Catherine Collins

A new contemporary performance week is announced

Three of Winchester’s performing arts charities, Play to the Crowd, Hampshire Cultural Trust and Discarded Nut, have joined forces to celebrate contemporary performance with the creation of RAW – Winchester’s contemporary performance week. This year’s RAW will run from Tuesday 25 to Saturday 29 March with performances taking place...

Writers and directors wanted for new project

Local writers and directors looking for others to discuss creative ideas with and work together are invited to apply for a ‘speed-dating’ evening at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 9 April. The Unwritten: Creative Speed Dating Evening, which will see writers and directors pitching ideas, showcasing their work and...

Preview: In Other Words, The Point, Eastleigh

Five-star and Moliere Award winning theatre show, In Other Words, heads to The Point, Eastleigh on Friday 14 March. In Other Words is a deeply affecting love story, exploring the transformative power of music to help reconnect those living with dementia to their loved ones and the world around...

Heritage: the highest point in Southampton

By Martin Brisland. How High the Moon is a jazz standard song dating from 1940. The enduring popularity, since it started in 1955, of the Guinness World Records books shows that people are always fascinated to learn what is the fastest, longest, heaviest, oldest, tallest in any given field....

Preview: Dreamcoat Stars, Theatre Royal Winchester

Musical theatre fans can enjoy every minute of Dreamcoat Stars – a chance to revel in the biggest musical numbers – when the show returns to Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 16 March. Dreamcoat Stars features four sensational singers from the global hit, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, performing...