Tuesday 1 April
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, NOW That’s What I Call a Musical, to Sat.
Beacon, Skunk Anansie: Lantern, The Delines.
St George’s, Mystery Ensemble, The Music of The Lord of the Rings, 7pm.
Louisiana, Better Joy.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Easter Showdown, showcase, to Thurs.
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, Village Hall, Small Things Like These. MOVIOLA
LYME REGIS, Marine, Paul Young, 8pm. SOLD OUT
POOLE, Lighthouse, Cinema, Turandot, from the Royal Opera, and Sat, 7.15.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, BIG, film, 2pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, film, and Wed, 7.30: Turandot, from the Royal Opera House, 7.15.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Turandot, from the Royal Opera, 7.15.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Picnic at Hanging Rock, 1975 film: Hans Zimmer and Friends: Diamond in the Desert.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, film, and Thurs.
YETMINSTER, Jubilee Hall, Gladiator II. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 2 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Picasso: Le Monstre Sacre, with Peter Tate, to Sat, 7.30.
Forum, Ukranian Opera and Ballet Theatre Kyiv in La Boheme, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Njioma Chinyere Grevious, violin, Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Prokofiev, Perivolaris (new work), 1pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Furies, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Deacon Blue: Lantern, FolkLaw.
St George’s, Clearwater Credence Revival, tribute.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent, Billy Elliot – the Musical, 20th anniversary recorded in West End, 7.30pm.
CHURCHINFORD, Village Hall, Small Things Like These. MOVIOLA
CODFORD, Woolstore Theatre, Conclave. MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Ad Hoc Theatre in Present Laughter, to Sat, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Dorchester Piano Quartet, Faure, Mozart, 11.30am. FREE
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Heliconia Duo, Catriona Bourne, flute, Julia Seibert, guitar, 1pm: BSO, Romantic Rhapsody, cond Kerem Hasan, Alexei Volodin, piano, Richard Strauss, Rachmaninov, Beethoven, 7.30: Antiques and a Little Bit of Nonsense, with three experts, 7.30: Cinema, Conclave, 12.30 and 9 April 7.30: Dr Strangelove with Steve Coogan recorded in West End, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, We Live in Time, film, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Anora, film, 7.45.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, National Theatre Connections, Brewhouse Youth Theatre in Gary McNair’s No Regrets, 7.30.
VERWOOD, The Fireside Theatre, two one-act plays, The Rocco by Falkland Cary and Dark Brown by Philip Johnson, phone 01202 976532 for details. 7pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Copa 71, documentary about 1971 Woman’s Football World Cup, 7.30.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Harry Hill, New Bits and Greatest Hits. 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, A Festival of Song, local choirs, 7pm.
Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Conversations with My Gardener.

Thursday 3 April
BATH, Forum, Ukranian Opera and Ballet Theatre Kyiv in Madama Butterfly, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Seven Drunken Nights, The story of the Dubliners.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Powell and Pressburger’s 1945 film I Know Where I’m Going, 11am: A Crack in the Mountain, documentary film from Vietnam, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, 2pm, and 16 April 7.30: Steve Coogan in Dr Strangelove, from the West End, 7pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Holysseus Fly, Nat Oaks, Waldo’s Gift, experimental music.
St George’s, Ceruleo, two sopranos and continuo, The Music of Restoration England and 17th Century Italy, 1pm: Park Jiha, folk music played on ancient Korean instruments, 8pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, James Beattie and James Le Tissier, football stories.
DORCHESTER, St Mary’s Church, The Bridge, Cuban guitar duo, 7.30.
FROME, Merlin, Frome Drama Club in Gaslight, to Sat, 7.30.
HONITON, Beehive, Turandot from the Royal Opera, 7pm.|
LAMYATT, Village Hall, Suntou and Mamudou Susso, Music of the Kora, 7pm. TA
LYME REGIS, Marine, Rob Auton, The Eyes Open and Shut Show, comedy, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Ben Fogle, illustrated talk, 7.30: Pip Hare, round the world yachtswoman, 7.30: The Alice Project, gig theatre retelling of Alice in Wonderland, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Fleetwood Bac, tribute, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham, Celtic folk, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Henry Lowther, trumpet, Jenny Bliss, ancient music specialist, with Ben Hazleton, bowed bass and tabla, and William Kraemer, psychedelic soundscapes, 7.30: The Last Showgirl, film, and Wed 9th.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Steve Coogan in Dr Strangelove, filmed in the West End.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Sir Geoff Hurst, football stories, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, One Night in Dublin.
College Bay Theatre, Music Technology students DJ night, 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, James Wilton Dance in Bach Re-imagined, 7.30.

Friday 4 April
BLANDFORD, Parish Church, Quimantu, Anglo-Chilean band, and Dorset based Palida Choir, 7.30. AR
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Okan by Maya and Toussaint.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Melvyn Tan, piano, Ravel, Beethoven, Chopin, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Marketeers Carnival Club, A Night at the Proms, with local performers, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, The Alice Project, gig theatre reimagining of Alice in Wonderland, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Becoming Led Zeppelin, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Paul Chowdhry, comedy: Lantern, Twin City: Weston Stage, Lilo, folk duo.
St George’s, Academy of Ancient Music, Bojan Cicic, violin, Bach Violin Concertos, 7pm.
BUCKFASTLEIGH, Moor Imagination Centre, Alethia Antonia, choreographer and dancer, Inscribed in “Me”, contemporary dance, 7.30. ViA
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Fureys.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Posting Letters to the Moon, letters of Celia Johnson and Peter Fleming, with Lucy Fleming and Simon Williams, 7.30.
EAST STOUR, Village Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
EXETER,  University Great Hall, Ellie Taylor, Palavering, comedy.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Wham! Duran, tributes.
HIGHCLIFFE, Community Centre,  The Critic. MOVIOLA
HOLFORD, Village Hall, Suntou and Mamudou Susso, Music of the Kora, 7.30pm. TA
HONITON, Beehive, Captain America: Brave New World, film, 2pm.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Denny Illett, singer and guitarist, Unforgettable, tribute to Nat King Cole, 7.30.
LYME REGIS,Marine, The Dub Pistols, 8pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Scaramouche Theatre in Take Away the Lady, and Sat.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Sir Geoff Hurst, Last Man Standing, football stories, 7.45: Cinema, The Brutalist, and Tues, 11am.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Oh My Goodness, film, 7.45.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Sonic the Hedgehog, film, 11.30, and 10 April 1.30: A Real Pain, film, and 10 April, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, And Finally … Phil Collins, tribute, 7.30.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Trio Paradis, Spring Song, Fruhling, Gurney, Bridge etc, 4pm.
WESTBURY SUB MENDIP, Village Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Totally Blondie, tribute.
WINTERSLOW, Village Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
YEOVIL, Westlands, Dreamcoat Stars, 7.30.

