Cinderella actor receives national panto award nomination

Photo credit: Ali Wright Play to the Crowd, arts and education charity, is pleased to announce that its 2023/24 pantomime at Theatre Royal Winchester, Cinderella, has received a nomination in the Great British Pantomime Awards 2024. Actor Max Mirza has been nominated for Best Early Career Newcomer for his...

Howden Insurance renews partnership with Play to the Crowd

Play to the Crowd, the arts and education charity that runs Theatre Royal Winchester, Hat Fair and Playmakers, is thrilled to announce that Howden Insurance in Winchester has renewed their Corporate Partnership with the charity for the next three years. The company has been long-time supporters of Theatre Royal...

Preview: High Jinx: Magic, Illusion & Circus, Theatre Royal Winchester

Mesmerising magic and crazy circus stunts are promised from High Jinx: Magic, Illusion & Circus at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 26 May at 1.30pm and 4.30pm. High Jinx is a jam-packed show featuring incredible magic tricks, mind-boggling illusions, inspiring feats of juggling and daring circus stunts, which will...

Preview: Steeleye Span, Theatre Royal Winchester

Folk music fans are in for a treat when Steeleye Span return to the city and Theatre Royal Winchester on Saturday 18 May. The British folk-rock band will be celebrating 50 years together and a new album, The Green Man Collection, which features tracks from recent releases and new...

Playmakers Youth Theatre Showcase hailed a success

Photo Credit: Cave & Sky Last month Playmakers Youth Theatre presented their annual Showcase at Theatre Royal Winchester and enjoyed incredible feedback from leaders and audiences. The theme of the Showcase was Look Back, Look Forward and Look Up and the groups, made up of young people from school...

Preview: Austen’s Women: Lady Susan, Theatre Royal Winchester

Fans of Jane Austen will enjoy the darkly comic Austen’s Women: Lady Susan, which comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 2 May. Lady Susan is a brand-new one-woman show about society and the women trapped within it – featuring the devil-may-care black widow character of Lady Susan, who is...