NEWS: What's happening in January at Poole's Lighthouse.

EVENT LISTINGS: JANUARY 2022 

 

Please find below details of shows and events at Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts, for January 2022.  

 

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: New Year Gala 
Saturday 1 January, Concert Hall, 3pm 
Conductor Michael Seal takes the rostrum as the BSO sees in the New Year with a fine selection of Viennese waltzes by Johan Strauss and his contemporaries. 

St Peterburg Classic Ballet: Giselle 
Thursday 6, Friday 7 January, Theatre, 7pm 
One of the few 19th century Romantic ballets to survive intact, this is the quintessential story of unrequited love following Giselle, an innocent young village girl, through tender romance, heartbreak, death and the afterlife, as she ultimately saves the life of a man who has betrayed her. 

St Peterburg Classic Ballet: The Nutcracker 
Saturday 8, Sunday 9 January, Theatre, 2pm, 7pm 
This spectacular new version, with its stunning baroque designs, is a delightfully festive tale and the perfect treat for the whole family. Full of magical effects, the ballet is set to the captivating and instantly recognisable Tchaikovsky score.  

Live and Unheard: Sirpico + Pharoahs + Vision 
Thursday 13 January, Sherling Studio, 7.30pm 
Our monthly grass roots music night rings in the New Year with the enduring guitar pop fizz of Sirpico, Southampton indie outfit Vision and Pharoahs, the new band fronted by singer songwriter multi-faceted local artist Cherry Morris. 

Omid Djalili: The Good Times Tour 
Friday 14 January, Concert Hall, 7.30pm 
After experimenting with a Zoom gig where he got muted by 639 people, multi award-winning comedian and actor Omid Djalili is now back where he belongs, on our stage and bringing back the good times. 

Studio Jazz: Scott Hamilton Quartet 
Friday 14 January, Sherling Studio, 8pm 
The legendary American tenor star Scott Hamilton, who cut his teeth in Benny Goodman’s band, returns to Lighthouse with his regular, all-star UK quartet.  

Believe: The Cher Songbook 
Saturday 15 January, Concert Hall, 7.30pm 
Experience the ultimate tribute to Cher with dazzling costume changes and outstanding musicianship to relive the Cher songbook including ‘I Got You Babe’, ‘Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves’, ‘Just Like Jesse James’, ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’, ‘Walking in Memphis’, ‘Strong Enough’ and ‘Believe’, as well as songs from Mamma Mia and her new album Dancing Queen. 

Coastal Comedy: Laura Lexx + John Newton + David Arnold 
Saturday 15 January, Sherling Studio, 8pm 
Our monthly stand-up comedy night starts the New Year in the company of Edinburgh Fringe award-winner Laura Lexx with old school gag teller John Newton opening the show and versatile Welsh comedian David Arnold in between. 

Rock of Ages 
Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 January, Theatre, 7.30pm (not Fri), 5pm (Fri), 8.30pm (Fri), 2.30pm (Sat) 
The smash-hit musical is back, and the party is bigger than eve with more than 25 classic rock anthems, including ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’, ‘We Built This City’, ‘The Final Countdown’, ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’, ‘Here I Go Again’, ‘Can’t Fight this Feeling’ and ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’, played loud and proud by an awesome live band. 

Ed Byrne: If I’m Honest 
Friday 21 January, Concert Hall, 8pm 
Join Ed as he takes a long hard look at himself and tries to decide if he has any traits that are worth passing on to his children. 

The HandleBards: Macbeth 
Friday 21 January, Sherling Studio, 8pm 
Forget the tears and tragedy and join the all-female troupe of HandleBards for their unhinged, bicycle-powered, laugh-out-loud version of Macbeth. 

Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face 
Saturday 22 January, Sherling Studio, 8pm 
Since Jayde's first stand-up special launched on Amazon Prime in 2020 it's received a huge amount of critical acclaim, amassing a staggering 60 million views across social media and longlisted for the Best Variety Special Emmy in the Hollywood Reporter Predictions.  

NT Live: Leopoldstadt 
Thursday 27 January, Cinema, 7pm 
Aidan McArdle in Tom Stoppard’s Olivier Award-winning new play Leopoldstadt, a passionate drama of love, family and endurance. 

Kevin Clifton in Burn the Floor 
Thursday 27 January, Concert Hall, 7.30pm 
Kevin Clifton and the sensational worldwide ballroom dance company Burn the Floor return with a bang in 2022 as this fiery, energetic and revolutionary production will, once again, show audiences why it is still the world’s leading ballroom show after more than two decades. A mix of eclectic music, jaw-dropping choreography and ground-breaking moves, this show has an abundance of infectious, rebellious energy and passion. 

How To Live a Jellicle Life 
Thursday 27 January, Sherling Studio, 8pm 
Following five-star reviews, two sold out runs and a national tour the jellicle show is back! A show that provides a jellicle discussion about the jellicle aspects of the jellicle cats in Cats and how you can apply them to your life in order to make it truly jellicle.  

Magic of Motown 
Friday 28 January, Concert Hall, 7.30pm 
Get ready for the glittering costumes, dazzling dance routines and outstanding musicianship in this spectacular live concert celebration of classic Motown hits from artists such as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson and many, many more. 

Studio Jazz: Arnie Somogyi’s Soho Loop Project feat. Soweto Kinch 
Friday 28 January, Sherling Studio, 8pm 
This special band came together for Lighthouse’s Jazz BounceBack mini online festival back in April and went down so well they are reuniting, complete with superstar saxophonist and MC Soweto Kinch whose albums under his own name include a Mercury Music Prize nomination, two UMA Awards and two MOBOs. 

Shlomo: Beatbox Adventure for Kids 
Saturday 29 January, Sherling Studio, 11am, 2pm 
Having dazzled audiences in the first Lighthouse: OUTSIDE festival, world record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo is back to make more mad music with his mouth. Become one of this sonic superhero’s sidekicks in a world of funny sounds, brilliant noises and cool music, whether you’re aged 1 or 101! 

Jamali Maddix: King Crud 
Saturday 29 January, Sherling Studio, 8pm 
As seen on Taskmaster (C4) and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) Jamali Maddix is heading out on tour with a brand-new show tackling more home truths and universal issues. A master of the craft this latest show is not to be missed.