Wednesday 1 April
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Siegfried from the Royal Opera.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Kevin Figes’ Wallpaper Music, jazz, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, to 19 April, various times.
CHURCHINFORD, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
CODFORD ST PETER, Woolstore Theatre, The Choral. MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Mi Flamenco, An Evening Under the Sun.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Endless Love, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie tribute.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Club Mistero, 7.30.
WINCHESTER, Theatre Royal, Geoff Norcott, Basic Bloke 2, comedy.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Primary Festival of Dance, children from local primary schools, 6.30pm.

Thursday 2 April
BRISTOL, St George’s, Antoine Preat, Franco-Belgian pianist, Haydn, Schumann, Prokofiev, 1pm: Manu Delago, hand pan, and Maxz ZT, hammered dulcimer, global collaboration by new duo, 8pm.
FERNDOWN, Barrington Centre, Scarlet Oak Theatre in The Zoo that Comes To You, 11am and 2pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Martha Tilston, folk, 8pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Nigel Havers, Talking B*ll*cks, comedy and memories, 7.30.
Arts Centre, Captain Fantastic: The Elton John Tribute, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Horrible Histories – the Concert, to Sat.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Othello, with David Harewood and Toby Jones, NT Screening, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the Heart, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Chris McCausland, Yonks!, SOLD OUT

Friday 3 April
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Come Sing Stainer’s Crucifixion, with the Nova Foresta Singers, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, West End Tenors.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Eliza Carthy and special guests, The Songs of Martin Carthy.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Happy Mondays: Lantern, Gigspanner Big Band.
EXETER, University Great Hall, Chris McCausland, Yonks, comedy, 8pm.
Phoenix, Mad Dog Mcrea and Skinny Lister, and Sat.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Fabio and Groove Rider, jungle and drum’n’bass.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Ultimate Coldplay, 8pm.
THEALE, Village Hall, Mr Punch’s Folk Club, open session, 8pm.

Saturday 4 April
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Wham! – The Show, with Jake Quickenden.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Eliza Carthy and special guests, The Songs of Martin Carthy.
FAWLEY, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
FERNDOWN, Barrington Centre, Afternoon Tea with the Land Girls, music and tea, 2pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Wurzels.
Tree House, The Beatles Dub Club.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Jungle Cakes, drum’n’bass and jungle, 8pm.

Sunday 5 April
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Diversity: Soul.
Pavilion, K-Pop Fantasy.
FROME, Merlin, Siegfried, screened live from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Cafe Mambo Ibiza, Easter Sunday Classics, 6pm.

Monday 6 April
BATH, Forum, The King of Kings, film.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Symphonic Ibiza, electronica.
Wardrobe Theatre, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, 2pm.

Tuesday 7 April
BATH, Abbey, Garden Festival production of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, to 17 April, 7.30pm.
Theatre Royal, BODA in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
Forum, The Dinosaur that Pooped, a rock show, 12.30 and 3.30.
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School, Coade Hall, Wagner’s Siegfried, from the Royal Opera, 5.15.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Tall Stories in The Gruffalo, to 18 April, various day times.
Beacon, Diversity, Soul 2026, and Wed.
CALNE, Community Hub and Library, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, 2pm.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Ha Um Ah Theatre in Making a Killing, to Thurs.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, Village Hall, I Swear. MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, The Buddy Holly Story, to Sat.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Top Hat – the Musical, to Sat.
Mayflower Studio, The Woman in Black, to Sat.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Alice in Wonderland, 2pm.

Wednesday 8 April
BATH, Forum, The Bootleg Beatles, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Blue, 25th anniversary tour.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Jamie Woon, blues, soul and gospel.
BRANSGORE, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Phoenix, The Undercover Hippie.
FROME, Merlin, Plan 75, Frome Film Club, 8pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
MILBORNE PORT, Village Hall, Milborne Port Opera in Betty Blue Eyes, to Sat, 7.30.
SWINDON, Arts Centre, Alasdair Beckett-King, The King of Crumbs, comedy.
TEIGNMOUTH, Pavilions, Sarah McQuaid, singer songwriter.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Watson – The Final Problem, 7.30.
WOOKEY, nr Wells, Pheasant Inn, Mr Punch’s folk, 8pm.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, All We Imagine as Light, 7.30.

Thursday 9 April
BATH, Forum, Aggers and Tuffers, cricketing memories, 7.30.
Bird Hotel, Death Comes to Elsinore, a Moonstone Murder Mystery, noon, with lunch..
BRISTOL, Beacon, Fisherman’s Friends.
St George’s, Samrat Majumder, Indian classical guitar, A Musical Journey Through Spain, 1pm: Andy Sheppard Trio, jazz, 8pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Meet Fred, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, K-Pop Superstars, tribute.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Hejira, Celebrating Joni Mitchell, 8pm.
NETHER WALLOP, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
PEWSEY, Bouverie Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, 2pm.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Chuckles Comedy Club, 8pm.
Arts Centre, Alasdair Beckett-King, The King of Crumbs, comedy.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Fossil Mary, the story of Mary Anning.
Turner Sims, Jayao Miyazaki’s Dreams by Mystery Ensemble, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Wyndham Hall, Wyndham Picture House, Bread and Tulips, 7.30.
TRENT, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Charlie North Lewis – The History of the Tivoli, 11am: That 80s Movie Band, 7.30pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Murderous Minds with Emma Kenny.

