Sunday 14 September
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Joanne McNally, Pinotphile, comedy.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Sophie McCartney, One Foot in the Rave, comedy: Lantern, Michael Arbenz meets Andy Sheppard, jazz: Weston Stage, Roo Panes, indie folk.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, The Bard of Dorchester, storytelling, poetry and performance competition, 2pm.
HELSTON, Coronation Park, Illyria in HMS Pinafore, 7.30.pm
TRURO, Hall for Cornwall, BSO,  cond Enyi Okpara, Johannes Moser, cello, Smetana, Dvorak, Beethoven, 6pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Bird Dogs, celebrating the Everly Brothers.

Monday 15 September
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Sounds of the Sixties hosted by Tony Blackburn.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Paul Taylor Mills summer rep, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery by Ken Ludwig, to Sat, 8pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Naked Gun, film, and Tues, 11am, 2.30 and 7.30pm.

Tuesday 16 September
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, to Sat.
Old Vic, Weston Studio, BoonDog in Lovett, the story of the newly-widowed Mrs Lovett, to Sat, 8, Thurs mat 6.30.
Beacon, An evening with Fran Lebowitz.
St George’s, Luke Morley, guitar, 7.30: Detta Kenzie, folk, 7.30.

Wednesday 17 September
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Return of the Legends, with Strictly dancers.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Stephen K Amos, Now We’re Talking, comedy, 8pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, David Gilmour Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome, film, 7pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, The Massed Bands of His Majesty’s Royal Marines: Lantern, Mac Ayres, r’n’b.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Jim Davidson, The Next Chapter, comedy, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Michael Rosen’s Double Bill of Poetry, 7.30.

Thursday 18 September
BATH, Forum, The Rend Collective.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Billy Joel Songbook.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Upbeat Beatles, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lord Huron, indie folk  7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Cabaret with Balls, Charlie Bicknell and Louise Innes, 7.30.
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, cond Enyi Okpara, Clare Hammond, piano, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven, 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Flamenco Origenes with Lourdes Fernandez, 7.30.

Friday 19 September
BATH, Forum, Pride and Prejudice, film with Kiera Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Tim Peake, Astronauts: The Quest to Explore Space, 7.30.
Pavilion Dance, Bobak Champion in I’m Muslamic Don’t Panik!, breakdance, spoken word, live music and clowning, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Average Blues Band, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Rheingans Sisters, folk, 8pm.
Electric Palace, The Comedy Store, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Greg James, All the Best for the Future, comedy, 8pm.
Strange Brew, Poor Creature, folk rock.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Grindfest, celebration of genre cinema, 14 screenings to Sun.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeiri, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Noel and Gertie, devised by Sheridan Morley with Gary Tushaw and Rebecca Trehearn, to 27 Sept, 7.45, some mats.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Ultimate tribute to Kate Bush.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Francis Rossi, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Joanne McNally, comedy, 8pm.

Saturday 20 September
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Rob Lamberti, Perfectly George, George Michael tribute.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Marcus Brigstocke, Vitruvian Mango, comedy, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Holy Cow, film, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Tina Live, the Tina Turner Experience, 8pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Poetry Prom, Take it to the Man, 3pm: This Flight Tonight, the songs of Joni Mitchell, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Thomas Hardye School theatre, Dorchester Comedy Club with Justin Moorhouse, Suzy Bennett and Hatty Preston, 7.30.
HONITON, St Paul’s Church, BSO Strings Ensemble, Serenades and Starbursts, inc Jenkins, Tchaikovsky, Bartok, Gershwin, Holst, 6.30pm.
MINEHEAD, Methodist Church, Tiddlygigs Storytime, Jack and the Beanstalk, 10.30am.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Lionel, the Music of Lionel Richie.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Definitely 90s – tribute to Prodigy, Oasis, Foo Fighters, etc, 7pm.

Sunday 21 September
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Hometown Glory, candlelit concert tribute to Adele.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Andy Ford, World Tour of the West Country, comedy, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Dead Ringers with Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod and Duncan Wisbey.
BRUTON, St Mary’s Church, On the Idle Hill of Summer, memories of the season with Clare Sydenham piano, and David Hindley, narrator, music, poetry and prose, 3pm.
DORCHESTER, St Mary’s Church, Reverie, the life and loves of Claude Debussy, with Simon Russell Beale and Lucy Parham, piano, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Mike Osman’s Jethro, comedy.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Crown Ballet in Swan Lake, 4pm.

Monday 6 October
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Dara O’Briain, Re:Creation.
Old Vic, Weston Studio, Terri Wilkey in Main Character Energy, comedy and cabaret, to Sat.
Beacon, Lantern, Sissoko Segal Peirani and Parisien, jazz, 8pm.

Tuesday 7 October
BATH, Forum, Mary Beard, The Secret Histories of Ancient Rome, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Donna Ashworth, Joy Chose You, poetry, 7.30.
Beacon, Testament and Obituary, heavy metal.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Tina, The Tina Turner Musical, to 18 Oct.

Wednesday 8 October
BATH, Forum, The Divine Comedy.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Rachel Podger, violin, and Brecon Baroque, The Muses Restor’d, Purcell, Blow, Handel, Geminiani, etc, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Greg Davies, Full Fat Legend, comedy, to Sat.
Beacon, Jason Mraz, reggae and rock: Lantern, Ye Vagabonds, folk.
St George’s, Rosie Frater-Taylor, jazz, pop and soul guitar, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Mark Wigglesworth, Claudia Boyle, soprano, Roderick Williams, baritone, The Power of Love, Schubert, Zemlinksky, 7.30.
TEIGNMOUTH, Pavilions, Phil Beer Trio with Miranda Sykes.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Mary Beard, The Secret Histories of Ancient Rome, 7.30.