Saturday 5 April
BATH, Forum, Money for Nothing, Dire Straits tribute.
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Music at Beaulieu, Music for Lent, 7pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, The Carpenters Experience.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Ed Patrick, The Secret Life of a Sleepless Anaesthetist, comedy, 8pm.
Electric Palace, The Nashville Sounds Experience, 8pm.
Lyric Theatre, The Paper Cinema in Rock Charmer and Night Flyer, drawing, puppetry and acoustic and electronic sound,.7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, London Symphony Orchestra, cond Noseda, Nicola Benedetti, violin, Shostakovich and MacMillan, 7pm.
St George’s, Beth Rowley, singer songwriter, 2pm: Bristol Phoenix Choir, Bach St John Passion, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Priory, BSO, Musical Gems, BSO Benevolent Fund concert, dir Amyn Merchant, BSO members, inc Monteverdi, Dowland, Holst, Bax, Beach, etc, 7.30.
Regent Centre, Big Pants Party.
CROSCOMBE, Village Hall, Solene Weinachter, After All, dance, comedy and storytelling, 7.30. TA
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Thank You for the Music, ABBA tribute.
FAWLEY, Village Hall, Gladiator II. MOVIOLA
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Beat, featuring Ranking Jnr.
Tree House, Billy Mahonie.
HONITON, Beehive, A Complete Unkown, film, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine, Steve Coogan in Dr Strangelove, recorded in the West End, 7.30.
NORTH CURRY, Parish Church, Suntou and Mamudou Susso, Music of the Kora, 7.30pm. TA
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Roy Orbison Story with Barry Steele, 7.30:  Lindisfarne, 7.45: Andrew Bird, A Ticklish Mind, comedy, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Zoe Lyons – Werewolf, comedy, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Satu: Year of the Rabbit, film, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Southampton Concert Orchestra, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov, 7.30.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Roving Crows, A Chance to Dance event.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, Exchange, Everlys and friends, with The Temple Brothers.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Oompah in the Showbar with the Bierfass Band, 8pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers 30th anniversary, 7.30.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Princess Live, pop party, 1pm and 4pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion,  The Amazing Bubble Man.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Thank ABBA for the Music, 7.30.

Sunday 6 April
BOURNEMOUTH, University, Kimmeridge House, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society 80th anniversary year, Ashley Wass, piano, Liszt, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Satie, Faure, Mompou, Debussy, Franck, 3pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Little Bulb Theatre in Four Seasons, puppetry and music, 11am.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Steve Coogan in Dr Strangelove, filmed in the West End, 2pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Turandot from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Jenny Eclair, Jokes, Jokes, Jokes Live!, comedy, 7.30.
St George’s, The Rock Choir Live, 1.30 and 7pm.
Tobacco Factory, Andy Zaltzman in The Zaltgeist, comedy and satire, Mon, 7.30.
Beacon, Olly Alexander, Up Close and Polari: Lantern, North Somerset Philharmonia, cond Ben England, Mozart and Beethoven, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Amazing Bubble Man, 11.30am and 2pm.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Jasper Carrott and Strictly ABBA, to Tues.
FROME, Merlin, Turandot from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Six- The Musical, recorded in the West End, 2 and 6pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Easter family pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, 2pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Ministry of Science, 2pm.

Monday 7 April
BEAMINSTER, Public Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Spring Revue.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, Get Lost & Found in Mischief and Mystery in Moomin Valley, 1 and 3pm, and Tues/Wed 10.30am and 1.30pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent, Hans Zimmer and Friends, Diamond in the Desert, recorded in Dubai, 1pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Wondergigs in Under the Sea, 10 and 11.30am.
HAWKCHURCH, Village Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, NT Connections, to Wed, 6pm.
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, Be My Baby, to Sat, 7.30,  Sat mat 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Black Bag, film, 11am: Mickey 17, film, 7.3o.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Steve Coogan in Dr Strangelove, filmed in the West End, 7.30, and Tues 2pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Conclave, film, and Tues, and 28/29 April, various times.

Tuesday 8 April
BATH, Forum, Bath Phil, cond Jason Thornton, Benjamin Grosvenor, piano, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams, Barber.
BOURNEMOUTH, Little Theatre Club, Jameson Road, The Importance of Being Earnest, to Sat.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, SIX – the Musical, from the West End, 7pm.
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, to 26 April.
Old Vic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, to Sat, 11am and 2pm: Weston Studio, Sh!t Theatre in Or What’s Left of Us, to 19 April, 7.30.
St George’s, Eliades Ochoa, Cuban guitarist and singer/songwriter from the Buena Vista Social Club, 8pm.
Beacon, Vikingur Olafsson, piano, Beethoven, Schubert, Bach, 7.30: Lantern, Heather Nova, rock and pop.
Wardrobe Theatre, Closer Each Day – The Improvised Soap Opera, and every other Monday, 7.30pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Wild Robot, film, 11.am.
HONITON, Beehive, The Ultimate Bubble Show, 11am: Six – The Musical, recorded in the West End, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine, Six – The Musical, recorded in the West End, 7.30pm.
NORTON SUB HAMDON, Village Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, There’s a Monster in Your Show, to Thurs, various day times: Cinema, Six – The Musical on screen, and 11,15,19 April, various times.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, The Help, film, 2pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin, Cordelia Williams, piano, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Schubert, Mendelssohn, 7.30.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Glastonbury and Street Musical Comedy Society, Shrek – The Musical, to Sat 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30: Six – The Musical, recorded in the West End, 7.45.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Lucy Brazier, writer, 2.30: Six – The Musical, filmed in London, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Zoe Lyons – Werewolf, comedy, 7.30.
WINSFORD, Village Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA

Wednesday 9 April
BATH, Forum, Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez in Speakeasy, dance.
BRANSGORE, Village Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, A Complete Unknown, film, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, Living Spit in There’s Something About Typhoid Mary, to Sat, 7.30.
Beacon, Ocean Colour Scene.
St George’s, Craig Revel Horwood, An evening of big songs, tall tales and glamour, 7.30.
CHARLTON MARSHALL, Village Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Substance, film, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Stories in the Dust, eco-fable for children, 2pm.
Thomas Hardye School Theatre, Paul Young, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, The Amazing Bubble Man.
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Gang Show 2025, to Sat.
FONTMELL MAGNA, Springhead, Constellation Apprentices course and concert, to 13 April.
FROME, Merlin, Frome Film Club, Robot Dreams, animated film,  8pm.
Tree House, Buena Bristol Social Club, Cuban music.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Mike Dawes.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Birmingham Royal Ballet in David Bintley’s Cinderella, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, Orchestral Pictures, cond Alexandre Bloch, Lise Berthaud, viola, Debussy, Berlioz, Mussorgsky arr Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Wolk Transfer in The Pianist, new musical adaptation of Wladyslaw Szpilman’s memoir, to Sat.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Comedy Club, 7.30pm.
TAUNTON, Tacchi-Morris, Taunton Scout and Guide Gang Show, to Sat.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion,  WOW in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to Sat.

