Paloma Faith has returned with the release of her new single ‘How You Leave A Man.’ The single precedes the 16th February release of Paloma’s sixth studio album ‘The Glorification of Sadness’ via RCA Records. She will head out on an extensive UK tour in April, bringing her to Bournemouth International...
Date set for Let’s Rock to return to Southampton
Image – Mark Almond at Let’s Rock 2023, Southampton Common, by Ian Cumming The iconic retro festival series Let’s Rock has announced the dates of four of their festivals for 2024. A celebration of all things pop and ‘80s, Let’s Rock will be returning to Leeds ( June 22),...
Review: Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, October 25
By Graham Hiley Peter Pan Goes Wrong – Oh no it doesn’t! This Mischief production at the Mayflower was absolutely flawless – despite the many mistakes. Plenty in the packed theatre had clearly seen sister shows such as The Play that Goes Wrong or Magic Goes Wrong and...
Winchester Poetry Festival 2023 attracted participants from across the globe
Image: Isabelle Baafi – Winchester Poetry Prize 2023 winner. The first full Winchester Poetry Festival weekend since the pandemic proved that poetry still excites and delights people of all ages. Almost 1000 tickets were sold, with many events reaching capacity. This year attendees travelled to Winchester from all over...
Southampton listings 24 – 30 October
Image Peter Pan Goes Wrong by Pamela Raith Photography It’s half-term this week and almost Halloween so lots of events for families and some spooky stuff thrown in too – in fact, there are more than 160 events to choose from in Southampton alone Popular local am dram company,...
Applause review: Blithe Spirit, Maskers Theatre Company, Southampton
By amateur dramatics editor Martin Brisland. The Maskers maintain their usual high standards with their latest production. Blithe Spirit is a 1941 comic play by Noel Coward, described by the author as “an improbable farce” which imagines what may happen if we could contact the spiritual world. This experiment...
Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer comes to Heartbreakers, Southampton, this week
Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer, AKA The Chap-Hop Superstar, AKA The Dapper Polymath, AKA The Chap Himself (etc) returns to Southampton for the first time in a few years off the back of a bumper year, having recorded three albums (the latest of which – ‘National Treasure’ comes out at...
Palestine Solidarity Campaign vigil to be held in Southampton on Tuesday
People from across Southampton will be gathering to take part in a vigil in the city centre to protest the Israeli onslaught on Gaza on Tuesday, October 24th. The vigil will be held from 5.30pm outside Southampton Civic Centre and is organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign Southampton. The theme...
Award-winning writer and broadcaster Leon McCarron comes to Southampton
Image by Emily Garthwaite. An award-winning writer and broadcaster who travelled 2,000km by boat through Turkey, Syria and Iraq is giving a talk at Turner Sims Southampton. Leon McCarron will visit the University of Southampton venue with stories from his acclaimed book Wounded Tigris on Friday 27 October. The book recounts...
Review – Spontaneous Potter Kidz – Theatre Royal Winchester, October 22
By Charlotte Ndupuechi As so many shows now ask people not to join in and singing along can mean you are asked to leave, this show was a refreshing change. Spontaneous Potter Kidz was like Harry Potter meets the old 90’s TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? Four...