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The Iron Lady
23rd February 2012
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Stars Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent and Richard E. Grant... Find out more and book online
An Audience with Jonathan Veira
24th February 2012
It is rare these days to find someone who can sing beautifully, entertain and make people of all ages laugh. In his hugely popular One Man Show, Jonathan has established a reputation for just this over the last 26 years singing to thousands around the world. His ability as a musical chameleon ... Find out more and book online
Met Opera - Verdi's Ernani
25th - 28th February 2012
Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi's thrilling early gem.
Salvatore Licitra is her mismatched lover, and all-star Verdians
Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ferruccio Furlanetto round out the
cast.... Find out more and book online
The All Star 60's Band
26th February 2012
Imagine five amazingly talented 60s icons, who have enjoyed phenomenal success throughout their musical careers, coming together as one fantastic Supergroup. Tony Crane, lead vocals and guitar with The Merseybeats, boasting a string of hits such as: I Think of You, Sorrow, Wishin' and Hopin' and... Find out more and book online
Coriolanus
27th February - 1st March 2012
A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler and Brian Cox... Find out more and book online
The Comedy of Errors- National Theatre
1st - 2nd March 2012
This is the new, contemporary staging of Shakespeare's furiously paced comedy stars Lenny Henry as Antipholus of Syracuse. Two sets of twins, separated at birth, collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day. As multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale. ... Find out more and book online
Despicable Me
4th March 2012
Presented by Godfirst as part of launch celebrations
In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of... Find out more and book online
The Blind Side
4th March 2012
Presented by Godfirst as part of launch celebrations
Teenager Michael Oher is surviving on his own, virtually homeless, when he is spotted on the street by Leigh Anne Tuohy. Learning that the young man is one of her daughter's classmates, Leigh Anne insists that Michael -- wearing shorts and a... Find out more and book online
J. Edgar
3rd - 6th March 2012
As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer and Naomi Watts
Pygmalion (Arena Theatre)
8th - 10th March 2012
Professor of Phonetics, Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador's garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of gentility, the most important element of which, he believes, is impeccable speech. The... Find out more and book online
Bolshoi Ballet - Le Corsaire
11th March 2012
Based loosely on Byron's poem, this lavish production with music from Adolphe Adam and Leo Delibes, is almost ballet's answer to Pirates of the Caribbean. It has been a Bolshoi favourite since 2007, when Alexi Ratmansky restored and refined the choreography. Medora, a young slave girl, has been... Find out more and book online
W.E.
12th - 13th March 2012
A two-tiered romantic drama focusing on the affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
Stars Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy and Andrea Riseborough
Directed by Madonna... Find out more and book online
The Manfreds - Hits, Jazz and Blues Tour
14th March 2012
The Manfreds with original front man, Paul Jones, will be performing many of their hits along with a mix of jazz and blues songs from some of their best known albums. Paul Jones, with his unique harmonica sound, will be joined by Mike Hugg on keyboards, Tom McGuinness on lead guitar, Rob Townsend... Find out more and book online
BLUE BAYOU 2012
15th March 2012
Blue Bayou brings all the very biggest and best hits of the Big O together in one superb 23rd Anniversary Show. This unique show traces the rise to prominence of one of the greatest and most influential singers of all time. Featuring the Memphis Show Band live on stage, Blue Bayou captures all... Find out more and book online
The Albion Band
16th March 2012
One of the most iconic British folk bands of the 60s and 70s make their first visit to the Regent. 2012 sees the torch being passed to a newer generation of English folk talent as this band brings together some of the finest musicians and singers in the UK folk scene. This new line-up recaptures... Find out more and book online
The Descendants
17th - 22nd March 2012
A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident.
Stars: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller... Find out more and book online
Warhorse
23rd - 26th March 2012
Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.
