By Joy McKay Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story was one of the very first ‘Jukebox Musicals’ premiering in 1989. It is part biopic, part gig and 100% celebration of the incredible and tragically short career of the Incongruously bespectacled Rock ‘n’ Roll legend Buddy Holly. After six years the...
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Preview: The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The National Theatre’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane visits Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 4 to Saturday 8 July. Returning to his childhood home, a man finds himself standing beside the pond of the old Sussex farmhouse where he used to...
Preview: Dragons and Mythical Beasts, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Dragons and Mythical Beasts, the award-winning family show that brings mythical creatures to life on stage using spectacular puppetry, will be at Mayflower Theatre on Saturday 1 July. Enter into a magical world of myths and legends as Dragons and Mythical Beasts unveils a myriad of dark secrets. Come...
Review: The King and I, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 13 June 2023
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...
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...