By Dan O’Farrell. A play-within-a-play is always good value, especially if it goes disastrously wrong. Shakespeare knew this well: he saved the whole last act of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ for the workmen’s hilariously inept production of ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’. In more recent times people have queued in...
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Preview: 50 Years of Fender: The Stratocaster Story, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of the world’s most iconic guitar, the Fender Stratocaster, will be excited to learn that a celebration of the instrument returns to Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 13 February. 50 Years of Fender: The Stratocaster Story tells the story of the world’s most recognisable guitar through the five...
Preview: John Shuttleworth, Theatre Royal Winchester
Comedy fans can welcome the return of Radio 4 favourite, John Shuttleworth, as he takes to the stage to celebrate his career, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 12 February. John Shuttleworth is a fictional singer-songwriter and radio presenter created in 1985 and performed by comedy actor and musician...
Preview: Adam Kay: Undoctored, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of doctor and writer, Adam Kay, will welcome his return to Theatre Royal Winchester where he will perform his brand-new show, Undoctored, on Monday 10 February. After a record-breaking run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a sell-out season in the West End, Adam Kay: Undoctored is based on...
Preview: Room on the Broom, Theatre Royal Winchester
Family audiences can enjoy the colourful puppetry and joyous songs in Room on the Broom when it comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 7 to Sunday 9 February. Based on children’s book author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler’s best-selling tale, Room on the Broom tells the story...
Preview: Far from the Madding Crowd, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of the author Thomas Hardy will enjoy an adaptation of the classic, Far from the Madding Crowd, coming to Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 February. Set against the rural landscape of Victorian England, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of the beautiful...
Preview: Dial M for Mayhem, Theatre Royal Winchester
Comedy theatre fans are invited to a play packed with drama and behind the scenes chaos when Dial M For Mayhem visits Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 28 January to Saturday 1 February 2025. The play is set in 1991 and follows a group of travelling actors from south...
Preview: The Booze-ical, Theatre Royal Winchester
Audiences not partaking in Dry January may be interested to learn about the drinks-based musical, The Booze-ical, coming to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 17 January. This brand-new all-singing all-dancing show takes to the stage to prove that the pub – and indeed alcohol – are cornerstones of civilization...
Theatre Royal Winchester’s New Year and spring programme
Theatre Royal Winchester’s New Year and spring programme of events, which runs from January to April 2025, covers everything from music to comedy, drama and family theatre, talks and National Theatre Live screenings, dance, improv and community performances. The season starts with a talk for all true crime fans...
Preview: The Ciderhouse Rebellion & Reg Meuross, Theatre Royal Winchester
Image – Reg Meuross Folk fans are invited to start the new year with new faces and old of the genre when The Ciderhouse Rebellion and Reg Meuross come to Theatre Royal Winchester next month. The Ciderhouse Rebellion (Saturday 11 January) welcomes to the stage musicians Adam Summerhayes and...