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A solo exhibition of work by Phoebe Ridgway. Phoebe Ridgway (b.1994, Dorset) lives and works in London. Using walking as a methodology, Ridgway seeks to explore the relationship between inside and
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A solo exhibition of work by Phoebe Ridgway.
Phoebe Ridgway (b.1994, Dorset) lives and works in London. Using walking as a methodology, Ridgway seeks to explore the relationship between inside and outside. Ridgway contemplates how through the act of walking, one is made aware of these physical sensations of movement, memory and interconnectedness and how these can be translated into marks, shapes, colour fields, motifs that map that journey.
These moments are entwined with our presence on the land, forever following and altering, interrupting and intruding into the ever-changing rhythmic arrangement of the natural environment. The function of varying the tempo of paint presents to the viewer a physical experience, holding an assorted assemblage of instances of note, and drawing on occurrences that generate an overwhelming sensation.
Open 10am to 4.30pm daily. Free admission.
Location
Gallery
11 Bell Street Shaftesbury SP7 8AR
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Starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, this Oscar-winning caper follows two cunning con men who team up to pull off the ultimate swindle against a ruthless crime boss.Brimming with
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Starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, this Oscar-winning caper follows two cunning con men who team up to pull off the ultimate swindle against a ruthless crime boss.
Brimming with clever twists, snappy dialogue and an unforgettable ragtime soundtrack, The Sting is a masterclass in charm and suspense, promising audiences a thrilling ride from start to finish.
Director: George Roy Hill
Featuring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw
Details: USA | Language: English | 1973 | 2h 9m
Showings:
Tuesday Matinée 4th November – 2pm
Please note: Our Tuesday Matinées feature subtitles for the hard of hearing and will include an interval.
Tickets: £5
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308671
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Dorset Visual Arts has worked with four artists who were awarded bursaries to make new work about Cranborne Chase.This group exhibition presents a fresh body of work which represents different
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Dorset Visual Arts has worked with four artists who were awarded bursaries to make new work about Cranborne Chase.
This group exhibition presents a fresh body of work which represents different facets of
the Chase’s ecology as well as telling its story as a place of inspiration, including aspects of its human history and importance now as a National Landscape. The artists were encouraged to explore the Chase, in dialogue with field experts, to develop new work and evolve their practice.
The project is a collaboration between Dorset Visual Arts and Cranborne Chase National Landscape and is supported by Community and Culture funding from Dorset Council.
Open 10am to 4pm daily. Free admission.
Location
Gallery
11 Bell Street Shaftesbury SP7 8AR
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Legendary magician the Great Baldini and his unruly magical menagerie explodes chaotically across the stage with this all-ages magic show. It’s a family theatre experience, full of magic, puppetry, slapstick
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Legendary magician the Great Baldini and his unruly magical menagerie explodes chaotically across the stage with this all-ages magic show.
It’s a family theatre experience, full of magic, puppetry, slapstick and clowning. It’s fast-paced, interactive, uplifting, and hilarious, leaving audiences happy, exhausted,
bewildered and amazed. Daftly brilliant… with sweets!
The Great Baldini is an award-winning member of the Magic Circle, and President of the Bristol Society of Magic. Age 3+.
“Incredible” – Front Row, BBC Radio 4
“Charming, engaging and charismatic. A pleasure.” – FringeReview
Tickets: £10 grown-ups. £7 under 16s. £28 Family (1GU+3U16s or 2GUs+2U16s).
- Latecomers welcome.
- Babies in arms (i.e under 9 months):
- May be admitted
- Sitting on parents/carers lap-able admitted for free
- The venue may (at its discretion) ask that children or babies causing a disturbance to the performance be removed from the auditorium.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1269179
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Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off
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Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her.
Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans.
65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This affectionate portrayal of village life combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside. La Fille mal gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs.
Duration: 3h 30m (to be confirmed)
Cast:
To be confirmed.
Creatives:
Choreography FREDERICK ASHTON
Music FERDINAND HÉROLD
Conductor JONATHAN LO
Arrangement and Orchestration JOHN LANCHBERY
Scenario JEAN DAUBERVAL
Designer OSBERT LANCASTER
Lighting Designer JOHN B. READ
Tickets: £15. Members, Friends and under 18s £12.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286041
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Shaftesbury Arts Centre Art Group is a small practical group, meeting at 2pm on Monday afternoons in the Phoenix Room to enjoy painting. We welcome all levels of skill in
Event Details
Shaftesbury Arts Centre Art Group is a small practical group, meeting at 2pm on Monday afternoons in the Phoenix Room to enjoy painting. We welcome all levels of skill in all mediums.
During the year we have tutors in various mediums and aspects of painting. We have an exhibition once a year in the SAC Gallery and opportunities to join other exhibitions in the gallery at certain times of the year.
Click here for more information about the Art Group or contact artgroup@shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk.
Art Group Autumn Program 2025
15th September, Paint the Holiday
22nd September Workshop Draw Still Life
29th September Paint the Still Life
6th October Zara McQueen Tutors us with Autumn Leaves as our subject
13th October Zara continues with our Workshop to improve our skills
20th October AGM Own work
27th October Half Term No workshop
3rd November Joint Topic
10th November Helen Badderley will introduce us to Abstract Painting as our subject
17th November Helen returns to help us with our techniques
24th November Christmas as a subject
1st December “Clouds” Bring photos, plus photos of Old masters
8th December QUIZ & Nibbles
19th January 2026 Return for Spring Term
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
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Eccentric lottery winner Charles lives alone on a remote island but dreams of hiring his favourite musician, Herb McGwyer, to play an exclusive gig.Unbeknownst to Herb, Charles has also
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Eccentric lottery winner Charles lives alone on a remote island but dreams of hiring his favourite musician, Herb McGwyer, to play an exclusive gig.
Unbeknownst to Herb, Charles has also hired Herb’s ex-bandmate – and ex-girlfriend – Nell to perform the old favourites. As tempers flare and old tensions resurface, the stormy weather traps them all on the island and Charles desperately looks for a way to salvage his dream gig.
Director: James Griffiths
Featuring: Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan
Details: UK | Language: English | 2025 | 1h 40m
Showings:
Tuesday 11th November – 2pm Matinée
Please note: Our Tuesday Matinées feature subtitles for the hard of hearing and will include an interval.
Sunday 16th November – 5pm
Tickets: From £5.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308751
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Winner of numerous awards, significantly the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2024, this beautiful film shows us the loves, the hopes, the desires of three women, from three different generations,
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Winner of numerous awards, significantly the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2024, this beautiful film shows us the loves, the hopes, the desires of three women, from three different generations, working in Mumbai Hospital.
Struggling to deal with their own personal problems, they find mutual support.
Director: Payal Kapadia
Featuring: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam
Details: India/Netherlands/France/Luxembourg/Italy | Subtitles | 2024 | 1h 58m
Tickets: £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. U18s £5.50. Film Society members free.
See here for details of Film Society membership.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1285603
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One 85-year-old man, five countries, sixteen cities, twenty-three shows, six weeks. Will he make it home… or is this the end of the road? One of the most recognisable figures in
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One 85-year-old man, five countries, sixteen cities, twenty-three shows, six weeks. Will he make it home… or is this the end of the road?
One of the most recognisable figures in British comedy, John Cleese’s career spans six decades – from his early days with the Cambridge Footlights to co-founding Monty Python, co-creating Fawlty Towers, and writing and starring in the Oscar-nominated A Fish Called Wanda. His unique brand of black humour has made him a global icon and intergalactic treasure.
At the age of 85, John Cleese sets off on what might be his final European tour – five countries, sixteen cities, twenty-three shows, and retaining just two original body parts. John Cleese Packs It In is a wry, behind-the-scenes portrait of a comedy legend on the road, battling various ailments, chaotic travel, and his own stubborn refusal to stop.
