Why choose our Guest House?

Alan and Heather have been running the Southern Comfort Guesthouse now for 7 years and enjoy welcoming people from all over the UK and overseas. We also offer a wealth of local knowledge and information as well as guides, maps and walking books.

Full Bed & Breakfast Service

With our Bed and Breakfast service we serve a delicious Full-English breakfast with vegetarian and lighter options available on request to really get you started on your day exploring beautiful Christchurch and the magnificent surrounding areas of Bournemouth and the New Forest!

14th January 2012

After a successful first show in January 2011, Four Voices return with a brand new show for 2012 and this one promises to be another magical night. There will be songs from My Fair Lady, Wicked, Little Shop of Horrors, Jesus Christ Superstar, Miss Saigon and many more. Another highlight of the… Find out more and book online

My Week With Marilyn

13th – 17th January 2012

Eagerly anticipated film based on Colin Clark’s autobiographical Best Seller. In the summer of 1956, Colin Clark, son of historian, Lord Clark and brother of Tory grandee, Alan, is a young, impressionable graduate aged 23, who is just down from Oxford. Determined to make a career in the film… Find out more and book online

Met Opera – The Enchanted Island

22nd – 25th January 2012

In one extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world’s best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The… Find out more and book online

Red Riding Hood – HCP Panto

21st – 28th January 2012

Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Well, the good villagers of Trumpeting-on-the-Marsh are certainly a bit apprehensive – but Red Riding Hood has got her old Granny to look after her. Not to mention Queen’s Park Ranger Jason Greenwood, potty farmhands Nutz and Boltz and, of course, the magic powers… Find out more and book online

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

29th January – 2nd February 2012

Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Jared Harris… Find out more and book online

The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular – 10th Anniversary Tour

3rd February 2012

Fun all the way as the Purveyors of Cool come to town with a sensational show featuring the greatest music of the 20th Century. Wonderful memories of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis in a totally live show successful worldwide. Every song is an absolute classic Come Fly with Me, Under… Find out more and book online

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

4th – 9th February 2012

The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization’s name.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg… Find out more and book online

Weird Creatures A Night with Naturalist Nick Baker

7th February 2012

Weird Creatures
An Evening with Naturalist Nick Baker
Nick Baker is the presenter of Channel 5′s Weird Creatures and was the previous presenter of the BBC’s The Really Wild Show and CBBC’s Spring Watch. His other TV credits include being co-presenter of Pirate Ship Live with Vic Reeves… Find out more and book online

Travelling Light- National Theatre

9th – 10th February 2012

In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl
Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father’s
cinematograph. Bankrolled by Jacob, the ebullient local timbermerchant,
and inspired by Anna, the girl sent to help him make
moving pictures of… Find out more and book online

Met Opera – Wagner’s Gotterdammerung

11th February 2012

With its cataclysmic climax, the Met’s new Ring cycle, directed
by Robert Lepage, comes to its resolution. Deborah Voigt stars as
Brunnhilde and Gary Lehman is Siegfried-the star-crossed lovers
doomed by fate. James Levine conducts…. Find out more and book online

Warhorse

10th – 16th February 2012

Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.
Starring Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson and David Thewlis… Find out more and book online

Alvin & The Chipmunks 3 Chipwrecked

13th – 17th February 2012

Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems…. Find out more and book online

Pink Floyd Tribute 2011

18th February 2012

Rescheduled from the 2/12/2011

The UK Pink Floyd Tribute Show

The UK Pink Floyd Tribute Show came together in Northampton in 2010 and they give Pink Floyd fans a treat for the ears with a full two hour set and a feast for the eyes with a spectacular light and laser show.Find out more and book online

The Iron Lady

17th – 23rd February 2012

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Stars Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent and Richard E. Grant… Find out more and book online

Breakfast At Tiffany’s

21st February 2012

Christchurch Round Table Gala Charity Film
In aid of Round Table Children’s Wish
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (PG)
Christchurch Round Table, in support of the Round Table Children’s Wish charity, invites you to attend a showing of the ultimate classic romantic movie, Breakfast at… Find out more and book online

An Audience with Jonathan Veira

24th February 2012

It is rare these days to find someone who can sing beautifully, entertain and make people of all ages laugh. In his hugely popular One Man Show, Jonathan has established a reputation for just this over the last 26 years singing to thousands around the world. His ability as a musical chameleon … Find out more and book online

Met Opera – Verdi’s Ernani

25th – 28th February 2012

Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi’s thrilling early gem.
Salvatore Licitra is her mismatched lover, and all-star Verdians
Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ferruccio Furlanetto round out the
cast…. Find out more and book online

The All Star 60′s Band

26th February 2012

Imagine five amazingly talented 60s icons, who have enjoyed phenomenal success throughout their musical careers, coming together as one fantastic Supergroup. Tony Crane, lead vocals and guitar with The Merseybeats, boasting a string of hits such as: I Think of You, Sorrow, Wishin’ and Hopin’ and… Find out more and book online

Coriolanus

27th February – 1st March 2012

A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler and Brian Cox… Find out more and book online

The Comedy of Errors- National Theatre

1st – 2nd March 2012

This is the new, contemporary staging of Shakespeare’s furiously paced comedy stars Lenny Henry as Antipholus of Syracuse. Two sets of twins, separated at birth, collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day. As multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale. … Find out more and book online

J. Edgar

3rd – 6th March 2012

As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer and Naomi Watts Find out more and book online

Pygmalion (Arena Theatre)

8th – 10th March 2012

Professor of Phonetics, Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of gentility, the most important element of which, he believes, is impeccable speech. The… Find out more and book online

Bolshoi Ballet – Le Corsaire

11th March 2012

Based loosely on Byron’s poem, this lavish production with music from Adolphe Adam and Leo Delibes, is almost ballet’s answer to Pirates of the Caribbean. It has been a Bolshoi favourite since 2007, when Alexi Ratmansky restored and refined the choreography. Medora, a young slave girl, has been… Find out more and book online

W.E.

