Audiences are invited to “Pick Your Price” for Dr Adam Perchard’s Bathtime for Britain featuring the sensational bathroom diva lockdown star and queer cabaret legend’s sparkling songs, sassy story-telling and Liberace-level costumery which plays Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 10 February. Wash away the last of the pandemic blues with a non-stop parade...
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Preview: Still Floating, The Point, Eastleigh, February 23
A brand new piece of warm-hearted comic storytelling about love, resilience and laughing at the things that should make us cry comes to The Point for one night only on Thursday 23 February 2023. When someone suggests that Shôn Dale-Jones should remount his 2006 Total Theatre award-winning hit show,...
Preview: Cake, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton in March
The brand new musical, come gig, come ballet, Cake, will be coming to MAST Mayflower Studios from Saturday 18 to Saturday 25 March 2023. Cake combines music with 18th century France to retell a story that sparked a revolution. When Marie Antoinette married King Louis, her reputation was already tarnished...
Hundreds gather in Southampton for strike solidarity rally
by Charlie Hislop. Today (February 1) saw the largest strike day in this country for many years, and certainly in the recent wave of unrest over pay, the cost of living, the condition of the country’s public services, and the government’s clampdown on the rights of workers to take...
Preview: The Nostalgia Show, Broadlands Estate, Romsey (16 – 18 June 2023)
A music festival like no other, The Nostalgia Show, is coming to Broadlands Estate from 16 – 18 June, bringing with it whimsical charm and British eccentricity. This vintage festival with a twist is back for 2023, providing a mix of old fashioned fun and retro style, along with...
Under the Covers – upcoming book events, February – March
by Carolyn Thomas. Calling all bookworms! Been tucked up reading under cosy blankets during a cold January? It’s time to venture out. As February brings us some more light and a hint of spring, it’s a great time to get back out, not least for a rummage through all...
Southampton listings 31 January – 6 February
Independent Venues Week got underway yesterday (January 30). As the name rather strongly suggests, it’s a week-long celebration of independent music and arts venues, and the people who own, run and work in them. Venues in and around Southampton taking part include The Joiners, Heartbreakers, The Railway Inn in...
Griff Rhys Jones brings ‘The Cat’s Pyjamas’ to Theatre Royal Winchester this June
Multi award-winning comedian, writer, actor, and television presenter Griff Rhys Jones is set to embark on a national stand-up tour this summer with his much-anticipated, brand-new show ‘The Cat’s Pyjamas’, coming to Theatre Royal Winchester on June 15. Sharing witty observations and rambling comic stories, Griff’s funny anecdotes have...
Garage rockers Holiday Ghosts come to Portsmouth in April ahead of new album Absolute Reality
Garage rockers Holiday Ghosts release their new album ‘Absolute Reality’ in April and are going on a headline tour, bringing them to Portsmouth on April 20. Arriving hot on the heels of acclaimed 2022 EP ‘Credit Note’, ‘Absolute Reality’ tackles different themes of social commentary, with fiery lyrics and...
Campaigners to save the NHS march through Southampton
by Charlotte Ndupuechi. A demonstration was held on Saturday )January 28) by Southampton Keep our NHS Public. There were supporters from all across the county, all ages and all professions, there to show their support for the NHS. They gathered at the Bargate and then marched through the city...