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FESTIVAL OF WESSEX 2026 • 49 Women of Dorset: Unearthed Sam is on edge, but an extraordinary party shows her there is more to life… Unearthed is a fierce and celebratory new play performed by thirty Dorset women, and created by hundreds of women from across the county who worked together to unearth eleven incredible historical women who survived and thrived in Dorset. The key facts of their lives are true, the rest is a delicious, riotous imagining. 24 and 25 July: The Corn Exchange, High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 1HF. Friday and Saturday 7.30pm (Saturday matinee 2.30pm). £16 / £14. 01305 266926 / dorchesterarts.org.uk . 31 July - 1 August: Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. £14.55 / £12.55. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk. Juliet & Romeo Lost Dog blend dance, theatre and comedy for an alternative take on Romeo and Juliet . It turns out the star-crossed lovers didn’t die. They are middle-aged and trying hard to live happily ever after. 18 June: Salisbury Playhouse, Malthouse Lane, SALISBURY, SP2 7RA. 2pm and 7.30pm. £13 - £32. 01722 320333 / wiltshirecreative.co.uk . BalletBoyz: Still Pointless Twenty-five years after Michael Nunn and William Trevitt’s critically acclaimed debut performance Pointless at the Roundhouse, pioneering dance company BalletBoyz returns to the stage with their new show Still Pointless at Lighthouse Poole on Tuesday 30th June. Still Pointless leads audiences on a retrospective journey through a quarter of a century of daring commissioning, producing, and performing dance across stage and screen. The 10 world-class dancers, some new to the company and some returning, include Joshua Attwood, Dan Baines, Paris Fitzpatrick, Seirian Griffiths, JJ James, Dylan Jones, Benji Knapper, Luigi Nardone, Yasset Roldan, and Kai Tomioka. The show will open with an excerpt from Russell Maliphant’s seminal work Critical Mass , performed as part of the original show at the Roundhouse back in 2001. At once looking back to celebrate all the company has achieved and looking forward to the future with enthusiasm and ambition, the show will also showcase the world-premiere of a brand- new commission by up-and-coming choreographer Seirian Griffiths. The evening will feature excerpts of work from the company’s history from choreographers including Christopher Wheeldon, Maxine Doyle, Liam Scarlett, Xie Xin, and Javier de Frutos, and composers Cassie Kinoshi, Keaton Henson, and Max Richter. 30 June: Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 7.45pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk. Too Many Greek Myths Living Spit cram twenty Greek myths into one chaotic and hilarious show. From Hades to Heracles, their harebrained humour, wigs and irreverence turn myth into a side-splitting mythological marathon. 16 and 17 July: Salisbury Arts Centre, Bedwin Street, SALISBURY, SP1 3UT. 7.30pm. £23 / £19. 01722 320333 / wiltshirecreative.co.uk . The Pickwick Papers Dickens has never been this delightfully unpredictable! Secure your seat and prepare for an uproarious adventure with the Pickwick Society - where the only certainty is a thoroughly good time to be had by all! 16 August: Maumbury Rings, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QZ. 6pm. £20 / £18. 01305 266926 / dorchesterarts.org.uk .