October is here, and that means independent bookshop October Books in Portswood, Southampton, has another month’s worth of events, from author talks to a cookery demonstration, to choose from, with events both in person and online. author talk: BLACK by Tobias Taitt TODAY Saturday 8th October at 2pm...
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Preview: Bunker Cabaret, The Point, Eastleigh
The Point has programmed a special last-minute performance by the Hooligan Art Community from Ukraine, Bunker Cabaret, to The Point on Friday 14 October. Combining music, poetry, dance and film, the show is named because much of it was literally devised in a bunker by the company’s performers Sam...
Preview: Don’t Stop Believin’ End of Night Anthems, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the biggest hit singles of the 80s, Eye of the Tiger, the brand-new stage show, Don’t Stop Believin’, will roar onto the MAST Mayflower Studios’ stage on Thursday 20 October. Created by Entertainers – the same company that has entertained theatregoers...
Preview: The Color Purple at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Leicester’s Curve theatre and Birmingham Hippodrome are bringing their critically acclaimed, award-winning co-production of The Color Purple to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 25 to Saturday 29 October. Based on the Pulitzer prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winner, Marsha Norman, The Color...
Preview: Richard the Second, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Tangle, in association with MAST Mayflower Studios, is proud to present a radical and electrifying new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Richard the Second, performed in its distinctive Southern African Township theatre style, and performing on stage from Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 October. A nation is in turmoil. Three first cousins...
Southampton’s first ever Transgender Pride comes to the city this month
On the 15th of October, Southampton will have its first ever Transgender Pride to celebrate all Transgender, Non-Binary, Gender Fluid, Gender Queer and gender non-conforming people. “The event comes after a tough couple of years for trans people; this year our government made the decision that trans people would...
Southampton listings: 4 – 10 October
Black History Month continues throughout October and there are a number of activities in Southampton this week, including an author talk from Tobias Tate, author of Black, at October Books, Portswood, on October 8. Click here for more Black History Month events. The Black Blues Brothers – an acrobatic...
Preview: Leo Sayer, Concorde Club, Eastleigh
With the world emerging from a two-year hiatus, Leo Sayer will be celebrating the milestone of 50 years as a recording artist the only way he knows how -via a huge UK tour, including a stop at Concorde Club on Thursday 20 October 2022. One of the most successful...
Events and businesses 3 – 9 October
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100th organisation joins Southampton Mental Health Network
A wellbeing charity offering counselling and therapy has become the 100th organisation to join Southampton Mental Health Network (SMHN). Options Wellbeing Trust, which has a hub at 147, Shirley Road in Southampton, has joined the organisation and its bid to make Southampton a more mental health friendly city. Wendy...