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Updated Friday 17 April, 6.38pm
Saturday 18 April
BATH, various venues, Comedy Festival, and Sunday.
Theatre Royal, SIX, to 25 April, various times: The Egg, New Waves Festival, TRB Theatre School in The Odyssey, adapted by Hattie Naylor, 2 and 6pm.
Forum, Bear Grylls, 2pm.
Rondo, Daniel Sinclair, The Hypnotist Live, comedy hypnosis show, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Al Steele and friends, Let’s Play the God Game, unholy offspring of Sister Act and The Matrix.
Mission, Bath Spa Theatrical Soceity in The Importance of Being Earnest, and Sun, 7.30.
Komedia, Comedy Club.
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School Coade Hall, Hurn Court Opera, La Traviata, 4pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Blood Brothers, 2.30 and 7.30.
Pavilion Dance, aKa Dance Theatre in shed-ache, 11am and 2pm.
Little Theatre Club Jameson Road, Ayckbourn’s Neighbourhood Watch.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Wiltshire Jazz Academy, workshop with Camilla George, 10am: John Smith, Gatherings, folk, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, K-Pop Party, 2 and 6pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Hoppers (2026) film, 11am: The Comic Strip Presents, three short comic films, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, The Greatest Showman, to 10 May.
Old Vic, Tall Stories in The Gruffalo.
Beacon, James B Partridge, Primary School Bangers: Lantern, Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa, Paradise Gothic, comedy.
Tobacco Factory, Spielman Studio, Apples and Pears, scratch night, 8pm.
Redgrave Theatre, Damian Hall, ultra runner and climate activist, Running Forever, 7.30.
Tobacco Factory, Inner Voice Theatre in The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Alma Tavern, A Bright New Boise.
Wardrobe Theatre, Impromptu Shakespeare, and Sun.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Real Thing, 7.30: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and Sun, various times.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Ottilie, new play about Ottilie Patterson, the godmother of British blues, and Sun.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Chris Garner in Macbeth Alone, solo show, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Le Navet Bete in Oh Zeus!.
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Gang Show.
FROME, Merlin, Frome Drama in Jack Absolute Flies Again, 7.30.
Memorial Theatre, Andrew Bourn’s Crooner Revolution.
Cheese and Grain, The Dualers, Jamaican style RnB.
HONITON, Beehive, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Baz Lurhmann film, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri, The Long Ride Home Tour, 8pm.
NETHERBURY, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Punch: Drum Studio, Stuff and Nonsense in The Enormous Turnip, various day times.
POOLE, Lighthouse, English National Ballet in My First Ballet: Cinderella, and Sun, 11am and 2.30pm: Amy Mason, Behold!, comedy, 8pm: Cinema, All My Sons, NT Screening, and Tues/Thurs and 9 July, various times: Midwinter Break, and Tues.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts, 2.15 and 7.30.
Arts Centre, Police Dog Hogan, 7.30.
City Hall, Singalona The Greatest Showman, 7pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, SAC Drama Group in The Unfriend, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, BRB in Don Quixote.
Mayflower Studio, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged).
Turner Sims, Vida Guitar Quartet, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Suntou Susso, griot kora player and singer, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Lipstick on Your Collar, hits from the 1950s and 60s, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Christian Garrick and the Budapest Cafe Orchestra. AR
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, LAS Theatre in The Littlest Yak, 11.30am and 2.30pm.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Joe Houston, piano, Debussy, Bartok, Beethoven, 8pm
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Gigspanner Big Band.
WESTON SUPER MARE, Front Room, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, 2pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up, cartoon film, 11am: Let Me Entertain You, Robbie Williams tribute, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Doors – An Evening in Laurel Canyon, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Showaddywaddy.
Sunday 19 April
BATH, Komedia, Pierre Novellie, You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here, comedy.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Top Secret – The Magic of Science, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Blue, 25th anniversary tour: Lantern, Jasper Hoiby’s 3Elements, jazz.
Alma Tavern, Jarman.
Folk House, Cole Stacey.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Pam Ayres, Doggedly Onward, 3.30 and Mon 7.30: All My Sons, NT Screening, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Gigspanner Big Band.
Phoenix, Shakatak, jazz funk.
FROME, Merlin, Las Theatre in The Littlest Yak, 11am and 2pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Variety From the Heart.
