By Catherine Collins I remember singing along whilst watching the film, The King and I, on the TV as a child, so I was excited to be in the audience when it opened at Mayflower Theatre tonight. Set in 1860s Bangkok, The King and I tells the story of the unconventional...
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Mayflower Theatre to celebrate ten years of Summer Youth Projects
When Michael Ockwell joined Mayflower Theatre as the Chief Executive ten years ago, he brought with him a passion for youth theatre and a goal to broaden the engagement of young people in the arts in Hampshire. The main participatory event to achieve this aim was a Summer Youth...
Review: Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 31 May 2023
The new musical adaptation of Winnie the Pooh – which opened at Mayflower Theatre today – brings Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, and Tigger, to the stage. Deep in the Hundred Acre Wood, a new adventure is about to begin as we join Pooh and friends on a series...
Preview: Dinosaur World Live, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Back at the Mayflower Theatre, Dinosaur World Live – the interactive children’s theatre show that brings dinosaurs to life on stage – returns on Tuesday 27 June. Dinosaur World Live presents a host of impressive pre-historic creatures including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, along with a...
Preview: Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Photo credit: Hamish Gill On the back of an incredibly successful 30th year anniversary tour, smash hit rock & roll musical, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, visits Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24 June. Loved by critics and audiences alike, Buddy tells the enduring story of...
Preview: Wish You Were Dead, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Following the critically acclaimed smash-hit primetime ITV series Grace, Wish You Were Dead – featuring DSI Roy Grace – will arrive at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 June. Wish You Were Dead follows DSI Roy Grace and Cleo Morey as they take a much needed holiday...
Preview: The King and I, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The multi Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I will delight audiences when it comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 June. Set in 1860s Bangkok, The King and I tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between...
Review: Sister Act, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 2 May 2023
By Catherine Collins Sister Act opened at Mayflower Theatre tonight, and this feel-good show was a joy to watch from start to finish. Based on the iconic movie of the same name from 1992, starring Whoopi Goldberg, this sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, sisterhood and music...
Preview: Welsh National Opera, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) Spring Season comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 May and includes the brand new opera, Blaze of Glory!, and a new production of The Magic Flute. WNO will perform its new production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute under the baton of Teresa...
Review: Annie: The Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 24 April 2023
By Catherine Collins When Annie: The Musical opened at Mayflower Theatre last night – I was immediately transported back in time to one of my favourite childhood films of the 80s. The show begins with the set of an orphanage dormitory in New York in the 1930s – during...