Fans of circus, comedy, magic and more will be thrilled to learn that Hat Fair Cabaret is back – at Theatre Royal Winchester on Saturday 1 March. This is a chance for fans of Winchester’s Outdoor Arts festival, which takes place the first weekend of July each year, to...
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Preview: Spitfire Girls, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Spitfire Girls, a new play by Katherine Senior, will premiere at Mayflower Studios from Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 March 2025. Marking the 80th Anniversary year of the end of World War II, the production has been developed with support from the National Theatre Generate Programme. Directed by Seán...
Hat Fair returns for 2025
Hat Fair – the UK’s longest running festival of Outdoor Arts – is back for another summer, this year on Saturday 5 July. The festival – run by arts and education charity, Play to the Crowd – takes place in Winchester city centre and which celebrated its fiftieth birthday...
Preview: The Clare Teal Five, Theatre Royal Winchester
Award-winning jazz vocalist and long-time radio broadcaster, Clare Teal, returns to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 28 February. The beloved singer who has won British Jazz Singer of the Year several times and sung with artists such as Jamie Callum and Liza Minelli returns with a brand-new show celebrating...
Preview: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
New Adventures announces the full cast of 40 for Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, playing at Mayflower Theatre in Southampton, from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 March 2025, as part of its 30th anniversary. This ground-breaking production of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago...
Preview: Jack Savoretti, O2 Academy, Bournemouth
Photo credit: Chris Floyd Following his most recent single, Bada Bing, Bada Boom, featuring the formidable Miles Kane (The Last Shadow Puppets), and collaborations with Italian legend, Zucchero, and Australian pop royalty, Natalie Imbruglia, Jack Savoretti returns to the UK for a solo unplugged tour at some of his favourite venues,...
Victorious Festival announces further acts for its summer show
Victorious Festival, UK’s biggest metropolitan family-friendly festival, has announced further acts to its line-up including, comedian, actor, and now ballroom dancer Chris McCausland. Chris will join this year’s incredible comedy line-up, alongside Joel Dommett and Ruby Wax! Elsewhere on the music line-up, Beats & Swing are bringing the party to the Seaside Stage with Fabio & Grooverider, The Cuban Brothers, and Utah...
Buckinghamshire’s Stowaway Festival announces second wave of 2025 line-up
Stowaway Festival have announced the second wave of artists for their 2025 event, happening over the weekend of August 15 – 17 in ancient woodlands and lakes near Stowe, Buckinghamshire. Internationally renowned dance music superstars Jungle will perform a headline DJ set, with reggae legends The Wailers also heading...
Chichester Festival Theatre to stage BFG
The Chichester Festival Theatre have pulled off a giant coup. The iconic West Sussex venue is to stage Roald Dahl’s hugely popular story the BFG. Adapted by Tom Wells and in conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the production will run at the Chichester Festival Theatre from Monday 16...
Preview: NOW, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of contemporary dance are invited to celebrate an award-winning choreographer through her latest creation, NOW, which comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 27 February. NOW celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Jasmin Vardimon Company and is the latest creation by the award-winning choreographer, Jasmin Vardimon MBE –...