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Why panto is the real thing for Robert

With the freedom to play to the crowd, explore bold characterisation and revel in the instant audience reaction, actors love…
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Sponsorship boost for panto

Lighthouse is delighted to announce the Poole branch of Raymond James, one of the world’s largest wealth management organisations, is…
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Lighthouse Friends enjoy ‘fascinating’ flamenco insight

In a special event for Lighthouse Great and Best Friends, some of our most enthusiastic supporters gained a rare insight…
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Our Freedom boat launched at Lighthouse

A beacon for creativity, Lighthouse has guided its contribution to a nationwide art project to safety with the launch of…
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Let’s go! National Express to sponsor Lighthouse panto

Lighthouse Poole is delighted to announce the UK’s largest scheduled coach operator National Express as the headline sponsor for its…
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Q&A with Terje Isungset

Ice music pioneer, Terje Isungset is set to make his Poole debut when he plays Lighthouse on Wednesday 19 November…
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Coming back is ‘Fairy’ special for Bernadette

Made in Poole especially for Lighthouse audiences, Dick Whittington is the latest in a run of hit productions in recent…
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Remembering Prunella Scales

Lighthouse was saddened to learn the great Prunella Scales died yesterday, aged 93.
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‘It’s an exhibition you can really take time over’

A free exhibition of art created in response to the written word; Art of Poetry 2 can be seen in…
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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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Classic thriller adaptation promises ‘an edge-of-the seat ride’

This year marks 70 years since the publication of Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. There have been numerous…
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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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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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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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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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