Visual Arts Exhibition: Patricia Burns, Mary Quinton-Edwards and Maggie Wyman – Three Colourists
Friday 25 March – Saturday 23 April, The Gallery, Free Entry
Vibrant paintings full of colour on display in the Gallery at Lighthouse.
Derek Nash Acoustic Quintet
Friday 1 April, Studio, 8pm, £15
Derek Nash is one of the most versatile saxophonists in the UK. His solo recordings feature him playing solidly in the modern jazz tradition with a top class rhythm team featuring award winning pianist David Newton and Jamie Cullum’s long-term bassist Geoff Gascoyne and drummer Seb De Krom. For this gig, Derek has added the brilliant Martin Shaw.
A Choir For All Seasons
Saturday 2 April, Studio, 1pm
This superb choir of 12 young professional singers, under their distinguished conductor Andrew King (BBC Singers, The Sixteen, Kings College Cambridge) work with composer Graham Stansfield to present a varied hour long programme reflecting their lives and loves.
Met Opera Live: Madama Butterfly
Saturday 2 April, Cinema, 5.55pm, £23
Anthony Minghella’s breathtaking production has thrilled audiences ever since its premiere in 2006. One of the world’s foremost Butterflys, soprano Kristine Opolais, takes on the title role, and Roberto Alagna sings Pinkerton, the naval officer who breaks Butterfly’s heart. Karel Mark Chichon conducts.
Patrick Monahan: The Disco Years
Saturday 2 April, Studio, 8pm, £12
Charged by Patrick’s memories and reminiscences of being an immigrant to Great Britain, this is a laugh out loud show that is both thoughtful and smart as well as brilliantly silly.
Visual Arts Exhibition: Simon Hopkinson
Saturday 2 April – Saturday 28 May, Main Gallery, Free Entry
Simon Hopkinson’s paintings result from a longstanding interest in British urban scenery. His work thus far documents big, sprawling towns with modernist architecture and has recently created a large body of work solely focused on Poole; expertly representing the brutalist yet beautiful surroundings of high-rises, subways and multi-story car parks within his impressionistic large scale paintings.
G4: Back For Good
Sunday 3 April, Concert Hall, 7.30pm, £27.50
After the phenomenal reaction to their reunion tour, G4 transported their loyal following right back to the moment they first fell in love with their trademark harmonies. It is clear that the demand for G4 cannot be ignored, as they are ‘Back For Good’.
Champions of Magic
Tuesday 5 April, Theatre, 7.45pm, £23, Family Ticket £65
Join five of the world’s top illusionists for a spectacular night of mystery that’ll keep you guessing for a long time to come. Witness the impossible, including disappearances, teleportation and a heart stopping finale that sees one performer walk through the spinning steel blades of a giant industrial fan, all presented with lighting and pyrotechnics to rival the biggest arena productions.
BSO Concert: English Serenade
Wednesday 6 April, Concert Hall, 7.30pm, £14.50-£42
JS Bach Suit No. 3
Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Mozart Symphony No. 39
Kirill Karabits John Mark Ainsley
Nicholas Fleury
Up Beat
Thursday 7 April, Studio, 8pm, £12
A brother and sister chart the ebb and flow of their lives from youthful rebellion to adult ideals; a journey that continually pulls them back to the riverbank. A multi-skilled cast of actor-musicians use folk music and vibrant storytelling to deliver a heartwarming, tender and witty riverbank story that will send you dancing home. This new play has been written by local playwright Deborah Gearing.
Emma Castle Performing Arts – Fusion of Dance
Friday 8 April, Theatre, 7pm, £12.50
This whirlwind show will take you around the world and across the dance spectrum showcasing a ‘Fusion of Dance’. From the mid-west via India to the green, green grass of home students from Emma Castle Performing Arts will be doing the Irish jig and salsa on pointe in a dance spectacle
The Three Keepers
Saturday 9 April, Studio, 2pm & 7pm, £7 (2pm) £10 (7pm)
Welcome to Flounder Rock Lighthouse, where three men live and work, with only each other and the seagulls for company. Three Keepers is a silent comedy for the whole family, blending physical theatre, original music, inventive dance and slapstick comedy.
BSO Concert: Imperial Concerto
Wednesday 13 April, Concert Hall, 7.30pm, £14.50-£42
Beethoven Piano Concert No. 5
‘Emperor’
Shostakovich Symphony No. 10
Andrew Litton Simon Trpčeski
Akram Khan
Wednesday 13 April, Theatre, 7.45pm, £16
Kaash (Hindi word for ‘if only’) continues Akram Khan’s quest to build bridges between the worlds of contemporary dance and the Indian classical dance from Kathak. The first revival features a five strong international cast of performers, who shed another light and energy on the piece, focused on physicality and precision.
Sue Richardson Trio: ‘Too cool- the life and music of Chet Baker’
Friday 15 April, Studio, 8pm, £13
Sue Richardson: Trumpet, Voice
Neal Richardson: Piano
Trumpeter and singer Sue Richardson’s homage to Chet Baker brings the ‘boy wonder’ back to life.
