Red Riding Hood is tasked with delivering bread to her Grandmother, deep in the heart of the fairy-tale forest. But en route, Red meets a cunning Wolf who tricks her into taking a different path. Along the way, Red stumbles into a colourful cast of characters, including a scary witch, a talking cat and a rather persuasive Peddler.

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Screen on Stage: Royal Opera House – Wolf Witch Giant Fairy (Cert TBC)

Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts

Why is nobody writing comic operas any more? Seymour Adams descends from the surtitle box to explore the origins and development of this form - with hilarity guaranteed!

Bluffers' Lunch No.74 - Comic Opera - where it came from, where it went...

Slepe Green Barn

A graduate of Birmingham and Trinity Laban Conservatoires, Daniel is the ‘go-to’ bassist for A-list jazz stars including Nubya Garcia, Binker Golding, Camilla George and many others. Jazz FM’s 2021 ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’, Daniel’s ‘Boxed In’ then picked up the best Parliamentary Jazz Album gong in 2022, whilst new album, Balance, has also been creating major waves. In the interim, Dan has been headlining Ronnie Scott’s with his Big Band, which reads like a who’s who of the new London jazz scene, including Nubya, Cassie Kinoshi and many others.

Daniel Casimir

A triple Grand Slam winner, World Cup finalist and England’s longest-serving captain will talk leadership, skill and camaraderie. Unafraid to speak his mind, Carling famously described the Rugby Football Union executives as “57 old farts”. So what was it like leading his country from the age of 22 for an astonishing 59 games? How did he prepare his team for facing Jonah Lomu? Was Jerry Guscott the greatest centre he played with or against? Did it mean more to him playing for England or the British and Irish Lions? How did the amateur years compare to the professional era?

An Evening with Will Carling

Brahms finished his Second Symphony directly on the heels of his First, but it would be hard to find two more different works. Occasionally referred to as his ‘Pastoral’ symphony, it is of a much happier and lighter nature, and it was immediately taken to the hearts of Viennese audiences, with its sunny themes and numerous dance-like melodies – gentle and lyrical. In their simple beauty the themes give the impression of having been written down in inspired spontaneity. Berg was not a musician of revolutionary temperament. On the contrary, he had great reverence for musical tradition, demonstrated in his Violin Concerto which draws substance from, and pays homage to, the musical past. Throughout the work Berg uses the Lutheran chorale It is Enough to form repeated phrases before ending in peaceful reverence; this perhaps explains Berg’s dedication “to the memory of an angel.” Johann Strauss’ sweeping waltz conjures the elegance of the Viennese dancehalls.

Viennese Whirls

The Anvil

Portsmouth Guildhall

The festive charms of The Nutcracker will captivate audiences of all ages. When Clara is gifted a Nutcracker doll who magically comes to life, an enchanting adventure unfolds; a dramatic battle with the Mouse King ensues, and dancing snowflakes fill the stage.

The Nutcracker

Forest Holme Hospice Charity presents Strictly Extravaganza 2025! Join their gala dinner and evening of entertainment raising money for a good cause. Who will claim the 2025 title and win the glitter ball trophy?

Strictly Extravaganza 2025

Our main speaker will be the daughter of Holocaust survivor, Yehuda Bacon. He was born in Czechoslovakia and in 1942 his family were deported to Terezin. In 1943 he was deported to Auschwitz. He was eventually liberated from Gunskirchen. As soon as he was released, he drew small sketches of the gas chambers and crematoria which were used as testimony in Eichmann’s trial in 1961.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

Join Bournemouth Symphony Chorus in a singing workshop followed by an informal run through of songs from some of the greatest Broadway shows including Guys and Dolls, Jesus Christ Superstar and Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Big Sing 2025: Broadway Melodies

Journeying back to his school days, Hoffmann relives his childhood romance with Olympia, a model student in every sense. Doomed love follows him into adulthood, where the dancer, Antonia, is taken from him too soon. Meanwhile, the sensual courtesan Giulietta has her own secret agenda. As memory and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred, will Hoffmann find the enigmatic Stella before it is too late?