Spanning six weeks on the road, the film captures Cleese unfiltered and on the move – riffing on life, fame, and the absurdity of getting old in front of thousands of fans. As he reflects on a stage career that began in 1963, the question lingers: is this
the end of the road? With unique and intimate access and showing unexpected tenderness, this is a documentary about legacy, laughter, and the dignity of bowing out… however reluctantly.
Showings:
Saturday 15th November – 7.30pm
Tickets: Adult £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. Under 18s £5.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1277290
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Eccentric lottery winner Charles lives alone on a remote island but dreams of hiring his favourite musician, Herb McGwyer, to play an exclusive gig.Unbeknownst to Herb, Charles has also
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Eccentric lottery winner Charles lives alone on a remote island but dreams of hiring his favourite musician, Herb McGwyer, to play an exclusive gig.
Unbeknownst to Herb, Charles has also hired Herb’s ex-bandmate – and ex-girlfriend – Nell to perform the old favourites. As tempers flare and old tensions resurface, the stormy weather traps them all on the island and Charles desperately looks for a way to salvage his dream gig.
Director: James Griffiths
Featuring: Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan
Details: UK | Language: English | 2025 | 1h 40m
Showings:
Tuesday 11th November – 2pm Matinée
Please note: Our Tuesday Matinées feature subtitles for the hard of hearing and will include an interval.
Sunday 16th November – 5pm
Tickets: From £5.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308751
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Shaftesbury Arts Centre Art Group is a small practical group, meeting at 2pm on Monday afternoons in the Phoenix Room to enjoy painting. We welcome all levels of skill in
Event Details
Shaftesbury Arts Centre Art Group is a small practical group, meeting at 2pm on Monday afternoons in the Phoenix Room to enjoy painting. We welcome all levels of skill in all mediums.
During the year we have tutors in various mediums and aspects of painting. We have an exhibition once a year in the SAC Gallery and opportunities to join other exhibitions in the gallery at certain times of the year.
Click here for more information about the Art Group or contact artgroup@shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk.
Art Group Autumn Program 2025
15th September, Paint the Holiday
22nd September Workshop Draw Still Life
29th September Paint the Still Life
6th October Zara McQueen Tutors us with Autumn Leaves as our subject
13th October Zara continues with our Workshop to improve our skills
20th October AGM Own work
27th October Half Term No workshop
3rd November Joint Topic
10th November Helen Badderley will introduce us to Abstract Painting as our subject
17th November Helen returns to help us with our techniques
24th November Christmas as a subject
1st December “Clouds” Bring photos, plus photos of Old masters
8th December QUIZ & Nibbles
19th January 2026 Return for Spring Term
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
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Come and enjoy a magical evening watching Alison creating a Christmas floral extravaganza before your eyes. Alison is a NAFAS National Demonstrator and by the end of the evening
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Come and enjoy a magical evening watching Alison creating a Christmas floral extravaganza before your eyes.
Alison is a NAFAS National Demonstrator and by the end of the evening she will have filled the stage with many wonderful floral designs. An opportunity to buy raffle tickets may allow you to take one of these beautiful arrangements home with you at the end of the evening.
Tickets: £20, available from Liz on 01747 840074
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
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A life-affirming, genre-bending story about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.Based on the novella by Stephen King, The Life of Chuck is a
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A life-affirming, genre-bending story about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.
Based on the novella by Stephen King, The Life of Chuck is a moving, thought-provoking journey through the extraordinary moments that make up an ordinary man’s existence. This film weaves together tales of love, loss and wonder, giving a unique perspective on life’s fleeting beauty.
Director: Mike Flanagan
Featuring: Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mia Sara, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill
Details: USA | Language: English | 2024 | 1h 51m
Showings:
Tuesday Matinée 18th November – 2pm
Please note: Our Tuesday Matinées feature subtitles for the hard of hearing and will include an interval.
Tickets: £5
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308752
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A pre-Christmas exhibition of affordable contemporary artwork.Mainly grounded in the landscapes of the South West, but also including other subject areas such as portraits, wildlife and architecture, in both figurative
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A pre-Christmas exhibition of affordable contemporary artwork.
Mainly grounded in the landscapes of the South West, but also including other subject areas such as portraits, wildlife and architecture, in both figurative and abstract genres.
Open 10am to 4pm daily. Free admission.
Location
Gallery
11 Bell Street Shaftesbury SP7 8AR
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Music for classical guitar and violin by Paganini and his early 19th century contemporaries performed by Emma-Marie Kabanova and Colin Thompson.Those who came to their previous performance will know
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Music for classical guitar and violin by Paganini and his early 19th century contemporaries performed by Emma-Marie Kabanova and Colin Thompson.
Those who came to their previous performance will know how enjoyable this one will be!
Tickets: £12. Members & Friends £10.
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1296129
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Join our Music & Drama Group’s Youth Theatre in Annie JR. this November.Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved
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Join our Music & Drama Group’s Youth Theatre in Annie JR. this November.
Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favourite orphan, Annie.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks and his personal secretary, Grace Farrell.
Tickets: Adults £7. Under 18s £5. Family (2 adults and 2 under 18s) £20.
Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin. Presented on Broadway by Mike Nichols. Originally produced by Stephen R. Friedman, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lewis Allen, Icarus Productions, Irwin Meyer, Alvin Nederlander Associates Inc. Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of The Tribune Media Services, Inc. This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.co.uk.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1292691
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Join our Music & Drama Group’s Youth Theatre in Annie JR. this November.Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved
Event Details
Join our Music & Drama Group’s Youth Theatre in Annie JR. this November.
Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favourite orphan, Annie.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks and his personal secretary, Grace Farrell.
Tickets: Adults £7. Under 18s £5. Family (2 adults and 2 under 18s) £20.
Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin. Presented on Broadway by Mike Nichols. Originally produced by Stephen R. Friedman, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lewis Allen, Icarus Productions, Irwin Meyer, Alvin Nederlander Associates Inc. Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of The Tribune Media Services, Inc. This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.co.uk.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1292691
Event Details
Join our Music & Drama Group’s Youth Theatre in Annie JR. this November.Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved
Event Details
Join our Music & Drama Group’s Youth Theatre in Annie JR. this November.
Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favourite orphan, Annie.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks and his personal secretary, Grace Farrell.
Tickets: Adults £7. Under 18s £5. Family (2 adults and 2 under 18s) £20.
Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin. Presented on Broadway by Mike Nichols. Originally produced by Stephen R. Friedman, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lewis Allen, Icarus Productions, Irwin Meyer, Alvin Nederlander Associates Inc. Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of The Tribune Media Services, Inc. This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.co.uk.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1292691
Event Details
Join our Music & Drama Group’s Youth Theatre in Annie JR. this November.Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved
Event Details
Join our Music & Drama Group’s Youth Theatre in Annie JR. this November.
Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favourite orphan, Annie.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks and his personal secretary, Grace Farrell.
Tickets: Adults £7. Under 18s £5. Family (2 adults and 2 under 18s) £20.
Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin. Presented on Broadway by Mike Nichols. Originally produced by Stephen R. Friedman, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lewis Allen, Icarus Productions, Irwin Meyer, Alvin Nederlander Associates Inc. Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of The Tribune Media Services, Inc. This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.co.uk.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1292691
Event Details
Shaftesbury Arts Centre Art Group is a small practical group, meeting at 2pm on Monday afternoons in the Phoenix Room to enjoy painting. We welcome all levels of skill in
Event Details
Shaftesbury Arts Centre Art Group is a small practical group, meeting at 2pm on Monday afternoons in the Phoenix Room to enjoy painting. We welcome all levels of skill in all mediums.
During the year we have tutors in various mediums and aspects of painting. We have an exhibition once a year in the SAC Gallery and opportunities to join other exhibitions in the gallery at certain times of the year.
Click here for more information about the Art Group or contact artgroup@shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk.