Thursday 10 April
BATH, Forum, Sounds of the Sixties, hosted by Tony Blackburn.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Milkshake! Live.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, Sylvester Stallone in First Blood, 1983, 7.30.
Electric Palace, Rich Hall, Chin Music, comedy and music, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and friends, comedy and improv, 8pm.
Beacon, Mike and the Mechanics.
St George’s, Trio Archai, Grime and Schubert, 1pm: Caolfhionn Rose, Irish jazz and folk singer, 8pm.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Comedy Club with Geoff Norcott.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Die Walkure, Wagner from the Royal Opera House, 7pm.
DONHEAD ST MARY, Village Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
EXETER, University Great Hall, BSO, Orchestral Pictures, cond Alexandre Bloch, Lise Berthaud, viola, Debussy, Berlioz, Mussorgsky arr Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition, 7.30.
Northcott Theatre, Pirates Love Underpants, to Sat.
FROME, Tree House, Hannah Grace, soul, jazz and folk.
LYME REGIS, Marine, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, film, 7.15.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, FA Comedy Club.
PEWSEY, Bouverie Hall, Gladiator II. MOVIOLA
POOLE, Lighthouse, TBC Productions in In Other Words, 8pm: Cinema, Wonka, 11am.
SALISBURY, Playhouse, The Da Vinci Code, to 3 May, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.15.
SHEPTON MONTAGUE, Village Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
STREET, Strode Theatre, Dog Man, film, 2.45 and Wed 16th 12.30pm: I’m Still Here, film, 7.45.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Litchfield Garrick Theatre in Michael Morpurgo’s Farm Boy, (sequel to War Horse), and Fri, 1 and 4pm.
TRENT, Village Hall, Small Things Like These. MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Francis Rossi’s Songs from the Status Quo songbook.

Friday 11 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Tending, play about NHS nurses, and Sat, 7.30: The Egg, TRBTS in The Periodicals, and Sat,
Forum, Henning Wehn in Acid Wehn, comedy.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Sweet and Sour, Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo tribute.
BRADFORD ON AVON, St Laurence School, Trinity Hall, Can’t Keep It In, The songs of Cat Stevens, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, A Night to Remember – Motown show.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, The Mikeleiz-Zucchi Duo, saxophone and accordion, traditional works and modern repertoire, 11.30am.
Electric Palace, The Brutalist, film, and 17 April, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Mo Gilligan, In the Moment, comedy: Lantern, Francois and the Atlas Mountains, indie pop.
CHARD, Guildhall, Small Things Like These. MOVIOLA
CHEDDON AND WEST MONKTON, Village Hall, Gladiator II. MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Honey and the Bear, folk roots, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Mike Denham, Ain’t Misbehavin?, reflections on Fats Waller, 11.30am: Ridiculusmus in Alas! Poor Yorrick, 7.30.
EDINGTON, Somerset, Village Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
FROME, Merlin, Tri.Art Dance and Performing Arts Academy in Fairytale and Fantasy, and Sat, 2 and 6pm.
Cheese and Grain, David Rodigan and Mungo’s HiFi featuring Eva Lazarus.
Tree House, Earthtone9, nu-metal.
Memorial Theatre, Katy Hurt, Americana, 7.30.
HANGING LANGFORD, Village Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
HONITON, Beehive, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, film, 2 and 7.30pm.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, The Mikeleiz-Zucchi Duo, saxophone and accordion, traditional works and modern repertoire, 7.30pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine, Ed Solo, DJ Night, 8pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, The Hundred Watt Club.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Eras Experience –Taylor Swift tribute with Xenna, 7pm: Michael starring Ben, 7.30: Studio Jazz with Jim Mullen Organ Trio, 7.45: Cinema, Snow White, (2025)  to 26 April, various times.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Small Things Like These, film, 8pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Small Things Like These, Petherton Picture Show.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Conclave, film, 7.45.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Dog Man, film, 11.30 and 19 April 1.30: Four Mothers, film, 7.30, and  22 April, 9.30pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Legends of Motown.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, And Finally … Phil Collins.
WOOTTON BASSET, RWB Academy, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
YEOVIL, Westlands, Radio GaGa, Queen tribute, 7.30.

Saturday 12 April
BATH, Forum, Sweet and Sour, Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo tribute.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Nikita Kuzmin: Midnight Dancer.
BOWER HINTON, Chapel, Hartwin Dhoore and Ross Grant, acoustic folk, 7.30. TA
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, West of England Youth Orchestra, cond Tim Redmond, Alexandra Dariescu, piano, Concerto, 3pm and 6pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Francis Rossi’s Songs from the Status Quo songbook.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Top Secret – The Magic of Science, 2.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, The Bristol Ensemble, The Fitzhardinge Consort and Miltos Yerolemou, actor, The Secret Life of Vivaldi, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, James Rowland, Piece of Work, storytelling, 7.30.
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, The Mikeleiz-Zucchi Duo, saxophone and accordion, traditional works and modern repertoire, 7.30pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Carry On Cleo, 1964 film, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Dave Pearce, dance anthems.
Tree House, Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun, acoustic punk.
HONITON, Beehive, On a Role Theatre in The Secret Life of Enid Blyton, with Liz Grand, solo show, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine, Buena Bristol Social Club, Cuban music, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Lou Sanders, comedy, 8pm: Coastal Comedy with Rob Deering, Ben van der Velde and James Dowdeswell: Cinem, Andrew Rieu’s 75th birthday celebration, and 23 April, 7pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Catrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain, harp and fiddle.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Andre Rieu’s 75th birthday celebration: The Dream Continues, film, 3pm: Twiggy, documentary, 7.45.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, Exchange, The Devout, Depeche Mode tribute.
SWANAGE, Mowlem,  Soundcellar and Swanage Jazz Festival, Nicolas Meier and the Alex Hutton Duo, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Woman Like Me: The Little Mix Show, 3pm: Jack and Jordan, Cosmic Twegheads, comedy, 7.45.
TRENT, Village Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Country Superstars.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Manfreds with Paul Jones and Tom McGuiness, 7.30.

