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...
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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...
Interview: The Overtones’ Mike, Mark, and Jay ahead of their Christmas tour
The Overtones, are bringing the Good Times Christmas Tour to Mayflower Theatre on Monday 11 November 2024. We spoke with three members of the Platinum-selling singing group to discuss their forthcoming Christmas tour, memories of singing for the Queen, and plans for an innovative new album. It’s exciting that...
Southampton gig guide: November
By Vicky Greer. Photo: Delilah Bon by Helen Tate. Once again, there are a downright ridiculous number of gigs in Southampton this month. Seriously, cold weather is a small price to pay for the treasure trove of gigs that descend on the UK every autumn. And the wonderful independent...
Preview: Carlos Pons Guerra’s Mariposa, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Mariposa, a queer tragedy inspired by Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, visits MAST Mayflower Studios on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 November 2024. Under the flickering neon lights of a distant Caribbean port, a local rent boy and a foreign sailor fall ominously in love – and a young man is...
Review: Floella Benjamin’s Coming to England, MAST Southampton Studios
By Graham Hiley. Image: Mark Senior Floella Benjamin’s Coming to England. More specifically, Floella Benjamin’s Coming to Southampton. Again! Southampton was the young Floella’s first sight of England when she arrived here from Trinidad on the Marques de Comillas on September 2, 1960 – aged just 10. The now...