SURREAL HUMOUR: Comic Tony Law stood in for James Acaster atWeymouth Pavilion’s Sunday Night Comedy

Stand-in Tony laysdown Law on fun

Turn back time with Hardy era tunesTHE clock is being turnedback a couple of centuries atMapperton, near Beaminster, onJune 19.All Saints’ Church, which is

attached to Mapperton House,is hosting an afternoon concertof West Gallery music by

Beaminster Gallery Quire, whospecialise in the lively villagechurch music of former times.Quire director Ron Emett said:

“Beaminster Gallery Quire ispart of the modern revival ofWest Gallery music, as heardsome 200 years ago from the

galleries of country churches.“Sung and played by villagers

using whatever instrumentswere to hand, it was necessarilyhomespun; yet today it remainsstrong and vibrant withwonderful tunes and harmonies.“This is the music so beloved

of Thomas Hardy.”The Summer Concert of West

Gallery Music is on Sunday June19 at 3pm in All Saints’ Church.Tickets are £7.50 and are

available from the MappertonEstate Office on 01308 862645.See bgq.org.uk for information.

ENTERTAINMENTdorsetecho.co.uk/leisure

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EVENTSTODAY (2)Borderline Line Dance Classes St.Aldhelm’s Church Centre, Spa Road,Weymouth, £4 per hour, 7:30pm,01305 773033Harmonics Weymouth CommunityFire Station, Radipole Lane,Weymouth, £5 a session payablemonthly. First one FREE, 2pm, 01305776106Social 7 a side Astroturf footballRedlands Sports Centre, DorchesterRoad, Weymouth, £2.50, 2pm,01305 257172Ladies fitness class Prince ofWales school, Maiden CastleRoad, Dorchester, £4, 8:00pm,07880550057Preston Sequence Dance PrestonVillage Hall, Preston Road,Weymouth, £1.50 per person toinclude a cup of tea/coffee and abiscuit, 7:45pm, 01305 771843Seashore Explorer Week KnollBeach Office, Knoll Beach, Studland,10am, 01929 450500Kids Go Free at the Keep Museumin Half Term Keep Military Museum,Barrack Road, Dorchester Adults£7, over 60s £5.50, 10am, 01305264066St. Swithun’s Community CoffeeMorning St.Swithun’s Church, NorthAllington, Bridport, 10:45amBrewery Square Annual SpringFashion Show Vivo Lounge, 21Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester6:30pm Tickets are £10 each andcan be purchased from Thomas JWilliam Hair and Beauty Design,Jones Bootmaker, Joules, GerryWeber, HOBBS, Phase Eight andStolen From Susie, 01305 757000Auction of Gifts Weymouth FireStation, Community Room 2,Radipole Lane, Weymouth, 7pm,07588 777556Bats, Burgers & Bangers!Honeybrook Farm, Nr Stanbridge,Wimborne Minster, Bookingessential! Adults £10, Children 4yrs+£5, under 4s FREE, 7:30pm, 01202881120

TOMORROW (3)Nerd the Gathering WeymouthCommunity Firestation, SafeWiseCentre Radipole Lane, Weymouth,£3 Entry, 5pm, 0748 6349838Snooker and Pool group SnookesSnooker Club, Caroline Place,Weymouth, £2.502pm, 01305 257172Quarters Kids Borstal Officers Club/Governor’s Community Garden,Grove Road, Portland, 6pm and7.30pm Tickets are free, fromCards’n’Celebrations, EastonShopping Centre, Portland, 07964271802Opera Holloway presentsDonizetti’s Don PasqualeBrownsword Hall, Pummery Square,Poundbury, Dorchester, 7pm Ticketscost £25 from operaholloway.co.ukBak 2 Skool Quiz Night FGPSystems, The Hunter Building, 20-22Cumberland Drive, WeymouthWeldmar Summer Party SherborneSchool, Abbey Rd, Sherborne6.30pm – 8pm, Tickets £12.50(includes drinks and canapes),

Get set to celebrate for Queen and countryA SEASIDE fort is readyingitself for a patriotic celebration.The Nothe Fort in Weymouth

is hosting a 90th birthday streetparty on Sunday June 12 from5.30pm to 7.30pm.Come along and join in for this

very special celebration in whichthe fort will be decorated with

bunting and balloons, there willbe musical entertainment andan opportunity to join up withfriends and family.People are invited to dress in

red, white and blue and therewill be prizes for the mostoriginal patriotic costume.Tables and chairs will be

provided by the fort and peoplecan bring along a picnic tea.The Fort View Café will be

open for hot drinks, ice creams,snacks and a full bar. A specialboxed picnic tea will be availablefor £5, but these must be orderedat time of booking.In the case of wet weather,

people can be accommodatedunder cover.

n Tickets are available fromNothe Fort reception or bycalling 01305 766626 ext 3. Thereare a limited number of places.Tickets cost £2 per person.See nothefort.org.uk for more

information.

REVIEWSUNDAYNIGHT COMEDYWEYMOUTH PAVILION

AUDIENCE members who hadseen what happened last timea comedy headliner cancelledwere left waiting in nervousanticipation of flying drinks ashost Tom Glover announced thesad news James Acaster wouldbe the second star not to makeit down to Weymouth Pavilion’scomedy night.Thankfully, in true professional

form, Glover revealed thatCanadian-born Tony Law wouldbe the replacement act of thenight.Before that, Glover laid down

the ground rules of holding onto pints firmly and introducedthe first comedy act of thenight, John Robins. Setting offwith an obvious observation ofthe quarter-full theatre, Johnquickly moved on to the topic oflads’ drinking culture, growingolder and the discovery of mengetting thrush. Though fallingflat at times, Robins managed togag his way back to a rip-roaringfinish that led the path for thenext act and probably the best ofthe evening.Pavilion returnee Luke

Honnoraty, best known forsupporting Russell Kane andMatt Richardson, upped thelevel of entertainment with hisself-deprecating and anecdotal

humour. Rounds of applausewere awarded for his tales of3am ice-cream feasts and shameover being confused with abouncy castle salesman at achild’s birthday party. Honnoratyhad the audience in the palm ofhis hand throughout the set, apower that was definitely lost in

the last act.TV star Tony Law, known

from shows such as Have I GotNews For You, Never Mind theBuzzcocks and 8 Out of 10 Cats,performed the unexpected.Surreal and quite often

improvised, Law’s off-the-wallcomedy was perhaps lost on

the Weymouth audience whowere at times laughing out ofnervousness. Still, by the end ofthe set many were won over byhis wackiness and, with that,Tony was off to drive back homein his much talked-about CitroenPicasso Xsara.

RACHEL LILY