Starring Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson and David Thewlis... Find out more and book online
The General & Accompanist
24th March 2012
The Best of Bristol's Slapstick Festival
Buster Keaton's masterpiece feature
The General (1926) plus classic short
Following the success of Bristol's eighth silent comedy festival, Chris Daniels - Slapstick's Creative Director - brings the very best silent comedies to the South West... Find out more and book online
Musical Mania 4
25th March 2012
JMDT in association with
St Thomas Garnet's School - Boscombe
Musical Mania 4
Musical Mania 4 comes to the Regent Centre after three previous highly acclaimed sell out concerts. This charity event is brought to you by JDMT Productions in association with St Thomas Garnet's School. ... Find out more and book online
Carousel (Theatre 2000)
29th - 31st March 2012
The award winning Theatre 2000 return following their sell-out success in November with The King & I with another classic show from the Rogers & Hammerstein repertoire. Carousel is one of the truly great Broadway musicals that enjoyed huge success in 1945, when it cemented the Rodgers & Hammerstein... Find out more and book online
The Muppets
1st - 12th April 2012
With the help of three fans, The Muppets must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon.
Stars: Amy Adams, Jason Segel and Chris Cooper... Find out more and book online
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
1st - 5th April 2012
A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Stars: Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock... Find out more and book online
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
6th - 12th April 2012
The cast alone makes this film an absolute must see. Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson make up the all star cast in this very British comedy. This group of upper crust retirees are feeling the pinch so they "outsource" their rest home to a more... Find out more and book online
Met Opera - Massenet's Manon
7th - 10th April 2012
Anna Netrebko's dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent
Pelly's new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera
House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star, with
the Met's Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi on the podium.... Find out more and book online
The Fortunes and The Ivy League
13th April 2012
The Fortunes contributed their incredible vocal harmonies to some of the most melodic and enduring pop songs to be released during the 1960s and early 1970s. Following on in the wake of Merseybeat and the R&B of the Rolling Stones, the Fortunes added another dimension to the sound of the classic pop... Find out more and book online
Met Opera - Verdi's La Traviata
14th - 16th April 2012
Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker's stunning
production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings
Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest
Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.... Find out more and book online
OLIVER! - Milton Musical Society
18th - 21st April 2012
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, Milton Musical Society is presenting OLIVER! This musical adaptation never ceases to delight audiences. From tears to laughter this tale charts the progress of a young 'orphan' through the dark streets of London during a period... Find out more and book online
The Bootleg Sixties
22nd April 2012
Starring The Overtures
The Bootleg Sixties are back on tour again with their fantastic sight and sound show, and having rocked the Regent Centre to it's very foundations last time out, will be looking to go one better on their next visit !. There'll be some new songs and new images, but it'll... Find out more and book online
The Artist
23rd - 25th April 2012
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo and John Goodman... Find out more and book online
Bill Oddie - Unplucked
26th April 2012
Bill Oddie Unplucked
with Stephen Moss
Fifteen years ago, Bill Oddie and Stephen Moss arrived at the same place on the banks of a reservoir in North London. They were both life long birders who were wondering if they could turn their hobbies into jobs. They both worked in TV which was... Find out more and book online
G&S Society Ballads, Songs & Snatches
27th April 2012
Bournemouth Gilbert & Sullivan Society (A)
Ballads, Songs & Snatches
As the title suggests, chorus numbers, solos, trios and quartets from many of Gilbert & Sullivan's delightful operettas are brought together in a story of the Trial By Jury Judge's miss-spent youth. The Judge's youthful... Find out more and book online
Barry Steele in Roy Orbison and friends
28th April 2012
Barry Steele in Roy Orbison and Friends
Following his untimely death in 1988, the music of Roy Orbison remains as vital as ever. In this fantastic celebration, Barry Steele, who has performed to rave reviews across the world brings the music and character of the Big O back to life. ... Find out more and book online
