EVENTS Diary

Ferndown Phoenix Musical Society; Tickets: £15 (adults), £14 (senior citizens), £10 (child); Box Office: 01202 894858

Regent Rep; Tickets £12.50 / £10.50 concessions; Box Office: 01202 499199

Scaramouche Theatre Company; Tickets £12 / £10 senior citizens; Box Office: 01202 828740

Castle Players; Tickets £10; Box Office: 01202 912351

Studio Theatre; Tickets: £12 / £8 (under 16s); Box Office: 01722 342860

Wimborne Drama Productions; Tickets £13 (evening) / £11 (Saturday matinee); Box Office: 01202 885566

Encore Theatre Productions; Tickets £18.50 (includes wine & cheese supper in interval); Box Office: www.encoreprotickets.co.uk

Bournemouth Little Theatre; Tickets £12 / £9 concessions; Box Office: 01202 513361

Maskers Theatre Company; Tickets £11; Box Office: www.ticketsource.co.uk/maskerstheatrecompany

Ferndown Drama; Tickets £9; Box Office: 01202 894858

Chameleon Theatre Company; Tickets £9 (adults) / £8 (senior citizens) / £5 (child); Box Office: www.ticketsource.co.uk/chameleontheatre

ImpAct Theatre; Tickets £12 / £11 concessions; Box Office: 01202 513361

Waterside Musical Society; Tickets £12 (Early bird family ticket £40: 2 adults, 2 children, book before 21 October 2019); Box Office: www.ticketsource.co.uk/watersidemusicalsociety

ImpAct Theatre; Tickets £12 / £11 concessions; Box Office: 01202 413600

Poole & Parkstone Productions; 1 day only at 2.00pm, 3.00pm and 8.00pm; Box Office: 01202 280000

20 March 2020: Coronavirus Update

Today, in increasing efforts to contain and prevent the further spread of coronavirus, the Government has ordered all theatres to officially close until further notice. Although we would all wish that the “show could go on”, this is not possible at the present time – public health and safety must come before all else, though we share your disappointment at the necessary temporary halt to performances.

Please keep watching for information of rearranged productions once these unprecedented measures have been lifted and offer your support where you can.

The Scene One+ Team hope you stay well, comply with all the precautions that are being put in place for your safety in the meantime, and join us when the curtain goes up once more.

All Saints Dramatic Society

The Importance of Being Earnest

All Saints' Dramatic Society returns from lockdown with a production of Oscar Wilde's much-loved comedy of manners, 'The Importance of Being Earnest'.

Two young gents have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement into their lives. Jack Worthing has invented a brother, Ernest, whom he uses as an excuse to leave his dull life behind to visit Gwendolen Fairfax in the town. Algernon Moncrieff decides to take the name Ernest when visiting Jack's young and beautiful ward, Cecily Cardew, in the country. Things start to go awry when they end up together in the country and their deceptions are discovered.

The play is directed by Peter Nunan, while the cast includes John Sivewright and Jon Cockeram as the young bounders, Jack and Algernon, with Susanna Greenwood and Lauren Turner appearing as their love interests, Gwendolen and Cecily.  Mary Almeida features as the fearsome Lady Bracknell and additional support comes from Phil Vivian and Jenny Wise as Doctor Chasuble and Miss Prism, and Ian Bray and Mark Richards as the butlers, Lane and Merriman.

'The Importance Of Being Earnest' opens on Wednesday 15th September at the De La Salle Theatre at St Peter's School, St Catherines Road, Southbourne, BH6 4AH, with further performances on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th September.  Evening performances are at 7.30pm, Saturday matinee at 2.30pm.  Box office opens 18th August, tickets cost £10 and can be bought by phone - 07548 100770 - or online at  https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/asds (online booking fee applies).

Lyndhurst Drama & Musical Society; Tickets: Thursday - £10, Friday & Saturday - £11; Tickets available online or contact 023 8029 2531

Christchurch Gilbert & Sullivan Society

The Sorcerer

Christchurch G&S Society are at last delighted to be able to present The Sorcerer. A show full of humour with plenty of visual impact from the inspired costumes to the special effects.

With Sarah Oliver as Director and Ieuan Davies as Musical Director you can be assured of an evening’s dramatic and musical entertainment.

A sorcerer who fills a communal teapot full of love potion at a wedding banquet, what could possibly go wrong…? Come and find out!

Tickets: £18, Concessions £17, Under 16s & Full-time Students £6 (includes a £1 donation to the Regent Centre Development Fund). Available from Box Office (01202 499199) or online.

Studio Theatre and St Thomas's Church; Tickets: £12 (Adults), £8 (Under 16s); Available from Salisbury Information Centre (01722 342860) or online.

Studio Theatre; Tickets: £12 (adults), £8 (Under 16s), £5 (SYT Members); Available online.

