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Pantani

Pantani (15)

The incredible story of a cycling legend to celebrate the Tour Of Britain passing through Dorchester.


In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, a titanic feat of physical and mental endurance that no rider has repeated since. He was a hero to millions, the saviour of cycling following the doping scandals which threatened to destroy the sport. However, less than six years later, aged just 34, he died alone, in a cheap hotel room, from acute cocaine poisoning. He had been an addict for five years. This is the story of the tragic battles fought by the most important Italian cyclist of his generation; man versus mountain, athlete versus addiction, Marco Pantani versus himself.


The film is a must for all cycling fans, as it captures all the drama and thrilling spectacle of the sport, but is equally fascinating as a human-interest story.


Age Guidance: 15+


‘…a fitting tribute to a worthy ‘King of the Mountains’ (CineVue)


‘Essential watching, even for anyone who can’t stand the sport’ (Total Film)

Tuesday 1 Oct 20247:30pm Book Now
CarmenCo: A Pocket Opera
Thursday 3 Oct 20247:30pm Book Now
The Jungle Book
Saturday 5 Oct 20242:00pm Book Now
The Best Life
Sunday 6 Oct 20246:00pm Book Now
Sherlock Homes - The Last Act
Thursday 10 Oct 20247:30pm Book Now
The Amy Mayes Band
Friday 11 Oct 20247:30pm Book Now
Mike Denham Speakeasy Special
Thursday 17 Oct 20247:30pm Book Now
Paradise Lost
Friday 18 Oct 20247:30pm Book Now
TNND Freewheeling
Saturday 19 Oct 20247:30pm Book Now
Alive and Drawing
Sunday 20 Oct 20242:00pm Book Now
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Decommissioned

Decommissioned

'Cariad, I care about climate change too, but I live in a place where there are three buses a day and I can’t afford a Tesla!'


Elis wants to guide a class of ten-year-olds to become “ethical, informed citizens.” Gwen wants to tell the unvarnished truth - in the next 30 years the village they grew up in will be gone.


Inspired by the true story of Fairbourne in Wales, Decommissioned is a “heart-warming, comical, and intimate” play about how we're meant to care for children, fall in love and stay sane while tackling the climate catastrophe.


Tuesday 22 Oct 20247:30pm Book Now
Ignite
Thursday 24 Oct 20247:30pm Book Now
The Watch House
Sunday 27 Oct 20247:30pm Book Now
Shivers & Shadows
Monday 28 Oct 202411:30am Book Now
The Tannahill Weavers 2024

The Tannahill Weavers 2024

Traditional Celtic music at its best! With fire-driven instrumentals and songs, haunting

ballads and a good dose of humour, the Tannahill Weavers have transformed traditional Scottish material and brought it into the modern world, vitally alive and kicking.


Members of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, the Tannies have been joined by exciting piper and fiddle player Iain MacGillivray, who is Scotland's youngest Clan Leader. Iain, a fluent Gaelic speaker, has worked on Outlander and Men in Kilts as well as other high-profile productions.


"Formed from a Paisley pub session in 1968, seminal trailblazers the Tannahill Weavers now

also rank as national treasures." -Glasgow Celtic Connections 2018


“They’ve always been an exciting live act, but over the decades the Tannahill Weavers have acquired a degree of musical sophistication that places them among the most influential Celtic bands in history.” - Rob Weir, Sing Out Magazine


"An especially eloquent mixture of the old and the new." - New York Times


Friday 1 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
Focus - Hocus Pocus
Saturday 2 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
A Ruby Gala
Friday 8 Nov 20247:00pm Book Now
Van Gough EOS
Saturday 9 Nov 20242:30pm Book Now
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Fort (DorsetBorn)
Tuesday 12 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
Courtlye Musick
Thursday 14 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
This Flight Tonight

This Flight Tonight

An intimate acoustic Tribute to the music of JONI MITCHELL.

Featuring songs 'California', 'Blue', 'Woodstock' 'Both Sides Now',

'Coyote', 'Big Yellow Taxi', 'A Case Of You'. UK singer/songwriters Zervas & Pepper present what they consider to be the nucleus of Mitchell's work, that pivotal break-out period 1968-1976 with the voice, guitar and piano front and centre. An intimate acoustic evening that should feel like the audience is having a private listening session at Joni's house in Laurel Canyon during the summer of love.

Saturday 16 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
Whattalife!
Sunday 17 Nov 20242:00pm Book Now
Blithe Spirit
Friday 22 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
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Jump
Sunday 24 Nov 20242:00pm Book Now
Mark Thomas : Gaffa Tapes

Mark Thomas : Gaffa Tapes

Jokes, rants, politics, play and the occasional sing song.


If you don’t know what he does ask your parents.


In his time he has won awards (current total is now officially ‘f**kloads’), forced a politician to resign, changed laws on tax and protest, become Guinness Book of Records world record holder for number of protests in 24 hours, taken the police to court 3 times and won, walked the length of the Israeli Wall in the West Bank and generally mucked about trying to have fun and fuck the right people off.


This show is more of the above.



“You’ll leave recommitted to the fight against this appalling authoritarian government, to keep that tradition alive.” Guardian 2021


Wednesday 27 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
Bright Places
Thursday 28 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
An Actor Convalescing In Devon
Saturday 30 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
Natalie Inside Out
Thursday 5 Dec 20247:30pm Book Now
A Christmas Carol - Forest Forge
Sunday 8 Dec 20242:30pm Book Now
Charles Dickens: Telling Tales
Tuesday 10 Dec 20247:30pm Book Now
Cabaret With Claus
Thursday 12 Dec 20247:30pm Book Now
Budapest Cafe Orchestra Tour
Friday 13 Dec 20247:30pm Book Now
Noel! Noel!
Friday 20 Dec 20247:30pm Book Now
Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope
Thursday 6 Feb 20257:30pm Book Now
Paul Jones & Dave Kelly
Friday 7 Feb 20257:29pm Book Now
I'm Every Whitney

I'm Every Whitney

Kieshia brings an incredible tribute to the late, great Whitney Houston with her fantastic ‘Million Dollar Band’.


Her show is shared up and down the country and brings Whitney’s greatest hits from ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ and ‘So Emotional’ to ‘Greatest Love of All’ and ‘I Will Always Love You’.


Kieshia’s shows encourage the audience to sing, dance and enjoy the best of Whitney, described as “a stunning impersonator of the legendary Whitney Houston…”


Join I’m Every Whitney LIVE for an evening of fun, laughter and nostalgia as they take you on an unmissable ride to remember the Queen of the Divas

Saturday 8 Feb 20257:30pm Book Now
The Irish House Party
Saturday 22 Feb 20257:30pm Book Now
Ninebarrow 2025
Saturday 29 Mar 20257:30pm Book Now
Opera Boys
Sunday 30 Mar 20257:30pm Book Now