Beverley Knight is set to star in the stunning new production Marie and Rosetta at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre. The Olivier award-winning singer will take the key role of Rosetta Tharpe in the roof-raising play with music from June 25 to July 26. It tells the true story of American singer and...
Preview: John Bishop: Back At It, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Comedy superstar John Bishop is coming to Mayflower Theatre on Sunday 16 February, after adding extra dates to his Back At It UK and Ireland stand-up tour following phenomenal demand for tickets. After two years spent TV presenting, stage acting, podcast hosting, dog walking and decorating the spare room,...
Preview: Room on the Broom, Theatre Royal Winchester
Family audiences can enjoy the colourful puppetry and joyous songs in Room on the Broom when it comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 7 to Sunday 9 February. Based on children’s book author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler’s best-selling tale, Room on the Broom tells the story...
Interview: Flora McIntosh, Artistic Director of OperaUpClose and Director of Riders to the Sea
Riders to the Sea written by Ralph Vaughan Williams based on the play by JM Synge visits MAST Mayflower Studios from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February 2025. We spoke to artistic director of OperaUpClose and director of Riders to the Sea, Flora McIntosh, ahead of the show. Why...
The Show Must Go On – Leo Sayer finally plays Wickham Festival
Leo Sayer is set to play the Wickham Festival – five years late! The Shoreham-born chart-topper was due to headline the four-day event in 2020, only for it to be cancelled because of Covid. With Sayer now living in Australia, it has been difficult for organisers to fit Wickham...
Review: Now That’s What I Call a Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 14 January 2025
By Catherine Collins. In 1989 I was 15, so when I saw Now That’s What I Call a Musical – which opened at Mayflower Theatre last night – was set then (and in 2009 for the friends 20 year reunion) I knew I had to go. Much like we...
Preview: Far from the Madding Crowd, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of the author Thomas Hardy will enjoy an adaptation of the classic, Far from the Madding Crowd, coming to Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 February. Set against the rural landscape of Victorian England, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of the beautiful...
Mayflower announces transport bursary in partnership with Xelabus
Thousands of local school pupils will be provided with subsidised transport to theatres thanks to new partnership between Mayflower and Xelabus. The new bursary scheme, announced today, will help fulfil the belief that every person has the right to attend the theatre and experience the joy and opportunity this...
Preview, Ghost the Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The globally acclaimed, Ghost the Musical, comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 February 2025. The movie Ghost is one of cinema’s biggest all-time hits. Starring the late Patrick Swayze, alongside Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, it was the highest grossing film of 1990 and won...
Preview: Emily Barker, St Mary’s Church, Twyford
Photo by Luke Kellett Bridgetown-born Americana artist Emily Barker is set to kickstart the new year with a tour of the UK, including a stop at St Mary’s Church, Twyford on Thursday 6 February. Following the release of her new album, Fragile As Humans, and accompanied by her full...