After her previous completely sold out, highly acclaimed debut tour- and fresh from hosting Live At The Apollo and appearances on A League Of Their Own and Have I Got News For You – Maisie Adam is heading to MAST Mayflower Studios on Saturday 19 October, with her brand...
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: Playmakers’ Sanctuary Local Talent Night, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre Royal Winchester invites the local community to join them for a celebratory evening of music, song, dance and spoken word, performed by people seeking sanctuary, on Thursday 3 October. The Sanctuary Local Talent Night will feature performances, which celebrate and share different cultures from around the world, from...
Ally McBeal TV star, Vonda Shepard, announces UK and Irish Greatest Hits Tour for October 2024
Vonda Shepard will return to the UK and Ireland for a series of new live dates following the success of her recent barnstorming sold-out tours of these shores, including a date at The Concorde in Eastleigh on Thursday 24 October. Vonda Shepard first shot to fame in the late-Nineties...
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...
Preview: Biscuit Barrel: The 69 Sketch Show, Theatre Royal Winchester
Comedy fans and supporters of the local arts scene are invited to celebrate the work of the University of Winchester alumni who star in Biscuit Barrel: The 69 Sketch Show, which will be at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 25 September. This one-off performance of The 69 Sketch Show...
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...