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Local • Reliable Service New Forest Acting Up Returns With A New Season Of Live Performance Culture in Common’s New Forest Acting Up programme returns this autumn, bringing professional theatre, music, dance, comedy, storytelling and family shows to community venues across the Forest. Now in its fourth season, New Forest Acting Up brings professional touring artists and companies to village halls and community venues across the New Forest, giving local audiences the chance to experience high-quality live performance on their doorstep. Running from October 2026 to March 2027, the New Forest programme is delivered by Culture in Common, which works with communities across the New Forest to help local people shape and take part in arts and cultural activity where they live. Acting Up is delivered in partnership with Artsreach, Dorset’s rural arts charity, and presented with a network of volunteer promoters based in communities across the Forest. Over the coming months, audiences can encounter everything from curious creatures and wintry folktales to bluegrass, comedy, gripping storytelling and music from around the world, with performances taking place in Hythe, Calshot, East Boldre, Pennington, Lyndhurst, Fawley, Woodgreen and other New Forest communities. In November, Canadian folk quartet Inn Echo brings its fusion of traditional and contemporary music to East Boldre; Ropetackle Storytellers reimagine Jekyll and Hyde in Pennington; and bluegrass band Flats & Sharps performs in Lyndhurst. December brings James Rowland’s storytelling show Team Viking to Fawley, before Budapest Cafe Orchestra rounds o the 2026 programme in Woodgreen with its blend of Balkan, Russian and Eastern European music. More performances will follow across the New Forest from January to March 2027, completing the fourth season of Acting Up. At the heart of the programme is a network of local volunteer promoters, who help select and host the professional shows coming to their communities. is community-led approach means Acting Up is shaped by local people, while bringing artists and companies that might usually be seen in theatres and arts venues directly into community spaces across the Forest. Jacqui Ibbotson, Programme Director at Culture in Common, said: “What makes Acting Up special is the combination of brilliant professional performance and the local people who make it happen. Our volunteer promoters help choose the shows they want to bring to their communities, so every season has a fantastic mix of performances and something for all sorts of audiences.” Find out more about New Forest Acting Up 2026/27, explore the programme and book tickets: https:// cultureincommon.co.uk//new-forest-actingup-2026-27 Budapest Cafe Orchestra A New Community Initiative To Help Bring Generations Together in Pennington and Lymington Reimagine Pennington & Lymington - a new community initiative - is calling on residents, businesses, charities and property owners across Pennington, Lymington and the wider New Forest to help create a shared space where generations can come together, learn practical skills and give unwanted materials a new lease of life. Reimagine Pennington & Lymington, being developed with Transition Lymington and the Maritime Futures Hub, aims to bring together older people with skills and experience to share, younger people looking for opportunities to discover their potential, and local organisations committed to sustainability, creativity and community wellbeing. e initiative is now seeking a suitable temporary home, alongside the people and organisations who can help bring the project to life. David Coppinger, who is helping develop Reimagine through the Maritime Futures Hub, said: “We have people in our community with a lifetime of skills and experience who would love the opportunity to pass them on. We have young people who need somewhere to belong, to meet others, to try new things and discover what they are capable of. And we have an extraordinary amount of material being thrown away that could become something useful, beautiful or valuable. Reimagine is about bringing those three things together. It’s about giving people, skills and materials a new purpose. We don’t need everyone to offer money. Sometimes the most valuable contribution is a few hours of someone’s time, an empty workshop, a sewing machine or an introduction to someone who can help.” For more information or to get involved contact David Coppinger, email: maritimefutureshub@gmail. com or call: 07786 307572.
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