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Date: Sat 8 – Sun 9 Feb 2025

Age range: All ages

Running time: 1 hr (no interval)

Location: Lighthouse Poole

Price: From £18.70
Babe in arms tickets are available to purchase for children under 12 months of age – these can be added into your basket on the checkout page.

The Baddies love being bad. They roar, spook and cast wicked spells to try and scare a girl out of her wits…who will succeed? Or perhaps the girl is braver than they think…

Date: Thu 13 – Sat 15 Feb 2025

Age range: 7+

Running time: 2h (incl interval)

Location: Lighthouse Poole

Price: From £14.98

An inspirational story of hope, determination and triumph

Floella Benjamin’s award-winning and iconic book Coming to England comes to life in this joyful stage adaptation with music, storytelling and song.

Date: 15th Feb

Age range: 3-7, including those who are autistic or neurodivergent

Running time: 45 mins but you choose when to come in and out

Location: Pavilion Dance South West

Price: £8

This unique dance invites children and their families to tape, stick, groove, or simply watch and listen. In this relaxed environment, everyone chooses their level of engagement, exploring at their own pace in a welcoming, sensory-friendly space.

Date: Tue 18 Feb 2025

Age range: 6+

Running time: 60 min (no interval)

Location: Lighthouse Poole

Price: £10.49

Join ‘The Magical Mr West’ on an incredible adventure into the world of science!

Aided by his corvid companion Crowbert and a collection of curious contraptions, Mr West demonstrates the fundamental principles of scientific enquiry and tackles some of the trickiest questions in the history of humanity.

Date: Tue 18 – Thu 20 Feb

Age range: Perfect for children aged 4+ (bring a cushion)

Running time: 55mins no interval

3 Locations:
The Mowlem Swanage
Broadwindsor Comrades Hall
Alderholt Village Hall

Price: Check sites

Post-Show Puppet Making Workshops

After the show, children can take part in a one-hour workshop and create their very own articulated card puppets of amazing animals from around the world! Suitable for ages 4+, places are limited, children must be accompanied. £4 per child. Enquire when booking.

Date: Sat 22 Feb 2025

Running time: 1 hour

Location: Lighthouse Poole

Price: £13.20

This is the ultimate hour long princess pop party, featuring your favourite fairytale royalty in this all singing all dancing concert show.

Date: 1st March

Age range: 3-7 years

Running time: 60min (no interval)

Location: Lighthouse Poole (Sherling studio)

Price: From £10.49

Specially crafted as a midpoint between kid shows and ‘regular’ adult concerts, this show offers something for all astronauts, aliens and space pirates.

Date: Sat 8 – Sun 9 Mar 2025

Age range: 2+

Running time: 1h 15m (incl interval)

Location: Lighthouse Poole

Price: From £20
Children under 6 months will need a lap ticket costing £3

Join Bing and his friends Sula, Pando, Coco, Amma and of course Flop as they get ready to celebrate his special day in the brand-new live stage show, Bing’s Birthday!

Date: Tue 8 – Thu 10 Apr 2025

Running time: 55mins (no interval)

Location: Lighthouse Poole

Price: From: £16.50

A high-energy 50-minute adventure featuring lively original music, this show is the perfect introduction to live theatre.

Expect plenty of playful fun for your littlest ones as their favourite characters come to life in a show that is packed with interactive moments to enjoy together.

Date: Thu 10 Apr 2025

Running time:

Location: Pavilion Theatre Bournemouth

Price: Child 1-2 From: £8.25
Child under 16 £19.50
Standard £20.75

Join your favourite Milkshake! friends on Holiday with Dora, Pip and Posey, Blue from Blues Clues and You!, Milo, Milkshake! Monkey plus two of your Milkshake! presenters for an all-new adventure!

Date: Tue 15 Apr 2025

Age range: No age restrictions

Running time: 

Location: Pavilon Theatre Bournemouth

Price: From: £22.75

Join the ‘Odd Socks’ as they bring their brilliant madcap mix of songs, slapstick comedy and silliness to life with a show to entertain families of all ages

Date: Tue 15 Apr 2025

Age range: 5+

Running time: 50 mins (no interval)

Location: Lighthouse Poole (Sherling Studio)

Price: From: £10.60

Featuring storytelling, traditional music, original songs and spellbinding puppetry, this is the perfect show for anyone captivated by myths, magic, music and folklore.

Date: Wed Apr 16 2025

Age range:3+

Running time:

Location: Tivoli, Wimborne

Price: Online ticket £17.60 adult / £16.50 under 16’s (includes £1.60/£1.50 online booking fee)

Box Office ticket £16 adult / £15 under 16’s 

Help Nick find his beloved bobble hat in this fun filled musical hour with all your favourite Nick Cope hits and more.

Date: Sat 19 Apr 2025

Age range: 4+

Location: Lighthouse Poole

Price: From: £18.50

Packed with dazzling sets, colourful characters, astounding choreography, original music, and heaps of audience participation, this brand-new adaptation sees the adventurous Little Mermaid embark on an unforgettable adventure as the wonders of the sea burst onto the stage in a magical experience that will have audiences of all ages enchanted and enthralled from start to FIN-ish.

Date: Wed 7 – Sat 10 May 2025

Age range: 9+

Running time: 1h 50m (incl interval)

Location: Lighthouse Poole

Price: From: £19.50

Is it better to have a pig's heart that works … than a human heart that doesn't?

Cameron is thirteen, and all he wants is to be normal – have friends, go to school, and dive to the bottom of his local swimming pool. But he desperately needs a heart transplant and time is running out. When he’s finally offered a new heart, Cameron must choose how far he’ll go to get his life back.

Date: Sat 10 May 2025

Location: Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre

Price: From: £23.25
Under 12 months FREE. All other children need a ticket.

Experience the magic of this interactive and engaging live show experience set to spark creativity, curiosity and a love of learning through The Wiggles signature mix of entertainment and education.

Date: Sat 24 May 2025

Age range: All ages

Running time: 60mins (no interval)

Location: Lighthouse Poole (Sherling Studio)

Price: From: £12

Join world record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo (they/them) who makes amazing music with just a mouth and a mic, and has performed around the world with legends like Bjork, Ed Sheeran and Rudimental.

Anybody can become one of this sonic superhero’s sidekicks in a world of funny sounds, brilliant noises, and cool music, whether they’re aged 1 or 101.

Date: Thu 12 Jun 2025

Location: Lighthouse Poole

Price:From: £18.15

Dodge hungry crocs beneath Long-John Bridge, bob upon the waves of Big Knickers Bay, spot sharks in fancy underpants and trek across Three Pants Ridge.

Filled with music, puppetry and glittering pants of gold, arrr you ready to set sail for a family adventure?

Date: Fri 8 Aug 2025

Location: Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre

Price: From £16

With a captivating story, interactive activities throughout and an immersive finale that will bring the house down, Dino Tales is an unforgettable fun-filled family adventure starring Europe’s largest walking dinosaurs to ever roam the stage.

Date: Fri 29 – Sun 31 Aug 2025

Age range: 3+

Running time: 50m (plus 15m meet & greet)

Location: Lighthouse Poole

Price: From: £16.75

Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family!