12th – 13th March 2012

A two-tiered romantic drama focusing on the affair between King Edward VIII and American divorc�e Wallis Simpson and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
Stars Abbie Cornish, James D’Arcy and Andrea Riseborough
Directed by Madonna… Find out more and book online

The Manfreds – Hits, Jazz and Blues Tour

14th March 2012

The Manfreds with original front man, Paul Jones, will be performing many of their hits along with a mix of jazz and blues songs from some of their best known albums. Paul Jones, with his unique harmonica sound, will be joined by Mike Hugg on keyboards, Tom McGuinness on lead guitar, Rob Townsend… Find out more and book online

BLUE BAYOU 2012

15th March 2012

Blue Bayou brings all the very biggest and best hits of the Big O together in one superb 23rd Anniversary Show. This unique show traces the rise to prominence of one of the greatest and most influential singers of all time. Featuring the Memphis Show Band live on stage, Blue Bayou captures all… Find out more and book online

The Albion Band

16th March 2012

One of the most iconic British folk bands of the 60s and 70s make their first visit to the Regent. 2012 sees the torch being passed to a newer generation of English folk talent as this band brings together some of the finest musicians and singers in the UK folk scene. This new line-up recaptures… Find out more and book online

I Am…Beyonce

18th March 2012

I AM … Beyonce is Europe’s premier Beyonce tribute. Performed by Shanay Holmes, a world class vocalist who has performed throughout the UK and in the West End as a lead in the Michael Jackson tribute show, Thriller Live and played Beyonce’s role in the UK’s first ever theatre tour of Dream Girls…. Find out more and book online

The Descendants

17th – 22nd March 2012

A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident.
Stars: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller… Find out more and book online

Musical Mania 4

25th March 2012

JMDT in association with
St Thomas Garnet’s School – Boscombe
Musical Mania 4
Musical Mania 4 comes to the Regent Centre after three previous highly acclaimed sell out concerts. This charity event is brought to you by JDMT Productions in association with St Thomas Garnet’s School. … Find out more and book online

Carousel (Theatre 2000)

29th – 31st March 2012

The award winning Theatre 2000 return following their sell-out success in November with The King & I with another classic show from the Rogers & Hammerstein repertoire. Carousel is one of the truly great Broadway musicals that enjoyed huge success in 1945, when it cemented the Rodgers & Hammerstein… Find out more and book online

Met Opera – Massenet’s Manon

7th – 10th April 2012

Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent
Pelly’s new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera
House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star, with
the Met’s Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi on the podium…. Find out more and book online

The Fortunes and The Ivy League

13th April 2012

The Fortunes contributed their incredible vocal harmonies to some of the most melodic and enduring pop songs to be released during the 1960s and early 1970s. Following on in the wake of Merseybeat and the R&B of the Rolling Stones, the Fortunes added another dimension to the sound of the classic pop… Find out more and book online

Met Opera – Verdi’s La Traviata

14th – 16th April 2012

Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning
production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings
Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest
Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium…. Find out more and book online

OLIVER! – Milton Musical Society

18th – 21st April 2012

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, Milton Musical Society is presenting OLIVER! This musical adaptation never ceases to delight audiences. From tears to laughter this tale charts the progress of a young ‘orphan’ through the dark streets of London during a period… Find out more and book online

The Bootleg Sixties

22nd April 2012

Starring The Overtures
The Bootleg Sixties are back on tour again with their fantastic sight and sound show, and having rocked the Regent Centre to it’s very foundations last time out, will be looking to go one better on their next visit !. There’ll be some new songs and new images, but it’ll… Find out more and book online

The Artist

23rd – 25th April 2012

Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
Stars: Jean Dujardin, B�r�nice Bejo and John Goodman… Find out more and book online

Barry Steele in Roy Orbison and friends

28th April 2012

Barry Steele in Roy Orbison and Friends

Following his untimely death in 1988, the music of Roy Orbison remains as vital as ever. In this fantastic celebration, Barry Steele, who has performed to rave reviews across the world brings the music and character of the Big O back to life. … Find out more and book online

Extravaganza On Ice

5th May 2012

Amazing, dazzling and magical, this exciting new show will transform the Regent stage into a synthetic ice rink for one night only for the very first time in its 80 year history! Magical Extravaganza On Ice has just returned to the UK following an extensive tour of India and the Middle East. Now the… Find out more and book online

Swing Unlimited All Stars Big Band – Count Basie Tribute ’12

6th May 2012

Swing Unlimited All Stars Big Band is the result of musicians, past and present, within the Swing Unlimited Big Band Group coming together for an ‘All Star’ performance. Founded in 2001, many accomplished musicians have performed in the SUBB Group and continued to refine their skills at different… Find out more and book online

The Baddest Blues Band

18th May 2012

The Baddest Blues Band make their debut performance at the Regent centre on Friday 18th May.
An exhilarating and thoroughly modern mix of blues and contemporary influences; combining a sense of history with their own great originals and a sprinkling of classic songs by the likes of Ray… Find out more and book online

The Drifters 2012

29th June 2012

Following the highly successful gold album ‘Up On The Roof’ released on Sony Music in 2011, The Drifters are back on the road in the UK performing both the classic hits from the last six decades and their superb new material.

There have been over 65 vocalists in the group’s incredible… Find out more and book online

Half a Sixpence

18th – 21st July 2012

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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

6th October 2012

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. I don’t know why she swallowed a fly…

But The People’s Theatre Company do!

And now you can too as they bring one of the world’s best loved nursery rhymes to life for the very first time.

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