Thousands of local school pupils will be provided with subsidised transport to theatres thanks to new partnership between Mayflower and Xelabus. The new bursary scheme, announced today, will help fulfil the belief that every person has the right to attend the theatre and experience the joy and opportunity this...
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Reader’s letter: keep Russells Equestrian Centre at Itchen Valley Country Park
By Amanda Winstone, Epona Trust Sponsor. In 2021 In-Common featured an article about Carol Boulton, the proprietor of Russells Equestrian Centre along with her daughter Verity Tidmarsh. The article describes Carol’s amazing calmness with horse and rider and the unique experience it is to visit Russells, the tranquil and...
Charity Tree of Light campaign raises more than £2,000 to help beat loneliness in Southampton
A charity dedicated to helping beat loneliness and isolation in Southampton has raised £2,008.72 from its recent annual Tree of Light campaign. Communicare held switch-ons for light-covered trees – each one commemorating a lost loved one or a special cause – at the end of last year and sponsorship...
Preview, Ghost the Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The globally acclaimed, Ghost the Musical, comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 February 2025. The movie Ghost is one of cinema’s biggest all-time hits. Starring the late Patrick Swayze, alongside Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, it was the highest grossing film of 1990 and won...
Suburban Safari: A tree is for life
By Katie Isham. There’s been so much tree exposure over the past few weeks. The shiny ones, the sparkly ones, the pink ones. But it’s all unearthed a deep-rooted need to commune with some more natural trees. Do you ever get the urge to walk among the trees? Drop...
Preview: Emily Barker, St Mary’s Church, Twyford
Photo by Luke Kellett Bridgetown-born Americana artist Emily Barker is set to kickstart the new year with a tour of the UK, including a stop at St Mary’s Church, Twyford on Thursday 6 February. Following the release of her new album, Fragile As Humans, and accompanied by her full...
Open auditions to take place for FRIENDS! The Musical Parody
Open auditions will take place for FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, which tours Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 January 2026. Producers of FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, the hit New York and Las Vegas sensation, have announced that they will hold open auditions to discover new talent who...
Jason Donovan returns to Mayflower Theatre in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat favourite, Jason Donovan, will return to Mayflower Theatre this spring. For one week only, he will reprise his celebrated role as Pharaoh. Playing from 13 – 18 May 2025, these dates mark the only opportunity to see Jason on the 2025 UK tour....
Record-breaking 100,000 attend Mayflower shows over festive period
The city’s Mayflower venues (Mayflower Theatre and Mayflower Studios) are celebrating a record-breaking run of festive shows. Over 100,000 people came to see English National Ballet’s Nutcracker, Elf the Musical, A Very Hungry Christmas Caterpillar, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Wind in The Willows, across both venues. Mayflower...
Review: Hairspray, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 7 January 2025
Photo credit – Ellie Kurttz By Catherine Collins. 23 years after Hairspray the Musical first premiered there was no stopping the beat as it took to Mayflower Theatre’s stage last night. From start to finish, this vibrant, high-energy show took the audience along on the journey of teenage misfit,...