Big Christmas Singalong with Aled Jones and Alexandra Armstrong, 7.30.
Rondo, Robert Lloyd Parry in Dead Men’s Eyes, two ghost stories by MR James, and Fri, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Martin Harley, blues folk guitar.
Mission Theatre, Pocket Opera, and Fri, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, AUB Wallisdown campus, Twelfth Night, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Guy Masterson, A Christmas Carol, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, Spielman Studio, Little Snowy Hare, family show, to 3 January, various dates, 10.30am, 11am and 2.30pm: AND Living Spit in It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Quizmas, to 5 January.
Beacon, Tony Hadley, The Christmas Big Band Tour:  Lantern, The Magic Numbers.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Vanilla Sky, 2001 film, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Last Baguette in Twinkle Twinkle, 10am, 11.30am and 2pm.
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Olivia Boen, soprano, Eternal Heaven, Britten and Mahler, 7.30.
FROME, Tree House, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, hip hop history.
HONITON, Beehive, Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Trio, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, A Winter Union, folk supergroup with Hannah Sander, Ben Savage, The Willows and Gilmore and Roberts, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Moscow Drug Club, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, The Noise Next Door, improv comedy, 7.30.
City Hall, Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson tribute.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Neil Sands Co in Christmas Memories, 2pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, English National Ballet in Romeo and Juliet, choreographed by Nureyev, to Sat.
Turner Sims, Lemn Sissay, Let The Light Pour Inn, poetry, 7.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, Exchange, James Rowland in Team Viking, 7.30. AR
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, John Lithgow as Roald Dahl in Giant, recorded in the West End, 7pm and Mon 2.30pm.
Wyndham Hall, Wyndham Picture House, Wings of Desire, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, NT Screening, Josh O’Connor in Golden Boy, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Platinum, ABBA tribute.

Friday 4 December
BATH, Forum, Love Actually, film with live music, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, The Super Skas.
Komedia, The Ogretones, Shrek tribute band, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Squeeze with Billy Bragg.
Pavilion Dance, COAST Dance in Even the Devil has Demons, choreographed by Caitlin Barnett, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Moscow Drug Club, 8pm.
Electric Palace, Bridport Big Band, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Sleeping Beauty, to 3 January.
Old Vic, Weston Studio, Closer Each Day: The Improvised Soap Opera, to 19 Dec, 8pm.
Beacon, BSO cond Pete Harrison, Christmas at the Movies, orchestral favourites from seasonal classics, 7pm: Lantern, Police Dog Hogan.
Redgrave Theatre, Dick Whittington, to 3 January.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Zoots – Sounds of the 70s, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, local band Pipedream, Christmas Lights switch-on event.
EXETER, Cathedral, West End Singers, Christmas by Candlelight, 1.30 and 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Frozen- The Musical, to Sun, and 9 to 12 December, various times.
Tree House, Cinema Stereo, alt rock.
ILMINSTER, Warehouse Theatre, IES in Elf – The Musical, to Sun, and 10-12 Dec, various times.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Andrew Lawrence, So Right It’s Wrong, comedy, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Dodge Brothers, rockabilly and jug band, and Sat, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Cinderella, with Will Young,  to 3 January.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Studio Jazz, the Tom Ollendorff Quartet, 7.45: The Holiday, film with live orchestra, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, A Christmas Carol, and 8-11 Dec, 7.30, mats 5th, 6th and 12th, 3pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, The Secret Agent, film, 7.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Devon Clockmakers, talk by David Thompson, 2.30pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Steve Knightley and the Winter Yards, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Opera Up Close in Opera Cocktail, 7.30. AR
WESTON super MARE, Playhouse, Aladdin, to 31 December.
WEST STAFFORD, Village Hall, James Rowland in Team Viking, 7.30. AR
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, James B Partridge, The Big Christmas Assembly, 7.30.
WIMBORNE,Tivoli, Talon, Eagles tribute.

