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LIGHTHOUSE (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS POOLE ARTS CENTRE), POOLE

Other spaces: Sherling Studio
Poole > Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre)
Current and forthcoming what's on, shows and events at Poole's Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre) including venue details, location, news and links. Information is also included for other spaces at this location including; Sherling Studio Seats 669. The Towngate Theatre closed in June 2001 for the first phase of Poole Arts Centre's £8.5 million refurbishment programme and reopened in October 2001. The second phase of refurbishment closed the Arts Centre between May-Oct 2002.. Previously known as Poole Arts Centre. You can also check out the iUKTDb Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre) (Poole) archive with 2,419 shows listed from Monday, 9th September 1996 up to Thursday, 14th January 2021. Also includes archive for Sherling Studio.

What's on at Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre)

The Gruffalo's Child at Poole
Fri 2nd April 2021 to Sun 4th April 2021.
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Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners at Poole
Wed 7th April 2021.
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Rumours of Fleetwood Mac at Poole
Thu 8th April 2021.
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Round the Horne - 50th Anniversary Production at Poole
Thu 15th April 2021.
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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at Poole
Sat 17th April 2021.
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Wilko Johnson at Poole
Fri 23rd April 2021.
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Sandi Toksvig - National Trevor at Poole
Sat 24th April 2021.
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Comedy

The Sharon Shannon Quartet at Poole
Wed 28th April 2021.
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Ralph McTell at Poole
Fri 30th April 2021.
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Symphonic Queen at Poole
Sat 1st May 2021.
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Moscow Drug Club at Poole
Sat 1st May 2021.
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How to Live a Jellicle Life at Poole
Sat 1st May 2021.
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One person show

The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde at Poole
Fri 7th May 2021 to Sat 8th May 2021.
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Stewart Lee - Snowflake/Tornado at Poole
Sat 15th May 2021.
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Comedy

Steeleye Span - 50th Anniversary Tour at Poole
Fri 21st May 2021.
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Lawrence: After Arabia at Poole
Fri 21st May 2021.
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Calling Planet Earth at Poole
Sat 22nd May 2021.
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Giovanni Pernice - This is Me at Poole
Sat 22nd May 2021.
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The BBC Big Band - The Music of James Bond...and Beyond! at Poole
Wed 26th May 2021.
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The Circus of Horrors - Revamped & Rocking Adult show at Poole
Fri 28th May 2021.
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Circus

Justin Live! - The 'Big' Tour at Poole
Sat 29th May 2021.
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In the Night Garden Live at Poole
Wed 2nd June 2021 to Thu 3rd June 2021.
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Fascinating Aida at Poole
Sat 5th June 2021.
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Cabaret

Coastal Comedy - Triple Bill at Poole
Sat 5th June 2021.
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Gangsta Granny at Poole
Wed 9th June 2021 to Sun 13th June 2021.
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Burn the Floor - Ballroom - Blitzed! at Poole
Thu 10th June 2021.
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Omid Djalili - The Good Times Tour at Poole
Fri 11th June 2021.
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The Dream of Gerontius at Poole
Sun 13th June 2021.
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Rock of Ages at Poole
Tue 15th June 2021 to Sat 19th June 2021.
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The American Four Tops at Poole
Thu 17th June 2021.
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A Country Night in Nashville at Poole
Fri 18th June 2021.
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The Bowie Collective at Poole
Fri 25th June 2021.
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Bjorn Again at Poole
Fri 2nd July 2021.
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Ben Walker and Kirsty Merryn - Life and the Land at Poole
Sat 3rd July 2021.
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Frank Skinner - Showbiz at Poole
Fri 9th July 2021.
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Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice - Him & Me at Poole
Sat 10th July 2021.
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Alistair McGowan - The Piano Show at Poole
Wed 14th July 2021.
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Worbey & Farrell at Poole
Thu 15th July 2021.
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Cabaret

Strictly Presents - The Power of Dance at Poole
Sun 18th July 2021.
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Pam Ayres - Up In The Attic at Poole
Fri 3rd September 2021.
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One person show

Francis Rossi - I Talk Too Much at Poole
Sat 4th September 2021.
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The Barricade Boys at Poole
Wed 8th September 2021.
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Cabaret

Ben Fogle - Tales from the Wilderness at Poole
Wed 8th September 2021.
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Talk

One Night of Queen at Poole
Thu 9th September 2021.
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Nabil Abdulrashid - Nobody Actually Believed I'd Last at Poole
Thu 9th September 2021.
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Comedy

Sun Records, the concert at Poole
Fri 10th September 2021.
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun at Poole
Sat 11th September 2021.
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Musical

The Boys are Back! at Poole
Wed 15th September 2021.
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Imagine - The John Lennon Songbook at Poole
Fri 17th September 2021.
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AJ & Curtis's Big Night Out at Poole
Wed 22nd September 2021.
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Dance or ballet

Eric & Ern at Poole
Wed 22nd September 2021.
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Rob Brydon - A Night of Songs & Laughter at Poole
Fri 24th September 2021.
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Cabaret

Crimes in Egypt at Poole
Fri 24th September 2021.
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Jethro Tull - The Prog Years Tour at Poole
Sat 25th September 2021.
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I Spy with My Little Eye at Poole
Sat 25th September 2021.
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Kids show

Coastal Comedy at Poole
Sat 25th September 2021.
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Comedy

The Simon and Garfunkel Story at Poole
Thu 30th September 2021.
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Concert

Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats at Poole
Sat 2nd October 2021.
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An Evening with Dr Richard Shepherd at Poole
Wed 6th October 2021.
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Talk

The Thunder Girls at Poole
Thu 7th October 2021 to Sat 9th October 2021.
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Jimmy Carr - Terribly Funny at Poole
Thu 7th October 2021.
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Comedy

Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited at Poole
Fri 8th October 2021.
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Ogg 'n' Ugg and the World's First Dogg at Poole
Sat 9th October 2021.
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Kids show

Grayson Perry - A Show for Normal People at Poole
Sun 10th October 2021.
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One person show

Grace Petrie at Poole
Tue 12th October 2021.
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An Evening with Harry Redknapp at Poole
Fri 15th October 2021.
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Talk

G4 at Poole
Sat 16th October 2021.
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Dragons and Mythical Beasts at Poole
Tue 26th October 2021 to Wed 27th October 2021.
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Kids show

Steve Royle - The Royle Variety Performance at Poole
Thu 28th October 2021.
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Comedy

Oh! What a Night at Poole
Fri 29th October 2021.
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Lee Mead - My Band and Me at Poole
Sat 30th October 2021.
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The Sensational 60's Experience at Poole
Sun 31st October 2021.
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Boyzlife at Poole
Sun 7th November 2021.
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Tommy Tiernan - Tomfoolery at Poole
Sun 7th November 2021.
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Comedy

Vincent Simone - Tango Passions at Poole
Tue 9th November 2021.
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Dance or ballet

Show of Hands - Tyne to Tamar 2020 at Poole
Wed 10th November 2021.
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Protein Dance - The Little Prince at Poole
Fri 12th November 2021 to Sat 13th November 2021.
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Wet Wet Wet at Poole
Sun 14th November 2021.
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Iain Stirling - Failing Upwards at Poole
Thu 18th November 2021.
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Comedy

Dreamboys at Poole
Sat 20th November 2021.
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Cabaret

Katherine Ryan - Missus at Poole
Sat 20th November 2021.
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Comedy

Elf the Musical at Poole
Wed 24th November 2021 to Sat 27th November 2021.
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Musical

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at Poole
Fri 26th November 2021.
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Fairytale of New York at Poole
Sat 27th November 2021.
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Motionhouse Dance Theatre - Nobody at Poole
Tue 30th November 2021 to Wed 1st December 2021.
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Dance or ballet

John Bishop - Right Here, Right Now at Poole
Thu 2nd December 2021.
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Comedy

Love Actually: Live in Concert at Poole
Fri 3rd December 2021.
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Rob Newman - Philosophy Show at Poole
Fri 3rd December 2021.
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Comedy

Tim Peake: My Journey to Space at Poole
Sat 4th December 2021.
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Talk

Beauty and the Beast at Poole
Thu 9th December 2021 to Fri 31st December 2021.
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Panto

Lost in Music - One Night In The Disco at Poole
Sat 11th December 2021.
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Concert

Henning Wehn - It'll All Come Out in the Wash! at Poole
Sun 12th December 2021.
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Comedy

Whitney - Queen of the Night at Poole
Thu 16th December 2021.
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Believe - The Cher Songbook at Poole
Sat 15th January 2022.
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Rock of Ages at Poole
Tue 18th January 2022 to Sat 22nd January 2022.
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Ed Byrne - If I'm Honest at Poole
Fri 21st January 2022.
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Comedy

The Magic of Motown - Reach Out at Poole
Fri 28th January 2022.
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The Three Muskateers - A Comedy Adventure at Poole
Fri 4th February 2022 to Sat 5th February 2022.
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Ross Noble - Humournoid at Poole
Thu 17th February 2022.
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Comedy

Think Floyd - Through the Wall at Poole
Fri 18th February 2022.
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Rob Lamberti - George Michael Tribute at Poole
Fri 25th February 2022.
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes - Living Dangerously at Poole
Thu 17th March 2022.
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Talk

Ben Hart - Wonder at Poole
Wed 23rd March 2022.
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Cabaret

Midge Ure - The Voice & Visions Tour at Poole
Thu 31st March 2022.
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Ray Mears - We Are Nature with Ray Mears at Poole
Sat 2nd April 2022.
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Chris Ramsey - 20/20 at Poole
Wed 6th April 2022.
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Comedy

Craig Revel Horwood - All Balls and Glitter Tour at Poole
Thu 7th April 2022.
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One person show

Northern Live - Do I Love You at Poole
Fri 8th April 2022.
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Yamato - The Drummers of Japan at Poole
Sat 9th April 2022.
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The Little Mix Show - Woman Like Me at Poole
Tue 12th April 2022.
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Test Match Special Live at Poole
Fri 15th April 2022.
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Talk

Sooty - The Sooty Show: Sooty & Friends at Poole
Wed 20th April 2022.
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Kids show

Wilko Johnson at Poole
Sat 23rd April 2022.
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Oti Mabuse - I Am Here at Poole
Thu 26th May 2022.
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Dance or ballet

The Drifters at Poole
Fri 27th May 2022.
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Concert

Jason Manford - Like Me at Poole
Sat 10th September 2022.
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Comedy

The Pirates of Penzance at Poole
Thu 20th October 2022 to Sat 22nd October 2022.
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Opera or Operetta

Carousel at Poole
Thu 19th October 2023 to Sat 21st October 2023.
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Musical

Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre)
Also: Sherling Studio

Kingland Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 1UG

BoxOffice: 0844 406 8666
Website: Website
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