REVIEW: My Mother Said I Never Should: Lighthouse, Poole
Arriving in Poole hard on the heels of last week’s International Women’s Day, Charlotte Keatley’s award-winning play provides much cause for reflection.
View ArticleREVIEW: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (blue programme) at Tivoli,...
IF you’re in need of some motivation to get outdoors, then the Banff Mountain Film Festival is a must-see. Over the past ten years, it has grown from a one night, one programme event, to a global tour...
View ArticleREVIEW: Marina at the O2 Academy Boscombe
JUST two weeks after the release of her fourth studio album, Love + Fear, Marina (formerly Marina & the Diamonds) brought her bold show to Bournemouth’s O2 Academy last night, WRITES OLLIE TUNMORE
View ArticleREVIEW: The Dream of Gerontius by the BSO at Lighthouse Poole
THE BSO drew its season to a close with a stirring but contemplative performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, under chief conductor Kirill Karabits, and backed by the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus.
View ArticleREVIEW: Anne-Marie at O2 Academy
REVIEW: Anne-Marie commences UK tour at O2 Boscombe by OLLIE TUNMORE
View ArticleREVIEW: Sir Ian McKellen on Stage: with Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others & You at...
Ian McKellen on Stage: with Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others & You - Lighthouse, Poole
View ArticleREVIEW: Soho Cinders at St Mark's Hall, Highcliffe
EVER wondered what Cinderella would be like if it were set in London's Soho in a laundrette? Well, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe's reworking of the classic fairytale is heartfelt, moving and the best...
View ArticleREVIEW: 4000 Days at Shelley Theatre, Boscombe
IMAGINE waking up with no memory of the past 11 years.
View ArticleREVIEW: Fame The Musical at Pavilion
WANNA live forever? There's nothing like a dose of musical theatre to leave you feeling like you can take on the world.
View ArticleREVIEW: Kinky Boots at the Mayflower
A SELL-OUT crowd danced its way out of the theatre after a stunning performance from the sassy cast of Kinky Boots.
View ArticleREVIEW: Annual Benevolent Concert BSO at Lighthouse Poole
THERE are plenty of ways to escape the current madness of our politics, at least temporarily.
View ArticleREVIEW: Calendar Girls - The Musical at Bournemouth Pavilion
IT was 20 years ago that a group of ordinary WI members took the world by storm posing nude for a fundraising calendar.
View ArticleREVIEW: If you're in need of some motivation for an adventure, check out the...
IN 1965 an unassuming copy editor called Robert Manry from Cleveland set off in a 13.5ft boat called Tinkerbelle on a lone voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from the port of Falmouth in Cleveland to...
View ArticleREVIEW: Aled Jones & Russell Watson at Bournemouth Pavilion
THEY'RE two of the best-loved characters in classical music and are currently on their first tour together which played to a packed house on Monday night.
View ArticleREVIEW: Top Dog Film Festival at Lighthouse Poole. You'd be barking mad to...
WE’RE known as a nation of dog lovers, so it’s no surprise that the premiere of the Top Dog Film Festival, which originated in Australia, is proving to be such a big hit in the UK.
View ArticleREVIEW: Beverley Knight sings the songs of Stevie Wonder at BIC
BEVERLEY Knight celebrated the songs of Steve Wonder at the BIC in Bournemouth last night, along with the Leo Green Orchestra, to pay homage to one of the greatest songwriters of modern times. This...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Struts at O2 Academy
THEY have been described as a mixture of Queen and The Rolling Stones in their pomp and ‘our best ever support band’ by Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters - but The Struts are so much more than that.
View ArticleREVIEW: Les Miserables delivers a spectaculor show at the Mayflower
THINK of a musical and you picture brightly-coloured costumes, upbeat songs and lots of jolly dancing.
View ArticleREVIEW: Elkie Brooks at the Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne
THE erstwhile Elaine Bookbinder, of Salford, has been singing professionally for 59 years since winning a talent contest in nearby Manchester.
View ArticleREVIEW: An Audience with Simon Reeve at Bournemouth Pavilion
HE'S been enthralling TV viewers with his exploits on Sunday evenings for several years and last night we got to see the man himself on stage (at the same time his latest adventures in The Americas...
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