Friday 10 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, TRB Theatre School in The Tempest, reimagined by Terence Patrick Hughes, and Sat, 2 and 6pm: TRB Theatre School in The Aquarium of Impossible Things, devised production, and Sat, noon and 4pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, West of England Youth Orchestra, Wallace and Gromit – The Wrong Trousers.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Ensemble Augelletti, recorders, violin, cello, lutes, keyboard, 11.30.
Town Hall, Sarah McQuaid, singer songwriter.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Spanish Galicia Symphony Orchestra, cond Roberto Gonzalez-Monjas, Thibaut Garcia, guitar, inc de Falla, Rodrigo, Ravel, Turina, 7pm.
CHARD, Guildhall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Women in Rock, 7.30.
DARTMOUTH, The Flavel, Ha Um Ah Theatre in Making a Killing.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, 2pm.
EXETER, Cygnet Theatre, Temple of Shibboleth perform Days of the Week, prog jazz pop improv.
Phoenix, Creeper, goth rock.
FROME, Merlin, The Ultimate Bubble Show, noon.
Cheese and Grain, Lindisfarne.
HIGHCLIFFE, Community Centre,  The Choral. MOVIOLA
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Ensemble Augelletti, recorders, violin, cello, lutes, keyboard, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Hackney Colliery Band, 7.30pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Andy Shepherd Trio, jazz, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, I Swear. MOVIOLA
TOTNES, St Mary’s Church, Steve Knightley’s Sanctuary, Songs in Sacred Places.
WATCHET, Community Cinema, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Wheeldon Suite, A Woodland Wonder, 10am and 11.30am: Ballroom, The Dazzling Diamonds,  comedy drag show.

Saturday 11 April
BATH, Forum, Rude Science, 11.30 and 3pm: Troy Hawke, Never Stop, Never Change!, comedy, 8.30pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, The Bootleg Beatles.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Neil Cowley Trio, Built on Bach, jazz.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Tori Amos, In Times of Dragons: Lantern, Jane Weaver, alt folk.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Comedy Club with Arthur Smith, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Ensemble Augelletti, recorders, violin, cello, lutes, keyboard, 7.30.
EXETER, Cygnet Theatre, Temple of Shibboleth perform In the Shadow, prog jazz pop improv.
Phoenix, Ist Ist, post-punk: Leisure Society, band.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Wham! Duran, tribute.
SALISBURY, Medieval Hall, This Is My Theatre in Jane Eyre, 5 and 7.30pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Band Nightl, local bands, singers and songwriters, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Last Unicorn Airways.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Chantel McGregor, prog rock guitarist and singer songwriter, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, ABBA Gold, tribute, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Together for Melody, fundraiser, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Brian Clemens Big Band, Songs of the Silver Screen.

Sunday 12 April
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Gyles Brandreth: Can’t Stop Talking, 3pm: Taylormania, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Alistair McGowan, 3 in 1.
CASTLE CARY, Caryford Hall, Sarah McQuaid, singer songwriter.
SALISBURY, City Hall,  The Wonder of Stevie, tribute, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Jim Cregan Acoustic Band, 7.30.

Monday 13 April
BRISTOL, Beacon, Akala, State of the Nation, hip hop: Lantern, Evgeny Grinko, pianist and composer.
CHILTHORNE DOMER, Village Hall, I Swear. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Phoenix, Arthur Brown, fundraiser for community radio station Phonic FM.
HAWKCHURCH, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
ODCOMBE, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
SHREWTON, Village Hall, I Swear. MOVIOLA
YEOVIL, Westlands, Mother’s Pride, film, and Tues and Monday 20th April.

Tuesday 14 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, SIX, to 25 April, Tues to Thurs 8pm, Fri 17th 6 and 8.30, Sats 4 and 8, Sun 19th 2pm, Wed 22nd and Fri 24th 6 and 8.30. 
Forum, Bath Phil and Stephen Hough, piano, Roper Legacy concert, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Blood Brothers, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats.
Little Theatre Club Jameson Road,Ayckbourn’s Neighbourhood Watch, to Sat.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Imelda May, 7pm.
EXETER, Phoenix, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, comedy inspired by Frida Kahlo, 1.30.
Corn Exchange, Banff Mountain Film Festival, red programme.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Punch, to Sat.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.15.
City Hall, Taylor Mania, with Katy Ellis, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four – a Radio Play Live on Stage, 7.30.
WINSFORD, Village Hall, The Return. MOVIOLA.

