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: It is I, Seagull, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
An opera singer is on a mission to make opera more interesting. Comedy writer and opera singer, Lucy Mellors, is flying into Mayflower Studios on Wednesday 7 May for a performance of It is I, Seagull, her comedy opera show set in space. Raised in Hedge End, Southampton, Lucy...
Preview: Rhinestone Cowboy, Theatre Royal Winchester
Celebrate the life and music of the American country music singer, Glen Campbell, with Rhinestone Cowboy, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 25 April. Rhinestone Cowboy takes audiences on a journey through Campbell’s remarkable career, reliving the highs and lows – from his humble beginnings and early session musician...
Preview: Welsh National Opera’s Spring Season, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) Spring Season comes to Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 30 April to Saturday 3 May, and Peter Grimes, The Marriage of Figaro, and Play Opera Live. Peter Grimes Following on from the success of Welsh National Opera’s new production of Britten’s Death in Venice, this Spring...
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...
Preview: The Pianist, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
The Pianist, a new musical adaptation of Władysław Szpilman’s memoir, adapted and directed by Thom Southerland will play as a semi-staged workshop for two performances only at Mayflower Studios next week on Wednesday 9 and Saturday 12 April. For the first time, it will incorporate his original compositions into...
Theatre Royal Winchester’s spring summer season
Theatre Royal Winchester’s 2025 Spring Summer season – which runs from April to August – features music, children’s theatre, drama, comedy, improv, community shows, National Theatre Live screenings, classic films, talks, dance and more! The season kicks off with Playmakers’ youth theatre groups returning to the stage with their...
Southampton gig guide – April
By Vicky Greer. The sun is out, the people of Southampton are venturing outside again, and we’ve got a stacked line-up of live entertainment coming to the city. I don’t care if I’m getting ahead of myself – summer has arrived, basically. This April, we’ve got some of...
Preview: Dr. Strangelove, Theatre Royal Winchester
I’m Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan takes on four roles in the National Theatre Live screening of Dr. Strangelove at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 23 April. Dr. Strangelove tells of the moment a rogue US General triggers a nuclear attack and the surreal race that takes place, seeing...
Preview: The Elmer Adventure, Theatre Royal Winchester
Children can delight in the colourful adventures with their favourite patchwork elephant when The Elmer Adventure comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 15 April. The Elmer Adventure tells the story of three friends on a jungle trail, featuring Elmer the elephant – who is not elephant grey but...