New casting has been announced for the brand-new stage adaptation of The Baddies, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s smash-hit 2022 story, which visits Mayflower Studios from Wednesday 16 to Saturday 19 April 2025. Meet the very worst Baddies in the world! Don’t you dare to come too close to...
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Playmakers Youth Takeover at Theatre Royal Winchester
Playmakers Youth Theatre are back with their annual Youth Takeover at Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 4 April, celebrating months of hard work, presenting a host of original shows inspired by the works of William Shakespeare. The talented young performers of the youth theatre, aged School Years 2 –...
Matilda the Musical returns to Mayflower Theatre in 2026
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s smash hit production of Matilda The Musical, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book, will add six further dates to its upcoming tour, which includes Mayflower Theatre, Southampton. This anarchic production, about a strong and determined heroine with a vivid imagination, has won over 100 global...
Preview: Titanic the Musical Film Screening, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
A film screening of Titanic the Musical, directed by Mayflower’s Associate Artistic Director Thom Southerland, will take place at Mayflower Studios on the anniversary of the ship’s sinking on Monday 14 April. The screening will be accompanied by a special Q&A session with Thom Southerland, Director (Mayflower Artistic Director)...
Preview: RAW, Theatre Royal Winchester
Image: The Nature of Forgetting. Theatre Royal Winchester is hosting a number of fresh and experimental shows later this month as part of RAW – Winchester’s new contemporary performance week, which runs from Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 March. RAW will offer audiences a range of innovative shows featuring...
Family shows coming to Wickham and Colden Common
Main image: Stories in the Dust Audiences across the district can look forward to two family shows coming to Wickham and Colden Common community centres in April. Stories in the Dust (Thursday 10 April) tells the story of two explorers journeying across a mysterious land, playing games, telling stories...
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...
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...
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...