Wednesday 15 April
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Samrat Majumbder, classical guitar, 1pm. Leon McCawley, piano, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Colin Stetson, indie rock.
Redgrave Theatre, Immersion Theatre in Rapunzel, 2 and 5pm, and Thurs 11am and 2pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Dario Argento’s Suspiria, 1977 horror film, 7.30.
EXETER, Phoenix, Joshua Idehen, spoken word and poetry.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, SAC Drama Group in The Unfriend, to Sat, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, BRB in Don Quixote, to Sat.
Mayflower Studio, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), to Sat.

Thursday 16 April
BATH, Forum, Sensational 60s Experience with Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch, The Trems, The Fortunes, Mike D’Abo, Vanity Fare and Spencer James, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!, 1.30 and 4.30pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Judi Love, All About the Love, comedy: Lantern, Yin Yin, electronic and funk.
St George’s, Bristol University Singers, Music inspired by Creation, 1pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Hurn Court Opera, La Traviata, 7pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, David Westhead in Krapp’s Last Tape, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Frome Drama in Jack Absolute Flies Again, to Sat, 7.30.
HORTON, nr Ilminster, Village Hall, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. MOVIOLA
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Gigspanner Big Band, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Amy Mason, Behold!, 7.30.
City Hall,  The ELO Experience.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Police Dog Hogan, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Christian Garrick and the Budapest Cafe Orchestra, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, John Crace – What the Hell Just Happened?, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Rave On.

Friday 17 April
BATH, Forum, Suzi Quatro, 7.30.
Theatre Royal, The Egg, TRB Theatre School in The Odyssey, adapted by Hattie Naylor, and Sat, 2 and 6pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, BBC Big Band, Rhapsody in Blue.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Laura Ramoso, The Calm Down Tour, comedy,
St George’s, Brodsky Quartet with William Barton, didgeridoo, inc Purcell, Janacek, Stravinsky, tradtional Irish music and Barton, 7.30.
CHEDDON AND WEST MONKTON, Village Hall, The Roses. MOVIOLA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Dolly Show, Parton tribute with Kelly O’Brien, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Wadham School, Film Crew, Sing Sing.
DITCHEAT, Jubilee Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Christian Garrick and the Budapest Cafe Orchestra.
EDINGTON, Somerset, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Phoenix, Salam and Holohan in Team Viking, storytelling, 7pm:  Bear Jams, soul funk and jazz.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, This Flight Tonight, The Songs of Joni Mitchell.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, From Bechet to Bird,  Trevor Whiting and Craig Milverton, clarinet and sax, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, LR Comedy Club with Paul Tonkinson, Jeremy Flynn, Ben Treloar and Tom Glover, 8pm.
ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, RWB Academy, The Choral. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, John Power: Cast, The La’s and Me, Britpop classics, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Ocean. MOVIOLA
THEALE, Village Hall, Mr Punch’s Folk Club, open session, 8pm.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Joe Houston, piano, Debussy, Bartok, Beethoven,  and Sat, 8pm
WESTON SUPER MARE, Front Room, Brave Bold Drama in The Mexico Mission, and Sat, 2pm.

Saturday 18 April
BATH, Forum, Bear Grylls, 2pm.
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School Coade Hall, Hurn Court Opera, La Traviata, 4pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Wiltshire Jazz Academy, workshop with Camilla George, 10am:  John Smith, Gatherings, folk, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, James B Partridge, Primary School Bangers: Lantern, Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa, Paradise Gothic, comedy.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Real Thing, 7.30.
FROME, Memorial Theatre, Andrew Bourns Crooner Revolution.
Cheese and Grain, The Dualers, Jamaican style RnB.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri, The Long Ride Home Tour, 8pm.
NETHERBURY, Village Hall, Nuremberg. MOVIOLA
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Police Dog Hogan, 7.30.
City Hall, Singalona The Greatest Showman, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPON, 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.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Gigspanner Big Band.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Doors – An Evening in Laurel Canyon, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Showaddywaddy.

Sunday 19 April
BRISTOL, Beacon, Blue, 25th anniversary tour: Lantern, Jasper Hoiby’s 3Elements, jazz.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Pam Ayres, Doggedly Onward, 3.30 and Mon 7.30: All My Sons, NT Screening, 7.30.
EXETER, 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.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Let Me Entertain You, Robbie Williams tribute.

Monday 20 April
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.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Ruby Wax – Absolutely Famous .
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, NT Connections, to Sat.
WINCHESTER, Theatre Royal, Hurn Court Opera, La Traviata, 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Paul Smith in Pablo Live, filmed in Dublin.

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.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Shining, 1980 film with Jack Nicholson, 7.30
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Josh Widdicombe, Not My Cup of Tea, comedy.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Conversation with Mike Brown, rugby star, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, The Bodyguard, to Sat.
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.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Ranagri, folk.
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.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Banff Mountain Film Festival, red programme.
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.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Focus, rescheduled date, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Green Border, 7.30.