Turner Sims, Babies’ Adventures in Music, 11am and 1.30pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Comedy Club with Simon Evans.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Hoppers, 2025 animated film, 11am and 1.30pm, and 4 May 11am: Splitsville, film, 4.15 and Mon 1pm: How to Make a Killing, film, 7pm and Tues 4pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Let Me Entertain You, Robbie Williams tribute.
Monday 20 April
BATH, Komedia, Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Suzi Quatro.
BIC, Ric Astley, Reflection tour.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, The Fureys farewell tour.
St George’s, Tim Smit in conversation with Mary Colwell, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Taylormania.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Ruby Wax – Absolutely Famous .
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, NT Connections, to Sat.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, The Ballad of Wallis Island, film, to Wed, 7.30, Mon mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The History of Sound, 11am.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Reminders of Him, film, 4pm and Tues 1pm: All My Sons, NT Screening, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Mother’s Pride, film, and Tues 7.30, Tues mat 2.30.
WINCHESTER, Theatre Royal, Hurn Court Opera, La Traviata, 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Paul Smith in Pablo Live, filmed in Dublin: Mother’s Pride, film.
Tuesday 21 April
BATH, Forum, Nigel Kennedy.
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School, Coade Hall, The Magic Flute, screened from the Royal Opera, 6.45.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Prodigy, with Carl Cox.
Pavilion, Peppa Pig’s Family Show, and Wed.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, The Woman in Black, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Beacon, John Mulaney, Mister Whatever, comedy.
Redgrave Theatre, St Mary’s Players in Come From Away, to Fri, 7.30, Sat 2.30 and 7pm.
Alma Tavern, This Never Happened, and Wed.
Wardrobe Theatre, Emergency Chorus in Ways of Knowing, dance theatre, to Thurs.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Shining, 1980 film with Jack Nicholson, 7.30
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Die My Love, film, 7.30.
HONITON, Beehive, The Magic Flute from the Royal Opera House, 6.45.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Josh Widdicombe, Not My Cup of Tea, comedy.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), to Sat, 7.45, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30: Cinema, The Magic Flute from the Royal Opera House, 6.45, and Sat.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Conversation with Mike Brown, rugby star, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, The Bodyguard, to Sat.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Magic Flute from the Royal Opera House, 6.45.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Furies, farewell tour, 7.30.
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Dyad and Company Gavin Robertson in General Medical Emergency Ward 10, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, film, 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, All My Sons, NT Screening.
Wednesday 22 April
ANSFORD, Caryford Hall, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. MOVIOLA
BATH, Forum, Legend – the Music of Bob Marley.
Rondo, Platform 8 in The Party, to Sat, 7.45.
Mission, Echo and Ink in Dennis Kelly’s DNA, thriller, to Sat, 7pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Ranagri, folk.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Dr Rachel Newsome, The Psychology of Carl Jung, talk, 5.45: Dr Maisha Wester, Gothic Literature and Women: The Female History of Horror, talk, 8pm.
McMillan Theatre, Travellers Tunes, with Steve Cradock, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, Touch of Evil (1958), 10.45am: Tell No One (2006), 2.15pm: Chris Chibnell’s Desert Island Scripts, 5pm: Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) 5pm: Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) opening night gala, 6.30.
Electric Palace, King King, Bristol band, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, cond Pappano, Emily D’Angelo, mezzo, David Butt Philip, tenor, William Thomas, bass, Elgar, Dream of Gerontius, 7pm.
St George’s, Katherine Priddy, folk, 7.30: Ben Waghorn, saxophone, and the Adam Stokes Trio, Tribute to Dexter Gordon, jazz, 7.30.
Tobacco Factory, Ridiculusmus in Alas! Poor Yorick, and Thurs, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Banff Mountain Film Festival, red programme.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Anemone, film, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Emma Kenny’s Killer Couples.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Organ Symphony, BSO, cond Chloe van Soeterstede, Cedric Tiberghien piano, Tchaikovsky, Lili Boulanger, Saint Saens, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Magic of the Bee Gees, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Glastonbury and Street Musical Comedy Society in Calendar Girls – the Musical, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Magic Flute, from the Royal Opera, 6.45.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Save the Cinema, film, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Focus, rescheduled date, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Green Border, 7.30.
Thursday 23 April
BASINGSTOKE, The Anvil, Organ Symphony, BSO, cond Chloe van Soeterstede, Cedric Tiberghien piano, Tchaikovsky, Lili Boulanger, Saint Saens, 7.30.
BATH, Forum, Jim Henson’s Labryinth, in concert with full band, 7.30.
