by Peter Nicholson. Maja Lena begins her UK Tour this month, with the second date being at Heartbreakers in Southampton on Saturday the 28th January. The tour is to promote her second studio album “Pluto”, which sees the continuation of her work with Producer Rob Pemberton. The album creates...
JW Francis comes to Southampton & Southsea as part of a series of intimate gigs promoting new album Dream House
NYC’s self-styled “lofi jangle dream slacker bedroom pop” artist JW Francis is back with his third album ‘Dream House’ and will be touring it in the UK in a series of intimate gigs from the end of January, bringing him to Southampton’s Vinolo Record Store and Southsea’s Pie &...
Short story: Beauty by algorithm
by Damian Bemben. Its beauty was evident in the photograph. Her looks were perfect. A poreless face upon a soft landscape of a calm sea. The sunset in the background was without fault too, the sky creating a perfect burnt ember to crystalline twilight. He had high cheekbones, a...
Strictly stars Karen Hauer Gorka Marquez return to the stage with FIREDANCE in March
Strictly stars Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez and their scintillating cast return this spring with FIREDANCE, coming to Bournemouth and Portsmouth in March as part of a UK tour. Join both stars, sizzling dancers and mesmerising fire specialists in a captivating dance-off inspired by the timeless movie blockbusters Romeo...
Live West End screenings from National Theatre Live at Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre Royal Winchester will host a number of cinema-style screenings of London theatre productions over the coming months – including The Crucible and Life of Pi via National Theatre Live. The theatre will screen filmed performances of National Theatre’s productions of The Crucible and Othello as well as Life...
January Under the Covers: take time to travel with the help of a good book
by Carolyn Thomas. January is a tricky month. As well as being dark and dank, it’s a period of reflection and resolution at a time when many of us are feeling less than positive and energetic post-Christmas. This paradox could well be down to the fact that the month...
Applause review: Return to Freemantle – Freemantle & Shirley Amateur Theatrical Society
by Martin Brisland. You know the true spirit of local am dram is alive and kicking when the butt of jokes in a panto at Freemantle Community Centre is Millbrook and Totton! Fremantle and Shirley Amateur Theatrical Society (FASATS) have the honour of being the first show to be...
Suburban Safari: A New Year in Old Town
by Katie Isham. A new year seems apt for a visit to the Old Town area of our fair city. This part of our history is wonderful to visit any time, but during the dark winter days when moonlit moments outnumber the daylight hours, it’s an interesting time to...
Author of The Vegan Guide comes to October Books, Southampton, for Veganuary event
Author Alex Bourke helps people become vegan and find plant-based food anywhere. He founded the vegetarian group at Southampton University and is a former director, chair and national media spokesperson for The Vegan Society as well as working at UK vegan campaigning organisation Viva! Alex has published more than...
RoSPA says Government must extend deadline for EU Law repeal to avoid life-saving laws falling over a cliff edge
With today’s adjournment debate on the Retained EU Law Bill and trading standards set to rage on, the Royal Society of the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has reiterated its calls for a delay to the proposed implementation of the Bill at the end of this year. Under the Bill,...