After sell-out arena tours, Elf the Musical comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 December 2024. The stage show, Elf the Musical features Santa’s magical flying sleigh, an audience snowball fight, and a giant candy cane journey from the North Pole, amongst many spectacular scenes set...
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Interview: Choreographer of Mariposa, Carlos Pons Guerra, talks about the upcoming show
Mariposa, a queer tragedy inspired by Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, visits MAST Mayflower Studios on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 November 2024. We spoke with choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra ahead of the upcoming show. We see that the BBC described you as the Pedro Almodovar of dance! How do you...
Review: Wonderboy, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton, 5 November 2024
By Lewis MacLean. The first thing that caught my eye (and ears) in Wonderboy – which opened at MAST Mayflower Studios last night – was the use of vivid colourful shapes and funky music courtesy of innovative use of digital technology. ‘This was new’, I thought and as time...
Darren Day to join tour of Chicago for one week only at the Mayflower Theatre
Darren Day joins the UK and Ireland tour of Chicago as Billy Flynn for one week only, playing the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton from Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 November 2024. Darren returns to the role, joining stage and soap star Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart, much-loved performer and TV...
Interview: Brenda Edwards speaks as she returns to the role of Mama Morton in Chicago at Mayflower Theatre
Photo: Brenda Edwards by Paul Coltas The multi-awarding winning musical, Chicago, comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 November 2024. We spoke to Brenda Edwards as she returns to the role of Mama Morton in the UK and Ireland tour. You initially made your West End debut...
Preview: Monty Python and The Foley Grail, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Get ready for an adventure like no other as Compass Presents brings you the 50th-anniversary tour of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, reimagined as an interactive and immersive experience, when it comes to MAST Mayflower Studios on Friday 15 November. Described as “a silly show for silly people,”...
Charles Edwards and Sir David McVicar talk about Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi
By Diane Parkes For stage designer Charles Edwards, Giacomo Puccini is the greatest opera composer because his stories cut straight to the heart. Puccini’s understanding of people ensures his works, which include Tosca, La bohème and Madam Butterfly,are among the most popular and frequently staged operas worldwide. And it...
Christmas all wrapped up at Mayflower Theatre and MAST Mayflower Studios
Following a record-breaking festive season in 2023, Mayflower has once again got Christmas all wrapped up across Mayflower Theatre and MAST Mayflower Studios. From ballet, to pantomime, and youth theatre to music nights, Mayflower’s Christmas offering is bigger and better than ever. Shows include: The Overtones: Good Times Christmas...
Review: Grease the Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 29 October 2024
By Catherine Collins. The world’s best-loved musical, Grease, opened at Mayflower Theatre last night to a auditorium of, what seemed to be, more pink ladies than people. Set in the 1959, Grease follows the story of leather-clad Danny and girl-next-door Sandy when they are unexpectedly reunited at Rydell High...
Preview: Miles Kane: One Man Band, Papillon, Southampton
Photo: Ewan Ogden Miles Kane has announced a fresh run of UK headline dates in November and December 2024, including a stop at Papillon in Southampton on Wednesday 4 December 2024. The tour comes off the back of his celebrated solo 2024 One Man Band run across Europe and a...