Robert Jon & The Wreck head to Portsmouth this spring

Image: Laurence Harvey. Californian southern blues rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck have rescheduled three of their Spring 2025 UK tour dates. They will now play Birmingham O2 Academy 2 on Tuesday 6 May, Gloucester Guildhall on Wednesday 7th May and Chester Live Rooms on Thursday 8 May. They’ve...

Writers and directors wanted for new project

Local writers and directors looking for others to discuss creative ideas with and work together are invited to apply for a ‘speed-dating’ evening at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 9 April. The Unwritten: Creative Speed Dating Evening, which will see writers and directors pitching ideas, showcasing their work and...

Preview: In Other Words, The Point, Eastleigh

Five-star and Moliere Award winning theatre show, In Other Words, heads to The Point, Eastleigh on Friday 14 March. In Other Words is a deeply affecting love story, exploring the transformative power of music to help reconnect those living with dementia to their loved ones and the world around...

Young artists’ work exhibited at historical Southampton landmark 

In a vibrant celebration of youth creativity, Southampton charity In Focus Education & Development showcased two photographic exhibitions on Wednesday 26th February,  highlighting the transformative power of arts-based learning among young people in  collaboration with GO! Southampton, the Business Improvement District (BID) for  Southampton City Centre.  The evening’s programme...

Book review: The Sirens – Emilia Hart

By Laura McCarthy. Fans of Emilia Hart’s Weyward will be overjoyed at the release of her latest novel, The Sirens, published February 13, 2025. The narrative is delivered through a dual timeline, shifting between 1800 and 2019; in 1800, two Irish sisters are forced onto a convict ship bound...

Heritage: the highest point in Southampton

By Martin Brisland. How High the Moon is a jazz standard song dating from 1940. The enduring popularity, since it started in 1955, of the Guinness World Records books shows that people are always fascinated to learn what is the fastest, longest, heaviest, oldest, tallest in any given field....

Preview: Dreamcoat Stars, Theatre Royal Winchester

Musical theatre fans can enjoy every minute of Dreamcoat Stars – a chance to revel in the biggest musical numbers – when the show returns to Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 16 March. Dreamcoat Stars features four sensational singers from the global hit, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, performing...