Thursday 23 April
BATH, Forum, Jim Henson’s Labryinth, in concert with full band, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Sensational 60s Experience with Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch, The Trems, Spencer James, The Fortunes, Vanity Fare.
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.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Banff Mountain Film Festival, blue programme.
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.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal,  Welsh National Opera, Blaze of Glory!
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.
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.
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.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Nurse John, The Short-Staffed Tour, comedy.
St George’s, Zoe Rachman, jazz piano, Rowland Sutherland, flute, jazz, 1pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Damian Hall, ultra-runner, author and climate activist, 7.30.
EXETER, Cathedral, Radiohead Reimagined by Candlelight.
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.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, All My Sons, NT screening, 7.30.
MERE, Lecture Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal,  Welsh National Opera, The Flying Dutchman.
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.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
WATCHET, Community Cinema, The Golden Spurtle. MOVIOLA
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA
WINTERSLOW, Village Hall, The Choral. MOVIOLA

Saturday 25 April
BATH, Forum, Laura Newman, Ark At She, comedy, 7.30.
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, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Ashling Bea, Older than Jesus, comedy.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Comedy Club with Dylan Moran and support.
EXETER, 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
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
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal,  Welsh National Opera, Play Opera Live – Shipwrecked.
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.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Noble Jacks, Americana, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, The Soul and Swing Big Band, 7.30.
TIVERTON, Community Arts Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 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
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.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Out with the Buckleys, comedy.
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.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, An Afternoon of Laurel and Hardy, centenary celebration with Neil Brand (rescheduled from March)  2.30pm

Monday 27 April
BATH, Forum, The Great Big Dance Off, 4pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, An Evening with Aggers, cricketing memories, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Talented Mr Ripley, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15.

Tuesday 28 April
BATH, Forum, Van Morrison, and Wed. SOLD OUT
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.
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.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli,  The Three C’s

Wednesday 29 April
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.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, James Phelan: The Man Who Was Magic, 7.30.
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, Four Mothers. MOVIOLA
PAIGNTON, Palace Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, The Mersey Beatles, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Matilda the Musical, to 17 May.
Mayflower Studio, The Carpenters Story.
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.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th Anniversary Tour.
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.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Milton Musical Society in Funny Girl, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
EXETER, Cathedral, Music of Westlife by Candlelight.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Listening to the Land: Stories, Stewardship and the Making of Gardens, with Hugo Bugg, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, English National Ballet, Body and Soul, to Sat.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Fleetwood Bac, singalong tribute, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Eabhal, music, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, An Evening of Burlesque Cabaret.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Kid Hyena, punk, funk jazz, 8pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands,  BSO KS1 Schools concert.

 

Friday 1 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Emma Rice Co in Malory Towers, to 9 May  (not Sun), various times.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Roland Gift, 40 Years of Songs by Fine Young Canibals.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective with Ben Goldscheider.
DARTMOUTH, The Flavel, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, The Hundred Watt Club, burlesque, comedy, circus and cabaret, 7.30.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Roderick Williams, baritone,  with Christopher Glynn.

Saturday 2 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, All In a Wonderous Night, puppets and storytelling, and Sun 11.30am and 3pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Bare Jams, punk, soul, pop, jazz and rock, 7.30.
SIDMOUTH, Manor Pavilion, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, John Jones of Oysterband, with Ray Cooper and Al Scott, folk rock, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Ninebarrow, Dorset folk duo, 7.30.

Sunday 3 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Aljaz and Janette, Let’s Face the Music and Dance.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Lua Noah, singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Monday 4 May

Tuesday 5 May
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School, Coade Hall, Eugene Onegin, screened from the Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio, Fag Packet in Dyke Systems Ltd, to Sat, 8, Sat mat 3pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, The Last Laugh – Morcambe, Cooper and Monkshouse, to Sat.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Spitfire Birls, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15.

Wednesday 6 May
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Astatine Trio, 1pm: Eugene Onegin from the Metropolitan Opera.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower Studio, Noughts and Crosses, to Sat.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, A Yak in the Classroom, 7.30.

Thursday 7 May
FROME, Memorial Theatre, Frome Music Theatre Co, The Wizard of Oz, to Sat.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Christian Garrick and the Budapest Cafe Orchestra.
LYME REGIS, Marine Theatre, Ha Um Ah Theatre in Making a Killing,
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Darren Walsh: Do You Like Puns?, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.

Friday 8 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Queen of the Night, tribute to Whitney Houston.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Cara Dillon.
HONITON, Beehive, Christian Garrick and the Budapest Cafe Orchestra.
PLYMOUTH, Barbican Theatre, Ha Um Ah Theatre in Making a Killing.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Salberg Studio, Stories in the Dust, 4pm, and Sat 11am and 2pm.

Saturday 9 May
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Caroline Taylor, soprano, Sebastian Issler, piano, Schubert, Rachmaninov, Liszt and Rebecca Clarke, 7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Night Sky Show.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bath Choral Society, Baroque Masterpieces by Purcell and Handel.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, All Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Gaz Brookfield, folk, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Tiny Tim’s Family Adventures, 2.30 and 7.30.

Sunday 10 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, That’ll Be the Day 40th anniversary.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bassekou Kouyate and Amy Sacko.
PENZANCE, Minack Theatre, Ha Um Ah Theatre in Making a Killing, to Fri.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Swing into Spring with the Wells City Band.

