By Melanie Adams. It was a controversial production that radically changed one of the world’s most iconic ballet shows. But now, 30 years on from ruffling those feathers, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is back on stage to celebrate the milestone anniversary. The award-winning choreographer’s new generation of swans took...
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Mayflower spring and summer brochure released
Mayflower’s (Mayflower Theatre and Mayflower Studios) new Spring/Summer What’s On brochure has landed in both venues. Take a look to see some of the brand-new and existing shows featured. Shows include: Hamilton – 18 March – 26 April 2025 – Mayflower Theatre Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi award-winning cultural phenomenon Hamilton is...
Hidden Gems Hampshire
By Anita Foxall. It never ceases to amaze me when I meet incredible and talented people at the various spoken word events I attend. They are undoubtedly spaces for continuous inspiration. I met Stevina Southwell at one of those events, and after a joyous chat about poetry and...
Preview: Josh Berry: Best Man, Theatre Royal Winchester
Comedian Josh Berry returns to Theatre Royal Winchester with his show, Best Man, on Saturday 22 March. The comic takes to the stage to ask what positive masculinity is in a world where everyone knows what toxic masculinity is. He will explore the subject through his many impressions and...
SEE Southampton open the Westgate for 2025 season
The team at SEE Southampton have been working hard behind the scenes in conjunction with the City Council Archaeology Unit, updating exhibitions at the western walls’ historic Westgate. The not-for-profit organisation’s free to enter exhibition is now open for the 2025 with its main ‘Provisioning the Pilgrims’ displays –...
Review: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – The Drone Lightshow, The Rose Bowl, Hampshire
By Sally Churchward. It’s a bit of a bonkers concept – light up drones creating gigantic moving images in the night sky to a narrated abridged telling of the plot of a classic movie. But The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – The Drone Lightshow works, and makes for...
A new contemporary performance week is announced
Three of Winchester’s performing arts charities, Play to the Crowd, Hampshire Cultural Trust and Discarded Nut, have joined forces to celebrate contemporary performance with the creation of RAW – Winchester’s contemporary performance week. This year’s RAW will run from Tuesday 25 to Saturday 29 March with performances taking place...
Preview: John Crace: What the hell just happened?, The Berry Theatre, Hedge End
Political sketch writer, John Crace, will bring his show, What the Hell Just Happened? to The Berry Theatre on Friday 28 March. John Crace has been the Guardian’s political sketch writer for the last ten years and is one of the paper’s most loved columnists. He has also written...
International Women’s Day: The once and future queens – women writers of science fiction and fantasy
By Christopher Taylor. It’s no secret that the world of sci-fi and fantasy has rarely been welcoming for female authors: publishers often lacked faith in women, and readers gravitated to male names. Worse than that, even female authors who break through seem more at risk of disappearing from...
International Women’s Day: Crowning the Queens of Horror Literature
By Laura McCarthy. To mark International Women’s Day on March 8th, we take a look at the great women of horror writing. Stephen King may be known as the ‘King of Horror’ but to decide on a Queen poses too much of a challenge, as there are just...