Lighthouse, Poole is pleased to announce the following new shows and screenings on sale this week:
The Polar Express (U)
Saturday 21, Tuesday 24 December, 1.30pm (Sat), 2.30pm (Tues), Cinema
A chance to see this seasonal classic on the big screen and enjoy hot chocolate and biscuit, on us! On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas. Tom Hanks star.
Dementia-Friendly Screening: Swing Time (U)
Thursday 30 January, 2pm, Cinema
Classic Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the story of a roguish dancer challenged by his fiancée’s father to come up with $25,000 to prove he’s worthy of her hand.
Dementia-Friendly Screening: Calamity Jane (U)
Thursday 27 February, 2pm, Cinema
Doris Day and Howard Keel in the story of Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok.
Dementia-Friendly Screening: Mary Poppins Returns (U)
Thursday 27 March, 2pm, Cinema
A few decades after her original visit, Mary Poppins returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time. Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Whishaw star.
Dementia-Friendly Screening: Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (U)
Thursday 24 April, 2pm, Cinema
Classic musical with Jane Powell and Howard Keel in the story of a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon who brings a wife home to his farm, prompting his six brothers to decide that they also want to get married.
The King’s Voice
Friday 16 May, 7.30pm, Concert Hall
A celebration of Elvis’s legacy performed by the remarkable Gordon Hendricks, from the iconic 1968 comeback special to the dynamic Vegas years.
Dementia-Friendly Screening: Dad’s Army (PG)
Thursday 29 May, 2pm, Cinema
The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.
G4 – Phantoms of the Popera
Thursday 12 June, 7.30pm, Concert Hall
The ultimate celebration of musical theatre. Following their critically acclaimed 20th anniversary album and tour, the UK’s no. 1 vocal harmony quartet and original X Factor stars, G4 unleash their unique sound on the greatest showstoppers that musical theatre has to offer.
Dementia-Friendly Screening: Blue Hawaii (PG)
Thursday 26 June, 2pm, Cinema
Elvis Presley as GI who returns home to Hawaii and defies his parents by becoming a tour guide. Joan Blackman and Angela Lansbury co-star.
Dementia-Friendly Screening: Annie (U)
Thursday 24 July, 2pm, Cinema
A feisty young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage. John Huston directs Aileen Quinn and Albert Finney.
Matt Richardson: Brash
Thursday 20 November, 8pm, Sherling Studio
Being loud, brazen and a little bit lairy was all Matt needed to propel himself onto the comedy circuit aged 18 and be presenting national telly by 22. But faster than you can say ‘Celebrity Coach Trip’ he suddenly finds himself in his 30s, so what’s next for the lad? Age guidance: 18+
Ross Noble: Cranium of Curiosities
Thursday 12 March 2026, 7.45pm, Theatre
The Wizard of Waffle, The Rambler Royale, The Noodlers’ Noodler, Ross Noble is back live on stage to tour a tornado of tangents. What the show will be about is anybody’s guess, but that’s all part of the fun when you look inside his Cranium of Curiosities. Age guidance: 15+
With the exception of G4 – Phantoms of the Popera, which is already on sale, and Matt Richardson, for which there is no pre-sale, tickets go on pre-sale to Lighthouse Friends on today, and on general sale from Friday 6 December at https://www.lighthousepoole.co.uk.
For details of Lighthouse Friends visit https://www.lighthousepoole.co.uk/support-lighthouse/.