Maskers Theatre Company; Tickets: £12; Available via phone 0333 666 3366 (booking fee applies to phone bookings) or online.

Bournemouth Gilbert & Sullivan Productions (Bournemouth GaSP)

The Pirates Of Penzance

Written by W S Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan

Directed by Clare Camble-Hutchins

Musical Director: Helen Brind

Pirates with sentimental hearts, blundering policemen, crazy adventures and improbable paradoxes. Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic The Pirates of Penzance is filled with fun and laughter.

Frederic, a pirate’s apprentice, falls head-over-heels in love with Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley.

On his 21st birthday Frederic is finally due to be released from his apprenticeship.

But being born on 29 February, a leap year, Frederic discovers that he is technically still way off being 21 years and is therefore still bound in his apprenticeship to the Pirate King.

Although very much in love, he is dedicated to his duty and so remains with the Pirates, this action causes all sorts of complications and hilarity with Pirates versus Policemen.

But who will triumph? And will Mabel and Frederic find their happy ever after?

Come join Bournemouth GaSP for this swashbuckling show!

Tickets: All performances Adults £22.50, Under 16s (when accompanied by an adult) £10; Available from Lighthouse Poole Ticket Office 01202 280000 (telephone booking fee applies) or online.

Poole & Parkstone Productions (P&P Productions); Tickets: £10 (online booking fee applies); Available online.

Extraordinary Theatre Company and Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT)

King Lear

By William Shakespeare

The newly formed Extraordinary Theatre Company is joining forces with Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT), with its 57 years of producing Shakespeare plays on Brownsea Island, to take their production of Shakespeare’s King Lear on a tour of local venues.

Opening on 25 October at the Bournemouth Little Theatre, they will then visit another seven venues before completing their tour on 18 November.

The Company is particularly focused on getting the message across to young people that Shakespeare is accessible, relevant and rewarding.

They will be performing at three leading local schools, where they will also be running specially designed ‘From Page To Stage’ workshops for Drama and English students, giving them insights into the challenges that come with directing and acting in one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.

Being also determined to contribute to the local community, Extraordinary Theatre Company and BOAT will be donating 50% of the profits from King Lear to Julia's House, Dorset and Wiltshire’s children’s hospice that provides practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition.

Tickets: £6 - £12; Available online.

Ringwood Musical and Dramatic Society (RMDS); Tickets: £15; Available online.

New Forest Players 

Death Trap

Written by Ira Levin

Directed by David & Ieuan Luker

Written by Ira Levin and directed by David and Ieuan Luker this is a production not to be missed! A hugely popular stage and screen success, this ingeniously constructed play offers a rare and skilful blending of two priceless theatrical ingredients - gasp-inducing thrills and spontaneous laughter.

All performances are at 7.30pm. Choose your preferred date and book your tickets now!

All Performances of Death Trap are at Ballard School. All tickets £13.

Book online at www.newforestplayers.com. NFP’s new online box office allows you to select your seats, pay and download your tickets on line, so please use this if at all possible.

The NFP Box Office phone line is  01425 542 41; however, with the advent of their new online booking system the phone will only normally be manned on Wednesdays from 4.00pm to 6.00pm. A message can be heard on the booking line detailing the next opening times and you can leave a message requesting a call back.

Spot On Productions; Tickets: From £14.50; Available online.

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

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB); All tickets: £5; Tickets available online.

Extraordinary Theatre Company and Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT)

King Lear

By William Shakespeare

The newly formed Extraordinary Theatre Company is joining forces with Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT), with its 57 years of producing Shakespeare plays on Brownsea Island, to take their production of Shakespeare’s King Lear on a tour of local venues.

Opening on 25 October at the Bournemouth Little Theatre, they will then visit another seven venues before completing their tour on 18 November.

The Company is particularly focused on getting the message across to young people that Shakespeare is accessible, relevant and rewarding.

They will be performing at three leading local schools, where they will also be running specially designed ‘From Page To Stage’ workshops for Drama and English students, giving them insights into the challenges that come with directing and acting in one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.

Being also determined to contribute to the local community, Extraordinary Theatre Company and BOAT will be donating 50% of the profits from King Lear to Julia's House, Dorset and Wiltshire’s children’s hospice that provides practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition.

Tickets: Full price £12, Concessions £8 (booking fees apply); Available online.

Extraordinary Theatre Company and Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT)

King Lear

By William Shakespeare

The newly formed Extraordinary Theatre Company is joining forces with Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT), with its 57 years of producing Shakespeare plays on Brownsea Island, to take their production of Shakespeare’s King Lear on a tour of local venues.

Opening on 25 October at the Bournemouth Little Theatre, they will then visit another seven venues before completing their tour on 18 November.

The Company is particularly focused on getting the message across to young people that Shakespeare is accessible, relevant and rewarding.

