IT'S time to find your seat at The Lights theatre this winter with a whole host of exciting shows coming to town.

There is nowhere quite like The Lights in Andover, and there is so much to see this season. The theatre is one of the most vibrant cultural hubs of activity in the South, and the upcoming programme reinforces that notion.

Beginning the season with legendary West End favourite Be Bop A Lula, and two ballet performances of Beauty and The Beast (Ballet Theatre UK), there is something for everyone in the coming months. Especially this Christmas.

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Neil Sands popular annual Christmas matinee production is back with a new cast, Neil and his fabulous band will have the crowd singing along in their seats. The same could be said for The Big Band at Christmas on Sunday, December 19.

Included in the festivities is More Christmas Ghost Stories, presented by Don’t Go into The Cellar Theatre Company, who are experts in Victorian horror. Although Halloween is over, this spookily good theatre company will be bringing a brand-new show with unsettling tales of seasonal spooks from resting actor Alfred St John Merrimoon at the beginning of Christmas week.

Rounding off the Christmas period of shows, the annual Santa Shows on Friday, December 23 have almost completely sold out, as well as the Captain Calamity Santamime’s (Wednesday, December 21) selling fast, December will prove to be an entertaining time for families who want to make memories together at The Lights before Santa heads out on his journey around the globe.

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Following the festive season, The Lights has a huge range of shows in the new year, ticking all the boxes for their audience.

January and February will see the return of much-loved music and tribute acts, including  Money for Nothing, Country Superstars, Bon Giovi, One Night in Dublin, and The Fleetwood Mac Songbook, as well as new music shows Pop Princesses and Who Are You UK and The Konks.

Covering a plethora of genres, the auditorium and arena spaces will be filled to the brim with music fans of all ages. Not only this, but in February, the hilarious magician Pete Firman brings his new show Bag of Tricks to the auditorium.