DANCE THOSE MAGICAL MUSICALS

February 2, tickets from £31

The nation's favourite ballroom couple, Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag, present a world where ballroom meets musical theatre with stunning costumes and breathtaking choreography set to iconic theatrical music from shows including Phantom of the Opera; Mary Poppins; 42nd Street; Wicked; Top Hat; Hairspray and Jersey Boys. The couple will be joined at Bournemouth's Pavilion Theatre by the London Concert Orchestra and star vocalist, Lance Ellington.

0844 576 3000

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BIG BAND SPECTACULAR

February 7, tickets £20

The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, is back for 2019 with an explosive new concert show live on stage at the Regent in Christchurch. Journey from the swing of the Big Band era right through to modern standards, featuring music from the songbooks of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Neal Hefti, Billy May, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and many, many more.

01202 499199

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MARK WATSON

February 9, tickets from £19

Inspired by the mostly alarming state of the world his children are growing up in, and a genuine, urgent desire to do something about it, Mark Watson brings The Infinite Show to the Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne. As scrawny and impassioned as ever, one of the UK’s most beloved and thinnest acts - fresh from Bear Grylls' Celebrity Island - offers some suggestions, with his usual notoriously high joke- and-rant-per-minute rate. Age Guidance 14+

01202 885566

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X FACTOR LIVE TOUR

February 20, tickets from £27

The X Factor Live Tour is returning to the BIC's Windsor Hall for 2019. X Factor Digital Presenter, Becca Dudley, will be returning as host this year on The X Factor Live Tour, with all the favourite acts from this year's live finals.

0844 576 3000

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AN EVENING WITH THE HAIRY BIKERS

February 21, tickets from £21.25

National Treasures Si King and Dave Myers, aka The Hairy Bikers bring their nationwide tour for 2019 to Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts. With their irresistible enthusiasm, An Evening With The Hairy Bikers is billed as an epic night of cooking and conversation.

01202 280000

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ONCE UPON A PRINCESS

February 21, tickets £11

The Princesses return to the Regent Centre in Christchurch as the big live show for half term with two performances of the smash hit show - billed as "the ultimate pop princess party" - at 11am and 2pm. This glittering show by OCD Productions UK features everyone’s favourite fairy tale princesses and a soundtrack of top pop hits and movie musical classics. Costumes welcome!

01202 499199

regentcentre.co.uk

SPIRIT OF THE DANCE

February 22, tickets £27.75

The International smash hit celebrates its record-breaking 20-year anniversary as one of the most successful dance shows ever. Seen by more than 30 million people in 20 countries Spirit of the Dance has won nine Global Awards, including Best Choreography and Best International Production. The popular show visits Lighthouse, Poole this month.

01202 280000

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PROFESSOR BRAIN COX LIVE

February 27, tickets from £39

Having set two Guinness World Record titles with his previous sell-out live UK and Ireland tour, Professor Brian Cox OBE is heading back out on the road with a brand new show, including a date at the BIC's Windsor Hall.

The show promises to take audiences to the edge of our current understanding about the origin and evolution of our solar system and universe, offering a fascinating insight into the workings of nature at the most fundamental level.

0844 576 3000

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MEET THE MUSIC

February 28, tickets £13.75

The return of Lighthouse, Poole's popular lunchtime lecture recitals hosted by BSO Associate, Jonathan James, and performed by members of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra focuses on Rachmaninov and the Art of Rhapsody in the venue's Sherling Studio at 1pm.

01202 280000

lighthousepoole.co.uk