English National Ballet is delighted to return to UK, touring this autumn at Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 30 November to Saturday 3 December with Raymonda by Artistic Director, Tamara Rojo CBE. Updating the ballet’s setting to the Crimean War and drawing inspiration from the ground-breaking spirit and work of...
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Preview: Dreamgirls, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Direct from the West End, Dreamgirls will dazzle audiences with its extraordinary story and unforgettable, spine-tingling vocals when it comes to Mayflower Theatre from Monday 14 to Saturday 19 November. This spectacular musical production features the classic songs And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going, Listen, I Am...
Preview: Trainspotting Live, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
The critically acclaimed immersive production of Trainspotting Live will be coming to the MAST Mayflower Studios from Wednesday 9 to Saturday 12 November. Based on Irvine Welsh’s seminal book, Trainspotting, this punchy, 75 minute production recaptures the passion and the controversy of the famous novel, and globally successful film,...
Preview: Captions Speak Louder, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
The world’s first exhibition on open captioning in the arts will be on display at MAST Mayflower Studios from 2 to 18 November 2022. Created by Stagetext, the deaf-led captioning charity, Captions Speak Louder, guides you through the history of theatre captioning – making performances accessible to deaf and...
Preview: Re-Tour de Ned, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Ned Boulting, ITV’s lead Tour de France commentator, will return to the MAST Mayflower Studio on Wednesday 2 November with his one-man stage show to provide a fresh assault on your cycling senses. The cunningly entitled, Re-Tour de Ned, is an indispensable theatrical road map for anyone aspiring to...
Preview: Loose Ends, 1865 Club, Southampton
One of the most successful UK R&B soul bands of the 1980s, Loose Ends, will be bringing their unique sounds to the stage of the 1865 Club on Friday 28 October at 7.30pm. The trio formed in London in 1980, and Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, and Steve Nicol were...
Review: The Color Purple, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Catherine Collins. The story of fear, abuse and oppression may not be what is expected of a musical, and yet The Color Purple, which opened at Mayflower Theatre last night (25 October), is exactly that. Based on Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Color...
Preview: Bombay Superstar, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Bombay Superstar is a brand-new musical about love and betrayal in the golden age of Bollywood cinema, and it’s coming to MAST Mayflower Studios from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 November. Bombay Superstar is the 50th show from Phizzical, who create bold, adventurous work which brings new perspectives to South...
Preview: Othello, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Frantic Assembly will bring its acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s Othello to MAST Mayflower Studios from Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 November. Blisteringly relevant today, Othello exposes the tension, fear and insecurity buried beneath the veneer of our relationships and how easily that can be maliciously exploited. Lies and truths...
Preview: Delicate, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Delicate – a new circus show about what it means to be delicate from Extraordinary Bodies, Cirque Bijou and Diverse City will be at MAST Mayflower Studios from Monday 14 to Tuesday 15 November. Delicate revolves around four different characters, united in their frustration at their bodies changing, ageing,...