Arts & Entertainment

Barn dance held to say fond farewell to Blandford venue

THE upcoming closure of Blandford’s Corn Exchange was marked with a special barn dance. The venue, in Market Place, is…

Sherborne Literary Festival takes place April 5 to 7 at the Powell Theatre.

Unmissable authors at the Sherborne Travel Writing Festival 2024

WORLD-famous authors will take to the stage at a Dorset book festival. The Sherborne Travel Writing Festival returns for the…

Ryan Maloney played Toadfish in Neighbours for almost three decades

Neighbours’ Toadfish heading to Somerset for a special show

AFTER more than two decades on our screens a Neighbours legend will be on the stage in Yeovil this…

Robert Richards, 65, passed away in 2022

Young Somerset creatives urged to apply for digital commission

YOUNG creatives could receive a fee and access to materials to create a commissioned piece about life in Somerset. The…

Winners of the Emerging Talent Competition get a slot on a main stage at Glastonbury. Picture: Paul Jones

Your chance to play a main stage at the 2024 Glastonbury Festival

NOW is your chance to play the legendary Glastonbury Festival. The Somerset event, which runs from June 26 to 30…

Camp Bestival runs from July 25 to 29 at Lulworth Castle

Pete Tong, McFly and Paloma Faith to headline Camp Bestival 2024

PALOMA Faith, McFly and Pete Tong Ibiza Classics will top the bill at the 2024 Camp Bestival. Running between July…

Leweston performing arts scholarships deadline fast approaching

SCHOLARSHIPS are available at Leweston School for budding actors and more – but get your applications in soon! The deadline…

Photo: Steve Ullathorne.

‘Ricky Gervais stole my act’: Stewart Lee interview

STEWART Lee talks about artistic responsibility, writing a sitcom for Ant and Dec, and why he doesn’t want to…

The statue is set to go on display in Shaftesbury later this year

Rare 15th-century statue to go on show in Shaftesbury thanks to £22k grant

A RARE 15th-century statue will be put on show in Shaftesbury later this year. Arts Council England has awarded Shaftesbury…

Swanage's Mowlem Theatre and the mill in Sturminster Newton are among those to receive funding

Dorset arts groups and museums handed £450,000 in funding boost

ARTS organisations and museums in Dorset have been handed more than £450,000 in funding. Dorset Council’s Organisational Revenue Support Fund…