Bolshoi Ballet- The Bright Stream
29th April 2012
Bolshoi Ballet - The Bright Stream
Live by satellite from The Bolshoi Theatre to our cinema
This comical ballet is a real treat! The libretto is by Adrian Piotrovsky and Fyodor Lopukhov and is set to Dmitri Shostakovich's joyous folk music. The harvest festival on a Russian collective... Find out more and book online
The Woman In Black
30th April - 2nd May 2012
The second longest running play in West End history, after The Mousetrap, finally gets its big screen adaptation with Daniel (Harry Potter) Radcliffe in the lead role. The Woman In Black is based on Susan Hill's 1983 best seller and has been live on stage at the West End's Fortune Theatre since... Find out more and book online
A Dangerous Method
2nd - 3rd May 2012
This highly cerebral and sexually charged drama is set in 1904 at the birth of modern psychiatry. The film is based on Christopher Hampton's play, The Talking Cure. Carl Gustav Jung's latest patient at his clinic in Zurich is Sabina Spielman. Using Sigmund Freud's theories and methods, Jung... Find out more and book online
Extravaganza On Ice
5th May 2012
Amazing, dazzling and magical, this exciting new show will transform the Regent stage into a synthetic ice rink for one night only for the very first time in its 80 year history! Magical Extravaganza On Ice has just returned to the UK following an extensive tour of India and the Middle East. Now the... Find out more and book online
Swing Unlimited All Stars Big Band - Count Basie Tribute '12
6th May - 22nd July 2012
Swing Unlimited All Stars Big Band is the result of musicians, past and present, within the Swing Unlimited Big Band Group coming together for an 'All Star' performance. Founded in 2001, many accomplished musicians have performed in the SUBB Group and continued to refine their skills at different... Find out more and book online
Lucy and Lesley's Little Chefs for 6 - 10 year olds
12th - 13th May 2012
This event takes place at The Priory School
Join Lesley and Lucy from the Grange school cookery department for 'Little Chefs' where you will learn to make a delicious risotto and dropped scones on Saturday or mini burgers in pitta pockets and fruit smoothies on Sunday.... Find out more and book online
Creative Cookery and Knife Skills 9-14 year olds
12th - 13th May 2012
This event takes place at The Priory School
Luke Stuart of the highly regarded White Pepper Cookery school invites you develop a new skill and to gain more confidence when using knives. Practice cutting, chopping and dicing. You will also learn to make a classic soup, and develop an... Find out more and book online
Lunch at Kings Hotel with Lesley Waters
12th May 2012
Ticket also entitles you to a VIP seat at the 11.30am cookery demonstration by Lesley in the marquee theatre (on the upper level of Wick Lane car park)
Lunch starts at 12.30pm at Kings Hotel, Castle Street, Christchurch.
Ticket £25 for three courses plus a glass of wine on... Find out more and book online
Lunch at Kings Hotel with James Martin
13th May 2012
Ticket also entitles you to a VIP seat at the 11.30am cookery demonstration by James in the marquee theatre (on the upper level of Wick Lane Car Park)
Lunch starts at 12.30pm at Kings Hotel, Castle Street, Christchurch.
Ticket £35 for three courses plus glass of wine on... Find out more and book online
Little Munchkins cookery party for 3-5 year olds
12th - 13th May 2012
This event takes place at The Priory School
Join Justine and Nikki for a 'Little Munchkins' cookery party where you will learn to make delicious banana bread, pizza toppings, enjoy party games and lots of yummy food. You will do your own cooking but we would like a parent or guardian to stay... Find out more and book online
Liz's Tortellini Workshop 9 - 14 year olds
12th - 13th May 2012
This event takes place at The Priory School
Liz Farrow the acclaimed chef/lecturer from Bournemouth and Poole College is back with her popular pasta workshops and invites you to make mushroom tortellini filled with asparagus and accompanied with a tomato pesto.... Find out more and book online
Parent and Child Hands on Giant Cookie and Cup cake decorating
15th May 2012
Demonstration and hands-on experience with Des Burke
£5 per parent and child to include orange squash.... Find out more and book online
Improving your Knife Skills
15th May 2012
Learn how to use knives correctly Demonstration and Question & Answer session by the Chef from The Kings.
£5 to include tea/coffee... Find out more and book online
Cooking with Garden and Exotic Herbs and Spices
16th May 2012
Demonstration and talk by Des Burke... Find out more and book online
Charcuterie Masterclass with Luke Stuart and Lee Morton
16th May 2012
Charcuterie Masterclass with the Dorset Charcuterie co. and cookery demonstration by Luke Stuart of White Pepper Cookery school.
