A packed season of Autumn events at the Lighthouse in Poole
Lighthouse Poole has a packed autumn season in store, bringing an exciting mix of theatre, musicals, live music and family entertainment to the stage…
13 – 17 OCTOBER
7.45pm (2.30pm, Wed, Thu, Sat mats)
Present Laughter
Known to millions from iconic roles in EastEnders, Doctor Who and Friday Night Dinner, Tracy-Ann Oberman stars as Geri Essendine in a new production of Present Laughter, Noel Coward’s celebrated portrayal of the temptations and pitfalls of theatrical celebrity.
Recasting Coward’s original male lead as Geri Essendine, she is a hugely successful actress who has been 39 for the best part of a decade! Her personality, wit and charm have earned her a legion of devoted fans, young and old, and a coterie of friends, acquaintances and hangers-on. Just as she is about to depart for a tour of Africa, she finds herself besieged by would-be lovers, not to mention her long-suffering secretary, estranged husband and an obsessed young playwright.
Will she ever disentangle herself from their tightening clutches and incessant demands? And deep down, does she really want to…? More details and book tickets.
28 SEPTEMBER – 3 OCTOBER
7pm (not Fri), 2pm (Wed, Sat), 5pm (Fri), 8.15pm (Fri)
Heathers
Following smash hit runs in London, New York and Melbourne, Heathers the Musical is coming to Poole.
In Westerberg High popularity is a matter of life and death. Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day, but when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true.
Based on the iconic movie starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, Heathers the Musical is wickedly funny, deliciously dark and full of big fun! More details and book tickets.
3 OCTOBER
from 7.30 pm
African Soul Rebel
A long overdue return to Poole for the groundbreaking African Soul Rebels tour will see the incredible Les Amazones d’Afrique joined by babatoni maestro Gasper Nali and Glastonbury Emerging Talent winner N’famady Kouyaté. Formed in Mali in 2014 the creative force that is Les Amazones d’Afrique embraces international voices that summon the rights of women and girls. More details and book tickets.
20–24 OCTOBER
7.45pm, 2.30pm (Sat, Thu)
Little Shop of Horrors
It’s one of the funniest, most popular and downright delicious musicals ever written and a brand-new production of Little Shop of Horrors is heading to Poole.
Packed with iconic songs, larger-than-life characters and a carnivorous plant with a mind of its own, it promises big laughs, big tunes and exquisite stagecraft. Whether you know every lyric or are discovering the show for the first time, Little Shop of Horrors is funny, thrilling and just a little bit perilous, just remember, whatever they offer you, don’t feed the plants! More details and book tickets.
22 OCTOBER
7.30pm
Starsailor
To mark its 25th anniversary, Starsailor will be playing their debut album Love is Here in full, with strings. The original line-up of singer and guitarist James Walsh, drummer Ben Byrne, bassist James Stelfox, and keyboardist Barry Westhead are fully re-energised and back at their best. More details and book tickets.
24–30 OCTOBER
11am, 2pm (no shows Sun 25 and Mon 26)
Betty and the Yeti
The premiere of a magical new family show based on the picture book by Dorset writer Ella Burfoot and featuring actor Remi Oriogun-Williams, from Dorchester.
The play has been made locally by Lighthouse associate artists Angel Exit who created SALT: A Community Play for Poole in 2023 and is set in a faraway land of igloos and ice where the villagers panic when they see large footprints panic in the snow. Could it be a Yeti?
Luckily, brave Betty knows that appearances are not always what they seem and sets off on an adventure involving an avalanche of lost property, northern lights, singing polar bears, and a super-speedy Arctic hare!
19 NOVEMBER
7.30pm
Ben Folds’ Paper Airplane
This one-of-a-kind concert experience invites the audience to write down their favourite Ben Folds songs, fold them into paper airplanes, and launch them toward the stage. The show is split into two thrilling halves: the first features Ben’s carefully curated setlist, and the second brings the audience’s requests to life, performed straight from the airplanes delivered on stage. More details and book tickets.
23–28 NOVEMBER
7.45pm, 2.30pm (Wed, Sat)
The Mousetrap
Nicholas Bailey and Susan Penhaligon will star as Major Metcalf and Mrs Boyle respectively in the 75th anniversary UK tour of Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller and the world’s longest running play, The Mousetrap.
After a shocking murder rattles London, far from the chaos a remote country guesthouse welcomes seven strangers seeking refuge. But when a police sergeant battles through a deadly snowstorm with a warning no one expects, it’s clear the threat is already within their walls.
Every whisper hides a clue. Every story masks a lie. And as suspicion tightens its grip, one question chills the room: Who among them is capable of murder? More details and book tickets.
Tickets for all Lighthouse shows available now at
or call the Box Office on 01202 280000
