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Bournemouth
ELF: THE MUSICAL, BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, BOURNEMOUTH
About: The hugely popular hit Hollywood film comes to life on stage with this Christmas spectacular production, complete with Santa’s flying sleigh, an immersive snowball fight in the audience, indoor snowstorm and the giant candy cane journey from the North Pole. This is an epic festive show for the whole family and one not to be missed!
Website: https://www.bic.co.uk/events/elf-the-musical-2023
Dates: 15th & 16th December 2023
Tickets: From £26.75 per person
THAT’LL BE THE DAY CHRISTMAS SHOW, BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, BOURNEMOUTH
About: Always a classic, That’ll Be The Day returns with their timeless rock ’n’ roll show with Christmas flair. Journey on a nostalgic sleigh ride through rock and pop hits, with some much-loved Christmas classics sprinkled in for good measure. This is a show guaranteed to bring some festive cheer to your December.
Website: https://www.bic.co.uk/events/tbtd-christmas-show-2023
Dates: 17th December 2023
Tickets: From £34 per person, 12+
SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS, BOURNEMOUTH PAVILION, BOURNEMOUTH
About: Join Noel Brodie and the gang for another hilarious pantomime on stage at the Bournemouth Pavilion theatre. This year it’s time to tell the tale of Snow White, with plenty of laughs in the rags to riches show with a beautiful princess, wicked queen, hilarious jester and, of course, the seven dwarfs plus a poisoned apple and magic mirror, it’s sure to be a must-see spectacular!
Website: https://www.bournemouthpavilion.co.uk/events/snow-white-panto-2023
Dates: 2nd December to 31st December 2023
Tickets: From £17 per person
Wimborne
CINDERELLA, TIVOLI THEATRE, WIMBORNE
About: Arguably the most magical pantomime of them all, The Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne brings the story of Cinderella and her Prince Charming to life on the stage. Will the Ugly Sisters prevent Cinders from her happy ever after or will faithful sidekick Buttons save the day? You’ll have to book your tickets to find out!
Website: https://www.tivoliwimborne.co.uk/event/cinderella/
Dates: 15th December 2023 until 1st January 2024 (adult only performances on 29th & 30th December)
Tickets: From £14.85 per person
TWISTED CHRISTMAS, THE MINSTER THEATRE, THE ALLENDALE CENTRE, WIMBORNE
About: Twisted Christmas returns with their dark side of Christmas show. Featuring several micro-plays, including how to buy the perfect gift for your unloved ones, depraved cracker jokes and why you should never turn your back on a pantomime dame…. It’s not your typical Christmas show, that’s for sure!
Dates: 1st December 2023
Tickets: From £6 per person, 14+
BEST CHRISTMAS SHOW EVER, THE MINSTER THEATRE, THE ALLENDALE CENTRE, WIMBORNE
About: A brand new adventure awaits for Christmas 2023. Wimborne’s ever-popular Best Christmas Show Ever returns for more festive frolics.
Dates: 15th December until 24th December 2023
Tickets: From £12.31 per person
Christchurch
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR IN THE ST NICK OF TIME, THE REGENT, CHRISTCHURCH
About: Something’s wrong with Santa’s time machine and Christmas is in danger. Luckily Squash the Christmas Elf and Santa’s daughter, Joy, are on hand to travel through time and save Santa. Dazzling dance routines and costumes will give the whole family a warm, fuzzy feeling in this year’s Christmas Spectacular, In The St Nick of Time.
Website: https://www.theregent.co.uk/event/76774
Dates: 16th December until 24th December 2023
Tickets: From £18 per person
Swanage
CINDERELLA, THE MOWLEM THEATRE, SWANAGE
About: Will Cinderella make it to the ball, despite the best efforts from her Wicked Stepmother and two stepsisters? Can Prince Charming meet the girl of his dreams? Find out the answers and cheer and boo along at Swanage’s annual family pantomime at The Mowlem Theatre.
Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ticketshop/iframe/event.php?eventhash=e-lgzqxe&target=_BLANK
Dates: 12th December 2023 until 20th January 2024
Tickets: From £8 per person
Dorchester
SANTA’S CHRISTMAS WISH,SHAFTESBURY ARTS CENTRE, DORCHESTER
About: Join a fun, festive musical adventure and help Dasher, PomPom, Dotty and Snowy give Santa the best Christmas ever before meeting the man himself at his home in the North Pole. Every child in the audience will receive a special gift from Santa in the popular meet & greet session following the show. With songs including festive favourites Jingle Bells and When Santa Got Stuck up the Chimney, this is guaranteed to get you feeling jolly!
Website: https://shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk/events/santas-christmas-wish/
Dates: 20th December 2023
Tickets: From £9.50 per person (to include a gift for every child). Suitable for children aged 2-8 years old.
SNOW ANGEL, CORN EXCHANGE, DORCHESTER
About: Celebrate all that is Christmas with classics such as Michael Bubble and the John Lewis Christmas ad with this delightful festive show that will bring a smile to even the most Scrooge-like audience members. Shamelessly festive and totally mad-capped, this is the Christmas show you didn’t know you needed for 2023!
Dates: 8th December 2023
Tickets: From £13 per person
SNOW PLAY, CORN EXCHANGE, DORCHESTER
About: If Winter moved to your house, what would you do? This snowy spectacular show is a showdown between Spring and Winter, guaranteeing a white Christmas regardless of of the weather outside! The immersive show allows you to make a giant snowman, have a snowball fight and cover a whole house in snow. Fun for the whole family!
Website: https://www.dorchesterarts.org.uk/2023/08/01/sat-9-december-snow-play-lyngo-theatre/
Dates: 9th December 2023
Tickets: From £8 per person, 3+
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, CORN EXCHANGE, DORCHESTER
About: A visit from three phantoms one memorable Christmas Eve makes miserly Ebenezer Scrooge rethink his life. This unique take on the well-known tale promises to be a feast of festive foolery you won’t forget in a hurry. With puppetry, silly songs and enough Dickensian daftness to see you through the night, this show is anything but traditional.
Website: https://www.dorchesterarts.org.uk/2023/08/07/fri-5-january-a-christmas-carol-living-spit/
Dates: 5th January 2024
Tickets: From £13
Weymouth
SNOW WHITE, WEYMOUTH PAVILION
About: Will Snow White be forever doomed to live unhappily ever after with her wicked stepmother? Or will she manage, with the help off her friend Muddles the Jester, to meet the handsome Prince and have all her dreams come true? This classic tale is told in a family pantomime full of excitement and a fantastic soundtrack, bringing you a festive treat not to be missed this December!
Website: https://weymouthpavilion.com/shows/christmas-pantomime-snow-white/
Dates: 16th until 31st December 2023
Tickets: From £18.50 per person