Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts, is pleased to announce the following shows on sale this week:
PinocchioTuesday 2 October, Theatre, 11am, 2pmUsing the classic elements of this tale – a poor woodcarver, the tell-tale growing nose, the dream of becoming a real boy – S&N add their hallmark hilarity, cleverness, puppetry, music,...
“It’s business as usual” – that’s the message from Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts following an accident during which the stage, dressing rooms and technical equipment in the venue’s theatre suffered extensive water damage. The theatre will remain closed for the summer while repairs are carried out.
The incident was...
In 1933, a beautiful, young Austrian woman took off her clothes for a movie director. She ran through the woods, naked. She swam in a lake, naked. Pushing well beyond the social norms of the period. The most popular movie in 1933 was King Kong. But everyone in Hollywood...
Have you ever wondered about some of the weird and wonderful place names in Dorset? How does a name like ‘Sixpenny Handley’ or ‘Ryme Intrinseca’ come about and what can the name tell us about the history of a place?
An event at the Dorset History Centre will reveal all!...
Saturday, June
All day
Tickets and information 01202 280000
www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
Having danced her way back into the UK Top Ten and to the top of the Official Dance Singles Chart, Lighthouse is delighted to announce Sophie Ellis-Bextor will headline the first ever Poole Pride on Saturday 8 June.
The kitchen disco pop siren has...
Chapter 16
Gainful Employment
‘But George Orwell had something to fall back on. He had money behind him’.
I didn’t want to admit it but I could see that my Dad might be right. Washing up day in day out might eventually get boring.
But what about W. H. Davies? ‘The Autobiography of...
Your Community, Your Say—Neighbourhood Plan consultation launches today!
The plan sets policies for Weymouth’s future development up to 2038. If you feel strongly about any of these areas, the council says to make sure your voice is heard!
Allocating land for over 450 affordable homes.
Making new homes environmentally friendly will reduce...
Mervyn O'Gorman was 42 when he took these pictures of his daughter, Christina O'Gorman at Lulworth Cove, in the English county of Dorset. He photographed Christina wearing a red swimming costume and red cloak, a colour particularly suited to the early color Autochrome process. Autochrome was one of the first colour photo technologies, which used glass...
Weymouth & Portland Borough Council have organised an evening seminar at Weymouth Pavilion on Monday 29 June to launch a two-year arts development initiative. Over the next two years the borough council will be offering local artists, from a range of disciplines, access to specialist advice in order to...
Weymouth Town Council are planning to light up Weymouth’s iconic Jubilee Clock throughout 2021 to raise awareness for good causes.
The initiative will light up the clockface with colours that represent different charities and will run throughout the year. The council aims to represent one cause or charity per month,...