Sunday 13 April
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds: The Spirit of Man, and Mon.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Turandot, from the Royal Opera House, 2pm.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, The People’s Theatre in A Big Egg, 2.30pm.
BRIDPORT, Electric Palace, Andre Rieu’s 75th birthday celebration, The Dream Continues, 2pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Jamali Maddix, Aston, comedy, 7.30.
St George’s, Laura Tanner, presenter, and MiniBeats in Super Strings, 10.30am and 12.30pm: David Cross, American comedian and actor, 7pm.
Beacon, Lantern, Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty, jazz.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Paul Mayhew Archer, The Incurable Optimist, comedy, 2.30.
FROME, Merlin, Top Secret – The Magic of Science, 2pm.
Cheese and Grain, Comedy Club with Seann Walsh.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Women in Rock, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Mufasa: The Lion King, film; Captain America:Brave New World, film: Andre Rieu’s 75th birthday celebration, The Dream Continues.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Andre Rieu’s 75th birthday celebration, The Dream Continues, 3pm.
WOOKEY HOLE, Village Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Johnny Cash Roadshow, 20th anniversary tour, 7.30.

Monday 14 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, Pride and Prejudice* (sort of),   to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30: Ustinov Studio, Fresh Ink in Cabin Fever, and Tues, 7.30.
Forum, Andy and the Odd Socks.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, The Koala Who Could, new show for children, to Sat, 11am and 2pm.
St George’s, John Lodge of the Moody Blues, 7.45.
CHILTHORNE DOMER, Village Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Rock the Tots, Transport, 11am and 1.45pm.
ODCOMBE, Village Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
SHREWTON, Village Hall, Small Things Like These. MOVIOLA
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Titanic – the Musical, film, 6.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, The Ultimate Bubble Show, 2.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Vermiglio, film, 11am: The Last Showgirl, film, 7.30
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Wizard of Oz, Easter pantomime.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Mr Burton, film, to Thurs, 7.30, Thurs mat 2.30.

Tuesday 15 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, TRBTS in Space Oddity, and Wed.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Andy and the Odd Socks.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, Will Pickvance, piano, Do Not Play This Piano, storytelling, music and comedy, 1 and 4.15, Wed/Thurs 11.30am and 3pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Bird, film, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, English Touring Opera in Bellini’s The Capulets and the Montagues, and Thurs.
FROME, Merlin, Steve Coogan in Dr Strangelove, recorded in the West End, 7pm.
HONITON, Beehive, Theatrix Arts in The Sand Dragon, puppetry, songs and music, 3pm.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Dear Evan Hanson, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Little Seeds Music in Tales from the Lighthouse – A Musical Voyage, 11am and 2pm.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Cool Running, film, 2pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Posting Letters to the Moon, with Lucy Fleming and Simon Williams, letters of Celia Johnson and Peter Fleming, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Tim Rice – My Life in Musicals. I know Him So Well, 7.30.

Wednesday 16 April
BATH, Forum, The Bootleg Beatles.
BRISTOL, St George’s,  Joan as Policewoman, 7pm: Laura Jurd, trumpet, and the Adam Stokes Trio, jazz, 7.30.
CALNE, Village Hall, Gladiator II. MOVIOLA
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Patrick Hemmerle, classical piano, 1pm.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Norwich Puppet Theatre in Puffling Percy, puppets , 2.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, English Touring Opera in What Dreams May Come.
MOTCOMBE, Village Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Tom McConville.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Little Angel in Julia Donaldson’s The Baddies, to Sat, day times.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Teddy’s Best Friend, for children aged 6 and younger, 1pm: Barking Dog Theatre in Pinocchio, for 5-10 year olds, 2.45: A Complete Unknown, film, 4.30: Black Bag, film, 2.30 and Thurs 7.45.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, All Sort’d and Friends, 7pm.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Somerset Youth Concert Band, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Rude Science.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Nick Cope, I’ve Lost My Bubble Hat, family show, 11am.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Showing Up.

Thursday 17 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Matthew Seager’s play In Other Words, to Sat, 7.30: The Egg, TRBTS in Return to the Forbidden Planet, to Sat.
Forum, Anastacia, 25th anniversary tour.
BEER, Devon, Village Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Dinosaur Adventure Live – Trouble on Volcano Island, 2pm.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Daniel Inzani, pianist and composer, with neo-classical chamber quartet, new music, 8pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, The Noise Next Door in The Adventure Academy, family show, 2pm:  Freewheeling, improv, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, Lawrence Chaney, Memoirs from my Sh*gpipes.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Lucy Spraggan, folk and indie pop.
HONITON, Beehive, Andre Rieu’s 75th Birthday Celebration : The Dream Continues, 2 and 7pm.
LYME REGIS,Marine, The Shanty Sessions, with the Chantry Buoys, 7.30.  FREE
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Luke Jackson.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Steppin’ Out Academy in A Ticket to Dream, 2 and 7pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Luke Wright, Joy, performance poetry, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Unruly, solo show with music with Vici Wreford-Sinnott and musician Beccy Owen, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Exciting Science, 2.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Substance, film.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Simon and Garfunkel Story, 7.30.

Friday 18 April
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Samantics, rap poet and musician, 8pm.
Electric Palace, The Cavern Beatles, 7.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Lantern, Christian Loffler, electronica.
Redgrave Theatre, Bing’s Birthday, with Bing, Sula, Panda, Coco, Amma and Flop,and Sat, various day times.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Hurn Court Opera in La Cenerentola, 7.30.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, The Wurzels.
HONITON, Beehive, The All Seasons, tribute show, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine, John Crace, Guardian political sketch writer, What the Hell Just Happened, 8pm.
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, It is I, Seagull.
SIXPENNY HANDLEY, Village Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Showbar, Sundrunk, 8pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Comedy Club, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Absolute Bowie.

Saturday 19 April
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Gabrielle.
Pavilion, Hawkwind: No Space for Us:  Ballroom, LOL Comedy Club, 8pm, and 16 May, 6 June, 5 July, 8 Aug, 6 Sept, 3 Oct and 7 Nov.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Stories in the Dust, puppetry and music, 2pm.
Electric Palace, The Phil Beer Trio, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, The Phantoms, with Lee Mead.
CORSHAM,Pound Arts, The Black Feathers, prog metal  and Americana duo, 7.30.
EXETER, Barnfield Theatre, John Robertson’s The Dark Room.
FROME, Memorial Theatre, Taylormania, with Katy Ellis, 7.30.
Cheese and Grain, Henge, galactic rock.
Tree House, The Rattlebacks.
LYME REGIS, Marine, LR Comedy Club with Paul Mccaffrey, Tom Glover, etc, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Immersion Theatre in The Little Mermaid, a new musical, 2pm: Dan Sealey, folk rock singer songwriter, 8pm: Cinema, Mr Burton, and Tues-Thurs, various times.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Steve Coogan in Dr Strangelove, recorded in the West End, 7pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, The English Concert, dir Francesco Corti, Bach St John Passion, 3pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Blue Doves, songs and improvised music, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Jimi – The Legend Lives On, Hendrix tribute, 7.30.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Night of Musicals, fundraiser for MIND, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Counterfeit Stones.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli,  The Enchanted Princess Ball, favourite songs and dressing up, 1pm.

