EVENTS Diary

Broadstone Pantomime Productions

Pantoman

Written by David Gigg

Directed by Emma-Louise Pottinger

Written by the incredibly talented David Gigg, Pantoman is a brand new and exciting pantomime, created for Broadstone Pantomime Productions, and will be directed by Emma-Louise Pottinger.

With shockingly average superheroes, dastardly villains intent on cancelling panto forever… and a whole host of pantomime characters you know and love, who meet them on their journey… this season is set to be SUPER!! (See what we did there?!! …)

Oh yes, it is!!

RELAXED PERFORMANCE; All tickets £4; Accompanying carers at no charge; Available in person (Hillier Wilson Estate Agents, 188 The Broadway, Broadstone), via phone (01202 693388) or online.

Mountbatten Players; Performances: Thursday & Friday @ 7:00 pm; Saturday @ 10:30 am, 2:30 pm & 7:00 pm; Sunday @ 10:30 am & 2:30 pm; Tickets: Full £19.00 - £19.50, Concessions (Over 60s, Students, Under 16s & NHS Staff) £15.50 - £16.00; Available from Box Office (023 8065 2333) or online.

Swanage Drama Company; Tickets: Adults £13, Concessions £12, Children £8, Family £35 (2 adults + 2 children); Available online.

All Saints Dramatic Society; Tickets: Adult £15, Concessions £12, Child £8, Family (2 adults, 2 children) £39 (booking fees apply); Available viaBox Office (07548 100770) or online.

Broadstone Pantomime Productions

Pantoman

Written by David Gigg

Directed by Emma-Louise Pottinger

Written by the incredibly talented David Gigg, Pantoman is a brand new and exciting pantomime, created for Broadstone Pantomime Productions, and will be directed by Emma-Louise Pottinger.

With shockingly average superheroes, dastardly villains intent on cancelling panto forever… and a whole host of pantomime characters you know and love, who meet them on their journey… this season is set to be SUPER!! (See what we did there?!! …)

Oh yes, it is!!

PERFORMANCES: Friday @ 7:30pm, Saturday @ 2:30pm & 7:30pm, Sunday @ 2:30pm; Tickets: Adult £8, Children & Senior Citizens £4, Family Ticket £22; Available in person (Hillier Wilson Estate Agents, 188 The Broadway, Broadstone), via phone (01202 693388) or online.

Swanage Drama Company; Tickets: Adults £13, Concessions £12, Children £8, Family £35 (2 adults + 2 children); Available online.

Castle Players; Tickets: Adults £10, Under 16s £5; Available via phone (01202 912351) or online.

Broadstone Pantomime Productions

Pantoman

Written by David Gigg

Directed by Emma-Louise Pottinger

Written by the incredibly talented David Gigg, Pantoman is a brand new and exciting pantomime, created for Broadstone Pantomime Productions, and will be directed by Emma-Louise Pottinger.

With shockingly average superheroes, dastardly villains intent on cancelling panto forever… and a whole host of pantomime characters you know and love, who meet them on their journey… this season is set to be SUPER!! (See what we did there?!! …)

Oh yes, it is!!

Tickets: Adult £8, Children & Senior Citizens £4, Family Ticket £22; Available in person (Hillier Wilson Estate Agents, 188 The Broadway, Broadstone), via phone (01202 693388) or online.

All Saints Dramatic Society; Tickets: Adult £15, Concessions £12, Child £8, Family (2 adults, 2 children) £39 (booking fees apply); Available viaBox Office (07548 100770) or online.

Chesil Theatre; Tickets: Adults £12, Students / Under 18s £10 (booking fees apply); Available for Friday night only online. All other performances sold out - waiting list applies.

SOS Presents 

Spamalot

Book & Lyrics by Eric Idle

Music by John Du Prez & Eric Idle

Directed by Wayne Reddin

Spamalot is a rollicking musical adventure inspired by the iconic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with book and lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle. The show debuted on Broadway in 2005 and soon became a global sensation, winning numerous awards (including the Tony award for Best Musical) and captivating audiences with its irreverent humour and infectious songs. In other words, Spamalot is a show with an impeccable history in entertainment. This makes it the perfect choice for SOS Presents, Southampton’s oldest musical society, which celebrates its centenary in 2024, marking one hundred years of providing top quality entertainment to local audiences.

So, start the new year on a high as you join award-winning SOS Presents in the fantastical realm of Camelot, where King Arthur and his eccentric knights are on a mission to find the Holy Grail. But, of course, with Monty Python’s signature twist, the journey is anything but ordinary.

This amateur production of Spamalot is presented through special arrangement with and all authorised performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), www.theatricalrights.co.uk.

Tickets: £12.50 - £24.50, Concessions and discounts available; Available from the Box Office (023 8071 1811 ) or online.

Lyndhurst Drama & Musical Society; Tickets: Adults £12, Children £6, Family (2 adults & 2 children) £35; Available via phone (023 8029 2531) or online.

Bishopstoke Players; Tickets: Adults £12, Under 18s, £8; Available via phone (07871 006551), email or online.

Castle Players; Tickets: Adults £10, Under 16s £5; Available via phone (01202 912351) or online.

Highcliffe Charity Players; Tickets: Standard £16.50, Concessions £15.50; Available from Box Office (01202 499199) or online.

Maskers Theatre Company; Tickets: £14; Available online.

Spot On Productions; Tickets: Full Price £15.00 - £18.00, Concessions (Student, Under 16s, Over 60s, NHS Staff) £14.00 - £17.00, Armed Forces £14.00 - £16.00; Available from Box Office 023 8065 2333 or online.

Spot On Productions; Tickets: Full Price £15.00 - £18.00, Over 60s £14.00 - £17.50, Student £14.00 - £17.50, Under 16s £14.00 - £17.50, NHS Staff £15.50 - £17.00; Available from Box Office 023 8065 2333 or online.

Bournemouth Little Theatre 

The Memory Of Water

Written by Shelagh Stephenson

Directed by Anne Charbel

This is a poignant and very witty play in which three sisters gather at their mother's home for her funeral. They discuss memories of childhood, which inevitably leads to disagreement on the detail – to great comedic effect!

Their reminiscences and relationships are encapsulated in some very sharp and moving dialogue.

