Just like that, October is upon us. The dark, cold nights are on their way and it’s officially autumn.

It’s days like these where staying in seems like the better option but we think we know how to persuade you to get out and about.

If you like being cosy at home, why not switch it up and visit the theatre.

We've put together a list of all the shows you can watch at Bournemouth Pavilion in Bournemouth, the Lighthouse Theatre in Poole and the Regent Centre in Christchurch.

What’s on at Bournemouth Pavilion in Bournemouth this October?

  • John Lydon - I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right - Friday October 1
  • Paul Smith – Changed – Friday October 8
  • Jason Donovan – Even More Good Reasons – Saturday October 9
  • Level 42 – Sunday October 10
  • Collabro – Wednesday October 13
  • The Waterboys - Saturday October 16
  • Rapunzel – The Adult Pantomime - Wednesday October 20
  • Maximum R‘n’B with The Manfreds - Thursday October 21
  • Fastlove – Everything She Wants Tour. – Saturday October 23
  • Sir Ranulph Fiennes – Living Dangerously - Tuesday October 26
  • Whitney Queen of the Night – Wednesday October 27 - Book via Ticketmaster
  • Superslam Wrestling - Thursday October 28
  • The Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club – Friday October 29 to Monday December 27
  • Rhod Gilbert: The Book of John – Sunday October 31 - Book via Ticketmaster

How to get tickets to shows at Bournemouth Pavilion in Bournemouth

If you’d like to visit the theatre to watch a show, you can buy tickets via the Bournemouth Pavilion website.  

What’s on at the Lighthouse Theatre in Poole this October?

  • Reminiscence – Friday October 1 to Tuesday October 5
  • SJ: Nigel Price Organ Trio with Vasilis Xenopoulos - Friday October 1
  • Annette - Friday October 1 to Wednesday October 6
  • Pinocchio – Saturday October 2
  • Waldeinsamkeit – Craig Kingshott - Saturday October 2 to Saturday October 30
  • Summer of Soul (or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - Saturday October 2
  • The Bootleg Beatles - Saturday October 2
  • Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum With Expats’ - Saturday October 2
  • Herself – Tuesday October 5 to Thursday October 7
  • Anthropocene: The Human Epoch – Tuesday October 5
  • Political Mother Unplugged performed by Shechter II - Tuesday October 5
  • BSO: Symphonic Pictures – Wednesday October 6
  • An Evening with Doctor Richard Shepherd – Wednesday October 6
  • You Are The Media – Online – Offline – October – Thursday October 7
  • Jimmy Carr – Thursday October 7
  • Cutting Out - Thursday October 7
  • Misha and The Wolves – Thursday October 7
  • The Alpinist – Friday October 8 to Thursday October 14
  • Steve Hackett – Friday October 8
  • Respect – Friday October 8 to Wednesday October 13
  • Worbey & Farrell – Friday October 8
  • Florence – a Musical Drama Production – Friday October 8
  • Ugg ‘n’ Ogg and the World’s First Dogg – Saturday October 9
  • The War Below – Saturday October 9 to Tuesday October 26
  • Striggio, Biber, Tallis 20th Celebration Concert: Armonico Consort – Saturday October 9
  • Lawrence: After Arabia – World Premiere – Saturday October 9
  • Coastal Comedy – Oct 2021 – Saturday October 9
  • The Truffle Hunters – Sunday October 10
  • Grayson Perry – Sunday October 10
  • Lawrence: After Arabia with Director’s Q&A – Monday October 11
  • Exhibition on Screen: Raphael Revealed – Tuesday October 12
  • Grace Petrie – Tuesday October 12
  • Sweetheart – Tuesday October 12 to Thursday October 14
  • BSO: Born in the USA – Wednesday October 13
  • Simon Amstell – Wednesday October 13
  • ROUNDABOUT – Thursday October 14 to Sunday October 17
  • Live & Unheard – Oct 2021 – Thursday October 14
  • National Youth Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Amy Winehouse – Thursday October 14
  • Black Love – Thursday October 14 to Sunday October 17
  • MET: Boris Godunov (encore) – Friday October 15
  • Left Luggage – Friday October 15
  • SJ Vula Viel vs Thokozile – Friday October 15
  • English Touring Opera – Friday October 15 to Saturday October 16
  • May Queen – Friday October 15 to Sunday October 17
  • Really Big and Really Loud – Saturday October 16 to Sunday October 17
  • Hungry – Saturday October 16 to Sunday October 17
  • Drag Me To Love - Saturday October 16
  • The Heart at the Centre of the World - Saturday October 16
  • Frank Skinner - Showbiz – Saturday October 16
  • Haiflu Ever After - Saturday October 16
  • BSO: Beethoven with Sunwook – Wednesday October 20
  • GECKO - Wednesday October 20 to Thursday October 21
  • Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers - Wednesday October 20
  • Judge Jules – Live - Friday October 22
  • Beastly Belle – Saturday October 23
  • Luminosa - Saturday October 23
  • Met: Fire Shut Up In My Bones – Saturday October 23
  • Ignacio Lopez – Spain’s Best Export – Saturday October 23
  • Dragons and Mythical Beasts - Tuesday October 26 to Wednesday October 27
  • Purbeck Film Festival - Tuesday October 26 to Friday October 29
  • PFF: 200 Metres – Tuesday October 26
  • PFF: Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache – Wednesday October 27
  • BSO: German Old Masters - Wednesday October 27
  • Cliff Richard: The Return of a Legend - Wednesday October 27
  • Jonathan Pie: Fake News (Corona Remix) – Thursday October 28
  • The (Steve) Royle Variety Performance – Thursday October 28
  • Jayde Adams – The Ballad of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face – Thursday October 28
  • PFF: Coup 53 - Thursday October 28
  • Met: Fire Shut Up In My Bones (encore) – Friday October 29
  • No Such Thing as a Fish - Friday October 29
  • Oh What A Night – Friday October 29
  • Rob Luft Quintet - Friday October 29
  • PFF: There is no Evil - Friday October 29
  • Cliff Richard: Return of the Legend (encore) – Saturday October 30
  • Lee Mead - Saturday October 30
  • Ralph McTell - Saturday October 30
  • Virginia Woolf: Killing the Angel - Saturday October 30

