Thursday 2 January
FAWLEY, Jubilee Hall, Travelling Players in A Humbug Christmas Carol, 3pm.

Friday 3 January
GUSSAGE ALL SAINTS, Village Hall, Travelling Players in A Humbug Christmas Carol, 6.30.

Saturday 4 January
TIMSBURY(nr Romsey), Travelling Players in A Humbug Christmas Carol, 6.30.

Sunday 5 January
TOTTON, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Travelling Players in A Humbug Christmas Carol, 3pm.

Wednesday 8 January
FROME, Merlin, Frome Film Club, Perfect Days, Wim Wenders,  8pm.
WARMINSTER,Athenaeum, Vindication Swim, film, 7.30.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry.

Thursday 9 January
MERE, Lecture Hall, Travelling Players in A Humbug Christmas Carol, 7.30pm

Friday 10 January
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Egg, Midnight Mole, 6 months to 4 years, to 9 Feb.
DOWNTON, Memorial Hall, Travelling Players in A Humbug Christmas Carol, 6.30pm.
DRIMPTON, Village Hall, Bonfire Radicals, folk, 7.30. AR

Saturday 11 January
PORTLAND, Royal Manor Theatre, Bonfire Radicals, folk, 7.30. AR

Sunday 12 January

RINGWOOD, Waldorf School, Travelling Players in A Humbug Christmas Carol, 2pm.

Thursday 16 January
BATH, Theatre Royal, Martin Shaw in A Man for All Seasons, to 25 Jan, Mon-Sat 7.30, Thurs/Sat mats 2.30.

Friday 17 January
BLANDFORD, Parish Church, Windborne, vocal ensemble from New England, To Warm the Winter Hearth, 7.30. AR
CHETNOLE, Village Hall, Emul8 Theatre in Havisham, 7.30. AR

Saturday 18 January
IBBERTON, Village Hall, Emul8 Theatre in Havisham, 7.30. AR
SIDMOUTH, Parish Church, Sidmouth Chamber Music, The Liturina Ensemble, Corelli, Handel, Marini, Purcell, Telemann, Bach, 3pm.s

Sunday 19 January
BURTON BRADSTOCK, Village Hall, Emul8 Theatre in Havisham, 7.30.AR

Wednesday 22 January
WARMINSTER, Athenaeum, Perfect Days, film, 7.30.
YETMINSTER,  Jubille Hall, Windborne, vocal ensemble from New England, To Warm the Winter Hearth, 7.30. AR

Thursday 23 January
LITTON CHENEY, Community Hall, Bowjangles, comedy string quartet, 7.30.  AR
SHAFTESBURY, Arts Centre, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – The Pantomime, to 1 Feb, various dates and times.

Friday 24 January
LYTCHETT MATRAVERS, Village Hall, Bowjangles, comedy string quartet, 7.30. AR

Saturday 25 January
MARNHULL, Village Hall, Bowjangles, comedy string quartet, 7.30.  AR

Tuesday 28 January
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ghost Stories, to Sat, various times.

Wednesday 29 January
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, The Teachers’ Lounge.

Friday 31 January
WEST STAFFORD, Village Hall, Luke Wright, performance poetry, Joy, 7.30. AR

Saturday 1 February
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre, The Elvis Years, The Story of the King, 7.30.
PIDDLETRENTHIDE, Memorial  Hall, Luke Wright, performance poetry, Joy, 7.30. AR

Sunday 2 February
SHIPTON GORGE, Village Hall, Luke Wright, performance poetry, Joy, 7.30. AR

Tuesday 4 February
BATH, Theatre Royal, BODS in Oklahoma!, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
BOURNEMOUTH, Little Theatre Club, Jameson Road, The Killing of Sister George, to Sat.
SWANAGE, Mowlem, A Little Bit of the Script’s the Thing, new writing, 7.30. AR

Wednesday 5 February
STUDLAND, Village Hall, Spitz and Co in Elvis in Blue Hawaii, 7.30. AR
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, BSO Mixed Ensemble, West End to Hollywood, 7.30. AR

Thursday 6 February
LANGTON MATRAVERS, Village Hall, Tango Calor in Three to Tango, 7.30. AR

Friday 7 February
DRIMPTON, Village Hall, Tango Calor in Three to Tango, 7.30. AR
EAST STOUR, Village Hall, Spitz and Co in Elvis in Blue Hawaii, 7.30.AR

Saturday 8 February
SHILLINGSTONE, Portman Hall, Tango Calor in Three to Tango, 7.30. AR

Sunday 9 February
WOOTTON FITZPAINE, Village Hall, Spitz and Co in Elvis in Blue Hawaii, clowning workshop 4pm, performance 7.30. AR

Monday 10 February
BATH, Theatre Royal,Tracy-Ann Oberman as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.

Wednesday 12 February
FROME, Merlin, Frome Film Club, Fallen Leaves, Finnish film, 8pm.
GILLINGHAM, School, The Neil Maya Quartet, The Charlie Parker Story, jazz, 7pm. AR
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, The Taste of Things.