ELO Experience
Friday 15 April, Concert Hall, 7.30pm, £22
Celebrating one of pop music’s most enduring legacies, the ELO Experience is the world’s foremost tribute to the music of Jeff Lynne and ELO.
Met Opera Live: Roberto Devereux
Saturday 16 April, Cinema, 5.55pm, £23
Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the extraordinary challenge of singing all three of Donizetti’s Tudor queens in the course of a single season, a rare feat made famous by Beverly Sills—and not attempted on a New York stage since.
An Evening with Lulu
Saturday 16 April, Concert Hall, 7.30pm, £35
The incredible Lulu is back with another fantastic tour. The Grammy-nominated singer will be performing hits from her 50 year career, such as ‘To Sir With Love’, ‘The Man Who Sold The World’, ‘Relight My Fire’, and of course ‘Shout’.
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 April, Theatre, Saturday 1pm & 7pm, Sunday 2pm, £15.50
Enter the world of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with Centre Stage School of Dance and Performing Arts in this spectacular adaption of the magical C.S. Lewis story.
You’ve Got a Friend
Wednesday 17 April, Theatre, 7.45pm, £17
From the creators of the smash hit West End show ‘The Simon and Garfunkel Story’ comes a brand new theatre experience celebrating two of the World’s greatest songwriters of all time – James Taylor and Carole King. Telling the delicate story of friendship, this musical journey intertwines all of the hits.
Connections 500
Monday 18 – Wednesday 20 April, Theatre, Time TBC, £7.50
The National Theatre’s Connections festival celebrates the talent and passion of young theatre-makers.
BSO Concert: Fire & Ice
Wednesday 20 April, Concert Hall, 7.30pm, £14.50-£42
Wagner Tannhäuser Overture
Walton Cello Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No.2
Jac van Steen Quirine Viersen
Gregory Porter
Thursday 21 April, Concert Hall, 7.30pm, £42.50, £37.50, £30
For the first time, Grammy-award winning Gregory Porter is visiting Poole. He continues to perform to sell-out audiences across the world and has achieved international recognition with his album Liquid Spirit, which is certified gold in the UK.
Dorset Guild of Singers, Petite Messe Solenelle
Saturday 23 April, Theatre, 7.30, £15
After a triumphant “Elijah” two years ago, the Dorset Guild of Singers are delighted that Simon Lole will once again wield the baton for Rossini’s delightful Mass, described by Napoleon III as “neither little, nor solemn, nor particularly liturgical”
Ben Waters
Saturday 23 April, Studio, 8pm, £14.50
Young boogie woogie maestro playing jump blues, boogie and rock ‘n’ roll. This is hard hitting music at its best; combining the music of his heroes with cutting edge original material.
Graeme of Thrones
Tuesday 26 April, Theatre, 7.45pm, £18
Direct from London’s West End, Graeme takes you on his own unique journey through the Seven Kingdoms. Created by a team of some of the UK’s top comedy writers, Graeme of Thrones is an original and un-authorised take on the international phenomenon that is Game of Thrones. See it before the inevitable lawsuit.
BSO Concert: Violin Alchemy
Wednesday 27 April, Concert Hall, 7.30pm, £14.50-£42
R Strauss Don Juan
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Thomas Dausgaard Augustin Hadelich
Travels with my Aunt
Thursday 28 – Saturday 30 April, Theatre, 7.45pm, Sat Mat 2.30pm, Fri & Sat Eves £19, Matinee £16
Henry is a retired suburban manager with a penchant for dahlias. He meets his eccentric Aunt Augusta at what he supposes to be his mother’s funeral. She persuades him to abandon his dahlias and travel with her across the world.
Psychic Sally
Friday 29 April, Concert Hall, 7.30pm, £23.50
Funny, entertaining, sometimes heart breaking, often controversial; Sally Morgan is back and better than ever with her most jaw-dropping show yet. The show is investigational and for the purpose of entertainment.
Vein with Greg Osby
Friday 29 April, Studio, 8pm, £13
Vein, from Switzerland, are a piano trio with a difference, compositions packed with melodic, rhythmic and dramatic turns. Expect fireworks as they are joined by free jazz superstar Greg Osby.
Met Opera Live: Elektra
Saturday 30 April, Cinema, 5.55pm, £23
The genius director Patrice Chéreau (From the House of the Dead) didn’t live to see his great Elektra production, previously presented in Aix and Milan, make it to the stage of the Met. But his overpowering vision lives on with soprano Nina Stemme—unmatched today in the heroic female roles of Strauss and Wagner—who portrays Elektra’s primal quest for vengeance.
Visual Arts Exhibition: Z:INK Group Think
Tuesday 26 April – Thursday 26 May, The Gallery, Free Entry
Z:Ink is an established group of fine artists practicing in sculpture, paint, print, drawing and digital media with an experimental mindset. Work touches on a range of contemporary issues from the human condition and mental health to ecology.
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