Saturday 5 December
BATH, Forum, The Holiday, film with live music, 7.30.
Rondo, Mitch Benn, A Christmas Carol, solo, 3 and 7pm.
Chapel Arts, Your Song, The Music of Elton John and Billy Joel.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Festive Joy, Peter Roper-Curzon and friends, piano works and festiva delights, 4pm.
BLANDFORD, Parish Church, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir and Sinfonietta Players, cond David Gostick, A Baroque (and more) Christmas, 3pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Aladdin, to 3 January.
BIC, Ocean Colour Scene, Moseley Shoals 30th anniversary tour.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Soweto Kinch, jazz, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, The Carpenters Experience.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Sampson and Dalila from the Metropolitan Opera, 5pm.
Electric Palace, Disco Fever – the Ultimate Christmas Party, 7pm.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Sleeping Beauty, to 3 Jan 2027.
Beacon, The Adam and Joe Show, comedy.
St George’s, Bristol Concert Orchestra, cond Alex Mackinder, Joshua Cusworth, trumpet, Pepin, Copeland, Arutiunian, Rimsky Korsakov.
CHETNOLE, Village Hall, Opera Up Close in Opera Cocktail, 7.30. AR
CHRISTCHURCH, Priory, Bournemouth Bach Choir, Handel’s Messiah, 7.30.
Regent Centre, Andre Rieu’s Christmas Show – Let it Snow, and 15 Dec, various times: Black Christmas, 1974 film, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Johnny Coppin with Paul Burgess and Dik Cadbury, All On a Winters’ Night, folk, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, Troy Hawke in Never Stop, Never Change!, comedy, 7.30.
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall, Is This Thing On?  MOVIOLA
FROME, Memorial Hall, Arrival – the hits of ABBA.
Cheese and Grain, Fleetwood Bac.
HONITON, Beehive, Sampson and Dalila from the Metropolitan Opera, 5pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Mad Dog Mcrae, Dusk til Dawn tour, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Carsick, local post-punk band, 6.30pm.
City Hall, James B Partridge, The Big Christmas Assembly, 3.30.
SEATON, Gateway, Exeter Opera Group in Rossini’s La Cenerentola,  7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Miranda Sykes and Jim Causley, folk.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Supersonic Queen, 7.30.
TAUNTON, St James’s Church, Taunton Choral Society, dir Edward Goater, Mozart Requiem and Bush Christmas Cantata, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, Cathedral Choir and Geldart Ensemble, dir Timothy Parsons, Handel’s Messiah, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, This is Floyd, Pink Floyd tribute, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Counterfiet Stones.

Sunday 6 December
BATH, Rondo, The Korgis, acoustic, 7pm.
Komedia, Colosseum, prog jazz rock.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Kevin Bridges, Here If You Need Me, comedy.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Christmas with Jess Gillam and her seven-piece band, Christmas favourites reimagined for the saxophone, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, St Mary’s Church, Ridgeway Singers and Band, dir Phil Humphries, Christmastide in Wessex, 4pm.
Electric Palace, Andre Rieu’s Christmas Concert – Let it Snow, noon.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Kermode and Mayo’s Christmas Movie Spectacular, 7pm: Lantern, The Steve Waterman Octet celebrates Miles Davis, 8pm.
St George’s, The Snowman, film, with City of Bristol Brass Band, 11am and 2pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Love Soul Choir, Winter Show, 8pm.
EXETER, Cathedral, Exeter Cathedral Choir and Devon Baroque, Handel’s Messiah, 2.30pm.
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall, James Rowland in Team Viking, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, James Yorkston, Scottish singer songwriter, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Live at Christmas, with Sara Pascoe, Briget Christie, Milton Jones and more, comedy, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, ABBA Merry Christmas.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Kingsbury Episcopi Band, FREE   3pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Squashbox Theatre in The Christmassy Christmas Show of Christmassy Christmasses, 2pm: Shore Things, works in progress, 2.30 and 7.30pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, That’ll Be Christmas, 7pm.

