The legendary, award-winning production of the international smash hit musical, Blood Brothers, returns to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 27 February to Saturday 2 March 2024. Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins separated at birth, who grow up on the opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences. When Mrs...
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The Big Give is helping Birmingham Royal Ballet to restore costumes
Money raised through the Big Give is helping Birmingham Royal Ballet to restore the wonderful costumes of Sir Peter Wright’s beautiful production of The Sleeping Beauty – a jewel in the crown of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s repertoire as it celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, with the costumes in...
Preview: Stuff and Nonsense: Pinocchio, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
A new adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic story from Stuff and Nonsense, Pinocchio, visits MAST from Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 February ,and has all the elements of the story we all love and much more besides, as it unpicks the broader themes of this timeless story. The story...
N’Faly Kouyaté announces UK tour dates for February
N’Faly Kouyaté will be bringing his Ré-Génération Tour to the UK for a series of special live shows this month, beginning at Southampton’s Turner Sims on 8 February. Best known as the frontman of Afro Celt Sound System, the Belgium-based artist will be hitting the road for nine intimate...
Review: I Should Be So Lucky: The Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 23 January 2024
By Catherine Collins. If you’re a fan of some of the biggest hits Stock, Aitken and Waterman were responsible for in the 80s and 90s, then you will love I Should Be So Lucky, which opened at Mayflower Theatre last night. The plot revolves around Ella and Nathan, a...
Preview: Shrek the Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The smash-hit musical, Shrek the Musical, will arrive at Mayflower Theatre on Tuesday 20 February, for one week only. Leave your troubles Far Far Away and join in the adventures as Shrek and Donkey endeavour to complete their quest of defeating the dragon and saving Princess Fiona. Featuring fabulous songs...
Sao Paulo Dance Company brings the Brazilian sunshine to Southampton
By Diane Parkes. Theatre audiences can look forward to some Brazilian sunshine this spring when São Paulo Dance Company tours the UK and Ireland for the first time. The company comes to Mayflower Theatre, Southampton on 13 and 14 February with a triple bill of contemporary works by some...
Review: 1923 Prohibition Party, The Engine Rooms, Southampton
By Sam Wise. Saturday night saw the arrival in Southampton of a show born out of time, 1923 Prohibition Party, and I was privileged to speak to one of its stars, Martin Jarl, trumpeter, singer and manager of the band Swing’It in advance. Martin is, unconventionally for a swing...
Review: The Importance of Being Earnest, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
By Lewis Maclean. Go and see this show! Your life will be richer for it. I know mine was when I left Southampton’s flagship MAST Mayflower Studios theatre last night. The works of Oscar Wilde are often known for the intense ludicrous drama and sharp wit. Often his work...
Preview: Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The Sleeping Beauty, which has been delighting audiences for well over a hundred years, sprinkling ballet magic on this favourite childhood story and its cast of familiar characters, comes to Mayflower Theatre from Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 February. Cursed by a wicked fairy, a beautiful princess pricks her...