Sarah Singleton looks at what is on offer on stage in Swindon this week

BGroup and China Plate will present a dance performance called Point of Echoes at Swindon Dance tonight.

The year is 1978, and isolated from the mainland, Eric Valentine and Bernard Humphries have been stationed off Echo Point Lighthouse somewhere off the coast of England. The unlikely strangers have just begun to lay down foundations for this odd working relationship when the uncanny occurs.

A collaboration between renowned choreographer Ben Wright and musician and writer Stuart Warwick, Point of Echoes is a haunting tale of love, death and monsters, blending the tones of a Wes Anderson movie with the eerie dread of The Twilight Zone. Tickets are £7 -£11, from 01793 601700 or swindondance.org.uk.

  • The Upbeat Beatles recreate the sounds of the Fab Four in a show at the Wyvern Theatre at 7.30pm tomorrow night. Expect a musical journey through Beatlemania, Sergeant Pepper and Abbey Road, with breath-taking harmonies and guitar solos, narrative and multi-media presentation - as well as plenty of Scouse humour. Tickets are £21.50.
  • Join Ted and Co for a dining experience like no other, in The Place at the Wyvern Theatre for a St Patrick’s Day Special on Saturday.

A brilliant cast perform an evening of comedy while you dine on a tasty three-course meal. Ted, Dougal, Jack and a tea-loving housekeeper are brought to life, and guests dressing in keeping with the theme is very much encouraged. Tickets are £40, including the meal.

  • Families have a special treat in store at the weekend, when Dear Zoo, the timeless children’s book, makes its stage premier. Written by Rod Campbell, the best-selling lift-the-flap book has delighted generations since it was first published in 1982. The show includes lots of engaging puppets, music and audience interaction. Suitable for ages two plus, the show takes place at the Wyvern Theatre at 1.30pm and 3.30pm on Saturday, and 11am and 2pm on Sunday. Tickets are £16, under-16s £2 off.
  • Classical guitarist Raymond Burley will play works by Scarlatti, Lutoslawski, Barrios, Regondi and JS Bach during a recital at the Wyvern Theatre on Wednesday next week at 1.05pm. Tickets are £6.
  • Comedian Andrew Lawrence brings his Happy Accident Tour to Swindon Arts Centre tonight at 8pm. Star of the BBC’s Live at the Apollo, and billed the most subversive voice in UK comedy right now, Lawrence pokes fun at liberal pretensions. Tickets are £16.50.