Comedy lovers can enjoy a celebration of the legend, Tommy Cooper, when The Very Best of Tommy Cooper (Just Like That!) comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 21 July. The Very Best of Tommy Cooper recaptures one of the UK’s most beloved comedians and his trademark mayhem and...
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Preview: Dragons and Mythical Beasts, Theatre Royal Winchester
Both young and old can be in awe of the creatures they’ll meet when the award-winning Dragons and Mythical Beasts comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Saturday 22 July to Monday 24 July. Families are invited to enter into a magical world of myths and legends in a brand-new...
Winchester Poetry Festival returns for 2023
The programme for Winchester Poetry Festival 2023 is live and tickets are on sale now. Winchester Poetry Festival invites readers, writers, poetry-lovers and the poetry-curious to join them at The ARC, Winchester on 13-15 October for their flagship event – Winchester Poetry Festival 2023. There are 22 events you...
Preview: Wickham Festival, Wickham, Thursday 3 – Sunday 6 August 2023
A host of stars are confirmed for Wickham Festival as The Proclaimers, Midge Ure and The Saw Doctors head a star-studded line-up at four-day event. Tickets are selling fast for the ever-popular event in the heart of Hampshire, which runs from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 August, with fans...
Preview: Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Winchester
An irreverent take on Shakespeare’s fun romantic classic, Much Ado About Nothing, comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 20 July. Set in the luscious gardens of an Italian villa in summer, a respected prince turns cupid for his friends. But, lurking in the shadows is a younger prince...
Local events and businesses, July 2023
Maskers – Jane Eyre open air performance ‘Jane Eyre’. Adapted from the novel by Charlotte Bronte On the lawns of Townhill Park House (near Haskins Garden Centre SO 18 3RR) Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 July at 7.30 (Matinee on Saturday 22nd at 2.30pm Tickets from £13, student and...
Southampton listings 4 – 10 July
The summer festival season rolls on. This weekend sees Let’s Rock, with headliners Soft Cell and the Boomtown Rats (pictured top) take over Southampton Common, while the Smoked and Uncut festival in the New Forest, featuring Kelis, Gabrielle, and DJ Harriet Rose. Turner Sims presents its third year of...
Southampton Keep Our NHS Public is taking part in a national day of action on Wednesday
Southampton Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) is taking part in a nationwide Day of Action for the NHS on Wedneday, July 5th from noon to 2pm in Southampton city centre. There will be a street stall and organisers will be handing out postcards and other materials, outside the Waterstones...
Dom Martin’s Buried in the Hail tour brings him to The 1865 in October
Photo by Tony Cole. Belfast-born multi-award winning artist Dom Martin goes on tour this autumn following the release of his third studio album, “Buried in the Hail,” bringing him to The 1865, Southampton, in October. “Buried In the Hail” is steeped in the Roots, Americana, and Blues genres. Dom...
Preview: Henry I, The Great Hall, Winchester
The remains of Winchester Castle, The Great Hall, will play host to the multi award-winning, locally-based new play, Henry I, from Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 July. Henry I tells the story of spare royal son, Henry, who gets nothing after William the Conqueror dies. Henry’s sister remains faithful,...