The play won the Sony award for Best Original Drama in 1997, and Olivier Award for Best Comedy in 2000.

Tickets: Standard £14 with concessions; Available online.

Waterside Musical Society; Tickets: Adults £15, Children £10 (booking fees apply); Available online.

Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre (CPYT); Tickets: Full price £16.50 - £18.50, Concessions (Over 60s, Students, Under 16s and NHS Staff) £15.50 - £17.50, Armed Forces £14.00 - £16.00; Available via Box Office (023 8065 2333) or online.

Poulner Players; Saturday matinee SOLD OUT; Tickets: Full price £15, Juniors £12; Available in person at Greyfriars, via phone (0333 666 3366) or online.

Broadstone Players Theatre Company; Tickets: £10; Available in person from Broadstone News, via phone (01202 678449) or by email.

Wimborne Drama Productions

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Written by Guy Unsworth

Directed by Rob Cording-Cook

Based on the TV Series by Raymond Allen

Hilarious mishaps and DIY disasters bring the house down, quite literally, as the lovable accident-prone Frank Spencer and his long-suffering wife Betty create comic mayhem in Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em.

Betty has exciting news for Frank, but he’s preoccupied by possible newfound fame as a magician. With guests arriving for dinner and crossed wires all round, priceless misunderstandings are on the menu.

Based on the 1970s classic TV comedy by Raymond Allen and written by the award-winning Guy Unsworth, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em is the ultimate feel-good night out. Quite Frank-ly, you’d be a fool to miss it!

Directed by Rob Cording-Cook, this amateur production of Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

Tickets: Thursday – Saturday Evenings £17, Wednesday Evening & Saturday Matinee £15.

Telephone the Box Office on 01202 885566 or book online (Booking fees may apply).

Lymington Players

And Then There Were None

Written by Agatha Christie

Directed by Edward Funnell

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal – and a secret that will seal their fate. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins and one by one they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme.

One of Christie’s darkest tales and a masterpiece of dramatic construction, its growing sense of dread and unfaltering tension will keep you guessing to the very end.

Please note the performance may contain flashing flights and some themes which may cause offence.

Tickets: Centre Members £12, Non-members £14; Available from 22 January 2024 online.

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB)

The Ballad Of Maria Marten

Play by Beth Flintoff

Directed by Luke Kernaghan

By arrangement with Nick Hern Books

This theatre production is a collaboration between the following courses at Arts University Bournemouth:

BA (Hons): Acting, Performance Design and Film Costume, Costume, and Make Up for Media and Performance

The Ballad Of Maria Marten is a revisionist retelling of a harrowing true crime in 1827, which sheds light on a complex tale of love, loss, prejudice, and patriarchal power.

Despite the fact that this is a true crime dram, this is also very much a story of female friendship and joy, and one that sadly resonates strongly today.

This show is recommended for people aged 12 and over.

Tickets: Full £13.20, Concessions £4 (Student, child, senior, disability and low income; you may be asked for proof of eligibility); Available online.

Ferndown Phoenix Musical Theatre

A - Z Of Musicals & Comedy Sketches

Songs from your favourite musicals, including Sister Act, Blood Brothers, Annie, Titanic, Oklahoma!, Blood Brothers, Kinky Boots – and many more.

Tickets: Adults £12, Children £5; Available online.

Maskers Theatre Company; Performances: Tuesday @ 8.00pm, other nights @ 7.30pm; Tickets: £14; Available online.

Swanage Musical Theatre Company; Tickets: Adults £16, Concessions £15, Child £10; Available from Box Office (0333 666 3366) or online (booking fees apply).

Poole & Parkstone Productions (P&P Productions); Tickets: From £12 (no concessions); Available from Box Office (01202 894858), Ticket Source phone (0333 666 4466) or email, or online.

Chesil Theatre; Preview Performance on Friday 5 April - may be affected by technical or other issues; Performances 7:45 pm each evening except on Sunday (only 2:30 pm performance); Tickets: Full £16, Student / Under 18s £10 (booking fees apply); Available online.

Bournemouth Little Theatre 

The Memory Of Water

Written by Jack Sharkey

Directed by Don Cherrett

A mystery farce with one-liners all the way and a lot of visual humour throughout…

Never has murder been this funny. A spoof of all crime thrillers, it is good clean mirth all the way. The quick smart, extremely well timed dialogue of Jack Sharkey comes through loud and clear with never a dull moment.

Edgar suspects that Mavis, his new second wife, is having an affair. Mavis wants rid of Edgar to inherit his money.

This play runs from comic twist to comic twist from the moment it opens with some wonderful eccentric characters!

Tickets: standard £14 with concessions; available online.

New Forest Players 

Blithe Spirit

Written by Noël Coward

Directed by Claire Nicholson

Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noël Coward, described by the author as “an improbable farce in three acts”. The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his wilful and temperamental first wife, Elvira, after the séance. Elvira makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles’ marriage to his second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost.

Tickets: Adult £13, NFP Members £8; Available online.

Ringwood Musical & Dramatic Society; Tickets: £15; Available online.

All Saints Dramatic Society; Tickets: £12; Available from Box Office (07548 100700) or online.

Studio Theatre; Tickets: £15, Under 16s and SYT Members £8; Available from Salisbury Information Centre, Fish Row, Salisbury, via phone (01722 342860) or online.

Studio Theatre; Tickets: £15, Under 16s and SYT Members £8; Available from Salisbury Information Centre, Fish Row, Salisbury, via phone (01722 342860) or online.

Cheriton Players

Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters

Written by Terry Pratchett

Adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs

When Duke Felmet murders King Verence and takes over Lancre on the Discworld®, three witches are tasked with protecting the king’s baby son, Tomjon: Granny Weatherwax (intolerant, self-opinionated, powerful), Nanny Ogg (down to earth, common) and Magrat Garlick (innocent, naive, slightly hippy).

In a script that channels inspiration from the juiciest plot twists of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Hamlet, plus a dose of essential HG Wells time-travel, we encounter a wicked duke and duchess, the ghost of the murdered king, dim soldiers, and strolling players, plus a land in peril. And who stands between the Kingdom and destruction? Our three witches.

Tickets are on sale and selling fast!

Tickets: £13; Available online.

Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre (CPYT); Tickets: £15; Available online.

