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Lighthouse support for Catalan artists at Inside Out Dorset festival

As a long-valued partner of Activate Performing Arts, Lighthouse Poole is supporting a weekend of performances by Catalan artists in…
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Board ready to face the future as Lighthouse welcomes new Trustees

Ahead of a busy autumn season Poole Arts Trust, the charity that runs Lighthouse, is delighted to welcome two new…
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Four in a row for Lighthouse

There’s no business like showbusiness, and Lighthouse is ready to do the business after being named as a finalist in…
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FLASHBACK: ‘We were a close-knit group of friends’

From being invited for coffee by Kenneth Williams, to bargaining stall fees with rock band merchandisers and appearing in a…
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Sanctuary: ‘Three beautiful days of exploration, discovery and play’

Tired All the Time - there could be no other title for actors Poppy Hardwicke and Lauren Mooney as they…
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Folk music finds favour as Gen Z seeks ‘authentic’ new sounds

As folk music enjoys its latest renaissance with younger audiences, Lighthouse Poole has found itself a focal point of local…
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Sanctuary: ‘This week at Lighthouse is a turning point’

Some come to hone, some to play, others to explore ideas and shape possibilities – the Sanctuary artist residency programme…
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Sanctuary: ‘It’s really amazing to see the space you are providing’

With a positive message about friendship and community at its heart, Girlhood On T has found theatre makers Eryn McDonald…
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Lighthouse summer camp – ‘a wild imaginative wonderscape’

A “wild, imaginative ‘wonderscape’” that saw the Main Gallery at Lighthouse Poole completely transformed by young artists, the venue’s first…
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See something different with Lighthouse Team Pics

A new programme of films that the people who work at Lighthouse love the most, Team Pics launches this autumn…
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Q&A with Viviennne Carlyle

Bill Kenwright's award-winning production of the international smash hit musical, Blood Brothers makes a welcome return to Lighthouse Poole to play…
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Sanctuary: ‘I got so excited by these tiny little weeds’

In responding to place, space and light, somewhat unexpectedly artist Laura S Elizabeth also found her Sanctuary residency at Lighthouse…
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Sanctuary: ‘I had the time, space, and support to rework the piece’

What’s it like for a woman to go clubbing? Does the invitation into a nightlife space blur the line between…
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Q&A with Ryan Simons, Shock Horror

A nightmare is about to break free at Lighthouse as “Northern Horror Makers”, Thunder Road Theatre visit with their touring…
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Young guns to meet knights of old in Live and Unheard OMA takeover

Live and Unheard, the monthly original grass roots music showcase at Lighthouse , hosts its first Original Music Awards takeover…
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‘Career highlight’ as Elspeth collects prestigious award

Lighthouse Chief Executive Elspeth McBain has been made an Honorary Fellow of Arts University Bournemouth in what she describes as…
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Put pen to paper with new writing group

Building on the success of the well-established Lighthouse Young Writers workshops, this autumn sees the launch of Lighthouse Adult Writing…
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‘This exhibition creates space for those stories to shine’

Global Majority artists take centre stage at Lighthouse Poole this autumn in We Rise, a vibrant group exhibition showcasing award-winning…
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