Multi award-winning British pop star and actor Will Young is back with his ninth studio album, Light It Up, also confirming he will play a series of exclusive album launch shows this week including Southampton tonight (10 August), Leeds (11 August) and Liverpool (12 August). New 10-track collection, Light...
Spend your summer with Mayflower
Mayflower Theatre and MAST Mayflower Studios are pleased to announce an array of summer activities that all of the local community can get involved in. Westquay: Disney’s Aladdin Giant Lamp – Now until Sunday 18 August 2024 Before Disney’s Aladdin flies onto Mayflower Theatre’s stage this September, there is an...
Interview: Desmonda Cathabel on her role as Jasmine in Aladdin
Disney’s hit Broadway and West End musical, Aladdin, lands in Southampton as part of its first ever UK and Ireland tour from Thursday 5 to Sunday 29 September 2024. Adapted from Disney’s 1992 animated film and centuries-old folktales, including One Thousand and One Nights, this smash-hit musical is brought...
Lazy Sunday afternoon at The Wickham Festival
By Lewis MacLean The most relaxing day of the week was enhanced by the most relaxing festival in Southern England this weekend. For those not in the know, Wickham festival is renowned for its chill vibes, and you will see people enjoying a wide variety of musical genres at...
Mayflower Theatre Rehearsal Studio development given go ahead
Plans to build a new rehearsal studio at Mayflower Theatre have been approved as part of their mission to create inspiring experiences. The project will deliver a double-height rehearsal studio, two fully accessible dressing rooms and a combined reception and stage door. In addition, the project will deliver...
Preview: One Night in Dublin, Theatre Royal Winchester
Music fans will enjoy the ultimate tribute to feel-good Irish music when One Night in Dublin comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 30 August. One Night in Dublin sees Middi and his award-winning tribute band, the Wild Murphys, transporting audiences to ‘Murphy’s Pub’ for two hours of music,...
Interview: Karim Zeroual on his role as King Julien in Madagascar
Madagascar the Musical comes to Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 21 to Saturday 24 August. Popular TV Presenter, theatre performer and Strictly Finalist Karim Zeroual – best known for anchoring CBBC and reaching the final of Strictly Come Dancing in 2019 – leads the cast of the brand-new UK tour...
Cast of SIX visit Tudor House in Southampton
To mark their royal return to Mayflower Theatre in 2025, and yet another sell out run this year, Mayflower Theatre and SIX visited Tudor House in Southampton to visit the Bronze Cannon which is in situ in the house garden. The cast of SIX visited the bronze cannon which...
Preview: Dinosaur World Live, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of a pre-historic world will be thrilled to learn that the award-winning interactive show, Dinosaur World Live is coming to Theatre Royal Winchester from Saturday 10 August. Direct from London’s West End – and nominated for Best Family Show at this year’s Olivier Awards – Dinosaur World Live...
Review: Pretty Woman the Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 22 July 2024
By Catherine Collins. Pretty Woman opened at Mayflower Theatre last night in front of a packed auditorium, eager to relive the iconic movie – released in 1990. The musical – set in the ‘80s – follows Edward, a rich entrepreneur, and Vivian, a prostitute who Edward hires for a...