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Events worth going out for

Joe Pasquale

Star of five Royal Variety Performances and King of the Jungle Joe Pasquale will be at Bournemouth's Pavilion Theatre with his One Man and His Bog show on August 8, which promises plenty of surprises.

Tickets are priced £17.00 to £20.50, available from 0844 576 3000, or bic.co.uk

Des O'Connor and Jimmy Tarbuck

Two legends of television, show-business and of the Royal Variety Performance come together, accompanied by music and video to reminisce and entertain the BIC for one night only on August 12.

Billed as a night of 'theatrical history', following the pair's sell-out shows at the London Palladium Theatre.

Tickets £33.00 to £55.25 from 0844 576 3000, or bic.co.uk

An Audience with Carlos Acosta

The Cuban known as 'the greatest male dancer of his generation', Carlos Acosta will be talking about his amazing career at the Regent Centre in Christchurch on Friday, August 5.

Having danced with many companies including the English National ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, and was a permanent member of The Royal Ballet between 1998 and 2015, celebrating his farewell with a performance of Carmen.

Tickets are £25, from 01202 499199 or regentcentre.co.uk

The Sound Of Music

One of the greatest musicals of all time returns to the Bournemouth Pavilion stage from August 16 to 20 in a magnificent new production based on Baroness Maria von Trapp's 1949 autobiography about the world-famous singing family's search for happiness and escape to freedom.

Tickets are priced £16.00 to £41.75, from from 0844 576 3000, or bic.co.uk

Swing Unlimited

Dorset’s premier big band, Swing Unlimited return to the Regent Centre in Christchurch with their annual summer concert, A Night at the Movies, on August 6 and 7, when they present in the best in big band swing from the silver screen with a rich blend of movie theme tunes and numbers from the big movie musicals.

Tickets are £12.50 from 01202 499199 or regentcentre.co.uk

Carousel Du Magic

A fairground experience like no other is promised at the Carousel Du Magic, which takes to the stage of the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne on August 26.

The audience can expect grand illusions, zany juggling, special effects, audience participation and a whole lot more in this variety show from respected magical duo Denny & Lola.

Tickets are priced £12.50 (£10.50 concs over 60’s and under 16’s), from 01202 885566 or tivoliwimborne.co.uk

The Rat Pack Revue

This brand-new stage show, at the Weymouth Pavilion on August 21, assembles stars from the West End for one more night in the company of Ol' Blue Eyes, Dino and Sammy.

Much like the Rat Pack's famed Vegas reunions, the gags flow as freely as the deft vocal performances of golden hits like My Way, That’s Amore and Mr Bojangles in a production packed with musical pedigree.

Tickets £20.50 from 01305 783225 or weymouthpavilion.com