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...
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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...
Maskers Theatre – Murder in the Citizens’ Jury opens this week
Southampton amateur dramatics company The Maskers Theatre’s new play focuses on an issue which affects everyone. Murder in the Citizens’ Jury was written by a local writer, D A Baden from Southampton University, a professor of sustainable business and this is the premiere of her new play ‘Murder in...
Preview: The Lion and the Unicorn, Theatre Royal Winchester
Audiences are invited to enjoy another radio-play-live-on-stage when the wartime-set The Lion and the Unicorn comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 2 October. The Lion and the Unicorn opens on the evening of 13 October 1939 – six weeks after war has been declared on Hitler’s Germany –with...
Bastille’s Dan Smith announces London date this autumn
This week Bastille’s Dan Smith has unveil “&” Part Two – a two track release featuring new singles, Blue Sky & The Painter and Leonard & Marianne, taken from the forthcoming album “&” (Ampersand) out October 25th. A string of European dates have also been announced, including one in...
Turner Sims celebrates turning 50 with the help of Courtney Pine, Tunde Jegede and more
Turner Sims, the University of Southampton’s world-class music venue, is set to embark on its 2024 autumn programme in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Featuring an international programme packed with exciting performances, the quality lineup spans jazz, classical, contemporary, global and folk music. A key highlight of the programme...
Winchester Comedy Festival’s Autumn Gala is here
Image: Tom Deacon Winchester Comedy Festival bring another host of well-known comedians to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 27 September for an evening of laughter. This autumn the gala line-up includes faces from TV including Shazia Mirza, Sean McLoughlin, Andrew White and Tom Deacon as MC. The award-winning Shazia...