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...
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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
In Common has launched a new paid listings section. This is it! Please get in touch if you have an event or local business to promote. As a small, not for profit organisation, we rely on donations and low cost adverts like these and are very grateful to organisations...
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...
Line-up: Let’s Rock Southampton, Southampton Common, 8 July 2023
Let’s Rock Southampton have announced the line-up for the popular ‘80s retro festival that takes place on Southampton Common, with Soft Cell and the Boomtown Rats set to headline. Kim Wilde, Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Neville Staple, Heaven 17, The Farm, Go West, and Sinitta will also be...
Enough is Enough cost of living protest on Southampton’s streets
by Charlotte Ndupuechi. People from across Southampton came together yesterday (October 1) to join a rally in the centre of Southampton and support the growing campaign Enough is Enough! They joined thousands across the country, with over 50 other locations in the biggest wave of simultaneous protests in years....
Preview: Emergency Festival, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
From the 5 to the 29 October, MAST Mayflower Studios is hosting Emergency Festival – a month of events to discuss all things climate change. The temperature is rising, there’s plastic in the oceans, the rainforest is disappearing… and maybe using a ‘bag for life’ isn’t going to turn...
Your roller derby team needs you – Southampton City Rollers are recruiting for new members
by Joy Stixx, director of Southampton City Rollers. Did you know Southampton has a roller derby team and they are recruiting now? Southampton City Rollers (affectionately known as SC*R) would love you to get involved. So you may be asking ‘What is Roller Derby’? Well it’s a fast and...