EVENTS Diary

Maskers Theatre Company

Winter Sparkles

Winter Sparkles will make the perfect start to your Christmas!

Join members of the company for this delightful evening and enjoy a mince pie and glass of mulled wine or fruit punch (included in the ticket price), whilst watching the show.

This year’s Christmas Anthology is a fun, sometimes light-hearted, sometimes nostalgic, sometimes poignant, mixture of songs, poems, prose and a short play written around the theme of Winter and Christmas, as we join a varied group of villagers having to plan a Christmas event for their community, with only a draughty barn as a venue. It features items old and new, some well-loved classics and some pieces written specifically for Maskers – including the finale, ‘Maskers’ Nativity’, where things may not go quite as planned.

Tickets: £15; Available via phone (0333 666 3366) or online.

Studio Theatre; Tickets: Full £15, Under 16s £8, Family ( 2 adults and 2 children) £40; Available from Salisbury Information Centre, via phone (01722 342860) or online.

New Forest Players

Aladdin

The Magical Pantomime Adventure

Directed by Sarah Haberfield

Join New Forest Players as they once again visit Pantoland and meet a whole host of zany characters, accompanying Aladdin on an amazing adventure!

Packed with traditional family pantomime ingredients, magic, music and mayhem, you won’t want to miss this Genie-us Christmas production!

With four matinees and two evening performances, this is the perfect Twixmas treat for all the family. Book tickets soon to avoid disappointment!

Performances: Saturday 28 - Monday 30 December @ 7:00pm, matinee every day @ 2:00pm; Tickets: Adults £14, Children £10; Available via phone (01425 542414) or online.

Broadstone Pantomime Productions; RELAXED PERFORMANCE; All Tickets: £5 (accompanying carers - no charge); Available via phone (01202 693388), in person at Hillier Wilson Estate Agents, 188 The Broadway, Broadstone, BH18 8DP, or online.

Swanage Drama Company; Tickets: Adults £14, Concessions £13, Children £9, Family (2 adults + 2 children) £40; Available via Box Office (0333 666 3366 - for tickets, fees apply) or online.

Broadstone Pantomime Productions; Performances: Friday & Saturday @ 7:30pm, Saturday & Sunday @ 2:30pm; Tickets: Adults £8, Concessions & Child £5; Available via phone (01202 693388), in person at Hillier Wilson Estate Agents, 188 The Broadway, Broadstone, BH18 8DP, or online.

SOS Presents

Made In Dagenham

Book by Richard Bean

Music by David Arnold

Lyrics by Richard Thomas

Made In Dagenham is a sensational musical that will have you laughing, crying and cheering – all in one unforgettable night! Based on the true story of the 1968 Ford sewing machinists’ strike, Made In Dagenham is an emotional roller-coaster of a show that celebrates courage, unity and justice.

SOS Presents has performed at the Guildhall, the Mayflower and the Nuffield theatres over the last 100 years, in keeping with its longstanding mission to produce excellent entertainment in the heart of Southampton. The Society adopted MAST Mayflower Studios as its new theatrical home in 2022 and has been winning awards ever since, with NODA Accolades of Excellence for Legally Blonde (2022) and Seussical the Musical (2023) and a sell-out run of Spamalot in January 2024. Made In Dagenham is exactly the kind of show that SOS Presents excels at, with its character driven plot, exciting score (from catchy anthems to heartfelt ballads) and big ensemble pieces requiring an energetic blend of harmony and choreography.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. Based on the Woolley/Karlsen/Number 9 Motion Picture. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

Tickets: £12.50 - £24.50; Available from Box Office (023 8071 1811) or online.

All Saints Dramatic Society; Performances: Thursday & Friday @ 7:30pm, Saturday @ 11:00am & 4:00pm; Tickets: Adult £15, Concessions £12, Child £8; Available from Box Office (07548 100770) or online.

Swanage Drama Company; Tickets: Adults £14, Concessions £13, Children £9, Family (2 adults + 2 children) £40; Available via Box Office (0333 666 3366 - for tickets, fees apply) or online.

Broadstone Pantomime Productions; Tickets: Adults £8, Concessions & Child £5; Available via phone (01202 693388), in person at Hillier Wilson Estate Agents, 188 The Broadway, Broadstone, BH18 8DP, or online.

Chesil Theatre 

Life X 3

Written by Yasmina Reza; Translated by Christopher Hampton

Directed by Flavia Bateson

One evening. Two couples. Three perspectives on a single situation in an intriguing comedy. Henri and Sonia are putting their son to bed when the doorbell rings. Hubert and Inès have arrived for dinner – a day earlier than expected. The socially disastrous evening degenerates with hilarious yet poignant results. Discussions on parenting mix with the world of astrophysics. And how might it all end? Could there be three conclusions?

Running time 90 mins, no interval.

Tickets: Adults £18.00, Student / Under 18s £12.00, Group £16.20 (booking fees apply); Available online.

Highcliffe Charity Players; EARLY BIRD PROMOTION: £1 off all tickets when booked before 30 November 2024! Tickets: Standard £17, Concessions £16; Available from Box Office (01202 499199) and online.

Lyndhurst Drama & Music Society; Performances: Friday @ 7:30pm, Saturday @ 2:00pm & 6:00pm; Tickets: Adults £12, Under 16s £9, Family (2 adults, 2 children) £38; Available online.

Poulner Players; Performances: 7:30 pm (Wednesday - Friday), 2:30 pm (Thursday & Saturday); Tickets: Adults £15, Children £12; Available online.

Chesil Theatre 

Death And The Maiden

Written by Ariel Dorfman

Directed by Duncan Ley

A riveting psychological thriller that wrestles with truth and doubt, and those questions that still haunt the world over.

A supposed torturer of a fascist regime arrives at the house of Gerardo and Paulina. Over one night they put him on trial for his crimes. But are they right? Is he guilty or innocent? Does a single person’s complicity matter? When should justice and punishment cede to compromise and forgiveness, if only for the greater good?

Adult themes. Contains coarse language and some violence.
After-show Talkback: Sunday 6 April (matinée) and Tuesday 8 April.

No evening performance on Sunday; 2.30pm only on Sunday

Tickets: Adults £18.00, Student / Under 18s £12.00, Group £16.20 (booking fees apply);Tickets: Available online.