Ferndown Drama

The Ghost Train

Written by Arnold Ridley

Directed by David Pile

Take a journey back to the 1920s with Ferndown Drama when they present The Ghost Train at the Barrington Theatre from 24 – 27 April. This comedy drama written by Arnold Ridley (Dad's Army's Private Godfrey) tells the story of a group of passengers stranded at a remote West Country railway station, facing the prospect of a night in the waiting room. But when the old Stationmaster warns them about the phantom train that haunts the tracks after dark, they are subjected to one chilling moment after another.

This unnervingly hilarious thriller has a ghostly train, sudden death and a travelling parrot, combined with a wet and stormy night, which will keep the audience on the edge of their seats as the tension mounts, sometimes relieved by comical interludes.

Performances are at 7.30pm each evening from Wednesday 24 April to Saturday 27 April, plus a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm.

Tickets are available online and are priced at £12, also from the Barrington box office.

Lyndhurst Drama & Music Society; Tickets: £12; Available online.

Milton Musical Society

9 To 5 The Musical

Milton Musical Society are excited to be back at the Regent performing 9 To 5 The Musical. With music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, the musical is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie from Twentieth Century Fox. Set in the late 1970s this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking, and even a little romantic.

Pushed to the boiling point, three female co-workers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains "otherwise engaged", the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down. Hey, a girl can scheme, can't she?

Performed by the award-winning Milton Musical Society, who have previously performed Kipps – The New Half A Sixpence, Chess, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and the highly acclaimed sell out My Fair Lady.

Please Note: This production contains comic sexual reference, light drug use, and the occasional swear word.

Tickets: Full price £21, Concessions £20; Early bird offer: Book before 29 February 2024 and get £1 off each ticket; Tickets available via phone (01202 499199) or online.

Scaramouche Theatre Company

Natural Causes

Written by Eric Chappell

Directed by Anne Ponting

Vincent is a professional suicide aider who has been summoned by Walter Bryce. A host of misunderstandings follow... Will there be an aided suicide? Will there be accidental murder? Who, if anybody, will drink from the poisoned glass? An evening full of misunderstandings and laughter.

Natural Causes is a dark comedy from Eric Chappell, the author of the TV series Rising Damp.

Warning: This show may contain adult themes & language.

Tickets: £14; Available from Box Office (01425 612393) or online.

Southampton Musical Society; Tickets: Full price £18.00, Concessions £15.50 (Over 60s, Students, Under 16s, NHS Staff); Available from Box Office (023 8065 2333) or online.

Romsey Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society [RAODS]; Tickets: £15; Available online.

SUSU Theatre Group; Performances: 8 - 10 May @ 7.30 pm, 11 May @ 5.00 pm; Tickets: Full price £10, Students £7, PA £5; Available to reserve online (to pay for on collection).

Castle Players; Tickets: £10; Available via phone (01202 912351) or online.

Studio Theatre; Triple comedy bill - English For Pony Lovers, Violetta and Lady Molly Of Scotland Yard; Tickets: £10; Available from Salisbury Information Centre (01722 342860) or online.

Lymington Players

'Allo 'Allo

Written by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft

Directed by Amanda Harber

Based on the hugely successful British television series, which ran for seven seasons, this uproarious comedy relates the adventures of a hapless Café owner, René, in occupied France. You can see all of your favourite TV characters in the flesh, including René's tone-deaf wife Edith, Major-General von Klinkerhoffen and the Gestapo officer, Herr Flick!

René and his wife have stashed a priceless portrait stolen by the Nazis in a sausage in their cellar, where two British airmen are also hiding until the Resistance can repatriate them. Communications with London using the wireless that is disguised as a cockatoo add to the many embarrassments this intrepid proprietor endures in the company of his patrons. News that the Führer is scheduled to visit the town inspires tricksters disguised as Hitler to frequent the Café. Meanwhile, René summons all the wit he can muster to save his café and his life.

Please note the performance may contain flashing lights and themes which may cause offence.

Tickets: Full £14, LCA Members £12 (booking fees apply); Available online.

Arts University Bournemouth [AUB]

La Casa Nova

Written by Carlo Goldoni

Translated by Frederick Davies

Directed by Kenneth Robertson

Performances: Two different casts set in two different time periods: 

Contemporary – 2020s: Wednesday 15 May @ 7.30 pm, Friday 17 May @ 7.30 pm, Saturday 18 May @ 2.30 pm

Period – 1770s: Thursday 16 May @ 7.30 pm, Friday 17 May @ 2.30 pm, Saturday 18 May @ 7.30 pm

This theatre production is a collaboration between the following courses at Arts University Bournemouth:

BA (Hons): Acting, Costume, Make Up for Media and Performance & Performance Design & Film Costume

This production will be performed with alternate casts, one in period dress, the other in contemporary costume. And all set in Venice where classic design transcends the ages. Why now come twice?

Anzoletto has bought an apartment to impress his new wife, Cecilia, who has very particular and demanding tastes. Combined with other problems regarding relatives, workmen, bailiffs and a pair of young lovers, there is confusion, intrigue and exorbitant costs. How will his marriage survive? Find out in this hilarious play, penned by the Italian master of farce, Carlo Goldoni.

Tickets: £13.20, Concessions £4 (Student, child, senior, disability and low income. You may be asked for proof of eligibility.); Available online.

Bishopstoke Players; Tickets: Full price £12, Under 18s £8; Available via phone (07871 006551), email or online; Proceeds will be donated to the charity Action for Children.

Maskers Theatre Company

Murder In The Studio

Written by Agatha Christie

Three murderers, one detective and plenty of mysteries – will the villain be stopped in time; does the punishment fit the crime?

Maskers presents three murder mystery radio plays for a studio audience, written by the Queen of Crime herself, Agatha Christie, set across several decades from 1930s to 1950s, the running theme is a mysterious phone call, and of course a murder!

Featuring Personal Call, in which James Brent is haunted by his dead wife starting with a mysterious telephone call, can she really be calling from beyond the grave?; Yellow Iris, in which Hercule Poirot finds himself in the middle of an old unsolved murder case when called to attend the hotel Jardin des Cygnes – can he solve the mystery of the unusual death before someone else is hurt?; and Butter In A Lordly Dish, in which we find out if vengeance really is a dish best served cold, and debate about the meaning of justice.