Thursday 9 October
BATH, Forum, The Return of The Legends, from Strictly Come Dancing.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Chris Difford, Not Only …. but Also, with Melvin Duffy, 7.30.
McMillan Theatre, The Lorna and Laister Show, variety, 2pm.
BRIDPORT, Lyric Theatre, Lost Mythos, comedy, music, poetry and folklore with Emma Kernahan, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Feeder, alt indie: Lantern, Tom Hickox, singer songwriter: Weston Stage, Javeon, electronica.
St George’s, Mabelle Young-Eun Park, violin, Julian Chan, piano, Debussey, Elgar and Clara Schumann, 1pm: O’Hooley and Tidow, folk, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, 30th anniversary tour, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, cond Mark Wigglesworth, Claudia Boyle, soprano, Roderick Williams, baritone, The Power of Love, Schubert, Zemlinksky, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Tangle in Julius Caesar, to Sat, 7.15, Sat mat 2.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Cats in Space, classic rock.

Friday 10 October
BATH, Forum, Queen of the Night, tribute to Whitney Houston.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Lindisfarne, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, A Night to Remember, Motown show, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Metropolis,  1927 Fritz Lang film with live musical accompaniment by Palooka 5, 7.30pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Graham Nash: Lantern, Gordon Giltrap and John Etheridge, guitars.
St George’s, J.A.M. String Collective, jazz, 1pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange,  Shon Dale-Jones in Stories from an Invisible Town, 7.30.
THORNCOMBE, Village Hall, Phil Beer Trio with Miranda Sykes.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, MUD, 50th anniversary tour.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Comedy Special with Ed Byrne, Kate Lucas and Dinesh Nathan, 8.15pm.

Saturday 11 October
BATH, Forum, Cirque, the Greatest Show Re-imagined, 3 and 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Jimeoin, Pandemonium, comedy: Ballroom, Tom Stade, Naughty by Nature, comedy.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Bristol Ensemble, The Dark Side of the Moon, 50th anniversary, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Tiddlygigs Storytime, Jack and the Beanstalk, 10.30am: Guitar Legends, 7.30.
McMillan Theatre, Rave On, music of the 1950s and 1960s. 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, A New Kind of Wilderness, Anglo-Norwegian documentary film, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Lindisfarne, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Level 42.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Ria Lina in Riabellion, comedy, 7.30.
LYNDHURST, St Michael and All Angels Church, BSO Strings Ensemble, Serenades and Starbursts, inc Jenkins, Tchaikovsky, Bartok, Gershwin, Holst, 7pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Good Times, funk, soul and disco.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Jimi, The Legend Lives On.

Sunday 12 October
BATH, Forum, Freedom Behind Bars with Jonathan Aitken and Shane Taylor, 6pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Level 42, 40th anniversary tour.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Tom Ball, Britain’s Got Talent star, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Nina Conti, Who’s Face Is It Anyway.
Beacon, Kane Brown, Don’t Listen to Me, comedy: Lantern, Breabach, Scottish folk.
St George’s, Exultate Singers, The Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra, cond David Ogden, Brilliant Baroque, Bach, Martines, Handel and Scarlatti, 6pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Jude Simpson, A Noise Annoys, comedy and wordplay, 2pm.

Monday 13 October
ARTSREACH,  Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths, AND WED, TBC
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Rosie Jones, I Can’t Tell What She’s Saying, comedy.
Beacon, Lauren Spencer Smith, rock.
St George’s, Hollie McNish, new poems, with Laurie Bolger, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, The Government Inspector, to Sat.

Tuesday 14 October
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Faulty Towers, the Play, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Al Stewart, The Farewell Tour: Lantern, Circus City, 2pmL: Weston Stage, Frankie Archer, Demon Lover, folk.
Hippodrome, Sandi Toksvig in Friends of Dorothy.
Old Vic, Weston Studio, Soho Theatre in My English Persian Kitchen with live cookery on stage, to Sat.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths.
YEOVIL, Westlands, YAOS in Come from Away, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.

Wednesday 15 October
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Jenny Eclair, Jokes, Jokes, Jokes, Live!, 7.30.
BRIDPORT,Electric Palace, Chris McCausland, Yonks, comedy, 7.30, and Thurs 8pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Soho, to Sat.
Beacon, Mimi Webb, rock: Lantern, Chris While and Julie Matthews, folk.
St George’s, Stewart Copeland, Have I Said Too Much, 7.30: Chris Jones and the Adam Stokes Sextet play the music of Karla Bley, jazz, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, FW Murnau’s 1922 film Nosferatu, with new score by Chris Green, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Gergely Madaras, Kristine Balanas, violin, Colour and Light, Bach, Sibelius, Suk, Respighi, 7.30.

Thursday 16 October
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater Comedy Club, Simon Brodkin, 7.30.
BRIDPORT,Arts Centre, Steve Knightley and the Winter Yards band, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Welsh National Opera in A Night at the Opera, 7.30.
St George’s, Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson, clarinet, Kumi Matsuo, piano, Widor, Schumann, Montgomery and Horowitz, 1pm: Eddie Reader, 8pm.
Beacon, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, cond Vasily Petrenko, Liadov, Shostakovich, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower,  Some Guys Have All the Luck, the Rod Stewart Story, 7.45.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Candlelit Theatre in The Strange Case of Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Wimborne Drama in Jeckyll and Hyde, to Sat, 7.30.

