THEATRE

THE ANVIL, BASINGSTOKE
(Box Office 01256 844244)
Spectrum, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Saturday & Sunday.

THE HAYMARKET, BASINGSTOKE
(Box Office 01256 844244)
What the Ladybird Heard. Friday to Sunday.

CENTRAL STUDIO, BASINGSTOKE
(Box Office 01256 418318)
Dynamix, Queen Mary’s Hall, 3pm. Sunday.
In the Lap of the Gods, 7.30pm. Monday & Tuesday.
Film Screening: Addict, 7.45pm. Friday.

THEATRE ROYAL, WINCHESTER
(Box Office 01962 840440)
David Starkey – The Tudors and Us – 5.30pm. Saturday.
An Odyssey of Love – 7pm. Sunday.
Wessex Dance Academy, 7pm. Tuesday.
Avenue Q. July 17-19.

WATERMILL THEATRE, NEWBURY
(Box Office: 01635 46044)
Calamity Jane. July 17-September 6.

THE MILL AT SONNING, SONNING EYE,
READING (Box Office 0118 969 8000)
Stone Cold Murder. Until July 26.

THE MAYFLOWER, SOUTHAMPTON
(Box Office 023 8071 1811)
The Lion King. Until September 6.

MUSIC
Rob Hayes & guests – The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Friday.
Basingstoke Live – free two day live music event – War Memorial Park, Basingstoke. Saturday & Sunday.
Top Banana – 8pm-1am, The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Saturday.
Old Skool Classics, Friday; R & B + UK G, Saturday, Plush Lounge Bar, Wote Street, Basingstoke.
Cantemus – a choir of 20 mixed voices – 7.30pm, Silchester Parish Church. Tickets £8, from 0118 9700825, 0118 970 0633. Saturday.
End of year concert given by the popular Basingstoke Area Youth Orchestra – 7.30pm, Sherfield School, Sherfield-on-Loddon. 01256 398211. Sunday.
Rock Choir, 8pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. July 17.
Dire Straits played by “Money For Nothing” – The Brook, Southampton. Friday.
Jacqui Dankworth – 8pm, Theatre Royal, Winchester. Friday.
doubledotdash!? present Plane Crasher + Square Glasses + support – South Street, Reading. Saturday.
Atomic Blondie – The Brook, Southampton. Saturday.
Roots – Open Mic – The Railway, Winchester. Monday.
Heaven & Earth – The Brook, Southampton. Wednesday.
Robin Bibi Band – Cellar Bar, Farnham Maltings, Farnham. July 17.
Thirdsday Blues – Harmonica Heaven featuring Stephen Fuller, Neil Warren & Steve 'West' Weston – South Street, Reading. July 17.

COMEDY
Jan Jack’s Laughter House – 8.15pm, Red Lion Hotel, Basingstoke. July 17.

EXHIBITIONS
The Artists Rifles exhibition – Sainsbury Gallery, The Willis Museum, Basingstoke. Until September 27.

Bronzes for the World: the Morris Singer Foundry – 10am-4pm, Tuesdays to Saturday’s, The Willis Museum, Basingstoke. 

Splash of Colour Art Trail – Top of The Town, Basingstoke. Until Sunday.

Dream Weavers by Joanna Rose Tidey – 10.30am-5pm (not Mondays), Whitchurch Silk Mill, Winchester Street, Whitchurch. 

FAMILY FUN

Whitewater Primary School Summer Fair – 11am-2pm, at the school, in The Street, Rotherwick. Saturday.

Whitchurch Parish Fete – 12.30pm-4.30pm, at The Lawns, Church Street, Whitchurch. Saturday.

King’s Furlong Schools PTA Summer Fair – noon-3pm, at the school, Upper Chestnut Drive, Basingstoke. Saturday.

Rooksdown Community Association Summer Fayre – 11am-3pm, Rooksdown Community Centre and field. Sunday.