A game is afoot, the call has been made, the players are in play – let the murders begin!

Tickets: £14; Available via phone (0333 666 3366) or online.

Broadstone Players Theatre Company; Tickets: £10; Available to reserve by email or phone (01202 678449).

Redlynch Players; SOLD OUT!

Wimborne Drama Productions

Still Alice

Adapted by Christine Mary Dunford; From the book by Lisa Genova

Directed by Sali Pike

Alice Howland is a university professor at the height of her career when she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Fiercely independent, with a husband and two children, Alice strives to make sense of her changing world as her memory begins to fail. This heartbreaking and hopeful adaptation of the award-winning book by Lisa Genova puts Alice onstage with Herself, providing the audience with an extraordinary window into the experience of living with dementia.

The play is directed by Sali Pike and the cast are Julie Sissons, Michelle Barter, Andy Gill, Scarlett Dixon, Calum Hearne, Kelly Webb and Chris Durham.

Wimborne Drama Productions are pleased to support the work of Alzheimer’s Society and will be making a donation in aid of the charity.

Tickets: Online Ticket £19.25 evening / £17.05 Matinee (includes £1.75/£1 .55 online booking fee), Box Office Ticket £17.50 evening / £15.50 Matinee; Available from Box Office (01202 885566) or online.

Centre Stage School of Dance and Performing Arts

Sleeping Beauty: 100 Years Of Enchantment

Be enchanted by this spectacular adaptation of the much-loved tale from the award-winning local school, Centre Stage School of Dance and Performing Arts.

All 350 talented students of the school will bring the story to life in this ambitious production, which is sure to both surprise and delight. A magical show for all the family with music, dance and all the drama of the timeless classic.

Tickets: From £28.50; Available from Box Office (01202 280000) or online.

Bournemouth Musical Theatre Productions [BMT Productions]

The Little Mermaid

Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions

Book by Doug Wright

Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater

In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above.

Based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, and Disney's classic animated feature, The Little Mermaid is a beautiful love story for all ages and is coming to The Regent! Featuring classic music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, this production will capture your imagination with such classics as 'Part Of Your World', 'Kiss The Girl' and of course, that toe-tapping classic, 'Under The Sea'.

Bournemouth Musical Theatre are excited to return to The Regent stage with their tenth full scale production, a production which promises to immerse its audience deep beneath the waves and take them on a magical journey like no other!

Come and be where the people are, and become part of our world!

Tickets: Standard £21, Concessions £19; Available via phone (01202 499199) or online.

Arts University Bournemouth [AUB]

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Aileen Gonsalves

This theatre production is a collaboration between the following courses at Arts University Bournemouth:

BA (Hons): Acting, Costume, Make Up for Media and Performance & Performance Design & Film Costume

Young lovers run away through a magical wood risking everything to be with each other: would-be actors risk their reputations; and fighting fairies risk the very fabric of our natural world, as hearts and worlds collide in Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy.

Can we step into the unknown, even when the world is upside down and nothing makes sense? Can we take that risk, and trust that love will find a way? Will you come and dance with the king and queen of the fairies, and the king of trouble, Puck? Open your heart, and follow us into the enchanted wood…

Tickets: £13.20, Concessions £4 (Student, child, senior, disability and low income. You may be asked for proof of eligibility.); Available online.

Spot On Productions; Performances: Thursday & Friday @ 7:30pm, Saturday @ 10:30am, 2:30pm & 7:30pm, Sunday @ 2:30pm; Tickets: Full Price £15.00 - £17.50, Over 60s £14.00 - £17.00, Student £14.00 - £17.00, Under 16s: £14.00 - £17.00, NHS Staff £14.00 - £17.00; Available from Box Office (023 8065 2333) or online.

Blue Butterfly Studios; Performances: Friday @ 1:30 pm & 6:30 pm, Saturday @ 1:30 pm & 6:30 pm, Sunday @ 1:30 pm; Tickets: Adult £15.00, Child £13.00 (booking fees apply); Available online.

Bournemouth Little Theatre

Plaza Suite

Written by Neil Simon

Directed by Caroline Burr

Plaza Suite is American playwright Neil Simon's most popular play. It traces the travails of three very different couples occupying the same New York hotel suite at different times.

Fast paced, moving and hilarious.

Tickets: Standard £14, Concessions £12, Members £8 (booking fees apply); Available online.

Poole & Parkstone Productions (P&P Productions); Additional performances on Friday @ 11.00 am (schools performance, not on general sale), and Saturday @ 11.00 am (relaxed performance) and 3:00 pm matinees: Tickets: From £22; Available from Box Office (01202 280000) or online.

Scaplens Community Players

Unbroken Bonds - A Woman's War

Written by Katy Nutt

Directed by Robert Rankin

Scaplens Community Players’ next play, Unbroken Bonds – A Woman's War, is set against the backdrop of a war-torn country and explores the lives of ordinary people who lived in the local area in WW2, during a time of great upheaval and change. What impact did it have on their lives and what was the human cost of the conflict? It tells real stories of people who lived here at that time, leading up to D-Day.

Join Scaplens Community Players as they step back into the 1940s, and experience their local history through songs, true stories and their new play Unbroken Bonds – A Woman's War.

To fully immerse yourself and get ‘In The Mood’, why not don your 1940s garb? A prize is on offer for the best outfit, so don’t be shy. Have your photo taken with the cast!

Times: Bar/Food: 6:00 pm, Performance: 8:00 pm; Tickets: Performance, Meal & Drink £22.00, Performance only £11.00 (service fees apply); Available from Box Office (01202 280802) or online.

Swanage Drama Company; Tickets: Adults £14, Concessions £12, Youth Members £8; Available from Box Office 0333 666 3366 (for tickets, fees apply) or online.

Burley Players; Start with meal @ 7:00 pm; Tickets: £16.00 to £20.00 (inc meal); Available online; Select appropriate meal ticket option at point of booking, please advise of any dietary requirements at the Checkout page.

Pinpoint Productions

Stephen Sondheim's Company

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by George Furth

On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor Robert contemplates his unmarried state. Over the course of a series of dinners, drinks, and even a wedding, his friends – "those good and crazy people [his] married friends" – explain the pros and cons of taking on a spouse. The habitually single Robert is forced to question his adamant retention of bachelorhood during a hilarious array of interactions. Company features a brilliantly brisk and energetic score containing many of Stephen Sondheim's best known songs. Every audience member will see reflections of themselves in at least one of the characters on stage.

