What's On

This exhibition of the art of Augustus John, one of the towering figures in British art, looks in detail at his work, ...

Insatiable Mind is an exhibition inspired by human curiosity and the urge to challenge accepted norms ...

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths departments working across different media explore the themes of ...

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, community groups have been invited to share their hopes, challenges and ...

Based in Bath, Alison Harper's recent PhD with Practice explores issues of reparation around our relationship with ...

Central to the festival and measuring seven metres in diameter, Gaia provides an opportunity to see our planet on this ...

Explore the rich history, colourful characters and architecture of Victorian Salisbury on these guided walks led by ...

What is it about the humble pig that holds such a special place in our hearts? One of the pioneers of the organic farming ...

Learn the Shim Sham Shimmy and maybe join the dancers on stage for the finale of their show later in the day! Suitable for ...

Following their sell-out performances in The Salberg last year, Old Kent Road take to the Main Stage with their ...

Pawel Pawlikowski follows the Oscar-winning Ida with this sweeping romance set against the background of the Cold War ...

We all have a nationality. Or almost all of us. Status is a show about someone who doesn't want his anymore ...

The UK’s premier improv comedy troupe present their shiny new family show. Sell-out veterans of the Edinburgh ...

Diana Darke is a Middle East expert and author of My House in Damascus and The Merchant of Syria. Her latest book tells the ...

Ralph Fiennes directs and co-stars in this beautifully crafted biopic of iconic Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev ...

This ground-breaking new show will transport you to the colourful world of the Harlem Renaissance, the energetic and ...

Pianist Melvyn Tan is acclaimed for the wit and poetry of his playing. Debussy’s Clair de Lune and Beethoven’s ...

The undisputed masters of off-the-cuff comedy will transform audience suggestions into ferociously funny scenes ...

Ready Steady Lift Off! invites you to take part in our weird and wacky astronaut programme. Come navigate, sing, colour ...

Sculptor Peter Newman discusses his newly unveiled Blue Skystation at Roche Court. At this informal event, learn more ...

Salisbury boy Robin Merrill spent 10 years touring the world with the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, then changed tack to ...

Combining elements of Oscar winners Gravity and Apollo 13, and just as thrilling and visually stunning, this gripping ...

1981: Grace Jones releases her landmark album 'Nightclubbing'; her body is brown and soft. 2015: Three women are ...

Did you know that there are spaceships and portals to other worlds in the sculpture park? Join an interactive tour and ...

WALL•E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) is a small waste collecting robot who has been left to clean up the ...

A unique chance to sit in the auditorium to watch and draw the dancers during ballet class. This is an untutored session ...

Alison Weir discusses the spectacular fourth novel in the Six Tudor Queens series. Drawing on new evidence, the book ...

Author Patrick Gale (A Place Called Winter) discusses his latest book, Take Nothing With You, which draws, in part, on ...

This is a fantastic opportunity to see young dance graduates on the cusp of their professional careers perform a varied ...

A show about mouths. What goes on in them. What comes out of them. And what they are actually for. Based on her lived ...

Inspired by the mostly alarming state of the world his children are growing up in, and a genuine, urgent desire to do ...

Designed as a disco for children under 5 and their parents/carers, Australian DJ Monski Mouse spins the discs to bring ...

Directed by acclaimed film-maker and artist Lynette Wallworth, Collisions is a virtual reality journey to the ...

The Festival of Ideas opens with a fascinating look at how scientists, activists and diplomats brought renewed ...

Following their performances of The Comedy of Errors in 2017, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, the UK’s premier all ...

Mary - retail guru, columnist and 'Queen of Shops' - comes to Salisbury to discuss her life, her career, and her new book ...

PART OF OUR FRAGILE HOME: FESTIVAL OF IDEAS

Renowned astronomer Maggie Hill is giving a lecture about her career, to inspire young women to work in science. ...

US cinema of the 1950s was awash with sci-fi films carrying thinly veiled Cold War propaganda, but Robert Wise’s 1951 ...

Long before Jonathan Dove composed operas or Simon Butteriss sang them, they became, almost by accident, a celebrated ...

Exploring the 'geometry laws' of the smile in a paradoxical, amusing and cheerful way.

Over six months in 2018, Action Hero travelled over 30,000km across Europe in a motorhome, asking the people they met to ...

Join the Moonrakers Walkers on this fascinating 12-mile walk taking in river valleys, Old Sarum, Figsbury Ring and ...

Join Hum-T on a dancing adventure through the streets of Lost Sandwiches

PART OF OUR FRAGILE HOME: FESTIVAL OF IDEAS

PART OF OUR FRAGILE HOME: FESTIVAL OF IDEAS

In one lifetime a nuclear-armed world emerged, and with it the potential for global destruction on a scale never before ...

Salisbury’s annual music festivals made the city an important centre during the 18th century, attracting many of ...

Wiltshire Young Carers light up the stage with original music and animations made with Bath Philharmonia’s ...

For over seven decades the nuclear bomb has been a presence in our lives. The Nuclear Requiem is a meditation, based on a ...

PART OF OUR FRAGILE HOME: FESTIVAL OF IDEAS

The BSO returns to Salisbury with works that bring emotions to life unlike any others in the repertoire. Elgar’s and ...

Made four years after The Snowman, this Raymond Briggs adaptation tells a much darker, but no less charming story. With ...

Ukraine. Around 1,000 locals have moved back to the contaminated territories of the Exclusion Zone around Chernobyl. ...

Shlomo is a world record-breaking beatboxer who makes all kinds of music using just his mouth and a mic. Join this sonic ...

