By Catherine Collins. Pretty Woman opened at Mayflower Theatre last night in front of a packed auditorium, eager to relive the iconic movie – released in 1990. The musical – set in the ‘80s – follows Edward, a rich entrepreneur, and Vivian, a prostitute who Edward hires for a...
Entertainment Reviews
Review: Pegasuses – Turner Sims, Southampton
By Sam Wise. Pegasuses are like a national treasure, except that somehow, they’re local. The duo of Laura Lamb and Dave Miatt are light-hearted, soul touching singer songwriters who will make you laugh and cry in the space of a few minutes. The path from local band to doing...
Review: Let’s Rock, Southampton Common, 6 July 2024
Pictures by Rhona Murphy. Words by Catherine Collins. Additional reporting on Peter Hook & the Light by Lewis Maclean. What a week! A general election resulting in a new Labour government, England in the quarter-finals of the Euro 24 tournament, and retro festival, Let’s Rock, back in Southampton. As the...
Review: Earthcycle – Orchestra of the Swan, Turner Sims, Southampton
By Charlotte Ndupuechi. Attending Turner Sims is always a pleasure. It is a real gem in Southampton situated within the grounds of the university, showcasing all sorts of musical delights. It’s easy to get to with great public transport, cycling links and parking. There are always several staff on-site...
Review: Loyle Carner TKMaxx Summer Sessions, Southampton Guildhall Square
Words and pictures by Rhona Murphy. Saturday night in Southampton and the question on my lips was is the city that has welcomed established family favourites such as Sir Tom Jones, Madness plus Gnarls Barkley & Chic in recent weeks to the transformed pop up music hub in Guildhall...
Review: Holler, The Joiners, Southampton
Words by Sally Churchward. Pictures: Ritta Boll. Emily Eavis might want to get out more. OK she might have been a bit tied up on Saturday night, but otherwise she would have done well to head to Southampton’s The Joiners to see not one but four fantastic emerging bands. ...
Review: Air, TKMaxx Summer Sessions, Southampton Guildhall Square
Words and pictures by Bella Briscoe. As the sun set over Southampton’s historic Guildhall, the French duo, Air, emerged from backstage like apparitions in their completely white outfits (27/6/24). They greeted the audience warmly before taking up position surrounded by a huge range of instruments. The crowd soon forgot...
Review: Placebo – TKMaxx Summer Sessions, Guildhall Square, Southampton
By Callum Linklater. Main image credit Cuffe & Taylor. It’s sunset in the Guildhall Square and what’s left of the sunlight creeps in to fill the stage whilst the crowd stand in the shadow of the Guildhall, conveniently providing some very much needed shade to yet another scorching day...
Review: An Officer and a Gentleman, The Musical – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Nick Mabey. Opening night of a five-show stint at The Mayflower, Southampton and a near-capacity crowd was treated to an enthusiastic and emotional performance of the adapted iconic 1980’s film (25/6/24). An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical was conceived and first performed in 2012. After a stop-start...
Review: Nile Rodgers and Chic, TKMaxx Summer Sessions, Southampton Guildhall Square
By Nick Mabey. The Summer Sessions continued last night in Southampton’s Guildhall Square with the irrepressible Nile Rodgers and his band, Chic (23/6/24). The instruction was simple from the start…dance. Rogers asked what we were there for and then told us the answer…dance. Simple. In case people hadn’t worked...