Tickets £14 (booking fees apply); Available online.

Studio Theatre; NO performance on Sunday 7 July; Tickets: Adults £15, Under 16s £8, Family ticket (2 adults 2 children) £35; Available from Salisbury Information Centre (01722 342860) or online. Age guidance advisory of 12+ owing to strong language, adult humour and slapstick violence.

SOS Presents

Guys And Dolls

Story and Characters by Damon Runyon

Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser

Based on Book by Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows

Directed by Sophie Barnard

Luck, love and laughter collide in the glamorous world of Guys And Dolls this summer! With its colourful characters, dazzling dances and standout songs (including ‘Luck Be A Lady’ and ‘Sit Down, You’re Rocking The Boat’) it’s no wonder Guys And Dolls is one of the most loved shows from the golden age of Broadway musicals.

2024 marks the centenary year for SOS Presents. The company’s audience numbers have grown over successive productions at MAST Mayflower Studios, with Seussical (June 2023) and Monty Python’s Spamalot (January 2024) breaking records for SOS audience numbers in their new theatrical home. Given the broad popularity of Guys And Dolls, early booking is strongly advised!

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

Tickets: £12.50 – £24.50, Concessions £2.00 off tickets; EARLY BIRD OFFER – £5.00 off full Band A tickets – OFFER ENDS 7 March 2024; Available from Box Office (023 8071 1881) or online. Group discounts – contact Box Office with enquiries, not available online.

Big Little Theatre School; Tickets: Full price £18.50 - £29.00, Concessions available; Tickets available via Box Office (0300 500 0595) or online.

Zenith Theatre Company; Matinee with Signed Performance; Tickets: £10; Available online.

Chesil Theatre; Tickets: Adults £16, Student/Under 18s £10, Group £14.40 (booking fees apply); Available online.

Unite Youth Theatre

Roald Dahl's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

Book by David Grieg

Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Scott Shaiman and Marc Shaimen

Based on a novel by Roald Dahl

Songs from the motion pictur by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley

Step into a world of pure imagination as the enchanting Charlie And The Chocolate Factory musical lands in Dorset this summer at the Lighthouse for the first time EVER!

Bring your family along for a delightful experience, as kids enjoy half-price tickets, plus family of 2 adults and 2 children receive discounted tickets!

Be mesmerized by the incredible show, choreographed by the talented Benjamin Mundy and Llandyll Gove. Get ready to be dazzled by their creative moves and captivating performances!

And that’s not all – there may be some sweet treats involved too! Indulge your senses in a magical journey filled with scrumptious delights that will transport you to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.

Don’t miss out on this unforgettable adventure! Book your tickets now and create lasting memories with your loved ones.

For more information and ticket bookings, visit https://www.lighthousepoole.co.uk/event/roald-dahls-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/

Join us for a truly magical experience at the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory musical in Dorset!

Maskers Theatre Company

Romeo And Juliet

Written by William Shakespeare

[Open Air Production]

An age-old vendetta between two powerful families erupts into bloodshed.

Lord Capulet has arranged a party to introduce his daughter, Juliet, to Paris, the man he wants her to marry. A group of masked Montagues gatecrashes the party and Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love, each unaware that the other should be a deadly enemy. In haste, they marry, intending to present their families with a fait accompli. Immediately after the secret wedding, Romeo unwillingly becomes caught up in renewed fighting, which leaves his best friend dead and Romeo guilty of killing Juliet’s cousin in revenge. Romeo is banished from Verona.

Will the lovers see each other again?
Will Juliet be forced into a bigamous marriage with Paris?
Will anything reconcile the Montagues and the Capulets?

NO performance on Sunday 21 July; Outdoor Production (Grounds open prior to the show for picnics); Due to the nature of Shakespearean language and a suicide scene, recommended for ages 12+;

Tickets: Early bird £14, Adult advance £16, Child/student £14, Adult Flex £18.00 (To be used on the booked day or for any subsequent performance of this production); Available via phone (0333 666 3366) or online.

THE EARLY BIRD OFFER RUNS UNTIL 31 MAY 2024 – Tickets from just £14

All information at www.maskers.org.uk.

Ringwood Musical & Dramatic Society [RMDS]; Tickets: £18; Available online.

New Forest Players

Goodnight Mister Tom

A Play by David Wood from the Novel by Michelle Magorian

Evacuated from London, ten year old William Beech finds himself living with the reclusive Tom Oakley. From two vastly different worlds the only thing that can bring them together is love and friendship.

Tickets: Adults £13, Child £9, NFP Members £8; Available via phone (01425 542414) or online.

Brownsea Open Air Theatre [BOAT]

Macbeth

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Chaz Davenport

[Open Air Production]

What was the motivation of the witches? Why did the King of Scotland fall into such depravity? Was his Queen the real driving force? Who or what was in charge… really responsible… for the despicable events in 11th Century Scotland?

In arguably the most exciting of all of the Bard’s plays, certainly the most revered, all the themes of Shakespeare’s dark vision of the rise and fall of King Macbeth of Scotland will be brought to life for you on Brownsea Island in 2024.

Performances:

• Wednesday 24 July 2024 @ 7:00 pm
• (Contingency: Thursday 25 July 2024 @ 7:00 pm) *
• Friday 26July 2024 @ 7:00 pm
• (Contingency: Saturday 27 July 2024 @ 7:00 pm) *
• Monday 29 July 2024 @ 7:00 pm
• (Contingency: Tuesday 30 July 2024 @ 7:00 pm) *
• Wednesday 31 July 2024 @ 7:00 pm
• (Contingency: Thursday 1 August 2024 @ 7:00 pm) *
• Friday 2 August 2024 @ 7:00 pm
• (Contingency: Saturday 3 August 2024 @ 7:00 pm) *
• Monday 5 August 2024 @ 7:00 pm
• (Contingency: Tuesday 6 August 2024 @ 7:00 pm) *
• Wednesday 7 August 2024 @ 7:00 pm
• (Contingency: Thursday 8 August 2024 @ 7:00 pm) *
• Friday 9 August 2024 @ 7:00 pm
• (Contingency: Saturday 10 August 2024 @ 7:00 pm) *

* When purchasing a ticket for any scheduled performance, patrons are also agreeing to be available for the appropriate contingency date which would be played if the original performance is cancelled. 