Friday 17 October
BATH, Forum, Bjorn Again, ABBA tribute.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Quo-Incidence, Status Quo tribute, 7.30.
McMillan Theatre, The Best of Queen, the Break Free tour, and Sat, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Tangle Theatre in Julius Caesar, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Downton Abbey – the Grand Finale, film, 7.30, and Wed 2 and 7.30pm.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Welsh National Opera in Candide, 7.30.
Beacon, Stewart Lee Versus the Man-Wulf, comedy, and Sat: Lantern, The Songs of Joni Mitchell with Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables and Lail Arad, 7pm: Weston Stage, MF Tomlinson, indie rock.
Strange Brew, Kathryn Joseph, folk rock.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, The Last Five Years, musical by Jason Robert Brown, to 15 Nov.
DORCHESTER, Thomas Hardye School theatre, The Unravelling Wilburys, 7.30.
DUNSTER, Tithe Barn, Pleasuredome Theatre with Somerset Opera and Taunton Sinfonietta in Cesare, an adaptation of Handel’s Julius Caesar, 7.30.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths, and Sat.

Saturday 18 October
BARNSTAPLE, Queen’s Theatre, Pleasuredome Theatre with Somerset Opera and Taunton Sinfonietta in Cesare, an adaptation of Handel’s Julius Caesar, 7.30.
BATH, Forum, The James Brown Experience.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Australian Pink Floyd Show.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Nurse Georgie Carroll, Infectious, comedy, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Welsh National Opera in Tosca, 7.30.
St George’s, Bristol Ensemble, cond Roger Huckle, The Birds and the Bees, Piers Adams, recorder, Emil Huckle-Kleve, violin, Imogen Triner, oboe, Moody, Vaughan-Williams, Vivaldi, McGarr, Dinicu and Cassals, 7.30.
SHAPWICK, St Bartholomew’s Church, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, Music for a Summer Evening, 5pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Southampton’s Jazz Story, 7.45.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Steve Knightley and the Winter Yards Band with True Foxes, 7.30.

Sunday 19 October
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, John Bishop, 25 Years of Standup, comedy.
Pavilion, Michael starring Ben, tribute.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Stewart Copeland, Have I Said too Much?  The Police, Hollywood and other adventures, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Resonate, an evening with poet Deanna Rodger and young West Dorset writers, 7pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Larkin Poe, blues and folk: Lantern, Steve Knightley and the Winter Yards Band.
St George’s, Poetry Prom, Words to Save a Fragile Earth, 3pm: Beth Nielsen Chapman and Judy Tzuke, singer songwriters, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower,  Miriam Margolyes, From A to Z, 7pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, the Fleetwood Mac Songbook, 7pm.

Monday 20 October
BATH, Forum, Wet, Wet, Wet.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Viga Trails, jazz.

Tuesday 21 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, Death on the Nile, to Sat.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Rock Orchestra.
Little Theatre Club Jameson Road, The Unfriend, to Sat.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, The Book of Mormon, to 8 Nov.
Beacon, The Australian Pink Floyd Show: Lantern, Titanic, jazz.
Old Vic, Weston Studio, Even More … Ghost Stories by Candlelight, to Sat.

Wednesday 22 October
BATH, Forum, Greg Davies, Full Fat Legend, comedy, to Sat. SOLD OUT
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Miyabi Guitar Duo, Granados, Gravina, Debussey, Rodrigo, 1pm.
BRIDGWATER, Macmillan Theatre, Pleasuredome Theatre with Somerset Opera and Taunton Sinfonietta in Cesare, an adaptation of Handel’s Julius Caesar, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Grayson Perry, Are You Good?, 7.30: Lantern, Corto Alto, jazz.
Old Vic, Richard Marsh in Yippee Ki Yay, parody celebration of  Die Hard, to Sat.
St George’s,  Joe Armon-Jones, jazz keyboard, 7pm.
CHICHESTER, Cathedral, BSO, cond Gergely Madaras, Kristine Balanas, violin, Colour and Light, Bach, Sibelius, Suk, Respighi, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Margaret Thatcher – Queen of Soho, and Thurs, 7.45.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Scummy Mummies, Hot Mess, comedy, 7.30.

Thursday 23 October
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Adam Ant, Ant Music.
Pavilion, The ELO Experience.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Vincent Simone, Tango Passions, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Volver, 2006 Almodovar film, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Alexander McCall Smith, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Jalen Ngonda, r’n’b: Lantern, My Baby, blues and rock.
St George’s, Da-Hee Kim, piano, Scott-Burt, Liszt, Ravel, 1pm: Takacs Quartet, Haydn, Bartok, Schubert, Debussey, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Blowzabella, folk, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Mrs Warren’s Profession, film from NT Live with Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter, 7pm.
WESTON SUPER MARE, Blakehay Theatre, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths, to Sat, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Wishbone Ash, Twin Guitars, and Fri, 7.30.

Friday 24 October
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Marti Pellow, Love Is All Around, 30th anniversary tour.
Pavilion, Justin Hayward, Forever Autumn.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, The Cobblestones, Halloweek launch party, Somerset alternative bands, 7.30.
McMillan Theatre, Talon, Busy Being Fabulous, new Eagles tribute, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Voice, female vocal trio, Patterns of Love, acapella songs from Hildegarde of Bingen to contemporary music, 11.30am: Luke Wright’s Pub Grub, performance poetry, 8pm.
Electric Palace, Pam Ayres, Doggedly Onward, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Gregory Alan Isakov, folk and rock: Lantern, Chris Smither, folk blues.
St George’s, Allexa Nava, Peruvian saxophonist, flautist and composer, jazz, 1pm: Holly Clarke, traditional folk, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Petes Oakes and Sally Flann, cello-piano duo, Rachmaninov and Stravinsky, free, 11am: The Total Stone Roses, tribute, 8pm.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Voice, female vocal trio, Patterns of Love, acapella songs from Hildegarde of Bingen to contemporary music, 7.30pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower,  Mamma Mia, to 8 Nov.
MAST, Alexander McCall Smith, 8pm.

