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FAIR PLAYPop-up festival BoomTown Fair materialises at Winchester’s Matterley Bowl Estate on 7-10 August, with hundreds of diverse international acts and sideshows spread across the eight districts of this ‘magical city’. Headliners include French gypsy gyrators Babylon Circus, pioneering bass producer Eats Everything and Australian ska and jazz band The Cat Empire.

Visit OldTown’s swashbuckling pirates and WooHoo Revue; Whistlers Green’s folk,

blues and world music; Mayfair Avenue’s swanky electro-swing clubs and swing bands; Wild West’s hillbilly, bluegrass and Crazy Calamities saloon; KidzTown’s family-friendly Sandcastle Stage; ChinaTown’s punk and Devil Kicks Dancehall; DownTown’s late-night garage and grime; Barrio Loco’s dirty bass and Ms Dynamite; and TrenchTown’s 40ft Aztec temple stage featuring Jimmy Cliff and The Wailers.www.boomtownfair.co.uk

C U L T U R E V U L T U R EMarianka Swain finds August’s best shows, exhibitions and events

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKOpen-air theatre company The Lord Chamberlain’s Men celebrates its 10th anniversary by performing Romeo and Juliet at historic venues like Hatchlands Park, The Vyne, Kingston Lacy, Breamore House and Nymans – full schedule on the website. Enjoy the world’s greatest love story in sumptuous grounds with an accompanying picnic.020 7240 9492; www.tlcm.co.uk

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TOP TICKETSTO 17 AUGUST

ART AT THE HEARTNUFFIELD PLAYING FIELD, SOUTHAMPTONThe summer festival at Nuffield’s unique pop-up venue includes Luke Barnes’ play about a dedicated football fan, ZoieLogic’s visually stunning dance performance, Baroque music from Red Priest, an afternoon of Global Rhythms, and an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s First World War short story.02380 671771; www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk

18-23 AUGUST

ANNIE GET YOUR GUNBOURNEMOUTH PAVILIONThe classic Irving Berlin musical about the rootin-tootin’ romance between sharpshooter Annie Oakley and rival marksman Frank Butler features West End stars Emma Williams

and Jonathan Wilkes.0844 576 3000; www.bournemouthpavilion.co.uk

14-16 AUGUST

ROLEPLAYTIVOLI THEATREIt’s the dinner party from hell in Alan Ayckbourn’s comic play with sinister undertones, as unexpected arrivals reveal the truth beneath the bourgeois guests’ civilised veneer.01202 885566; www.tivoliwimborne.co.uk

ART ATTACKTO 30 AUGUST

SUMMER EXHIBITIONARTWAVE WESTThe contemporary gallery marks its fifth anniversary with a varied display of nine artists’ work, from recent graduates to Amy Albright, who exhibited in the very first show and is now a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists, plus Martin Goold’s pastels and colourful oils by Donna Goold.01297 489746; www.artwavewest.com

TO 17 AUGUST

JONNY HANNAH: ALL THAT OTHER MOTHER JAZZASPEX GUILDHALLTwo of Portsmouth’s cultural destinations join forces with the opening of a new aspex contemporary art gallery at Portsmouth Guildhall. The debut exhibition comes from jazz-loving illustrator and designer Jonny Hannah, whose work has appeared in Vogue, The New York Times and The Sunday Telegraph. 02392 778080; www.aspex.org.uk

TO 5 SEPTEMBER

SUMMER EXHIBITIONHATCH GALLERYCornish artists Melanie McDonald and Glyn Macey evoke the freedom of summer and the joy of living by the sea in their coastal paintings, which feature vivid hues and a beautiful quality of light.01202 474644; www.hatchgallery.co.uk

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Baroque and roll: Red Priest is

part of a varied programme at

Southampton’s pop-up festival Art

at the Heart

Below Sharp shooters: Annie Get Your Gun hits Bournemouth Pavilion

Life’s a beach: Dorset artist Donna Goold (above and below) helps Artwave West celebrate its fifth anniversary in style