Tickets: £30; Available via phone (0300 500 0595) or online. (Subject to availability - some performances are already SOLD OUT!)

For general enquiries, or if you cannot book online or by phone, please contact BOAT via email.  For further information regarding accessibility and transport to Brownsea Island, go to BOAT’s website.

Lyndhurst Drama & Musical Society; Tickets: £12; Available by phone (023 8029 2531) or online.

BlackBox Theatre Company; Tickets: Adult £15, Concessions £13 (fees apply); Available online.

Highcliffe Charity Players; Tickets: Full price £19.50, Concessions £18.50 (£2 of each ticket is a donation to the Regent Development Fund); Available from Box Office (01202 499199) or online.

Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre [CPYT]; Tickets: Full Price: £18.00 - £19.00, Over 60s: £17.00 - £18.00, Student: £17.00 - £18.00, Under 16 Years: £17.00 - £18.00; Available from Box Office (023 8065 2333) and online.

Bournemouth and Boscombe Light Opera Company [BBLOC]; Tickets: £21.50 - £29.50; Available from Box Office (0300 500 0595) or online.

JT Productions and Stockbridge Amateur Dramatic Society [SADS]; Tickets: £12; Available online.

Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre [CPYT]; Tickets £10; Available online.

BlackBox Theatre Company; Tickets: Advance bookings £12 (fees apply), On the door £15; Advance tickets available online.

Bournemouth Little Theatre

Private Lives

Written by Noël Coward

Directed by Barry Gray

Private Lives by Noël Coward is one of the most sophisticated, wickedly entertaining plays ever written and a modern classic.

Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with their new spouses, meet by chance, reignite the old spark, and impulsively elope!

But relationships are never quite that simple, are they…?

Tickets: Standard £14, Seniors and Students £12, Members £8; Available online.

Christchurch G&S Society

The Pirates Of Penzance

Libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Music by Arthur Sullivan

In their 40^th Anniversary year, Christchurch G&S Society has chosen The Pirates Of Penzance as their annual production in September.

It is easy to see why this is one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular operettas. It is colourful, humorous, and contains many well-known songs, of which two, sung by the comical group of British bobbies, are arguably the best-known in the entire Savoy Operas.

Performances are at The Regent in Christchurch from 5 – 7 September at 7.30pm with a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm.

Tickets: Full price £20, Concessions £19, Under 16s £8; Available from Box Office (01202 499199) or online.

Broadstone Players; Tickets: £15 - evenings includes supper (fish and chips, sausage and chips or Quorn nuggets and chips), matinee includes Dorset cream tea; Available via phone (01202 678449), email or from Broadstone News on The Broadway, Broadstone.

All Saints Dramatic Society; Tickets: E12; Available via Box Office enquiries (07548 100770) or online.

Broadstone Players; Tickets: £15 - includes supper (fish and chips, sausage and chips or Quorn nuggets and chips); Available via phone (01202 678449), email or from Broadstone News on The Broadway, Broadstone.

Maskers Theatre Company; Tickets: £15; Available via Box Office (0333 666 3366) or online.

Bishopstoke Players; Tickets: Full £12, Under 18s £8; Available via phone (07871 006551), email or online (no booking fee online).

Chesil Theatre 

Last Of The Red Hot Lovers

Written by Neil Simon

Directed by Terry Lohr

The first production of the new season at Chesil Theatre, Winchester, is The Last Of The Red Hot Lovers. This witty comedy, written by the shrewd observer of New York life, Neil Simon, is set in the late 1960s. Successful middle-aged, middle-class fish restauranteur, Barney Cashman, realises that life is passing by without anything really exciting happening to him. He wants to get in on this Sexual Revolution he's heard so much about before it’s too late.   But how suave can this wannabe Casanova be when he is constantly worried about his fingers smelling of fish? Typical of his inept approach, he chooses his mother's Upper East Side apartment, which is empty one afternoon a week, as the location for his desired liaisons.

Over three weeks three very different ladies, Elaine, Jeanette and Bobbi arrive who offer opportunities for Barney to stray. Will he succeed?

Barney is played by Chesil favourite, Gary Nicholson. He also appeared in director Terry Lohr’s first production, Educating Rita, which won a NODA 2022 award of excellence. Terry is enjoying working with Gary again and the three actors who play the ladies: Karen Fitzsimmons, Cassandra Powers and newcomer, Jo-Anna Coyningham.

Terry says: “This comedy classic reflects the language and attitudes of the time it was written, but is also timeless as Barney tackles, and is bewildered by, the complexities of seduction.”  

The play runs from Saturday 28 September to Saturday 5 October with curtain up at the new time of 7:30pm.

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

Phoenix Musical Theatre; Tickets: Standard £21, Concessions £19, Matinee - all tickets £18; Available from Box Office (01202 499199) or online.

ENCORE! Theatre Productions

Bonnie & Clyde - The Musical

Book by Ivan Menchell; Lyrics by Don Black; Music by Frank Wildhorn

A re-telling of the dark and wild love story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the infamous criminal couple who tore through Texas in the early 1930s. With spectacular music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlett Pimpernel), this fast-paced, but emotional biography tracks the titular pair from their childhood in Dallas right through their dangerous escapades, until their untimely deaths in 1934 during a police ambush.

ENCORE! Theatre Productions are proud to be the first company to produce this amazing musical in the Dorset area, following two successful runs in the West End. Come and witness the story of love, crime and passion that has lived on in memory for almost a hundred years.

Tickets: Standard £21, Concessions £19, Matinee - all tickets £18; Available from Box Office (01202 499199) or online.

Studio Theatre

Night Must Fall

By Emlyn Williams

Directed by David Beddard-Banks

Performances at 7.30pm with 2.30pm matinee on Saturday 12 October, NO performance on Sunday 13 October

Twists and turns abound in Emlyn Williams’ classic 1930s psychological thriller. Dan a charming and manipulative young man, gets a job as personal assistant of cantankerous and bedridden widow Mrs Branson. But as he insinuates himself into her life it becomes clear that he has ulterior motives. Dan's true nature is revealed in a shocking and violent climax.

