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Updated Thursday 28th May, 6.12pm
Friday 29 May
BARNSTAPLE,Queen’s Theatre, Ballet Boyz at 25, Still Pointless, 7.30.
BATH,Theatre Royal, Mischief Theatre in Thespians, Greece the Musical (but not that one), and Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30: The Egg, Let’s All Dance Ballet Co in Alice in Wonderland, to Sun, 11.30am, 2 and 4pm.
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.
Palace Court Theatre, AUB students in Grimm Tales, and Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
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, Old Vic, Brainiac, comedy and science, noon and 2.30: Weston Studio, BOVTS summer festival, The Etienne Sisters and Dirty Butterfly, and Sat.
Hippodrome, James Acaster, comedy, and Sat.
Tobacco Factory, Bristol School of Acting in The Master and Margarita, and Sat, 7.30: Spielman Studio, Daniel Kitson, work in progress, comedy, and Sat 8pm, Sun 4pm.
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.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Double Double, and Sat.
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, Derren Brown, Only Human Live, and Sat: Drum Studio, The Detective Dog, and Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Hollie Rogers, Cornish singer songwriter, 8pm: Cinema, Mother’s Pride, and Tues, 11am.
SALISBURY, Festival, various venues, to 27 June.
Playhouse and around. Salisbury Festival, Romeo and Juliet, to 7 June, various times.
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.
Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, Taunton Festival of the Arts Dance Gala, classes and performances, and Sat.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Masqueraders in Shrek, and Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2pm.
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.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Castaways in Annie, and Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2.
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: NT Screening , The Playboy of the Western World, 3pm, and Tues 7.30 and Frid 5 June 5pm.
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.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, NT Screening, The Playboy of the Western World, 2pm.
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.