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- 1. ENTERTAINMENT 30 / ThursdayDecember 12, 2013 bournemouthecho.co.uk/leisure @bournemouthecho THE thundering rhythms of the Kodo taiko drummers will echo through the Lighthouse Poole in the New Year. The electrifying drummers bring their exquisite musician- ship, stunning visuals and pure theatre to the UK for the first time since 2010 with their most ambitious production yet. Kodo One Earth Tour 2014: Legend will hit the Poole on February 15. Hailing from the remote Japanese Sado Island, Kodo is the first and most influential taiko ensemble in the world, comprising a 26-strong troupe of musicians and dancers who transform centuries-old traditional Japanese ritual and performing arts into exhilarating, contemporary stage shows. Since its foundation in 1981, Kodo has given nearly 4,000 performances across all five continents, from war-torn Croatia to Carnegie Hall and from the Nobel Peace Prize to the Football World Cup. Their unique re-imagining of ancient instruments, traditional music and dance has inspired the likes of Stomp and Cirque du Soleil. Kodo Ensemble Leader, Tomohiro Mitome, says: “We have enriched our performances with artistic expressions previously unseen on the Kodo stage, incorporating new costumes and Western instruments.” Rhythm of drumming PREPARE for a prog-rock journey from down under with the Australian Pink Floyd Show. The renowned tribute band brings their Set The Controls tour to the BIC on March 6 The tour will draw heavily from the iconic The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Division Bell albums but will also feature an element that will allow the audience to choose the material that the band plays in certain sections of the show. Following on from their visit to the BIC earlier this year, this even bigger UK tour will see that band bringing their meticulously crafted show to an ever-growing audience. Founder member Jason Sawford said: “We cannot wait to start the Set The Controls tour, the UK audiences are always brilliant.” Bassist Colin Wilson added: “This tour will take the band the length and breadth of the UK. We’re looking forward to meeting up with the Aussie Floyd fans again and, of course, playing the amazing music of Pink Floyd.” The band attempt to capture and convey the spirit as well as the sound, and attention is lavished upon their jaw-dropping visuals and effects. Aussie Floyd, who have sold over three million concert tickets in their own right, are much loved for their near note perfect performances which remain true to the original. Their loving recreation of Pink Floyd on stage has made sure they continue to fill large venues such as the BIC. Patrick Gough CONTACT ME t: 01202 411259 e: patrick.gough@ bournemouthecho.co.uk twitter: @patrickgough FFllooyydd sshhiinniinngg oonn THE award-winning Highcliffe Charity Players return to tread the boards once more next year. The team is set to deliver a family pantomime of comic pirate adventure Treasure Island at the Regent Centre. It will run for 11performances from January 17-25. Tickets are priced at £9.50- £13.50, and profits will go to local charities. Toby Bradford and Tina Webster’s new panto adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s much loved tale is billed as Treasure Island meets Robinson Crusoe. Audiences can expect a fun evening of great sets and costumes, popular show songs, dazzling dance routines, slapstick humour and, of course, audience participation. Stuart Darling returns as musical director of his second Charity Players’ panto, and HCP Chairman Georgina Smith, herself an award winning principal boy and choreographer, is both director and choreographer. “In our 42 year history, HCP have staged all the traditional pantos,” she says. “So it’s a real pleasure to find something new. And not only new, but really funny, too. HCP’s very first panto back in 1972 was Robinson Crusoe, so there’s a link to our past.” R I N G W O O D - B A S E D Forest Forge Theatre Company brings their brand new production of Anne of Green Gables to the Lighthouse Poole on February 1. Based on LM Mont- gomery’s bestselling novel, the story begins with the Cuthberts, a couple who are looking to adopt a boy to help on their farm. What they get is Anne; a girl with bright red pigtails, a vivid imagination and a fiery spirit. Anne turns a rural community upside down with her passionate nature, joyful honesty and infectious energy. Featuring a host of memorable characters, this story about family, friendship and the fun of childhood comes from the same team that created The Phoenix and the Carpet and Midnight is a Place. Beautiful music and the usual Forest Forge magic and mayhem will be sure to entertain and delight families with children aged over five. Kirstie Davis, artistic director of Forest Forge, will direct the production and says: “Anne of Green Gables was one of my favourite books as a child because she is full of joy and imagination, spirited and willful and gets into trouble constantly at school and in the comm- unity. We believe this is the first time the book has been adapted since the 1960s for the stage and once again Russ Tunney has brought his trademark humour and magic to this well known tale.” Magical kids classic PPiirraattee ppaannttoo aaddvveennttuurree ATOM HEART: The Austrailian Pink Floyd Show will play the BIC on March 6