TOM’S MIDNIGHT GARDEN

IS it possible to travel back in time?

Tom has always believed it cannot be done, but when the grandfather clock in the hallway chimes 13 times, Tom is transported to a secret garden from the past.

Here he meets Hatty and together these two new friends enjoy fantastic adventures in a magical wonderland. But with each new journey through time, strange things begin to happen – and Tom must solve the mystery of the midnight garden!

The Birmingham Stage Company brings To m’s Midnight Garden to Lighthouse Poole from Tuesday to Saturday.

ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE

KATH and her elderly father Kemp live in a house on the outskirts of a rubbish dump. Their drab existence is interrupted by the arrival of a new lodger, the enigmatic Mr Sloane.

Provocative and sexually ambiguous, Sloane soon has both Kath and her brother Ed competing for his favours. But all is not as it seems. Behind Sloane’s nonchalant demeanour lies a calculating psychopath with a dark and secretive past.

Seduction, blackmail and murder lie waiting in the wings.

Entertaining Mr Sloane is at The Haymarket in Basingstoke from Wednesday to Friday.

RAPUNZEL

NARRATED by a wonderful frog, this fun adaptation has all the elements of a traditional tale…the witch, the beautiful girl locked in a tall tower and, of course, the handsome prince who attempts to save Rapunzel… With specially recorded music, beautifully made rod puppets, and Steve Smart’s masterly puppetry skills, Rapunzel is at the Nuffield Theatre for one day and two shows only tomorrow.