Sunday 20 April
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, That’ll Be the Day: Ballroom, Ignacio Lopez – Senor Self-Destruct, comedy.
BRISTOL, Beacon, National Childrens Orchestra, cond Natalia Luis Bassa, Khachaturian, Borodin, Bernstein, Marquez and Prado, 4pm.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, Mini Ravers Easter Special, noon.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Magpie Arc.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Simon and Garfunkel Though the Years.

Monday 21 April
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion,Giovanni – The Last Dance.

Tuesday 22 April
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, Daniel Bye in Imaginary Friends, black comedy, and Wed, 7.30.
Beacon, Finneas: Weston Stage, Clara Mann, folk rock.
St George’s, Neil Cowley Trio, jazz, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, I’m Still Here, film, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Dracula, to Thurs.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Johannes Radebe in Kinky Boots – The Musical, to Sat, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Giovanni Pernice, The Last Dance, and Wed, 7.45: Cinema, A Complete Unknown, 11am: 2002: A Space Odyssey (restored), and 29 April, 7.15.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Calamity Jane, 1953 Doris Day film, 2pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Paul Lewis, piano, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Schubert, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Conclave, film, 11am and Wed 7.30pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Jesus Christ Superstar, filmed live.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Three Cs, music: Black Bag, 1pm, and Wed, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Black Bag, film, and Wed, various times.

Wednesday 23 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, Cruel Intentions –  the 90s musical, to Sat.
Forum, The Musical Box, Genesis tribute.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre,  The Grapes of Wrath, 1940 film, 11am: The Day of the Locust, 1975 film, 2pm: The Hate U Give, 2018 film, 5pm.
Electric Palace, From Page to Screen, The Penguin Lessons, 2024 film, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Headlong and Frantic Assembly in The House Party, adapted from Strindberg’s Miss Julie, to 3 May, 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
CASTLE CARY, Caryford  Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
DORCHESTER, Dorset Museum, Music Society, Amber Emson, violin, Leah Nicholson, piano, Beethoven, Brahms, Lili Boulenger, Franck, 7.30.
Corn Exchange, Track Dogs, folk rock, 7.30.
LYME REGIS, Marine, Christina Lamb, chief foreign correspondent of the Sunday Times, Years of Living Dangerously, 8pm.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Old Time Sailors, traditional seafaring music, 7.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, Arts Centre Music and Drama Group in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, to Sat, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Cush Jumbo and David Tennant in Macbeth, recorded in London, 7.30, and 28 April. 2.30pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Paddington in Peru, film, 7.30.

Thursday 24 April
BATH, Forum, Toots and the Maytals.
BOURNEMOUTH, BIC, Sean Paul, the Bring It tour.
Palace Court Theatre, The Outsiders Project in Tattoo, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 1975 film, 11am: Certain Women, 2016 film, 2pm: Winter’s Bone, 2010 film, 5pm: The Room Next Door, 2024 film, 8pm.
Electric Palace, Pink Floyd at Pompeii 1972, 7.30pm.
BRISTOL, Old Vic, Weston Studio, NT Connections, BOV Young Company in Brain Play, to Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2pm.
St George’s, Will Gregory Moog Ensemble, 7.30.
Tobacco Factory, Bristol School of Acting students in Wilt, to Sat, 8pm: The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much, physical theatre, to Sat, 7.30.
Beacon, Ellie Taylor, Palavering, comedy.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Milton Musical Soceity in Sister Act, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Conclave, film, 11am and 7.30pm.
FROME, Tree House, Will Wilde, blues and rock.
HONITON, Beehive, April in Paris, 1952 Doris Day film, 2pm: Oh My Goodness, film, 4.30 and 7.30pm.
LYME REGIS,Marine, Henge, galactic rock, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Live and Unheard, local bands, 7.30: Dreamcoat Stars, 7.45: Cinema, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), dementia friendly screening, 2pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, The Young’Uns, folk, 8pm.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Last Breath, film, 7.30: Pink Floyd at Pompeii, 1972 film, 7.45.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, Exchange, Conclave, film.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, The Importance of Being Earnest, recorded at the National Theatre, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The American Four Tops, 7.30.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Onyx Brass, 7pm.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Al Murray – Meet and Greet, comedy, and Fri.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Go Your Own Way, The Fleetwood Mac Legacy, and Fri.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Overtones, 7.30.

Friday 25 April
BATH, Forum, A Tribute to the Carpenters.
BISHOPSTONE, Salisbury, Village, Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Queen of the Night, Tribute to Whitney Houston.
Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth Writing Festival, to Sun.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, singer-songwriter John Power.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, In Cold Blood, 1967 film, 11am: Deliverance, 1972 film, 2pm: All the King’s Men, 1949 film, 5pm: The Apprentice, 2024 film, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, Americana and jazz: Lantern, Tristan Perich and Ensemble O, electronic rock and pop.
St George’s, Sing Out Bristol!, celebrating love, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Toby Hay, guitar, Aidan Thorne, bass, Welsh singer songwriters, 7.30.
DITCHEAT, Jubilee Hall, Gladiator II. MOVIOLA
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Lou Sanders, No Kissing in the Bingo Hall, comedy.
Barnfield Theatre, The Comedy Store Exeter, and 26 Sept and 28 Nov.
FROGHAM, Village Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
FROME, Cheese and Grain, King Creosote.
Tree House, Nirvanot, tribute.
Memorial Theatre, Aled Jones, Full Circle, 7.30.
HONITON, Beehive, The Adam Sweet Band, folk, 7.30.
KINGSTON ST MARY, Village Village Hall, Twisters. MOVIOLA
LYME REGIS, Marine, The Young’Uns, folk, 8pm.
MERE, Lecture Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
NEW MILTON, Forest Arts, Zoe Lyons, Werewolf.  SOLD OUT
NORTON ST PHILIP, Village Hall, Small Things Like These. MOVIOLA
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, Close Enough, comedy and live music exploring the lives of immigrant women from Eastern Europe, and Sat, 7.45, Sat mat 2.45.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Magic of the Beatles, 7.30: English Touring Opera in What Dreams May Come, celebrating Shakespeare, 7.30: Cinema, The Penguin Lessons, and Sat/Tues/Wed, various times: Wind, Tide and Oar, documentary, 7.30 and Wed 3.30.
SALISBURY, Arts Centre, Barnstormers Comedy with Nick Everritt, Paul Kerensa, Paul Pirie and Andrew White, 8pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, Northern Soul Classics Orchestra.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Paddington in Peru, Petherton Picture Show.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, Exchange, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Little Angel Theatre in Julia Donaldson’s The Smartest Giant in Town, 4.30, Sat/Sun  11am and 1.30pm.
WATCHET, Cinema, Small Things Like These. MOVIOLA
WEST CAMEL, Davis Hall, Paddington in Peru. MOVIOLA
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Illusion Impossible with Kayden Black.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Yeovil Beer and Cider Festival with Ska-Kives, Moonshine Hillbillies and Sat with Frazer Mitchell and Rum Blossoms.

