by Catherine Collins. CONTENT WARNING – images unsuitable for children. The sun was setting as we arrived at Strawberry Fields in Boldre, near Lymington last night (14 October), providing an eerie backdrop to the Big Top tent as we drove into the car park. Were we ready for an...
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Preview: An Inspector Calls, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production of J B Priestley’s classic thriller, An Inspector Calls, returns to Mayflower Theatre from 1 to 5 November 2022. Written at the end of the Second World War and set before the First, An Inspector Calls is a compelling and haunting thriller....
Preview: La Voix, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Move over hanging gardens of Babylon, Egypt’s pyramids step aside, because there’s a new wonder of the world in town – La Voix! Officially the UK’s Funniest Red Head, La Voix is heading to the MAST Mayflower Studios on Saturday 22 October, with her live band, in a brand...
Preview: X-treme Magic, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Prepare to be dazzled, petrified and astounded: the world’s most dangerous magic show, X-treme Magic, is coming to Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, on 18 October 2022. Produced by Shone Productions, this is a modern-day spectacle of magic and illusion like no other – no rabbits are being pulled out of hats...
Preview: Bunker Cabaret, The Point, Eastleigh
The Point has programmed a special last-minute performance by the Hooligan Art Community from Ukraine, Bunker Cabaret, to The Point on Friday 14 October. Combining music, poetry, dance and film, the show is named because much of it was literally devised in a bunker by the company’s performers Sam...
Preview: Don’t Stop Believin’ End of Night Anthems, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the biggest hit singles of the 80s, Eye of the Tiger, the brand-new stage show, Don’t Stop Believin’, will roar onto the MAST Mayflower Studios’ stage on Thursday 20 October. Created by Entertainers – the same company that has entertained theatregoers...
Preview: The Color Purple at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Leicester’s Curve theatre and Birmingham Hippodrome are bringing their critically acclaimed, award-winning co-production of The Color Purple to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 25 to Saturday 29 October. Based on the Pulitzer prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winner, Marsha Norman, The Color...
Preview: Richard the Second, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Tangle, in association with MAST Mayflower Studios, is proud to present a radical and electrifying new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Richard the Second, performed in its distinctive Southern African Township theatre style, and performing on stage from Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 October. A nation is in turmoil. Three first cousins...
Preview: Leo Sayer, Concorde Club, Eastleigh
With the world emerging from a two-year hiatus, Leo Sayer will be celebrating the milestone of 50 years as a recording artist the only way he knows how -via a huge UK tour, including a stop at Concorde Club on Thursday 20 October 2022. One of the most successful...
Line-up: Let’s Rock Southampton, Southampton Common, 8 July 2023
Let’s Rock Southampton have announced the line-up for the popular ‘80s retro festival that takes place on Southampton Common, with Soft Cell and the Boomtown Rats set to headline. Kim Wilde, Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Neville Staple, Heaven 17, The Farm, Go West, and Sinitta will also be...