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Arts & Entertainment
Homage to Kate – cabaret-style
TRIBUTE is paid to the music, fans and mythology of one of the most influential voices in British music in An Evening Without Kate Bush, coming to Lighthouse Poole this spring.
The cabaret-style homage features the wildly wonderful voice and mesmerising performance of Sarah-Louise Young.
The actress, writer, director and internationally renowned cabaret performer has appeared in the West End with Julie Madly Deeply, Fascinating Aïda and La Soirée.
She has also been named one of Time Out’s Top 10 Cabaret Acts and voted Best Musical Variety Act in the London Cabaret Awards.
An Evening Without Kate Bush is back on the road following sold-out and critically
An Evening Without Kate starring Sarah-Louise Young Bush is at Lighthouse Poole acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe runs, two Soho Theatre seasons and 2020-22 UK tours.
The show is being staged on Thursday 16 March at 7.45pm. For tickets and information phone 01202 280000 or visit www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
‘The King’ played for laughs
THE usual mayhem and lots of audience interaction are promised when Spitz & Co present musical comedy Elvis in Blue Hawaii at venues in Dorset next month.
The show follows sell-out tours of Gloriator, Gloria In The Mist and Les Gloriablès.
Award-winning Elvis impersonator Joe Reeve – best sideburns, GlosVegas 2014 – stars in his version of the classic Elvis film Blue Hawaii in the new production, while his long-time tour manager Josephine Cunningham is there to keep the show on the road – next stop, Vegas!
Kerry Bartlett, director of Dorset touring arts charity Artsreach, said: “Audiences have loved each of the previous Spitz & Co tours and we are so thrilled to welcome the company back to Dorset for the first time since the spring of 2020.”
Elvis in Blue Hawaii is at Buckland Newton village hall (01300 345455) at 8pm on Saturday 14 January, and Wimborne Allendale Centre (01202 887247) on Sunday 15 January at 7.30pm.
Further information and tickets are available online at www.artsreach.co.uk
Elvis impersonator Joe Reeve stars in the musical comedy Elvis in Blue Hawaii
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NINE BELOW ZERO
RESCHEDULED DATE
Friday 6th January 7.30pm Tickets £21.50
(Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee) THE DAZZLING DIAMONDS
Drag Show
Contains adult themes and strong language. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Sat 7th Jan 7.30pm Tickets £20
(Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee) SHE SAID (15)
9th & 10th Jan 7.30pm, Matinee 12th Jan, 2pm Tickets Adult: £8.00 evening, £7 matinee U16s £6
(Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee) THE SERIAL KILLER NEXT DOOR
Suitable for age 16+ Wednesday 11th Jan 7.30pm Tickets £22
(Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
From The Blues Band THE GARY FLETCHER BAND
Thursday 12th Jan 7.30pm, Tickets £19.50
(Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
ELO EXPERIENCE
Single seats only – contact Box Office for returns
Friday 13th Jan 7.30pm Tickets £27 GERRY McAVOY’S BAND OF FRIENDS
Celebrating the music of Rory Gallagher
Saturday 14th Jan 7.30pm, Tickets £22
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (12A)
16th, 17th & 18th Jan 7.30pm Matinees 14th Jan 2pm & 19th Jan 11.30am Tickets Adult £8 eves, £7 matinees, U16s £6 ADULT PANTO: Cinderella & Her Naughty Buttons!
Suitable for age 16+ Thursday 19th January 7.30pm Tickets £18.50 THE BRITISH CARPENTERS
Friday 20th January 7.30pm Tickets £23.50
Arts & Entertainment
It’s showtime for Showaddywaddy
By Lorraine Gibson
“WE love Showaddywaddy here at the Tivoli and they return in January 2023!” says the theatre’s manager, Charlie North Lewis.
The band will be rocking crepe soles and drape jackets in a riot of rainbow colours when they take to the stage to celebrate 50 years in the music business.