They will be performing at three leading local schools, where they will also be running specially designed ‘From Page To Stage’ workshops for Drama and English students, giving them insights into the challenges that come with directing and acting in one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.

Being also determined to contribute to the local community, Extraordinary Theatre Company and BOAT will be donating 50% of the profits from King Lear to Julia's House, Dorset and Wiltshire’s children’s hospice that provides practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition.

Tickets: Full price £12, Concessions £8; Available online.

Extraordinary Theatre Company and Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT)

King Lear

By William Shakespeare

The newly formed Extraordinary Theatre Company is joining forces with Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT), with its 57 years of producing Shakespeare plays on Brownsea Island, to take their production of Shakespeare’s King Lear on a tour of local venues.

Opening on 25 October at the Bournemouth Little Theatre, they will then visit another seven venues before completing their tour on 18 November.

The Company is particularly focused on getting the message across to young people that Shakespeare is accessible, relevant and rewarding.

They will be performing at three leading local schools, where they will also be running specially designed ‘From Page To Stage’ workshops for Drama and English students, giving them insights into the challenges that come with directing and acting in one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.

Being also determined to contribute to the local community, Extraordinary Theatre Company and BOAT will be donating 50% of the profits from King Lear to Julia's House, Dorset and Wiltshire’s children’s hospice that provides practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition.

Tickets: Full price £12, Concessions £8; Available online.

Extraordinary Theatre Company and Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT)

King Lear

By William Shakespeare

The newly formed Extraordinary Theatre Company is joining forces with Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT), with its 57 years of producing Shakespeare plays on Brownsea Island, to take their production of Shakespeare’s King Lear on a tour of local venues.

Opening on 25 October at the Bournemouth Little Theatre, they will then visit another seven venues before completing their tour on 18 November.

The Company is particularly focused on getting the message across to young people that Shakespeare is accessible, relevant and rewarding.

They will be performing at three leading local schools, where they will also be running specially designed ‘From Page To Stage’ workshops for Drama and English students, giving them insights into the challenges that come with directing and acting in one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.

Being also determined to contribute to the local community, Extraordinary Theatre Company and BOAT will be donating 50% of the profits from King Lear to Julia's House, Dorset and Wiltshire’s children’s hospice that provides practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition.

Tickets: Full price £12, Concessions £8; Available online.

Extraordinary Theatre Company and Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT)

King Lear

By William Shakespeare

The newly formed Extraordinary Theatre Company is joining forces with Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT), with its 57 years of producing Shakespeare plays on Brownsea Island, to take their production of Shakespeare’s King Lear on a tour of local venues.

Opening on 25 October at the Bournemouth Little Theatre, they will then visit another seven venues before completing their tour on 18 November.

The Company is particularly focused on getting the message across to young people that Shakespeare is accessible, relevant and rewarding.

They will be performing at three leading local schools, where they will also be running specially designed ‘From Page To Stage’ workshops for Drama and English students, giving them insights into the challenges that come with directing and acting in one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.

Being also determined to contribute to the local community, Extraordinary Theatre Company and BOAT will be donating 50% of the profits from King Lear to Julia's House, Dorset and Wiltshire’s children’s hospice that provides practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition.

Tickets: Adults £10, Concessions £8, Ticket + Pizza + Drink £22 (service fees apply); Available online.

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB); All tickets: £5; Tickets available online.

Extraordinary Theatre Company and Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT)

King Lear

By William Shakespeare

The newly formed Extraordinary Theatre Company is joining forces with Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT), with its 57 years of producing Shakespeare plays on Brownsea Island, to take their production of Shakespeare’s King Lear on a tour of local venues.

Opening on 25 October at the Bournemouth Little Theatre, they will then visit another seven venues before completing their tour on 18 November.

The Company is particularly focused on getting the message across to young people that Shakespeare is accessible, relevant and rewarding.

They will be performing at three leading local schools, where they will also be running specially designed ‘From Page To Stage’ workshops for Drama and English students, giving them insights into the challenges that come with directing and acting in one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.

Being also determined to contribute to the local community, Extraordinary Theatre Company and BOAT will be donating 50% of the profits from King Lear to Julia's House, Dorset and Wiltshire’s children’s hospice that provides practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition.

Tickets: Full price £12, Concessions £8; Available online.

Poole & Parkstone Productions (P&P Productions); Tickets: Adults £15, Under 16s £10, Family Ticket (2 Adults, 2 Under 16s) £45 (save £5); Available online.

Extraordinary Theatre Company and Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT)

King Lear

By William Shakespeare

The newly formed Extraordinary Theatre Company is joining forces with Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT), with its 57 years of producing Shakespeare plays on Brownsea Island, to take their production of Shakespeare’s King Lear on a tour of local venues.

Opening on 25 October at the Bournemouth Little Theatre, they will then visit another seven venues before completing their tour on 18 November.

