THEATRE

CENTRAL STUDIO, BASINGSTOKE (Box Office 01256 418318) The Dragon’s Tail, 11am. Saturday.

Lights, Camera, Musical. Tuesday & Wednesday.

THEATRE ROYAL, WINCHESTER (Box Office 01962 840440) The Pirates of Penzance. Until Saturday.

Picnic at Hanging Rock. April 29-30.

THE HEXAGON, READING (Box Office 0118 960 6060) Godspell in Concert, 7.30pm. Friday.

CORN EXCHANGE, NEWBURY (Box Office 0845 5218 218) Norsome. Tuesday.

Romance. Wednesday.

THE LIGHTS, ANDOVER (Box Office 01264 368368) Persuasion, 7.30pm. April 30.

THE WATERMILL THEATRE, NEWBURY (Box Office 01635 46044) Far From The Madding Crowd. Until May 23.

YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD.

(Box Office 01483 44 00 00) The World Goes ’Round. Until Saturday.

Persuasion (Mill Studio). Until Saturday.

The Magic Porridge Pot. Saturday.

SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE, SALISBURY (Box Office 01722 320 333) Little Shop of Horrors. Until May 16.

THE MILL AT SONNING, SONNING EYE, READING (Box Office 0118 969 8000) Dead of Night. Until May 2.

THE MAYFLOWER, SOUTHAMPTON (Box Office 023 8071 1811) Elves & the Shoemaker. Until Friday.

NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING (Box Office 0844 871 7645) My First Ballet Swan Lake. Saturday & Sunday.

Jeeves & Wooster. Tuesday.

 

MUSIC

DJ Gary Cee – The White Hart, London Road, Basingstoke. Friday.

T.Rextasy – 7.30pm, The Haymarket, Basingstoke. Friday.

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

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

80 Years of the Count Bassie Big Band – The Haymarket, Basingstoke. Saturday.

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

Bellowhead – 7pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. Sunday.

Frank Yamma – 8pm, in The Forge, at The Anvil, Basingstoke. Sunday.

Basingstoke Ladies Choir with guests Berkshire Brass – 3pm, St Joseph’s RC Church, St Michael’s Road, Basingstoke. Tickets £8, from 01256 781035/0777184837 or 01256 320474. Sunday.

Afternoon Tea & Jazz with the Mike Miller Jazz Trio, from 7pm-9.30pm, its Café Vivo, where you can take the family and listen to live acoustic music – The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Sunday.

Steve Howe – 7.30pm, The Haymarket, Basingstoke. Tuesday.

Reginald D Hunter – 8pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. Wednesday.

Marc Almond – 7pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. April 30.

Firefly Burning – 8pm, in The Forge, at The Anvil, Basingstoke. April 30.

Darklands – club night playing post-punk, fuzz, C86, Goth, Electronic, Indie pop and Industrial – South Street, Reading. Friday.

Showaddywaddy – Camberley Theatre, Knoll Road, Camberley. Saturday.

The Kilkennys – Camberley Theatre, Knoll Road, Camberley. Sunday.

Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello – 7.30pm, Concert Hall, Reading. Wednesday.

Simple Minds – The Hexagon, Reading. April 30.

Billy Walton Band – The Cellar Bar, Farnham Maltings, Farnham. April 30.

 

COMEDY

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

Jimmy Carr – 8pm, The Anvil, Basingstoke. Tuesday.

Jongleurs – Corn Exchange, Newbury. Friday.

Comedy Club – Camberley Theatre, Knoll Road, Camberley. Friday.

Tim Vine – 8pm, Princes Hall, Aldershot. April 30.

Rich Hall – 3:10 to humour – 8pm, Concert Hall, Reading. April 30.

 

EXHIBITIONS

Trench Coat: From Fields to Fashion – The Willis Museum, Basingstoke. Until May 31.

Setting the Pace – browse the history of Basingstoke Rambling Club, which is celebrating its fiftieth birthday – The Willis Museum, Basingstoke. Until May 9.

Basingstoke College of Technology Group Exhibition – Proteus Creation Space, Council Road, Basingstoke. April 27-May 8.

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

Luis Morris – winner of 2014 Open Exhibition (The Gallery), and Lee-Anne Hampson – Record Player (The Headmaster corridor) – Sherfield Gallery, Sherfield School, Sherfield-on-Loddon. Until June 12.

My Wonderful World of Colour – Theatre Royal, Winchester. Until May 15.

Horizon 20:20 – 10am-4pm, Andover Museum, Church Close, Andover. Until May 30.

 

OUT AND ABOUT

Traditional Pub Night – 6pm-11pm, Hatch Warren Community Centre, Longcross Lane, Hatch Warren, Basingstoke. Tickets £2 nonmembers. Saturday.

Spring Craft Fair – 10am-1pm, Café Dome, Sullivan Road, Brighton Hill, Basingstoke. Saturday.

RBL Women’s Section Trash and Treasure Sale – 11am-1pm, Royal British Legion, Crown Lane, Old Basing. Saturday.

Preloved Baby & Kiddie Market – 2pm-4pm, Four Lanes Junior School, Hanmore Road, Chineham, Basingstoke. Saturday.

Jumble Sale – in aid of Rainbows, Brownies and Guides – starting at 10am, Sherborne St John Village Hall. Saturday.

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

Boatjumble – from 10am, Beaulieu, New Forest. Sunday.

 

OTHER EVENTS

Basingstoke Discovery Centre: Friday, 9.30am- 11.30am, Child Health Clinic; Saturday, 10am- 1pm, Discover Boardgames; Monday, 2pm-4pm, Creative Writing Club; Tuesday, 9.30am- 11.30am, Child Health Clinic.

Café Scientifique – discuss and explore the latest ideas in science and technology – The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Monday.

“Brewing in Hampshire” – with the Brewing History Society – from 2pm, Basingstoke Discovery Centre, Festival Place. Costs £3, suggest booking in advance. Tuesday.

Breeze Speed Dating – The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Call 01256 353332 for booking. Wednesday.

Second Chance Cinema Club – free film screening. ‘Made in Britain’ Season – 1pm & 3.30pm, Basingstoke Discovery Centre, Festival Place. April 30.