Prepare your family for a swashbuckling, smash-hit comedy adaptation of the classic Treasure Island – coming to Theatre Royal Winchester from Thursday 23 February. Based on Louis Stevenson’s legendary tale – but as you’ve never seen it – Treasure Island tells a story of dastardly pirates, tropical islands and...
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Yoga class to support No Limits charity in Southampton this weekend
This weekend there’s a chance to support a local charity doing vital work to support children and young people and get active at the same time. On Sunday 19th February, local yoga instructor Kat Hutchings will be hosting a donation-based yoga class in Westquay’s Focal Space, on the ground floor...
The cast of the Mayflower’s Fisherman’s Friends explore Southampton’s SS Shieldhall
words: Martin Brisland. pictures: Peter Nicholson. Cast members from Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical, currently on stage at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre, visited the SS Shieldhall this week, while they are in the city. The ship was built in the early 1950s and is the last remaining seaworthy vessel of its...
Preview: The Commitments, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
It is 35 years since The Commitments first burst from the pages of Roddy Doyle’s best-selling novel, and now the world’s hardest working and most explosive soul band are set to return in an all-new stage production, arriving at Mayflower Theatre from Monday 27 March to Saturday 1 April...
Preview: A Room of One’s Own, Theatre Royal Winchester
Celebrate International Women’s Day with one-woman show, A Room of One’s Own, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 8 March. A Room of One’s Own was Virginia Woolf’s 1928 exploration of the impact of poverty and sexual inequality on intellectual freedom and creativity. This twenty-first century take on that...
Southampton listings 14 – 20 February
Two new show arrive at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre this week: Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical opens tonight (February 14) – for a preview click here and look out for the review coming soon. The cast are pictured top in Southampton earlier today. Then Strictly Ballroom: The Musical, starring Kevin Clifton,...
Southampton vigil to be held in memory of Brianna Ghey
by Sally Churchward. A vigil is to be held in Southampton on Friday (February 17th) in memory of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey. The event will take place from 6pm at the Peace Fountain in East (Andrews) Park, near Brunswick Place in the city centre. The event is being organised...
Preview: The Rocky Horror Show, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The Rocky Horror Show will light up the stage of the Mayflower Theatre from Monday 20 to Saturday 25 March 2023, as the phenomenal cast perform this iconic musical. Since it first opened 50 years ago in London in June 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre, The Rocky Horror...
Southampton-born singer Caity Baser to play homecoming gig in April following release of EP
Southampton-born singer Caity Baser will be playing a homecoming gig at the city’s Engine Rooms on April 19. The date is part of a UK tour following the release of her new EP Thanks for Nothing, See You Later, which will be released on February 17. The EP will...
Dreadzone come to Bournemouth in March as part of their 30th anniversary tour
Celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year, electronic pioneers Dreadzone have announced a new show, coming to Bournemouth’s The Old Fire Station on 24 March. In 2022, Dreadzone re-focussed their show after MC Spee was forced to step back from touring and they explored different aspects of their history and...