Arts & Entertainment

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso
Find out what’s happening across the Purbeck Arts & Entertainment scene.
View the latest What’s On gigs, dates and events here…

A host of model railway layouts will be on display

Model railway show steaming into Swanage next month

A MODEL railway exhibition will steam back into Purbeck next month. The event will take place at Harman’s Croft Village…

Toploader will top the bill at Music By The Sea, in Swanage

Toploader to headline Music By The Sea festival in Swanage

MUSIC fans will be dancing in the moonlight when Toploader headline a festival in Swanage. Music By The Sea takes…

The cruise will end with a fireworks display in Poole Harbour

Enjoy fireworks on fundraising cruise around Poole Harbour

A SUMMER cruise around Poole Harbour will raise vital funds for a good cause. Disability charity Diverse Abilities will host…

A range of displays will be on offer at Roads to Rail. Pictures: Andrew PM Wright

See the Purbeck of yesteryear at Swanage Railway event this weekend

LIFE in the Isle of Purbeck in years gone by will be recreated at an event this weekend. Swanage Railway…

Author and publisher Jon Woolcott criss-crosses the county in his new book Real Dorset, which looks beyond the tourist-friendly facade

Discover a different Dorset

LOCALS and tourists alike may think they know Dorset, but in his new book author and publisher Jon Woolcott…

CBeebies star Chris Jarvis is writing and directing Aladdin at Lighthouse Poole – and starring as Widow Twankey

Panto star Chris to ‘frock ‘n’ roll’ in Poole

MAGIC is in the air with panto favourite Aladdin set to be performed at Lighthouse Poole in the run-up…

The humour- and heart-filled Swim, written and performed by Liz Richardson, is coming to Lighthouse Poole

Liz extols benefits of outdoor swimming

THE writer and performer of a production coming to Lighthouse Poole is offering an unusual invite to members of…

Callum Patrick Hughes is performing at the Mowlem’s Showbar

Get in with the Inn Crowd

THE Swanage Mowlem Showbar is set to host Callum Patrick Hughes for a performance of his hit show Thirst. The…

The tank will run at Tankfest at Bovington Tank Museum

Centaur tank is taking centre stage

FANS of British armour will enjoy a rare opportunity to see a newly restored Centaur tank run for the…

Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility is at Holme for Gardens

Classic theatre in the open air

HOLME for Gardens at West Holme, Wareham, is the beautiful setting for two classic plays in the open air…