Monday 1st

Spring Organ Concerts at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 1:00pm. Tickets: suggested minimum donation £3.00.

Mayor of Christchurch: Charity Concert (songs and light music) at The Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £12.50.

Monday 1st until 6th – "The 39 Steps" at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm, Wed & Sat 2:30pm mat. Captioned performance; Thursday 4th March and audio described performance; Friday 5th. Tickets: £19.50 eve, £17.50 mat.

Tuesday 2nd

"Studio Jazz" at Lighthouse presents Jim Mullen (guitar), Henry Lowther (trumpet), Mike Gorman (organ) and Matt Skelton (drums) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole.
Performance: 8:00pm. Tickets: £9.00.

Wednesday 3rd

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra presents Emanuel Ax Piano Recital at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: start at £9.00.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £12.00, £15.00.

"Wednesday Dinner Jazz" presenting Rob Koral & Zoe Schwarz at The Lord Bute, Lymington Road, Christchurch at 7:00pm until 10:00pm. Tickets: £24.95 inc. 3 course dinner menu and jazz. Please pre–book, tel: (01425) 278884.

Thursday 4th

"The Songs of Nick Drake" (live concert and screened bio-documentary of the life of Nick Drake) as Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 8:00pm. Tickets: £12.00.

Spring Organ Concerts at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 1:00pm. Tickets: suggested minimum donation £3.00.

"The Charley Boorman Show" (over 16's only) at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £18.50.

Friday 5th

Peter Andre at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £24.00, £50.00.

"Emilie Autumn welcomes you to The Asylum Tour" at O2 Academy, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe. Performance: 7:00pm. Tickets: £12.50 adv. For more details, contact box office 0844 477 2000 or www.o2academybournemouth.co.uk.

Friday 5th and Saturday 6th – "Blood, Tears & Laughter" (suitable for all of the family) at The Pier Theatre, Bournemouth. Performance: Friday 8:00pm, Saturday 2:30pm & 8:00pm. Tickets: £10.00 adults, £8.50 under 16's. For tickets, please call (01202) 416507.

Saturday 6th

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Movie Classics in celebration of Bournemouth's 200th Birthday at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7:30pm.
Tickets: start at £7.00.

The Comedy Works (monthly comedy nights) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 8:00pm. Tickets: £10.00.

Sunday 7th

American Rumble Wrestling Spectacular at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 3:00pm. Tickets: £10.00.

"Jazz Goes to the Movies" at The Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £13.00, £14.00.

"Jerry Dammers Special A.K.A Orchestra" at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: start from £10.00.

Monday 8th

"2010 Heart FM Dorset Rock Challenge" at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7:00pm. Tickets: £10.00.

Stiff Little Fingers at O2 Academy, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe. Performance: 7:00pm. Tickets: £14.00 adv. For more details, contact box office 0844 477 2000 or www.o2academybournemouth.co.uk.

Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th – "Gertrude's Secret" (12+ age guidance, contains strong language) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £16.00.

Tuesday 9th

Katherine Jenkins at Bournemouth International Centre, Exeter Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £25.54, £38.32, £45.98, £56.20.  

"The Bootleg Beatles"(tribute band) at at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 8:00pm. Tickets: £22.50.

Wednesday 10th

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra performs works by Berlioz, Scriabin and Tchaikovsky at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: start at £9.00.

"Wednesday Dinner Jazz" presenting Oliver Sheen at The Lord Bute, Lymington Road, Christchurch at 7:00pm until 10:00pm. Tickets: £24.95 inc. 3 course dinner menu and jazz.
Please pre–book, tel: (01425) 278884.

"Dennis Locorriere – Plus Full Band" at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £17.50, £19.50, £21.50.

Thursday 11th

"The Circus Horrors The Day of the Dead" at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £12.00, £17.00, £20.00, £26.00.

Newton Faulkner at O2 Academy, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe. Performance: 7:00pm. Tickets: SOLD OUT. For more details, contact box office 0844 477 2000 or www.o2academybournemouth.co.uk.

Friday 12th

"Neanderthal" (prehistoric music experience, merging video and live performance) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £12.00.

"An Evening with Charles Dickens" at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £11.50, £12.50.

Spring Organ Concerts at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 1:00pm. Tickets: suggested minimum donation £3.00.

Friday 12th and Saturday 13th – "Dracula" performed by The Arts University College at Bournemouth at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £10.00.

Saturday 13th

"Boot Led Zeppelin" (tribute band) at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £14.50, £15.50.

Bournemouth Chamber Music presents London Concertante with works from Mendelssohn and Korngold at Talbot Heath School, Rothersay Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 3:00pm.
Tickets: £14.00 adults, £5.00 students.

Sunday 14th

Lee Mack at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 8:00pm. Tickets: £18.50.  

English Music for String Orchestra – Clio Gould and Royal Academy of Music Soloists at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £13.00.

Monday 15th

"The Best of British Jazz 2 – Laurence Cottle Big Band and Protect the Beat" at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £13.00.

The Courteeners at O2 Academy, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe. Performance: 7:00pm. Tickets: £16.35 adv. For more details, contact box office 0844 477 2000 or www.o2academybournemouth.co.uk.