Saturday 25 October
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Rick Wakeman, Six Wives and King Arthur.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Wiltshire Police Band, A Celebration of British Composers inc Holst, Barry and Wiltshire folk songs, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Andy Fairweather Low, 7.30.
McMillan Theatre, Dreams of FM, Fleetwood Mac tribute, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Bellini’s La Sonnambula, from the Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
Electric Palace, Purbeck Film Festival, The Marching Band, (2024), 5pm: The Roses (2025), 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, The Divine Comedy: Lantern, Vieux Farka Toure, African blues and world music.
St George’s, Mystery Ensemble, Hayao Miyazaki’s Dreams, 4.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Voice, female vocal trio, Patterns of Love, acapella songs from Hildegarde of Bingen to contemporary music,7.30pm.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Pleasuredome Theatre with Somerset Opera and Taunton Sinfonietta in Cesare, an adaptation of Handel’s Julius Caesar, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre,  The Charlie Miller Band, soul, rock and funk, 7.45.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Signatures, northern soul, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Milford Hall, Tiddlygigs Storytime, Jack and the Beanstalk, 10.30am.

Sunday 26 October
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussey, etc, 3pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Mrs Warren’s Profession, with Imelda Staunton, recorded in West End, 2pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Purbeck Film Festival, Ocean with David Attenborough, film, 5pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Kieran Hodgson in Voice of America, comedy.
Beacon, Spacey Jane, indie rock: Lantern, The Fantasy Orchestra, The Beach Boys versus The Beatles.
St George’s, Mini-Beats with Laura Tanner, Brilliant Brass, 10.30am and 12.30pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Pam Ayres, Doggedly Onward, 3.30.

Monday 27 October
BRISTOL, Beacon, Kidz Bop Live, 6pm: Lantern, Marc Ribot, Map of a Blue City, jazz.
St George’s, Storytellers Hannah and Michael, Wild Words: Animal Magic, 3.15.
Tobacco Factory, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths, to Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 1.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Hallow’een Spooktacular, 2pm.

Tuesday 28 October
BATH, Theatre Royal, Little Women, to Sat.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Steve Backshaw, Deadly Live, 2 and 5.30.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Noel Coward’s Private Lives, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30: Weston Studio, Little Angel in The Paper Dolls, to Sat, various day times.
Beacon, The Stranglers.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Tiddlygigs Storytime, Jack and the Beanstalk, 10.30am.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Classic Seger, tribute to Bob Seger.

Wednesday 29 October
BATH, Forum, Hello Again, The Neil Diamond Songbook.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, BBLOC in Annie, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Three Little Vikings, 11.30am and 2.30pm.
Electric Palace, Mrs Warren’s Profession, Imelda Staunton, filmed in the West End, 7pm.
TBRISTOL, Beacon, Rick Wakeman, The Return of the Caped Crusader, Part II:  Lantern, Asere, Afro-Cuban music.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Thierry Fischer, Paul Lewis, piano, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, 7.30.

Thursday 30 October
BATH, Forum, Rat Pack  – Swingin” at the Sands.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, ABC, The Lexicon of Love.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Hannah’s Hoofers School of Dance, Dance Down the Yellow Brick Road, and Fri, 4 and 7.30pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Fun For Little Ones, a tribute to Ms Rachel, noon.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Suzanne Vega, Flying with Angels.
St George’s, Regency String Quartet, Mozart, Tippett, 1pm: The Paper Cinema, favourite short horror stories with puppeteers and multi instrumentalist, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Mischief and Mystery in Moomin Valley, 2pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Count Arthur Strong in A Christmas Carol, 7.30.

Friday 31 October
BATH, Forum, Merlin Sheldrake – The Secret Life of Funghi, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Marilyn Manson, One Assassination Under God.
Pavilion Dance, Tjimur Dance Theatre from Taiwan in Bulabulay Mun?  / How Are You?  7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Dallahan, Scottish folk, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Penda’s Fen, 1974 folk horror classic film for hallowe’en, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th anniversary screening, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Tide Lines, indie rock.
St George’s, Natalie Holmes, singer-songwriter, with Boci, violin, 7.30.
BURNHAM ON SEA, Princess Theatre, Tiddlygigs Storytime, Jack and the Beanstalk, 10.30am.
SHERBORNE, Studio Theatre, Much Ado about Falstaff, solo play with Giles Shenton, and Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, LAStheatre in The Littlest Yak, and Sat, 1.30pm, Sat 10.30am.

Saturday 1 November
BATH, Forum, Sara Pascoe, I Am A Strange Gloop, comedy.
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Music at Beaulieu, The King of Instruments, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Five in Keep On Movin’.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Paper Cinema, Short Tales, puppeteers and multi-instrumetalists tell stories for hallowe’en, 6pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Mildred Pierce, 1945 film with Joan Crawford, 2.30: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, 1972 Fassbinder film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Bristol Ensemble and Fitzhardinge Consort, Respighi, Warlock, Carl Orff Carmina Burana, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Narvi and Josephine, Rabbit out of the Hat, a magical extravaganza, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Los Endos, Ultimate Genesis.

Sunday 2 November
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Kevin Bloody Wilson, comedy.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Breath, folk-tinged psychedelia, 8.30
BRISTOL, St George’s, Roopa Panesar, sitar, ATMA, 4pm: Sarathy Korwar, drum ensemble, There Is Beauty, There Already, folk music inspired by South Asian temple rituals, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, ABBA Sensation, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Sh*t Faced Shakespeare in Hamlet, 7.30.

Monday 3 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, English Touring Opera in The Rape of Lucretia, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths, 7.30.

Tuesday 4 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, English Touring Opera in The Elixir of Love, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Lon Chaney om The Phantom of the Opera, 1925 silent film with live accompaniment by organis Aaron Hawthorne, 8pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Laura Jurd, trumpet, jazz folk, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, rehearsed reading of Death of the Monarchy, new play by Gavin Egan, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Theatre for Life in When the Clouds Come, 2 and 7.30pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Kastoff Kinks.