Tickets: Standard £15, 16s and under £8, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £40; Available from Salisbury Information Centre (01722 342860) or online.

Maskers Theatre Company

Blue Remembered Hills

Written by Dennis Potter

Childhood games lead to tragedy in Dennis Potter’s tale of youthful exuberance, bravado and cruelty. Potter’s contribution to Play For Today is the story of seven children playing, one summer afternoon, in the Forest of Dean during WWII. First aired in 1979, this short piece will give you plenty to think about.

The children are playing at being adults and their cruelty and aggressions mirror adult interactions, exacerbated by the times, with tragic consequences. What makes it more interesting is that the children are all played by adults.

Willie plays at aeroplanes, bully Peter struts, fair minded John looks after his brother Raymond, dressed as a cowboy and attempting headstands. Angela plays at being mother whilst the cruel Audrey teases the terrified, lonely, and abused Donald.

They fight, argue, run from a POW, stone squirrels out of trees and gang up on Donald, who plays a dangerous game of pyromania. Do they get captured by the POW? Does Raymond manage a headstand? Do the squirrels manage to escape? Can Donald be stopped?

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

Bournemouth Little Theatre

Gaslight

Written by Patrick Hamilton

Directed by Caroline Burr

Gaslight is a Victorian gothic thriller, made famous in the film starring Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman, for which she won an Oscar.

The play is set in fog-bound London in 1880, at the upper middle-class home of Jack Manningham and his wife Bella.

Bella is clearly on edge, and the stern reproaches of her overbearing husband make matters worse. What most perturbs Bella is Jack's unexplained disappearances from the house: he will not tell her where he is going, and this increases her anxiety. It becomes clear that Jack has a plan, which involves convincing Bella that things are not what they seem.

Tickets: Full £14, Concessions £12, Members £8; available online.

Ferndown Drama

Murder In Plays

Written by Simon Brett

Directed by Estelle Hughes

Boris Smolensky is famous for budget productions performed by his repertory company but his latest play, ‘Murder at Priorswell Manor’, is in difficulty. His cast are more concerned with their egos than the play and life begins to imitate art when one of the cast is murdered. Each member of the cast is a suspect as they try to unravel the mystery by using the play within a play device to unmask the murderer. There is comedy and several red herrings to keep the audience guessing until the final moments of this amusing play by renowned thriller writer Simon Brett.

All tickets £12 (unreserved); Available from Box Office (01202 894858) or online.

Lyndhurst Drama & Musical Society; Tickets: Adults £12, Under 16s £9, Family (2 adults & 2 children) £38; Available via phone (023 8029 2531) or online.

Wimborne Drama Productions

Witness For The Prosecution

By Agatha Christie

Directed by David Beddard-Banks

See You in Court for Witness for the Prosecution

Witness For The Prosecution, Agatha Christie’s gripping courtroom drama of justice, passion and betrayal, is coming to the Tivoli Theatre in October and you have been summoned for jury service!

Leonard Vole is accused of murdering a rich widow to inherit her wealth. The stakes are high. Will Leonard survive the shocking witness testimony? Will he be able to convince the jury and you of his innocence and escape the hangman’s noose?

The ingenious play, which Christie based on her short story Traitor Hands, and which has been adapted for TV and film many times, will be performed by Wimborne Drama Productions, directed by David Beddard-Banks, at the Tivoli Theatre from 24 – 26 October 2024.

See you in court!

This amateur production of Witness For The Prosecution is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

Tickets: Evenings £17.50, Saturday matinee £15.50 (booking fees may apply); Available from Box Office (01202 885566) or online.

Poole & Parkstone Productions [P&P Productions]; Performances: Thursday & Friday @ 7:30pm, Saturday @ 2:30pm; Tickets: £10; Available via phone (0333 666 3366), in person from The Spire Office and online.

New Forest Players

Charade

Written by Janet Shaw

Directed by Len Reid

A bittersweet adult comedy full of humour and pathos.

Following the success of his last production (One Day I’ll Fly Away), Director Len Reid has chosen another comedy written by Janet Shaw.

The play is set in 1970 and Kate is about to marry Steven on the romantic Greek island of Xantos. Their families haven’t met before arriving and when they do meet, the two mothers detest each other on sight, causing a volcanic clash of style and temperament. The two fathers are also nowhere to be seen. The bride’s Aunt Issie arrives and skeletons now fall out of the cupboards at an alarming rate. It’s been twenty five years since World War Two ended, but ghosts from the past reveal a trail of heartbreak and discovery for both families. A bittersweet adult comedy full of humour and pathos, which will have you laughing and crying, probably at the same time.

(Please note this play has no connection to the 1963 Film of the same name starring Carry Grant and Audrey Hepburn.)

Tickets: £14; Available via phone (01425 542414) or online.

Spot On Productions; Tickets: Adult £16.00, Concessions £14.50 (booking fees apply); Available online.

SUSU Theatre Group; Performances: 30 October - 1 November @ 7.30pm, 2 November @ 5.00pm; Tickets: Reserve online, pay on collection at venue.

Waterside Musical Society; Performances: Wednesday - Friday @ 7.30 pm, Saturday @ 12.30 pm & 5.30 pm; Tickets: Adults/Seniors £15, Children £10; Available via phone (07852 317466), email or online.

Eastleigh Operatic & Musical Society; (Broadway musical version); Tickets: Full price £18 - £19, Over 60s, Students, Under 16s and NHS Staff £17 - £18; Available from Box Office (023 8065 2333) or online.

Unite Youth Theatre

The Addams Family Musical

The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done: keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Played by UYT performers.

Show running time 120 minutes including a 20 minute interval.

Performances: Saturday @ 3.00 pm & 7.00 pm, Sunday @ 1.15 pm & 4.30 pm

Tickets: £14.50 - £19.50; Available online.

Lymington Players

Murdered To Death

By Peter Gordon

Directed by Catherine Hall

The inept and bungling Inspector Pratt battles against the odds and his own incompetence to solve the murder of the house’s owner. It soon becomes clear that the murderer isn’t finished yet; will the miscreant be unmasked before everyone else has met their doom or will the audience die laughing first?

Tickets: LCA Members £12, Non Members £14 (booking fees may apply); Available online.

Ringwood Musical & Dramatic Society [RMDS]; Tickets: £18.00; Available online.

