On a high after receiving widespread acclaim for her recent debut solo album ‘Valley of the Dolls’, the post-punk icon Brix Smith is currently on tour, and comes to Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms on June 16th. Her all-female supergroup – completed by My Bloody Valentine duo Deb Googe(bass) and Jen...
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Southampton Refugee Week to be marked with a day of events on June 24
A special day of events to mark Southampton Refugee Week will be held on Saturday, June 24th. The event is being co-hosted by Southampton Stand Up to Racism alongside local refugee charities SWVG, Southampton Action and Clear. An organiser from Southampton Stand Up To Racism said: “In the face...
Mayflower Theatre to celebrate ten years of Summer Youth Projects
When Michael Ockwell joined Mayflower Theatre as the Chief Executive ten years ago, he brought with him a passion for youth theatre and a goal to broaden the engagement of young people in the arts in Hampshire. The main participatory event to achieve this aim was a Summer Youth...
Preview: Kendal Mountain Tour 2023 – Adventure Films, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of travel, adventure and sport can enjoy an evening of award-winning films when Kendal Mountain Tour 2023 – Adventure Films is staged at Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 8 June. Kendal Mountain Tour 2023 – Adventure Films celebrate some of the most spectacular places on Earth, and showcases...
Preview: Top Secret: The Magic of Science, Theatre Royal Winchester
Photo Credit: Michelle Mason Walker Children, and their grown-ups, can watch a real-life science lab take shape when Top Secret: The Magic of Science takes to the stage at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 11 June. Families will marvel at the mystery of magic, the miraculous feats of science...
Party in the Park returns to Southampton this weekend
People’s Pride Southampton bring their annual flagship event, Party in the Park, back to Southampton this weekend. The free, ticketed event takes place in Palmerston Park in the city centre on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th June. The event will kick off on 3rd June with a pride march...
Victorious Festival Announces Kids Arena Line-Up
Victorious Festival – the UK’s largest metropolitan festival which takes place from 25 to 27 August on Southsea Common – has announced its exciting line-up of family-friendly entertainment for this year’s Kids Arena. Victorious’ Kids Arena is a mini festival packed with activities to keep families and little ones...
Southampton listings 30 May – 5 June
May gives way to June this week, I’ve finally turned my heating off and this weekend it’s People’s Pride Party in the Park, so it is officially summer! Southampton band Hunting Hearts headline at Party in the Park on Sunday (last year’s march is pictured), and there is loads...
Apply to be part of the Cinderella panto support cast
Play to the Crowd – the arts and education charity that runs Theatre Royal Winchester, Hat Fair and Playmakers community engagement work – is looking for support cast members for this year’s family pantomime. Cinderella tells the rags to riches story of a servant girl who is magically transformed...
Preview: Dinosaur World Live, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Back at the Mayflower Theatre, Dinosaur World Live – the interactive children’s theatre show that brings dinosaurs to life on stage – returns on Tuesday 27 June. Dinosaur World Live presents a host of impressive pre-historic creatures including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, along with a...