Photo: Trans Pride Winchester, credit: Hampshire Trans+ Network On Saturday 12 April, the first ever Trans Pride Basingstoke is to take place in the heart of the town. This is a grassroots event, organised by Hampshire Trans+ Network. The event starts with a protest march through the town, starting...
Southampton band, Regent, announce new single, I Feel For You
Following the release of their sophomore album and a string of singles last year, Southampton-born band Regent return this April with a new track titled I Feel For You (out 25 April) – a tale of lost love and liberation. Opening with euphoric drums and Britpop-indebted guitar twangs, I...
Preview: The Comedy of Terrors!, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of farce are invited to an evening of multiple mistaken identity when The Comedy of Terrors! comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 29 April. The Comedy of Terrors! tells the story of Jo Smith who arrives for an audition with director, Vyvian Jones – only to discover...
Preview: It is I, Seagull, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
An opera singer is on a mission to make opera more interesting. Comedy writer and opera singer, Lucy Mellors, is flying into Mayflower Studios on Wednesday 7 May for a performance of It is I, Seagull, her comedy opera show set in space. Raised in Hedge End, Southampton, Lucy...
Preview: A to Z of Romsey by Martin Brisland
Local tour guide and author, Martin Brisland, will launch his sixth book on Thursday 24 April. The event take place at Waterstones bookshop in The Hundred, Romsey from 7pm, and tickets are available on Eventbrite via waterstones.com/events. “Despite growing up just outside Romsey and thinking I really knew the...
Preview: Rhinestone Cowboy, Theatre Royal Winchester
Celebrate the life and music of the American country music singer, Glen Campbell, with Rhinestone Cowboy, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 25 April. Rhinestone Cowboy takes audiences on a journey through Campbell’s remarkable career, reliving the highs and lows – from his humble beginnings and early session musician...
Gallery: Southampton Marathon 2025
Thousands of runners hit the streets yesterday, as the ABP Southampton Marathon – now in its 10th year – returned to the city. We’ve put together a selection of photos from the day, taken by Mike Daish. In Common is not for profit. We rely on donations from readers...
Preview: Welsh National Opera’s Spring Season, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) Spring Season comes to Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 30 April to Saturday 3 May, and Peter Grimes, The Marriage of Figaro, and Play Opera Live. Peter Grimes Following on from the success of Welsh National Opera’s new production of Britten’s Death in Venice, this Spring...
Local young people invited to audition for Annie
Local young people are invited to audition for a professionally-led musical production of the all-time classic, Annie – that will be performed at Theatre Royal Winchester this summer. Annie is the story of a little orphan girl living in 1930s New York, determined to find the parents who abandoned...
Preview: The Pianist, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
The Pianist, a new musical adaptation of Władysław Szpilman’s memoir, adapted and directed by Thom Southerland will play as a semi-staged workshop for two performances only at Mayflower Studios next week on Wednesday 9 and Saturday 12 April. For the first time, it will incorporate his original compositions into...