Arts & Entertainment

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso
Find out what’s happening across the Purbeck Arts & Entertainment scene.
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Rare Lucian Freud etchings to go on display in Poole

POOLE Museum invites visitors to step into the creative world of Lucian Freud with a free exhibition all about…

Museum to host half-term Wizard of Oz inspired family trail

FAMILIES are invited to step into a world of magic, imagination and adventure next month as Wimborne’s award‑winning Museum…

Sir Mark Rylance applauds film festival in 30th year

ACCLAIMED actor and director Sir Mark Rylance praises a “remarkable” film festival as it gears up to mark its…

Annual celebration of Dorset culture and beloved poet William Barnes

FANS of Dorset’s rich cultural heritage are invited to celebrate the 225th birthday of the county’s beloved dialect poet…

Joyful pantomime is filled with circus chaos, local humour and laugh-out-loud moments

THIS year’s pantomime Goldilocks and the Three Bears at the Tivoli in Wimborne by Made to Measures productions is…

Riveting review of Bournemouth Pavilion’s panto Cinderella

THIS year’s pantomime production of Cinderella at the Bournemouth Pavilion delivered exactly what you’d had hoped for from a…

Music, dance, stories and comedy arrive in Dorset theatres from next month

ARTSREACH Dorset has unveiled its spring programme featuring more than 60 events. National and international musicians from a wide range…

Sultan Stevenson Trio performing at the festival Picture: Bob Meyrick

Swanage rallies to rescue beloved jazz festival with £15,000 lifeline

A FESTIVAL on the brink of collapse in Swanage looks to have secured its short-term future…

The festival will begin with a showing of Die Before You Die at Durlston Castle Picture: Purbeck Film Festival

Your chance to see thriller flick – filmed in Purbeck – at Purbeck Film Festival

THE highly anticipated Purbeck Film Festival kicks off tomorrow (October 17) – and a filmmaker will…

More than £2,500 has so far been raised Picture: Google

The Mowlem needs YOUR help to fix leaking roof

AN iconic Swanage landmark that is in desperate need of desperate support has launched a fundraiser…