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Sequel highlights audience for studio theatre and new writing

Stolen Ram, the sequel to last year’s critically acclaimed studio drama Pot licker, about what happens when teachers find a…
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Sanctuary ‘space race’ is on as artists invited to apply for residencies

A vital opportunity for artists and performers to develop and hone new work, Lighthouse has opened applications for its Sanctuary…
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The beat goes on for ‘amazing’ contest

Back to bang the drum for Britain’s nextgen beat makers, the Zildjian Young Drummer of the Year 2026 at Lighthouse…
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Lighthouse receives funding boost as government invests in culture

Lighthouse has welcomed the news that its National Portfolio funding from Arts Council England will continue in 2026/27, and with…
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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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Q&A with Matthew James Morrison

Maureen Lipman played her on stage in 2005; Meryl Streep took the role in the 2016 film with Hugh Grant…
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Still time to make a difference after record-breaking Christmas Appeal

Audiences at Lighthouse have done it again! Thanks to their incredible generosity, our annual Big Christmas Appeal has broken all…
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Lighthouse shines brighter thanks to Trust’s £18k grant

Lighthouse will shine brighter and cleaner after a vital grant from the Theatres Trust in association with the Wolfson Foundation…
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Just the ticket! West End heads for Poole

The West End comes to Poole this spring as Lighthouse presents a mouthwatering series of high quality, smash hit dramas.
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Festive Opening Times

Our opening times are different during the festive period. Here is a quick and easy guide for the rest of…
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Lighthouse ticket sales hit a ten-year high

Lighthouse Poole, one of the UK’s biggest multi-venue regional arts centres, is reporting a record year as ticket sales hit…
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How title star Kieran became ‘fluent’ in panto

It’s the original pantomime adventure story – a quest for fame and fortune on the streets of London with a…
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New Trustees appointed as Lighthouse looks ahead

Ahead of a busy Christmas season, Poole Arts Trust, the charity that runs Lighthouse, is delighted to announce the appointment…
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Q&A with Wendi Peters

The twentieth anniversary UK tour of Glorious!, a celebration of the tone-deaf American socialite, Florence Foster Jenkins, whose sold-out concerts…
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Chief Executive backs new course to train cultural leaders of tomorrow

Lighthouse Chief Executive, Elspeth McBain has joined the Advisory Board of the Executive Master’s in Leadership for the Creative Industries…
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Drawing inspiration from panto

When we needed an artist-drawn colouring-in page and wordsearch for our Dick Whittington souvenir programme we turned to our friends…
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Welcoming our ‘lovely’ panto cast

Dick Whittington opens this week at Lighthouse, but having enjoyed so much success with Poole pantomimes in recent years, among…
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‘The Constant Wife feels like such a breath of fresh air’

Kara Tointon sweeps into the room with the same bright energy the public know so well, and when I ask…
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