Komedia, Matt Forde, Defying Calamity, political comedy.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Sensational 60s Experience with Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch, The Trems, Spencer James, The Fortunes, Vanity Fare.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater Comedy Club with Dylan Moran, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, Rashamon (1950) 10.45am: Fahrenheit 451 (1966) 2.15pm: Pillion (2025), 5pm: Dead Man’s Wire (2005), 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Chris Ramsey, Here Man, comedy: Lantern, Smerz, electronic indie.
St George’s, Maxim Calver, cello, Debussy, Schumann, Shostakovich, 1pm: Lindisfarne, folk, 7.30.
Alma Tavern, Peter Flanagan, Fresh Prince of Kildare.
Folk House, Outsider Folk, from Finland.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Banff Mountain Film Festival, blue programme.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, All My Sons, NT Screening, 7pm.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Damien Lewis, SAS – Who Dares Wins.
HONITON, Beehive, Barnacle Bill, 1957 film, 2pm.
IDMISTON, All Saints Church, This Is My Theatre in Jane Eyre, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, The Chantry Buoys, The Shanty Sessions, FREE 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Granny’s Attic, folk, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Welsh National Opera, Blaze of Glory!
POOLE, Lighthouse, Phil Ellis, Bathmat, comedy, 8pm: Cinema, Dowton Abbey, dementia friendly screening, 2pm.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Andy Hamilton’s Night to Remember, comedy, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Luke Wright: Later Life Letter, 7.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, The Ballad of Wallis Island, film, 7pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, All My Sons, NT Screening, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Jessica Fostekew, Iconic Breath, comedy, 8pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Sky Full of Stars, Coldplay tribute, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Beautiful Crazy, The Luke Combs Collection, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Wham! The Show, with Jake Quickenden.
Friday 24 April
AXBRIDGE, The Old Methodist Church, Pea Bien Theatre in Last Wednesday’s Work Shirt, comedy, 7.30. TA
BATH, Forum, Batman (1989 film) in concert with the Gotham Philharmonic, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Kat Abel Band, jazz.
BISHOPSTONE, nr Salisbury, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Chris Ramsey, Here, Man!, comedy: Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Magic Flute, screened from the Royal Opera.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four, a radio play live on stage with Colin Baker and Terry Molloy, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, His Girl Friday (1940), 10.45am: Die My Love (2025), 2.15pm: Spacewoman (2024), 5pm.
Electric Palace, From Page to Screen, Casino Royale (2006), gala with Chris Chibnell and screenwriters and composer, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Nurse John, The Short-Staffed Tour, comedy.
St George’s, Zoe Rachman, jazz piano, Rowland Sutherland, flute, jazz, 1pm.
Tobacco Factory, Story Jam in We Are Fox, 7.30.
Alma Tavern, Jessie Nixon, Don’t Make Me Regret This.
Wardrobe Theatre, Cabbage the Clown in Cinemadrome, drag chaos.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Damian Hall, ultra-runner, author and climate activist, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Ruth Notman, folk singer songwriter, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Radiohead Reimagined by Candlelight.
Northcott Theatre, Jessica Fostekew, Iconic Breath.
Barnfield Theatre, The Comedy Store 2026.
FROME, Merlin, New Old Friends in Pick and Mix, 7.30.
Memorial Theatre, That’ll Be the Day, 40th anniversary show.
Tree House, Whitesnake UK.
HONITON, Beehive, Mother’s Pride, film, 2 aqnd 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, All My Sons, NT screening, 7.30.
MERE, Lecture Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Kevin Precious in The Reluctant Teacher, comedy, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Welsh National Opera, The Flying Dutchman.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Studio Jazz with Liane Carroll Trio, 7.45.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club: The Ronnie Scott’s Story, 7.30.
City Hall, Damien Lewis, SAS: Who Dares Wins, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Good One, film, 7.30pm.
SOUTHAMPON, Turner Sims, Nik Bartsch’s RONIN, minimalist music.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Paul Smith: Pablo Live, comedy on film from Dublin, 7.45.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Andy Parsons, Please ≠@!$ Off to Mars, comedy, 7.30.
WATCHET, Community Cinema, The Golden Spurtle. MOVIOLA
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Tubular Bells Live, 7.30.
WINTERSLOW, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
Saturday 25 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Lyngo Theatre in Hay, wordless adventure with song and dance, and Sun, 11.30 and and 3pm.
Forum, Laura Newman, Ark At She, comedy, 7.30.
Komedia, Burlesque Bottomless Brunch, 11.45am: Comedy Club, 8pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Paul Carrack.