The Company is particularly focused on getting the message across to young people that Shakespeare is accessible, relevant and rewarding.

They will be performing at three leading local schools, where they will also be running specially designed ‘From Page To Stage’ workshops for Drama and English students, giving them insights into the challenges that come with directing and acting in one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.

Being also determined to contribute to the local community, Extraordinary Theatre Company and BOAT will be donating 50% of the profits from King Lear to Julia's House, Dorset and Wiltshire’s children’s hospice that provides practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition.

Tickets: Full price £12, Concessions £8 (booking fees apply); Available online.

Chesil Theatre; Tickets: £10 - £16; Available via phone 0333 666 3366 or online.

Broadstone Players; Tickets: £8.50; Available by emailing honsec@broadstoneplayers.co.uk or phoning 01202 678449. Tickets will also be on sale at Broadstone News on The Broadway from the beginning of November.

Redlynch Players

Talking Heads

Written by Alan Bennett

Join Redlynch Players for their autumn production, as they continue to celebrate their 65^th anniversary. Step into the lives of three ordinary people, who are each concealing a far from ordinary secret!

In Her Big Chance, Lesley is an actress who has just completed a video in which she plays Travis, a career girl who enjoys life. However, as she tells all, the question is, what has she really been involved in...

In Bed Among The Lentils, Susan is a vicar’s wife suffocated by the expectations forced on her by her position and her husband’s over-zealous parishioners. When she meets Ramesh, the off-licence owner, what will she discover about herself…

A Lady Of Letters, Miss Ruddock writes letters – letters of complaint, comment and, occasionally, officious praise to various businesses and government departments. However, what will happen when she writes one letter too many…

Also features extracts from Alan Bennett’s diaries; bringing his much-loved musings right up to date. An evening not to be missed!

This amateur production of Her Big Chance, Bed Among The Lentils and A Lady Of Letters is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

Doors and Bar open @ 7.00pm (Cash/Card Bar & Raffle)

Tickets available via phone (01725 510283) or email.

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB); All tickets: £5; Tickets available online.

Spot On Productions; Tickets: Full price £14.50 - £16.50, Over 60s £13.50 - £15.50, Student £13.50 - £15.50, Under 16s £13.50 - £15.50; Available from Box Office 023 8065 2333 or online.

Milton Musical Society; Tickets: £15; Available from Box Office (01425 619983 or online.

Studio Theatre; Tickets: Full £12, Under 16s £8, Family (2 adults, 2 children) £35; Available from Salisbury Information Centre Tel 01722 342860 or online.

Maskers Theatre Company; Tickets: £12; Available via phone 0333 666 3366 (booking fee applies to phone bookings) or online.

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB); All tickets: £5; Tickets available online.

Bournemouth Little Theatre

A Christmas Carol

By Charles Dickens

Adapted and directed by Lindsay Jones

Kick off your festive celebrations with one of the all-time feel-good Yuletide classics!

This new, highly entertaining, fast-paced adaptation is packed with humour and pathos, a great night out!

Tickets are £12 (concessions seniors and students £9; members £6); Available online.

New Forest Players 

Cinderella

Story by Lee Redwood

Directed by Sarah Haberfield

Venue: Ballard School, Fernhill Lane, New Milton, BH25 5SU

Performances @ 7.00pm 29 – 31 December and 2.00pm 30 December 2022 – 1 January 2023

Tickets: Adults £13, Children £9; Available by calling 01425 542414 or online.

All Saints Dramatic Society; Performances: Friday 6 January – 7.30pm; Saturday 7 January – 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Sunday 8 January – 2.30pm; Tickets: Adults £13, Concessions £11, Child £7, Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £35 (available on evening performances); Available via phone (07548 100770) or online.

All Saints Dramatic Society; Performances: Thursday 12 January – 7.30pm; Friday 13 January – 7.30pm; Saturday 14 January – 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Sunday 15 January – 2.30pm; Tickets: Adults £13, Concessions £11, Child £7, Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £35 (available on evening performances); Available via phone (07548 100770) or online.

Broadstone Pantomime Productions; Performances: Friday @ 7.30pm, Saturday @ 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Sunday @ 2.30pm; Tickets: Family Ticket £22, Adults £8, Children & Senior Citizens £4; Available from Hillier Wilson Estate Agents, Broadstone (01202 693388) or online.

Swanage Drama Company; Tickets: Adults £12, Concessions £11, Children £7; Available: via telephone 0333 666 3366 (fees apply) or online.

Broadstone Pantomime Productions; Performances: Friday @ 7.30pm, Saturday @ 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Tickets: Family Ticket £22, Adults £8, Children & Senior Citizens £4; Available from Hillier Wilson Estate Agents, Broadstone (01202 693388) or online.