Chesil Theatre 

Jekyll And Hyde

Written by Robert Louis Stevenson

Adapted by Neil Bartlett

Directed by John Wakeman

EXTRA PERFORMANCE OF CHESIL THEATRE’S JEKYLL AND HYDE

To meet demand, Chesil Theatre will be offering an extra preview performance of the Gothic thriller Jekyll and Hyde on Friday 15 November 2024 at 7:30pm.

Based on the classic tale by Robert Louis Stevenson, this new adaptation for the stage by Neil Bartlett is steeped in the atmosphere of 1880s London, where random assaults and murders have been taking place. An amoral criminal stalks the darkened alleyways but can there be a link as to why a highly respected doctor goes missing on the same nights these attacks take place?

“Robert Louis Stevenson’s work is on the GCSE syllabus, so this adaptation is timely. It retains some of Stevenson’s classic lines and the addition of the female characters ensures that the play speaks to a contemporary audience.” British Theatre Guide

Contains adult themes and violence.

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

Broadstone Players; Tickets: £10; Available via phone (01202 678449), email or in person from Broadstone News.

Milton Musical Society; Please note the show contains some mild swearing and adult themes! Tickets: £16; Available from Box Office (01425 612393) or online.

Castle Players; Tickets: £10; Available via phone (01202 912351) or online.

Double Act drama group

This Secret Isle

Written by Peter Smith

An explosive new thriller set in a Wareham pub in May 1942.

It is the Second World War, and the people of Purbeck are stoically enduring all the restrictions and deprivations that come with war with typical British resolve and humour.

The Isle of Purbeck contains well-guarded secrets that will prove vital to the war effort, such as the Telecommunication Research Establishment that is developing radar at Worth Matravers and the giant Naval cordite factory at Holton Heath.

German bombers use Purbeck as a navigational aid and dump unused bombs here before they returned back across the channel. The Battle of Britain took place in the skies above Purbeck which resulted in many downed and crash-landed planes in the fields. Large swathes of Purbeck will become training areas as preparations for the invasion of Europe on D Day begin. Children play where they can in Purbeck, and where they shouldn’t, and take to collecting souvenirs that are not always safe nor appreciated at home!

Spies are arrested in Purbeck and a radio transmitter discovered in an old disused quarry.

During all this turmoil the matriarch of a Wareham inn does all she can to keep her family safe but even she has no real idea who is sheltering under her own roof.

Tickets: Adult £10, Child £5 (under 5 free), 10% reduction for groups of 10 plus online only; Available from Corfe Castle Village Stores or online.

Bournemouth GaSP

The Mikado - A Staged Concert

The award winning Bournemouth Gilbert and Sullivan Society are presenting a concert version with Libretto and Songs of The Mikado.

The venues are at Upton House (7:30pm on Friday 22 November) and Merley House (2:30pm and 7:30pm on Saturday 23 November).

This is a unique opportunity to see this much loved operetta performed in such imposing premises.

The ensemble is under the Musical Direction of Bruce Vyner, and the cast includes Amanda King as Katisha, Eleanor Riley as Yum-Yum, Mark Ward as Pooh-Bah and Patrick D'Ardenne in the title role.

Tickets: £18.50 (booking fee applies); Available online.

Bournemouth GaSP

The Mikado - A Staged Concert

The award winning Bournemouth Gilbert and Sullivan Society are presenting a concert version with Libretto and Songs of The Mikado.

The venues are at Upton House (7:30pm on Friday 22 November) and Merley House (2:30pm and 7:30pm on Saturday 23 November).

This is a unique opportunity to see this much loved operetta performed in such imposing premises.

The ensemble is under the Musical Direction of Bruce Vyner, and the cast includes Amanda King as Katisha, Eleanor Riley as Yum-Yum, Mark Ward as Pooh-Bah and Patrick D'Ardenne in the title role.

Tickets: £18.50 (booking fee applies); Available online.

Cheriton Players

Two Funny By Half

Written by Terry Pratchett

Adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs

Cheriton Players are proud to present two one act comedies – the first, Grave Concerns by their own Craig Robb (who will also direct) and the second an hilarious short comedy entitled Last Tango In Little Grimley, written by David Tristram and directed by Pauline Cornter.

Tickets: £13; Available via phone (0333 666 3366) or online.

Redlynch Players

Visitors

Written by Barney Norris

Redlynch Players' autumn production 2024 is Visitors by Barney Norris and their tickets for this brilliant production are now on sale.

Edie’s mind is starting to falter and Arthur’s legs aren’t what they were but, from the comfort of their armchairs, they dive into a kaleidoscope of memories from their life together. From their sleepy farmhouse at the edge of Salisbury Plain, they await the arrival of a young visitor and a reunion that will expose a family whose closeness is fraying at the seams.

A life-affirming tribute to love and gratitude for a life well-lived, Barney Norris’ tender and uplifting play was awarded the Critics’ Circle Award and the Off West End Award for Most Promising Playwright when it premiered in 2014. Chichester-born Barney Norris is an award-winning playwright and acclaimed author of novels Undercurrent, Five Rivers Met On A Wooded Plain and The Vanishing Hours.

So… book your tickets, and join Redlynch Players for this very special production:

Visitors will be performed in Redlynch Village Hall, Lover on Wednesday 27, Thursday 28, Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November 2024 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are £12.

Tickets are now on sale and going very quickly!

Please email tickets@redlynchplayers.co.uk or phone Ron Perry on 01725 510283 to get your tickets!

SUSU Theatre Group; NB: This is the play version of the show by Pierre de Beaumarchais, NOT the opera version by Mozart; Relaxed Performance on Thursday (no fog machine, strobe lighting, and reduced volume in scenes with shouting); Performances: Wednesday - Friday @ 7:30pm, Saturday @ 4:00pm; Tickets: Adult £10, Students £7, PA Members £5 (quoted prices if paying by cash or bank transfer, fees apply for card payments); Reserve tickets online, pay on collection at venue.

Poole & Parkstone Productions [P&P Productions]; Tickets: Adult £15, Child £8; Available via email or online.

Zenith Theatre Company; Saturday matinee - Signed Performance; Tickets: Adults £10, Under 16s £5, Family Saver (2 adults & 2 children under 16) £25; Available online.

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.