How to get tickets to shows at the Lighthouse Theatre in Poole

If you’d like to see one of these shows, you can find tickets via the Lighthouse Theatre website.

What’s on at the Regent Centre in Christchurch this October?

  • The Pebble and the Boy – Friday October 1, Wednesday October 6 and Thursday October 7
  • 12 Mighty Orphans - Friday October 1, Sunday October 3 and Thursday October 7
  • Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon - Saturday October 2 and Sunday October 3
  • Ocean Film Festival 2021 - Saturday October 2
  • Rose Plays Julie - Sunday October 3 and Thursday October 7
  • Paw Patrol: The Movie – Friday October 8 to Tuesday October 12 and Thursday October 14
  • The Many Saints of Newark – Friday October 8 and Monday October 11 to Thursday October 14
  • Tenors Un Limited – That’s Amore - Saturday October 9
  • Sounds of the Sixties with The Zoots - Sunday October 10
  • Andre Rieu: Together Again - Wednesday October 13
  • No Time To Die – Friday October 15 and Sunday October 17 to Sunday October 24 and Monday October 25 to Thursday October 28
  • Luther: A Luther Vandross Celebration - Friday October 15
  • Charles Michael Duke: Three Years On - Saturday October 16
  • Matinee (1933) – [35mm Presentation] - Sunday October 24
  • Cliff Richard: The Great 80 Tour (Live & Encore Screenings) - Wednesday October 27 and Saturday October 30
  • The Silence of the Lambs - Saturday October 30
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Sunday October 31

How to get tickets to shows at the Regent Centre in Christchurch

If you’d like to visit the theatre to watch a show, you can buy tickets via the Regent Centre website.