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Updated Sunday 24rd May, 9.20pm
Monday 25 May
BRISTOL, Beacon, James Morrison, rock and soul, 7pm: Lantern, Puma Blue, indie jazz and rock, 7pm.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Double Double, to Sat.
SALISBURY, Festival, various venues, to 27 June.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, The Princess Bride, 1978 film, to Wed, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Land of Sometimes, film, 11am and Wed 1.30pm: The Magic Faraway Tree, film, and Wed, 4pm: Mortal Kombat II, film, and Wed/Thurs various times.
Tuesday 26 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Mischief Theatre in Thespians, Greece the Musical (but not that one), to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, Dinosaurs Live, noon.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Foyer Sessions with Linde Nijland, Dutch folk singer, 7pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Skipinnish, Scottish folk, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, The Utterly Revolting Science Show, for kids, 11.30am and 3pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Derren Brown, Only Human Live, to Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Ice Age Adventure Live, 2pm: Cinema, Exhibition on Screen, Frida Kahlo, noon: The Sheep Detectives, to Thurs: The Christophers, and Wed.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Wicked: For Good, film, 2pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, film, 11am: Exhibition on Screen, Frida Kahlo, 7.30.
Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, Taunton Festival of the Arts Dance Gala, classes and performances, to Sat.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Stand By Me, film, 40th anniversary, 4pm: Escapes: Power Ballad, film, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Colin Blunstone, Believe in Miracles, 7.30.
Wednesday 27 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Midge Ure – A Man of Two Worlds.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Marina, rock and pop, 7pm.
St George’s, The Hansome Family, Gothic Americana, 8pm: Donny McCaslin, saxophone, Lullabye for the Lost, 8pm.
Tobacco Factory, Spielman Studio, Daniel Kitson, work in progress, comedy, to Sat 8pm, Sun 4pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Magic Gareth, balloonatic magic show, 11am.
EXETER, Northcott, Ballet Cymru in Sleeping Beauty, and Thurs, 7.30, Thurs mat 2.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Pauline Eyre, Anyone for Tennis, comedy, 7.30.
TAUNTON,Brewhouse, Ed Byrne and guests, comedy, 8pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Masqueraders in Shrek, to Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2pm.
WATCHET, East Key, Vanhulle Dance Theatre in Olive Branch, physical theatre and martial arts, 6pm. TA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Mark Steel, The Leopard in My House, comedy, 7.30.
Thursday 28 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Let’s All Dance Ballet Co in Alice in Wonderland, to Sun, 11.30am, 2 and 4pm.
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School, Coade Hall, The Playboy of the Western World, NT Screening, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Palace Court Theatre, AUB students in Grimm Tales, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
Pavilion, Fastlove, George Michael tribute.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Lost the Plot in The Three Little Pigs, 11.30am and 2pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Pauline Eyre, Anyone for Tennis, comedy, 8pm.
Electric Palace, NT Screening, The Playboy of the Western World, 7.pm, and Sun 2pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Brainiac, comedy and science, and Fri, noon and 2.30: Weston Studio, BOVTS summer festival, The Etienne Sisters and Dirty Butterfly, to Sat.
Hippodrome, James Acaster, comedy, to Sat.
St George’s, Kasparas Mikuzis, piano, Beethoven, Ravel, Godowsky, 1pm.
Tobacco Factory, Bristol School of Acting in The Master and Margarita, to Sat, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, NT Screening, The Playboy of the Western World, 7.pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Mark Farrelly in The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton, (author of Gaslight), 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Joni Mitchell’s Blue: An Evening in Laurel Canyon, 7.45.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, Wicked, singalong film, 2pm.
HONITON, Beehive, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953], film, 2pm: NT Screening , The Playboy of the Western World, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Seann Walsh, This is Torture, comedy, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Live and Unheard local bands, 8pm: Cinema, Guys and Dolls [1955] demetia friendly screening, 2pm: NT Screening , The Playboy of the Western World, 7pm and Sat 3pm, Tues 7.30 and Frid 5 June 5pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studios, Fun for Little Ones, A Tribute to Ms Rachel, noon and 3pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, NT Screening , The Playboy of the Western World, 7pm: The Wizard of the Kremlin, film, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, NT Screening , The Playboy of the Western World, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, K-Pop Party, 2 and 6pm: Laura Jane Wilkie, Scottish folk fiddler, 7.45.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, NT Screening , The Playboy of the Western World, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Ben Thompson, The Ultimate Elvis Experience, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Castaways in Annie, to Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2.