Naturalist, broadcaster and author Stephen Moss combines detective work, natural history, folklore and first-hand ...

PART OF OUR FRAGILE HOME: FESTIVAL OF IDEAS

PART OF OUR FRAGILE HOME: FESTIVAL OF IDEAS

Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here, this is the War Room! Peter Sellers is at the top of his game taking on three ...

James Harris, an MP who lived in the Cathedral Close and was a friend of Handel, was central to musical life in the city for ...

What if Britain was involved in an all out nuclear war? What would it be like for everyday British public in an average ...

An evening of English Song settings of some of the 20th century’s best-loved female poets and writers, including ...

Grace Petrie’s unique takes on life, love and politics, and the warmth and wit with which they are delivered, have won ...

GQ’s Politician of the Year in 2018, David Lammy has made a name for himself as an MP who gives a voice to the vulnerable. ...

The Cold War was a dangerous time. But we now know that the most dangerous moments were not when we were all aware that ...

Bestselling author Victoria Hislop (The Island, The Return) will reveal the secrets to her success and reflect on her ...

Oh look, 2016 Fringe First winners Sh!t Theatre are coming. What is it this time? Is it unemployment? Is there a ...

Who better to shine a light on the biggest summer in English cricket history than the former Somerset and England ...

Made at the request of NASA to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the moon landings and featuring a specially ...

Opera della Luna return to Salisbury with a sumptuous production of Offenbach’s most celebrated operetta. ...

The Sacconi Quartet is recognised internationally for its compelling ensemble work. Here they show how artists can ...

Beverly is having a party and you are her guest. This is shameless and subversive dance theatre about human resilience, ...

Imber. Wiltshire. 7 miles from any town. From dusty roads to floods and fires. From medieval church graffiti to a ...

Telegraph columnist and author of The Sunday Times Number One bestseller Mad Girl, Bryony Gordon takes a ...

Come alone or as a couple... A voice in your ear guides you through the perfect date. Part interactive performance, ...

The BBC’s go-to man for the big internationals, Eddie Butler’s famous tones lend poetry and atmosphere to the ...

Hailed by critics as ‘Monsieur 100,000 Volts’, Andreas Boyde’s performances have electrified audiences ...

1989: The Berlin Wall splits open; a young girl looks forward to life beyond Communism; a couple unravel; and 1980s TV ...

Alan Rusbridger, former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian, is one of the most important – and bravest – journalists ...

1950s DOUBLE BILL Two films that were ahead of their time portraying realistic possibilities of space travel ...

A glorious nature-inspired programme featuring Harriet Mackenzie (violin), Eamonn Dougan (conductor) and the ...

As the RSPB’s Global Conservation Director, Martin has spearheaded campaigns and voiced his opinion on some of the ...

Rihab Azar Trio will take you on a journey through the rich sounds of both classical and contemporary Middle-Eastern ...

In this inspiring, authentic and heart-warming show about life, circus, entertainment and reflection, three ...

Space historian Piers Bizony (author of The NASA Archives) presents a stunning illustrated talk filled with plenty of ...

For over 30 years Mark Austin has covered the biggest stories at home and abroad for ITV News and Sky News. As a foreign ...

Join astonishing international a cappella favourites Voces8 in a celebration of singing, with music ranging from the ...

La La Land director Damian Chazelle re-teams with Ryan Gosling to tell the story of the quiet navy engineer turned ...

Paloma has always mucked about with Pijon. They run wild. They dress up like tigers, flamenco dancers, queens, kings, ...

Give your family the chance to be inspired by professional musicians from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with ...

Judi Dench stars as a sweet natured pensioner living in a picturesque English village, who is harbouring a dark secret: ...

Backed by the Communist Youth League to inspire a new generation of Cosmonauts and taking advice from a noted rocket ...

Award-winning jazz vocalist and Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal and her Big Mini Big Band go from strength to strength ...

Winning prizes around the world, with their recordings, regularly garnering Gramophone Awards and hailed as ...

Your annual Beer and Cider Festival is back bigger and better! Early Bird Offer £10 (per session) Before 1 June ...

When married hairdresser Rita enrols on a university course to expand her horizons, little does she realise where the ...

This years’ showcase, 'The Play's the Thing', is a potpourri of performance and production, where Wiltshire ...

Join Jack Dee as he takes to the road trying out new material for his forthcoming UK tour, 'JACK DEE - WORK IN PROGRESS' ...

Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation. Experience ...

ZIMBE! Come sing the songs of Africa! is a 45 minute cantata by Alexander L’Estrange, which has rocked the choral ...

Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and ...

The Alphabet Business Convention is a musical extravaganza to celebrate the legendary cult musician, composer and ...

On a cold September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new ...

Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the early songs of the influential progressive rock band Genesis with ...

Stage 65 Youth Theatre brings a bold new staging to this family favourite – a magical adventure for all ages. ...

Greg and Ginny are living together. Ginny is keen to marry Greg, but with unfamiliar slippers under the bed and a ...

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee 2018, Sindhu Vee extends her UK tour due to popular demand with her ...

Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in ...

The estimable London 4-piece Turin Brakes are delighted to announce a UK Acoustic Tour starting Autumn 2019. The band - ...

At the height of the Second World War eccentric genius Alan Turing was breaking the complex German code, Enigma, at ...

Written by Andrew Pollard – who has written the last four pantomimes for Salisbury Playhouse – Robin Hood will ...

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Salisbury Playhouse is delighted to present a new musical adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s The Tailor of ...

A Wiltshire village, 2019. Rob and his fiancée Georgie are checking out the village hall for their wedding reception. ...