Wednesday 5 November
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Spiritato, The Leipzig Legacy, music by Fasch, Bach and Graupner, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Mark Wigglesworth, Jess Gillam, saxophone, Fantastic Symphony, Wagner, Howard, Berlioz, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, John Illsley, The Life and Times of Dire Straits.

Thursday 6 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, Rambert in Kismet, double bill with The Gallery of Consequence and B.R.I.S.A, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
Forum, The Ultimate Classic Rock Show.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Imperial Classical Ballet with live orchestra, The Nutcracker, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Tony Christie, The Great Farewell Tour, up close and unplugged, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, BSO, cond Mark Wigglesworth, Jess Gillam, saxophone, Fantastic Symphony, Wagner, Howard, Berlioz, 7pm.
St George’s, Nathan Amaral, violin, Jonathan Ware, piano, Mozart, Mignone, Elgar, 1pm: Jacqui Dankworth, The Sondheim Songbook, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Andrew Margerison in That Knave, Raleigh, 7.30.
MALMESBURY, Live Arts, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST,  Country Roads, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Catfish Keith.

Friday 7 November
BATH, Forum, Francis Rossi.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Stylistics Greatest Hits.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Jasper Hoiby’s 3Elements, Danish jazz, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Jason Byrne, Head in the Clouds, comedy, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Oh Wonder, alt pop duo, Songs at the Piano, 8pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Miranda Sykes.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST,  Rosie Jones, I Can’t Tell What She’s Saying, comedy, 8pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Space Cowboy – the ultimate tribute to Jamiroquai.

Saturday 8 November
BATH, Forum, MozartFest,  The Halle with Sir Mark Elder, Imogen Cooper, piano, Sibelius, Mozart, Dvorak, 7.30
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Russell Watson, The Evolution tour.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Bridgwater History Day, talks, etc, free, 10am to 4pm.
McMillan Theatre, The Dolly Show, Dolly Parton tribute, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Roving Crows, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, City of Bristol Choir and Bristol Ensemble, cond David Ogden, Esther Mallett, soprano, Felix Kemp, baritone, Edmund Hastings, tenor, Chilcott, Vaughan-Williams and Brahms Requiem, 6pm.
Pill Memorial Club, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths.
SALISBURY, St Thomas’s Church, Salisbury Chamber Chorus, The Music of Benny Andersson and ABBA, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST,  Susie Dent, Word Perfect, The Joys of the English Language, 7.30
TOTTON, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Miranda Sykes.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Heaven Can Wait, Meatloaf tribute.

Sunday 9 November
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Rest is Politics, with Alastain Campbell and Rory Stewart, 6.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Richard Dawson, folk, 8pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Buddy Holly and the Cricketers, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Thomas Hardye School theatre, Rich Hall, Chin Music, comedy, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, BSO, cond David Brophy, Mark McGann and Joe Stilgoe, The Two of Us: The Lennon and McCartney Songbook, with Claire Martin, 5pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Tom Ball, singer, Spotlight tour.

Monday 10 November
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower,  2:22 A Ghost Story, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.

Tuesday 11 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Aaron Sorkin, to 22 Nov, Tues-Sat 7.30, Wed/Thur/Sat mats 2.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Overtones Christmas party.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Mamma Mia, to 22 Nov.
DORCHESTER, St Mary’s Church, Tallis Scholars, 500th anniversary of Palestrina, inc Part, 7pm.

Wednesday 12 November
BATH, Forum, Howard Jones, Dream into Action, greatest hits.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Chris McCausland, Yonks, comedy, and Thurs, 8pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Riyad Nicolas, piano, Bach, Beethoven and Walid al Hajjar, 1pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond David Hill, Jennifer Johnston, mezzo soprano, Ashley Riches, baritone, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Love and Devotion, Wagner  Wesendonck Lieder, Ravel, Durufle Requiem, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Street Theatre in  Frankenstein, to Sat.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Adventures in Modern Recording with Trevor Horn.

Thursday 13 Novemeber
BATH, Forum, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and special guests, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Jack Hancher, classical guitar, Debussy, de Falla, Mompou, Ravel and Satie, 1pm: The Wassail with Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden, folk, 8pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Brillig in Terry’s: An American Tragedy about cars, customers and selling cars to customers, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, David Hill, Hugo Svedberg, cello, Sunshine and Shade, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Faure, Mendelssohn, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Repunk’d, classic punk and New Wave revival.

Friday 14 November
BATH, Forum, An Evening with The Fast Show, comedy, and 6 Dec.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Jimmy Carr, Laughs Funny, and Sat.
Pavilion, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Giacomo Smith and Mozes Rosenberg, Manouche, reimagining Django Reinhardt;s musical legacy, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Atilla the Stockbroker, 7.30.
McMillan Theatre, The Elvis Years, 20th anniversary tour with Mario Kombou, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Zefferelli’s Tosca, from the Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Lou Shepherd, folk, 7.30: Bristol Ensemble, Emma Johnson, clarinet, Viv Mclean, piano, Mozart Concerti by Candlelight, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Youth Theatre in Fan–Tastic, invitation to an evening fof 18th century entertainment, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths, and Sat 7.30, Sat mat 2.15.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Moonage, the Best of Bowie.