Friday 29 May
BARNSTAPLE, Queen’s Theatre, Ballet Boyz at 25, Still Pointless, 7.30.
BATH, Forum, Al Murray, All You Need is Guv, comedy.
BISHOPSTONE, nr Salisbury, Village Hall, One Battle After Another. MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Alfie Boe: Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, BOA Live Music Festival launch party, inc Peter Hammill, guitar duo Stuart Ryan and Adam Miller, Bath indie-pop band Reuben’s Daughters, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Somerstage Musical Theatre School in Showtime, and Sat 7, Sat mat 2pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, The Eras Experience, Taylor Swift tribute, with Xenna, 7pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, London Symphony Orchestra, cond Simon Rattle, Lucy Crowe, soprano, Gerhard, Richard Strauss Four Last Songs, Mahler Symphony No 4, 7pm.
St George’s, The Harper Trio, jazz, 1pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, G$ in Phantoms of the Popera, 7.30.
DORCHESTER,Corn Exchange, Opera Anywhere, Cosi fan Tutte, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott, Seann Walsh, This is Torture, comedy, 7.30.
HONITON, Beehive, Jo in the Water, documentary film, 2 and 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, The Playboy of the Western World, NT Screening, 7.30.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Unravelling Wilburys, and Sat, 7.30.
NORTON ST PHILIP, Village Hall, H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, The Detective Dog, and Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Hollie Rogers, Cornish singer songwriter, 8pm: Cinema, Mother’s Pride, and Tues, 11am.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, The Fleetwood Mac Songbook, tribute, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, The Shepherd and the Bear. MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, The Devil Wears Prada 2, film, and Wed/Thurs, 7.30, Sat 7pm: Rose of Nevada, film, 7.45.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Pauline Eyre, Anyone for Tennis, comedy, 7.30: The Devil Wears Prada 2, film, and Sun-Thurs, 7.30, Mon mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Walk Right Back – The Everly Brothers Story, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Toddler Time: The Snail and the Whale, and Superworm (films), 11am: The Jersey Beats, O What a Nite, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Legend, tribute to Bob Marley, 7.30.
Saturday 30 May
BATH, Forum, Murder Trial Tonight VI – Death of a Landlord, the audience is the jury, 2.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Unicorn Live, 1 qnd 4pm.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, The Jim Cregan New Acoustic Band.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, El Ultimo Sueno de Frida y Diego, new opera by Gabriela Lena Frank, from Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
Electric Palace, Michael, new biopic, 7.30 and Thurs 2pm and 5th June 7.30.
Lyric Theatre, Stuff and Nonsense with Rabbit and Rey and the Lost Things, puppetry and visual storytelling, 2.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, The Longest Johns, folk, 7pm: Lantern, Conservatoire Folk Ensemble, folk, 8pm.
St George’s, Sing Out, Bristol’s LGBTQIA+ choir, annual concert, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, ABBA Mia with Kerry Katona, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, Circus Extravaganza for children, 2 and 4pm.
Tree House, Straighten Out, Stranglers tribute.
HALSTOCK, Village Hall, H is for Hawk. MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, El Ultimo Sueno de Frida y Diego, new opera by Gabriela Lena Frank, from Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Jah Wobble and The Invaders of the Heart, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Breakin’ Convention, celebration of hip hop dance theatre, 2.30 amd 7.30: Cinema, Jo in the Water, documentary film, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, G4 – Phantoms of the Popera, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, All My Sons, NT Screening, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Roopa Panesar Trio, Indian classical trio, 7.30.
Mayflower Studios, Welsh National Opera, Play Opera Live, Shipwrecked!, 3pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Cara Dillon, with Sam Lakeman and band, folk, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, El Ultimo Sueno de Frida y Diego, new opera by Gabriela Lena Frank, from Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, London Festival Opera, singers and orchestra, Opera at the Movies, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Lady Nade sings Nina Simone, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Virtuoso, Nigel Kennedy concert, 7.30.
Sunday 31 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ballet Boyz at 25, Still Pointless, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, BAFTA Games in Concert, with the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, London Voices and Adrian Ronda Sampayo, 7.30: Lantern, Valerie June, Appalachian folk and rock, 8pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Fionn Regan, Irish poet and singer-songwriter, 8pm.
PENZANCE, Penlee Park, Steve Knightley.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Jasper Carrott and Strictly ABBA, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, the Mystery Ensemble, The Music of the Lord of the Rings: tribute to Howard Shore, 6.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Sheep Detectives, film, and Mon/Wed, various day times: The Devil Wears Prada 2, film, to Wed, various times.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Tom Davis, Spudgun, comedy, 7.30.