THE heady brilliance of one of the 1960s landmark radio comedies is re-visited live on stage in Round The Horne Revisited which plays The Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth next week. The show, direct from its success in the West End, opens on Monday (September 6) and runs until Saturday September 11. Enjoy all the old favourites like Ramblingh Syd Rumpo and of course Julian and Sandy. Telephone 0870 111 3000.

TRY The final summer season production at Bournemouth's Pier Theatre is the Francis Durbridge thriller the Gentle Hook. The play which runs until Saturday September 18 stars the usual array of well known telly faces including Glen Murphy from London's Burning, Tony Scannell from The Bill, Deborah Grant from Bergerac, George Sewell and Gareth Hunt making his first appearance at the Pier since he was taken ill and collapsed during a performance their two years ago. Telephone 0870 111 3000.

SUNDAY night's at The Pier meanwhile continues to offer good old fashioned variety entertainment in the form of the hugely popular Summer Seaside Special. Acts include sixties singing stars The Bachelors and Susan "Bobby's Girl" Maughan, oriental magic act Tensai and comedian and compere Stu "Crush a Grape" Francis. Telephone 0870 111 3000.

THE SALISBURY playhouse autumn season starts on Friday (September 3) with a new production of Shakespeare's much loved comedy Much Ado About Nothing. It is directed by rising young talent Douglas Rintoul who directed Copenhagen at the Playhouse last year and The Taming of the Shrew there in 2002. The play runs until Saturday September 25. Telephone 01722 320333.

REGULAR summer visitors can dance in the aisles to long-running rock 'n' roll musical That'll Be The Day. The show takes a light-hearted look at the golden era of popular music is playing the Bournemouth International Centre from Wednesdays to Saturdays. Telephone 0870 111 3000.

WEST Country comic Jethro is back in action at the BIC on Monday (September 6). The slow talking Cornishman delivers his usual collection of filthy jokes and stories with a style and aplomb that belies his country bumpkin stage image. As Jethro himself puts it "Not for the Vicar". Telephone 0870 111 3000.

PIMLICO Opera bring a new production of Mozart's mercurial love quadrangle Cosi Fan Tuti to The Pointy at Eastleigh on Friday (September 3). Directed by Ptolemy Christie, the work will be sung in English.

THERE'S a tribute to the musical genius of composers George Gershwin and Irving Berlin at The Regent Centre in Christchurch on Friday (Sep 3). The show By George, It's Irving finds singer and pianist Andrew D. Brewis and singer Andrea Martin metaphorically donning top hat and tails for a celebration of the golden age of stage and film musicals. Telephone 01202 499148.

SONGS from the shows production Beyond The Barricade which recently played the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth arrives at The Regent Centre in Christchurch on Saturday (Sep 4). Former cast members from Les Miserables sing blockbuster hits from the musical stage. Telephone 01202 499148.

TWO of Britain's premier leading ladies Sylvia Sims and Jenny Seagrove join forces at Christchurch's Regent Centre on Sunday (September 5) for a theatrical anthology reflecting the varied relationships that exist between mothers and daughters. This delightful and occasionally raffish programme which was devised by Sims . It is accompanied by the guitar of Simon James. Telephone 01202 499148.

FEMALE impersonators The Star Sisters (aka Simon Buchanan and Mr Ken Dee) are back in action with their regular summer show at the Voltz Night Spot at Bournemouth's New Durley Dean Hotel on Sunday nights. Get ready for their versions of Shirley Bassey, Julie Andrews, Liza Minelli and even Anne Robinson. Telephone 01202 525564.

TURNING the clock back to the days of the legendary Rat Pack, The Kings of Swing evoke memories of Las Vegas in the 1960s. The show which plays the BIC on Tuesday nights relives the days when Frank, Sammy and Deano reigned supreme. Telephone 0870 111 3000.

OPERA Circus perform their newly created Sevdah Folk Opera, a musical evocation of the building of the Mostar Bridge in Bosnia, at Bridport Arts Centre on Saturday (September 4). The work is the result of an on-going collaboration between British composer Nigel Osborne and Bosnian musicians and composers Mujo Santic and Invica Vinkovic. Telephone 01308 424204.

GUNS 'N' ROSES tribute act Bad Obsession play Mr Kyps in Lower Parkstone on Friday (September 3). The five man lookalike/soundalike outfit reproduce two hours of classic G'n'R favourites. On Saturday (September 4) there will be a return visit to Kyps Parr Street stage by 2 Tonic who, as their name suggests, area 2-Tone style ska band specialising in Madness, Specials, Bad Manners covers etc. Telephone 01202 748945.

NICHOLAS Martin gives a free lunchtime recital on Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre's celebrated Compton Organ on Friday (Sep 3).