There’s a lot more to get you out of the house than going trick or treating in Southampton this week. A home grown, thought provoking show, Antisemitism: a (((musical))) comes to God’s House Tower with 2 performances on Wednesday. Also on stage, The Bodyguard is at The Mayflower while...
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Southampton’s countdown to Christmas event
Southampton’s Christmas Lights switch-on event is just around the corner and two special guests have been announced who will flip the festive switch, and officially mark the start of the Christmas festivities in the city. Kick-starting the Christmas Countdown on Thursday 16 November will be Mayflower Theatre’s panto star,...
Preview: Cracking, The Point, Eastleigh
Following on from the success of Still Floating, the great Welsh storyteller, Shôn Dale-Jones, is back at Eastleigh’s The Point on Thursday 9 November with Cracking – a new dark and comic story that blends fiction and reality into one seamless whole. When Shôn playfully cracks an egg on...
Preview: Faith Healer, Theatre Royal Winchester
The story of a showman offering hope and salvation, Faith Healer, comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 14 November. Faith Healer tells of a man called Frank Hardy who promises to heal the afflicted. During the 1950s and 60s, he and his wife, Grace, and manager, Teddy, travel...
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,...
Preview: WNO Ainadama, La traviata, and Play Opera LIVE, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Photo: La traviata by Julian Guidera Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) Autumn Season, which comes to Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 22 to Saturday 25 November, includes productions Ainadamar, La traviata and Play Opera Live. Flamenco and poetry meet opera as Welsh National Opera’s Autumn Season opens on Wednesday 22 November...
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...
Preview: There’s a Monster in Your Show, Theatre Royal Winchester
Young audiences will love the brand-new musical show, There’s a Monster in Your Show, which comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 November. It tells the story of a group of performers preparing for the start of their show, but who soon discover they are...
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...