The Southampton International Boat Show has recreated The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ artwork on the water to celebrate the 55th anniversary of both the show and the album. Replacing the zebra crossing of Abbey Road in London with a giant stand-up paddleboard on the Solent in Southampton, a Beatles tribute band...
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Preview: War Horse, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The National Theatre’s global smash-hit production of War Horse – the unforgettable theatrical event based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel – visits Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 19 October 2024. War Horse tells the remarkable story of a young boy called Albert and his horse Joey, set...
Preview: Steampunk Orchestra, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of singers and musicians who put their own unique spin on popular songs will enjoy an evening with Steampunk Orchestra on Friday 13 September. Audiences are taken on a journey through five decades of iconic music, against a backdrop of vintage Edison bulbs, when the orchestra – decked...
September Gig Guide – Southampton
Words By Vicky Greer. The age-old question: How many gigs can you go to in a week? Try as I might, I’ve never managed more than two (recently, it was the same band, when I saw The Damned twice in six days). I’ve tried many times, but something always...
Preview: Coming to England, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Nicoll Entertainment and MAST Mayflower Studios announce the UK tour of Coming to England, a brand new stage adaptation based on Floella Benjamin’s award-winning book, which comes to MAST Mayflower Studios from Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 October 2024. Adapted by David Wood (‘the national children’s dramatist’ – The...
Preview: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Theatre Royal Winchester
Child audiences will be left mesmerised by a host of lovable puppets on stage when The Very Hungry Caterpillar comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Saturday 14 September. The Very Hungry Caterpillar shares author and illustrator Eric Carle’s beloved story of a hungry caterpillar who munches through a range...
Kathryn Tickell comes to Lighthouse Poole this autumn
Playing Lighthouse Poole on Tuesday 1 October with her band The Darkening, Kathryn Tickell is a composer, performer, educator and successful recording artist with a string of releases to her name, whose work is deeply rooted in the landscape and people of Northumbria. Named after the old Northumbrian word for...
Preview: National Theatre: Prima Facie, Theatre Royal Winchester
Actor Jodie Comer shines in a screening of National Theatre Live’s Prima Facie at Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 12 September. Prima Facie tells the story of Tessa – a young, brilliant barrister who has worked her way up from working class origins to the top of her game,...
Palestine Solidarity Campaign National Day of Action event in Southampton this weekend
This Saturday (31/8/24), Palestine Solidarity Campaign is holding a National Day of Action across the UK on the theme of divestment. PSC is urging banks, local government pension funds, and universities to withdraw investments from companies that help sustain Israeli apartheid. In support of the campaign, PSC Southampton will...
Preview: Camille O’Sullivan: Loveletter, Theatre Royal Winchester
Singer Camille O’Sullivan performs intensely dramatic interpretations of favourite songs in Loveletter at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 11 September. The show sees the multi-award-winning singer – known for her unique take on songs – performing tracks and stories about love, loss, joy, light and darkness, choosing music from...