HENGE have been delighting audiences in the UK and across the rest of Europe since they landed on Earth eight years ago. Their music – known as “Cosmic Dross” – escapes definition, but occupies a space between rave and prog rock that nobody knew existed – going ‘where no...
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Sitar player Jasdeep Singh Degun comes to Turner Sims this month
The beauty, sorrow, poetry and power of the sitar will be brought to Southampton this month, when Jasdeep Singh Degun comes to Turner Sims on May 20th. Jasdeep is a sitarist steeped in the North Indian classical tradition and proudly born, raised and based in Leeds. In May 2022, he released...
Southampton listings 2 – 8 May
Bank holidays seem to be rather like busses at the moment, and having waited since January 1st for one, here we are with four in just over a month, with another on May 8. Of course this, in addition to moving towards summer, means there are more community events...
Hip-hop collective The Four Owls come to Southampton this June
Hip-hop collective The Four Owls have announced a UK tour for June 2023. The four-piece will be taking their deep-diving brand of hip-hop to venues across the UK, with shows in Exeter, Brighton and Southampton. Led by Big Owl (Fliptrix), guided by the teachings of Bird T...
Local businesses and events – May
Friends of Freemantle Lake Park community picnic The Friends of Freemantle Lake Park would love you to join them for their community picnic. Bring a chair or a blanket along and join the celebrations. There will be entertainment, light refreshment, crafts, and a raffle raising funds for the park....
Preview: Welsh National Opera, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) Spring Season comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 May and includes the brand new opera, Blaze of Glory!, and a new production of The Magic Flute. WNO will perform its new production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute under the baton of Teresa...
Preview: Beyond the Barricade, Theatre Royal Winchester
Musical theatre fans are guaranteed a night of the best numbers from the West End and Broadway when Beyond the Barricade arrives at Theatre Royal Winchester on 7 May. Beyond the Barricade – the UK’s longest running musical theatre concert tour – features past principal performers from Les Miserables,...
Preview: Watson: The Final Problem, Theatre Royal Winchester
Sherlock Holmes fans can enjoy another Conan Doyle classic with Watson: The Final Problem at Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 4 May. A tale of buried secrets, betrayal and death set in 1894, Watson is alone in London as Sherlock Holmes and his beloved Mary are gone. The city...
Preview: Extraordinary Bodies: Waldo’s Circus of Magic and Terror, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Waldo’s Circus of Magic and Terror, the brand-new musical from Extraordinary Bodies and their most ambitious production to date, comes to MAST Mayflower Studios from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 May. Set in 1933 Brandenburg, the Nazis are burning books and suspending civil rights. Many are desperate to escape,...
Southampton listings 25 April – 1 May
This week’s listings take us into the May 1 bank holiday, aka International Workers’ Day. You can celebrate the day off at St James’ Park in Shirley, where Friends of St James’ Park are hosting a family event from 11am to 3pm, featuring stalls, a bouncy castle, sports activities,...