Saturday 26 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, James Rowland in Piece of Work and Sun, 7.30: The Egg, Little Angel in The Mystery of The Egg, and Sun, 11.30 and 3pm.
Forum, The Fulltone Orchestra, Latin Escapades.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Ben Portsmouth, This is Elvis.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, The Jon Loyd Quartet, jazz, 7.30.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, The Floyd Effect: Dark Animals tour.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, Are You There, God, It’s Me, Margaret, 2023 film, 11am: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 1988 film, 2pm: Nickel Boys, 2024 film, 5pm: The Wind, 1928 silent film with Lillian Gish, piano accompaniment by Elizabeth Hornby, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Manic Street Preachers: Lantern, Goldie.
St George’s, Brian Bilston, poetry, 1pm: Harry Baker, Wonderful 2.0, world poetry slam champion, 7pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Sam Carter, folk, 7.30.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, Killer Cults, with Emma Kenny.
Barnfield Theatre, Princess Smartypants, and Sun.
FROME, Cheese and Grain, General Levy and Congo Natty.
Tree House, The Virginmarys.
HONITON, Beehive, Le Nozze di Figaro from the Metropolitan Opera, 6pm,
LYME REGIS,Marine, Eat Static, techno, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, English Touring Opera in Bellini’s The Capulets and the Montagus, 7.30: Gemma and the Driver, folk pop duo, 8pm.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, BSL Comedy Night with Gavin Lilley.
Turner Sims, Inter-University Musical Theatre Festival, from 1pm.
SOUTH PETHERTON, David Hall, Dervish.
STREET, Strode Theatre, Conn Artists Theatre, Far from the Madding Crowd, 7.30: Le Nozze di Figaro from the Metropolitan Opera, 6pm.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, Exchange, The Christians.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac tribute, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Lou Sanders, No Kissing in the Bingo Hall, comedy, 8pm.
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Don Williams Experience, country tribute show, 7.30.
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Only Fools and Horsez, with The Gang.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Very Santana.

 

Sunday 27 April
BOURNEMOUTH, University, Kimmeridge House, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society 80th anniversary year,Trio Shaham-Erez-Wallfisch, Mozart, Shostakovich, Ravel, 3pm.
Pavilion, Wicked singalong.
BRIDGWATER, McMillan Theatre, Spring Forward gala, Somerset Dance showcase, 7pm.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, From Page to Screen, The Age of Innocence, 1993 film, 11am: The Ice Storm, 1997 film, 2pm: Road to Perdition, 2002 film, 5pm.
Electric Palace, From Page to Screen, Hot Milk, 2025, UK preview, 8pm.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, Kendal Mountain Tour Adventure Films, 7pm.
St George’s, Dis Poetry, A Tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah, 7pm.
LYME REGIS, Marine, Swing from Paris, Django influenced quartet, 8pm.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Songs from the Shows with Wells Cathedral School musicians, 7.30. FREE
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, Calling Planet Earth.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Pink Floyd at Pompeii, 1972 film, 3pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen, 7.30.

Monday 28 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, Playhouse Creatures, to Sat.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Flash Fiction, writers telling tiny tales, 7pm.
BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory, John Godber’s Do I Love You?, and Tues, 7.30.
St George’s, Shon Faye and Vanessa Kisuule, poetry, 6.30.
Fleece, Bambara, post punk.
Exchange, The Courettes, punk.
EXETER, Northcott Theatre, NT Connections, to Wed.
SOUTHAMPTON, Turner Sims, Tarren, folk, 1pm.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, The Brutalist, film, 6.30pm, and 1 May, 10pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, La Cocina, film, 11am.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, Anora, film, and Tues, 7.30, Tues mat 2.30.

Tuesday 29 April
BRISTOL, Hippodrome, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, to Sun.
St George’s, Charlie Cunningham, singer songwriter, 8pm.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Queer, film, 7.30.
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Drum Studio, NT Connections, West Country youth theatre groups and schools, to Thurs, 7pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, The Shark is Broken, play about the making of JAWS, to Sat, 7.45, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, A Complete Unknown, film, 2pm and Wed 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Seven Drunken Nights, songs of the Dubliners, 7.30.
WELLS, Cedars Hall, Cathedral School String Quartet and Pansy Lau, mezzo soprano, arias by Mozart, Handel and Gluck, 7pm. FREE
WEYMOUTH, Pavilion, The Importance of Being Earnest filmed at the National Theatre.

Wednesday 30 April
BATH, Forum, Razorlight.
BRIDPORT, Lyric Theatre, KOOK Ensemble in Sand, new play set on Devon coast, 7.30.
BRISTOL, St George’s, Liza Pulman and Joe Stilgoe, A Couple of Swells, 7.30.
CHRISTCHURCH, Regent Centre, Les Miserables, 40th anniversary staged concert, recorded at Gielgud Theatre, 7.30.
CORSHAM, Pound Arts, Jo King Comedy in John Godber’s Bouncers, and Thurs, 7.30.
EAST KNOYLE, Village Hall, Conclave. MOVIOLA
ILMINSTER, Warehouse, IES in Bill Bryson’s Notes from a Small Island, to Sat, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, Alena Baeva, violin, recital, Schumann, Brahms, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Welsh National Opera in Britten’s Peter Grimes, 7pm.
WIMBORNE, Tivoli, The Drifters.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The D-Day Darlings, 2.30.

Thursday 1 May
BATH, Forum, Dionne Warwick, Don’t Make Me Over.
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Welsh National Opera in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, and Sat, 7pm.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Brew Ha Ha Comedy, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Rock for Heroes, 7.30.

Friday 2 May
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Owen Spafford and Louis Campbell, contemporary folk, 7.30.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAST, George Lewis, The Best Thing You’ll Ever Do, comedy.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Back to Bacharach, The Best of Burt, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Barry Steele’s Roy Orbison Story, 7.30.

Saturday 3 May
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Welsh National Opera, Play Opera Live, interactive family show, 3pm.
MAST, Pop Princesses World Tour, 1 and 6pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, G4 – Phantoms of the Popera, 7.30.

Sunday 4 May
BRISTOL, Beacon, BSO, cond Pete Harrison, Star Wars – John Williams classic scores, 5pm.
Marble Factory, Kula Shaker, Natural Magic.

Monday 5 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Alan Ayckbourn’s Just Between Ourselves, to Sat.
BOURNEMOUTH, O2 Academy, Kula Shaker, Natural Magic.

Tuesday 6 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Sekoya Jazz. 7.30.
WELLS, Little Theatre, Carousel, to Sat.