Art Group Autumn Program 2025
15th September, Paint the Holiday
22nd September Workshop Draw Still Life
29th September Paint the Still Life
6th October Zara McQueen Tutors us with Autumn Leaves as our subject
13th October Zara continues with our Workshop to improve our skills
20th October AGM Own work
27th October Half Term No workshop
3rd November Joint Topic
10th November Helen Badderley will introduce us to Abstract Painting as our subject
17th November Helen returns to help us with our techniques
24th November Christmas as a subject
1st December “Clouds” Bring photos, plus photos of Old masters
8th December QUIZ & Nibbles
19th January 2026 Return for Spring Term
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
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A cynical London music executive heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he’s pranked by his boss into trying to sign a group of shanty singing
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A cynical London music executive heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he’s pranked by his boss into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen.
He becomes the ultimate ‘fish out of water’ as he struggles to gain the respect and enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families, who value friendship and community over fame and fortune. As he’s drawn deeper into the traditional way of life he’s forced to reevaluate his own integrity and ultimately question what success really means.
Director: Chris Foggin
Featuring: Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, David Hayman, Dave Johns, Sam Swainsbury, Tuppence Middleton, Noel Clarke
Details: UK | Language: English | 2019 | 1h 52m
Showings:
Tuesday 25th November – 2pm Matinée
Please note: Our Tuesday Matinées feature subtitles for the hard of hearing and will include an interval.
Tickets: £5.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308753
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Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled Step-Sisters, Cinderella’s life is dreary and dull. Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman out… With a little bit of
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Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled Step-Sisters, Cinderella’s life is dreary and dull. Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman out…
With a little bit of magic, she is transported into an ethereal new world – one where fairies bring the gifts of the seasons, where pumpkins turn into carriages, and where true love awaits.
This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family and will transport you into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.
Filmed live at the Royal Opera House, London, in December 2024.
Duration: 3h 15m minutes (to be confirmed)
Cast:
Cinderella FUMI KANEKO
The Prince WILLIAM BRACEWELL
Cinderella’s Step-Sisters BENNET GARTSIDE, JAMES HAY
Cinderella’s Father THOMAS WHITEHEAD
The Fairy Godmother MAYARA MAGRI
The Fairy Spring ISABELLA GASPARINI
The Fairy Summer MARIKO SASAKI
The Fairy Autumn MEAGHAN GRACE HINKIS
The Fairy Winter CLAIRE CALVERT
The Jester DAICHI IKARASHI
Creatives:
Choreography FREDERICK ASHTON
Music SERGEY PROKOFIEV
Conductor JONATHAN LO
Set Designer TOM PYE
Costume Designer ALEXANDRA BYRNE
Lighting Designer DAVID FINN
Video Designer FINN ROSS
Illusions CHRIS FISHER
Conductor JONATHAN LO
Tickets: £15. Members, Friends and under 18s £12.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286051
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Come and explore The Studio 90 exhibition, which showcases a diverse range of work across drawing, watercolours, oils, collages, ceramics and photography, and is designed to inspire all artistic tastes.
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Come and explore The Studio 90 exhibition, which showcases a diverse range of work across drawing, watercolours, oils, collages, ceramics and photography, and is designed to inspire all artistic tastes.
This exhibition offers a chance to engage with art in a relaxed and welcoming setting.
Open 10am to 4pm daily. Free admission.
Location
Gallery
11 Bell Street Shaftesbury SP7 8AR
wed26nov7:30 pm9:30 pmMaterialists (15)26 Nov7:30 pm - 9:30 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Hilltop Cinema
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A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.With biting wit and unexpected twists, the film exposes how the relentless
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A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
With biting wit and unexpected twists, the film exposes how the relentless pursuit of material gain can both unite and divide, pushing each character to their breaking point. As secrets surface and loyalties are tested, they’re forced to decide what they’re truly willing to risk for happiness — and who they might lose along the way.
Director: Celine Song
Featuring: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal
Details: USA | Language: English | 2025 | 1h 57m
Showings:
Wednesday 26th November – 7.30pm
Tickets: £7.50 Adults. £6.50 Members & Friends. £5.50 under 18s.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308777
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After a fantastic first year in 2024, Shaftesbury Arts Centre are delighted to once again be hosting the Shaftesbury Young Performers Festival. The SYPF is a competitive festival but the emphasis
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After a fantastic first year in 2024, Shaftesbury Arts Centre are delighted to once again be hosting the Shaftesbury Young Performers Festival.
The SYPF is a competitive festival but the emphasis is on celebrating music making and encouraging young performers. The festival is open to young people aged 18 years and under. There are a range of categories and each category will be split so that performers are competing against other young people of a similar age/ ability to themselves.
Performers may enter multiple categories but can only enter each category once. Entrants will be asked to sing/play one piece which best showcases their skills. They will then receive constructive feedback from one of our professional adjudicators.
All entrants will receive a certificate of merit and there will be awards for winners of each category. Selected performers showing great effort or expertise will be invited to play at our festival concert.
Entry:
Early Bird booking – £5
Regular booking (from 1st October) – £7
Fees are per entry not per person. Early bird booking is available until September 30th. All entries must be in by October 31st.
Entry forms will be sent on receipt of payment – please provide an email address during booking. For further information, please email SYPF@shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk.
Dates and Categories:
- Friday 28th November – Schools
- Saturday 29th November – Instrumentalists
- Sunday 30th November – Singers
Location
Shaftesbury Arts Centre
13 Bell Street Shaftesbury SP7 8AR
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Totone’s carefree teenage life, in the very rural Franche-Comté region of France, is shattered when he is left alone to fend for himself and his 7-year-old sister. In need of
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Totone’s carefree teenage life, in the very rural Franche-Comté region of France, is shattered when he is left alone to fend for himself and his 7-year-old sister.
In need of income, he channels his energy and guile into producing an award-winning Comté cheese.
Director: Louise Courvoisier
Featuring: Clément Faveau, Maïwene Barthelemy, Luna Garret
Details: France | Subtitles | 2024 | 1h 32m
Tickets: £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. U18s £5.50. Film Society members free.
See here for details of Film Society membership.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1285604
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Following on from A Christmas Carol: In Concert and A Brief History of Christmas, GreenMatthews present their new festive show. Spanning several centuries, GreenMatthews’ Midwinter Revels is a celebration of
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Following on from A Christmas Carol: In Concert and A Brief History of Christmas, GreenMatthews present their new festive show.
Spanning several centuries, GreenMatthews’ Midwinter Revels is a celebration of Yuletide past, guaranteed to warm the cockles of the most Scrooge-like heart. Featuring Christmas carols, winter folk songs, toe-tapping tunes and a plethora of weird and wonderful instruments, the show is brought to life with GreenMatthews’ trademark wit and humour. Age 8+
“You guys are awesome!” – Bill Barclay, Director of Music at Shakespeare’s Globe
Tickets: £18. Members, Friends and under 18s £15.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1256920
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Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary
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Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.
Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?
Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.
Tickets: £15. Members, Friends and under 18s £12.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1277293
December
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Come and explore The Studio 90 exhibition, which showcases a diverse range of work across drawing, watercolours, oils, collages, ceramics and photography, and is designed to inspire all artistic tastes.
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Come and explore The Studio 90 exhibition, which showcases a diverse range of work across drawing, watercolours, oils, collages, ceramics and photography, and is designed to inspire all artistic tastes.
This exhibition offers a chance to engage with art in a relaxed and welcoming setting.
Open 10am to 4pm daily. Free admission.
Location
Gallery
11 Bell Street Shaftesbury SP7 8AR
Event Details
Shaftesbury Arts Centre Art Group is a small practical group, meeting at 2pm on Monday afternoons in the Phoenix Room to enjoy painting. We welcome all levels of skill in
Event Details
Shaftesbury Arts Centre Art Group is a small practical group, meeting at 2pm on Monday afternoons in the Phoenix Room to enjoy painting. We welcome all levels of skill in all mediums.
During the year we have tutors in various mediums and aspects of painting. We have an exhibition once a year in the SAC Gallery and opportunities to join other exhibitions in the gallery at certain times of the year.
Click here for more information about the Art Group or contact artgroup@shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk.
