1 The pantomime production of Jack and the Beanstalk is well underway at the Regent Centre, Christchurch, with performances at 7.30pm tonight and tomorrow, and at 2pm and 6pm on Saturday. Tickets for show, performed by the Highcliffe Charity Players, are £13.50 for adults or £11.50 for under-16s.

2 The first in a series of storytelling sessions for children aged three to seven begins tomorrow at 1.30pm with the classic tale, The Three Little Pigs. The fun, lively sessions will take place at the Red House Museum and Gardens in Christchurch, costing £4.50 per child.

3 Head to Bournemouth’s Shelley Theatre tomorrow or Saturday night to see Rogue Opera’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Both showings begin at 7.30pm and tickets are £19.50 or £17.50 for concessions, available from the venue’s website or box office.

4 Experience the murder mystery that has kept people guessing for so long, as Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is performed tonight, tomorrow and Saturday at Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts. Performances start at 7.45pm each evening, plus a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm. Tickets range from £31.25 to £38.25, available from Lighthouse’s website or box office.

5 Skate at the south coast’s largest indoor ice rink, open every day at the Bournemouth International Centre. Tickets are £10.50, with concessions for seniors, students and under-16s. Head to https://wwwbhlivetickets.co.uk to book a session.

6 Studio Jazz will present a performance by the Iain Ballamy Quartet at Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts, tomorrow evening from 8pm. Iain (saxophone), Huw Warren (piano), Percy Pursglove (bass, trumpet), and Mark Whitlam (drums) will perform a programme of original new music and reworkings of earlier songs. Tickets are £17.75 or £14 for concessions, available from Lighthouse’s website or box office.

7 See Shakespeare like never before with a pantomime production of Macbeth, taking place at Lytchett Matravers Village Hall tomorrow and Saturday. Performed by the Castle Players, this unique show inspired by the Shakespearean tragedy also includes good guys and bad guys, a Dame and a dog. Evening performances start at 7.30pm with a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm. Tickets are available from https://www.castleplayers.com/

8 Take part in the RSPB’s nationwide event on Sunday and head to Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth, to record the many different species of bird that rest there. Suitable for all ages, this is a drop-in event with no charge and no need to book. Staff will be on hand in the wildlife garden with all the information you need.

9 Le Big Sing returns to Poole on Sunday, with a day-long workshop followed by a performance at Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts, at 4pm. For more information or to register for the workshop, visit https://www.bschorus.co.uk/article/le-big-sing. Tickets to the performance are £5.85, available from Lighthouse’s website or box office.

10 An Encore screening of Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty will take place at the Regent Centre, Christchurch, on Sunday at 7pm. Tickets are £18.50 for adults, £16.50 for concessions and £10 for under-18s, available from the Regent Centre’s website or box office.