Julian Stannard will be reading from his forthcoming collection Please Don’t Bomb the Ghost of My Brother, and will be joined by award winning poet Peter Robinson at October Books in Portswood, Southampton, on September 30th. A member of the October Books team said “Julian’s last event with us,...
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Preview: Winchester Comedy Festival Gala Nights, Theatre Royal Winchester
Photo – Hal Cruttenden Winchester Comedy Festival is back with two Gala Nights featuring top line-ups of stand-up comedians across Friday 29 and Saturday 30 September. On the Friday, audiences will be entertained by Larry Dean, Sikisa, Kelly Convey and, the evening’s MC, Tom Deacon. While on Saturday, the...
Ivor Novello award-winning singer-songwriter Scott Matthews comes to The Brook, Southampton, this month
Scott Matthews, who comes to The Brook, Southampton, on September 21st, is an Ivor Novello award-winning singer-songwriter. He has garnered great critical acclaim since the release of his debut album, Passing Stranger, in 2006. His new album, Restless Lullabies, has been lauded by Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien, Vashti Bunyan and...
Preview: 2:22 A Ghost Story, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The critically acclaimed, smash hit, supernatural thriller, 2:22 A Ghost Story, arrives at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 October 2023. Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren...
Preview: Sizwe Banzi is Dead, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
MAST Mayflower Studios has announced casting for their upcoming revival of Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona’s Sizwe Banzi is Dead, which runs from Friday 6 to Saturday 14 October 2023. Port Elizabeth in Apartheid South Africa, Sizwe Banzi, an African worker, has a passbook stating he was...
Southampton listings: 12 – 18 September
On Saturday the now annual event, Transgender Pride, returns to Southampton. It will see a march and speeches followed by a casual, bring your own picnic. Friday sees another annual event, The Southampton Boat Show return to the city, with lots to entertain those interested in life on the...
Preview: Mark Watson: Search, Theatre Royal Winchester
Comedian Mark Watson looks for meaning in his stand-up show, Search, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 28 September. The multi award-winning comic – a dad and self-proclaimed kid around the midpoint of his life, with a 13-year-old son with a new phone and a 70-year-old dad who has...
Gentlemen’s Dub Club come to Southampton on UK tour
Having released their latest (and 7th studio) album On A Mission in June this summer, Gentleman’s Dub Club have been enjoying their regular summer of festivals around the UK and Europe including another storming set at Glastonbury and now the band are heading back out on the road with...
Preview: Splash Test Dummies, Theatre Royal Winchester
Children will laugh with glee when the Splash Test Dummies take them on an oceanic adventure at Theatre Royal Winchester from Saturday 23 September. This splish-splashing circus show combines a brilliant array of catch-your-breath stunts, dazzling acrobatics, dexterous juggling and side-splitting slapstick comedy. A critically acclaimed award-winner at the...
Preview: Axel Blake, Theatre Royal Winchester
TV talent show winner, comedian Axel Blake, brings his observational stand-up to Theatre Royal Winchester on Saturday 23 September. After winning Britain’s Got Talent (ITV), Axel Blake is now on his first ever national tour, a show that has already sold out venues across the country– In Style, which...