One of Britain’s most treasured bands, the multi-award-winning Kaiser Chiefs, will kick off their arena tour in November, including a stop at the Bournemouth International Centre on 17 November. They will be supported by The Fratellis and The Sherlocks. Formed in Leeds in 2000, Kaiser Chiefs are one of...
Preview: Maisie Adam: Buzzed, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is coming to MAST Mayflower Studios on Sunday 23 October with a brand-new show, Buzzed. Back in 2018, Yorkshire born Maisie was an inexperienced stand-up newcomer, who chose to do a...
Review: Scream Aloud at Strawberry Fields, Boldre, New Forest
by Catherine Collins. CONTENT WARNING – images unsuitable for children. The sun was setting as we arrived at Strawberry Fields in Boldre, near Lymington last night (14 October), providing an eerie backdrop to the Big Top tent as we drove into the car park. Were we ready for an...
Preview: Black is the Color of My Voice, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Inspired by the life of Nina Simone and featuring her most iconic songs performed live, Black is the Color of My Voice comes to MAST Mayflower Studios on Friday 21 October. Apphia Campbell’s acclaimed play follows a successful jazz singer and civil rights activist as she seeks redemption after the...
Preview: An Inspector Calls, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production of J B Priestley’s classic thriller, An Inspector Calls, returns to Mayflower Theatre from 1 to 5 November 2022. Written at the end of the Second World War and set before the First, An Inspector Calls is a compelling and haunting thriller....
Preview: La Voix, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Move over hanging gardens of Babylon, Egypt’s pyramids step aside, because there’s a new wonder of the world in town – La Voix! Officially the UK’s Funniest Red Head, La Voix is heading to the MAST Mayflower Studios on Saturday 22 October, with her live band, in a brand...
Preview: X-treme Magic, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Prepare to be dazzled, petrified and astounded: the world’s most dangerous magic show, X-treme Magic, is coming to Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, on 18 October 2022. Produced by Shone Productions, this is a modern-day spectacle of magic and illusion like no other – no rabbits are being pulled out of hats...
Preview: Bunker Cabaret, The Point, Eastleigh
The Point has programmed a special last-minute performance by the Hooligan Art Community from Ukraine, Bunker Cabaret, to The Point on Friday 14 October. Combining music, poetry, dance and film, the show is named because much of it was literally devised in a bunker by the company’s performers Sam...
Preview: Don’t Stop Believin’ End of Night Anthems, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the biggest hit singles of the 80s, Eye of the Tiger, the brand-new stage show, Don’t Stop Believin’, will roar onto the MAST Mayflower Studios’ stage on Thursday 20 October. Created by Entertainers – the same company that has entertained theatregoers...
Preview: The Color Purple at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Leicester’s Curve theatre and Birmingham Hippodrome are bringing their critically acclaimed, award-winning co-production of The Color Purple to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 25 to Saturday 29 October. Based on the Pulitzer prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winner, Marsha Norman, The Color...