MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton, has announced the launch of a new early career artist programme – Propel Associates – designed with the ambition to develop and mentor local companies or individual artists looking to pursue their creative careers. The programme aims to support, empower, and enrich artists through a...
Preview: Wish You Were Dead, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Following the critically acclaimed smash-hit primetime ITV series Grace, Wish You Were Dead – featuring DSI Roy Grace – will arrive at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 June. Wish You Were Dead follows DSI Roy Grace and Cleo Morey as they take a much needed holiday...
Preview: The King and I, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The multi Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I will delight audiences when it comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 June. Set in 1860s Bangkok, The King and I tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between...
Preview: Comedy Nights at The Berry, The Berry, Hedge End
Four rising comedians will appear at the Berry Theatre in June ahead of their hotly anticipated runs at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Saturday 17 June will see Ahir Shah (pictured) and Sara Barron take the stage in Hedge End, whilst Ania Magliano and Pierre Novellie perform the following week...
Review: Sister Act, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 2 May 2023
By Catherine Collins Sister Act opened at Mayflower Theatre tonight, and this feel-good show was a joy to watch from start to finish. Based on the iconic movie of the same name from 1992, starring Whoopi Goldberg, this sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, sisterhood and music...
A mission for pet owners help to stop ghost fishing nets
By Catherine Collins. After seeing photos of dolphins, turtles and seals trapped in lost, abandoned or discarded fishing nets, Sam Cartwright and Xavier Warburton had to do something to make a difference. “We kept seeing these awful photos,” says Sam. “It turns out that in some places, nearly half...
Preview: Welsh National Opera, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) Spring Season comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 May and includes the brand new opera, Blaze of Glory!, and a new production of The Magic Flute. WNO will perform its new production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute under the baton of Teresa...
Preview: Beyond the Barricade, Theatre Royal Winchester
Musical theatre fans are guaranteed a night of the best numbers from the West End and Broadway when Beyond the Barricade arrives at Theatre Royal Winchester on 7 May. Beyond the Barricade – the UK’s longest running musical theatre concert tour – features past principal performers from Les Miserables,...
Preview: Watson: The Final Problem, Theatre Royal Winchester
Sherlock Holmes fans can enjoy another Conan Doyle classic with Watson: The Final Problem at Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 4 May. A tale of buried secrets, betrayal and death set in 1894, Watson is alone in London as Sherlock Holmes and his beloved Mary are gone. The city...
Preview: Extraordinary Bodies: Waldo’s Circus of Magic and Terror, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Waldo’s Circus of Magic and Terror, the brand-new musical from Extraordinary Bodies and their most ambitious production to date, comes to MAST Mayflower Studios from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 May. Set in 1933 Brandenburg, the Nazis are burning books and suspending civil rights. Many are desperate to escape,...