NEWS: There's a little something for everyone happening live this December at Poole's Lighthouse.

DECEMBER 2020 

 

Here are the details of December 2020’s shows and events at Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts. In line with the Government’s latest safety advice all performances are for socially distanced audiences. 

 

BSO: Musical Gifts 
Wednesday 2 December, Concert Hall, 7.30pm 
Case Scaglione conducts Schumann’s striking Second Symphony and Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, composed for his wife and capturing his rarely seen intimate side.  
* Although a limited number of ‘in person’ tickets are available, all BSO concerts this autumn will be available to watch from home as digital livestream concerts direct from Lighthouse. 

Liane Carroll  
Friday 4 December, Theatre, 8pm 
With her powerful blues-tined voice hailed by critics and fans alike as one of the finest in British jazz, we are delighted to welcome Liane back to Lighthouse. 

Tenors Unlimited Christmas Show 
Saturday 5 December, Concert Hall, 8pm 
Joined by multi-award winning local choir Sing People Sing, the 'Rat Pack of Opera’ are back in town with a special festive set that ranges from Nessun Dorma and The Pearl Fishers duet, to Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful and their very own Christmas chart topper Who Is He? 

BSO: Grosvenor Plays Chopin 
Wednesday 11 November, Concert Hall, 7.30pm 
New BSO Artist-in-Residence Benjamin Grosvenor performs Chopin’s E minor Concerto with the BSO conducted by Marta Gardolińska. Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture in C and Haydn’s Symphony No 88 complete the programme. 
* Although a limited number of ‘in person’ tickets are available, all BSO concerts this autumn will be available to watch from home as digital livestream concerts direct from Lighthouse. 

Live and Unheard: DD Allen, Sophie Griffiths + CfO Live 
Thursday 10 December, Theatre, 7pm  
The return of our monthly showcase of unsigned local talent with three more highly rated acts. A growing buzz surrounds the pop-rock singer songwriter DD Allen as he returns to showcase his latest material. Also billed are Sophie Griffiths, whose songs find the common ground shared by Joni Mitchell, Amy Winehouse, Adele and Norah Jones; and CfO Live, the performance arm of Chaos from Order Productions. 

Coastal Comedy: Stephen Bailey + Sam Russell + Ria Lina 
Saturday 12 December, Theatre, 8pm 
Having hosted C5’s Celebrities on the Farm and been the resident Agony Uncle on the Zoe Ball Show, Stephen Bailey has been called “everyone’s favourite gay best friend”; while opening act Ria Lina makes her Lighthouse debut having won Best Comedy Show at the Greater Manchester Fringe. Hosted, as ever, by local comic Adrienne Coles, the bill is completed by newcomer Sam Russell whose upbeat comedy focusses on life’s weirder moments. 

BSO: A Baroque Christmas 
Wednesday 16 December, Concert Hall, 7.30pm 
Robert Howarth conducts the BSO with guest soprano Anna Devin inn a programme that features Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, arias from Handel’s Messiah and Autumn and Winter from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. 
* Although a limited number of ‘in person’ tickets are available, all BSO concerts this autumn will be available to watch from home as digital livestream concerts direct from Lighthouse. 

Happy Ever After 
Friday 18 December - Sunday 3 January, Theatre, various times 
A cavalcade of favourite pantomime and children’s storybook characters from Jack and Genie to Humpty Dumpty and the Owl and the pussycat come together to help Cinderella get to her next ball in this very special one-hour Christmas show written and directed by CBeebies’ Chris Jarvis who also stars with CBBC presenters Naomi Wilkinson and Ed Petrie. Happy Ever After has been made COVID-secure in Poole specifically for socially distanced audiences. The magical lighting effects have been created by Poole-based international lighting designer James Smith.