Wednesday 17th

"Wednesday Dinner Jazz" presenting Nils Solberg (guitar) and Steve Thompson (bass) at The Lord Bute, Lymington Road, Christchurch at 7:00pm until 10:00pm. Tickets: £24.95 inc. 3 course dinner menu and jazz. Please pre–book, tel: (01425) 278884.

Tea Dances in Poole at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole at 2:00pm until 4:00pm. Tickets: £4.00 inc. refreshments, free for groups from day centres and residential homes in Bournemouth. For more details, please tel: (01202) 451805.

Thursday 18th

"The Four Tops and Temptations" at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £38.00.

The Sopranos at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £17.00.

HIM at O2 Academy, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe. Performance: 7:00pm. Tickets: £20.00 adv. For more details, contact box office 0844 477 2000 or www.o2academybournemouth.co.uk.

"Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Goes to Hollywood" (not suitable for children under 12) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £10.00.

Thursday 18th until Saturday 20th – "Why Good Friday? An Easter Musical" at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm, 2:30pm Sat matinee. Tickets: £12.50.

Friday 19th

"Arabella Weir: Does My Bum Look Big in This?" at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £10.50, £11.50.

Editors at O2 Academy, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe. Performance: 7:00pm. Tickets: SOLD OUT. For more details, contact box office 0844 477 2000 or www.o2academybournemouth.co.uk.

The Endellion String Quartet with Guest Poet Wendy Cope at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £13.00.

Kit Wright and Rosalind Shanks (humorous poetry for the young and young at heart, age guidance 10+) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm.
Tickets: £7.50 adults, £3.75 children

Saturday 20th

T*Rextasy (tribute band) at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £15.00, £16.00.

Westbourne Orchestral Society present works by Mozart, Brahms, Wagner and Dvorak at St. Ambrose Church, Westbourne. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £5.00 on the door. For more details, please visit www.westbourne–orchestra.co.uk.

Ronan Keating at Bournemouth International Centre, Exeter Road, Bournemouth.
Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £30.00.

Saturday 20th until 27th – "Oklahoma!" (production not shown on 21st or 22nd) at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: various times and days, please contact box office for more details. Tickets: start at £22.00.

Sunday 21st

"The Humour of Bob Newhart and Tom Lehrer" at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £11.00, £12.00.

Monday 22nd

"Hot Flush!" (starring Lesley Joseph) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £16.50.

Monday 22nd until Wednesday 24th – "Free Folk" presented by Forest Forge Theatre Company at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 8:00pm. Tickets: £10.00.

Tuesday 23rd

"Roll out the Barrel" at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 2:30pm. Tickets: £10.00, £8.50 concessions.

Wednesday 24th

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra performs works by Schubert, Mozart and Borodin at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: start at £9.00.

"Wednesday Dinner Jazz" presenting The Dave Sheppard Quartet at The Lord Bute, Lymington Road, Christchurch at 7:00pm until 10:00pm. Tickets: £24.95 inc. 3 course dinner menu and jazz.
Please pre–book, tel: (01425) 278884.

Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th – Akran Khan Company presents "Bahok" at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £17.00. Post show talk: Wed 24th. Workshop: 25th from 11:00am – 1:00pm.

Thursday 25th

"Eurobeat" (amateur production) at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £11.00, £12.00.

"One Man Lord of the Rings" presented by Charles Ross at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £14.50.

Friday 26th

"Don Pasquale – Donizetti" (opera) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £19.50. Pre show talk: 6:30pm.

"Voulez Vous" (Abba experience) at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £17.50, £16.50 concessions.

Saturday 27th

"Hamlet" (live via satellite from Metropolitan Opera, New York) shown in high definition on the cinema screen at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 5:00pm.
Tickets: £19.00, £24.00.

"The Marriage of Figaro" – Mozart (opera) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole.
Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £19.50.  

Wessex Youth Orchestra performs works by Ravel and Gershwin at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: start at £8.00.

Sunday 28th

"The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan" (opera) at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £11.00, £12.00.

Monday 29th

The Legendary Chuck Berry and his St. Louis Band with special guests The Blues Band with Paul Jones and supporting act Jawbone at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth.
Performance: 7:45pm. Tickets: £46.00.

Tuesday 30th

"Rhod Gilbert & The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst" at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £16.50.

Wednesday 31st

"The Coming Home Tour" at Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7:30pm. Tickets: £26.50, £29.50.

"Wednesday Dinner Jazz" presenting Lemongrove at The Lord Bute, Lymington Road, Christchurch at 7:00pm until 10:00pm. Tickets: £24.95 inc. 3 course dinner menu and jazz.
Please pre–book, tel: (01425) 278884.

Gordon Peters presents "The Humour of Gilbert and Sullivan" at Highcliffe Castle, Rothesay Drive, Highcliffe. Performance: 7:30pm. For more details, please call (01425) 278807 or visit www.highcliffecastle.co.uk.

Wednesday 31st until Saturday 3rd April – "The Mermaid Princess" (age guidance: 8+) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: Wed: 1:30pm & 7:00pm, Thu: 10:30 am, Fri: 7:00pm, Sat: 2:30pm & 7:00pm. Tickets: £12.00, £9.00 under 18's, £36.00 family ticket, £6.00 schools.