Monday 7 December
BATH, Forum, Miriam Margolyes, Full English – Live, 7.30.
BEAMINSTER, Public Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Culture Club – The Singles Tour.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Lord Mayor of Bristol Children’s Appeal concert with Bold Brass, Bristol Show Choir and Blackbird Children’s Choir, 7pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Dyad Theatre in A Christmas Carol, solo show, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Salberg Studio, The Tailor of Gloucester, to 27 December, various day times.

Tuesday 8 December
BATH, Forum, Swing Into Christmas with the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra.
BOURNEMOUTH, Little Theatre Club, Jameson Road, Bracken Moor, a ghost story for Christmas, to Sat.
BRISTOL, St George’s, The Fitzhardinge Consort, Carols by Candlelight, and 15 Dec.
EXETER, Northcott, Le Navet Bete in Sleeping Beauty – No Kids Allowed, adult jokes, to 2 Jan, various dates.
Cathedral, Christmas with the Cathedral Choir, and Thurs/Sat, 7pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin film, 7.45, and Wed 7.30.
WINSFORD, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA

Wednesday 9 December
BATH, Theatre Royal Ustinov Studio, Emma Rice’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales, to 24 Dec.
Chapel Arts, Winter Wonderband, folk.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Kasparas Mikuzis, piano, Bach, Ravel and Prokofiev, 1pm
BRANSGORE, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Larry Dean in Hellbent, comedy, 7.30.
St George’s, Lady Maisery, with Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith, Awake, Arise, celebrating winter folk traditions, 8pm.
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Michal Oren, Maria Wloszczowska, violin, Winter Warmers, Corelli, Vivaldi, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, 7.30.
PORTLAND, Royal Manor Theatre, Budapest Cafe Orchestra, folk and gypsy music, 7.30. AR
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Salberg Studio, Guy Masterson in A Christmas Carol, to Sat, 7.45, Thurs mat 2.45.
City Hall, Jim Davidson’s Christmas Cracker, comedy.

Thursday 10 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, Beauty and the Beast, to 10 Jan 2027.
Forum, Queen of the Night, Whitney Houston tribute.
Chapel Arts, The Hi-Stakes, Dutch jazz band.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Mad Dog McRea and St Fian.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Scrooge, 1951 film with Alastair Sim, with live score by The FB Pocket Orchestra, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Ward Thomas, country pop, festive music. 7.30.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall, Budapest Cafe Orchestra, folk and gypsy music, 7.30. AR
HONITON, Beehive, St Agnes Fountain, silver jubilee tour, Christmas folk, 7.30.
NETHER WALLOP, Village Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, New Forest Big Band Christmas concert, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Chris Jarvis in Jack and the Beanstalk, to 3 January, various dates and times.
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, Celebrate Voice at Christmas, to Sat.
Arts Centre, Lady Maisery and Jimmy and Sid, Awake, Arise, A Christmas Show for Our Times, folk, carols etc, 7.30.
City Hall, The Overtones, Jivin’ Home for Christmas.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Jackie Oates and Jon Spiers, Christmas folk.
STREET, Strode Theatre, New West End Jerseys, tribute.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Cally Beaton in Namaste Motherf*ckers, comedy, 7.30.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Oddity Theatre in Snow White, to Sun and 16-20, and 22-24 Dec, various times.
WEYMOUTH, Bay Theatre, Coastland College Christmas Spectacular, 1 and 7.30pm.