Wednesday 7 May
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Brodsky Quartet, Vienna to Prague, Schubert, Zebeljan, Haydn, Smetana, 7.30.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, The Essence of Brahms, cond Wigglesworth, Clara-Jumi Kang, violin, Wagner, Britten, Brahms, 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, The Haar, folk, 7.30.
VERWOOD, The Fireside Theatre, Pack of Lies by Hugh Whitemore, phone 01202 820689 for details. 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Aggers and Tuffers, Cricket stories, 7.30.
Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Io Capitano.

Thursday 8 May
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, The Essence of Brahms, cond Wigglesworth, Clara-Jumi Kang, violin, Wagner, Britten, Brahms, 7.30.
SWANAGE, Mowlem Theatre, Our Star Theatre in Hannay Stands Fast (sequel to 39 Steps), 7.30.
TAUNTON, Brewhouse, Barb Jungr sings Dylan and Cohen, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Paul Young, 7.30.

Friday 9 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Ben Fensome in his solo play Buff, and Sat, 7.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Kontemporary Korea, dance.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre,  John Martyn Project, 2025 Green Man Festival launch, 7.30.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Trio Anima, viola, harp and flute, Bax, Beamish, Dowland, Debussey, 11.30am.
Lyric Theatre, Ben Haggarty and Jonah Brody, Gilgamesh, ancient Summarian epic, storytelling, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Corn Exchange, Our Star Theatre in Hannay Stands Fast (sequel to 39 Steps), 7.30.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Trio Anima, viola, harp and flute, Bax, Beamish, Dowland, Debussey, 7.30pm.

Saturday 10 May
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Music at Beaulieu, Fantasia Flute, 7pm.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Town Centre venues, 2025 Green Man Festival, all day.
CASTLE CARY, Caryford Hall, Half a String in Breathe, puppetry and multi media, exploring the world from the perspective of an acorn, 2pm. TA
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Concerts in the West, Trio Anima, viola, harp and flute, Bax, Beamish, Dowland, Debussey, 7.30pm.

Sunday 11 May
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Cantamus Chamber Choir, Jonathan Dove, Daniel Elder, Howard Skempton and Morton Lauridsen, 4pm: Jess Gilham Trio, classical and jazz, 7.30.

Monday 12 May
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Nina Rajarani Dance Creations in EkatA, 7.30.

Tuesday 13 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Opera della Luna in The Mikado, to Sat.
YEOVIL, Westlands, BSO KS1 Somerset Schools Concert, 10am and 1.30pm.

Wednesday 14 May
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Sterling Elliott, cello, works by American composers, 1pm. 
FROME, Merlin, Frome Film Club, The Settlers,  Chilean film, 8pm.
POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, Belshazzar’s Feast, cond David Hill, Steven Osborne, piano, Andrew Hamilton, baritone, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bernstein, Gershwin, Walton, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Menopause The Musical 2, Crusing Through the Menopause, 7.30.

Thursday 15 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Bath Theatre Academy in Animal Farm, to Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2pm.

Friday 16 May
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Gordon Giltrap, acoustic, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Illegal Eagles, 7.30.

Thursday 15 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Remythed, myths and legends from an LGBTQ+ perspective, and Fri, 7.30.
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Willie Russell’s Educating Rita, to 28 June.

Saturday 17 May
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Darius Brubeck Quartet, original, mainstream and South African jazz, 7.30.
|POOLE, Lighthouse, BSO, The Best of Bond – Shaken not Stirred, cond David Arnold, Jacinta Whyte, singer, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Judge Jules Club Anthems, 8pm.

Sunday 18 May
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Die Walkure from the Royal Opera House, 2pm. 
STREET, Strode Theatre, The South West School of Dance, Chicago, teen edition.

Monday 19 May
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, Dracula, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
YEOVIL, Swan,  Sleuth, to Sat.

Tuesday 27 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Wise Children’s North by Northwest, to Sat.

Wednesday 28 May
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Frigg, Nordic folk and bluegrass, from Finland, 7.30.

Thursday 29 May
BRIDPORT, Lyric Theatre, Trygve Wakenshaw, Silly Little Things, comedy and circus, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Castaway Theatre, CATS, to Sat, 7pm, Sat mat 2pm.

Friday 30 May
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, The Queen of Between, all about Hecate, 7.30.
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, BoA Live Music Festival, Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the Heart, 7.30.
Festival site, The Bowie Experience, with Laurence, 8pm.
BRISTOL, O2 Academy, Holy Holy, David Bowie’s music played by Woody Woodmansey, Tony Visconti, etc.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Cecil Sharp and the Soundscape of Somerset, talk by David Sutcliffe, music from Ensemble Sirinu, 7.30.

Saturday 31 May
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Gasper Nali Band, babatoni band from Malawi, 7.30.
DORCHESTER, Shire Hall, The Darkening, a paranormal experience, from 3pm to 9.30pm.

Sunday 1 June
BRADFORD ON AVON, Wiltshire Music Centre, Nick Langston and the Hip Cats: A Century of Sinatra, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Seeger Sessions Revival, Bruce Springsteen show, 7.30.

Monday 2 June
SHERBORNE, Studio Theatre, APS in The 39 Steps, to Sat.

Wednesday 4 June
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, The Mistake, and Thurs, 7.30.
VERWOOD, The Fireside Theatre, Sweet and Low, comedy verses, poems and sketches, phone 01202 825178  for details. 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Francis Rossi’s Songs from the Status Quo Songbook, 7.30.

Thursday 5 June
BATH, Theatre Royal, By Royal Appointment with Caroline Quentin and Anne Reid, to Sat 14 June.
BOURNEMOUTH, Palace Court Theatre, AUB students in Still Here, to Sat, 7.30, Sat mat 2.30.
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre, Antiques and a Little Bit of Nonsense, expert tales. 7.30.

Friday 6 June
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion Dance, Northern Rascals in Sunny Side.
BRISTOL, Beacon, BSO, Grieg Piano Concerto, cond Gergely Madaras, Louis Schwizgebel, piano, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Franck, 7.30.
Redgrave Theatre, Murder: Staged, with Cherish Merryweather. 7.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The FlyRights, 7.30.

Saturday 7 June
YEOVIL, Westlands, SHiNE, local groups showcase, and Sun, 7pm.

Tuesday 10 June
BOURNEMOUTH, Little Theatre Club, Jameson Road, Humble Boy, to Sat.

Wednesday 11 June
FROME, Merlin, Frome Film Club, Banel and Adama, Senegalese film,  8pm.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Fallen Leaves.

Thursday 12 June
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio, Frankenstein (on a budget), to Sat, 7.30.

Saturday 14 June
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Music at Beaulieu, Salisbury Chamber Chorus, 7pm.

Mondaya 16 June
YEOVIL, Westlands, Martin Fry, of ABC, 7.30.

Tuesday 17 June
BATH, Theatre Royal,Picture You Dead, to Sat.
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Ladyboys of Bangkok, 7.30.

