The brand-new production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 21 to Saturday 25 January 2025. Today is going to be a good day. And here’s why… Meet Evan: an anxious high school kid who wants nothing more...
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Preview: Now That’s What I Call a Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The world premiere of NOW That’s What I Call A Musical, a brand-new British musical written by award-winning comedian Pippa Evans and directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, will visit Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 14 to Saturday 18 January 2025. It’s Birmingham, 1989. Two school friends, Gemma and...
Preview: Hairspray, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
After breaking box office records and delighting audiences in the West End, on Broadway, and on the big screen since 1988, the timeless story of Hairspray comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 January 2025. Hairspray centres around heroine Tracy Turnblad, who has big hair, a...
Here & Now, presented by Steps, to tour to Mayflower Theatre
UK pop band Steps have announced that their official musical Her & Now, which has been wowing audiences in Birmingham for the last few weeks, will tour to Mayflower Theatre, Southampton from Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24 January 2026. Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it’s Friday...
Preview: Jack and the Beanstalk, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
As panto season approaches, Jack and the Beanstalk makes a gigantic return to Mayflower Theatre from Saturday 14 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025. Follow Jack and climb a beanstalk of gigantic proportions to cloudland in this magical family pantomime. Doomed to sell his trusty cow, join Jack...
Preview: Elf the Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
After sell-out arena tours, Elf the Musical comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 December 2024. The stage show, Elf the Musical features Santa’s magical flying sleigh, an audience snowball fight, and a giant candy cane journey from the North Pole, amongst many spectacular scenes set...
Darren Day to join tour of Chicago for one week only at the Mayflower Theatre
Darren Day joins the UK and Ireland tour of Chicago as Billy Flynn for one week only, playing the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton from Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 November 2024. Darren returns to the role, joining stage and soap star Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, much-loved performer and TV...
Charles Edwards and Sir David McVicar talk about Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi
By Diane Parkes For stage designer Charles Edwards, Giacomo Puccini is the greatest opera composer because his stories cut straight to the heart. Puccini’s understanding of people ensures his works, which include Tosca, La bohème and Madam Butterfly,are among the most popular and frequently staged operas worldwide. And it...
Interview: The Overtones’ Mike, Mark, and Jay ahead of their Christmas tour
The Overtones, are bringing the Good Times Christmas Tour to Mayflower Theatre on Monday 11 November 2024. We spoke with three members of the Platinum-selling singing group to discuss their forthcoming Christmas tour, memories of singing for the Queen, and plans for an innovative new album. It’s exciting that...
Preview: Chicago, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The multi-awarding winning musical, Chicago, comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 November 2024. Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on...