Arts & Entertainment

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…

Stand-up poet to stop off for three Dorset dates

AWARD-WINNING poet and stand-up performer Luke Wright is set to tour Dorset next month with his new show Later…

Internationally acclaimed vocalist to rock Verwood

ROCK fans are being promised a night of pure power and adrenaline when She Will Rock You storms into…

A three-screen cinema is planned for the building in South Street, Wincanton. Picture: Google

Opening date for Wincanton Cinema revealed – and it is soon!

WINCANTON will welcome a new cinema in February, it has been confirmed. The new venue, at an Art Deco building…

Traditional Welsh music on its way to Dorset next year

TWO-TIME winners of Best Album at the Welsh Folk Awards VRï are heading to the Dorset for three concerts…

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…