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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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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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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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Young musicians make A Day’s Achievement to remember

Some of the region’s most talented young musicians took part in a special celebration of music making at Lighthouse last…
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Big Christmas Appeal launched

Today, on Giving Tuesday, Lighthouse is launching this year’s Big Christmas Appeal to raise money that enables it to give…
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‘So, bring on the boos!’

Having put the ‘boo’ into Sleeping Beauty at Lighthouse last year as showstopping bad fairy Carabosse, it’s fair to say…
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Tops sponsors ‘charming’ early years Christmas show

Lighthouse is delighted to announce Tops Day Nurseries as sponsors of its early years Christmas Show, Little Robin Red Vest.
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Isabelle returns to Poole – and now she’s awake!

It takes some performance to make an impression on audiences when your character spends a large portion of the show…
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West End smash Heathers heads strong programme as new shows go on sale

Where popularity is a matter of life and death, a wickedly funny West End and Broadway smash hit will make…
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Teenage dancer Corben cuts his teeth on panto

As the classic rags-to-riches pantomime adventure, Dick Whittington is the purrfect place for teenage dancer Corben Heward-Mills to cut his…
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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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‘This is a real visceral, soul work to me, it’s who I am’

Created by self-taught artist Carmel De’Lisser, aka Cathartic Brush, The Wintering has transformed the Gallery space at Lighthouse with an…
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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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Meet Our Alderman!

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