The King and I: Bournemouth Pavilion. More than 50 years after it first took Broadway by storm The King and I remains one of THE great musicals of all time. Best remembered for its Hollywood remake with Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr, this show contains some of the most instantly enjoyable stage tunes ever written including such perennial favourites as Shall We Dance, Getting to Know You and Hello Young Lovers. A vibrant new stage plays the Pavilion until Saturday (August 13). Telephone 0870 111 3000.

Grease: Mayflower Theatre, Southampton Grease - the most popular musical in the history of rock 'n' roll is back at the Mayflower next week. This tale of summer loving in an American High School back in the late 1950s/early 1960s finds the coolest guy around Danny Zuko having his heart melted by Sandy played bv this time around by Pop Idol's Hayley Evetts. The show runs until Saturday (August 20). Telephone 023 8071 1811.

Hooked On Laughter: Bournemouth Pier Theatre Variety entertainment is back at the Pier again on Monday. After several years of indifferent audiences for traditional end of pier farce the 2005 summer season has undergone a change of tack with Hooked On Laughter, a show full of comedy, music and magic which has already made its mark at resorts like Torquay and Eastbourne. The long-running show plays Monday to Thursday evenings and Friday matinees. Telephone 0870 111 3000.

Jacqui Dankworth: The End of the Week Show: Bournemouth Pavilion Successful actress turned brilliant jazz diva Jacqui Dankworth show that the talent of her parents - John Dankworth and Cleo Laine - is very much in the genes when she tops the bill at the latest End of the Week Show at the Bournemouth Pavilion Ballroom this evening. Support will be Firman and Cook. Telephone 0870 111 3000

Roy Walker : Twisters Comedy Club. Veteran comic Roy Walker heads for Bournemouth on Wednesday (August 17) for a gig at the new Twisters Club in Albert Road, Bournemouth.Telephone: 01202 789400

The Case of the Frightened Lady: Various Venues.

Miracle Theatre are back with their touring thriller The Case of the Frightened Lady. Good old fashioned stuff and frightfully British to boot, it finds Tanner of the Yard up to his neck in red herrings, dodgy criminals and curious foreigners with mysterious pasts. It plays Sandford Orcas village hall on Friday (August 12), Abbey House Hotel Garden at Abbotsbury on Saturday (August 13) and Melbury Osmond village hall on Sunday. Telephone 01963 220208, 01305 871532 or 01935 83410.

Jim Davidson : Weymouth Pavilion Controversial comic Jim Davidson returns to Weymouth on Monday (August 15) with the second for his trio of x-rated summer shows in the resort. He'll be back for number three on August 29. Telephone 01305 783225

Macbeth: Kingston Maurward Garden Chapterhouse bring an open ait production of Shakespeare's electrifying tale of passion, power and destructive ambition to the grounds of Kingston Maurward near Dorchester on Friday (August 12). Telephone 01305 267992.

Legends of Comedy: Weymouth Pavilion Trades descriptions may be in for a few phone calls. The 'legends' in question are in fact Cannon and Ball and the Grumbleweeds. They play Weymouth every Friday until September 2. Telephone 01305 783225

A Night at the Musicals: Bournemouth Pier Theatre. Duncan Breeze leads a troupe of excellent singers and dancers through a toe-tapping, feel-good selection of big numbers that have caused a sensation on the London and New York stage. With two different formats this show covers a huge number of musical blockbusters and runs every Sunday night through the summer. Telephone 0870 111 3000.

Chas 'n' Dave: Bournemouth Pier Theatre Gertchaselves darn to the Pier on Saturday (August 12) to see those favourites Chas 'n' Dave in action. First rate entertainment...and far better musically than a lot of people realise. Telephone 0870 111 3000.

The Barron Knights: Barrington Theatre, Forndown Community Centre

Veteran pop jokers The Barron Knights bring their Bop 'till We Drop tour to the Barrington Theatre at Ferndown Community Centre on Friday (August 12). Telephone 01202 894858.

Us4//U2: Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone. Crikey! With all those backslashes and stuff in the title it looks more like a scientific formula than the name of a band but rest assured this bunch, who play Kyps on Friday (August 12), are a U2 tribute act. Saturday sees Stars In Their Eyes winner Terry Nash as Meatloaf and on Sunday it's Rory Gallagher tribute outfit Sinnerboy. Meanwhile next Wednesday will be a special night at Kyps with a visit from the very wonderful Bluetones Telephone 01202 748945

Are You Experienced :The Brook, Southampton Hendrix tribute band Are You Experienced play The Brook on Friday (August 12) performing a set of classics like Hey Joe, Voodoo Chile and All Along The Watchtower. Complete with Monterey style guitar-burning climax with Wild Thing Saturday finds Gunz 'n' Rozes, a band that describes themselves as "the most dangerous tribute band in the world." You Have been warned!. Telephone 023 8055 5366.