Pavilion, Sing the Musicals.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Butler, Blake and Grant, rock and pop.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, A Head Full of Coldplay, tribute, 7.30.
McMillan Theatre, The Greatest Movies Show.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, The Little Sister (2025) 10.45am: No Other Choice (2025) 2.15pm: Airplane! (1980), 5pm.
Electric Palace, From Page to Screen, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 7.30
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, A Head Full of Coldplay, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Ashling Bea, Older than Jesus, comedy.
Tobacco Factory, Michelle de Swarte in The Afters, comedy, 8pm: Spielman Studio, Hannah Clift in Eight-The One Wo[man] Drag King Musical Parody, 7.30.
Alma Tavern, Pauline Eyre, Anyone for Tennis?
Wardrobe Theatre, The Antics Joke Show.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Avalon Comedy Network with Steve Bugeja, Luke Honnoraty, Pravanya Pillay, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Comedy Club with Dylan Moran and support.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, There’s a Monster in your Show, and Sun: Northcott Cafe, Death on the Ganges, murder mystery dining.
Phoenix, Showhawk duo, classical guitar and electronica.
FERNDOWN, Barrington Centre, The Neil Diamond Story with Bob Drury, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Mark Simmons, Jest to Impress, comedy, 7.30.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, Miles Hunt of The Wonderstuff, solo show, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Ruth Notman Trio, folk, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Andy Parsons in Please #@!$ Off to Mars, 8pm.
MARTOCK, Village Hall, I Swear. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Ester Tal’s Flamenco Academy, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Welsh National Opera, Play Opera Live – Shipwrecked.
POOLE, Lighthouse, A Country Night in Nashville, 7.30: Luke Wright, Later Life Letter, performance poetry, 8pm: Cinema, Hoppers, 11.30am.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, John Crace : What the Hell Just Happened? 7.30.
Arts Centre, Threepenny Bit, ceilidh, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPON, Turner Sims, Mystic Voices, Sufi Qawwali Warsi Brothers, 7pm.
Guildhall, Baroque Majesty, Bournemouth Symphony Orcheastra and BSO Voices, Handel, Bach, Purcell, Vivaldi, etc, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Noble Jacks, Americana, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, The Soul and Swing Big Band, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Supersillymagicshow, for 3 to 8 years, 2pm: Swing Easy, music from the Great American Songbook, 2pm: Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, film, and Mon-Thurs 7.30, Mon mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Let’s Rock the 70s, 7.30.
TIVERTON, Community Arts Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Toddler Time: Zog with Zog and the Flying Doctors, animated films, 11am: A Vision of Elvis, with Rob Kingsley, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Sound and Vision, A Tribute to David Bowie, 7.30.
Sunday 26 April
ANSFORD, Caryford Hall, Pea Bien Theatre in Last Wednesday’s Work Shirt, comedy, 7.30. TA
BATH, Komedia, Aquapella, Bath acapella group, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, University, Kimmeridge Hall, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, Sophie Rosa, violin, Ian Buckle, piano, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Clara Schumann and Grieg, 3pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Voces8, Give Me Your Stars, choral.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Cloudbusting, The Music of Kate Bush, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, Ball of Fire (1941), 10.45am: H is for Hawk (2025), 2.15pm: Black Orpheus (1959), 5pm: Gala Finale – The General (1926 Buster Keaton comedy with live piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne, 8pm.
Electric Palace, The Magic Flute, screened live from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Out with the Buckleys, comedy.
Tobacco Factory, King Kandoro, State of the Nation, comedy, 7pm.
Wardrobe Theatre, Siblings – Dreamweavers.
Folk House, Nadia Reid, Live with Strings.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Magic Flute, screened live from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Out of the Box, 3pm.
EXETER, Phoenix, Ruth Notman, folk.
FROME, Merlin, The Magic Flute, screened live from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, The Sunday Sessions, 2pm: Jazz by the Sea : Talking Spirits, 8pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, An Evening with Aggers, cricketing memories, 6.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, The Magic Flute, streamed from the Royal Opera, 2pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Sounds of the 70s with The Zoots, 7pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Richard Lennox, piano, and friends, Classics and Musical Favourites, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, to Wed, and 4 May, various day times: Sugar Pie Honey Bunch, the music of the Four Tops, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, An Afternoon of Laurel and Hardy, centenary celebration with Neil Brand (rescheduled from March) 2.30pm
Monday 27 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Royal High Bath students in Who Will Carry the Word?, by Charlotte Delbo about French female political prisoners in Auschwitz, 7pm.
