BATH THEATRE ROYAL Tel: (01225) 448844

Until Saturday, October 21: Light Bleak, shocking, yet blackly comic.

From Tuesday, October 24: Oliver! Presented by Bath Light Operatic Group.

Until Saturday, October 21: Shelf Life A trolleyload of wry and quirky stories from Theatre Alibi, at the Ustinov.

From Thursday, October 26: Hiawatha The tale of a legend, from The Theatre Royal Bath Young People's Theatre, at the Ustinov.

THE RONDO, LARKHALL, BATH Tel (01225) 448844

Until Saturday, October 21: Sandcastles Chaos on the British beach, from Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society.

Thursday, October 26: The Adventures of Sinbad and the Magic Turtle Fun-filled comedy for children age four plus.

MERLIN THEATRE, FROME Tel: (01373) 465949

Tuesday, October 24: Sisters and Others Revival of Scarlet Theatre's acclaimed production, which features only the women from Chekov's masterpiece Three Sisters.

BRISTOL OLD VIC Tel: (0117) 987 7877

From Friday, October 20: King Lear Jan Sargent's bold new version of the great tragedy.

Until Oct 28: The Scan and The Voice Boxer Two new plays by Peter Tinniswood. In the New Vic Studio.

BRISTOL HIPPODROME Tel: 0870 607 7500

From Tuesday, October 24: Bristol Gang Show

THE TOBACCO FACTORY, BEDMINSTER, BRISTOL Tel: 0117 987 7877

Until Nov 11: Elsie & Norm's Macbeth Classic Scottish tragedy turns classic Yorkshire comedy.

SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE Tel: (01722) 320333

Until Saturday, October 21: The Circle by W Somerset Maugham.

From Thursday, October 26: Getting On Alan Bennett's comic look at the political world around us.

SALISBURY CITY HALL Tel: (01722) 327676

Thursday, October 26: Bananas in Pyjamas

VICTORIA ART GALLERY, BATH Tel: (01225) 477772, and HOTBATH GALLERY, BATH (01225) 328673

Until Nov 8: Pakistan: Another Vision Fifty years of painting and sculpture in Pakistan.

Hotbath Gallery until Nov 8: Northern Lights.

BLACK SWAN GUILD, FROME Tel (01373) 473980

Until Oct 28: Jane Adam Anodised aluminium jewellery and photo essays.

QUINTESSENCE, FROME (01373) 461352

Until Oct 28: Poured Pulp Picture making by Joy Moorhead.

OCTAGON GALLERIES, BATH Tel (01225) 462841

Until Jan 28: Photogenic Arresting, heart-stopping photos from 1826 to 1997 from the Royal Photographic Society's collection.