Monday 11 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Constant Wife, with Kara Tointon and Sara Crowe, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
FROME, Merlin, Memoire of a Snail, stop motion Australian, Frome Film Club, 8pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Country Roads.
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief, to Sat.

Tuesday 12 May
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Radio Ga Ga.

Wednesday 13 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Jethro Tull – The Curiosity Tour.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Shakespeare’s Othello on screen.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio, In Bed With My Brother in Philosophy of the World, comedy, to Sat, 8pm, Sat mat 3pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Fastlove – George Michael tribute.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Wiltshire Creative Academy students in Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, new version by Frank McGuiness, and Thurs, 7pm.
WOOKEY, nr Wells, Pheasant Inn, Mr Punch’s folk, 8pm.

Thursday 14 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Palace Court Theatre, AUB students in Moonfleet, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
Pavilion, Postmodern Jukebox.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Sky Full of Stars, Coldplay tribute.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Neil Sands, Remember When, 2pm.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Martin Taylor, jazz guitar.

Friday 15 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Radio Ga Ga: Ballroom, Gary Delaney, Gary On Laughing.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Greenwich Piano Trio, 11.30.
DARTMOUTH, The Flavel, Ha Um Ah Theatre in Making a Killing.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Greenwich Piano Trio, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Legend – The Music of Bob Marley.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Plumhall, folk duo, 8pm.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Adrien Brandeis, jazz piano, music from his album Resurgence,  and Sat, 8pm.

Saturday 16 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ben Portsmouth – This is Elvis.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Lucie Jones,|fundraiser for West Wilts Radio.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Greenwich Piano Trio, 7.30.
DAWLISH, Shaftesbury Theatre, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.
EXETER, Cygnet Theatre, Pilot’s Thumb in Touched.
FROME, Memorial Theatre, Susie Dent, Word Perfect.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Thank You for the Music,  ABBA tribute.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Christian Garrick and the Budapest Cafe Orchestra.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Three Daft Monkeys, Celtic and Eastern world folk, 8pm.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Steps in Snow dance showcase.
WOOTON COURTENAY, Village Hall, Pea Bien Theatre in Last Wednesday’s Work Shirt, comedy, 7.30. TA

Sunday 17 May
BOURNEMOUTH, University, Kimmeridge Hall, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, Ensemble Augelletti, BBC New Generation Baroque artists, The Library of a Prussian Princess, music from the personal collection of Anna Amalia, Princess of Prussia 1723-87, inc music by Handel, JS and CPE Bach, Anna Amalia, 3pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Ukraine, Within and Beyond, charitable concert in aid of Ukraine organised by Friends of Oleksandriya, music and cinema, 3pm.

Monday 18 May
FROME, Memorial Theatre, Simon Reeve – To the Ends of the Earth.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, The Unfriend, to Sat.

Tuesday 19 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Single White Female, thriller, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Death on the Nile, to Sat.

Thursday 21 May
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Strictly Come Dancing, The Professionals.
BRISTOL, Old Vic,  The Wardrobe Ensemble in Party Season, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
PLYMOUTH, Barbican, Our Star Theatre in The Invisible Man, comedy thriller based on HG Wells, 7.30.

Friday 22 May
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Camilla George, jazz.
BRUTON, Show of Hands Festival, jazz, electronica and arts, inc Lady Wray, Submotion Orchestra, General Levy and The Groove Family, Steve Knightley, etc, to Sun.
CREWKERNE, Wadham School, Film Crew, members choice film and AGM.
FROME, Memorial Theatre, Walk Right Back – The Everly Brothers story.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, The Lab, Tom Denbeigh, Experiment: Work in Progress.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Good Habits, indie folk, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, Bill Shannon’s Bag of Soul, 7.30.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Wells Comedy Festival.

Saturday 23 May
BATH, Rondo, Christian Garrick and the Budapest Cafe Orchestra.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Noel Brody, It’s About Time.
WIMBORNE, Minster, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, Phibbs, Seven Songs of Nature for Choir and Brass Quintet, 7.30.

Sunday 24 May
SALISBURY, Festival, various venues, to 27 June.
Romeo and Juliet, location to be announced, various dates and times to 7 June.

Monday 25 May

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.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Derren Brown, Only Human Live, to Sat.

Wednesday 27 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Midge Ure – A Man of Two Worlds.
WATCHET, East Key, Vanhulle Dance Theatre in Olive Branch, physical theatre and martial arts, 6pm. TA

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.|
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Brainiac, comedy and science, and Fri, noon and 2.30.
Hippodrome, James Acaster, comedy, to Sat.
FROME, Merlin Theatre, The Full Monty – the play, to Sat.

Friday 29 May
BARNSTAPLE, Queen’s Theatre, Ballet Boyz at 25, Still Pointless, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Alfie Boe: Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, The Detective Dog, and Sat.

Saturday 30 May
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Unicorn Live, 1 qnd 4pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Cara Dillon, with Sam Lakeman and band, folk, 8pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, London Festival Opera, singers and orchestra, Opera at the Movies, 7.30.

