Punk Rock Factory are hailed as the kings of turning any song into a pop punk masterpiece. The boisterous four piece from South Wales take all your favourite tracks and make them sound like you never quite imagined they could! No-one is immune – these four lads have adapted...
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Winchester Hat Fair announces 2023 line-up
Image: Gobbledegook Theatre Company Hat Fair, the UK’s longest running festival of Outdoor Arts, is ready to take over Winchester’s city streets and green spacesagain – with bold street theatre, music, dance, circus, and more, from Friday 30 June to Saturday 1 July. This summer, Hat Fair features the...
Southampton listings 13-19 June
Image by Confetti Coast Photography. It’s a big week for music in Southampton this week, with the mighty Arctic Monkeys coming to the Ageas Bowl on Wednesday and this weekend it’s just a short hop across the water for the Isle of Wight Festival, featuring the likes of George...
Preview: The Isle of Wight Festival
by Lewis Maclean. Image: George Ezra by Adam Scarborough. The legendary Isle of Wight festival is returning to grace our presence this weekend (June 15th-18th) at Seaclose Park, Newport. The usual star-studded line up all weekend and a chance to ease into the festivities with a Groove Armada DJ...
Preview: NT Live Sing-A-Longs, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre Royal Winchester is hosting two sing-along versions of family-favourite musicals, Encanto and The Greatest Showman on Saturday 17 June. Encanto tells the story of the Madrigals – an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed placed called Encanto, which has blessed every...
Preview: NTL: Fleabag, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre Royal Winchester hosts another National Theatre Live cinema screening – the hilarious and award-winning one-woman show, Fleabag, on Friday 16 June. Fleabag is the story of ‘some sort of woman living her sort of life’! Oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed is just the tip of the iceberg, with...
Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theatre Royal Winchester
Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is given a rambunctious twist when it comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 13 June. A Midsummer Night’s Dream famously tells the story of four Athenian lovers, a group of amateur actors rehearsing a play, and a spat between the King...
Would you like to be a trustee for Winchester Poetry Festival?
Winchester Poetry Festival, now working towards its fifth biennial festival in October 2023, wishes to recruit additional trustees. Founded in 2013, Winchester Poetry Festival is looking to maintain the success and sustainability of the organisation and is seeking new trustees with relevant experience and skill, and with a commitment...
Southampton listings 6-12 June
It’s summer, so it’s festival season. Last weekend we had Party in the Park. This weekend, there’s the All Aboard Festival near Cobden Bridge and the Unwrapped Festival in Eastleigh and Hedge End, while the Wilder Southampton festival continues throughout the month. There’s family fun on stage with The...
Preview: Unwrapped Festival, Eastleigh & Hedge End
Santa Claus himself will be making a very special off-season appearance at Unwrapped Festival in Eastleigh and Hedge End on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June. From 1pm to 3pm, those attending either day of the free, family-friendly festival will have the chance to meet Father Christmas as he...