Swanage Drama Company; Tickets: Adults £12, Concessions £11, Children £7; Available: via telephone 0333 666 3366 (fees apply) or online.

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

SOS Presents; Tickets: £10 - £19.50; Available from the Box Office 023 8071 1833 or online.

Bishopstoke Players

Not Very Flash, Gordon!

Planet Earth is under attack from evil overlord, Emperor Ping! Determined to hold our planet’s citizens to ransom by controlling all of Earth’s electricity, it seems as if nothing can save us, not even money-saving-expert Martin Lewis.

Step forward bumbling electrician Gordon ‘Flash’ Bennett, his monosyllabic girlfriend, his man-mad mother and a German Professor!

Our intrepid quartet boldly travel to Planet Pongo in (what else?) a converted Austin Mini van to save the day and keep Earth safe from Ping’s crazy demands.

Along the way they meet a cast of characters including a dodgy pirate, a cat with a habit of telling dreadful jokes, Elvis Presley and many, many more.

Join us for a family-friendly pantomime that is truly out of this world!

Performances are in Durley Memorial Hall from 26 – 28 January 2023 at 7.30pm each evening, with a matinee at 2.30pm on the Saturday. Tickets are £10 (under 18s £8) and are available here (no booking fee), or email boxoffice@bishopstokeplayers.uk, or phone 07871 006551.

As we are proud to have done every year since 1947, proceeds will be donated to the charity, Action for Children.

Highcliffe Charity Players; Performances: Friday 7.30pm; Saturday 11.00am, 2.30pm & 6.00pm; Sunday 2.30pm & 6.00pm (running time 75 mins, no interval); Tickets: Full £13.50, Concessions £12.50; Available online.

Burley Players; Performances: Saturday 28 January 2023 @ 7.30pm; Sunday 29 January 2023 @ 2.00pm; Tickets: Adults £9 - £10, Under 16s £7; Available online.

Lyndhurst Drama & Musical Society; Tickets: Adults £12, Under 16s £8, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £35; Available online.

Lymington Players

The Ghost Train

Written by Arnold Ridley

Directed by Ed Funnell

This February 2023 join The Lymington Players as they strand tired and cold passengers at an isolated train station in a chilling comedy thriller by Arnold Ridley.

Who is the spooky Stationmaster that warns them of supernatural danger? Locked in, with no means of defence or escape, will they pull together to survive melancholy signals and chilling apparitions? As tensions mount, and they try to keep ghosts from getting in, will they make it to the morning? And what is the secret of ‘The Ghost Train’?

The Ghost Train is performing in the Malt Cinema at the Lymington Community Centre from 30 January – 5 February 2023. Tickets are on sale from 18 December 2022, priced £10 for Centre members and £12 for non-members. Available via phone (01590 672337) or online.

Would you be brave enough to survive the night?

Burley Players; Performances: Thursday 2 February 2023 @ 7.30pm; Friday 3 February 2023 @ 7.30pm; Saturday 4 February 2023 @ 2.00pm & 7.30pm; Tickets: Adults £9 - £10, Under 16s £7; Available online.

Lyndhurst Drama & Musical Society; Tickets: Adults £12, Under 16s £8, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £35; Available online.

Studio Youth Theatre; Tickets: Adults £12, Under 16s £8; Available from Salisbury Information Centre, phone 01722 342860 or online.

Bournemouth Little Theatre

The Thrill Of Love

By Amanda Whittington

Directed by Rachael de Courcy Beamish

This is a story of obsession:

A gripping drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

A divorcee with a young child to care for, Ruth works hard in the kind of nightclubs where there’s more than just a drink on offer. Then she meets the wealthy, womanising David, a racing driver with whom she falls head over heels with the myth of great, romantic love.

Why does their relationship end in murder?

Why does she plead not guilty but offer no defence?

Why does she show no remorse?

And who is she trying to protect?

The Thrill Of Love explores the enigma of Ruth Ellis: a woman whose short but explosive life still resonates.

Amanda Whittington is one of the UK's favourite and most performed modern dramatists. Her writing in this play accurately reflects the warmth, bitchiness and complexities of female friendship at a time when, even if women knew the rules of the game, they often still end up the losers in a man's world.

Tickets: £12 (Concessions £9, Members £6) (booking fee applies); Available online.

Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre (CPYT); Tickets: Full price £15 - £17, Concessions £14 - £16 (Concecssions Over 60s, Under 16s, Student, NHS Staff, Armed Forces); Available via box office 023 8065 2333 or online.

Waterside Musical Society

Puss In Boots: A Pantomime

Boxing Day is traditionally a day when people go to watch Pantos. You will have to wait until February to see Waterside Musical Society’s, but it will be worth the wait as they have not one but two Pantomime Dames.