Saturday 15 November
BATH, Forum, The Drifters.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Luca Silvestrini’s Protein in The Magic Flute, dance, storytelling and singing, 3pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Budapest Cafe Orchestra, gypsy folk jazz, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Martyn Joseph, guitarist and singer songwriter, 7.30.
McMillan Theatre, One Night of Adele with Naomi Johnson, tribute, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Life of Oharu, 1952 Japanese film, 2.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra, cond Rory Macdonald, Llyr Williams, piano, Berlioz, Schumann, Sibelius, 7.45.
DORCHESTER, Thomas Hardye School theatre, Dorchester Comedy Club, Gary Delaney, Paul Tonkinson, Luke Honnoraty, 7.30. WILTON, Parish Church, Salisbury Chamber Chorus, The Music of Benny Andersson and ABBA, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Nik Kershaw, musings and lyrics.

Sunday 16 November
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Prof Alice Roberts, Domination – The Fall and Rise of an Empire, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bath Symphony Orchestra, Sian Dicker, soprano, Wagner, Johann Strauss, Richard Strauss Four Last Songs, and Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, 3pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Women in Rock, the greatest female anthems, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Chris Thile, folk singer song writer and mandolinist, 8pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Exhibition on Screen, Caravaggio, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Henning Wehn, Acid Wehn, comedy, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Good Evening Mr Bouble, candlelight Christmas special.

Monday 17 November
BRISTOL, St George’s, Penguin Cafe, alt pop, 8pm.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Terra Nova, to Sat.

Tuesday 18 November
BATH, Forum, Jim Jefferies, Son of a Carpenter, comedy, 8pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, James B Partridge, The Big Christmas Assembly Bangers.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Penguin Cafe, avent pop, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, James Lisney, piano, Beethoven’s Last Sonatas and Chopin, Shostakovich and Bach, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Mike Denham Speakeasy, with Enrico Tomasso, trumpet, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower,  The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, to Sat, 7pm, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2pm.

Wednesday 19 November
BATH, Forum, Maximum Rhythm and Blues with The Manfreds.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Tunng, folktronica, 20th anniversary, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Dee Byrne and the Adam Stokes Trio, Tribute to Ornette Coleman, jazz, 7.30: From Darkness to Light, Bristol Ensemble with soprano Elizabeth Watts, Britten, Vaughan-Williams, Richard Strauss Metamorphoses, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Southampton University Theatre in Pygmalion, to Sat, 7pm: Showstopper, the Improvised Musical, 7.45.

Thursday 20 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Snow Mice, to 11 January 2026, various days and times.
Forum, ABC – The Lexicon of Love.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Beyond the Barricade.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Nik Kershaw, Musings and Lyrics, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, McCullin, documentary about photojournalist Don McCullin, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Ewan Millar, BBC Young Musician oboeist, Tomas Boyles, piano, Marcello, Finzi, Ravel, Boulenger, 1pm: Braimah Kanneh-Mason, violin, Jams Coleman, piano, Mozart, Boulenger, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Elgar etc, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, Frome Drama in A Monster Calls, to Sat.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Cregan and Co.

Friday 21 November
BATH, Forum, The Amy Winehouse Band.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Aurora Orchestra, Chloe Hanslip, violin, Shaw, Prokofiev and Mendelssohn, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Tom Houghton, Deep, comedy, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Terje Isungset Ice Quartet, with voice, ice-harp, ice horn, iceofone, ice percussion and ice bass, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Griff Rhys Jones, The Cat’s Pyjamas, comedy, 8pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Tennessee Country Christmas.

Saturday 22 November
BATH, Forum, Ministry of Science Live, noon:  The Magic of Motown, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Dara O’Briain, Re:Creation, comedy.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Bill Frisell Trio, jazz, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Ward Thomas, country duo, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Leonian Dream, band from Axminster, The Red Waterlily Tour, 7pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Poetry Prom, Forgotten Voices of War versus Peace, 3pm: Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra, Shostakovich, Glazunov, Aulin, Tchaikovsky, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Drama in Jane Austen’s Persuasion, and Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, The Psychology of Dogs, with Paula O’Sullivan, 7.45.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Upbeat Beatles.

Sunday 23 November
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, JLS, The Club is Alive.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra, Byrd, Bartok and Copland, 5pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Venna, alto sax, jazz, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Grace Petrie, This is No Time to Panic, comedy, 7.30.

Monday 24 November
BATH, Forum, The Illegal Eagles.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Sounds of the Sixties, hosted by Tony Blackburn.

Tuesday 25 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, Mischief in Christmas Carol Goes Wrong – God Help Us, Everyone, to Sun, Tues-Sat 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30, Sun 2pm.
Forum, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, film, in concert with live music.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Royal Marine’s Christmas Spectacular, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Riverdance 30: The New Generation, to Fri.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Daniel Martinez Flamenco Co, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Chatting Shit, a riff on Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, in aid of  Bridport charity The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Frantic Assembly in Lost Atoms, to Sat, 7pm, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2pm.

Wednesday 26 November
BATH, Forum, Australian Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Cinderella from the Royal Ballet, 7.15pm.
BRISTOL,St George’s, Declan O’Rourke. 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Sian Edwards, Ning Feng, violin, Hollywood Hit, Liszt, Korngold, Dvorak, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, English National Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, to Sat, 7pm, Thurs/Sat mats 1.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Ward Thomas.

Thursday 27 November
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Wings of Desire, with Bruno Ganz, 1987 Wim Wenders film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Salome Jordania, pianist from Georgia, Chopin, Scriabin, Musorgsky, 1pm: Quercus, June Tabor, Iain Ballamy and Huw Warren, folk jazz fusions, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Piano Quartet, Suk, Mozart, free, 11am: Aidan Dooley in solo play Discovering Antarctica, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, cond Sian Edwards, Ning Feng, violin, Hollywood Hit, Liszt, Korngold, Dvorak, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Martin Stephenson and the Daintees.

