Events

The Elves and The Shoemaker Don’t miss the magic of The Elves and the Shoemaker this festive season! The award-winning Dot […]

The Big Christmas Assembly 2025 What began as a few playful social media videos of James performing iconic school songs […]

The Pent Up House Trio – Live Jazz in The Showbar The Pent Up House Trio will present an evening […]

A Christmas Carol with Mitch Benn 3 December @ 7:30 PM Mitch Benn is bringing his sold-out show A Christmas […]

Andy Parsons – Please #@!$ Off To Mars (14+) After his nationwide critical-smash sellout 2023/24 Tour, Andy is back with […]

The Running Man (15) In the near future, "The Running Man" is the top-rated show on television, a deadly competition […]

Art Club: Mud to Masterpiece Clay-day Led by Helen Leary, Art Club workshops are suitable for children ages 7 and […]

Christmas Singalong Concert with Bournemouth Concert Brass Get into the festive spirit with our brand-new Christmas Singalong Concert at the […]

Santa and The Pirates (that don’t want Christmas!) Father Christmas has a problem – somebody has robbed his reindeers, they’ve […]

Swanage Record Club Join Swanage Record Club in The Showbar to listen to music. Full albums and good conversation. Curated […]

Cabaret with Claus (14+) Glad Tidings abound as Charlie Bicknell and Louise Innes return with ‘The Christmas show.’ An evening […]

SoundCellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra + special guest Rebecca Nash. Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra (DYJO), […]

Christmas Karma (tbc) A new Christmas classic is on its way. From visionary British director Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like […]

Christmas Celebration with the Salamanda Swing Band Get ready to join the Salamanda Swing Band for an unforgettable Christmas Celebration […]

Christmas with Castle Voices Choir – FREE event in The Showbar Castle Voices Do Christmas!Castle Voices rehearse every Tuesday evening […]

The Mowlem Comedy Club (14+) Off The Kerb Productions Present: The Mowlem Comedy Club Your chance to catch the best comedy […]

La Traviata (12A) 'La Traviata' is one of the best known operas in the repertoire, with a strong narrative thread […]

Oscar’s Ultimate Quiz Take part in Swanage’s best quiz night by far! Prizes to be won, and a lot of […]

Wicked: For Good (PG) Now demonized as the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba lives in exile in the Ozian […]

Palestine 36 (12A) In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf navigates between Jerusalem and his rural […]

The Pent Up House Trio – Live Jazz in The Showbar The Pent Up House Trio will present an evening […]

Artsreach presents: Dance Because You Can NEW 12 WEEK DANCE GROUP FOR OVER 6O'S 8 January - 26 March 2026 (12 classes) Specifically designed to […]

Swanage Record Club This month's theme: "Best in Class" - seminal music that defined genres. Join Swanage Record Club in […]

Aladdin 9 January @ 7:30 PM - 17 January @ 7:30 PM Following on from last year's Jack and the […]

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (PG) In the summer of 1930, the Crawleys grapple with the threat of social disgrace […]

Blue Moon (15) n 1943 lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in a bar as his former collaborator, Richard […]

Off The Kerb Productions Present: The Mowlem Comedy Club  Your chance to catch the best comedy talent in a club […]

The Housemaid (15) Hoping for a fresh start, a young woman becomes a live-in maid for a wealthy couple who […]

NT Live: Hamlet (encore screening) Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on […]

Poetry in Purbeck Eight poems read by actorsA selection of poems which you may know written by some of our […]

Hamnet (12A) After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A […]

Andy Panayi with Bill Mudge and Andy Chapman – Jazz in the Showbar Multi-award-winning sax virtuoso Andy Panayi has over […]

Oscar’s Ultimate Quiz Take part in Swanage’s best quiz night by far! Prizes to be won, and a lot of […]

Artist Talk with Michael Restrick The works on display have been selected for their connection to the theatrical, be it […]

Holmes & Watson and The Curious Case of The Masked Magician (6+) "TELL ME EVERYTHING, HOLMES"1t’s 1906 - the Golden […]

Marty Supreme (15) In the 1950s, young Marty Mauser pursues his dream of becoming a champion table-tennis player.Starring Timothée Chalamet, […]

The Pent Up House Trio – Live Jazz in The Showbar The Pent Up House Trio will present an evening […]

The Mowlem Comedy Club (14+) Off The Kerb Productions Present: The Mowlem Comedy Club  Your chance to catch the best […]

Swanage Record Club 12 February @ 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Join Swanage Record Club in The Showbar to listen […]

Jazz in the Showbar: Julie Lewis & Ian Ellis Vocalist/pianist Julie Lewis is a unique talent on the south west jazz scene. […]

Labyrinth (40th Anniversary) (PG) Sarah tries to find her baby brother, Toby, after she angrily wishes him away. The goblin, […]

The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants (PG) Hoping to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob follows a mysterious, swashbuckling […]

Artsreach presents: Luke Wright – Later Life Letter Acclaimed poet Luke Wright shares his adoption story – of the life […]

Swing Easy Too – Afternoon Jazz in The Showbar "We wanted a name that would reflect our kind of music […]

The Monkey Is In The Tree – Franglais Acoustique Folk Rock Fresh from France, avec a hint of Purbeck, The […]

Dorset Youth Dance – FREE workshops for ages 3-7yrs & 7-11yrs Come and join Dorset Youth Dance on Wednesday 18th […]

Oscar’s Ultimate Quiz Take part in Swanage’s best quiz night by far! Prizes to be won, and a lot of […]

H is for Hawk (12A) After losing her beloved father, Helen finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a […]

SoundCellar & Swanage Jazz Festival present J Fashole-Luke Trio J Fashole-Luke is a multi instrumentalist who is in high demand […]

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Step into a world of pure imagination as The Swanage School hits The Mowlem with […]