Portsmouth, Southsea and Waterlooville's best events for Thursday and Friday

Here are our top picks.
Marillion are at Portsmouth Guildhall on November 7, 2019.Marillion are at Portsmouth Guildhall on November 7, 2019.
Marillion are at Portsmouth Guildhall on November 7, 2019.

GIG: Marillion emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain, becoming the most commercially successful neo-progressive rock band of the 1980s. Portsmouth Guildhall, Thursday, 7pm.

FILM: A portrait of the artist LS Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion. No6 Cinema, Portsmouth Dockyard, Friday, 7pm.

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TALK: Hampshire Astronomical Group welcome this talk by Professor Martin Griffiths called The Consequences of Contact with ET. £3. Clanfield Memorial Hall, Waterlooville, Friday, 7.30pm.

TRIBUTE: Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars combine live jazz, rare archive photos and video footage. New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, Friday, 7.30pm​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.

STAGE: Popular duo All The Swing perform popular songs through the decades so grab your dancing shoes for A Little Bit Of Everything. Tickets £5. Groundlings Theatre, Portsmouth, Friday, 7.30pm.

THEATRE: Murder, Margaret and Me is a story of friendship, identity and the achievement of women in the long-lost world of the silver screen, starring Lin Blakley. Kings Theatre, Southsea, Friday, 7.30pm.