Friday 28 November
BATH, Forum, Amy Macdonald, singer.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Gareth Malone, Singalonga Gareth, 50 Years of Song.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, The Unravelling Wilburys, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Consone Quartet, Wolf, Mozart, Beethoven, 11.30am: La Vie en Rose, gypsy jazz and swing, 8pm.
BRISTOL,St George’s, Eastern Strings Accordian Trio, 1pm: cellist Alisa Weilerstein and her trio, Rachmaninov, Ravel and Beethoven, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Man the Lifeboats, shanty punk folk, 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Consone Quartet, Wolf, Mozart, Beethoven, 7.30pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Nouvelle Vague.

Saturday 29 November
BATH, Forum, The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert, film, 7pm.
BLANDFORD, Parish Church, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir and Sinfonietta Players, cond David Gostick, Christmas Baroque, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Riverdance 30: The New Generation, and Sun, 7.30, Sun mat 2.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Little Rituals, The Heliocentrics, audio-visual pychedelia with cocktails, 7.30.
St Margaret’s Hall, All Floyd, Wish You Were Here, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Christmas Spectacular, 6.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, All That Heaven Allows, 1955 Rock Hudson film, 2.3o.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, The Fast Show, comedy.
St George’s, Foresver Joyful, celebrating 20 years of the Renewal Gospel Choir, 7pm.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Consone Quartet, Wolf, Mozart, Beethoven, 7.30pm.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Jack and the Beanstalk, to 11 Jan.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, UK Pink Floyd Experience.

Sunday 30 November
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Western Association of Ballet Schools, Celebrating 50 Years, 2 and 7pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Doric String Quartet, Beethoven, Haydn, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Adventures in Science with The Magical Mr West, 3pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Step into Christmas, favourite festive songs, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Andrew Bourn, A Swingin’ Christmas, 7.30.

Monday 1 December
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, A Christmas Carol, to 4 Jan 2026.
SHERBORNE, Studio Theatre, APS in Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.

Tuesday 2 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Woman in Black, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thur/Sat mats 2.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Steeleye Span, folk, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower,  SIX, the Musical, to Sat, 8, Wed/Fri/Sat mats.
MAST, Freckle Theatre in Julia Donaldson’s Stick Man, to Sat, various day times.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Civic Players in One Man Two Guvnors, to Sat.

Wednesday 3 December
BRISTOL, St George’s, Lord Mayor of Bristol Children’s Appeal Concert, with Bristol Show Choir and Blackbird Children’s Choir, 7pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Enyi Okpara, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, violin, A Fine Romance, Dvorak, Bruck, Humperdinck, Tchaikovsky, 7.30.

Thursday 4 December
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Vermiglio, 2024 Italian film, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to 13 Dec.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Marty Wilde and the Wildcats.

Friday 5 December
BATH, Forum, Love Actually, film, in concert, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Demon Barber’s 25th anniversary tour, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Manchester Collective and Marian Consort, Wintering, 7pm.
FAREHAM, Fareham Live, BSO, cond Enyi Okpara, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, violin, A Fine Romance, Dvorak, Bruck, Humperdinck, Tchaikovsky, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, The Ice Queen, a pantomime, to 13 Dec.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Counting Down to Christmas, a show for very young audiences, to 24 Dec various day times.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Talon, the Best of Eagles, 7.30.

Saturday 6 December
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Music at Beaulieu,  New Forest Children’s Choir and New Forest Chamber Choir,  4pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Cliff Richard, Can’t Stop Me Now, 6.30pm.
Pavilion, Cinderella, by Jon Monie, with Olivia Birchenough, Melanie Walters, Noel Brodie, and Jamie Morris and Tarot Joseph as the Fabulous Sisters, to 4 Jan.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Sheelanagig, folk, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Louis and the Iguanas, soul, funk and reggae, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Cabaret with Claus – The Christmas Show, with Charlie Bicknell and Louise Innes, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Jack and the Beanstalk with Will Young, Charlie Books, Richard Cadell and Sooty and Andy Ford, to 4 Jan.
St George’s, Bristol Concert Orchestra, cond Alex Mackinder, Daniel Brandon, cello, Elgar, Beethoven, Sibelius Kullervo Symphony, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Counterfeit Stones.

Sunday 7 December
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, The Wombats.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Nick Cope’s Christmas show, from CBBs, 11.30am: Vocal Works Gospel Choir, film songs, 7.30.

Monday 8 December
BATH, Forum, The Charlatans.

Tuesday 9 December
BATH, Forum, The Holiday, film, in concert, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Little Theatre Club Jameson Road, Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, to Sat.
BRISTOL, St George’s, A Winter Union, folk quintet, 7.30.

Wednesday 10 December
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet, 7.15.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Connaught Brass at Christmas, 7.30: Moya Sweeney and Archie Churchill-Moss, Irish and European accordians, and Dave Malkin and Louis Campbell, guitars, English traditional folk, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, cond Mark Wigglesworth, Yulianna Avdeeva, piano, Monumental Brahms, Kermis, Mozart, Brahms, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, The Overtones Christmas Party, 7.45.

Thursday 11 December
BATH, Theatre Royal,  The Further Adventures of Peter Pan, with Jon Monie, to 11 January 2026, various days and times.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, 1964 French film, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Stitches Comedy Club with James Alderson, Jo Caulfield, Nathan Caton and Mark Watson, 8pm.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, NT Live, Inter Alia.

Friday 12 December
BATH, Forum, Sing the Musicals, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Jackie Oates and John Spiers, A Midwinter’s Night, folk, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Cinderella, to 30 Dec, various dates and times.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Platinum, ABBA tribute.

