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It’s gold! Lighthouse wins top Dorset Tourism Award

Lighthouse scooped a coveted Gold award at the Dorset Tourism Awards last week, being named Business Events Venue of the…
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Music greats set to return as new shows go on sale

As a raft of new shows goes on sale at Lighthouse Poole, three major music legends and a host of…
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Q&A with Robin Herford, director, The Woman In Black

The Woman in Black arrives back at Lighthouse from Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 February as part of its latest…
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Running for the gift of theatre

Last Sunday, Lighthouse colleagues John Blakeley, Ashton Corbin, Jill Reynolds and George Rogers took part in - and completed -…
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Classic melodrama is never Too Much at Lighthouse

Lighthouse is proud to be part of the BFI Film Audience Network's new nationwide season, Too Much: Melodrama On Film,…
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Ghostly goings on and the dark side of Lighthouse

Like any good theatre worth its salt, Lighthouse has its share of ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump…
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Back in the wild! Poole’s wooden animals are back!

Two giant wooden animals are on display once more, enthralling visitors to Poole with memories from a bygone era.
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Katie swaps pints for paints in her first exhibition

Bar steward Katie Munro is replacing pints with paints as her first solo exhibition of artwork goes on show at…
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Interview with Justin Fletcher

CBeebies megastar Justin Fletcher is back on tour with a brand-new live show, Justin Time to Rock! We caught up…
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BFI partnership to bring family films to new audiences

Lighthouse is proud to announce Family Cinema, a new collaboration as part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network (FAN) and…
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Job Lot: ‘For me, it was always light and sound’

Senior Technician Sam Coombes wanted to play around with light and sound ever since the age of five. School productions…
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‘Lighthouse is at the heart of everything we do’

Having fostered 50 children in 25 years, as well as bringing up her own two boys, and now helping with…
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Exhibition marks a ‘monumental step’

A vibrant and inclusive exhibition showcasing the entrepreneurial spirit of interns from Bournemouth’s multi award-winning SAMEE (Support and Mentoring Enabling…
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Jenny’s ready to make a connection: ‘It’s all about people’

With more than 200,000 tickets sold every year, Lighthouse has been a cornerstone of life in Poole and the wider…
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Team Pics: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Lighthouse Team Pics is a monthly curated selection of brilliant films rarely shown in cinemas. Selected by a different member…
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All roads lead (back) to Poole this Christmas

All roads lead back to Poole this Christmas with a happy reunion in store for the cast of Dick Whittington,…
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‘We could all do with a bit more hope and optimism in our lives’

Playing Andy Dufresne in the new national tour of The Shawshank Redemption, Joe McFadden ponders: “It's such a well-known story…
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Reaching out to join nationwide project

Lighthouse has been selected as one of 60 arts centres and libraries to contribute to Our Freedom: Then and Now,…
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