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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Shappi Khorsandi

Shappi at comedy club

REGENT Comedy Club in Christchurch is set to be headlined by the feisty, flirty and effortlessly funny Shappi Khorsandi. Shappi…

Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley with Adrienne Coles

Britain’s Got Talent winner show headlining

LEE Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy, who may not be able to talk, but definitely has lots to say, is…

Gyles Brandreth is coming to Lighthouse Poole this autumn

Gyles just all talk, talk!

IRREPRESSIBLE This Morning star Gyles Brandreth is bringing his fast-talking repertoire to Dorset. Gyles, a regular on shows such as…

Lighthouse, Poole.

Lighthouse in Poole picks up two tourism awards

POOLE’S Lighthouse Theatre has picked up two gongs at the prestigious South West England Tourism Excellence Awards. The venue was…

Swanage Jazz Festival headliner Claire Martin

Jazz festival sets out its stall

A RAFT of acts have been unveiled for the 32nd Swanage Jazz Festival. The event, featuring an extended Friday programme,…

Exciting young actors Effie Ansah and James Arden star in the stage version of Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses

Teenage love in a divided world

THEATRE that may hold special appeal for younger audiences is coming to Lighthouse Poole with a production of Malorie…

The Magnets acapella group

All about the 80s

FAVOURITE anthems and songs from the 1980s are promised when a capella group The Magnets visit Lighthouse Poole. The band…

14 members of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra will be performing at the Mowlem in Swanage this week

Celebration of the sea in music at the Mowlem

THE Mowlem in Swanage is the venue for a nautical musical journey with members of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra…

Stories from a suitcase

Stories from a suitcase

A COMPELLING, lyrical and warm evening of storytelling is promised when Phil Okwedy visits Briantspuddle. The Gods Are All Here…

Gypsy-jazz on strings

Gypsy-jazz on strings

GYPSY-JAZZ band Latchepen, admirers of Django Reinhardt and anything that swings, are coming to Langton Matravers next month. The London-based…