Art Group Autumn Program 2025
15th September, Paint the Holiday
22nd September Workshop Draw Still Life
29th September Paint the Still Life
6th October Zara McQueen Tutors us with Autumn Leaves as our subject
13th October Zara continues with our Workshop to improve our skills
20th October AGM Own work
27th October Half Term No workshop
3rd November Joint Topic
10th November Helen Badderley will introduce us to Abstract Painting as our subject
17th November Helen returns to help us with our techniques
24th November Christmas as a subject
1st December “Clouds” Bring photos, plus photos of Old masters
8th December QUIZ & Nibbles
19th January 2026 Return for Spring Term
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
Event Details
Set against the backdrop of the 1904 World’s Fair, Meet Me In St Louis follows the charming and spirited Smith family as they navigate love, laughter and personal change in
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Set against the backdrop of the 1904 World’s Fair, Meet Me In St Louis follows the charming and spirited Smith family as they navigate love, laughter and personal change in turn-of-the-century St Louis.
With beloved musical numbers and heart-warming moments, this timeless classic celebrates family togetherness and the joys of home, ensuring a magical experience for audiences of all ages.
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Featuring: Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake, Marjorie Main
Details: USA | Language: English | 1944 | 1h 53m
Showings:
Tuesday 2nd December – 2pm Matinée
Please note: Our Tuesday Matinées feature subtitles for the hard of hearing and will include an interval.
Tickets: £5.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308754
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Wild Beauty is the coming together of three friends who are captured by creation.Olivia Willoughby – I believe art is a spiritual distillation of life. I love to bring
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Wild Beauty is the coming together of three friends who are captured by creation.
Olivia Willoughby – I believe art is a spiritual distillation of life. I love to bring as much of the soul and life of an animal as I can to the canvas. Those things that go beyond words but which art says so well.
Olivia is a contemporary realist painter, harnessing those magical qualities unique to her medium of oils which bestow a luminous and living quality on each piece.
Sofie Page – I am captivated by the beauty of the natural world and by every living creature we inhabit it with. When painting I prefer to work in oil to capture the texture and depth of an animal, I feel a deep connection and longing to understand its personality and spirit.
Helen Baddeley – In contrast to her fellow artist friends, Helen’s semi abstract landscapes communicate the essence of how a place or moment makes you feel. Working in acrylic and oil paint, as well as printmaking, capturing light
and movement to draw the onlooker beyond the canvas.
Open 10am to 4pm daily. Free admission.
Location
Gallery
11 Bell Street Shaftesbury SP7 8AR
wed03dec7:30 pm9:20 pmSorry, Baby (15)03 Dec7:30 pm - 9:20 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Hilltop Cinema
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Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.Blending heartache, humour and healing, Sorry, Baby is a
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Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.
Blending heartache, humour and healing, Sorry, Baby is a quietly powerful tale of seizing back your footing after pain, and of the friendships that sustain you along the way.
Director: Eva Victor
Featuring: Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Louis Cancelmi, Kelly McCormack
Details: USA | Language: English | 2025 | 1h 44m
Showings:
Wednesday 3rd December – 7.30pm
Tickets: £7.50 Adults. £6.50 Members & Friends. £5.50 under 18s.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308778
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Come and join The Music & Drama Group for an immersive, interactive evening of ‘Who Dunnit’, written by Myra McDadd. Murder At The KO Corral takes place in Dead Moose Gulch,
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Come and join The Music & Drama Group for an immersive, interactive evening of ‘Who Dunnit’, written by Myra McDadd.
Murder At The KO Corral takes place in Dead Moose Gulch, where Polecat Pete has been found dead behind a heap of horse manure! Meet the suspects, question and quiz them, find out how they knew Polecat Pete and whether they might have been the one who killed him.
Meet Sheriff P Knutt and help him and Marshall Wyatt Twerp solve the crime throughout the evening. There will be a prize for the winning team as well as a prize for ‘The Best Dressed in the West’.
There will be a 2 course meal as part of the evening. Please advise of any dietary requirements to murdermystery@shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk.
Age 18+
Tickets: £20.
Tables will seat between 6-8 people and if you would like to be seated in a party of people, we would advise that the tickets are purchased under one name through the Box Office. We would encourage people to play as a team with their entire table on the evening.
Location
Rutter Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1249502
Event Details
Come and join The Music & Drama Group for an immersive, interactive evening of ‘Who Dunnit’, written by Myra McDadd. Murder At The KO Corral takes place in Dead Moose Gulch,
Event Details
Come and join The Music & Drama Group for an immersive, interactive evening of ‘Who Dunnit’, written by Myra McDadd.
Murder At The KO Corral takes place in Dead Moose Gulch, where Polecat Pete has been found dead behind a heap of horse manure! Meet the suspects, question and quiz them, find out how they knew Polecat Pete and whether they might have been the one who killed him.
Meet Sheriff P Knutt and help him and Marshall Wyatt Twerp solve the crime throughout the evening. There will be a prize for the winning team as well as a prize for ‘The Best Dressed in the West’.
There will be a 2 course meal as part of the evening. Please advise of any dietary requirements to murdermystery@shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk.
Age 18+
Tickets: £20.
Tables will seat between 6-8 people and if you would like to be seated in a party of people, we would advise that the tickets are purchased under one name through the Box Office. We would encourage people to play as a team with their entire table on the evening.
Location
Rutter Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1249502
Event Details
Shaftesbury Arts Centre Art Group is a small practical group, meeting at 2pm on Monday afternoons in the Phoenix Room to enjoy painting. We welcome all levels of skill in
Event Details
Shaftesbury Arts Centre Art Group is a small practical group, meeting at 2pm on Monday afternoons in the Phoenix Room to enjoy painting. We welcome all levels of skill in all mediums.
During the year we have tutors in various mediums and aspects of painting. We have an exhibition once a year in the SAC Gallery and opportunities to join other exhibitions in the gallery at certain times of the year.
Click here for more information about the Art Group or contact artgroup@shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk.
Art Group Autumn Program 2025
15th September, Paint the Holiday
22nd September Workshop Draw Still Life
29th September Paint the Still Life
6th October Zara McQueen Tutors us with Autumn Leaves as our subject
13th October Zara continues with our Workshop to improve our skills
20th October AGM Own work
27th October Half Term No workshop
3rd November Joint Topic
10th November Helen Badderley will introduce us to Abstract Painting as our subject
17th November Helen returns to help us with our techniques
24th November Christmas as a subject
1st December “Clouds” Bring photos, plus photos of Old masters
8th December QUIZ & Nibbles
19th January 2026 Return for Spring Term
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
Event Details
Back due to popular demand, join our Music & Drama Group with a play reading evening – part of their MAD About Drama events. This evening is a chance to come
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Back due to popular demand, join our Music & Drama Group with a play reading evening – part of their MAD About Drama events.
This evening is a chance to come and have a read, or just a listen of the play, grab a drink from the bar and meet new and old friends. All whilst sharing your love of all things drama.
The play is yet to be confirmed – keep your eyes on social media pages for more information.
Age 16+
Free to attend.
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
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Stressed marketing executive Neal Page is desperate to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving.His journey is thrown into chaos when he’s forced to travel with Del Griffith, an overly
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Stressed marketing executive Neal Page is desperate to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving.
His journey is thrown into chaos when he’s forced to travel with Del Griffith, an overly chatty and accident-prone shower curtain ring salesman. As they endure travel mishaps, missed connections, and unexpected obstacles, they forge an unlikely friendship.
Director: John Hughes
Featuring: Steve Martin, John Candy
Details: USA | Language: English | 1987 | 1h 32m
Showings:
Tuesday Matinée 9th December – 2pm
Please note: Our Tuesday Matinées feature subtitles for the hard of hearing and will include an interval.
Tickets: £5
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308755
Event Details
The magician Herr Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker; the only way to save him is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse
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The magician Herr Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker; the only way to save him is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King and find a girl to love and care for him.
A flicker of hope comes in the form of the young Clara, whom Drosselmeyer meets at a Christmas party. With some magic, a cosy Christmas gathering turns into a marvellous adventure.
Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker has enchanted audiences since its 1984 premiere by the Company. Featuring Tchaikovsky’s most familiar melodies and brought to life by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s exquisite designs, The Nutcracker is sure to be a festive firecracker for all ages.
Duration: 3h 10m minutes, one interval (to be confirmed)
Cast:
To be confirmed
Creatives:
Choreography PETER WRIGHT after LEV IVANOV
Music PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Conductor KOEN KESSELS
Original Scenario MARIUS PETIPA after E.T.A. HOFFMANN
Production and Scenario PETER WRIGHT
Designer JULIA TREVELYAN OMAN
Lighting Designer MARK HENDERSON
Production Consultant ROLAND JOHN WILEY
Tickets: £15. Members, Friends and under 18s £12.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286054
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Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s 2015 memoir of the true story of the abduction of his father, Rubens Paiva, by the Brazilian military dictatorship. Relates the family’s struggles to find
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Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s 2015 memoir of the true story of the abduction of his father, Rubens Paiva, by the Brazilian military dictatorship.
Relates the family’s struggles to find out what had happened to him and their harassment and intimidation by the dictatorship. Best foreign film Academy Awards 2025.
Director: Walter Salles
Featuring: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro
Details: Brazil | Subtitles | 2024 | 2h 18m
Tickets: £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. U18s £5.50. Film Society members free.
See here for details of Film Society membership.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1285605
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The show where every child gets a present from Santa! Following last year’s sell-out performances, Honalee Media are delighted to present a brand new show this festive season. Christmas is the
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The show where every child gets a present from Santa! Following last year’s sell-out performances, Honalee Media are delighted to present a brand new show this festive season.
Christmas is the busiest time of year at the North Pole, when Father Christmas makes presents to deliver across the whole world and when everyone gets ready for Santa’s Christmas Party! But this year somebody has been up to mischief…
Dotty the Elf’s decorations have gone missing, Dasher the Reindeer’s party games are broken, and what has happened to Pompom the Penguin’s Christmas music? It looks as though somebody wants to stop Santa’s Christmas Party – and that someone is Jack Frost!
Help get Santa’s Christmas Party back on track in an adventure full of fun, festive songs and party games. Then meet Santa at his home in the North Pole, where every child will receive a special present from him, after the most Christmassy Christmas show ever – HO-HO-HO!
Songs include festive favourites like Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, The Twelve Days Of Christmas, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and more!
Santa’s Christmas Party is a 45 minute, interactive family show, particularly suitable for 2-8 year olds, after which the adventure continues as each child gets the chance to receive a special present from Father Christmas in our popular meet, greet and treat!
For more info, see www.santashows.co.uk.
Tickets: £11.50 adults, £10.50 under 18s, £42 families of 4 (2 adults and 2 under 18s).
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1245088
Event Details
The show where every child gets a present from Santa! Following last year’s sell-out performances, Honalee Media are delighted to present a brand new show this festive season. Christmas is the
Event Details
The show where every child gets a present from Santa! Following last year’s sell-out performances, Honalee Media are delighted to present a brand new show this festive season.
Christmas is the busiest time of year at the North Pole, when Father Christmas makes presents to deliver across the whole world and when everyone gets ready for Santa’s Christmas Party! But this year somebody has been up to mischief…
Dotty the Elf’s decorations have gone missing, Dasher the Reindeer’s party games are broken, and what has happened to Pompom the Penguin’s Christmas music? It looks as though somebody wants to stop Santa’s Christmas Party – and that someone is Jack Frost!
Help get Santa’s Christmas Party back on track in an adventure full of fun, festive songs and party games. Then meet Santa at his home in the North Pole, where every child will receive a special present from him, after the most Christmassy Christmas show ever – HO-HO-HO!
Songs include festive favourites like Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, The Twelve Days Of Christmas, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and more!
Santa’s Christmas Party is a 45 minute, interactive family show, particularly suitable for 2-8 year olds, after which the adventure continues as each child gets the chance to receive a special present from Father Christmas in our popular meet, greet and treat!
For more info, see www.santashows.co.uk.
Tickets: £11.50 adults, £10.50 under 18s, £42 families of 4 (2 adults and 2 under 18s).
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1245088
Event Details
Join Maestro Mark Jennings for an enthralling evening of virtuoso guitar classics. This acclaimed guitarist has won the hearts and minds of audiences for many years across the UK and overseas.
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Join Maestro Mark Jennings for an enthralling evening of virtuoso guitar classics.
This acclaimed guitarist has won the hearts and minds of audiences for many years across the UK and overseas. Known for his brilliant technique, stunning sounds and musicality, Mark will transport us to serene, dynamic and beautifully exotic musical landscapes, treating us to some of the masterpieces of Rodrigo, Albeniz, J. S. Bach, Tarrega and others.
For more details see markjenningsmusic.com.
“A maestro of the guitar, a real treat to hear and appreciated by all” – The Herald, SA.
“Lovely sound and such a natural sense of musicality …” – Craig Ogden (Royal Northern College of Music)
“Exquisite – bravo” Colin Cooper (Guitar Magazine).
Tickets: £16.50. Members, Friends & Under 18s £15.
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1314300
Event Details
The magician Herr Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker; the only way to save him is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse
Event Details
The magician Herr Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker; the only way to save him is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King and find a girl to love and care for him.
A flicker of hope comes in the form of the young Clara, whom Drosselmeyer meets at a Christmas party. With some magic, a cosy Christmas gathering turns into a marvellous adventure.
Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker has enchanted audiences since its 1984 premiere by the Company. Featuring Tchaikovsky’s most familiar melodies and brought to life by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s exquisite designs, The Nutcracker is sure to be a festive firecracker for all ages.
Duration: 3h 10m minutes, one interval (to be confirmed)
Please note: This is a special inclusive/children’s screening. Lights will not be lowered all the way and we will show the Royal Ballet’s animated Story of the Nutcracker before the main performance. Audience members will be free to come in and out of the auditorium.
Cast:
To be confirmed
Creatives:
Choreography PETER WRIGHT after LEV IVANOV
Music PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Conductor KOEN KESSELS
Original Scenario MARIUS PETIPA after E.T.A. HOFFMANN
Production and Scenario PETER WRIGHT
Designer JULIA TREVELYAN OMAN
Lighting Designer MARK HENDERSON
Production Consultant ROLAND JOHN WILEY
Tickets: All £5.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286054
Event Details
You are cordially invited to a birthday tea in honour of Jane Austen. Join us to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen in 1775. With music by David
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You are cordially invited to a birthday tea in honour of Jane Austen.
Join us to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen in 1775.
With music by David Grierson’s Orchestra and featuring Dorset afternoon tea.
Tickets: £15. Under 18s accompanied by an adult £10.
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1309056
Event Details
A department store Santa who claims to be the real Santa Claus sparks wonder and scepticism when his identity is put on trial.As a young girl and
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A department store Santa who claims to be the real Santa Claus sparks wonder and scepticism when his identity is put on trial.
As a young girl and her mother wrestle with doubt, they are drawn into a journey that ultimately affirms the power of faith, kindness, and the spirit of Christmas.
Director: Les Mayfield
Featuring: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, J. T. Walsh
Details: USA | Language: English | 1994 | 1h 54m
Showings:
Tuesday 16th December – 2pm Matinée
Please note: Our Tuesday Matinées feature subtitles for the hard of hearing and will include an interval.
Tickets: £5.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308756
wed17decAll Daytue23Ruth Readman & Dan Croft17 - 23 Dec(All Day)(GMT+00:00) Event Type Exhibition
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An exhibition bringing together the tactile depth of ceramics and the quiet intensity of landscape photography. Ruth Readman’s hand built vessels are rooted in the natural world, echoing textures of earth,
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An exhibition bringing together the tactile depth of ceramics and the quiet intensity of landscape photography.
Ruth Readman’s hand built vessels are rooted in the natural world, echoing textures of earth, stone, and weathered surfaces. Her work invites touch and reflection, blurring the line between functional object and expressive artwork.
