Fans of farce are invited to an evening of multiple mistaken identity when The Comedy of Terrors! comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 29 April. The Comedy of Terrors! tells the story of Jo Smith who arrives for an audition with director, Vyvian Jones – only to discover...
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Preview: A to Z of Romsey by Martin Brisland
Local tour guide and author, Martin Brisland, will launch his sixth book on Thursday 24 April. The event take place at Waterstones bookshop in The Hundred, Romsey from 7pm, and tickets are available on Eventbrite via waterstones.com/events. “Despite growing up just outside Romsey and thinking I really knew the...
Gallery: Southampton Marathon 2025
Thousands of runners hit the streets yesterday, as the ABP Southampton Marathon – now in its 10th year – returned to the city. We’ve put together a selection of photos from the day, taken by Mike Daish. In Common is not for profit. We rely on donations from readers...
Review: Better Joy, Joiners, Southampton
By Darren Grayer. Formed in 2023, Better Joy is the creation of Manchester based singer/songwriter Bria Keeley. She began writing songs at university before forming the band which then released four singles in 2024, followed by last month’s six track ep, Heading Into The Blue. The band have been...
Local young people invited to audition for Annie
Local young people are invited to audition for a professionally-led musical production of the all-time classic, Annie – that will be performed at Theatre Royal Winchester this summer. Annie is the story of a little orphan girl living in 1930s New York, determined to find the parents who abandoned...
Book review: Modern Poetry & Frank: Sonnets, by Diane Seuss
By Anita Foxall. Modern Poetry and Frank: Sonnets were my first encounters with Diane Seuss’s poetry, both Fitzcarraldo Editions published in February this year which I picked up from Southampton’s own October Books. This Michigan born poet grabbed my attention as soon as I started reading the first...
Review: Shôn Dale-Jones, The Point, Eastleigh, 4 April 2025
By Laura McCarthy. Entering the intimate setting of The Point’s studio space, I was struck by the sense of familiarity in the room as Shôn Dale-Jones shook hands with us, with every audience member, with warm compassion radiating from his eyes. Immediately, Dale-Jones came across as genuine, and when,...
City’s tourist guides ready to start busy year of walls and vaults exploration
Guides from the city’s two guiding organisation, the Southampton Tourist Guides Association (STGA) and See Southampton, met at the Bargate ahead of finalising plans for a series of exciting exploration walks across the Old Town in 2025. Walks will visit the city walls and explore a number of Southampton’s famous...
Heritage: A proud day for SS Shieldhall
By Martin Brisland. On 2nd April 2025 there was a Presentation Ceremony of the Kings Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) onboard Steamship Shieldhall in the Western Docks. The impressive glass trophy was handed to Captain Martin Phipps by Mr. Nigel Atkinson, the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. Distinguished guests included Cllr...
Album review: Rats! Rats! Rats! – Bloody Hello & launch party
By Sam Wise. For us the highlight of Victorious Festival last summer was not, as predicted, The Pixies, on the promise of whom we had bought the tickets. No, the real stars of the event, for us, were Gosport punk/grunge duo Rats! Rats! Rats!, who we caught on one...