Play to the Crowd – the charity that runs Theatre Royal Winchester – is looking forward to the opening night of this year’s traditional family pantomime, Mother Goose, which opens in one week on Saturday 30 November 2024, and runs until Sunday 5 January 2025. The pantomime’s cast and...
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Here & Now presented by UK pop sensation, Steps, to tour to Mayflower Theatre
UK pop band Steps are delighted to announce that their official musical Her & Now, which has been wowing audiences in Birmingham for the last few weeks, will tour to Mayflower Theatre, Southampton from Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24 January 2026. Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where...
Review: Chicago, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Graham Hiley Darren Day gave them the old Razzle Dazzle in Chicago at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre last night (19/11/24). For one week only, the star of stage and screen is reprising his iconic role of Billy Flynn the slick smart-talking lawyer who defends murderess Roxie Hart by sensationalising...
Preview: The Scummy Mummies Christmas Show, Theatre Royal Winchester
Adult audiences are invited to a Christmas show with a difference when the Scummy Mummies return to Theatre Royal Winchester this December. Comedians Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson are back by popular demand with The Scummy Mummies Christmas Show (10 – 11 December), with scummy carols and scummier Santa...
Preview: The Wind In The Willows – Toad’s BIG Musical Adventure, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
A new festive musical comedy with larger-than-life characters, The Wind in the Willows – Toad’s BIG Musical Adventure, will play at MAST Mayflower Studios from Sunday 22 to Tuesday 31 December 2024. Join Rat, Badger and Mole on Toad’s BIG Musical Adventure as the classic tale of The Wind...
Heritage: campaign to commemorate members of WWII Photographic Reconnaissance Units
A campaign to commemorate the pilots and navigators of the Photographic Reconnaissance Units (PRU), who served during the Second World War, is looking to find the living relatives of these local war heroes. The PRU, which was tasked to provide up-to-date intelligence to strategically plan the Allied actions...
Preview: Jack and the Beanstalk, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
As panto season approaches, Jack and the Beanstalk makes a gigantic return to Mayflower Theatre from Saturday 14 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025. Follow Jack and climb a beanstalk of gigantic proportions to cloudland in this magical family pantomime. Doomed to sell his trusty cow, join Jack...
Preview: There’s a Monster in Your Christmas Show
Tom Fletcher’s There’s a Monster in Your Show, based on his much-loved Who’s in Your Book? children’s book series, gets a festive twist this Christmas, with a specially written seasonal show, There’s a Monster in Your Christmas Show, playing at The Berry Theatre, Hedge End from Saturday 14 to...
Winter reads: turkeys, blankets, and fantastical flying hogs
By Laura McCarthy. Throughout the cold nights by the fire, you need a little something to accompany that hot chocolate in hand and nothing could be better than a book which captures the essence of the season. Personally, I’ll be looking forward to kicking things off with The Dead...
Charlie Smith to play final gig of the year at Unity Brewing alongside local artists
Acoustic singer-songwriter Charlie Smith plays his final show of the year on November 29th at Unity Brewing in Southampton. Charlie, who comes from Romsey, is a solo acoustic guitar and vocals artist, who has built up a strong reputation in the area, having hosted his own shows at venues...