Image: Lou Taylor at a previous BMHS launch. Black History Month South (BHMS) has announced the official launch of its 2024 celebrations with an event themed “Reclaiming Narratives,” set to take place on Monday, 23rd September 2024. The event will run from 11am to 2pm at St Mary’s Fire...
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BBAM Festival – a rich and immersive experience into African and Caribbean cultures
All images courtesy of BBAM. BBAM Festival is back this month for a second year, after a stunning launch in October 2023! BBAM Festival is a vibrant celebration of the Southampton’s African, Caribbean, and Black British communities, recognising the contributions of the city’s black businesses, artists, and musicians. It...
Preview: Northern Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Northern Ballet will bring their award-winning Romeo & Juliet to Mayflower Theatre from Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 October 2024, inviting audiences to rediscover the iconic love story like it’s the very first time. With glorious dancing and Prokofiev’s timeless music, this beloved adaptation by Christopher Gable CBE and...
Music in the City returns to Southampton this month
By Nick Mabey. This year’s two-day free music festival, Music in the City, in the heart of Southampton, on September 28th and 29th, promises to be bigger and better than ever before. With over 300 artists in more than 50 venues there’s bound to be something for everyone. For...
Preview: Maisie Adams: Appraisal, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
After her previous completely sold out, highly acclaimed debut tour- and fresh from hosting Live At The Apollo and appearances on A League Of Their Own and Have I Got News For You – Maisie Adam is heading to MAST Mayflower Studios on Saturday 19 October, with her brand...
Preview: The Pirates of Penzance, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre fans will be pleased to learn that Sasha Regan’s all-male cast returns to the city with her award-winning rendition of The Pirates of Penzance, which will be performed at Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 8 October. The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan is a classic operetta...
Preview: Shout Season, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
MAST Mayflower Studios’ Shout Season is back with a whole new line up of exciting events this Autumn. Their upcoming Shout season takes place across October and November, with a wide variety of events and shows for all ages. The season kicks off on 5 October with the sensational...
Community came together at Freemantle Lake Park’s Great Get Together
It really was great get together at Saturday’s Fremantle Lake Park where friends, neighbours and the local community got together in fabulous sunshine to enjoy range of stalls and entertainment (14/9/24). The Friends of Fremantle Lake Park Group was established around six years ago with the aim of increasing...
Preview: Playmakers’ Sanctuary Local Talent Night, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre Royal Winchester invites the local community to join them for a celebratory evening of music, song, dance and spoken word, performed by people seeking sanctuary, on Thursday 3 October. The Sanctuary Local Talent Night will feature performances, which celebrate and share different cultures from around the world, from...
Ally McBeal TV star, Vonda Shepard, announces UK and Irish Greatest Hits Tour for October 2024
Vonda Shepard will return to the UK and Ireland for a series of new live dates following the success of her recent barnstorming sold-out tours of these shores, including a date at The Concorde in Eastleigh on Thursday 24 October. Vonda Shepard first shot to fame in the late-Nineties...