Lighthouse: Poole's Centre for the Arts

• Written by: George Orwell

Sell A Door Theatre Company presents Matthew Dunster's adaptation of George Orwell's harrowing novel of oppression.

• Written by: Patrick DeWitt

A new show set on the west coast of America, blending a live soundtrack, detailed mime and the heart-wrenching humour of author, Patrick DeWitt.

• Directed by: Psyche Stott
• Written by: Dennis Potter

Northern Stage presents Dennis Potter's loss-of-innocence drama in which seven children play together in the English countryside during a wartime summer. Directed by Psyche Stott.

• Directed by: Mark Forkgen
• Written by: Marc Blitzstein

Mark Forkgen conducts an English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein of Kurt Weill's opera, which gives a satirical view of capitalism in pre-war London. Directed by Ellie Nixon.

• Directed by: Maxime Tortelier (cond)
• Written by: Borodin

The full BSO are joined by amateur musicians from all over Dorset, performing works by Wagner, Borodin, Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Tchaikovsky. Conducted by Kevin Smith and Maxime Tortelier.

An American roots string band, featuring a variety of bluegrass, gospel and country music.

A story without words framed by an evocative soundscape using rhythms and music drawn from the around the world.

Cultural and social observations, including musings on HIV, ivory smuggling and dictatorships, from Daliso Chaponda.

A street dance class for people of all ages and abilities.

A street dance class for all ages and abilities.

Tribute to the sweet soul sounds of Motown starring the supremely-talented Magic of Motown band, with hits made famous by the Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves and more.

Intelligent and energetic observational humour from the 2012 winner of Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show award.

The politician, social commentator and documentary maker talks about his career.

• Directed by: Christian Carsten
• Written by: Puccini

Christian Carsten directs Puccini's tragic tale of the Parisian lovers Rodolfo and Mimi, living in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1840s. Starring Thorbjorn Gulbrandsoy as Rodolfo and Hannah Medlam as Mimi.

The author and broadcaster relates poems, stories, jokes, anecdotes and snippets from her best-selling books, Surgically Enhanced, With These Hands and The Works.

The brothers Charlie and Craig Reid and their band, best known for the songs I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) and Letter From America, play folk rock and pop from the album Like Comedy.

A jukebox musical telling the story of the popular 1970s band through hits as such Close To You, Superstar, Goodbye To Love, Sing, We've Only Just Begun, Top Of The World, Yesterday Once More and Solitaire.

Sally pretends her 'psychic' powers have been with her since she was nine months old, and she's now taking her 'psychic' knowledge on tour.

You know fine well who he is, now pop along and see his new show, which looks at life from a skewed white van man's perspective.

Join the green-fingered Gardener and the tidy Tailor who live at opposite ends of the world. All they share is a bright star glittering in the sky above them. One sad day the star disappears. As the Gardener and the Tailor search high and low for it, they find something even more amazing and unexpected.

The Devon-based collective performs traditional and acoustic folk.