An opera singer is on a mission to make opera more interesting. Comedy writer and opera singer, Lucy Mellors, is flying into Mayflower Studios on Wednesday 7 May for a performance of It is I, Seagull, her comedy opera show set in space. Raised in Hedge End, Southampton, Lucy...
Preview: A to Z of Romsey by Martin Brisland
Local tour guide and author, Martin Brisland, will launch his sixth book on Thursday 24 April. The event take place at Waterstones bookshop in The Hundred, Romsey from 7pm, and tickets are available on Eventbrite via waterstones.com/events. “Despite growing up just outside Romsey and thinking I really knew the...
Preview: Rhinestone Cowboy, Theatre Royal Winchester
Celebrate the life and music of the American country music singer, Glen Campbell, with Rhinestone Cowboy, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 25 April. Rhinestone Cowboy takes audiences on a journey through Campbell’s remarkable career, reliving the highs and lows – from his humble beginnings and early session musician...
Gallery: Southampton Marathon 2025
Thousands of runners hit the streets yesterday, as the ABP Southampton Marathon – now in its 10th year – returned to the city. We’ve put together a selection of photos from the day, taken by Mike Daish. In Common is not for profit. We rely on donations from readers...
Preview: Welsh National Opera’s Spring Season, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) Spring Season comes to Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 30 April to Saturday 3 May, and Peter Grimes, The Marriage of Figaro, and Play Opera Live. Peter Grimes Following on from the success of Welsh National Opera’s new production of Britten’s Death in Venice, this Spring...
Local young people invited to audition for Annie
Local young people are invited to audition for a professionally-led musical production of the all-time classic, Annie – that will be performed at Theatre Royal Winchester this summer. Annie is the story of a little orphan girl living in 1930s New York, determined to find the parents who abandoned...
Preview: The Pianist, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
The Pianist, a new musical adaptation of Władysław Szpilman’s memoir, adapted and directed by Thom Southerland will play as a semi-staged workshop for two performances only at Mayflower Studios next week on Wednesday 9 and Saturday 12 April. For the first time, it will incorporate his original compositions into...
Review: Shôn Dale-Jones, The Point, Eastleigh, 4 April 2025
By Laura McCarthy. Entering the intimate setting of The Point’s studio space, I was struck by the sense of familiarity in the room as Shôn Dale-Jones shook hands with us, with every audience member, with warm compassion radiating from his eyes. Immediately, Dale-Jones came across as genuine, and when,...
Theatre Royal Winchester’s spring summer season
Theatre Royal Winchester’s 2025 Spring Summer season – which runs from April to August – features music, children’s theatre, drama, comedy, improv, community shows, National Theatre Live screenings, classic films, talks, dance and more! The season kicks off with Playmakers’ youth theatre groups returning to the stage with their...
Preview: Dr. Strangelove, Theatre Royal Winchester
I’m Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan takes on four roles in the National Theatre Live screening of Dr. Strangelove at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 23 April. Dr. Strangelove tells of the moment a rogue US General triggers a nuclear attack and the surreal race that takes place, seeing...