They will be played by Antony Morrison and Mike Pavitt. Both have been with Waterside Musical Society for a number of shows before, including Oliver!, Return To The Forbidden Planet, The Sound Of Music and Spamalot, where they were in a number of scenes together.

Come along to see "There ain't nothing like a Dame"!

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

Poulner Players; Tickets: Adults £12, Under 16s £10; Available online.

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB); Tickets: Full price £12, Concessions £3; Available online.

Broadstone Players; Tickets: £8.50; Available by emailing honsec@broadstoneplayers.co.uk or phoning 01202 678449. Tickets will also be on sale at Broadstone News on The Broadway.

Wimborne Drama Productions

Bedroom Farce

Written by Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by Michelle Barter and Suzanne Viney

One of the 20th century's classic comedy of manners comes to the Tivoli Theatre in February when Wimborne Drama Productions will perform Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn.

Funny, gripping and acutely observed, Alan Ayckbourn’s play lifts the lid on the secrets of marriage. Over the course of one hilarious night, an outrageously selfish couple parade their problems around the bedrooms of three other couples, exposing the cracks in other people’s marriages as well as their own.

Directed by Michelle Barter and Suzanne Viney, the play stars Richard Scotson and Rosie Nye as Trevor and Susannah, Tim Fearon and Judy Garrett as Ernest and Delia, James Renwick and Bethan Morris as Malcolm and Kate, and Colin Pile and Julie Sissons as Nick and Jan.

Wimborne Drama Productions have chosen to revive the play which marked their first ever production at the then recently re-opened Tivoli Theatre in 1994.

Bedroom Farce will be performed at the Tivoli Theatre from 23 – 25 February, with evening performances at 7.30pm (tickets £16) and a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm (tickets £14). Book via the Tivoli Box Office on 01202 885566 or online (booking fees may apply).

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB); Tickets: Full price £12, Concessions £3; Available online.

Maskers Theatre Company; Tickets: £12; Available via phone 0333 666 3366 (booking fee applies to phone bookings) or online.

Ferndown Phoenix Musical Theatre; Tickets: £8; Available online and on the door.

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)

A Touch Of Danger

A Thriller by Francis Durbridge

Directed by Deanna Langford

Max Telligan, a popular novelist, has returned to his London apartment from a business trip to Munich to find his evening newspaper containing a report of his violent death. He subsequently is greeted by a parade of mysterious visitors triggering a chain of mysterious events, with twists and turns from start to finish...

Performed by The P&P Players, and directed by Deanna Langford, don't miss this classic Francis Durbridge tale of murderous happenings where nobody quite knows who is who and whom to trust.

Tickets: Adults £12, Seniors £10; Available from Box Office (0161 832 111 or 0844 888 9991) or online.

Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival

Comedy And Cakes

Comedy and Cakes – an afternoon of comic songs and a slap-up tea!

Tickets: £15 to include cream tea and cakes; Available via email (bmthfestival@gmail.com) – or tickets can be purchased on the door.

Studio Theatre; Tickets: Full £12, Under 16s £8, Family (2 adults, 2 children) £35; Available from Salisbury Information Centre Tel 01722 342860 or online.

Bournemouth and Boscombe Light Opera Company (BBLOC); Tickets: £19.50 - £29.50; Available via Box Office (0300 500 0595) or online.

Ringwood Musical & Dramatic Society presents

Thank You For The Music

Tickets: £15; Tickets available online or in person at Greyfriars Box Office.

Bournemouth Little Theatre

Dial M For Murder

By Frederick Knott

Directed by Don Cherrett

Can you ever get away with murder?

Well, maybe Tony Wendice, charismatic and manipulative, a former tennis pro who has given it all up for his wealthy wife, Sheila, can!

When he discovers she has been unfaithful, his mind turns to revenge and the pursuit of the 'perfect' crime.

But things do not go according to plan...

The play, set in the 1950s, was made into a famous 1954 film (of the same name) directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Tickets: Adults £12, Concessions Seniors and students £9, Members £6; Available online.

New Forest Players 

One Day I'll Fly Away

Written by Janet Shaw

Directed by Len Reid

One young woman, one old lady. Their lives were poles apart but fate took a hand and threw them together. The only problem being they were more alike than anyone could begin to imagine. Both had battled adversities beyond comprehension.

When Kylie starts community service at the respite home she is thrown into the path of Nora, an embittered and hardened woman, who has spent her whole life teaching others and avoiding relationships of any kind.

Nora lost her husband and only child in a boating accident many years ago and Kylie is the victim of an alcoholic and drug-addled mother. Nora and Kylie start off their relationship with mutual comic sarcasm and dislike, but as the story unfolds it becomes clear that although in different ways, they are both walking down the same path self-destruction.

Tickets: £13; Available via phone (01425 542414) or online.

