By Joy McKay. This year is the 40th anniversary of Sir Peter Wright’s retelling of The Sleeping Beauty, which opened at Mayflower Theatre last night. Based on the original 1890 collaboration between composer Tchaikovsky with choreographers Marius Pepita and Lev Ivanov it is a true classic of classical ballet....
Articles with the Tag What’s On Southampton
Shout Season is at MAST Mayflower Studios this spring
MAST Mayflower Studio’s Shout Season gives a platform to traditionally underrepresented voices in the industry. Through this season, MAST seeks to challenge stereotypes and engage with the stories of their community. This years’ Shout Season brings you the very best local theatre and gives you a chance to see...
Preview: Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
New Adventures, Martin McCallum and Marc Platt are delighted to announce the full cast of Edward Scissorhands – devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne – which comes to Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 March 2024. Based on the classic Tim Burton movie and featuring the...
Preview: WNO Death in Venice, Così fan tutte, and Opera Favourites, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) Spring Season comes at Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 20 to Saturday 23 March 2024, with two new productions, Death in Venice and Così fan tutte Death in Venice WNO will stage a new production of Britten’s Death in Venice , which will be the first...
Preview: Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Direct from the West End, and having sold out venues worldwide, Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners will perform at Mayflower Theatre on 8 March 2024. In partnership with Tourism Ireland and in association with legendary Irish pub O’Donoghue’s – the place where it all started...
Preview: Rambert’s Death Trap, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Rambert returns to the Mayflower Theatre stage on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 March with Death Trap, a brilliant evening of dance devised by Ben Duke (of Lost Dog). Death Trap brings together Goat (2017) and Cerberus (2022), and continues Rambert’s focus on storytelling and characters, featuring awe inspiring...
The first UK tour of Dear Evan Hansen collaborates with TikTok to find new talent
The casting team of Dear Evan Hansen, in collaboration with TikTok, are searching for the next generation of talent to star in the first ever UK tour of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Best Musical. Today is going to be a good day. And here’s why… Meet Evan:...
Preview: Hannah Rose Platt, Papillion, Southampton
Hannah Rose Platt is supporting Chuck Ragan at Papillon this Saturday night (3 February). A fascinating artist who made an album of poetic ghost stories last year called Deathbed Confessions – think shades of Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Kate Bush. Released in the Spring of 2023 and produced...
Review: Interesting Wallpaper, Heartbreakers, Southampton
By Anita Foxall Interesting Wallpaper had their headliner show at Heartbreakers on the 26 January. They were joined by 2 local bands, Sturmey Archers and Watching the Buzzards, for a complete Sofa City Bands Collective celebration. A full venue filled with support for local music. Who said we are not...
Review: Oh What a Lovely War, MAST Mayflower Studios, 29 January 2024
By Martin Brisland. More than sixty years on from its debut, this classic satire about war still has power to shock and to thoroughly entertain. Blackeyed Theatre’s first-rate production of Oh What A Lovely War set in World War 1 is highly relevant today given the threats to world...