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Updated Wednesday 28th October, 6.09pm

 

Thursday 29 October

BATH, Theatre Royal, Jennifer Saunders in Edward Bond’s The Sea, to 7 Nov, Mon-Sat, Thus/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Russell Howard, Don’t Tell the Algorithm.
Rondo, Live Wire Theatre in Chauntecleer and Pertilotte, 7.30.
Mission Theatre, Pudding Lane in Nell –The Musical, to Sat, 7.30.
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.
Little Theatre Club, Jameson Road, Laura Wade’s  Home I’m Darling, to Sat, 7.45.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Scary Tours by Somerset Youth Theatre, immersive experiences for Hallowe’en.
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, Old Vic, Lanny, adapted by Bea Roberts from Max Porter’s novel, to 7 Nov, various times.
Hippodrome, Back to the Future – the Musical, to 21 Nov.
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, Dear Zoo with Rod Campbell, and Fri, 11am and 2pm.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, The King’s Speech, to 7 Nov.
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.
ILMINSTER, Warehouse Theatre, IES in The Welkin, to Sat, 7.30.
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.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Mrs Doubtfire – the Musical, to 7 Nov: Drum Studio, James Wilton Dance in Past, Present, Future.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Brainiac Live, 2.30: Flo and Joan, With Feeling, comedy, 7.45: Angel Exit in Betty and the Yeti, and Fri, various day times: Cinema, The Yellow Tie, 3.30: Ozzy and Black Sabbath, Back to the Beginning, documentary, 7pm.
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, cond Charlotte Corderoy, Junyan Chen, piano, Eastern Odyssey, Mozart, Saint Saens, Rimsky Korsakov, 7pm.
PURBECK, various venues, Film Festival, to 1 Nov.
SALISBURY, various venues, Celebrate Voice, to Sat.
Playhouse, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15.
Arts Centre, The Haar, The Lost Day tour, folk, 7.30.
City Hall, Calling Planet Earth, music of the 80s.
SHERBORNE, Powell Theatre, YAOS in The Great British Bake Off Musical, to Sat.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, SIX, to Sat.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Nut Farmer of Glastonbury, documentary, introduced by director Elsa Kent, 7pm, in double bill with Derek vs Derek, documentary about Devon farmers, and 18 Nov/11 Dec, 7.45:  Studio, in-house production of Waiting for Godot, to Sat.
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.
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre and Hestercombe, Taunton Literary Festival, and Fri.
TISBURY, St John’s Church, Cherubim Trust 25th Anniversary Concert, Trevor Pinnock conducts Cherubim Chamber Styringes, with Vashti Hunter and Ivan Karillo, cellos, Nirvana Che-Lai and Emily Li, violins, Albinoni, Haydn, Barriere, Bach and Warlock, 6pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Masqueraders in Jeckyll and Hyde, musical, to Sat, 7.30.
WESTON SUPER MARE, Frontroom Theatre, Pleasure Dome Theatre in Rosalie, inspired by Rosalie Chichester of Arlington Court, scientist, explorer etc, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Holy Days, film.
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: Cinema The Others, 25th anniversary screening, 7.45: & Sons, 2.30, and 3 Nov, 11am: Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, 3pm.
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: Cinema, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, PFF, 7.30: Manon, from the Royal Ballet, 3pm.
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.

 

Sunday 1 November
BATH, Mission Theatre, Doris (the girl next door), the story of Doris Day with Kate McNab, 7.30.
Komedia, Hibbett and Christopher, An Indie Flanders and Swann, 1pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Susan Calman in Tall Tales, comedy.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Amazing Animals, noon and 4pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Revisiting Brideshead, with dir Charles Sturridge, Fundraising for the Arts Centre, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Manon from the Royal Ballet, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Skye Newman, indie rock: 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.
Old Vic, Celya Ab in We Must Stop Meeting Like This, comedy, 7.30.
St George’s, Harriet, Trying to Get the Feeling Again, hits of the 70s.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Manon from the Royal Ballet, 2pm: Nosferatu, 1922 film with live score by Hugo Max, 7pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Brain Bending Science Illusion Show, 11am.
EXETER, Northcott, Chance to Dance, local dance schools’ showcase, 4.45.
University Great Hall, Tom Davis, Spudgun, comedy, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Manon, from the Royal Ballet, 2pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, The Stylistics.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Richard Ayoadae, Afterthoughts, comedy.
Turner Sims, Mystery Ensemble plays Max Richter’s Recomposing of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, 6.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, We’re All Going on a Bear Hunt and The Tiger Who Came to Tea, on screen, 11am: The Heart of the Beast, film, and Thurs, 1pm, Mon 4pm: The Social Reckoning, film, and Mon/Wed/Thurs various times: Trainspotting, film, 30th anniversary, 7pm.