The Greatest Rock & Roll Band In The World tour may be an audacious title but Showaddywaddy, having survived and thrived for five decades and sold more than 20 million records, reckon they’ve earned it, and so do their fans!
Formed in 1973 in Leicester, they havve toured every corner of the world and this anniversary gig, flagged up as a dynamic and uplifting show, will feature all the greatest hits that have helped keep them in
Seventies rock ‘n’ rollers Showaddywaddy are coming to the Tivoli in Wimborne
the lime – not to mention lemon, pink and purple – light all this time.
Many of those hits reached number one in the European charts – Under The Moon of Love, Three Steps to Heaven, Hey Rock & Roll, When, Blue Moon, Pretty Little Angel Eyes – the list goes on.
So if You’ve Got What It Takes, just go for a little walk to the Tivoli and join them on Saturday 21 January at 7.30pm.
Online tickets £30.25/£27.50; box office tickets £27.50/£25 – www.tivoliwimborne.co.uk
Whole world of music
HAILING from New England, USA, Windborne (pictured) specialise in close harmony singing, shifting effortlessly between dramatically different styles of traditional music.
Their musical knowledge spans many continents and cultures, but they remain deeply rooted in American folk singing traditions.
Windborne, made up of Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon, and Lynn and Will Rowan, are coming to Morden village hall with Arstreach, Dorset’s touring arts charity, on Friday 20 January at 7.30pm.
Further details and tickets are available from www.artsreach. co.uk
THE MOWLEM
Theatre, Cinema & Function Rooms Book your tickets: www.themowlem.com
LIVE SHOWS & MUSIC:
• Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood - Swanage Drama Company is back! Get ready for a bucket load of laughs as they bring the family pantomime ‘Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood’ to the stage at The Mowlem. Friday 13th, Sat 14th, Friday 20th and Sat 21st at 7.30pm, Sat 14th and 21st at 2.00pm • Artsreach present She’Koyokh - She’Koyokh is an international, virtuosic and award-winning band comprising seven expert musicians who play klezmer and traditional music from the Balkans and Turkey. Fri 3rd February at 7.30pm
• She’Koyokh EVENTS IN THE SHOWBAR
(upstairs at The Mowlem): No events are planned for January. But please do visit us to enjoy a drink and the views during our opening hours. https://themowlem.com/showbar/
MOWLEM VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITIONS
• ‘On Stage’. Pantomimes, plays, ballet and concerts; local groups and professional companies – Tony Kerins has been drawing at live performances in The Mowlem Theatre since 1986. Our third visual arts exhibition will showcase Tony’s work and be open to the public until Tuesday, 25th January 2023.
MOVIES:
• Official Competition (15).
Penélope Cruz & Antonio Banderas star as two egomaniacs commissioned by a millionaire to make a movie together in this sharp comedy skewering wealth, art, and pride. Monday 9th January and Tuesday 10th January at 7.30pm. • Triangle of Sadness (15). Social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty. An epic satire set against the world of fashion and the uber-rich with Hollywood star Woody Harrelson. Monday 23rd through to Thursday 26th January at 7.30pm. Monday Matinée on Monday 23rd January at 2.30pm.
• Empire of Light (R).
A moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times. Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s. Friday, 27th January through to Thursday, 2nd February at 7.30pm (excluding Sunday). Monday Matinée on Monday 30th January at 2.30pm.
CLUBS & SOCIETIES:
• The Making Memories Dementia Friendly cafe is Tuesday 3rd & 17th of January, at 10.00 am in The Showbar. • The Flower Club will meet on Thursday, 19th January, at 9 am in the Community Room. • Health Qigong Fitness with Penny meets every Wednesday at 2pm & 3.30pm in the Community Room. • Slimming World returns every Wednesday from 18th January at 6 pm in the Community Room. • The Purbeck Society Annual General Meeting will take place on January 13th at 2.30 pm in the Community Room and will be followed by Chair, Peter Bowyer, talking about CPRE.