Tickets £24.95 to include coffee and two course lunch with a glass of wine.... Find out more and book online
Taste and Bake Masterclass with Des Burke
16th May 2012
Des Burke from Flavours cookery school demonstrates his special techniques for your home baking.
Tickets £12.00 to include tea/coffee and pastries.... Find out more and book online
Chocoholics Demo and Hands on Experience
17th May 2012
With Des Burke... Find out more and book online
Ladies (and gents) who lunch
17th May 2012
Come along and enjoy seeing Alex Aitken preparing your lunch recipes. Followed by a wine tasting with AJ Aitken.
Tickets £24.95 to include coffee on arrival and a two course lunch with a glass of wine.... Find out more and book online
Easy Canape Ideas
17th May 2012
Demonstation and tasting by Des Burke of Flavours cookery school... Find out more and book online
Alex Ad Hoc - An Evening of Food and Wine Tasting
17th May 2012
An evening Masterclass of food and wine with Alex and AJ Aitken followed by supper in the hotel restaurant.
Tickets £30.00 to include a two course supper and a glass of wine.... Find out more and book online
The Baddest Blues Band
18th May 2012
The Baddest Blues Band make their debut performance at the Regent centre on Friday 18th May.
An exhilarating and thoroughly modern mix of blues and contemporary influences; combining a sense of history with their own great originals and a sprinkling of classic songs by the likes of Ray... Find out more and book online
Masterclass on Pasta with Ian Hewitt
18th May 2012
Join popular chef Ian Hewitt and learn how to make a range of different types of pasta with complimentary sauces.
Tickets £24.95 to include coffee on arrival and a two course lunch with a glass of wine.... Find out more and book online
Learn more about Teas
18th May 2012
Demonstration and tasting by Clipper Teas
£10 to include a full afternoon tea... Find out more and book online
Don Giovanni (Dorset Productions)
19th May 2012
Live opera comes to Christchurch as Dorset Productions presents Mozart's classic tale of lust, murder and retribution. Sung in English, this intimate production will bring to the fore the intense relationships and burning passions that drive the story. Musical Director, David Gostick, leads a cast... Find out more and book online
Pride of Prejudice (Regent Rep)
24th - 26th May 2012
Regent Rep follow up their success with 'Allo, 'Allo with this sparkling production of Jane Austen's classic comedy of manners, Pride & Prejudice. Set in the early part of the 19th Century, the socially ambitious Mrs Bennet is busy orchestrating the matrimonial future of three of her five... Find out more and book online
Elizabeth of Windsor (CADArts Gala Concert)
27th May 2012
CADArts Gala Concert
Elizabeth of Windsor
CADArts will take a short break from its decade-long Performing Arts Festival tradition this year. In its place, they will pay tribute to Her Majesty, The Queen, on behalf of all of their associated arts connections in Christchurch and the... Find out more and book online
Herman's Hermits 2012
2nd June 2012
The mid-60's music scene was dominated by British groups, three of which became household names The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Herman's Hermits, who are one of the most successful groups throughout the world. From their beginning in Manchester on 1 April 1964, the Band has chalked up over 23... Find out more and book online
Swish 21st Anniversary
9th June 2012
Celebrate 21 years of Swish: 1991 - 2012
As part of the 21st birthday celebrations for the area's most popular performance group, Swish will be bringing you a dazzling evening of entertainment from some of its hugely successful shows over the years. Swish's successful 21 year history ranges... Find out more and book online
Tracy 'TJ' Higgs - Psychic Medium 2012
13th June 2012
Described as 'A thoroughly modern medium', T J Higgs brings a uniqueness through mediumship to her audience. Delivering messages from loved ones with the utmost accuracy, compassion and finer detail, T J leaves her audience in no doubt that she connects with spirit. Following an appearance with... Find out more and book online
Frankenstein - NT
14th - 21st June 2012
Another chance to see Danny Boyle's production of Nick Dear's play. Frankenstein, based on the classic novel by Mary Shelly. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty... Find out more and book online
The Sounds of The Supremes - Led by Kaaren Ragland
15th June 2012
