Last Night of The Proms – Bournemouth Concert Brass Bournemouth Concert Brass are one of the South's premier brass bands.September sees them perform their annual 'Last night of the Proms' concert to the Mowlem.Bring your flags and whistles, and your vocal chords! to join in this most patriotic event.The band will present a selection of wide ranging music to suit […]
The Motley Crew – Sea Shanties and Stand-up Comedy Will Hugo will be your MC for the evening, bringing you an unusual evening mixing songs of the sea with a selection of international stand-up comics! Kelp! are a lively bunch from Swanage who sing sailor’s shanties with no formal training, just pure passion and sea spirit. Their songs paint pictures of […]
The Roses (12A) Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo and Ivy: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. However, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentments soon emerge when Theo's career nosedives and Ivy's own ambitions take off.Starring Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg. Directed by Jay Roach.Running time: 2hrs 1minMatinee on Monday 29th 29 September @ 7:30 […]
Artist’s Talk: Jindra Jehu – Precarious Bodies Jindra Jehu is a West Dorset based multidisciplinary artist. Following a formal arts education, she went on to develop a practice alongside art teaching. In 2023 she completed an MA in Fine Art at Arts University Bournemouth and received the Post Graduate Award. She was a finalist in the RPS Women Science Photographer […]
Health and Wellbeing Event Purbeck Integrated Neighbourhood Team invite you to come along to this free event. You will be able to meet service providers, find out about local support services and get health and wellness information in The Showbar. There is a short film on screen 'Health Services Available in Purbeck' at 12.30pm. 2 October @ 11:00 AM Booking […]
Swanage Blues Festival 3 October - 5 October Three days of the top-quality blues music live in The Showbar as part of the 41st Swanage Blues Festival!Friday 3rd October:4pm - Kirris Riviere & the Delta du Bruit8pm - The ScoundrelsSaturday 4th October:4pm - The Mighty Howlers8pm - The TerraplanesSunday 5th October:1:30pm - Blue Touch5:30pm - Blues CruiseWEEKEND WRISTBAND £15 - available on the doorCash […]
28 Years Later (15) It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amid the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. When one of them decides […]
The 39 Steps Step into a world of high-octane adventure and non-stop laughter as Revive Theatre presents “The 39 Steps”, directed by Richard Batt, at the Mowlem Theatre this autumn! Imagine four actors playing over 100 characters in a madcap race through murder, espionage, and outrageous disguises. This hilarious, fast-paced stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's iconic thriller is packed with […]
SoundCellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present The Henrik Jensen Trio The Henrik Jensen Trio delivers melodic, expressive jazz rooted in rich interplay and storytelling. Featuring bassist Henrik Jensen, pianist Esben Tjalve, and drummer Dave Smith, their 2024 debut Above Your House blends elegance, spontaneity, and emotional depth into a distinctive modern jazz sound. Henrik Jensen is a Danish bassist and composer […]
The Life of Chuck (15) From childhood to adulthood, Charles "Chuck" Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.Starring Tom Hiddlestone, Mike Flanagan, Mia Sara. Directed by Mike Flanagan.Running time: 1hr 51mins(not showing 12th, 13th) 11 October @ 7:30 PM - 16 October @ 7:30 PM Booking Fees Apply Book […]
Artsreach presents: Living Spit – Too Many Greek Myths When two members of Clevedon-based comedy theatre company, Living Spit, are overhead bragging about how good they are, Zeus, enraged by their hubris, decides to teach them a lesson. His punishment? A Herculean challenge: to squeeze twenty of the greatest Ancient Greek myths into one chaotic, side-splitting show!Join Living Spit as […]
The Mowlem Comedy Club (14+) Off The Kerb Productions Present: The Mowlem Comedy Club Your chance to catch the best comedy talent in a club environment! Off The Kerb's shows are renowned for their superb lineups, showcasing exciting up-and-coming talent along with established names on the UK comedy circuit. Our aim is to bring the next generation of hilarious talent to […]
Purbeck Film Festival: Opening Gala – Memory Lane (12A) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.A bitter-aged man reluctantly drives to Spain to pay a last visit to a dying friend, along with his wife who's suffering from dementia. But as their journey unfolds, he slowly starts to soften up and […]
Purbeck Film Festival: An Evening with the Fox Family followed by The Servant (12A) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.Tony, a rich man, hires Barrett to be his servant. Tony's girlfriend does not trust their new servant and is unaware that her lover has had an affair with Barrett's supposed […]
Purbeck Film Festival: Memoir of A Snail (15) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival. After a series of misfortunes, a snail-collecting, melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of everyday life. Starring Adam Elliot, Sarah Snook, Nick Cave. Directed by Adam Elliot. Running time 1hr […]
Purbeck Film Festival: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (PG) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.Genevieve, who is pregnant from Guy, a mere motor mechanic, is pressurized by her mother to marry the wealthy Roland, who is ready to accept and raise her child. Will Genevieve accept the proposal? French with subtitles.Starring […]
Purbeck Film Festival: Roman Holiday (U) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival. Stuck with boredom in her luxurious confinement, a princess escapes from her guardians and falls in love with an American news reporter in Rome. Starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert. Directed by William Wyler. Running time 1hr […]
Purbeck Film Festival: Julie Keeps Quiet (12A) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.Julie is a high school tennis prodigy who attends an elite tennis academy. She’s a disciplined, dedicated athlete whose life revolves around the game she loves. But when the academy’s previous star player tragically takes her own life, […]
Purbeck Film Festival: Thank You For Banking With Us (15) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.After finding out that their father left a huge sum of money behind after his death, Mariam and Noura come up with an elaborate scheme to abscond with the money before their brother — who […]
Purbeck Film Festival: The Girl With The Needle (15) followed by Q&A with Screenwriter Line Langebek We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.A standout selection from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, The Girl with the Needle is a dark fairy tale about one woman’s search for tenderness and morality in a […]
Purbeck Film Festival: Blue Velvet (18) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.A sensual mystery thriller about strange happenings in a small all-American town. A college student stumbles across a bizarre mystery and wants to know more, perhaps too much more. The oblique world he's found lurking beneath his hometown's picture-postcard […]
Purbeck Film Festival: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers (12A) followed by Q&A with David Bickerstaff We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery is hosting the UK's biggest ever Van Gogh exhibition. Van Gogh is […]
Purbeck Film Festival: Flow (U) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival. Oscar Winner for Best Animated Feature Film. On a wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird. […]
Purbeck Film Festival: It Was Just An Accident (18) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.It Was Just an Accident is a 2025 thriller film written and directed by Jafar Panahi. The film is a co-production between Iran, France, and Luxembourg. The film explores political repression in Iran and morality. Iranian […]
