by Catherine Collins. The National Theatre’s smash hit production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time returns to Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre from January 25 to 29. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbour’s dog, 15-year-old Christopher embarks on a journey that upturns his world. He...
View from the Kingsland: New owners, new hopes, old fears
by Nick Mabey. After four years of a form of nothingness with our previous owner, and many months of speculation, on 4th January the Saints were finally taken over by a new company, Sport Republic. If the previous regime was marked by inertia and silence, or perhaps more kindly...
Pianist Luka Okros: Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Liszt at Turner Sims
You can hear a selection of beautiful works played by London-based Georgian pianist Luka Okros, when he returns to Turner Sims, Southampton, next month. Fantasy and imagination will permeate the evening’s musical selection, an ideal showcase for his remarkable musicality. Okros has established himself as one of the most...
Heritage: a potted history of Southampton, part one
by Martin Brisland. In this series of short articles I will look at the history of our area up to the present day starting with prehistoric times. There are various ways of understanding pre-history but the message is the same – we humans haven’t been here very long. Prehistory is...
Review: Blood Red Shoes album launch at Vinilo Record Store
by Anita Foxall. Brighton duo, Blood Red Shoes, started this year with the heartbreak of seeing their European tour being cancelled, for the obvious reasons. Musicians are not unfamiliar with cancelled tours and gigs, with album launches being postponed hoping for more social, better times to do so. Blood Red...
Suburban Safari: Big pond for a little walk
by Katie Isham. Short days of January call for a short walk. Time is tight and we must make the most of our precious daylight hours when we’re not constrained by work or that seasonal existential dread exacerbated by the current state of the world that keeps us...
From eco-homes to small acts of kindness, October Books has a packed schedule of January events
Southampton’s independent radical bookshop, October Books, has started the new year with a packed schedule of events. Things get underway on Monday, January 17, with ‘conversation: chat to an eco-home owner.’ Held in the shop from 7pm, the event is part of Big Energy Saving Week. Join the conversation...
Community film project launched on the streets of Southampton
A community research project has launched this month aiming to tell the stories embedded in the culture of Southampton’s streets and neighbourhoods through films made from residents’ perspectives. We Make Southampton (WMS) CIC is launching its ‘Is this street made for me?’ initiative with the Future Cities Community Hub...
View from the Kingsland: Sam McQueen, support for a local lad
by Nick Mabey. I was very sad to hear Sam McQueen had been forced to retire from professional football at the much-too-young age of 26 after a three-year series of problems stemming from a serious knee injury sustained while he was out on loan at Middlesbrough. Sam has told...
Southampton social care workers being offered free counselling in response to pandemic
Southampton’s frontline care workers are being offered free counselling support by a charity this winter to help them through the ongoing pandemic especially with the emergence of Omicron. Options Wellbeing Trust, part of the not-for-profit enterprise Social Care in Action (SCiA), wishes to help those whose mental health and...