Left-field poetry performances return to Southampton next month, courtesy of Placeholder and Wire Wool Events. Wire Wool Events and Placeholder Poetry join forces once more for the fifth instalment of the hugely popular poetry evening held at The Bookshop Alehouse, Southampton. On Thursday 10th April three original thinking poets...
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Victorious Festival builds comedy offering for 2025 with main stage performances
Photo: Joel Dommett Set on the stunning Southsea seafront, multi-award-winning Victorious Festival (22/23/24 August 2025) – the UK’s biggest metropolitan festival – has today announced that this year’s comedy offering will be front and centre on the festival’s main stage building on its growing popularity at the festival. This...
Preview: Farm Boy, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse may be keen to learn that his sequel story, Farm Boy, comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 8 April. Farm Boy tells of a summer when a young boy goes to stay on his grandfather’s farm, where it feels like time stands...
Interview – Alabama 3’s Rob Spragg chats ahead of playing Southampton
By Sam Wise. You may not think you know Alabama 3, but you probably do. Anyone who has watched The Sopranos is familiar with Woke Up This Morning, the churning, rumbling monster of a theme song that catapulted the band into the public eye. Personally, my favourite thing about...
Preview: Rude Science Live, Theatre Royal Winchester
Young audiences and their grown-ups are in for surprising sounds, smells, and silly science when Rude Science Live visits Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 6 April. Described as the naughtiest, funniest and most revolting science show in the world, Rude Science Live is packed with outrageous and disgusting science...
Suburban Safari: Buds in the suburbs
By Katie Isham. It’s that foolish time of year again. The recent mild weather tricked us into thinking spring has sprung, but alas, the cold is persisting. It might be sunny, but we are in the grip of Fool’s Spring! Yet, there are signs of the promise of things...
Heritage: Plaques of Southampton 3
By Martin Brisland. Behind every plaque lies a story. In two previous articles I mentioned the various types of plaque found in our city. There are English Heritage blue ones, Southampton Council black ones to remember local people who had a connection to the Titanic, Black History Month have put...
Reader’s letter: Trans Pride Southampton stands in solidarity with the USA queer community
By Trans Pride Southampton. Trans Pride Southampton stands in solidarity with the queer community in the USA. Who are facing growingly more blatant hostility towards particular trans people. We never thought we’d have to say this so quickly, but we must assert it is in no way fraudulent for...
Will Varley comes to Southampton’s Joiners as part of European tour
Image by Rob Ashton Baker. English singer-songwriter Will Varley returns with his 7th album, ‘Machines Will Never Learn To Make Mistakes Like Me’, to be released 30th May 2025 on MNRK Music Group, home to the likes of The Lumineers, Gregory Alan Isakov & Shakey Graves. He is also...
Review: Hamilton, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Graham Hiley. Photos by Danny Kaan. If you’ve never seen Hamilton then you really do need to be in the Room Where It Happens. If you have already seen this magnificent musical, You’ll be Back. And if you have been living under a rock and have no idea...