Friday 11 December
BATH, Forum, Disney’s Muppet Christmas Carol, in concert with live music, film, 7pm.
Rondo, Chistmas Caroline, to 24 Dec.
Chapel Arts, Peter Gill’s Rockin’ and Swingin’ Christmas Evening.
Mission Theatre, Next Stage Youth in Behind the Scenes, showcase of acting and storytelling, to Sun, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Echoing Air, Handel’s Messiah with artists from the OAE, The Sixteen and Glyndebourne Opera, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Dick Whittington, to 30 Dec, various dates and times.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Wicker, film, 7.30, and 2 Jan 2pm, 5 Jan 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and guests.
Cathedral, Choir, Carols by Candlelight, and Sat, 7.30.
St George’s, BSO Resound, Winter Landscapes, Schubert, Vivaldi, Mozart etc, noon.
BROADWINDSOR, Comrade’s Hall, BSO Brass Ensemble, Let’s Dance: From Baroque to Boogie, Warlock, Monteverdi, Piazolla, Handel, etc, 7.30. AR
CHARD, Guildhall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Jon Hipkiss in A Star Wars Improv Show, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Wadham School, FilmCrew, Song Sung Blue.
FROME, Memorial Hall, That’ll Be the Day, Christmas. 7pm.
Cheese and Grain,The Wedding Present, inc whole of Seamonsters.
HANGING LANGFORD, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
HOLFORD, Village Hall, Christmas with Jackie Oates and John Spiers, folk multi instrumentalists, 7.30. TA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Hundred Watt Club, festive cabaret, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Step into Christmas, festive favourites, 7.30: The Lucid Cabaret, No Ho Ho Ho – Mo, dark comedy, 8pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Port Regis Farrington Hall, Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series, Aquinus Piano Trio, Rachel Roberts viola, Saint Saens, Brahms, Boulanger and Beach, 5pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, University of Southampton Voices and musicians, The Fiddle and the Drum,  Vaughan Williams, Holst, Joni Mitchell, John Tams, Lady Maisery, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Let It Snow, Andre Rieu’s Christmas Concert recorded, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Reamba in The Wizard of Oz, family pantomime, to 23 Dec, various times.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Duncan Honeybourne, piano, Exploring British Musical History,  and Sat, 8pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Aladdin, with Jack Glanville as Widow Twankey and Kevin James as Frankie Twankey, various dates and times to 3 January.

Saturday 12 December
BATH, Forum, Step Into Christmas, concert, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Oye Santana.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Quercus, folk with June Tabor, Huw Warren and Iain Ballamy, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Scrooge, 1951 film with Alastair Sim, with live score by the FB Pocket Orchestra, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Menopause of Sound Christmas Special, 4.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Bristol Bach Choir and Bristol Ensemble String Quartet, cond David Bednall, Spirit of Christmas.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Cinderella, to 30 Dec, various dates and times.
CORFE CASTLE, Village Hall, Budapest Cafe Orchestra, folk and gypsy music, 7.30. AR
CORNWOOD, Village Hall, Totally Unhinged in Ciderella, 7.30. ViA
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Henge, The Orb and System 7.
HONITON, Beehive, Generation Rock, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Noasis, tribute, 8pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Robb and The Christmas Irregulars in Murder at the Grange, with original festive songs, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cara Dillon, Upon a Winter’s Night, folk, 7.30: Coastal Comedy with Nathan Caton, Joe Wells, Dani Johns and Adrienne Coles, 8pm.
PORTESHAM, St Peter’s Church, BSO Wind Ensemble, Mozart, Dvorak, Debussy, Beethoven, etc, 7.30pm. AR
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Christmas with Woodfalls Band, 7.30.
City Hall, That’ll Be Christmas, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Robin Hood, with Ashley Banjo and Diversity, Max Fulham, to 3 January.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Tenors Unlimited Christmas Cracker, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Bournemouth Concert Brass Singalong, 2.30.
WELLS, Little Theatre, Elf – The Musical, to 19 Dec, 12th,13th and 19th 2.30, 15th to 19th, 7.30pm.
Cathedral, WC Oratorio Society, One Voice, Peace and Hope at Christmas, hosted by Alex Lovell, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Jack and the Beanstalk, to 3 January.

