Catherine Collins

Preview: The Pirates of Penzance, Theatre Royal Winchester

Theatre fans will be pleased to learn that Sasha Regan’s all-male cast returns to the city with her award-winning rendition of The Pirates of Penzance, which will be performed at Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 8 October. The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan is a classic operetta...

Opinion: Home thoughts from ‘abroad’

By Martin Brisland. Image – Shanklin Old Village Earlier this year I managed to break my humerus bone where it joins my left shoulder. Not feeling up to a long-haul holiday and looking for a recuperative trip, we crossed the water and spent an extended time on the Isle of...

Preview: Shout Season, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

MAST Mayflower Studios’ Shout Season is back with a whole new line up of exciting events this Autumn. Their upcoming Shout season takes place across October and November, with a wide variety of events and shows for all ages. The season kicks off on 5 October with the sensational...

Preview: The Lion and the Unicorn, Theatre Royal Winchester

Audiences are invited to enjoy another radio-play-live-on-stage when the wartime-set The Lion and the Unicorn comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 2 October. The Lion and the Unicorn opens on the evening of 13 October 1939 – six weeks after war has been declared on Hitler’s Germany –with...

Winchester Comedy Festival’s Autumn Gala is here

Image: Tom Deacon Winchester Comedy Festival bring another host of well-known comedians to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 27 September for an evening of laughter. This autumn the gala line-up includes faces from TV including Shazia Mirza, Sean McLoughlin, Andrew White and Tom Deacon as MC. The award-winning Shazia...

Play to the Crowd invites teachers and lecturers to learn more

Play to the Crowd – the arts and education charity that runs Theatre Royal Winchester, Hat Fair and Playmakers – is inviting teachers and lecturers to two early evening events for them to learn more about the opportunities the charity can offer schools and colleges. The events will include...