THEATRE

CENTRAL STUDIO, BASINGSTOKE (Box Office 01256 418318) Mice on Skates, 11am. Saturday.

PROTEUS CREATION SPACE, BASINGSTOKE (Box Office 01256 321621) Scary Sh**, 7.30pm. Friday.

Hush by The Young Theatre Company, 7.30pm. Wednesday.

CORN EXCHANGE, NEWBURY (Box Office 0845 5218 218) Champions of Magic, 7.45pm. Saturday.

THEATRE ROYAL, WINCHESTER (Box Office 01962 840440) The History Boys. March 2-7.

THE LIGHTS, ANDOVER (Box Office 01264 368368) Sleeping Beauty, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Saturday.

Jekyll & Hyde, 7.30pm. Tuesday.

THE HEXAGON, READING (Box Office 0118 960 6060) The Circus of Horrors – The Night of the Zombie, 7.30pm. Sunday.

Birdsong. March 3-7.

THE WATERMILL THEATRE, NEWBURY (Box Office 01635 46044) The Secret Adversary. Until March 21.

SOUTH HILL PARK, BRACKNELL (Box Office 01344 484123) The Barber of Seville. Until Saturday.

Metamorphosis. March 4-5.

YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD.

(Box Office 01483 44 00 00) Room on the Broom. Until Saturday.

My Name is Bill. Saturday.

The Three Lions. March 3-7.

Adventures with Sam, 11am & 2pm. Saturday.

SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE, SALISBURY (Box Office 01722 320 333) 84 Charing Cross Road. Until Saturday.

All My Sons. March 3-7.

THE MILL AT SONNING, SONNING EYE, READING (Box Office 0118 969 8000) Educating Rita. Until March 21.

THE MAYFLOWER, SOUTHAMPTON (Box Office 023 8071 1811) The Bodyguard. Until Saturday.

MUSIC Let’s Hang On (pictured) – 7.45pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. Friday.

Cherry Lee Mewis – 8pm, in The Forge, at The Anvil, Basingstoke. Friday.

Johnny Marvel – from 9pm, Queens Arms, Bunnian Place, Basingstoke. Saturday.

It’s A Vinyl Thing – The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Saturday.

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

Sing-along-a Sound of Music – 7pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. Saturday.

Halfway to Paradise – 7.30pm, The Haymarket, Basingstoke. Saturday.

Richard Digance – 7.30pm, The Haymarket, Basingstoke. Wednesday.

Levellers Acoustic – 7.30pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. Wednesday.

Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle – 7.30pm, The Haymarket, Basingstoke. March 5.

The Hollies – 7.45pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. March 5.

Dreadzone – The Brook, Southampton. Friday.

Leveret – South Street, Reading. Friday.

John Coghlan’s Quo – The Brook, Southampton. Saturday.

Okeh String Band featuring Sonny Black – The Cellar Bar, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell. Monday.

Nancy Kerr and the Sweet Visitor Band – 7.45pm, The Lights, Andover. Wednesday.

Jo Jammer’s Chicago Blues Revue – The Cellar Bar, Farnham Maltings, Farnham. March 5.

 

COMEDY

Friday Night Comedy – includes four comedians – The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Tickets £12. Friday.

Laughter House Comedy Club with Tom Wrigglesworth, Christian Schulte-Loh, MC Phil Dinsdale and two support acts – The Red Lion Hotel, London Street, Basingstoke. March 5.

Circus Geeks – Beta Testing – 7.30pm, South Street, Reading. Saturday.

Christian O’Connell: Breaking Dad – 7.45pm, New Greenham Arts, Newbury. Saturday.

Count Arthur Strong – Somebody Up There Likes Me – 8pm, Theatre Royal, Winchester. Sunday.

 

EXHIBITIONS

Bricks in Motion – Milestones Museum, Basingstoke Leisure Park. Until April 26.

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.

The Olden Days of WH Allen – an exhibition of works by WH Allen – Allen Gallery, Alton. Until April 1.

Lost World Zoo Exhibition – Andover Museum. Until April 18.

Hands-on Fun – 100 science exhibits and the UK’s largest stand-alone planetarium – Winchester Science Centre, Winchester. Open seven days a week all year.

 

OUT & ABOUT

Type Onesie Mile – for Diabetes UK – run a mile in your Onesie! – 2pm-4pm, Down Grange, Pack Lane, Basingstoke. Costs £2.50 per runner. Entry form available from Type.onesie@gmail.com. Saturday.

Popley Beer Festival – includes live music – 6pm-10pm, Popley Fields Community Centre, Carpenters Down, Basingstoke. Entry £4.50. Saturday.

 

OTHER EVENTS

Basingstoke Discovery Centre: Saturday, 10am- 1pm, Discover Boardgames; Monday, 2pm- 4pm, Creative Writing Club; Tuesday, 9.30am- 11.30am, Child Health Clinic; IT Workshop – drop-in between 1pm and 3pm; Disability Signpost Service – drop in between 10am and noon; Wednesday, 2pm-4pm, Knit & Knatter.

Second Chance Cinema Club Extra – free film screening – 2pm, Basingstoke Discovery Centre.

Monday.

Longdog Brewery – Basingstoke’s only microbrewery is run by Phil and Lisa Robins from Chineham. They will take you on a Real Ale Journey exploring their passion and desire to revive Basingstoke’s brewing history. Costs £3 – Basingstoke Discovery Centre. Tuesday.

Coffee morning/afternoon – in aid of Young Parkinson’s – stalls include cakes, tombola, brica- brac, nearly new clothes and books – 11.30am- 3.30pm, Conservative Club, Bounty Road, Basingstoke. Tuesday.

Second Chance Cinema Club – free film screening – 1pm & 3.30pm, Basingstoke Discovery Centre. March 5.