THEATRE

THE ANVIL, BASINGSTOKE (Box Office 01256 844844) Sing-a-long-a-Frozen, 3pm & 7pm. Saturday.

Sex in Suburbia with Claire Sweeney and Mandy Muden, 7.45pm. March 19.

THE HAYMARKET, BASINGSTOKE (Box Office 01256 844844) ... and this is my friend Mr. Laurel, 7.30pm. Friday.

Hairspray. March 16-21.

PROTEUS CREATION SPACE, BASINGSTOKE (Box Office 01256 321621) The Bonkers Balloon Science Show. Until March 22.

THE LIGHTS, ANDOVER (Box Office 01264 368368) Leaves on the Line, 7.30pm. Tuesday.

Reduced Shakespeare Company in the Complete History of Comedy (abridged), 7.45pm. March 19.

THEATRE ROYAL, WINCHESTER (Box Office 01962 840440) Faust, 7.30pm. Friday.

The Full Monty. March 18-21.

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

YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD. (Box Office 01483 44 00 00) Twelve Angry Men. Until Saturday.

Bird Song. March 16-21.

SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE, SALISBURY (Box Office 01722 320 333) Posh. Until April 4.

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) Cirque Éloize – Cirkopolis. Until Saturday.

To Kill a Mockingbird (pictured). March 17-21.

 

MUSIC

Daryl Kellie – The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Friday.

Paul Carrack – 7.45pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. Friday.

Woody Pines – 8pm, in The Forge, at The Anvil, Basingstoke. Friday.

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

Richard Clarke – Basingstoke Blues Club, Moose Centre, Churchill Way, Basingstoke. Saturday.

Top Banana – the superstar buskers from Brighton – The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Saturday.

Tomorrows Retro – from 8.30pm, at The Wheatsheaf, Sarum Hill, Basingstoke. Saturday.

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

Sugar Smoke – Rhu Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Sunday.

Sam Lay, Zoe Alishia, Tom Rampton – Rhu Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Tuesday.

One Hundred Years On – 7pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. Tuesday.

Zun Zun Egui + Slow River Slow – South Street, Reading. Friday.

The Silver Beatles – The Brook, Southampton. Friday.

Chain Gang with DJ – Jazz Café, Madejski Stadium, Reading. Saturday.

doubledotdash!? present It’s Gonna Rain – South Street, Reading. Saturday.

Hairforce 5 – The Brook, Southampton. Saturday.

Pink Fairies – The Brook, Southampton. Wednesday.

Thirdsday Blues – Pete Harris All Stars R&B Band – South Street, Reading. March 19.

Blues Guitar Summit – The Cellar Bar, Farnham Maltings, Farnham. March 19.

 

COMEDY

Open Mic – 7pm, Central Studio, Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke. Friday.

Lee Nelson: Suited and Booted – 7.30pm, New Greenham Arts, Newbury. Friday.

Richard Herring – 8pm, Theatre Royal, Winchester. Saturday.

Dylan Moran – 8pm, The Hexagon, Reading. Saturday.

Andy Parsons: Live and Unleashed - But Naturally Cautious – 7.45pm, Corn Exchange, Newbury. March 19.

 

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.

 

OUT & ABOUT

Circus Wonderland – Old Common, London Road, Basingstoke. For tickets, contact 07531 612240 or log on to circuswonderland.com. Until Sunday.

BNHMRS Model Railway Exhibition – 10am-5pm, Aldworth School, Western Way, Basingstoke. Entry £5. Saturday.

Limington House School Spring Fayre – 11am-1.30pm, Limington House School, St Andrew’s Road, Basingstoke. Saturday.

Marvellous Mother’s Day – includes a small selection of craft stalls and children’s activities – 11am-4pm, The Vyne, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke. Sunday.

Camera Fair – 10.30am-2.30pm, St Peter’s Catholic School, Horseshoe Lane East, Merrow, Guildford. Sunday.

 

OTHER EVENTS

Basingstoke Discovery Centre: Friday, 9.30am-11.30am, Child Health Clinic; Saturday, 1pm, Astronomy for Kids, free event, would suit children aged five plus, 10am-1pm, Discover Boardgames; Tuesday, 9.30am-11.30am, Child Health Clinic, 1pm, IT Workshop, costs £6; 10am-noon, Family History Drop-in, 11am-1pm, Volunteers Drop-in; Wednesday, 6pm, Stargazing Live with members of the Basingstoke Astronomy Society, costs £2.

Mother’s Day: Buttons and Beads Workshop – family workshop where you can make your own jewellery, key rings or scarf toggles from recycled buttons and beads. Costs £5. Suitable for age five plus – 11am-1pm, Basing House, Old Basing. Sunday.

Basingstoke Horticultural Society monthly meeting – 7.30pm-9.30pm, Kempshott Village Hall, Pack Lane, Basingstoke. Costs £3, to include refreshments and raffle. Monday.

Second Chance Cinema Club ‘Made in Britain’ season – free screening, 1pm & 3.30pm, Basingstoke Discovery Centre, Festival Place. March 19.

Friends of the Willis Museum – a talk by Edward Hepper on ‘Heraldry in Hampshire’ – 7.30pm, The Willis Museum, Basingstoke. Admission is free to members, £2 for non-members. Contact 01256 465902. March 19.

Thursday Night Film – free admission, 8pm for 8.30pm, watch a film and drink a beer – Lounge Bar, Alton. March 19.