Alongside, Dan Croft’s atmospheric landscape photography captures fleeting light, shifting skies, and the enduring presence of land.
Together, their practices create a dialogue between form and image, clay and lens, offering fresh perspectives on how we see, feel, and connect with our surrounding landscapes.
Open 10.30am to 5pm daily. Free admission.
Location
Gallery
11 Bell Street Shaftesbury SP7 8AR
Event Details
The Wessex Baroque Collective perform music by Vivaldi and Corelli, some of which you may not know!Mince pies and mulled cider available to buy, alongside old Christmas carols. Tickets: £15.
Event Details
The Wessex Baroque Collective perform music by Vivaldi and Corelli, some of which you may not know!
Mince pies and mulled cider available to buy, alongside old Christmas carols.
Tickets: £15. Members & Friends £12.
Location
St Peter's Church
High St, Shaftesbury SP7 8LY
ProgrammeID
1303826
Event Details
A black and comic thriller set in the frigid winter landscape of Minnesota, concerning a crime that gets out of control, with some gruesome results.Regarded as a stand-out in
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A black and comic thriller set in the frigid winter landscape of Minnesota, concerning a crime that gets out of control, with some gruesome results.
Regarded as a stand-out in the Coen brothers’ catalogue and for Frances McDormand’s outstanding performance as a persistent policewoman.
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Featuring: William H Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi
Details: UK/USA | Language: English | 1996 | 1h 38m
Tickets: £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. U18s £5.50. Film Society members free.
See here for details of Film Society membership.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1285606
Event Details
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David
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Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.
After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend.
Finn den Hertog directs this provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.
Tickets: £15. Members, Friends and under 18s £12.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1277296
Event Details
The Muppets’ rendition of Charles Dickens’ classic tale puts a unique twist on that fateful Christmas Eve, when Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
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The Muppets’ rendition of Charles Dickens’ classic tale puts a unique twist on that fateful Christmas Eve, when Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
Together with kind, humble Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) and his family, the Spirits open Scrooge’s eyes – and his heart – to the true meaning of Christmas.
Director: Brian Henson
Featuring: Michael Caine, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, David Rudman
Details: USA | Language: English | 1992 | 1h 27m
Showings:
Tuesday 23rd December – 2pm Matinée
Please note: Our Tuesday Matinées feature subtitles for the hard of hearing and will include an interval.
Tickets: £5.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308757
Event Details
Iris is in love with a man who is about to marry another woman. Across the globe, Amanda realises the man she lives with has been unfaithful.Two women who
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Iris is in love with a man who is about to marry another woman. Across the globe, Amanda realises the man she lives with has been unfaithful.
Two women who have never met and live 6,000 miles apart, find themselves in the exact same place…
Director: Nancy Meyers
Featuring: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black
Details: USA | Language: English | 2006 | 2h 16m
Showings:
Tuesday 30th December – 2pm Matinée
Please note: Our Tuesday Matinées feature subtitles for the hard of hearing and will include an interval.
Tickets: £5.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1308758
January
Event Details
At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisian courtesan Violetta is introduced to Alfredo Germont. The two fall madly in love, and though hesitant to leave behind her life of
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At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisian courtesan Violetta is introduced to Alfredo Germont. The two fall madly in love, and though hesitant to leave behind her life of luxury and freedom, Violetta follows her heart.
But the young couple’s happiness is short-lived, as the harsh realities of life soon come knocking.
As intimate as it is sumptuous, La traviata features some of opera’s most famous melodies, and is a star vehicle for its leading soprano role sung by Ermonela Jaho. In director Richard Eyre’s world of seductive grandeur, the tender and devastating beauty at the centre of Verdi’s opera shines bright.
Sung in Italian with subtitles | Duration: 4h (to be confirmed)
Cast:
Violetta Valéry ERMONELA JAHO
Alfredo Germont GIOVANNI SALA
Giorgio Germont ALEKSEI ISAEV
Annina VEENA AKAMA-MAKIA
Doctor Grenvil BARNABY REA
Flora Bervoix ELLEN PEARSON
Baron Douphol SAM HIRD
Gastone de Letorières GIORGI GULIASHVILI
Marquis d’Obigny OSSIAN HUSKINSON
Creatives:
Music GIUSEPPE VERDI
Conductor ANTONELLO MANACORDA
Director RICHARD EYRE
Designer BOB CROWLEY
Lighting Designer JEAN KALMAN
Director of Movement JANE GIBSON
Tickets: £15. Members, Friends and under 18s £12.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286059
Event Details
Barry Lyndon, an ambitious Irishman of humble origins, sets out in 18th-century Europe to rise through society’s ranks by any means necessary. Through deceit, duels, and a fortuitous marriage to a
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Barry Lyndon, an ambitious Irishman of humble origins, sets out in 18th-century Europe to rise through society’s ranks by any means necessary.
Through deceit, duels, and a fortuitous marriage to a wealthy widow, he achieves wealth and status, but his reckless actions and personal flaws precipitate his eventual downfall.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Featuring: Ryan O’Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Kruger, Diana Körner, Gay Hamilton
Details: UK/USA | Language: English | 1975 | 3h 5m
Showings:
Tuesday Matinée 20th January – 2pm
Tickets: £5.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event. To book, click here.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1306832
Event Details
Which baroque composers broke the rules, either personally or musically? We will explore both in this concert of chamber and larger works, with members of Salisbury Baroque. Tickets: £15. Members &
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Which baroque composers broke the rules, either personally or musically?
We will explore both in this concert of chamber and larger works, with members of Salisbury Baroque.
Tickets: £15. Members & Friends £12. Under 18s free.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event. To book, click here.
Location
St James Church
Shaftesbury, SP7 8HG
ProgrammeID
1286508
Event Details
A musical conversation between ‘Guardian Angel’ (von Biber) and ‘The Devil’s Trill’ (Tartini) With Emma-Marie Kabanova.Tickets: £12. Members & Friends £10. Under 18s free. Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026
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A musical conversation between ‘Guardian Angel’ (von Biber) and ‘The Devil’s Trill’ (Tartini) With Emma-Marie Kabanova.
Tickets: £12. Members & Friends £10. Under 18s free.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event.
To book your festival season ticket, click here.
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286517
Event Details
A mix of English and Italian baroque music sung to the lute. Angela can be seen in the film The Favourite, singing to the court of Queen Anne. Tickets: £12. Members &
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A mix of English and Italian baroque music sung to the lute.
Angela can be seen in the film The Favourite, singing to the court of Queen Anne.
Tickets: £12. Members & Friends £10. Under 18s free.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event.
To book your festival season ticket, click here.
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286518
Event Details
A panel of plucky defenders battles it out! Four playwrights of the Baroque era – Aphra Behn, Ben Jonson, Thomas Otway and Susanne Centlivre – will be championed for the title
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A panel of plucky defenders battles it out!
Four playwrights of the Baroque era – Aphra Behn, Ben Jonson, Thomas Otway and Susanne Centlivre – will be championed for the title of ‘Best’ by Diana Banham, Liz Foster, Sebastian Hayes and Catherine Simmonds. You will decide!
Tickets: £5. Under 18s free.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event.
To book your festival season ticket, click here.
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286519
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland. This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work.
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Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland.
This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work. Whether you’re as Mad as the Hatter, evil as the Red Queen or as curious as Alice herself, come along and join these characters in Wonderland this January.
With the charm of a traditional family, fun filled pantomime, you’ll expect to hear classic lines like ‘he’s behind you’, see both good and evil characters, find a classic comedy duo and a warm hearted dame helping our protagonist to rise above the mayhem and madness.
If you are expecting the traditional tale then you are in for a surprise… this story has many twists and turns that bring the classic story to life not quite how you would expect it!
Tickets: Adults £16.50, Members & Friends £14.50, under 12s £11.
Alice in Wonderland is written by Ben Crocker.
Please be in your seats five minutes prior to the start time. The performance will start promptly at the time noted. Late comers may be asked by front of house to wait until an appropriate point in the show to be given admittance to the auditorium.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1312995
Event Details
17th and 18th century theatrical music inspired by Shakespeare and others.Tickets: £15. Members & Friends £12. Under 18s free. Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members
Event Details
17th and 18th century theatrical music inspired by Shakespeare and others.