Sunday 31 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ballet Boyz at 25, Still Pointless, 7.30.
PENZANCE, Penlee Park, Steve Knightley.

Tuesday 2 June
BATH, Theatre Royal, I’m Sorry, Prime Minister, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Kraftwerk, Multimedia Tour.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Matilda, the Musical, to 27 June.

Friday 5 June
CREDITON, Arts Centre, Sarah McQuaid, singer songwriter.
GLASTONBURY, Abbey, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, 7pm.

Saturday 6 June
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Awards Concert for Music at Beaulieu, 7pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, John McCusker Trio, folk, 8pm.

Sunday 7 June
SWINDON, Wyvern Theatre, The Irish House Party, traditional songs, music and dance from Dublin.

Monday 8 June
SHERBORNE, Studio Theatre, Our Country’s Good, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.3o.

Tuesday 9 June
BATH, Theatre Royal, Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Little Theatre Club Jameson Road, Bracken Moor, a ghost story, to Sat.

Wednesday 10 June
FROME, Merlin, Four Mothers, Ireland, Frome Film Club, 8pm.
WOOKEY, nr Wells, Pheasant Inn, Mr Punch’s folk, 8pm.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, On Falling, 7.30.

Friday 12 June
BATH, American Museum, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, 7pm.
EXETER, Cygnet Theatre, Corinne Harragin, Troubled Waters, legends and myths.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Katie Spencer, folk jazz guitar, 8pm.
WESTWARD HO!, Holy Trinity Church, Sarah McQuaid, singer songwriter.

Saturday 13 June
SALISBURY, City Hall, The Irish House Party, traditional songs, music and dance from Dublin.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Mike Farley in Good King Hal – A comedy featuring Henry VIII, 7.30.
WIMBORNE MINSTER, Folk Festival,  inc Steve Knightley, and Sun.

Monday 15 June
SWINDON, Wyvern Theatre, Ballet Boyz at 25, Still Pointless, 7.30.

Tuesday 16 June
BATH, Theatre Royal, Noel Coward’s The Marquise, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
SALISBURY, Festival, Playhouse, Jonathan Freedland with Matthew Stadlen. 7.45.

Wednesday 17 June
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Sparks.
SALISBURY, Festival, St Thomas;s Church, Continuum: Shakespeare in Song, 7.30.
Festival, Playhouse, Fergal Keane, 7.45.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Irish House Party, traditional songs, music and dance from Dublin.
Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Holy Cow,  and AGM, 7.30.

Thursday 18 June
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, UB40.

Friday 19 June
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
EXETER, Cygnet Theatre, South Devon Players in Scarlet Pimpernel.
PARRACOMBE, Village Hall, Sarah McQuaid, singer songwriter.
SALISBURY, Festival, Playhouse, Be a Lady, The Life and Wit of Jane Austen, with Rachel Parris, 7.30.
Festival, Arts Centre, Sh!t Theatre in Or What’s Left of Us, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Gnoss, traditional Scottish folk, 8pm.
WORTH MATRAVERS, Square and Compass, Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.

Saturday 20 June
ABBOTSBURY, Abbey House, Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.
MARNHULL, St Gregory’s, Music at St Greg’s, The Great Hymnathon, and Sunday, organists from St Gregory’s and guests will play all 829 hymns in the Ancient and Modern hymn book.
SALISBURY, Festival, Playhouse, Family Fiesta, 11am to 3pm: T’Pau, Be Wonderful, 7.30.
Festival, Arts Centre, Little Bulb in Listen Dance, 8pm.

Sunday 21 June

Monday 22 June
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Ballet Boyz at 25, Still Pointless, and Tues, 7.30.

Tuesday 23 June
SALISBURY, Festival, Playhouse, London City Ballet in Rebirth, 7.30: Salberg Studio, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, 7.45.

Wednesday 24 June
FROME, Merlin, The Playboy of the Western World, NT Screening, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Festival, Playhouse, Yolanda Brown: The Bob Marley Songbook, 7.30.

Thursday 25 June
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School, Coade Hall, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, with Lesley Manville and Aiden Turner, NT Screening, 7pm.
EXETER, Powderham Castle, Live at Powderham with Teddy Swims and Freak Freely, with special guests.
FROME, Merlin, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, with Lesley Manville and Aiden Turner, NT Screening, 7pm.
SALISBURY, Festival, Cathedral, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, cond Wigglesworth, Jennifer Pike, violin, Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams, Beethoven, 7.30.

Friday 26 June
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Shiry Rashkovsky, viola, Lana Suran, piano, 11.30.
EXETER, Powderham Castle, Live at Powderham with Alanis Morissette.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Shiry Rashkovsky, viola, Lana Suran, piano, 7.30.
SALISBURY, Festival, Playhouse, Alfie Moore: Acopalypse Now, the antidote to fake news, 7.30.
Festival, Cathedral Rack Close, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, and Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2pm.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Mike Denham, Ida Pelliccioli, piano, Rameau, Albeniz and Debussy,  and Sat, 8pm.