Sunday 13 December
BATH, Komedia, The Wurzels Christmas Show, 7.45.
BRADFORD ON AVON,Wiltshire Music Centre, WYM Christmas Festival, 1pm and 6pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Christmas Comedy Crackers with Russell Kane, Eva Bindeman, Lindsey Santoro, Chantel Nash and Dane Buckley, 7.30.
Beacon, Home Alone, film, in concert, 2pm: Lantern, Bristol Cabot Choir Christmas concert, 2.30 and 6.30.
St George’s,  The Gasworks Choir, pop, folk, jazz, classical etc, 4 and 7.30pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Classically Kate Bush, with Hands of Love and Orchestra, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Operababes and Fulltone Symphony Orchestra, 3pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Michael Rosen’s The Big Dreaming, with Annabelle Lawson, piano, and narrator Polly Ives, storytelling and music for children aged 3 to 7, 11am and 2pm: Green Matthews and friends, Gaudete, music for the festive season, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, St Agnes Fountain, silver jubilee tour, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Greatest Christmas Divaz Show.
WAREHAM, Priory Church of Lady St Mary, Ridgeway Singers and Band, dir Phil Humphries, Christmastide in Wessex, 4pm.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Wells City Band, Brass at Christmas, 3pm.

Monday 14 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, Guy Masterson in A Christmas Carol, and Fri, 2 and 7pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Nutcracker and I, with ballerina Alexandra Dariescu, 6pm.
St George’s, Connaught Brass with Zeynep Ozsuca, piano, Christmas Special.
CANFORD MAGNA, Canford School, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, A Dickensian Noel, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Rock the Tots, Christmas, 11am.
HAWKCHURCH, Village Hall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Cathedral, G4 at Christmas, 7.30.
SHREWTON, Village Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA

Tuesday 15 December
BATH, Forum, Christmas on the Dance Floor with Gorka Marquez, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, A Matter of Life and Death, 1946 Powell and Pressburger film, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Bridport Young Performers in Newsies,to Fri, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Belle and Sebastian.
EXETER, Cathedral, Exeter Philharmonic Choir, cond Howard Ionascu, Cameron Todd and Ross Brown, trumpets, Tristan Hambleton, baritone, and Stephen Tanner, organ, Carols in the Cathedral, and Wed, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, St Agnes Fountain, anniversary Christmas show.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Jesper and Hugo Svedberg, cellos, Bach Cello Suites, 1pm: Nukie Theatre in A Warning to the Curious, Robert Lloyd Parry performs two MR James ghost stories, to Thurs, 8pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Federico Colli, piano, Dance of Life, celebrating dances in classical music, Schubert, Mozart, Albeniz, Ravel, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Memorial Hall, (Creative Innovation Centre) Taunton Choral Society, and Wednesday Orchestra Instrumentalists dir Julian Breeze, Sing at Christmas, 7.30.

Wednesday 16 December
BATH, Forum, The Rat Pack, A Swingin’ Christmas at The Sands.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Santa’s Best Ever Christmas – the show where every child gets a present, 1pm and 4pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Welsh National Opera Orchestra and Chorus, carols and letters, readings from special guests, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Madeleine Mitchell, violin, and Wendy Hiscocks, piano, 1pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, A Dickensian Noel, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens in Eric & Ern, Bringing You Sunshine, to Sun, various times.
HARNHAM, nr Salisbury, Sports and Social Club, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
PARKSTONE, St Peter’s Church, Armonico Consort, dir Christopher Monks, Carols by Candlelight, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Handel’s Messiah, BSO and Symphony Chorus, cond Paul McCreesh, Anna Dennis, soprano, Anna Harvey, mezzo, Tom Walker, tenor, Matthew Brook, bass-baritone, 7pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON,The Exchange, Neil Sands, Christmas Memories, 2pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Comedy Club, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, The Piccadilly Sinfonieta, Warrren Mailley-Smith, piano, The Nutcracker Suite at Christmas,  Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, etc, 7.30.