Forum, The Great Big Dance Off, 4pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, An Evening with Aggers, cricketing memories, 7.30.
Tobacco Factory, Krapp’s Last Tape, with David Westhead, dir Stockard Channing, and Tues, 7.30.
Wardrobe Theatre, Lil Wenker, Boy King.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, The Mumford and Sons Story.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Constant Wife, with Kara Tointon, to Sat, 7.45, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Talented Mr Ripley, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Testament of Ann Lee, film, 11am.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Drama, film, and Wed, 2pm: Paul Smith: Pablo Live, comedy recorded in Dublin, 7.30.
Tuesday 28 April
BATH, Forum, Van Morrison, and Wed. SOLD OUT
Komedia, Cowboy Junkies, 40 years and beyond, and Wed.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Yes: the Fragile Tour.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Mammal Hands, electronic folk.
Old Vic, Weston Studio, Jade Franks, Eat the Rich (but maybe not me matesx), to Sat, various times.
Alma Tavern, As Good as God Loves Them.
EXETER, Phoenix, Party Cannon and Internal Bleeding, death metal.
HYTHE, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, National Theatre Connections, to 2 May.
SOUTHAMPON, Turner Sims, Brodsky Quartet with Willard White, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Midwinter Break, film, 2 and 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Three C’s
Wednesday 29 April
BATH, Rondo, Bath Drama in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to Sat, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Film Club, Sisters with Transistors, electronic music’s unsung heroines.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Kiss of the Spider Woman, the musical, to 16 May, various times.
St George’s, Hejira, folk, A Celebration of Joni Mitchell, 8pm.
Redgrave Theatre, Bristol Musical Theatre in Jack, new musical about Jack Sheppard, to Fri, 7.30, Sat 1.30 and 6.30.
Wardrobe Theatre, Lamphouse Theatre in Pride and Prejudice (but funny), to Sat.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, Pillion, film, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, James Phelan: The Man Who Was Magic, 7.30.
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, Four Mothers. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, National Theatre Connections, to Sat.
ILMINSTER, Warehouse, Home I’m Darling, to Sat, 7.30.
PAIGNTON, Palace Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Roderick Williams, baritone, Christopher Glynn, piano, An English Song Winterreise, inc Vaughan Willims, Britten, Finzi, Gurney, Judith Weir and Errollyn Wallen, 7.30: Cinema, Power to the People, John and Yoko Live in NYC 1972, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, The Mersey Beatles, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Matilda the Musical, to 17 May.
Mayflower Studio, The Carpenters Story.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, TAOS in Guys and Dolls, to Sat 7.30, Sat/Sun mats 2.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Power to the People: John and Yoko Life in NYC, recording of 1972 concert 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Alistair McGowan, 3 in 1, comedy, 7.30pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Srishti- Nina Rajarani in Play Ball, triple billl of classical Indian dance.
Thursday 30 April
BATH, Forum, The Magic of the BeeGees, 7.30.
Chapel Arts, Mark Waistell, singer songwriter.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th Anniversary Tour.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Laurel and Hardy Centenary with Neil Brand, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, YES plays the whole album Fragile (1971).
St George’s, NOVO Quartet with Oleg Shebeta-Dragan, clarinet, Shaw and Brahms, 1pm: Paddington Trio, French Impressions, Lili Boulenger, Debussy, Ravel, 7.30.
Tobacco Factory, Opposable Thumb in Coulrophobia, clowning, to Sat, 2.30 and 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Milton Musical Society in Funny Girl, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Silent Sherlock, three silent films with live piano accompaniment by Meg Morley, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Music of Westlife by Candlelight.
HONITON, Beehive, H is for Hawk, film, 2 and 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Listening to the Land: Stories, Stewardship and the Making of Gardens, with Hugo Bugg, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Noise Next Door, improv comedy, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, English National Ballet, Body and Soul, to Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Anna Phoebe, composer, performer, classical, electronic and experimental, 8pm: Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, with live band, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Fleetwood Bac, singalong tribute, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Eabhal, music, 7.30.
SHERBORNE, various venues, Abbey Festival, to 7 May.
Abbey, Festival, Sherborne Festival Chorus, cond Paul Ellis, Amelia Monaghan soprano, Guy Cutting tenor, Morgan Pearse baritone, Haydn Creation, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, An Evening of Burlesque Cabaret.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Kid Hyena, punk, funk jazz, 8pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Mumford and Sons Story, tribute, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, BSO KS1 Schools concert.