Open auditions will take place for FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, which tours Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 January 2026. Producers of FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, the hit New York and Las Vegas sensation, have announced that they will hold open auditions to discover new talent who...
Jason Donovan returns to Mayflower Theatre in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat favourite, Jason Donovan, will return to Mayflower Theatre this spring. For one week only, he will reprise his celebrated role as Pharaoh. Playing from 13 – 18 May 2025, these dates mark the only opportunity to see Jason on the 2025 UK tour....
Record-breaking 100,000 attend Mayflower shows over festive period
The city’s Mayflower venues (Mayflower Theatre and Mayflower Studios) are celebrating a record-breaking run of festive shows. Over 100,000 people came to see English National Ballet’s Nutcracker, Elf the Musical, A Very Hungry Christmas Caterpillar, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Wind in The Willows, across both venues. Mayflower...
Review: Hairspray, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 7 January 2025
Photo credit – Ellie Kurttz By Catherine Collins. 23 years after Hairspray the Musical first premiered there was no stopping the beat as it took to Mayflower Theatre’s stage last night. From start to finish, this vibrant, high-energy show took the audience along on the journey of teenage misfit,...
Preview: Dial M for Mayhem, Theatre Royal Winchester
Comedy theatre fans are invited to a play packed with drama and behind the scenes chaos when Dial M For Mayhem visits Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 28 January to Saturday 1 February 2025. The play is set in 1991 and follows a group of travelling actors from south...
Preview: Cinderella, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB )will open Sir David Bintley’s magical production of Cinderella at Mayflower Theatre from Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 February 2025. Sir David Bintley’s Cinderella remains one of the most popular ballets in BRB’s repertoire, featuring sumptuous sets and costumes, virtuoso dance and magical transformations. Sergei...
Preview: The Young’uns, Turner Sims, Southampton
Acclaimed North East folk act, The Young’uns, will celebrate two decades of singing together with a newly announced spring 2025 UK tour, including a stop at Turner Sims in Southampton on Thursday 24 April 2025. The much-loved trio – comprising of Sean Cooney, Michael Hughes, and David Eagle –...
Preview: Harriet, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton
Often compared to the legendary Karen Carpenter, Harriet’s brings her latest album, Trying to Get the Feeling Again, to Hanger Farm Arts Centre on Thursday 6 February. Celebrating ‘70s nostalgia, the album emerges as Harriet has successfully taken some of the timeless classics of the decade to a new...
Preview: The Booze-ical, Theatre Royal Winchester
Audiences not partaking in Dry January may be interested to learn about the drinks-based musical, The Booze-ical, coming to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 17 January. This brand-new all-singing all-dancing show takes to the stage to prove that the pub – and indeed alcohol – are cornerstones of civilization...
Interview: Director Stephen Daldry on reviving An Inspector Calls
Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls will play at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 28 January to Saturday 1 February 2025. We spoke to acclaimed director Stephen Daldry about reviving his seminal production. When you were first asked to direct An Inspector Calls...