Image: Far From Saints full band colour L-R Dwight Baker, Patty Lynn, Kelly Jones, credit: Sophia French. After earning a No.5 chart position in the UK Official Albums Chart as well as widespread critical acclaim for their self-titled debut album, Far From Saints today (July 19th) announce details of...
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Preview: Autumn Season at The Point, Eastleigh and The Berry, Hedge End
Photo: Ed Byrne by Roslyn Gaunt An exciting autumn season of events and experiences awaits theatre-goers as The Point and The Berry Theatre announce their new schedule. Tickets for the majority of the programme, which runs from September until the end of the year, are now on sale. At...
Author Neil Gaiman joined Mayflower Theatre audience of The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Image: The Ocean at the End of the Lane company with cake. Credit Stuart Martin Photography. Neil Gaiman, the author behind the best-selling novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane which was adapted for stage by Joel Horwood, directed by Katy Rudd visited the National Theatre’s smash-hit...
Mayflower Theatre announces new ensemble programme
Mayflower Theatre has launched Elevate Ensemble, a ground-breaking new initiative aimed at providing young underrepresented performers in Southampton and the surrounding areas with exceptional training opportunities. Elevate Ensemble is a free two-year-part-time comprehensive training program, which has been developed with a commitment to nurturing talent, fostering creativity and empowering...
Show Announcement: Shrek the Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The smash-hit musical, Shrek the Musical, will arrive at Mayflower Theatre on Tuesday 20 February 2024, for one week only. Based on the Oscar winning DreamWorks film, the Broadway and West End hit show, Shrek the Musical, is a fun filled and hilarious musical comedy with a cast of...
Ash to tour following release of first new album in more than 5 years
image by Steve Gullick. Ash have announced their first new album together in more than five years, alongside news of an upcoming UK / EU tour. Race The Night, the band’s eighth studio album, will be released on 15th September 2023 via one of their earliest label homes Fierce...
Skinny Lister come to Southampton as part of UK tour this winter
Folk-punk rabble Skinny Lister are back with a new track “Down On The Barrier” plus details of two extensive tours in North America and UK and Ireland throughout Autumn/Winter 2023, bringing them to Southampton’s Engine Rooms in December. Blending pogo-primed percussion, punk hooks, and a chorus that demands to...
Play to the Crowd wins at Winchester Business Excellence Awards
Play to the Crowd, the arts and education charity that runs Theatre Royal Winchester, Hat Fair and Playmakers, has been awarded the inaugural Creative and Cultural Award at this year’s Winchester Business Excellence Awards. The awards, organised by the Winchester Improvement District (BID), The Hampshire Chronicle and Hampshire Chamber...
The Stranglers come to Portsmouth Guildhall in 2024 for 50th anniversary tour
In 2024, The Stranglers, one of the most iconic and influential bands in British music history, are celebrating their 50th year anniversary with a following UK and Irish tour. The tour will bring them to Portsmouth Guildhall on March 24th. Since playing their last full-scale UK tour in 2022,...
New writing group comes to October Books in Southampton
A new writing group, The Portswood Writers Circle, has recently launched at independent bookshop October Books. The group will next be meeting on Monday 22nd May. The aim of the group is to create a welcoming and encouraging environment in which local writers of all genres, styles, and experience...