THEATRE

THE ANVIL, BASINGSTOKE (Box Office 01256 844844) Johann Strauss Gala, 3pm. Until Saturday.

SOUTH HILL PARK, BRACKNELL (Box Office 01344 484123) The Circus of Horrors – The Night of the Zombie, 7.30pm.

Teechers. January 22-23.

THE LIGHTS, ANDOVER (Box Office 01264 368368) Robin’s Winter Adventure, 11am. Saturday.

YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD (Box Office 01483 44 00 00) Odyssey of Love – Liszt and his Women, 8pm. Saturday.

Roundelay. January 21-31.

NUFFIELD THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON (Box Office 023 8067 1771) Absurd Person Singular. January 20-24.

THE MILL AT SONNING, SONNING EYE, READING (Box Office 0118 969 8000) Out of Order. Until Saturday.

THE MAYFLOWER, SOUTHAMPTON (Box Office 023 8071 1811) Swan Lake. Until Friday.

The Nutcracker. Saturday.

The Sound of Music. January 21-31.

NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING (Box Office 0844 871 7615) Edward Scissorhands. Until Saturday.

Barnum. January 20-24.

 

MUSIC

Old Skool Club Classics – Plush Lounge Bar, Wote Street, Basingstoke. Friday.

Whole Lotta Led – 8pm, Central Studio, Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke. Saturday.

Saturday Sessions – Plush Lounge Bar, Wote Street, Basingstoke. Saturday.

Sounds for Syria – charity concert – performances from young indie rock bands to powerful interpretative dance, also a live DJ set throughout the night – 6.30pm-10pm, Central Studio, Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke. Tickets £5. Saturday.

Philharmonia Orchestra – 7.45pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. Sunday.

Nils Lofgren – 8pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. Tuesday.

Hampshire’s Hog the Limelight Hilary, James and Simon Mayor present an evening of witty and captivating mix of folk, blues, swing and classical music – doors open 7pm, curtain up at 7.45pm, Ellisfield Memorial Hall, Ellisfield. Admission by £10 ticket, from 01256 381300, 01256 381430, 01256 381547. January 24.

Motown’s Greatest Hits – How Sweet It Is – 8pm, Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford. Friday.

Stipe – The Brook, Southampton. Friday.

Moscow Drug Club – 8pm, The Lights, Andover. Friday.

Julia Titus: Album Launch backed by a Reggae Band – South Street, Reading. Saturday.

Bog Rolling Stones – The Brook, Southampton. Saturday.

Dancing Queen – 7.45pm, Corn Exchange, Newbury. Saturday.

Dirty DC – 8pm, The Lights, Andover. Saturday.

The Groove Thing plus DJ – Jazz Café, Madejski Stadium, Reading. Saturday.

Roots Open Mic Night – The Railway, Winchester. Monday.

Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro – 8pm, South Street, Reading. Tuesday.

Dieci Voices – 8pm, The Lights, Andover. January 22.

Uncle Buck – Cellar Bar, Farnham Maltings, Farnham. January 22.

 

COMEDY

That Comedy Thing – 7.30pm, The White Hart, London Road, Basingstoke. Tickets £3 on the door. Monday.

Mark Watson – 7.30pm, The Haymarket, Basingstoke. Wednesday.

Scoundrels Comedy Club – 8pm, South Street, Reading. Friday.

Omid Djalili: Iranalamadingdong – 8pm, The Hexagon, Reading. Saturday.

The Comedy Bar – Big Gig – The Nuffield, Southampton. Saturday.

 

EXHIBITIONS

Made in China: An imperial Ming – discover how and why this iconic blue-and-white porcelain Ming vase represents a crucial period in China s history – The Willis Museum, Basingstoke. Until April 4.

Basingstoke College of Technology Group Exhibition – Proteus Creation Space, Council Road, Basingstoke. January 19-30.

Dementia Friendly Hampshire Exhibition – ‘Dementia Friendly Hampshire: The Story So Far’ features works from Hampshire artists and writers, as well as people with dementia and their carers, from across the county – free event, from 10am-4pm, across several pop up units in The Malls, Basingstoke. January 22-28.

 

OTHER EVENTS

Rapunzel – 4pm, Sherborne St John Village Hall, Elm Road, Sherborne St John. Tel: 01256 889730/07789 456509. Saturday.

Basingstoke Discovery Centre events: Friday, 10am-1pm, Craft Club; Saturday, 10am-1pm, Discovery Boardgames; Tuesday, 11am-1pm, Volunteers Drop-in, from 10am, Family History Drop-in; Wednesday, 2pm-4pm, Knit & Knatter.

Second Chance Cinema Club – ‘Made in Britain’ Season – free, 1pm & 3.30pm, Basingstoke Discovery Centre, Festival Place. January 22.