Fans of The Gruffalo can celebrate 25 years of the popular children’s book with a live stage adaptation at Theatre Royal Winchester from Saturday 19 to Monday 21 October 2024. The Gruffalo tells the story of Mouse who goes searching for hazelnuts in the deep dark woods and meets...
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Preview: Ivo Graham: Grand Designs, Theatre Royal Winchester
Image: Matt Stronge Comedy audiences are in for a treat when the stand-up Ivo Graham comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 18 October with his new show, Grand Designs. Grand Designs features updates on a relentlessly chaotic life, including navigating the challenges of modern parenthood, running late for...
Winchester Poetry Day takes place on Saturday
Image by Jade Hylton Winchester once again plays host to a celebration of poetry, when Winchester Poetry Day takes place on Saturday 5th October. This special day of poetry readings, performances, workshops and drop-in activities welcomes the well-versed and the poetry-curious in equal measure. Winchester Poetry Day concludes with...
Stone come to the Wedgewood Rooms in October
Image by Claudia Legge. The next opportunity to catch STONE’s electric live show comes soon, with the Liverpool four piece set to play Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms on the 27th October. This headline tour celebrates the release of their acclaimed debut album Fear Life For A Lifetime and will be followed...
Southampton gig guide: October
By Vicky Greer. Photo: Millie Manders and the Shut Up by Billy Perett. Buckle up, because there’s an overwhelming number of shows happening in Southampton this month. What better way to celebrate the spooky season than by going to gigs every night of the week? In fact, time it...
Preview: Romeo a Juliet, Theatre Royal Winchester
Ballet audiences are invited to take their seats for an award-winning adaptation when Romeo a Juliet comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 17 October. An extraordinary retelling of the Shakespeare classic about two feuding families and pair of star-crossed lovers, Romeo a Juliet features dramatic choreography, exquisite costumes...
Call for ‘Community Legend’ nominations
An innovative light festival will brighten Southampton next February. Southampton Forward is calling for nominations for local people from communities across the city to be featured, shining a light on the people who make Southampton. City Reflections will celebrate local people and highlight the diverse stories, culture and heritage...
Southampton Keep Our NHS Public brings film screening and discussion panel to city
Southampton Keep Our NHS Public is hosting a public event with a short, local history film and an audience discussion led by a panel of experts next month. The event will be held on Friday 11th October from 7pm to 8.30pm at City Eye, 142 144 Above Bar Street...
Preview: Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me), Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre audiences are invited to a performance inspired by Milton’s poem, with Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me) at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 16 October. Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me) is a retelling of the story of the beginning of everything, inspired by the epic poem by...
Preview: 101 Dalmatians, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
A new musical version of the classic family tale, 101 Dalmatians, will take to the stage at Mayflower Theatre in Southampton from Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 October 2024. When fashionista Cruella de Vil plots to swipe all the Dalmatian puppies in town to create her fabulous new fur...