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Todd’s ready to have fun in panto this year

One of British television’s best-known faces, Todd Carty can’t wait to meet Poole audiences when he plays King Tucker in…
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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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Q&A with Sam Freeman

The Mumford and Sons Story recreates the incredible tale of the floor stomping folk rock band that took the world…
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Lighthouse marks 30 years of the National Lottery

Lighthouse is joining in the celebrations to mark 30 years of the National Lottery and its ongoing support of arts…
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Lighthouse ‘incredibly proud’ to welcome Chris as Lead Patron

Lighthouse is ‘incredibly proud’ to announce its long-time friend and pantomime-partner Chris Jarvis has agreed to become its Lead Patron.
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Artwork relights artist’s link to Lighthouse

A new artwork commissioned by electronica duo FitkinWall for their new show Harpland will see renowned light artist Peter Freeman…
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Q&A with Guillaume Pigé

Theatre Re is one of the UK’s leading visual theatre companies. Their work combines original live music with striking visual…
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Meet our Friends: Stuart and Jackie Roberts

Qualified psychiatric nurses, now retired, Stuart and Jackie Roberts have been lived in Poole, on and off, for 40 years.…
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Meet our Friends: Carol Liversidge

Lighthouse Best Friend, Carol Liversidge has been coming to concerts and shows here since the building first opened as Poole…
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Josh is happy as Harry to be back in Poole

Having raised the roof in Aladdin last year, Josh Haberfield is thrilled to be coming back in Sleeping Beauty, this…
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Chris is a class act for Poole schools

It’s never too soon to talk panto as CBeebies favourite Chris Jarvis found out when he visited two schools in…
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Q&A with Joey Page

After opening for Lloyd Griffith in sell out shows here in October, comedian Joey Page already has the lay of…
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Plastic ‘fantastic’ as Charlie hits the road

What did you do on your holidays?
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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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Exhibition opens ‘huge’ opportunity for students

An exhibition of art by students at Longspee Academy at Lighthouse is providing a rare opportunity for the young artists…
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Law firm casts its spell to sponsor Sleeping Beauty

Lighthouse is delighted to welcome back Trethowans as an official sponsor of this year’s dream of a pantomime, Sleeping Beauty.
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Putting the ‘boo’ into Sleeping Beauty

Putting the ‘boo’ into Beauty this Christmas, experienced actor Sarah-Louise Young will play the bad fairy Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty,…
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Magic, mystery, growing pains… and a Dorset ghost

Compellingly evocative and a heartfelt invocation of time and place, Fort is a new play by Dorset writer Tabitha Hayward,…
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