Play to the Crowd – the charity that runs Theatre Royal Winchester – is looking forward to the opening night of this year’s traditional family pantomime, Mother Goose, which opens in one week on Saturday 30 November 2024, and runs until Sunday 5 January 2025. The pantomime’s cast and...
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Preview: The Scummy Mummies Christmas Show, Theatre Royal Winchester
Adult audiences are invited to a Christmas show with a difference when the Scummy Mummies return to Theatre Royal Winchester this December. Comedians Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson are back by popular demand with The Scummy Mummies Christmas Show (10 – 11 December), with scummy carols and scummier Santa...
Theatre Royal Winchester reveals Mother Goose panto cast
Photo credit: The Other Richard Theatre Royal Winchester announces the cast for this year’s pantomime, Mother Goose, set to run from 30 November 2024 to 5 January 2025. The traditional story of Mother Goose tells of a lady who is about to be thrown off her land when she cannot...
Embrace Christmas at Theatre Royal Winchester
Winchester comes alive at Christmas and Theatre Royal Winchester is no exception – with a programme of festive treats that will guarantee audiences of all ages can embrace the most wonderful time of the year, wholeheartedly. The season begins early with a familiar face returning to the stage to...
Preview: Beatles Complete, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of the legendary Beatles are invited to a celebration of their music when tribute act, Beatles Complete, come to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 15 November. Beatles Complete – who come direct from the world-famous birthplace of The Beatles, the Cavern Club, Liverpool – celebrate the most influential...
Preview: Echoes by Mi Flamenco, Theatre Royal Winchester
Audiences interested in learning about other people’s cultures may enjoy Echoes by Mi Flamenco at Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 14 November. Echoes features emotive flamenco dancing and soul-stirring music and song performed by skilled performers – with engaging film part of an immersive multimedia experience. It combines personal...
Preview: Arms and the Man, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre fans can enjoy the story of a young bride-to-be who falls in love with a soldier clutching chocolate creams when Arms and the Man visits Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 12 November. Arms and the Man (or The Chocolate Cream Soldier) tells of a beautiful, young Bulgarian woman, Raina,...
Preview: An Audience with Dame Lily Trott-Twankey, Theatre Royal Winchester
Panto audiences and theatre fans can enjoy an evening exploring the life and times of panto dames, with An Audience with Dame Lily Trott-Twankey at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 10 November. In the lead-up to this year’s pantomime, Mother Goose, audiences are invited to learn more about pantomime...
Preview: Do Not Play This Piano, Theatre Royal Winchester
Family audiences and music lovers are invited to the story of a musical whizz-kid when Do Not Play This Piano comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 30 October. Do Not Play This Piano tells of a young boy called William whose school report is not good – but...
Preview: R.O.G.E.R Radio Attempts Frankenstein, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre fans are invited to immerse themselves in a comedic, chaotic radio play set-up, with performers playing multiple characters, when R.O.G.E.R Radio Attempts Frankenstein comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 29 October. The show tells of a charming radio company attempting to perform a radio-play of the spine-tingling...