Thursday 17 December
BATH, Forum, James B Partridge, The Big Christmas Assembly, 7.45.
Mission Theatre, Matthew Wood in Edwyrdian Tales, ghost stories for Christmas, and Fri, 7.30.
BLANDFORD, St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Ridgeway Singers and Band, dir Phil Humphries, Christmastide in Wessex, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Guy Masterson, solo performance of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, BSO Resound, Winter Landscapes, inc Vivaldi, Mozart and Schubert, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Bristol Ensemble and City of Bristol Choir, cond David Ogden, Christmas Spectacular, festive music and fun, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, Down for the Count Swing Orchestra and singers, Swing Into Christmas, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, A (little) Christmas Carol, family musical theatre, to 29 December various day times.
HONITON, Beehive, The Muppet Christmas Carol, 1992 film, 2pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Encore Theatre in Throbbin’ Hood, adult panto, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, White Christmas, 1954, dementia friendly, 2pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Step into Christmas, concert spectacular.

Friday 18 December
BATH, Forum, The Massed Bands of His Majesty’s Royal Marines, Christmas Spectacular, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, The Foxes, A Cool Yule, swing, blues, rock’n’roll and Christmas favourites.
Komedia, Jarred Christmas and Hobbit’s Fesive Hullabaloo, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Musical Bingo fundraiser, 7pm.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Murder Behind the Curtain – an interactive festive panto mystery, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Bristol Ensemble and Exultate Singers, cond David Ogden, Christmas Spectacular, 7.30.
BRUTON, St Mary’s Church, The Echoing Air, Handel’s Messiah with artists from the OAE, The Sixteen and Glyndebourne Opera, 6pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Cameraman, 1928 silent Buster Keaton film, with live piano score by Meg Morley, 7.30.
DITCHEAT, Jubilee Hall, Savage House. MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Dorford Centre, Ridgeway Singers and Band, dir Phil Humphries, Christmastide in Wessex, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, Last Night of the Christmas Proms,  Magic and Sparkle with Joe Stilgoe, 7.30.
FROME, Tree House, The P’hogues, and Sat.
HONITON, Beehive, Candlelight Theatre Co in A Very Dickensian Murder, with dinner, 6.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Gilroy Theatre in Miracle on 34th Street, to Tues, 7pm, Sun mat 2pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Studio Jazz, Simon Spillett Quartet, 7.45.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Sweet with John Otway.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Tokyo Story, 1953 film, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, The Clean Up, indie, funk and soul from Bristol.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, The Swing Machine Jazz Orchestra, Christmas concert, 7.30.
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, It’s a Wonderful Life, 80th anniversary screening, 1pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Back to the 80s and 90s Christmas Party, greatest hits and silent disco, 8pm.

Saturday 19 December
BATH, Forum, Bath Phil, The Snowman on Screen and seasonal orchestral delights, 3pm: Live at Christmas with David O’Doherty, Tim Key, Bridget Christie and more, comedy, 7.30.
Mission Theatre, Awen, the Bardic band, Winter Solstice Night, festival folk and mystic acoustic, 7.30.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Festive Ceilidh with Jigfoot, from 7pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Amanda Whiting, The Christmas Cwtch, jazz harp, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Tallulah Jayne School of Dance, showcase, 2 and 7pm.
BRIDPORT, United Church, West Dorset Singers, dir Nick Brown, Christmas concert, 3pm.
Electric Palace, Starlight Express filmed in the West End, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Bristol Choral Society and Orchestra, cond Hilary Campbell, Handel’s Messiah, 7pm.
St George’s, Bristol Ensemble and City of Bristol Choir, cond David Ogden, favourite carols, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, storyteller Hannah Moore and folk musician Danny Pedler, Winter Calling, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight, 5.30: London Concertante, Christmas at the Movies, 7.30.
University Great Hall, Step Into Christmas, songs music, etc, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Foo Fakers, The Blink 182 show and Warning: Tribute to Green Day.
HONITON, Beehive, The All Seasons Live, tribute.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, Last Night of the Christmas Proms, Magic and Sparkle with Joe Stilgoe, 7.30: Coastal Comedy with Paul McCaffrey, Wayne the Weird, Paul Pirie, with Adrienne Coles, 8pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Down for the Count Orchestra, Swing Into Christmas, 2.30 and 7.30.
STOCKLAND, nr Honiton, Village Hall, Totally Unhinged in Ciderella, 8pm. ViA
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Moscow Drug Club, 7.30.
WELLS, Cathedral, Carols by Candlelight, to Mon, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Cinderella, with Paul Burling, Jamie Riding as Buttons and Paul Lawrence-Thomas as the Ugly Sisters, to 2 January.

