Wednesday 10 July 2019

NEWS: What's on in SEPTEMBER at Lighthouse, POOLE.


Look what September has to offer at Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts......

Live and Unheard: Rujiero, Inner City Smugglers, Charlie Cole
Wednesday 4 September, The Sherling Studio, 8pm
The latest in the series of showcases for new and unsigned local music talent finds surfer-skater-waterman Rujiero fusing reggae, soul, world and folk influences; Inner City Smugglers, a new project for two experienced instrumentalists; and Charlie Cole who has been featured on BBC Introducing… and is attracting attention for her youthful blend of rock and country.

Cloudbusting: The Music of Kate Bush
Saturday 7 September, Concert Hall, 7.30pm
Hailed as one of the most authentic tributes working today, Cloudbusting incorporate eye-popping visuals in a show that covers all the expected Kate Bush hits as well as album tracks and other songs that have become firm favourites with fans.

BSO Benevolent Fund Concert
Sunday 8 September, Concert Hall, 3pm
Conductor David Little leads the Orchestra with violinist Tasmin Little in a fundraising concert of music by Verdi, Bruch and Tchaikovsky.

Tea Dance
Thursday 12 September, Function Rooms 1 & 2, 2pm

BSO dance band musicians play classics from Sinatra to Gershwin, The Beatles and Elvis for couples, singles and groups of friends of all ages.

Faulty Towers Dining Experience
Thursday 12 – Sunday 15 September, The Beacon, 7.30pm Thurs-Sat, 12.30pm Sat, 1pm Sun
Officially the world’s longest running and most successful tribute to the classic sitcom, this unique show is fully immersive, highly interactive and includes three courses of food as well as all manner of culinary chaos and calamity.

Illegal Eagles
Thursday 12 September, Theatre, 7.45pm
The best known and mosty authentic tribute to The Eagles, their tight harmonies, stunning vocals and perfect guitar riffs are the stuff of legend.

Coastal Comedy: Paul Tonkinson, Michael Fabbri, Tom Taylor with compere Adrienne Coles
Saturday 14 September, The Sherling Studio, 8pm
Headliner Paul Tonkinson has twice won Time Out Comedian of the Year with his trademark brand of effervescent physicality and skillful impressions. Opener Michael Fabbri recently starred in Dyslexicon, his own stand-up series on Radio 4; while Tom Taylor has performed on Radio 2 and Radio 4 as part of BBC Radio New Comedy Awards.

Ninebarrow
Saturday 14 September, Theatre, 8pm
Widely-feted Dorset folk duo Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere are joined for the first time by cellist and long-term collaborator Lee MacKenzie as well as John Parker (double bass) and Evan Carson (percussion).

John Finnemore’s Flying VisitMonday 16 September, Theatre, 7.30pm 
The writer and star of multi-award winning BBC Radio shows John Finnemore’s Souvenir ProgrammeCabin Pressure and John Finnemore’s Double Acts brings his show to the stage. With guests from Souvenir Programme, John performs new sketches, old favourites and unless someone stops him, a song. Plus, there’s an appearance fromCabin Pressure’s Arthur Shappey, the least helpful steward in the skies.

Respect: The Aretha Franklin Songbook
Thursday 19 September, Concert Hall, 7.30pm

Amazing live concert tribute to the Queen of Soul starring vocalists Cleopatra Higgins, Tanya Edwards and Cleo Stewart accompanied by the Urban Soul Band and Gospel Choir on hits including ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’, ‘Think’, ‘I Say A Little Prayer’ and ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’.

No Man’s Land
Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 September, Theatre, 7.45pm (Sat mat 2.30pm)

Harold Pinter’s masterful play in which two elderly writers meeting in a pub is the start of a night of booze-fuelled reminiscences and verbal sparring in which truth and memory create a world of dark humour and subtle power games.

Agnes of God
Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 September, The Sherling Studio, 8pm (Sat mat 2pm)

Arena Theatre’s production of American playwright John Pielmeier’s modern classic in which a novice nun is accused of murdering a baby she has no memory of giving birth to.

You Win Again
Saturday 21 September, Concert Hall, 7.30pm

Direct from the West End, this stirring tribute to the music of the Bee Gees features all of their classic songs from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, as well as the hits they wrote for the likes of Dolly Parton, Diana Ross and Celine Dion.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 September, Theatre, 7.30pm (Tues-Fri, 2.30pm Sat mat)
Fusing actor-musicianship with one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies the Watermill Ensemble cast their spell performing the intoxicating soulful sounds of Nina Simone and Billie Holiday live on stage.

Macbeth
Wednesday 25 – Saturday 28 September, 7.30pm Wed & Sat, 2.30pm Thurs
A powerful new adaptation and possibly Watermill Ensemble’s boldest production to date, Shakespeare’s great tragedy is reflected in the fierce reverberations of Johnny Cash, The xx and The Rolling Stones.

Partisans
Friday 27 September, The Sherling Studio, 8pm
Partisans are co-led by two of the pre-eminent musicians of their generation – Phil Robson (guitar) and Julian Siegel (tenor sax, bass clarinet) – whose strongly melodic compositions are underpinned by the supercharged rhythm section Thaddeus Kelly (bass) and Gene Calderazzo (drums).

What a Wonderful World
Saturday 28 September, The Sherling Studio, 11am, 2pm
Before anything new is made it must first be dreamed and there’s a great view of Earth from our moon base, so what will we put in tomorrow’s world? In an amazing romp through the universe young dreamers can get their hands on the very stuff of creation.


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