Monday 2 November
BRISTOL, Beacon, Cat Power : Lantern, Kevin Figes, jazz.
St George’s, Zadie Smith, Dead and Alive, an evening of  exploration.
Strange Brew, Cola, indi post punk.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Alpaqa in Jeezus!, set in Peru, queer play with music, and Tues.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Winter of the Crow, film, 1pm and Wed 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Sense and Sensibility (2026), to Wed, various times.

Tuesday 3 November
BATH, Forum, Anton Du Beke, Steps in Time: The Music, Memories and Moments that Made Me, 8pm.
Komedia, Bud Pod with Glenn Moore and Pierre Novellie, comedy, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde, with John Barrymore, 1929 film with live music accompaniment by Aaron Hawthorne, organ, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Joe Marler Will See You Now, comedy.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Danny Hart Won’t Sit Down,  mountain biking tales, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, The Archers: Live at 75, with stars of the radio show.
Northcott, The Hofesh Schechter Company In the Brain, dance, 7.30.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, Harold Gordon-Smith, guitar, 1pm: Lost Dog in Juliet and Romeo, dance, 7.45.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, East is East, to 14 Nov, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15
City Hall, Leo Sayer.|
SANDFORD ORCAS, Village Hall, Hannah Scott, Americana, 7.30. AR
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, The Choir of Man, to Sat.
Mayflower Studio, Larry Dean, Hellbent, comedy.
Turner Sims, Soumik Datta, 19-stringed sarod, with Sumesh Narayanan, mridangam, Sayee Rakshith, violin, Debjit Patitundi, tabla,   Melodies in Slow Motion – biological soundscapes, 7.30
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Tenzing, film 4pm: The Uprising, film, 1 and 7pm, and Wed 4pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Dear Zoo, 1.30pm.
YETMINSTER, Village Hall, Tuner. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 4 November
BATH, Forum, The Illegal Eagles.
Rondo, Alasdair Beckett-King, King of Crumbs, comedy, 7.30.
Komedia, Paddy Young, Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?  comedy, 8pm.
BOURTON, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding.  MOVIOLA
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Heart of the Beast, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Grace Campbell, The Lady is a Tramp, comedy: Lantern, Mariam sings Amadoub and Mariam, Afro and Malian pop.
St George’s, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, violin, and Jams Coleman, piano, Time Held, Time Passing, Beethoven, Part, Debussy, Clara and Robert Schumann.
CHURCHINFORD, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA
CODFORD ST PETER, Woolstore Theatre, Savage House. MOVIOLA
FROME, Merlin, Powell and Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death, 1946, restored, 8pm.
Tree House, Rocketsuit Rogue.
IBBERTON, Village Hall, Hannah Scott, Americana, 7.30.  AR
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Boris Giltburg, piano, Sunshine Symphonies, Prokofiev, Schumann and Beethoven, 7.30: Thomas Green, Brainstorm, Australian comic, 8pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, The Undercover Detective – The Making of a Murderer.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Trio Paradis, What’s In a Name – Who is Sylvia and other muses,  FREE, 11am.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, The Shepherd and the Bear, film, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli Theatre, Steeleye Span.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Eagles of the Republic, 7.30.
Westlands, My Life in Football and Beyond with Harry Rednapp, 7.30.

Thursday 5 November
BATH, Forum, The Archers: Live at 75, with stars of the radio show, 7.30.
Rondo, Milo Edwards, Catamaran, comedy, 8pm.
Chapel Arts, An Dannsa Dub, Scottish band, 8pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Dom Joly, Trigger Happy TV, 25th anniversary tour, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, War Paint, Women at War, documentary film, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Pressure, film, 2pm: Josh O’Connor in Clifford Odets’ Golden Boy, from the Almeida Theatre, 7pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, BSO, cond Wigglesworth, Boris Giltburg, piano, Sunshine Symphonies, Prokofiev, Schumann and Beethoven, 7pm.
St George’s, Steve Knightley and the Winter Yards, 8pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac tribute, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Ad Hoc Theatre in A Bunch of Amateurs, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Voices of Valjean, John Owen Johns and other West End Stars, 7.30.
Northcott, Thomas Green in Brainstorm, comedy, 7.30.
Barnfield Theatre, Ignacio Lopez, Nada, comedy, 7.45.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Hothouse Flowers.
Tree House, Ben Poole, blues, rock and soul guitar.
HAVANT, The Spring, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark.
HONITON, Beehive, Josh O’Connor in Clifford Odets’ Golden Boy, from the Almeida Theatre, 7pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Horrible Histories – The Tudors, to Sun, various day times: The Furrow Collective, folk, 8pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Stewart Lee versus the Man Wulf, comedy. 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Stitches Comedy Club with Chris McCausland, Michael Fabbri and Harriet Dyer with James Alderson.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Conn Artists in Jane Eyre.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, NT Screening, Josh O’Connor in Clifford Odets’ Golden Boy, from the Almeida Theatre, 7pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Josh O’Connor in Clifford Odets’ Golden Boy, from the Almeida Theatre, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Los Endos and Ultimate Genesis.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The ELO Show, 7.30
Swan Theatre, NT Screening, Golden Boy, 7pm.