Sunday 20 December
BATH, Komedia, 1970s Christmas party with Sladist and The 7080 Band, 6.45.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, That’ll Be Christmas, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Santa Live, and Sun, various times.
BRISTOL, Beacon, The Bootleg Beatles.
St George’s, Bristol Ensemble, cond Roger Huckle, Children’s Christmas Carnival, The Nutcracker and Christmas songs,  2 and 4pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Cara Dillon, Upon a Winter’s Night.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Love Actually, film with live orchestra, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Peter Pan, A Big Musical Adventure, to 31 December.

Monday 21 December
BATH, Forum, Kate Rusby at Christmas, folk, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Anton Du Beke, Anton at Christmas, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Muppet Christmas Carol, film, 11am.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, A Winter Union, folk supergroup with Hannah Sander, Ben Savage, The Willows and Gilmore and Roberts, 7.30.
St George’s, Bristol Ensemble, cond Roger Huckle, Christmas Brass, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, New Old Friends in Crimes on the Christmas Express, and Tues, and 26-31 December and 2 January, various times.
HONITON, Beehive, Andre Rieu’s Let It Snow, Christmas concert, 2pm.
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, Last Night of the Christmas Proms,  Magic and Sparkle with Joe Stilgoe, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Pinocchio, the Pantomime, to 30 December, various times.

Tuesday 22 December
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, The Nutcracker, from the Royal Ballet, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, The Snowman, film, and Paddington Bear’s First Concert with The Mozart Symphony Orchestra, cond Philip Mackenzie, Alice Mackenzie, soprano, Clare Mackenzie, narrator, 1.30pm.
St George’s, Bristol Ensemble, cond Roger Huckle, A Baroque Christmas by Candlelight, Corelli, Handel, Bach, Pachelbel, etc 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, The Snowman, family matinee, 11am:  The Snowman and festive favourites with BSO Voices, 7pm: Miranda Sykes and Jim Causley, Midwinter tour, 8pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, The Dot Collective in Scrooge, musical with festive surprises, 2 and 7pm, Wed 7pm, Thurs 10.30am.

Wednesday 23 December
BATH, Forum, Peter Pan on Ice, to 3 January, various dates and times.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, It’s A Wonderful Life, 1946 film, FREE SCREENING, 2pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Bristol Ensemble and Choir of Royal Holloway,  Handel’s Messiah, 7pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Gav Cross in Father Christmas – a storytelling show, and Thurs 11am and 2pm, Thurs 4pm:  and Ghost Stories for Christmas, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, Celebration of Christmas Carols, traditional Christmas singalong, 7pm.

Sunday 27 December
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, SADS in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, to 2 Jan, various times.

Monday 28 December
BATH, Komedia, Hackfest, Christmas bank holiday party, lineup includes The Mighty Shinkickkers, Grail Guard, Mad Spanner, Scare Bears and more, from 4.30.
FROME, Memorial Hall, FMTC in Cinderella, to 3 Jan, various times.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Living Spit in It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Quizmas, 7.30.

Wednesday 30 December
FROME, Cheese and Grain, K-Pop Superstars, 6.30pm.

Thursday 31 December
BATH, Komedia, Comedy Club NYE Special, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Dirty Dancing, 1987 film, 9.45.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Wonder Pantomimes in Cinderella, 11am and 3pm, and Fri 1 and 5pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, New Year’s Eve party with The Hammervilles, classic rock and pop anthems, from 7.30pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, New Year’s Eve Ceilidh with Crooked Furrow, from 8.3opm.