The Supremes' music personified the Motown Sound that influenced a generation, which has shown itself to be one of the most definitive and enduring contributions to American Pop music history. Since 1989 The Sounds of the Supremes (the only group of their type legally endorsed by Motown and... Find out more and book online
Alan Price 2012
16th June 2012
The name Alan Price immediately summons up some of the most memorable sounds in the last 40 years: from The Animals House Of The Rising Sun to his quirky take on Randy Newman's Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear and his many hits with Georgie Fame, including the most famous Rosetta. His... Find out more and book online
Schools We Will Rock You
22nd - 23rd June 2012
Christchurch Youth In Drama
Schools Will Rock You
The year is 2300 and Planet Mall (formerly known as Planet Earth) is facing its biggest threat yet from the Bohemians, as they try to recreate the ancient concept of . live music. The ruling Killer Queen orders for all these rebels to be... Find out more and book online
Bolshoi Ballet - Raymonda
24th June 2012
Alexander Glazunov's glorious creation is full of magnificent melody and beautiful ballet. Raymonda is the niece of a French Countess and is engaged to her gallant knight, Jean De Brienne. However, he must leave to support King Andrei at the crusades. In his absence, another suitor, Abderakhman,... Find out more and book online
The Drifters 2012
29th June 2012
Following the highly successful gold album 'Up On The Roof' released on Sony Music in 2011, The Drifters are back on the road in the UK performing both the classic hits from the last six decades and their superb new material.
There have been over 65 vocalists in the group's incredible... Find out more and book online
Bournemouth Concert Brass - A Diamond Jubilee Cocert
1st July 2012
Bournemouth Concert Brass
Crown Imperial - A Diamond Jubilee Concert
Bournemouth Concert Brass celebrates with you the 60 year reign of Queen Elizabeth II. William Walton's "Crown Imperial" written for the Queen's Coronation will open your mind to sounds and times associated with our... Find out more and book online
Desparado- The Very Best of The Eagles 2012
6th July 2012
The Very Best of The Eagles double album achieved platinum status in 2004 following its 2003 release, becoming the definitive Eagles collection. Its extensive song list stretches from the early beginnings to the start of the infamous "fourteen year vacation" and includes all the favourite songs up... Find out more and book online
Swing Unlimited Big Band & Special Guest Singers - A Night At The Movies
22nd July 2012
Swing Unlimited Big Band & Special Guest Singers
A Night At The Movies
In aid of Help For Heroes
Following their two sell-out concerts in support of Help For Heroes last year, Swing Unlimited Big Band, the South of England's premier big band, return on behalf of this wonderful... Find out more and book online
La Fille Mal Gardee from Scratch
28th July 2012
Mon 23 - Sat 28 July 11am Studio
Show Saturday 28 July 2.30pm
La Fille Mal Gardee from Scratch
Ballet Workshop & Show
This enjoyable workshop week gives dancers aged 8 - 21 the chance to experience daily ballet classes and rehearsals, taught by professional dancers, culminating... Find out more and book online
Jersey Boys Tribute by The Ragdolls
29th July 2012
The Ragdolls
Tribute to The Jersey Boys
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
This Jersey Boys tribute tells the remarkable rise to stardom of one of the most successful bands in pop music history. Discover how four New Jersey boys from the wrong side of the tracks invented their own... Find out more and book online
The Wheels On The Bus
4th August 2012
The Wheels On The Bus
Their first trip to the theatre should be the best!
The Wheels On The Bus has been developed with teachers to support the early years Foundation stage. Join Buster, the big red bus, with all of his friends on their magical adventures, journeying through a song book... Find out more and book online
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
6th October 2012
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. I don't know why she swallowed a fly...
But The People's Theatre Company do!
And now you can too as they bring one of the world's best loved nursery rhymes to life for the very first time.
Presented by the team behind How... Find out more and book online
Sound of Music - Theatre 2000
21st - 24th November 2012
The world's best-loved musical, The Sound of Music arrives in Christchurch with Theatre 2000.
This lavish production tells the uplifting true story of the Von Trapp family's flight across the mountains and works its magic once again, for young and old alike.
With its... Find out more and book online