Ferndown Drama

A Comedy Triple Bill

The evening will consist of three comedy plays:

Last Tango In Little Grimley by David Tristram

Joining The Club by David Tristram

A Jolly Sinister Jape by Elliot Strange

Tickets: £11; Available from Box Office (01202 894858) or online.

Southampton Musical Society; Tickets: Full price £17.50, Concessions £15; Available from Box Office 023 8065 2333 or online.

All Saints Dramatic Society; Tickets: £10; Available via phone 07548 100 770 or online.

Maskers Theatre Company; Tickets: £12; Available via phone 0333 666 3366 (booking fee applies to phone bookings) or online.

Milton Musical Society; Tickets: Wednesday evening & Saturday matinee - Full £17, Concessions £16; Thursday, Friday & Saturday evening - Full £18, Concessions £17; Available from Box Office 01202 499199 or online.

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

Revive Theatre

Dial M For Murder

Written by Frederick Knott

Directed by Richard Batt

Dial M For Murder – A murder mystery like no other

Charismatic and scheming ex-Tennis Pro Tony Wendice wants to get his hands on his wealthy wife Margot’s inheritance; after stumbling on her affair with the young Mark Halliday, his mind turns to revenge and he comes up with a daring plan.

But as with all risky endeavours, things can go awry, and Tony’s carefully orchestrated strategy goes terribly wrong.

Now as Tony becomes more entangled in the web of his own making, he has only one thing on his mind… how to get away with the perfect crime?

Made famous by the 1954 classic Hitchcock film, the iconic Dial M For Murder is an intense, and darkly gripping thriller; it is a masterclass in suspense, full of spine-chilling twists and turns, that will keep you guessing till the very end.

Tickets: Full £16, Concessions £14; Available from Box Office 0333 666 3366 (for tickets, fees apply) or online.

Lymington Players

Confusions

Written by Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by Pauline Combes

Alan Ayckbourn wrote five one act plays of which Lymington Players are performing the first four.

Mother Figure is about a mother (Lucy) totally absorbed in bringing up her children, so much so that everyone is treated as a child.

In Drinking Companions, we see Harry (Lucy’s husband) chatting up two girls in a bar; is he lonely or lecherous?

Between Mouthfuls stars the waitress who moves between two tables, and we hear what she hears when the couples talk, then argue, then fall out.

Gosforth Fete is about a typical village trying to raise money to build a new village hall. Everything goes wrong that can go wrong, starting with the inadvertent disclosure to everyone that Millie is pregnant – and not with her Scout master fiancé, but the local landlord, Gosforth.

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

Tickets:  Full price £12, LCA Members £10; Available via phone (01590 672337), in person at reception or online.

Revive Theatre

Dial M For Murder

Written by Frederick Knott

Directed by Richard Batt

Dial M For Murder – A murder mystery like no other

Charismatic and scheming ex-Tennis Pro Tony Wendice wants to get his hands on his wealthy wife Margot’s inheritance; after stumbling on her affair with the young Mark Halliday, his mind turns to revenge and he comes up with a daring plan.

But as with all risky endeavours, things can go awry, and Tony’s carefully orchestrated strategy goes terribly wrong.

Now as Tony becomes more entangled in the web of his own making, he has only one thing on his mind… how to get away with the perfect crime?

Made famous by the 1954 classic Hitchcock film, the iconic Dial M For Murder is an intense, and darkly gripping thriller; it is a masterclass in suspense, full of spine-chilling twists and turns, that will keep you guessing till the very end.

Tickets: Full £16, Concessions £14; Available from Box Office 01202 885566 or online.

Broadstone Players; Tickets: Full Price £10; Available via phone 01202 678449, email or from Broadstone News on The Broadway in Broadstone.

Spot On Productions; Tickets: Full price £15 - £17, Concessions £14 -£16; Available from Box Office 023 8065 2333 or online.

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

Bishopstoke Players; Tickets: Full price £15, Under 18s £11; Ticket prices include a Ploughman's Supper - vegan and gluten-free options available on night; Tickets available online.

Wimborne Drama Productions

Pressure

Written by David Haig

Directed by Richard Neal

An intense real-life thriller centred around the most important weather forecast in the history of warfare.

June 1944. One man’s decision is about to change the course of history. Everything is in place for the biggest invasion ever known in Europe – D-Day.

One last crucial question remains: will the weather be right on the day?

Problematically, there are two opposing forecasts. American celebrity weatherman Colonel Krick predicts sunshine, while Scot Dr James Stagg, Chief Meteorological Officer for the Allied Forces, forecasts a storm. As the world watches and waits, General Eisenhower, Allied Supreme Commander, must decide which of these bitter antagonists to trust. The decision will not only seal the fates of thousands of men, but could win or lose the entire war.

An extraordinary and little-known true story, David Haig’s play thrillingly explores the responsibilities of leadership, the challenges of prophecy and the personal toll of taking a stand.