Friday 6 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Donald, new play by Stefano Massini, to 5 Dec, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Bettany Hughes, Uncovering Ancient Egypt, talk, 7.30.
Rondo, Lobster Tale , performed by  Alex Oliviere and Sea Wall performed by Giles de Rivaz, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, This Flight Tonight, tribute to Joni Mitchell, 8pm.
Mission Theatre, Echo and Ink Theatre in Peter Colley’s I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, and Sat, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Katzeye, The Tribute Experience.
Pavilion Dance, Company Chameleon in Obscura, double bill, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Ignacio Lopez, Nada, comedy, 8pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre and other venues, Bridport Literary Festival, to 14 Nov.
Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano,
Mozart and R Strauss, 11.30: Swing from Paris, 8pm.
Electric Palace, Sense and Sensibility, film, 7.30, and Wed at noon.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio,  Side eYe in Off-Key, and Sat, 8pm, Sat mat 3pm.
St George’s, Matthew Barley and 51 Strings, Dark Lullabye’s and Light Grooves, music from around the world.
Beacon, Lantern, keiyaA, electronic jazz and rock.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Verity, film, and Tues/Wed, various times: Rose of Nevada, film and Q&A with director Mark Jenkin, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Time of Death – More Unnatural Causes with forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Marina Sossi in Black Box: A Poetic Investigation.
Rook Lane, Moscow Drug Club, 7.30.
Cheese and Grain, The Bluetones, Expecting to Fly 30th anniversary tour.
Tree House, Zion Train.
HONITON, Beehive, The George Michael Legacy with Wayne Dilks, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano, Mozart and R Strauss, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Baka Beyond, Afro Celtic fusion, 8pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Martin Harley, slide guitar.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Studio Jazz with Claire Martin and the Jim Mullen Group, 7.45.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Everybody to Kenmure Street, documentary film, 7.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, The New Jersey Boys, O What a Night, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, The Glam Rock Show.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Tuner. MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Cycle of Love, and Thurs, 7.45.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Living Spit in The Tragedy of Omlet, Prince of Henmark, and Sat, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Go Your Own Way, the Fleetwood Mac Legacy.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Bohemians.
WOODLANDS, nr Verwood, Village Hall, Hannah Scott, Americana, 7.30.  AR

Saturday 7 November
BATH, Forum,  Harry Enfield, And No Chums, comedy.
Rondo, Paul Foot, The Future, comedy, 4 and 8pm.
Chapel Arts, The John Hackett Band with Heather Findlay, prog rock.
Komedia, Something Borrowed, with Harry Baker, Kate Ireland and Myndstate, comedy and poetry, 2pm: Comedy Club, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Prof Brian Cox, Emergence, exploring the wonders of science, and Sun, 7.30.
Pavilion, Stories: A Tap Sensation.
BRISTOL, Beacon and other venues, Simple Things, boundary-pushing music and contemporary culture, from noon.
St George’s, City of Bristol Choir, Choral Fireworks, Vasks, Vivaldi and Handel.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Northern Live – Do I Love You, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, The Story of Guitar Heroes, 7.30.
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall, Tuner.  MOVIOLA
FROME, Merlin, Andy Parsons in Please #@!$ Off to Mars, comedy.
Memorial Hall, Copacabana Magic, the music of Barry Manilow, with Martyn James.
HONITON, Beehive, Sound of the Sirens, folk rock, and Fieldlily, Devon-based sisters folk duo, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Warehouse Theatre, Comedy Night with Ian Murphy, Bennett Arron, Jo Frank, Jacob Nussey, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Los Pacaminos with Paul Young, 8pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Eleanor McEvoy, Irish singer.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, with Lee Memphis King, Elvis: Viva Las Vegas!, 7.30.
POWERSTOCK, Hut, Jack Brownridge-Kelly and Danny Frost, The No.1 Holiday Destination, 7.30.  AR
SALISBURY, City Hall, Steeleye Span.
Arts Centre, Stuff and Nonsense Theatre in Rabbit and Rey and the Lost Things, 11.30am and 2.30pm: Michael Spicer, Hope All’s Well, satire and comedy, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, An Evening with Jack the Ripper, 7.30.
SHERBORNE, Abbey, Matt Walton, Reductio Concert, 7pm.
SIDMOUTH, Parish Church, Sidmouth Music, Paddington Trio, Ellen Lindquist, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, 3pm
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Showstopper! – The Improvised Musical.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, The Churchfitters, folk.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Fleetwood Mac Songbook.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Hoglets in The Tale of the Lonliest Whale, 11am and 2pm.
TIVERTON, New Hall, Exeter Opera Group in Saint Saens’  Sampson et Dalila, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Forgotton Island, animated film, 11am and Sun 1pm.
WIMBORNE, Minster, Bournemouth Bach Choir, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Gary Moore Blues Experience, 7.30.