Tickets: £15. Members & Friends £12. Under 18s free.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event.
To book your festival season ticket, click here.
Location
St Peter's Church
High St, Shaftesbury SP7 8LY
ProgrammeID
1286520
Event Details
Talk by Peter Wood – a first-person reenactor – about Shaftesbury in the English Civil War. Meet Master James Wood, late of the King’s Army, proud of his past service, but
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Talk by Peter Wood – a first-person reenactor – about Shaftesbury in the English Civil War.
Meet Master James Wood, late of the King’s Army, proud of his past service, but fearful for the future.
Tickets: £12. Members & Friends £10. Under 18s free.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event.
To book your festival season ticket, click here.
Location
Phoenix Room
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286527
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland. This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work.
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland.
This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work. Whether you’re as Mad as the Hatter, evil as the Red Queen or as curious as Alice herself, come along and join these characters in Wonderland this January.
With the charm of a traditional family, fun filled pantomime, you’ll expect to hear classic lines like ‘he’s behind you’, see both good and evil characters, find a classic comedy duo and a warm hearted dame helping our protagonist to rise above the mayhem and madness.
If you are expecting the traditional tale then you are in for a surprise… this story has many twists and turns that bring the classic story to life not quite how you would expect it!
Tickets: Adults £16.50, Members & Friends £14.50, under 12s £11.
Alice in Wonderland is written by Ben Crocker.
Please be in your seats five minutes prior to the start time. The performance will start promptly at the time noted. Late comers may be asked by front of house to wait until an appropriate point in the show to be given admittance to the auditorium.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1312995
Event Details
Trio sonatas that enchanted European nobility, by Bach, Leclair, Telemann and more. Tickets: £12. Members & Friends £10. Under 18s free. Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120.
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Trio sonatas that enchanted European nobility, by Bach, Leclair, Telemann and more.
Tickets: £12. Members & Friends £10. Under 18s free.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event.
To book your festival season ticket, click here.
Location
Grosvenor Arms Hotel Assembly Room
High St, Shaftesbury SP7 8JA
ProgrammeID
1286539
Event Details
Baroque and early folk music, with a chirrup of birdsong. Played by Rebecca Prosser (tenor, alto and soprano recorders) and Sharon Gould (clavichord). Tickets: £12. Members & Friends £10. Under 18s free.
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Baroque and early folk music, with a chirrup of birdsong.
Played by Rebecca Prosser (tenor, alto and soprano recorders) and Sharon Gould (clavichord).
Tickets: £12. Members & Friends £10. Under 18s free.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event.
To book your festival season ticket, click here.
Location
Grosvenor Arms Hotel Assembly Room
High St, Shaftesbury SP7 8JA
ProgrammeID
1286540
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland. This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work.
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland.
This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work. Whether you’re as Mad as the Hatter, evil as the Red Queen or as curious as Alice herself, come along and join these characters in Wonderland this January.
With the charm of a traditional family, fun filled pantomime, you’ll expect to hear classic lines like ‘he’s behind you’, see both good and evil characters, find a classic comedy duo and a warm hearted dame helping our protagonist to rise above the mayhem and madness.
If you are expecting the traditional tale then you are in for a surprise… this story has many twists and turns that bring the classic story to life not quite how you would expect it!
Tickets: Adults £16.50, Members & Friends £14.50, under 12s £11.
Alice in Wonderland is written by Ben Crocker.
Please be in your seats five minutes prior to the start time. The performance will start promptly at the time noted. Late comers may be asked by front of house to wait until an appropriate point in the show to be given admittance to the auditorium.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1312995
Event Details
A demonstration of Baroque dance techniques by Steps in Time. Join in or just watch! Tickets: £10. Members & Friends £8. Under 18s free. Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket
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A demonstration of Baroque dance techniques by Steps in Time.
Join in or just watch!
Tickets: £10. Members & Friends £8. Under 18s free.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event.
To book your festival season ticket, click here.
Location
The Guildhall
The Town Hall, 21 High Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8JE
ProgrammeID
1286541
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland. This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work.
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland.
This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work. Whether you’re as Mad as the Hatter, evil as the Red Queen or as curious as Alice herself, come along and join these characters in Wonderland this January.
With the charm of a traditional family, fun filled pantomime, you’ll expect to hear classic lines like ‘he’s behind you’, see both good and evil characters, find a classic comedy duo and a warm hearted dame helping our protagonist to rise above the mayhem and madness.
If you are expecting the traditional tale then you are in for a surprise… this story has many twists and turns that bring the classic story to life not quite how you would expect it!
Tickets: Adults £16.50, Members & Friends £14.50, under 12s £11.
Alice in Wonderland is written by Ben Crocker.
Please be in your seats five minutes prior to the start time. The performance will start promptly at the time noted. Late comers may be asked by front of house to wait until an appropriate point in the show to be given admittance to the auditorium.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1312995
Event Details
Sarah Small’s solo viola da gamba programme includes pieces from her recent cycling UK concert tour, such as Hume’s Good Againe and Forqueray’s La Girouette. Tickets: £12. Members & Friends £10.
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Sarah Small’s solo viola da gamba programme includes pieces from her recent cycling UK concert tour, such as Hume’s Good Againe and Forqueray’s La Girouette.
Tickets: £12. Members & Friends £10. Under 18s free.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event.
To book your festival season ticket, click here.
Location
Grosvenor Arms Hotel Assembly Room
High St, Shaftesbury SP7 8JA
ProgrammeID
1287382
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland. This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work.
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland.
This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work. Whether you’re as Mad as the Hatter, evil as the Red Queen or as curious as Alice herself, come along and join these characters in Wonderland this January.
With the charm of a traditional family, fun filled pantomime, you’ll expect to hear classic lines like ‘he’s behind you’, see both good and evil characters, find a classic comedy duo and a warm hearted dame helping our protagonist to rise above the mayhem and madness.
If you are expecting the traditional tale then you are in for a surprise… this story has many twists and turns that bring the classic story to life not quite how you would expect it!
Tickets: Adults £16.50, Members & Friends £14.50, under 12s £11.
Alice in Wonderland is written by Ben Crocker.
Please be in your seats five minutes prior to the start time. The performance will start promptly at the time noted. Late comers may be asked by front of house to wait until an appropriate point in the show to be given admittance to the auditorium.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1312995
Event Details
Returning after their successful debut last year, the Collective instrumentalists are joining choral forces. Performances will include Von Biber’s Joyful Mysteries and Isabella Leonarda’s Vespers. Tickets: £20. Members & Friends £17. Under
Event Details
Returning after their successful debut last year, the Collective instrumentalists are joining choral forces.
Performances will include Von Biber’s Joyful Mysteries and Isabella Leonarda’s Vespers.
Tickets: £20. Members & Friends £17. Under 18s free.
Shaftesbury Festival Of Baroque 2026 Season Ticket – £120. Members & Friends £100.
The season ticket gives you access to all the events scheduled for the Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. Please show your festival season ticket at the entrance of each event.
To book your festival season ticket, click here.
Location
St Peter's Church
High St, Shaftesbury SP7 8LY
ProgrammeID
1287383
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland. This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work.
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland.
This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work. Whether you’re as Mad as the Hatter, evil as the Red Queen or as curious as Alice herself, come along and join these characters in Wonderland this January.
With the charm of a traditional family, fun filled pantomime, you’ll expect to hear classic lines like ‘he’s behind you’, see both good and evil characters, find a classic comedy duo and a warm hearted dame helping our protagonist to rise above the mayhem and madness.
If you are expecting the traditional tale then you are in for a surprise… this story has many twists and turns that bring the classic story to life not quite how you would expect it!
Tickets: Adults £16.50, Members & Friends £14.50, under 12s £11.
Alice in Wonderland is written by Ben Crocker.
