By Nick Mabey. Saints’ inevitable and long-awaited relegation was confirmed on 6th April after another lacklustre performance at Spurs, where our fans yet again outperformed the team. At least we went down in style, beating the record for the earliest confirmed drop (seven games remaining). Fastest relegation can be...
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Preview: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The sensational production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 13 to Sunday 18 May 2025. Released as a concept album in 1969, the stage version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has become one of the world’s...
Hat Fair 2025 stall holders call out
The organisers of Hat Fair – the UK’s longest running festival of Outdoor Arts – are looking for stall holders to take part in the event, which takes place on Saturday 5 July. Market traders, charities and good causes are being asked to apply to be part of the...
Grease School Edition principal casting announced
Casting has been announced for Mayflower Theatre’s 2025 Summer Youth Project, Grease: School Edition, as the leads meet with musical theatre superstar, Marley Fenton, who previously starred as Danny Zuko in the 2024 tour of Grease the Musical. Grease: School Edition will bring the electrifying energy of Rydell High...
Heritage: Southampton street furniture
By Martin Brisland. When I was a child, I loved the I-Spy series of books. About forty titles were published from the 1950s until 2002. Typical titles were I-Spy Cars, I-Spy Churches, and I-Spy Birds. You collected points with more gained for unusual finds. It was a wonderful way to...
Preview: That Knave, Raleigh, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of historical drama will be captivated by the story of adventurer, lover and traitor, Sir Walter Raleigh when That Knave, Raleigh comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 30 April. The show, which takes audiences back to the Elizabethan era, tells the story of one of Britain’s most...
Risk free dance at Mayflower
Mayflower (Mayflower Theatre and Mayflower Studios) share details of their risk free dance scheme, which is to develop dance audiences within the local community. The Risk Free offering will provide audiences with the opportunity of trying something they may not otherwise attend, with zero risk. If you don’t like...
Self Esteem announces new album and record store tour
In support of her new album, A Complicated Woman, Self Esteem, AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor, has announced an intimate record store tour, including a date in Southampton on 24 April. The album, due for release on 25 April, is the follow up to the hugely acclaimed BRIT and Mercury...
First ever Trans Pride Basingstoke to take place
Photo: Trans Pride Winchester, credit: Hampshire Trans+ Network On Saturday 12 April, the first ever Trans Pride Basingstoke is to take place in the heart of the town. This is a grassroots event, organised by Hampshire Trans+ Network. The event starts with a protest march through the town, starting...
Southampton band, Regent, announce new single, I Feel For You
Following the release of their sophomore album and a string of singles last year, Southampton-born band Regent return this April with a new track titled I Feel For You (out 25 April) – a tale of lost love and liberation. Opening with euphoric drums and Britpop-indebted guitar twangs, I...