Brown and Chilton Candover Village Fete – 2pm-5pm, Candover Valley Cricket Pitch, Brown Candover. Sunday.

Wild at White’s Teddy Bear’s Picnic – Family Fun – 10.30am-5.15pm, Gilbert White's House and Garden And The Oates Collection, Selborne, Alton. Until July 31.

OUT AND ABOUT

Heritage, History, Myth, People ... walk round South View, Holy Ghost Cemetery, Basingstoke. Free, places are limited, booking required. 01256 473390. Saturday.

The Vyne School Car Boot Sale – 8am-1pm, at the school, Vyne Road, Basingstoke. Saturday & Sunday.

Traditional Church Fete – 11am-4pm, St Mary’s Church, Old Basing. Saturday.

Brookvale Festival and Vintage Fair – 11am-4pm, Brookvale Village Hall, Basingstoke. Sunday.

Crafts & Music Event – 11am-5pm, Sherfield School, Sherfield-on-Loddon. Sunday.

St Crispins Fair – antique & collectors' items – 9am-3pm, St Crispins Sports Centre, Wokingham. Sunday.

OTHER EVENTS

Whitchurch Silk Mill Picnic – bring a rug and a picnic and sit back and enjoy live music from local indie folk band, The Grizzly Folk, and support – 6.30pm-9pm, Whitchurch Silk Mill, Winchester Street, Whitchurch. Saturday.

Balloon Modelling Workshop – learn a new skill and master the art of blowing and twisting balloons – free, 11am, 1pm & 3pm, The Malls Shopping Centre, Basingstoke. 01256 468892. Saturday.

Basingstoke Discovery Centre: Friday, 10am-1pm, Craft Club; Sunday, 11.15am, Everyday First Aid, costs £3, advance booking necessary; Monday, 10am-noon, Knit & Knatter. July 17, 7pm, Nick Ross: Crimewatch, costs £5, book in advance advisable, 01256 478670.

Motionhouse's Captive – outdoor performance set in a huge cage with a dazzling display of dance and aerial work – noon & 3.30pm, Top of The Town, Basingstoke. Sunday.

Giant Balloon Installation – watch a giant balloon installation grow throughout the day into an incredible structure – 11.30am, 1.30pm & 3pm – The Malls Shopping Centre, Basingstoke. Sunday.

The Friends of The Willis Museum – “The Morris Singer Foundry” with David Vallance – 7.30pm, The Willis Museum, Basingstoke. Non-members £2. July 17.

LONDON TOP 10

Hotel, The Shed, National Theatre. Until August 2. Polly Stenham’s first play for the National.

Let the Right One In, Apollo. Until September 27. Adaptation of the Swedish vampire tale, which has also twice been adapted for the big screen.

Designs of the Year, Design Museum. Until August 25. Annual event celebrating the most innovative and inventive work in the worlds of architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics and more.

Wolf Hall / Bring Up the Bodies, Aldwych Theatre. Until September 6. RSC’s acclaimed adaptations of Hilary Mantel’s bestselling novels.

Mammoths: Ice Age Giants, Natural History Museum, until September 7. Meet some of the largest mammals to have walked on Earth. Fossils, skeletons and huge models tower above you in a mighty display of tusks and trunks. Experience their Ice Age world.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Savoy. Until November 29. Musical version of the 1988 film, starring Robert Lindsay and Rufus Hound.

Comics Unmasked, British Library. Until August 19. The UK’s largest ever exhibition of mainstream and underground comics, showcasing works by iconic names including Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore and Grant Morrison.

Britain: One Million Years of the Human Story, Natural History Museum. Until September 28. Major exhibition showcasing more than 200 specimens, objects and life-size models. Experience the dramatic story of ancient Britain.

The Pajama Game, Shaftesbury Theatre. Until September 13. Richard Eyre’s production of Adler and Ross’ musical.

London Free Festival, street amphitheatre beneath Mayor’s office on South Bank. Until September 26. Full programme of events including street theatre and free film screenings.