Theatre Royal Winchester is not only looking forward to a new season of professional shows, but also shows performed by local community members and for special causes. The new year begins with An Evening with Alan Titchmarsh (Wed 17 Jan) when the gardener, writer, novelist and broadcaster will talk...
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Preview: Hat Fair Cabaret, Theatre Royal Winchester
In the middle of winter, festival-goers can still enjoy the sights and sounds of their favourite outdoor arts festival, Hat Fair, in the shape of the Hat Fair Cabaret, which takes to the stage at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 21 January. The show will see international artists, circus...
Remembering Southampton musician Roger Francis of First Men in Space
By Ged Babey. The funeral of Roger Francis, of Southampton band First Men in Space will take place on the 9th January at 12, at Test Valley Crematorium in Romsey, followed by a gathering at The Railway Institute in Eastleigh. A collection will be held for charity Alcohol Change...
Vigil for Palestine taking place in Southampton on Saturday
Palestine Solidarity Campaign Southampton and Stop the War Coalition will be returning to the city centre on Saturday, January 6th, with a Vigil for Palestine, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The vigil will be held just below the Bargate, from 1pm to 2pm. It will be quieter...
Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s invitation to online cook-along fundraising event
Palestine Solidarity Campaign Southampton is inviting people to take part in a special cook-along event, where they can learn to make a homestyle classic curry, taking place on Friday, December 29th. The local group is teaming up with other campaign groups across the country and beyond, to invite people...
More National Theatre Live screenings coming to Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre Royal Winchester has programmed another three National Theatre Live screenings of theatre productions featuring well-known actors, by critically acclaimed and award-winning playwrights and directors, and captured live on stages across London. On Friday 12 January, Skylight opens on schoolteacher Kyra Hollis receiving an unexpected visit from her former...
Southampton listings 12 – 18 December
By Neil Glasspool. Image: Southampton Christmas Market by Mabel Wellman. It’s mid-December and we’ve hit the Christmas motherload, but that doesn’t mean Southampton has suddenly become a one-trick pony on the entertainment front. If going hard into Christmas-related activities is your thing, then you are certainly spoilt for choice,...
Peace Protest for Palestine to be held in Southampton this weekend
A Peace Protest for Palestine is being held on Saturday, December 16th, in Southampton city centre. The event is being organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) Southampton, working with the Muslim Council of Southampton. The event is expected to attract hundreds of people, calling for an immediate ceasefire in...
The Big Queer Christmas Lunch returns to Southampton
On December 25th, Trans Pride Southampton and People’s Pride Southampton will be delivering a Christmas meal for free to any LGBTQIA+ people who might otherwise be isolated on Christmas Day. The event will be held at Edmund Kell Unitarian Church, on Bellevue Road (about 10 minutes walking distance from...
Southampton Philharmonic Choir performing Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony on Saturday
Southampton Philharmonic Choir will be performing Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony on Saturday, 9th December 2023 at 19.30 at the Southampton O2 Guildhall. London’s Docklands Sinfonia is, once again, joining the choir to perform a programme including Carl Nielsen’s Helios Overture and Vaughan Williams’ Toward the Unknown Region. Emma...