Please be in your seats five minutes prior to the start time. The performance will start promptly at the time noted. Late comers may be asked by front of house to wait until an appropriate point in the show to be given admittance to the auditorium.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1312995
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland. This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work.
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland.
This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work. Whether you’re as Mad as the Hatter, evil as the Red Queen or as curious as Alice herself, come along and join these characters in Wonderland this January.
With the charm of a traditional family, fun filled pantomime, you’ll expect to hear classic lines like ‘he’s behind you’, see both good and evil characters, find a classic comedy duo and a warm hearted dame helping our protagonist to rise above the mayhem and madness.
If you are expecting the traditional tale then you are in for a surprise… this story has many twists and turns that bring the classic story to life not quite how you would expect it!
Tickets: Adults £16.50, Members & Friends £14.50, under 12s £11.
Alice in Wonderland is written by Ben Crocker.
Please be in your seats five minutes prior to the start time. The performance will start promptly at the time noted. Late comers may be asked by front of house to wait until an appropriate point in the show to be given admittance to the auditorium.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1312995
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland. This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work.
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland.
This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work. Whether you’re as Mad as the Hatter, evil as the Red Queen or as curious as Alice herself, come along and join these characters in Wonderland this January.
With the charm of a traditional family, fun filled pantomime, you’ll expect to hear classic lines like ‘he’s behind you’, see both good and evil characters, find a classic comedy duo and a warm hearted dame helping our protagonist to rise above the mayhem and madness.
If you are expecting the traditional tale then you are in for a surprise… this story has many twists and turns that bring the classic story to life not quite how you would expect it!
Tickets: Adults £16.50, Members & Friends £14.50, under 12s £11.
Alice in Wonderland is written by Ben Crocker.
Please be in your seats five minutes prior to the start time. The performance will start promptly at the time noted. Late comers may be asked by front of house to wait until an appropriate point in the show to be given admittance to the auditorium.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1312995
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland. This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work.
Event Details
Welcome to Wonderland! Join our Music & Drama Group as they present their 2026 pantomime – Alice in Wonderland.
This timeless, classic tale includes well-loved characters from Lewis Carroll’s original work. Whether you’re as Mad as the Hatter, evil as the Red Queen or as curious as Alice herself, come along and join these characters in Wonderland this January.
With the charm of a traditional family, fun filled pantomime, you’ll expect to hear classic lines like ‘he’s behind you’, see both good and evil characters, find a classic comedy duo and a warm hearted dame helping our protagonist to rise above the mayhem and madness.
If you are expecting the traditional tale then you are in for a surprise… this story has many twists and turns that bring the classic story to life not quite how you would expect it!
Tickets: Adults £16.50, Members & Friends £14.50, under 12s £11.
Alice in Wonderland is written by Ben Crocker.
Please be in your seats five minutes prior to the start time. The performance will start promptly at the time noted. Late comers may be asked by front of house to wait until an appropriate point in the show to be given admittance to the auditorium.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1312995
February
Event Details
Picasso: A Rebel In Paris takes an unprecedented and alternative look at the maestro of modernity. The film focuses on the story of a young immigrant, poor but destined to
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Picasso: A Rebel In Paris takes an unprecedented and alternative look at the
maestro of modernity.
The film focuses on the story of a young immigrant, poor but destined to become one of the most important icons of the 20th century.
The film moves continuously in and out of the Musée Picasso in Paris, which has the largest existing collection dedicated to the painter with 6,000 masterpieces and 200,000 pieces of archive material, and follows Picasso through the Parisian neighbourhoods where he lived, from the early days in ateliers with no heating to the large middle-class apartments where his success began: a physical and intellectual journey to gain a deeper understanding of his work and spirit.
Tickets: £15. Members, Friends and under 18s £12.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1289507
Event Details
What happens when a cinema’s Lord of the Rings marathon goes terribly wrong? At the local cinema, all hell breaks loose when the ushers misplace the DVDs of The Lord of
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What happens when a cinema’s Lord of the Rings marathon goes terribly wrong?
At the local cinema, all hell breaks loose when the ushers misplace the DVDs of The Lord of the Rings trilogy – every single copy! With only the soundtracks left in hand, the team of hapless ushers must somehow improvise an entire three-film saga in front of a live audience.
Get ready for an uproarious evening of comedy, chaos, and utter nonsense, as they attempt to recreate the epic tale of hobbits, elves, and orcs – without any visuals, any planning, or any clue what they’re doing.
Will Frodo ever make it to Mordor? Will Aragorn get crowned king? Will Gollum stop stealing the show? Will anyone even remember who’s supposed to be who?! It’s a show that’s more fun than a barrel of hobbits, and definitely more chaotic than a Gandalf speech.
If you’ve ever wanted to see Gollum fight a battle with sound effects, or Gandalf desperately trying to remember what happens next, then you’re in for a hilarious treat!
Tickets: £20. Members, Friends and under 18s £18.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1302642
March
Event Details
The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht. When she discovers that he is actually a nobleman promised to another, she kills herself in despair. Her spirit joins the
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The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht. When she discovers that he is actually a nobleman promised to another, she kills herself in despair.
Her spirit joins the Wilis: the vengeful ghosts of women hell-bent on killing any man who crosses their path in a dance to the death. Wracked with guilt, Albrecht visits Giselle’s grave, where he must face the Wilis – and Giselle’s ghost.
Peter Wright’s 1985 production of this quintessential Romantic ballet is a classic of The Royal Ballet repertory. Set to Adolphe Adam’s evocative score and with atmospheric designs by John Macfarlane, Giselle conjures up the earthly and otherworldly realms in a tale of love, betrayal and redemption.
Duration: 3h 30m (to be confirmed)
Cast:
To be confirmed
Creatives:
Choreography MARIUS PETIPA after JEAN CORALLI and JULES PERROT
Music ADOLPHE ADAM Edited by LARS PAYNE
Conductor VELLO PAHN
Scenario THÉOPHILE GAUTIER after HEINRICH HEINE
Production and Additional Choreography PETER WRIGHT
Designer JOHN MACFARLANE
Original Lighting JENNIFER TIPTON Re-created by DAVID FINN
Tickets: £15. Members, Friends and under 18s £12.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286062
Event Details
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by
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Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.
National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.
Tickets: £15. Members, Friends and under 18s £12.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1277301
April
Event Details
Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on
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Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue.
But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it.
Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production. A star cast including Julia Bullock as Pamina, Amitai Pati as Tamino, Huw Montague Rendall as Papageno, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and Soloman Howard as Sarastro, led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut.
Sung in German with subtitles | Duration: 3h 30m (to be confirmed)
Cast:
Pamina JULIA BULLOCK
Tamino AMITAI PATI
Papageno HUW MONTAGUE RENDALL
Queen of the Night KATHRYN LEWEK
Sarastro SOLOMAN HOWARD
Monostatos GERHARD SIEGEL
Creatives:
Music WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Conductor MARIE JACQUOT
Director DAVID MCVICAR
Designer JOHN MACFARLANE
Lighting Designer PAULE CONSTABLE
Movement Director LEAH HAUSMAN
Tickets: £15. Members, Friends and under 18s £12.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286065
May
Event Details
Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone
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Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin.
Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realises his affection for her all too late.
The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph).
Sung in Russian with English subtitles | Duration: 4h 5m with two intervals (to be confirmed)
Cast:
Tatiana ASMIK GRIGORIAN
Olga MARIA BARAKOVA
Filippyevna STEPHANIE BLYTHE
Lenski STANISLAS DE BARBEYRAC
Eugene Onegin IGOR GOLOVATENKO
Prince Gremin ALEXANDER TSYMBALYUK
Creatives:
Music PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Conductor TIMUR ZANGIEV
Director DEBORAH WARNER
Set Designer TOM PYE
Costume Designer CHLOE OBOLENSKY
Lighting Designer JEAN KALMAN
Projection Designer IAN WILLIAM GALLOWAY and FINN ROSS
Choreographer KIM BRANDSTRUP
Tickets: £15. Members, Friends and under 18s £12.50.
Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1286068