Saturday 27 June
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Shiry Rashkovsky, viola, Lana Suran, piano, 7.30.
EXETER, Powderham Castle, Live at Powderham with Lewis Capaldi, and Sun.
SALISBURY, Festival, Playhouse, The Spooky Men’s Chorale, 7.30: Salberg Studio, Graham Gooch, 2pm: P Burton Morgan, Running Commentary, poetry, 7.45.
Festival, SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Sheelanagig, folk, 8pm.

Tuesday 30 June
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Amber Davies in Legally Blonde, to Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Ballet Boyz at 25, Still Pointless, 7.30.

Thursday 2 July
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, The Secret Garden, to 26 July, various times.
BRADFORD ABBAS, Mill Farm, Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.
TORQUAY, Fougou Music, Sarah McQuaid, singer songwriter.

Friday 3 July
BALTONSBOROUGH, Village Hall Field, Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Sarah Yeo, The Music of Joan Baez, 8pm.

Saturday 4 July
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Opera Evening with four members of Glyndebourne Opera and pianist, 7pm.
STOURPAINE, Village Hall Field,  Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.

Sunday 5 July
PLAITFORD, New Forest Folk Festival, inc Steve Knightley.

Monday 6 July
BATH, Theatre Royal, Fawlty Towers, the play, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Jersey Boys, The Musical, to Sat.
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road,  Noel Coward’s Hands Across the Sea and Still Life, to Sat.
Playhouse, Musical Theatre Salisbury in Jekyll and Hyde, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.15.

Wednesday 8 July
FROME, Merlin, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, Thailand, Frome Film Club, 8pm.

Friday 10 July
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Ceruleo, period vocal and musical ensemble, 11.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Ceruleo, period vocal and musical ensemble, 7.30.

Saturday 11 July
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Ceruleo, period vocal and musical ensemble, 7.30.

Monday 13 July
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, The Rocky Horror Show, with Jason Donovan, to Sat.

Tuesday 14 July
BATH, Theatre Royal, Peter Shaffer’s Equus, dir Lindsay Posner, to 25 July, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30 (not Sunday or Monday).
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Our Man in Havana, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thur/Sat mats,

Thursday 16 July
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Living Spit in Too Many Greek Myths, and Fri 7.30, Fri mat 2.15.
WIMBORNE, Kingston Lacy, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, and Fri, 7pm.

Friday 17 July
EXETER, Powderham Castle, Comedy at the Castle with Paul Smith, Al Murray, Joanne McNally, Hal Cruttenden, Scott Bennett, Angela Barnes and more, to Sun.

Saturday 18 July
BEAULIEU, Abbey, The King’s Men, from the Middle Ages to current chart hits, 7pm.
FEOCK, nr Truro, Trelissick Garden, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, 4.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Groove Junction, 7pm.

Sunday 19 July
WELLS, Bishop’s Palace,  The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, 6.30.

Monday 20 July
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Home, I’m Darling, to Sat.

Tuesday 21 July
BLANDFORD, Bryanston School, Coade Hall,  Dorset Opera Festival, to Sat.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Miss Saigon, to 1 Aug.
EXETER, Killerton House, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, 7pm.

Wednesday 22 July
TOTNES, Dartington Hall, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, 7pm.

Friday 24 July
BATH, Dyrham Park, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, and Sat, 6.30pm.
STOGURSEY, Fairfield House, Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.

Saturday 25 July
CHILD OKEFORD, Queen Elizabeth II Playing Field, Rude Mechanicals in The Wife, 7.30.

Friday 31 July
SIDMOUTH, Folk Festival, incl Steve Knightley, Kate Rusby, Blowzabella, Spooky Men’s Chorale, Gigspanner Big Band, Kathryn Tickell and The Darkening, etc.

Tuesday 4 August
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Waitress – The Musical, 10th anniversary tour, to Sat.

Thursday 6 August
WINGFIELD, Church Farm, If Opera, Carmen, and 8/12/15 Aug.

Friday 7 August
WINGFIELD, Church Farm, If Opera, Vache Baroque Band, A Toast to the Tavern.Tuesday 11 August
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, to 22 Aug, 7.30, (not Sun/Mon), Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, The Bodyguard, the musical, to Sat.
WINGFIELD, Church Farm, If Opera, Opera della Luna in Oscar Straus’s The Chocolate Soldier, and 13/14 Aug.

Tuesday 11 August
SALISBURY, The Wardrobe, Rifles Museum, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, 3pm.

Thursday 13 August
CORFE CASTLE, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, 7pm.
MAWGANPORTH, Cornwall, Bedruthen Hotel, Quantum Theatre in Treasure Island.

Friday 14 August
DORCHESTER, Maumbury Rings, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.
PENZANCE, Penlee Park Open Air Theatre, Quantum Theatre in Treasure Island.

Saturday 15 August
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Summer Jazz with the Sarah Bolter Quintet, 7pm.

Sunday 16 August
WINGFIELD, Church Farm, If Opera, Picnic Prom.

Tuesday 18 August
BEDMINSTER, Windmill Hill City Farm, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, 3.30.