Thursday 13 February
SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, Village Hall, Multi-Story Theatre in Last Dance Saloon, 7.30. AR

Friday 14 February
NETHER COMPTON, Village Hall, The Neil Maya Quartet, The Charlie Parker Story, jazz, 7.30pm. AR
PORTESHAM, Village Hall, Multi-Story Theatre in Last Dance Saloon, 7.30. AR

Saturday 15 February
BROADWINDSOR, Comrade’s Hall, Multi-Story Theatre in Last Dance Saloon, 7.30. AR
STURMINSTER MARSHALL, Memorial Hall, The Neil Maya Quartet, The Charlie Parker Story, jazz, 7.30pm. AR

Sunday 16 February
BOURNEMOUTH, University, Kimmeridge House, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society 80th anniversary year, Zoe Tweed, horn, Julian Chan, piano, Piazzolla, Kirchner, Satie, Schumann, Koechlin, Damase, Plagge, Dukas, Bowen, Street/Tweed,  3pm.

Monday 17 February
BATH, Theatre Royal, Tall Stories in The Gruffalo, to Sun, various day times.
SIXPENNY HANDLEY, Village Hall, Angel Heart and Rattlebox Theatre in Sam O’Shanty, puppetry, 11am. AR

Tuesday 18 February
BATH, Theatre Royal,  Giovanna Fletcher in The Girl on the Train, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thurs/Sat mats 3pm: The Egg, Polka and Theatr Iolo in Tiday, to Dat, 11.30am and 3pm.
LITTON CHENEY, Community Hall, Angel Heart and Rattlebox Theatre in Sam O’Shanty, puppetry, 11am. AR
SWANAGE, Mowlem, Squashbox Theatre in Wonderful World, 11am and puppet workshop, noon. AR

Wednesday 19 February
BROADWINDSOR, Comrade’s Hall, Squashbox Theatre in Wonderful World, 11am and puppet workshop, noon. AR
STURMINSTER NEWTON, Exchange, Angel Heart and Rattlebox Theatre in Sam O’Shanty, puppetry, 11am. AR

Thursday 20 February
ALDERHOLT, Village Hall, Squashbox Theatre in Wonderful World, 11am and puppet workshop, noon. AR

Friday 21 February|
BRISTOL Beacon, Rhod Gilbert and the Giant Grapefruit, comedy.

Saturday 22 February
SIDMOUTH, Parish Church, Sidmouth Chamber Music, Junyan Chen, second prizewinner at 2024 Leeds International Piano competition, Bach, Beethoven, Bartok and Liszt, 3pm.

Sunday 23 February
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall, Fish, Road to the Isles, the Farewell Tour.
STURMINSTER NEWTON, The Exchange, The Ridgeway Singers and Band, Tea with William Barnes, livestream 2.45, performance 3pm. AR

Tuesday 25 February
BATH, Theatre Royal, Boys from the Blackstuff, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thur/Sat mats, 2.30.

Wednesday 26 February
BRISTOL, Beacon, Fish, Road to the Isles, the Farewell Tour.
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Perfect Days.

Thursday 27 February
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre, Tom Stade, Risky Business, comedy, 8pm.
SHIPTON GORGE, Village Hall, Arthur Coates and Kerran Cotterell, Music for Cows, 7.30. AR

Friday 28 February
MILBORNE ST ANDREW, Village Hall, Arthur Coates and Kerran Cotterell, Music for Cows, 7.30. AR

Saturday 1st March
WOODLANDS, Village Hall, Arthur Coates and Kerran Cotterell, Music for Cows, 7.30. AR

Monday 3 March
BATH, Theatre Royal, The Shark is Broken, from Broadway, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.

Wednesday 5 March
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Close Your Eyes.

Friday 7 March
SANDFORD ORCAS, Village Hall, Nicholas Collett in The Ghost of a Smile, 7.30.  AR
SWANAGE, Mowlem, BSO Mixed Ensemble, West End to Hollywood, 7.30. AR

Saturday 8 March
POWERSTOCK, Hut, Nicholas Collett in The Ghost of a Smile, 7.30.  AR
SIDMOUTH, Parish Church, Sidmouth Chamber Music, Boglarka Gyorgy, violin, Amy Butler, piano, Ravel, Prokofiev and Frolov, 3pm.

Sunday 9 March
SHILLINGSTONE, Portman Hall, Nicholas Collett in The Ghost of a Smile, 7.30.  AR

Tuesday 11 March
BATH, Theatre Royal, Murder on the Orient Express, to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Thur/Sat mats 2.30.

Wednesday 12 March
FROME, Merlin, Frome Film Club, Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry, Georgian film,  8pm.

