by Nick Mabey. This is the time of year for dreamers. The dawn of a new season before a competitive ball has been kicked. This is the time for fans to dream of what might be over the next ten months. Southampton FC sit proudly joint top of the...
New items added to Southampton music archive Stick it in Your Ear
By Phil Tyler of SIIYE. Southampton’s Stick it in Your Ear music archive has added three new items to its online archives. You can read all about Stick it in Your Ear, which started out more than 40 years ago as a small local tape label with accompanying free...
New Southampton pressure group calls for an NHS dentist for everyone
With stories coming out about people performing DIY dentistry at home or having to pay large sums and go private in order to get essential treatment or medication, a local campaign group, Toothless in Southampton has formed. The group has come together in response to growing difficulties people are...
Review: Derren Brown – Showman, Mayflower Theatre
by Dan O’Farrell. The first rule of Derren Brown Club is that you don’t talk about Derren Brown Club. I’d love to tell you all that happened in this bewildering and amazing evening – the first night of Brown’s run at The Mayflower (26 July) – but the man...
Preview: Victorious Festival, Southsea Common, Southsea
Victorious Festival is back at Southsea Common for the August bank holiday (August 26-28), with some of the biggest names in music joining the three-day event at the seaside location. The Stereophonics will return to Victorious for the Friday night headliner slot, marking their second appearance at the festival...
Preview: Derren Brown Showman at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The multi-award winning master of mind control and illusion, Derren Brown, is at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 26 to Saturday 30 July with his one-man show, Showman. The content of Showman remains a closely-guarded secret, but Derren reveals: “The heart of the show is about remembering what’s important. Like how...
Review: Boeing Boeing at Theatre Royal Winchester
by Martin Brisland. The 1960s classic play Boeing-Boeing is listed in the Guiness Book of Records as the most performed French play throughout the world. Written by Marc Camoletti, it is a farce, a type of comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are generally highly...
Review: School of Rock, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Martin Brisland. If you’re looking for a fun filled family night out, this is it! Heading back to school at School of Rock is a must. I never thought I’d see the day when a Conservative peer of the realm, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Julian Fellowes of Downton Abbey...
Shirley Men’s Shed in Southampton officially throws its door open
Shirley Men’s Shed, a Southampton based charity was officially opened by the Mayor of Southampton, Councillor Jacqui Rayment yesterday (July 14). Shirley Men’s Shed has created a community space where people can connect, converse and create. The charity’s aims are to combat loneliness, improve mental health, foster new friendships ...
Win a family ticket to Jurassic Encounters in Southampton this summer
Dinosaurs are set to roam in Southampton this summer – and we have a chance for one family to encounter them for free. Royal Victoria Country Park in Southampton will see T-rex, Velociraptors, Stegosaurus and Pterodactyls roaming through its parkland, when Jurassic Encounters comes to town next month. Stomping...