Thursday 19 June
YEOVIL, Westlands, Billy Ocean, Love Really Hurts without You, 7.30.

Friday 20 June
YEOVIL, Westlands, Steampunk Orchestra, 7.30.

Saturday 21 June
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Tall Stories in The Elmer Adventure, 1.30 and 4pm, and Sun 10.30am and 2pm.

Wednesday 25 June
DORCHESTER, Dorset Museum, Music Society, Lumas Wind Quintet, Coleman, Shostakovich, Nielsen, Reicha, Millhaud, Lalo Schifrin, 7.30.

Thursday 26 June
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Gigglemug in Scouts! The Musical, to Sun.  Thurs/Fri 1 and 7pm, Sat/Sun 11.30am and 3pm.

Friday 27 June
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ralph Fiennes in Grace Pervades, to 19 July.
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Mathis Rochat, viola, Erdem Misirlioglu, piano, Bowen and Brahms, 11.30am.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Mathis Rochat, viola, Erdem Misirlioglu, piano, Bowen and Brahms, 7.30pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Celine: My Heart Will Go On, tribut concert, 7.30.

Saturday 28 July
CREWKERNE, Dance House, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Mathis Rochat, viola, Erdem Misirlioglu, piano, Bowen and Brahms, 7.30m.

Wednesday 2 July
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Centre Stage :  This is Me, primary and secondary school showcase, 7pm.

Friday 4 July
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, Noises Off, to 12 July.

Saturday 5 July
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Music at Beaulieu, Glyndebourne at Beaulieu, 7pm.
PUDDLETON, Athelhampton House, Bournenouth Sinfonietta Choir, cond David Gostick, Athelhampton: A Musical Portrait, musical journey through house, gardens and history, 5.30pm.

Sunday 6 July
YEOVIL, Westlands, Yeovil Together, celebrating cultural diversity, noon to 5pm.

Wednesday 9 July
FROME, Merlin, Frome Film Club, Made in England, Martin Scorcese tribute to Powell and Pressburger,  8pm.

Thursday 10 July
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Guenther Steiner Live: Unfiltered, Formula 1 stories, 7.30.

Friday 11 July
BRIDPORT, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Colin Scobie, violin, Jams Coleman, piano, Beethoven, Elgar, 11.30am.
ILMINSTER, Arts Centre, Concerts in the West, Colin Scobie, violin, Jams Coleman, piano, Beethoven, Elgar, 7.30pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Project Play in The Vicar of Dibly, to Sun, various times.

Saturday 12 July
CREWKERNE, Dancehouse, Concerts in the West, Colin Scobie, violin, Jams Coleman, piano, Beethoven, Elgar, 7.30pm.

Monday 14 July
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Friends!, the Musical Parody – The One Where they Sing!, to 23 Aug.

Wednesday 16 July
STREET, Strode Theatre, Street Theatre in 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, to Sat.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Jason Manford, A Manford All Seasons, comedy, 6.30 and 9pm.

Sunday 20 July
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Queen Symphonic, A Rock and Orchestra Experience, 5pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Fireman Sam Live, 12.30pm.

Monday 21 July

Tuesday 22 July
BLANDFORD, Bryanston, Coade Hall, Dorset Opera Festival,  Verdi’s Rigoletto, and 25/26 July 7pm, Thurs mat 2pm.

Wednesday 23 July
BLANDFORD, Bryanston, Coade Hall, Dorset Opera Festival,  Cavalleria Rusticana and Suor Angelica, and Thurs, 7pm, Sat mat 2pm.

Thursday 24 July
BATH, Theatre Royal,  London City Ballet in Momentum, to Sat.

Friday 25 July
BATH, Theatre Royal Ustinov Studio, Lily Allen in Hedda, to 23 Aug, Mon-Sat 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Rhythm of the Dance, 7.30.

Saturday 26 July
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Music at Beaulieu, The King’s Men, 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Taylormania, 7.30.

Tuesday 29 July
BATH, Theatre Royal, John Godber’s Do I Love You?, to Sat

Wednesday 30 July 2025
PLYMOUTH, Theatre Royal, Hamilton, to Saturday 6 September.

Friday 1 August
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, John Williams: the Master – Symphonic Spectacular.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Tom Gates Epic Stage Show, based on books of Liz Pichon, 12.30 and 3.30pm.

Saturday 2 August
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, BSO, ABBA Symphonic Spectacular.

Tuesday 5 August
BATH, Theatre Royal, Death Comes to Pemberley, to Sat.

Friday 8 August
BOURNEMOUTH, Meyrick Park Proms, BSO, Classical Extravaganza, 8pm.

Saturday 9 August
BOURNEMOUTH, Meyrick Park Proms, BSO, Symphonic Smash Hits – the 80s!, 8pm.

Friday 15 August
BATH, Theatre Royal, Harriet Walter and Gloria Obianyo in As You Like It, to 30 Aug.

Friday 22 August
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, TRBTS Summer Company in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Sat, 2 and 6pm.

Saturday 23 August
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Music at Beaulieu, Spiral Jazz, 7pm.

Thursday 28 August
YEOVIL, Westlands, Project Dance in BUSK, and Fri, 7.30.

Monday 1 September
CIRENCESTER, Barn Theatre, Haywire, new play by Tim Stimpson to celebrate 75th anniversary of The Archers, to 11 Oct.

Wednesday 3 September
YEOVIL, Westlands, Degrees of Error in Murder, She Didn’t Write, 7.30.

Friday 5 September
YEOVIL, Westlands, Ben Portsmouth – This is Elvis, 7.30.

Saturday 6 September
YEOVIL, Westlands, The Haunting of Blaine Manor, and Sun, 7.30.

Thursday 11 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, Emma, to 20 Sept.

Friday 12 September
YEOVIL, Westlands, What’s Love Got to Do With It?, Tina Turner tribute, 7.30.

Saturday 13 September
BEAULIEU, Abbey, Music at Beaulieu, Nova Clarinet Quintet, 7pm.
YEOVIL, Westlands, Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf, comedy, and Sun, 7.30.

Tuesday 23 September
BATH, Theatre Royal, BLOG in The Addams Family, to Sat.

Friday 26 September
YEOVIL, Westlands, James Phelan, The Dreamer, magic, 7.30.

Saturday 27 September
YEOVIL, Westlands,  Paul Zerdin, Jaw Drop Tour, ventriloquism, 7.30.

Wednesday 1 October
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Al Stewart, The Farewell Tour.

Thursday 2 October
DEVON, Two Moors Festival,  to Sun and 9th to 12th October

Friday 3 October
BATH, Theatre Royal,  Ralph Fiennes in Small Hotel to 18 Oct.

Sunday 5 October 2025
CARDIFF, Utilita Arena, Simply Red, 40th anniversary tour.