Thursday 13 March
MARNHULL, Village Hall, Whatalife!, Lucy Stevens, contralto, Elizabeth Marcus, piano, Kathleen Ferrier, 7.30. AR

Friday 14 March
BUCKLAND NEWTON, Village Hall, Jaclarabag, multi-instrumental trio, 7.30. AR
HINTON MARTEL, Village Hall, Whatalife!, Lucy Stevens, contralto, Elizabeth Marcus, piano, Kathleen Ferrier, 7.30. AR

Saturday 15 March
EAST STOUR, Village Hall, Village Hall, Jaclarabag, multi-instrumental trio, 7.30. AR
YETMINSTER, Jubilee Hall, Whatalife!, Lucy Stevens, contralto, Elizabeth Marcus, piano, Kathleen Ferrier, 7.30. AR

Sunday 16 March
CORFE CASTLE, Village Hall, Jaclarabag, multi-instrumental trio, 7.30. AR

Tuesday 18 March
SOUTHAMPTON, Mayflower, Hamilton, to Saturday 26 April.

Wednesday 19 March
PORTLAND, Royal Manor Theatre, Ed Viney Theatre in Pot Licker, 7.30. AR

Thursay 20 March
HALSTOCK, Village Hall, Ed Viney Theatre in Pot Licker, 7.30. AR

Friday 21 March
CHETNOLE, Village Hall, The Bookshop Band, folk duo, 7.30. AR
PORTSMOUTH, King’s Theatre, Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez in Speakeasy, dance.

Saturday 22 March
BATH, Theatre Royal, world premiere of Alfred Hitchcock Presents – The Musical, to 12 April, Mon-Sat 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.
BRISTOL, Beacon, Beans on Toast.
BROADMAYNE, Village Hall, Pagrav Dance Company, Kathak Dance, 7.30. AR
BURTON BRADSTOCK, Village Hall, The Bookshop Band, folk duo, 7.30. AR

Sunday 23 March
BOURNEMOUTH, University, Kimmeridge House, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society 80th anniversary year, Ensemble Renard wind quartet, Mozart, Barber, Mendelssohn, Loeonad, Martin Butler, Judith Weir, Paul Taffanel, 3pm.
PLYMOUTH, Junction, Beans on Toast.
STUDLAND, Village Hall, The Bookshop Band, folk duo, 4pm. AR

Tuesday 25 March
SOUTHAMPTON, Joiners, Beans on Toast.

Wednesday 26 March
BOURNEMOUTH, Pavilion, Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez in Speakeasy, dance.

Friday 28 March
PORTESHAM, Village Hall, Amadou Diagne and Cory Seznec, African/Appalachian duo, 7.30. AR
WEST STAFFORD, Village Hall, PMac Productions in Nancy’s Orange and The Butterfly Collector, double bill of solo plays, 7.30. AR

Saturday 29 March
CHILD OKEFORD, Village Hall, PMac Productions in Nancy’s Orange and The Butterfly Collector, double bill of solo plays, 7.30. AR

Sunday 30 March
CERNE ABBAS, Parish Church,  PMac Productions in Nancy’s Orange and The Butterfly Collector, double bill of solo plays, 7pm. AR
LANGTON MATRAVERS, Village Hall, Amadou Diagne and Cory Seznec, African/Appalachian duo, 7.30. AR

Wednesday 2 April
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Conversations with My Gardener.

Friday 4 April
BLANDFORD, Parish Church, Quimantu, Anglo-Chilean band, and Dorset based Palida Choir, 7.30. AR

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.

Monday 7 April
SALISBURY, Studio Theatre Ashley Road, Be My Baby, to Sat, 7.30,  Sat mat 2.30.

Tuesday 8 April
BOURNEMOUTH, Little Theatre Club, Jameson Road, The Importance of Being Earnest, to Sat.

Wednesday 9 April
BATH, Forum, Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez in Speakeasy, dance
FROME, Merlin, Frome Film Club, Robot Dreams, animated film,  8pm.

Monday 14 April
BATH, Theatre Royal, Pride and Prejudice* (sort of),   to Sat, 7.30, Wed/Sat mats 2.30.

Wednesday 16 April
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Showing Up.

Friday 18 April
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre, Bing’s Birthday, with Bing, Sula, Panda, Coco, Amma and Flop,and Sat, various day times.

Sunday 27 April
BOURNEMOUTH, University, Kimmeridge House, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society 80th anniversary year,Trio Shaham-Erez-Wallfisch, Mozart, Shostakovich, Ravel, 3pm.

Sunday 4 May
BRISTOL, Marble Factory, Kula Shaker, Natural Magic.

Monday 5 May
BOURNEMOUTH, O2 Academy, Kula Shaker, Natural Magic.

Wednesday 7 May
YEOVIL, Swan Theatre, Cinematheque, Io Capitano.

Wednesday 14 May
FROME, Merlin, Frome Film Club, The Settlers,  Chilean film, 8pm.

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

Thursday 5 June
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre, Antiques and a Little Bit of Nonsense, expert tales. 7.30.

Friday 6 June
BRISTOL, Redgrave Theatre,Murder: Staged, with Cherish Merryweather. 7.30.

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.

Friday 27 June
BATH, Theatre Royal, Ralph Fiennes in Grace Pervades, to 19 July.

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

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

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

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

 

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

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