The cast of smash-hit musical, SIX – who are currently performing at Mayflower Theatre, took time out from their busy schedules this week to visit Calshot Castle in Southampton. This artillery fort, built by Henry VIII to defend the sea passage to Southampton, was recently used as a Navy...
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Preview: Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The new production of the West End and Broadway smash hit, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical, comes to Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 16 August to Saturday 3 September 2023. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical tells the devilishly delicious tale of young...
Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Mayflower Theatre, 4 July 2023
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a National Theatre production based on the best-selling novel of the same name by local author Neil Gaiman. The show premiered in 2019 but this is its first national tour (delayed due to the Covid pandemic). The book was released...
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...
Review: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Mayflower Theatre, 20 June 2023
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...
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...