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Chris is out to double ‘life-changing’ Big Christmas Appeal

Chris Jarvis has launched this year’s Big Christmas Appeal in a bid to double the number of free and discounted…
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Q&A with Kerry Godliman

Kerry Godliman is going back on the road with a new show entitled Bandwidth on a national tour that kicks…
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The tiers of a clown

Turning the world upside down is central to how pantomime works – underdogs triumph, baddies get their comeuppance and the…
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Creative careers insights for young people

Lighthouse is proud to be playing its part in this week’s Discover! Creative Careers Week, a call to arms to…
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‘I absolutely adore panto!’

Actors love to play the villain and, if we’re honest, the best villains are the ones we’d all like to…
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Meet our Development Ambassadors

United by their love of Lighthouse and passion for its work in the community, the venue’s board of Development Ambassadors…
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Sounds good – Lighthouse technicians nominated

Lighthouse technicians are delighted to have been nominated in the Original Music Awards.
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‘Stick with it and follow what’s right for you’

Lighthouse is proud to play its part in this week’s Discover! Creative Careers Week, a call to arms to the…
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‘You can be in an Agatha Christie one day then the next day you’re Sleeping Beauty!

Just as panto season ends one year and begins the next, for actor Isabella Kibble, who is appearing in the…
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Lighthouse survives ‘substantial’ threat to business

Lighthouse Poole survived a “substantial” threat to its business last week after its payment services provider withdrew its facility without…
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Q&A with Isobel McArthur

Lighthouse is excited to welcome the Olivier and Evening Standard Theatre Award-winning West End sensation Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)…
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Q&A with The Woodlouse, aka John Butler

A one-man one-puppet musical and visual journey through a zombie outbreak, Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep? – at Lighthouse…
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Q&A with Floella Benjamin

An inspirational story of hope, determination and triumph, Floella Benjamin’s award-winning book Coming to England is brought to life in…
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Q&A with Wendy Harris

Re-imagining the classic story of Cinderella, Lighthouse is delighted to present The Glass Slippers this Christmas. Adapted by BAFTA nominee…
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‘Above all, I need a happy, welcoming place to work’

Lighthouse is continuing to make progress in creating a more inclusive and diverse working environment, as well as making the…
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Melaina can’t wait to cast her spell

In her first pantomime, young actor Melaina Pecorini is ready to cast a spell over Lighthouse audiences this Christmas as…
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Q&A with Rachel Unthank

As winter draws in, we’re looking forward to welcoming pioneering folk group The Unthanks to Lighthouse with their eclectic seasonal…
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Dorset music awards to honour PJ Harvey

Dorset-born musician, composer, poet and songwriter PJ Harvey is to be honoured with a special award for her Contribution to…
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