Arts & Entertainment

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…

The triptych has sold at auction for £5.7m

Sherborne artwork sells for staggering £5.7 MILLION at auction

A TRIPTYCH formerly housed at the Sherborne Almshouse has sold at auction – for £5.7 MILLION. The artwork, believed to…

The Christmas at Stourhead light trail has a host of new features for 2025. Pictures: Luke Dyson/National Trust

Christmas at Stourhead 2025: New attractions unveiled for festive light trail

STOURHEAD has officially unveiled the 2025 Christmas light trail. The National Trust property has been transformed into an illuminated wonderland,…

Candle-lit Quentin Blake exhibition to open in Sherborne this month

QUENTIN Blake – the artist behind numerous illustrations, including for Roald Dahl novels – is the subject a new…

All are invited to the show

West Country duo to bring midwinter tour to Sixpenny Handley

ONE of the UK’s most respected folk musicians is returning to Sixpenny Handley as part of a midwinter tour. Miranda…

The talk will be followed by a Q&A Picture: Google

Thomas Hardy: 10 Lovers, 50 Poems author to host special talk in Dorchester

A FREE event will give people the chance to meet the author of a book that…

The film will be followed by a Q&A Picture: Wilding

Film to reveal how rewilding saved a 400-year-old estate

A SHOWING of a film in Tarrant Launceston will delve into how the process of rewilding…

This is the final concert in the autumn series Picture: Google

All invited to final autumn concert in Marnhull

A CHURCH in Marnhull is inviting people to enjoy the eighth and final concert in its…

Firework spectacular to light up skies of Dorset village

THE night sky over Sixpenny Handley will once again be filled with a eye-catching firework display…