Saturday 13 December
BATH, Forum, James B Partridge, Christmas Assembly Bangers.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, A Fairytale for Christmas, Irish-inspired Christmas concert, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, I Fagiolini, Long Long Ago, contemplative and atmospheric festive music, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Santa and the Pirates (that don’t want Christmas), 1 and 4pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Menopause of Sound, Christmas Party, daytime disco 4.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Bristol Bach Choir, cond David Bednall, with Nigel Nash, piano, Spirit of Christmas, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, St Mary’s Church, Springhead Constellation, Once as I Remember.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower,  The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan with Alexandra Burke, Dr Ranj and Max Fulham, to 4 Jan.
MAST, The Love Soul Choir Winter Show, 8pm.
Guildhall, BSO and BSO Voices, Winter Wonderland, 7 30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, to 4 Jan.

Sunday 14 Decmember
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Autumn Classes Revue, 6pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Wiltshire Young Musicians Christmas Festival, 1 and 6pm.
SIXPENNY HANDLEY, Village Hall, Miranda Sykes and Jim Causley, Mid Winter folk music.

Monday 15 December
BRISTOL, St George’s, Fitzhardinge Consort, Carols by Candlelight, 7.30.
IWERNE MINSTER,  Clayesmore School, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, Noel, Noel, 7.30.

Tuesday 16 December
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Madness and Squeeze.
BRISTOL, St George’s, A Funky Soulful Christmas with Mwenso and the Shakes, 7.30.

Wednesday 17 December
BATH, Forum, Swing Into Christmas with the Down for the Count swing orchestra, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Nathan Amaral, violin, Mozart, Mignone, Elgar, 1pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Bristol Ensemble, dir Roger Huckle, and the City of Bristol Choir, cond David Ogden, Christmas Spectacular, 7.30: Victoria Klewin and the Adam Stokes Trio, tribute to Billie Holiday, 7.30.

Thursday 18 December
BATH, Chapel Arts, Miranda Sykes and Jim Causley, Mid Winter folk music.
Forum, Step into Christmas, concert, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, A Celebration of Christmas, 7.30pm.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, Mad Dog Mcrea, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Mellstock Band, The Christmas Hearth, seasonal music, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Bristol Ensemble, dir Roger Huckle, Choir of Royal Holloway, cond Rupert Gough, Handel’s Messiah by Candlelight, 7pm.

Friday 19 December
BATH, Forum, Simon Amstell, Phil Wang, Maisie Adam and Mike Wozniak, comedy, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Elf – The Musical, 7pm, and Sat 1 and 6pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The CK Gospel Choir, blues, soul and gospel, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Mary Woodvine, Craig Johnson and Jenny Beare in The Cratchits’ Christmas Cracker, seasonal silliness and Yuletide foolery, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Bristol Ensemble and Exultate Singers, cond David Ogden, Christmas Spectacular, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, Noel Noel, 7.30.
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, cond Pete Harrison, Jenna Lee-James, singer, Last Night of the Christmas Proms, 7.30.

Saturday 20 December
BATH, Forum, The Massed Bands of His Majesty’s Royal Marines, Christmas Spectacular, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Festive Ceilidh with Banter and caller Tim Walker, 6pm.
BRIDGWATER, Arts Centre, The Jamestown Brothers, indie folk, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Ancient Hauntings, Kate Innes talks about her latest novel for children, 11am.
BRISTOL, St George’s, City of Bristol Choir and Bristol Ensemble, cond David Ogden and Roger Huckle, Festive Music and Carols, with audience participation, 7.30.

Sunday 21 December
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, That’ll Be Christmas, 7pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The GBH Big Band Christmas Cracker, inc Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Bristol Ensemble, cond Roger Huckle, Kat Kleve, singer, Children’s Christmas Carnival inc The Snowman, 2 and 4pm: Bristol Ensemble, cond Roger Huckle, A Baroque Christmas by Candlelight, 7.30pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, A Christmas Carol, musical, to 31 Dec, various times.

Monday 22 December
BRISTOL, St George’s, Roderick Williams, baritone, and Bristol Ensemble, cond Roger Huckle, Christmas favourites inc Corelli, Caccini and Vivaldi with seasonal readers, and Tues, 7.30.
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall,  BSO, cond Pete Harrison, Jenna Lee-James, singer, Last Night of the Christmas Proms, 7.30.

 

2026

Friday 9 January
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, BSO, cond Enyi Okpara, Elizabeth Watts, soprano, New Year’s Viennese Gala,  7.30.

Saturday 10 January
FAREHAM, Fareham Live, BSO, cond Enyi Okpara, Elizabeth Watts, soprano, New Year’s Viennese Gala,  7.30.

Tuesday 13 January
BATH, Theatre Royal, Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story, to Sat.

Monday 19 January
BATH, Theatre Royal, 2:22 – A Ghost Story, to Sat.

Sunday 25 January
SHAFTESBURY, St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, part of Shaftesbury Baroque Festival, 2pm.

Tuesday 1o February
BOURNEMOUTH, Little Theatre Club Jameson Road, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, to Sat.

Monday 16 February
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, Outlying Islands, to Sat.

Tuesday 17 March
YEOVIL, Westlands, YAOS on Fiddler on the Roof, to Sat.

Wednesday  18 March
STREET, Strode Theatre, Street Theatre in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, to Sat.

Monday 23 March
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, Outside Edge, to Sat.

Sunday 29 March
MILTON ABBAS, Milton Abbey Church, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, with Wessex Baroque Collective, cond David Gostick, Bach St John Passsion, 3pm.

Tuesday 14 April
BOURNEMOUTH, Little Theatre Club Jameson Road,Ayckbourn’s Neighbourhood Watch, to Sat.

Monday 11 May
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief, to Sat.

Saturday 23 May
WIMBORNE, Minster, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, Phibbs, Seven Songs of Nature for Choir and Brass Quintet, 7.30.

Tuesday 9 June
BOURNEMOUTH, Little Theatre Club Jameson Road, Bracken Moor, a ghost story, to Sat.
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Monday 6 July
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road,  Noel Coward’s Hands Across the Sea and Still Life, to Sat.