Friday 21 August
BEDMINSTER, Windmill Hill City Farm, Quantum Theatre in Treasure Island, 3.30.

Saturday 22 August
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.

Sunday 23 August
MARNHULL, St Gregory’s, Music at St Greg’s, Flute and Piano concert with  Su Dutch and Louise Cousins, and guests, 3pm.

Tuesday 18 August
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Annie – the Musical, to Sat.

Thursday 20 August
HIGHCLIFFE, Castle, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny,

Friday 21 August
BREAMORE, House, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Othello, 7pm.

Tuesday 25 August,|
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, BLOC in We Will Rock You, to Sat.

Wednesday 26 August
BATH, Theatre Royal,  Noel Coward’s Present Laughter, with Tracy-Ann Oberman as Gerry Essendine, to 5 Sept.
FALMOUTH, Trebah Garden, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, 5pm.

Thursday 27 August
BLACKWATER, The Cornish Craft Barn, Quantum Theatre in  The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.
WADEBRIDGE, Cornwall Folk Festival, inc Steve Knightley and the Winter Yards, True Foxes, Flats and Sharps, etc, to Mon.

Tuesday 1 September
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man, to Sat.

Friday 4 September
TINCLETON, Gallery, Phillip Clouts, piano, Ron Phelan, bass, Django Reinhardt, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk, and Sat, 8pm.

Sunday 6 September
MARNHULL, St Gregory’s, Music at St Greg’s, Holst’s Planets Suite, transcribed and played by organist Sam Hanson, 3pm.

Tuesday 8 September
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Mean Girls, the Musical, to Sat.

Friday 11 September
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Haunting of Hill House, to 3 Oct.

Saturday 12 September
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Ellen Baumring-Gledhill, cello, with Dafydd Chapman, piano, Debussy and Poulenc, 7pm.

Monday 14 September
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre,  Steel Magnolias, to Sat.

Tuesday 15 September
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Kevin Bridges, Here If You Need Me, comedy, to Sat.

Friday 18 September
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Sophie Rosa, violin, Ian Buckle, piano, 11.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Sophie Rosa, violin, Ian Buckle, piano, 7.30.

Saturday 19 September
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Sophie Rosa, violin, Ian Buckle, piano, 7.30.

Thursday 1 October
DEVON, Two Moors Festival, to 11 Oct.

Saturday 3 October
BEAULIEU, Abbey, The Magic of Mozart, Emme Hensel, flute, Nova Foresta Philharmonic, Mozart, Mendelssohn, 7pm.

Sunday 4 October
MARNHULL, St Gregory’s, Music at St Greg’s, Wonders of Wood and Wire, Jon Pickard, harp guitar, 3pm.

Thursday 8 October
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Back to the Future – the Musical, to 21 Nov.

Friday 16 October
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Oliver Wass, harp, Gabriela Opacka, violin, 11.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Oliver Wass, harp, Gabriela Opacka, violin, 7.30.
TINCLETON, Gallery, Alberto Dalgo, pianist from Milan, Northern Landscapes, Schumann, Liszt, Grieg and Chopin, and Sat, 8pm.

Saturday 17 October
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Oliver Wass, harp, Gabriela Opacka, violin, 7.30.
SALISBURY, City Hall, Banff Mountain Film Festival, red programme.

Friday 23 October
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.|

Friday 6 November
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano, 11.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano, 7.30.

Saturday 7 November
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Fenella Humphreys, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, Cara Berridge, cello, Sam Armstrong, piano, 7.30.

Tuesday  10 November
BATH, Theatre Royal, David Suchet in Murder in the Cathedral, to 21 Nov.

Friday 13 November
BATH, various venues, Mozartfest, to 21 Nov.

Saturday 14 Novemer
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Emma Johnson, clarinet,  7pm.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.

Monday 16 November
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Much Ado About Nothing, to Sat.

Wednesday 18 November
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Banff Mountain Film Festival, blue programme.

Friday 20 November
TINCLETON, Gallery, John Law, jazz piano, 8pm.

Saturday 21 November
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Honk!, to 3 Jan.
TINCLETON, Gallery, John Law and Ant Law, jazz pianos, The Laws of  (E)motion, 8pm.

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.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, CATS, to Sat.

Saturday 28 November
SALISBURY, Playhouse, Beauty and the Beast, to 10 January 2027, various dates and times.

Saturday 5 December
BEAULIEU, Abbey,  Festive Joy, Peter Roper-Curzon and friends, piano works and festiva delights, 4pm.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Sleeping Beauty, to 3 Jan 2027.

Thursday 10 December
BATH, Theatre Royal, Beauty and the Beast, to 10 Jan 2027

Friday 11 December
TINCLETON, Gallery, Duncan Honeybourne, piano, Exploring British Musical History,  and Sat, 8pm.

Friday 18 December
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ballroom, LoL Comedy Club, 8pm.

 

 

2027

Thursday 4 February 2027
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Blackbird, with John Simm, to 6 March, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.

Thursday 14 October
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Alan Carr, Have I Said Too Much?, comedy, to Sat.