This amateur production of Pressure is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.

“Funny, tense and deeply affecting” Daily Telegraph

Pressure will be performed at the Tivoli Theatre from 18 – 20 May, with evening performances at 7.30pm (tickets £16) and a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm (tickets £14). Book via the Tivoli Box Office on 01202 885566 or online (booking fees may apply).

Studio Theatre Salisbury 

A Doll's House

Written by Henrik Ibsen

A New Adaptation byBryony Lavery

Bryony Lavery's modern adaptation of Ibsen's revolutionary classic still resonates today. London 2023: in the shadow of recent lockdowns, the need to present a ‘perfect’ life through social media hides private struggles. Marriage and motherhood, blackmail and betrayal, truth and lies – Nora's domestic life unravels and a door famously slams.

Tickets: Full price £12, Under 16s £8; Available from Box Office 01722 342860 or online.

Redlynch Players

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Written by Philip Goulding

An updated message from Redlynch Players:

“OUR PRODUCTION OF THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT IS NOW SOLD OUT!

We have been overwhelmed with the level of support we have received from our supporters. A huge thank you to you all!

Please do continue to follow us on social media for information regarding any return tickets that may become available.

If you would like to be added to our mailing list for future productions, please drop us an email at info@redlynchplayers.co.uk.

Thank you so much for your encouragement and we cannot wait to perform The Titfield Thunderbolt!”

All Aboard for The Titfield Thunderbolt!

Redlynch Players are proud to announce that they will be performing The Titfield Thunderbolt by Philip Goulding as their spring 2023 production. This fun packed play is based on the classic Ealing comedy of the same name by T E B Clarke.

The Titfield to Mallingford line is losing money and British Rail have announced its imminent closure. In desperation, the villagers, led by Lady Edna Chesterford and vicar, Sam Weech, decide to take charge and run it themselves – with a train resurrected from a local museum! As well as convincing the railway authorities that they are competent to work the line, they have to face problems from local chancer Vernon Crump, who is set on providing a competitive bus service.

Redlynch Players will be performing at Redlynch Village Hall from Wednesday 24 May to Saturday 27 May 2023 (7:30pm each evening).

Poole & Parkstone Productions [P&P Productions]; Tickets: From £20.25; Available from Box Office (01202 280000) or online.

BMT Productions; Performances: 7:30 pm each evening; Relaxed Performance: Thursday 1 June @ 2:00 pm; Matinee: Friday 2 & Saturday 3 June @ 2:00 pm; Tickets: Full price £20, Concessions £18; Available from Box Office 01202 499199 or online.

Arts University Bournemouth [AUB]; Tickets: Full price £12, concessions £3; Available online.

Milford on Sea Community Centre

Absurd Person Singular

Written by Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by Wendy Mason

Surely one of the best, if not the best, piece of comedy theatre from the prolific pen of Alan Ayckbourn.

Taking place in the 1970s over three Christmas Eves, the action involves three very different couples in three very different kitchens, eventuating in hilarious chaos and near calamity. One not to miss!

Tickets: £15; Available from Box Office 01590 644861 or online.

Bournemouth Little Theatre

Neville's Island

By Tim Firth

Directed by Barbara Evans

This is a black comedy about four out-of-condition, middle managers on a team building initiative in the Lake District, who succeed in being the first people ever to get shipwrecked on Derwentwater.  Bound in by fog, menaced by wildlife and cut off from the world, this perfunctory middle-class exercise turns into a carnival of recrimination, French cricket and sausages.

A successful film was made of the play, starring Timothy Spall and Martin Clunes.

Neville’s Island is being staged at Bournemouth Little Theatre from 6 – 10 June 2023 at 7:45pm each evening.

Tickets: Full price £12, Concessions (Seniors and students) £9, Members £6; Available online.

Encore Theatre Productions; Tickets: £15; Available from Box Office 01425 619983 or online.

SOS Presents; Tickets: from £10.00 - £22.50; Available from Box Office 023 8071 1811 or online.

Chesil Theatre; OUTDOOR PRODUCTION; Tickets: Full Price £16 - £18, Students / Under 18s £10, Family tickets £46 - £48 (see Chesil Theatre website for details); Available via phone 0333 666 3366 or online.

New Forest Players 

Calendar Girls

Written by Tim Firth

Based on Film by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth

Directed by Lyn Lockyer

When Annie’s husband John dies of leukaemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow WI members to pose nude with them for an ‘alternative’ calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence. The news of the women’s charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie’s friendship is put to the test under the strain of their new-found fame.

New Forest Players are proud to be supporting Oakhaven Hospice with their production of Calendar Girls and hope that you will consider dropping a few coins (or notes), along with a smile, in their collecting buckets.

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

JT Productions; Tickets: £12 (plus booking fee); Available online.