Southampton’s countdown to Christmas event

Southampton’s Christmas Lights switch-on event is just around the corner and two special guests  have been announced who will flip the festive switch, and officially mark the start of the Christmas festivities in the city. Kick-starting the Christmas Countdown on Thursday 16 November will be Mayflower Theatre’s panto star,...

Emergency Season at MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

The temperature is rising, there’s plastic in the oceans, the rainforest is disappearing…and maybe using a ‘bag for life’ isn’t going to turn it all around. MAST Mayflower Studios brings its Emergency Festival – a season of work across October and November relating to the climate crisis and asking...

The Full Monty, Cast Q&A, Mayflower Theatre

A new production of award-winning smash hit play, The Full Monty, starring TV favourites, Danny Hatchard (EastEnders), Jake Quickenden (X Factor, I’m A Celebrity…), and Bill Ward (Emmerdale, Coronation Street) is heading to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 November. We caught up with the cast to...

Preview: Fascinating Aïda, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

Britain’s raciest and sassiest cabaret trio are bringing their brand-new show, Fascinating Aïda, to Mayflower Theatre on Monday 20 November 2023. Celebrating 40 years on the road in 2023 as Dillie Keane, Liza Pulman and Adèle Anderson, Fascinating Aïda have racked-up millions of internet followers, performed in the world’s...

Preview: The Full Monty, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

The brand new production of Simon Beaufoy’s award-winning hit play The Full Monty visits Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 November. This fast and funny play is still very much of our time, as once again we are hit by a cost-of-living crisis. Gaz and his mates...

Preview: The Bodyguard, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

Photo – The Bodyguard UK Tour 2018 cast by Paul Coltas The international, award-winning smash-hit musical, The Bodyguard, is back at Mayflower Theatre from Monday 30 October to Saturday 4 November. Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown...

Preview: The Three Little Pigs, The Point, Eastleigh

Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company present a joyful, family-friendly retelling of The Three Little Pigs, which is set to visit The Point on Saturday 21 October. After tricking the unsuspecting wolf onto a bus, the three little pigs are on the run and in search of help from audiences...