Children will be filled with glee this festive season when Santa comes to Winchester in Santa’s Christmas Cracker at Theatre Royal Winchester on Monday 16 December. Santa’s Christmas Cracker is a fun, musical adventure telling the story of a lost penguin who has never heard of Christmas – and...
Preview: Hairspray, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
After breaking box office records and delighting audiences in the West End, on Broadway, and on the big screen since 1988, the timeless story of Hairspray comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 January 2025. Hairspray centres around heroine Tracy Turnblad, who has big hair, a...
Interview: Kev Orkian ahead of his role as Silly Simon in Jack & the Beanstalk at Mayflower Theatre
As panto season approaches, Jack and the Beanstalk makes a gigantic return to Mayflower Theatre from Saturday 14 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025. We spoke to Kev Orkian ahead of his role as Silly Simon in this giant of a production. What does pantomime mean to you?...
One week to go until Mother Goose at Theatre Royal Winchester
Play to the Crowd – the charity that runs Theatre Royal Winchester – is looking forward to the opening night of this year’s traditional family pantomime, Mother Goose, which opens in one week on Saturday 30 November 2024, and runs until Sunday 5 January 2025. The pantomime’s cast and...
Here & Now, presented by Steps, to tour to Mayflower Theatre
UK pop band Steps have announced that their official musical Her & Now, which has been wowing audiences in Birmingham for the last few weeks, will tour to Mayflower Theatre, Southampton from Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24 January 2026. Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it’s Friday...
Preview: The Scummy Mummies Christmas Show, Theatre Royal Winchester
Adult audiences are invited to a Christmas show with a difference when the Scummy Mummies return to Theatre Royal Winchester this December. Comedians Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson are back by popular demand with The Scummy Mummies Christmas Show (10 – 11 December), with scummy carols and scummier Santa...
Preview: The Wind In The Willows – Toad’s BIG Musical Adventure, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
A new festive musical comedy with larger-than-life characters, The Wind in the Willows – Toad’s BIG Musical Adventure, will play at MAST Mayflower Studios from Sunday 22 to Tuesday 31 December 2024. Join Rat, Badger and Mole on Toad’s BIG Musical Adventure as the classic tale of The Wind...
Preview: Jack and the Beanstalk, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
As panto season approaches, Jack and the Beanstalk makes a gigantic return to Mayflower Theatre from Saturday 14 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025. Follow Jack and climb a beanstalk of gigantic proportions to cloudland in this magical family pantomime. Doomed to sell his trusty cow, join Jack...
Preview: There’s a Monster in Your Christmas Show
Tom Fletcher’s There’s a Monster in Your Show, based on his much-loved Who’s in Your Book? children’s book series, gets a festive twist this Christmas, with a specially written seasonal show, There’s a Monster in Your Christmas Show, playing at The Berry Theatre, Hedge End from Saturday 14 to...
Preview: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show will play at MAST Mayflower Studios from Wednesday 4 to Saturday 14 December 2024. Suitable for all ages, the show faithfully adapts four stories by author/illustrator Eric Carle: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, the magical Christmas story Dream Snow and, of course, the...