by Corinne Finlay. I would like to see the money (awarded to Southampton as a runner up to becoming City of Culture 2025) go towards opportunities for disadvantaged children to have access to big theatre productions. Some Southampton children will never get the opportunity to see a West End...
Letter: I’m delighted that Satvir Kaur has been selected as a general election candidate
by Jayanti Shah MBE, Director, Positive Message Limited. Picture: Chris Moorhouse. Forty years ago, I was told by someone in Southampton that a non- white person would never get selected let alone win a parliamentary seat on the south coast. I’m delighted and glowing with pride that Satvir Kaur has...
Preview: School of Rock at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit, award-winning West End show, School of Rock – The Musical, comes to Mayflower Theatre from Monday 18 to Saturday 23 July. Featuring 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, and all the original songs from the movie, this high-octane smash delivers face-melting guitar riffs...
Review: Let’s Rock, Southampton Common
Words Catherine Collins. Pictures: Ian Cumming Photography. Thousands of revellers descended on Southampton Common on Saturday for the return of retro ‘80s festival, Let’s Rock yesterday (July 9). Former Spandau Ballet front man, Tony Hadley, kicked off the day of back-to-back music, performing a set that included True, Gold...
Satvir Kaur, leader of Southampton council, is new Labour candidate to be city MP
Words: Sally Churchward. Picture: Chris Moorhouse. The leader of Southampton City Council, Satvir Kaur, was elected this morning to become the new Labour Party parliamentary candidate for Southampton Test. A new candidate was selected following the announcement by current MP for Southampton Test, Dr Alan Whitehead, that he would...
Suburban Safari: Our Common Ground
by Katie Isham. The Common. Such a place that needs the grand definite article to herald its arrival. I’ve thought long and hard about a Suburban Safari to take in The Common but it’s impossible to capture in a singular visit. You could have a daily walk on The...
View from the Kingsland: the post-season pre-season blur
by Nick Mabey. Back ‘when I were a lad’ the gap between football seasons seemed to go on forever. Tired, bruised players disappeared for months or so it seemed. The same players, with one or two exceptions, would roll back in tanned and heavy for the dreaded pre-season training...
Review: Jersey Boys at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Catherine Collins. Oh What a Night! It may not have been late December back in ’63, but it felt like it could be as the audience were transported back to the ‘60s and ‘70s with a series of toe-tapping songs by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, as...
Southampton City of Culture 2025 – what next for the city having missed out?
On May 31st, Southampton’s dreams of becoming City of Culture 2025 were dashed, when it was announced that the award was going to Bradford. However, for the first time, all three runners up, including Southampton, are being awarded a grant of £125,000 by the Department of Culture, Media and...
July events at Southampton’s October Books
As well as offering a huge range of books and other goods, Southampton’s independent radical bookshop, October Books in Portswood always has a packed schedule of talks and other events, both in the shop and online and July is no different. The next date for your diary is the...