Fans of the rock band Dire Straits are invited to an evening celebrating their award-winning music when DS:UK perform at Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 11 July. The band bring to the stage their highly anticipated The Alchemical Tour, which pays tribute to Dire Straits’ infamous live album –...
Preview: Zog and the Flying Doctors, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Zog and the Flying Doctors, based on the bestselling sequel by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, will fly into Southampton this summer, playing at MAST Mayflower Studios from Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 July 2024. Zog, super keen student turned air-ambulance, still lands with a bang-crash-thump. Together with his...
Preview: The Dolly Show, Theatre Royal Winchester
A West End star and Dolly Parton impersonator takes to the stage in The Dolly Show at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 10 July. Kelly O’Brien appears as country music singer Dolly Parton – and the only Parton impersonator to be endorsed by the Parton family itself – capturing...
Preview: Pretty Woman, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The smash hit, Pretty Woman: The Musical, will arrive at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre from Monday 22 to Saturday 27 July 2024. Pretty Woman: The Musical is Hollywood’s ultimate rom-com, live on stage, guaranteed to lift your spirits and light up your heart. Once upon a time in the late ’80s,...
Preview: Frank Turner (with support from The Meffs), 1865, Southampton
Photo credit: Shannon Shumaker Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls have announced details of a more traditional headline UK tour for July 2024 in celebration of his tenth album Undefeated, including a stop at the 1865 in Southampton on Thursday 18 July. “I’m bringing the tour, the new album,...
Preview: The Bon Jovi Experience, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Celebrating 30 years on the road this year, The Bon Jovi Experience is MAST Mayflower Studios on Friday 19 July with a brand-new production. Get ready to rock your way through an unforgettable journey with the only show to be endorsed by Jon Bon Jovi himself! Immerse yourself in...
Wickham Festival is on the move
The Wickham Festival is moving home – but only a few hundred yards. The popular long-running event is switching to a different site for this year’s event from August 1-4 headlined by rock goddess Suzi Quatro, Curtis Stigers and the Levellers. Winchester City Council have just approved the transfer...
Local and young talent perform at Hat Fair 2024
Photo of Arthur L Wood Hat Fair, the UK’s longest running festival of Outdoor Arts, which runs from Friday 5 – Sunday 7 July, is ready to celebrate local and young talent with an extensive line-up of performances from youth theatre groups, drama students, local choirs, musicians, singers, dancers,...
Preview: WNO Crossing Borders Concert Tour, Turner Sims, Southampton
Tomáš Hanus & WNO Orchestra – Prague Spring Festival Opening Concert – Photo Credit Pražské Jaro 2 The Welsh National Opera (WNO) Orchestra will embark on a musical journey through some of Central Europe’s finest masterpieces, for their summer concert tour, Crossing Borders, presented by WNO Music Director Tomáš...
Interview: Germein – Three Australian sisters rocking the world
Words by Lewis Maclean. Photo by Katie Isham, Germein are a band of three Australian sisters, rocking the world one gig at a time. They are Georgia (singer/keys), Ella (bass), and Clara (drums). Their latest single City Lights was released earlier this year and is the title of their current album. After...