Play to the Crowd, the arts and education charity that runs Theatre Royal Winchester, Hat Fair and Playmakers, has been awarded the inaugural Creative and Cultural Award at this year’s Winchester Business Excellence Awards. The awards, organised by the Winchester Improvement District (BID), The Hampshire Chronicle and Hampshire Chamber...
Preview: NT Live Sing-A-Longs, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre Royal Winchester is hosting two sing-along versions of family-favourite musicals, Encanto and The Greatest Showman on Saturday 17 June. Encanto tells the story of the Madrigals – an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed placed called Encanto, which has blessed every...
Preview: NTL: Fleabag, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre Royal Winchester hosts another National Theatre Live cinema screening – the hilarious and award-winning one-woman show, Fleabag, on Friday 16 June. Fleabag is the story of ‘some sort of woman living her sort of life’! Oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed is just the tip of the iceberg, with...
Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theatre Royal Winchester
Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is given a rambunctious twist when it comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 13 June. A Midsummer Night’s Dream famously tells the story of four Athenian lovers, a group of amateur actors rehearsing a play, and a spat between the King...
Preview: Unwrapped Festival, Eastleigh & Hedge End
Santa Claus himself will be making a very special off-season appearance at Unwrapped Festival in Eastleigh and Hedge End on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June. From 1pm to 3pm, those attending either day of the free, family-friendly festival will have the chance to meet Father Christmas as he...
Mayflower Theatre to celebrate ten years of Summer Youth Projects
When Michael Ockwell joined Mayflower Theatre as the Chief Executive ten years ago, he brought with him a passion for youth theatre and a goal to broaden the engagement of young people in the arts in Hampshire. The main participatory event to achieve this aim was a Summer Youth...
Preview: Kendal Mountain Tour 2023 – Adventure Films, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of travel, adventure and sport can enjoy an evening of award-winning films when Kendal Mountain Tour 2023 – Adventure Films is staged at Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 8 June. Kendal Mountain Tour 2023 – Adventure Films celebrate some of the most spectacular places on Earth, and showcases...
Preview: Top Secret: The Magic of Science, Theatre Royal Winchester
Photo Credit: Michelle Mason Walker Children, and their grown-ups, can watch a real-life science lab take shape when Top Secret: The Magic of Science takes to the stage at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 11 June. Families will marvel at the mystery of magic, the miraculous feats of science...
Victorious Festival Announces Kids Arena Line-Up
Victorious Festival – the UK’s largest metropolitan festival which takes place from 25 to 27 August on Southsea Common – has announced its exciting line-up of family-friendly entertainment for this year’s Kids Arena. Victorious’ Kids Arena is a mini festival packed with activities to keep families and little ones...
Review: Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 31 May 2023
The new musical adaptation of Winnie the Pooh – which opened at Mayflower Theatre today – brings Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, and Tigger, to the stage. Deep in the Hundred Acre Wood, a new adventure is about to begin as we join Pooh and friends on a series...