Sunday 8 November
BATH, Komedia, Josie Long and Robin Ince, 20 Years of Shambles, comedy, 1.3o.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, A4 Brass Quartet, principal players from leading brass bands, 2pm:  Fergus McCreadie, piano, and the Scottish Ensemble, jazz, folk and classical, 7.30pm.
BRIANTSPUDDLE, Village Hall, Jack Brownridge-Kelly and Danny Frost, The No.1 Holiday Destination, 3pm.  AR
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Lola Fisher Academy of Dance, The Nutcracker, and 15 Nov, 4pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Morgan Rees in What a Bummer, comedy, 7.30.
Beacon, Dexy’s Midnight Runners.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Swing Unlimited, We’ll Meet Again, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Jenny Talia, Australian comedy rock star, Without Adult Supervision.
Cheese and Grain, Peter Cox of Go West, music and memories.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Bossa Definitiva, jazz, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts, comedy, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Festival of Remembrance with Treorchy Male Choir and Royal Marines Association Concert Band, 3pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Bill Bailey, Vaudevillean.
Turner Sims, Thibaut Garcia, guitar, Marais, Bach, Lopez Quiroga, 7.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Animal Guyz – Amazing Animals, 12.30 and 4pm.
WELLS, Cathedral, Faure Requiem for Remembrance Sunday, cathedral choir, 3pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Extra Geography, film, and Thurs, 4pm, Thurs mat 1pm: George Michael: The Faith Tour, concert documentary, and Wed, 7pm.
WIMBORNE,Tivoli, Los Pacaminos.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Emerald Storm, where Riverdance and Stomp collide, sometimes with Adam Garcia, 7.30.

Monday 9 November
BATH, Forum, Adam Garcia’s Emerald Storm, dance, 7.30.
Komedia, Littlemen, Bath based alt rock, 7.30.
BEAMINSTER, Public Hall, Midwinter Break. MOVIOLA
BRISTOL, St George’s, Cody Dahler, The State of This, political comedy, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Pressure, film, 4.45:  NT Screening Golden Boy, 7.30.
SHREWTON, Village Hall, My Mother’s Wedding. MOVIOLA
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Harry Enfield and No Chums, comedy.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Hadestown, recorded on Broadway, 2pm  and Thurs 7pm: No 1 Holiday Destination, with Jack Brownridge Kelly and Danny Frost, 7.30.  AR
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Derek vs Derek, film, 1pm: Clayface, film, and Wed, 4pm, Tues/Thurs 7pm: Ghosts: The Possession of Button House, film, 7pm, Tues 4pm, Wed 1pm.

Tuesday  10 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, David Suchet in Murder in the Cathedral, to 21 Nov, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Bath Phil, cond George Jackson, Esther Yoo, violin, American Dreams, inc Barber, Copeland and Bernstein, 7.30.
Komedia, Larry Dean, The Glaswegian Goon, Hell Bent, comedy, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio, Papatango Theatre in Tom Howell’s The Silence and the Noise, to Sat, various times.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Carmen, from the Royal Opera, and Sun, various times.
EXETER, Cathedral, G4 at Christmas, 7.30.
Northcott, NT Screening, The Misanthrope with Sandra Oh, 7pm.
FROME, Merlin, Carmen from the Royal Opera, 7pm.
HONITON, Beehive, Carmen from the Royal Opera, 7pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, Carmen from the Royal Opera, 7pm, and 15 Nov 2pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Kathakali Indian Dance.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Carmen from the Royal Opera, 7pm, and Sun 2pm.
WEYMOUTH, Bay Theatre, I’m Islamic, Don’t Panik, 7.30.
WIMBORNE,Tivoli, Steve Knightly and the Winter Yards.
WINSFORD, Village Hall, The Christophers. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 11 November
BATH, 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
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Sh*t Theatre in Evita TOO, to Sat, 7.30.
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
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.
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.
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.
TAUNTON, Queen’s Theatre, Taunton Thespians, The Haunting of Hill House, to Sat, 7.30.
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.
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, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.