THEATRE

THE HAYMARKET, BASINGSTOKE (Box Office 01256 844244) Live 2 Burlesque, 7.30pm. Friday.

Live 2 Dance, 7.30pm. Saturday.

Chandelle Stage School. Sunday.

Les Misérables School Edition. July 30-August 1.

CAMBERLEY THEATRE, CAMBERLEY (Box Office 01276 707600) The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny. Saturday.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Saturday.

CORN EXCHANGE, NEWBURY (Box Office 0845 5218 218) Cautionary Tales. Saturday.

THEATRE ROYAL, WINCHESTER (Box Office 01962 840440) Gobblefunk. July 27-July 31.

The MILL AT SONNING, SONNING EYE, READING.

(Box Office 0118 969 8000) Boeing Boeing. Until August 1.

THE WATERMILL, NEWBURY (Box Office 01635 46044) A Little History Of The World. Until Saturday.

Oliver! July 31-September 19.

THE MAYFLOWER, SOUTHAMPTON (Box Office 023 8071 1811) Shrek The Musical. Until Sunday.

Annie. July 28-August 1.

NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING (Box Office 0844 871 7601) Judy – The Songbook of Judy Garland. July 28-August 1.

 

MUSIC

Rob Hayes & guests – from 8.30pm, The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Friday.

Nepalese Temple Ball + Grindhouse + King Minos + Squid Resist – Sanctuary, London Street, Basingstoke. Friday.

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

Basingstoke Male Voice Choir’s annual concert –7.30pm, United Reformed Church, London Street, Basingstoke. See basingstokemvc.org.uk. Call 01256 327033. Saturday.

It’s A Vinyl Thing – old school tunes played the retro way with DJ Vern – The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Saturday.

IJO Big Band in association with Aldermaston Rugby Club presents Picnic Prom – gates open at 6pm, concert starts at 6.30pm, Rec Soc, Aldermaston. Tickets from 07748 987618. Saturday.

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

Afternoon Tea & Jazz with the Mike Miller Jazz Trio – The Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke. Sunday.

Tadley Band – 3pm-5pm, Eastrop Park, Basingstoke. Sunday.

The Tiddly Kinks – The Brook, Southampton. Friday.

Let’s Hang On – The Hexagon, Reading. Friday.

The Swinging Rascals as The Rat Pack – Grosvenor Hotel, Stockbridge. Saturday.

Goth, Indie, Electronica, Post Punk, Grunge and Industrial – 8pm, South Street, Reading. Saturday.

The Mods – The Brook, Southampton. Saturday.

Olly Murs Tribute – Cameo, Andover. Wednesday.

 

COMEDY

Scoundrels present Hal Cruttenden and Pierre Novellie (Edinburgh previews) – 8pm, South Street., Reading Friday.

 

EXHIBITIONS

Dave Thomas - local artist exhibition – Proteus Creation Space, Council Road, Basingstoke. Until July 31.

Dinosaurs in Your Garden – The Willis Museum, Basingstoke. Until August 2.

Dinosaur Hunters – discover some of the earliest dinosaur hunters before encountering five life-size animatronic dinosaurs – Milestones Museum, Basingstoke. Until September 27.

Dino Artist – Drawn to Dinosaurs exhibition – Andover Museum, Church Close, Andover. Until September 5.

Dino Explorer and The Collectors exhibition – Allen Gallery, Alton. Until August 22.

Mighty Military Thursdays! – get close to the military vehicles – 1pm-4pm, Thursdays, July 30 to August 27, Aldershot Military Museum, Evelyns Road, Aldershot.

 

OUT AND ABOUT

Bug Hunt – 11am-1pm, War Memorial Park, Basingstoke. Visit basingstoke.gov.uk/loveparks. Saturday.

Basingstoke Fire Station Community Safety Family Day – lots fire engines, fire safety messages, stalls, food and drink, and drills performed by operational firefighters and the fire cadets, along with the ever-popular kitchen fire unit display – 10am-4pm, Basingstoke Fire Station, West Ham, Basingstoke. Saturday.

Big Wheel 23 – starting from 9am, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke. Sunday.

Summer Adventure – Pirates Mutiny – 4 Kingdoms Adventure Park, Headley. Friday to Sunday.

Bug Hunt – 11am-1pm, Glebe Gardens, Basingstoke. Visit Basingstoke.gov.uk/loveparks. Tuesday.

Pond Dip – 11am-3pm, Eastrop Park, Basingstoke. Visit basingstoke.gov.uk/love parks. Wednesday.

Make and Sail a Boat – 11am-3pm, Eastrop Park, Basingstoke. Visit basingstoke.gov.uk/loveparks. Wednesday.

Winchester Science Centre – live presenter-led planetarium shows – Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium. Until August 31.

Evening Racing at Salisbury – Salisbury Race Course, Salisbury. Saturday.

The Garden Show – 10am-5pm, Loseley Park, Guildford. Until Sunday.

 

OTHER EVENTS

Basingstoke Discovery Centre children’s events: Friday, 10am-noon & 2pm-4pm, free Friday Craft Activities for age four plus; Saturday, 10amnoon, free Children’s Craft; Wednesday, 10am, 11.15am, Charlie’s Storytelling Parties, 10am, costs £3.

Brilliant Bendy Dinosaurs – 10.20am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-3.30pm, Willis Museum, Basingstoke. Costs £7 per child, book in advance. Saturday.

Punch and Judy Festival – from 11.30am, in The Malls Shopping Centre, Basingstoke. Until Saturday.

Make your own Clay Gargoyle! – 11am-1pm, Basing House, Old Basing. Costs £7 per child, booking required. Tuesday.

West Green House Opera – Sunday, Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, 3pm; Wednesday, Mozart’s Phoenix, 8pm; August 2, Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, 7pm – West Green House, Thackhams Lane, Hartley Wintney. Call 01256 848676 – westgreenhouseopera.co.uk.