The Royal Opera: The Tales of Hoffman (ENCORE) – Cert TBC

Stravinsky’s great ballet has gone through a fascinating series of metamorphoses since first conceived as a concert piece, inspired by the immensely popular puppet plays of 19th century Russia. The score is one of his most brilliant achievements, bursting with the energy and inventiveness of youth. From the opening bar it positively dazzles with its colour and energy, often so gestural that even in a concert performance, the images of the dancers are vividly conjured up. The Chamber Symphony Op.110a is in fact a transcription for string orchestra by erstwhile BSO Principal Conductor, Rudolf Barshai, of the String Quartet No.8. Whilst visiting a still decimated Dresden in 1960, Shostakovich wrote it in just three days dedicating it to “victims of fascism and war”. It is a gripping portrayal of the brutality of conflict – jagged, dynamic rhythms in the central sections are contrasted by elegiac outer movements that never fail to move the senses. Mozart’s first fully mature piano concerto with its technical demands and depth of expression, is alone among his early concertos.

BSO: Petrushka

The critically acclaimed Supersize Polyphony programme of choral music on a colossal scale, made Armonico Consort famous across the British Isles. Back with even more daring and adventurous staging in 20 – 40, and even 60 different voice parts, we will once again sing 360 degrees around the audience, totally immersing them in their sound.

Spem in Alium / Supersize polyphony 2

From the streets of New Jersey to the dizzying heights of the West End and Broadway, this incredible music has delighted audiences for over 5 decades, The Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons features all your favourite songs including Sherry, My Eyes Adored You, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You and many more.

Peter Andre in The Best of Frankie Valli

Tony Kofi is one of the best and also most in-demand British saxophonists whose previous visits to Lighthouse have been very popular. Tony has played tribute to many of the great names of  jazz – Monk, Cannonball, Coltrane. But this band (which has been playing as a unit since 2015) will be exploring material by John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, Sam Rivers, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson and Dexter Gordon amongst others as they pay homage to some of the giants of the tenor saxophone.

Studio Jazz: Tony Kofi Tenor Legacy

Lunchtime Recital: Isabella Gori and Viola Lenzi (piano duo)

With staging ‘full of wolfish imagination and alarming surprise’ (★★★★★ The Guardian), the immersive 5.1 cinema surround sound places the audience inside the minds of the Macbeths, asking are we ever really responsible for our actions?

MACBETH: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo – Cert 12A

After a debut hit tour in 2024, This spectacular 4 piece band is back bigger and better than ever. With beautiful vocal harmonies, and foot-stomping drums they will have you on your feet playing all of Mumford & Sons’ very best hits, including Little Lion Man, I Will Wait, The Cave, Roll Away Your Stone and many more. This is a stomp and holler not to be missed!

The Mumford & Sons Story

Relive some of the greatest songs of all time from artists such as Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Earth, Wind & Fire, Sister Sledge and Chic.

Lost in Music

A one-man (and one puppet) musical journey through a zombie outbreak, combining live performance, puppetry and animation. Ridiculous, dark, sometimes gruesome, warm, funny and sad.

Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep?

Nottingham based Senegalese composer and kora player Seckou Keita is proud to present African Rhapsodies: an epic project created in collaboration with Italian composer and musician Davide Mantovani. This enchanting work for kora and orchestra celebrates Africa’s magical 22-stringed harp and gives it the position of prominence granted for centuries to the violin, piano and flute. It makes us wonder if Bach or Beethoven might have composed for kora had they travelled to Africa in their lifetime. Seckou builds on that notion by way of his own imagination, which is greatly sparked by his lengthy fascination with crossing cultural borders. The result is a majestic work showcasing a whirlwind of virtuosity, but above all a sublime poetic journey where music is pure emotion.

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