A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY: Brian Friel is one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights and he has adapted this classic 19th Century masterpiece which charts a passionately eventful month on a country estate as Natalya struggles to recover after being consumed by a hopeless love for her young son’s tutor. Box Office 01243 718312 or online at www.cft.org.uk

THE SOUND OF MUSIC: The world’s best loved musical is heading to Bournemouth from the London Palladium. This is a lavish production that tells the story of Maria and the Von Trapp family singers as they overcome the onset of war. You have no need for Solent Life to tell you of this well known story. PAVILION THEATRE, Bournemouth 22nd September till 9th October. Prices £26 to £39.50 and available from the ticketline 0844 576 3000 or www.bic.co.uk

RIVERSIDE DRIVE & OLD SAYBROOK: COMEDIES BY WOODY ALLEN: Short plays all about wicked relationships, in and out of marriage… A twilight encounter on the Manhattan riverside and surprise arrivals at a summer barbeque show us men and women grappling comically, frantically, and with glorious imagination in the spiky search for happiness. The plays share a second subject: Story telling. How does a writer turn life to fiction? The predicaments are hazardously funny and the plotting unexpected and ingenious. Just as in his films, Woody Allen brilliantly balances irony, savagery, and laughter. NUFFIELD THEATRE, Southampton 22nd September till 9th October. 023 8067 1771 or www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk

AN EVENING WITH PETER ALLIS: This is a must evening for any lover of golf who has listened to the dry and witty comments of this most popular of commentators. An ex professional player with many victories and a Ryder Cup member his anecdotes and knowledge of the game are second to none. FERNEHAM HALL, Fareham Tuesday 14th September at 7.30pm, £20 tickets. 01329 231942 or www.fernehamhall.co.uk