Actor Andrew Scott shines in a cinema screening of National Theatre Live’s Vanya at Theatre Royal Winchester on Saturday 9 March. In this radical new version of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, the TV and film favourite, Scott – whose performance in this production has been described by...
Judas Priest announce new single ahead of UK & Irish tour
New single, The Serpent and the King – from the album, Invincible Shield, released on 8 March – sees Judas Priest at their heavy metal best, with what is without doubt the most fist pumping track on their much-anticipated forthcoming new album. The new single launched as Apple Music’s...
Julia Donaldson’s stories on stage at Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of children’s author, Julia Donaldson, have plenty of options to see an adaptation of one of her beloved stories – with Theatre Royal Winchester hosting four of them this spring. From 8 – 10 March, the previously featured, Zog and the Flying Doctors, tells the story of the...
Diversity, Ashley Banjo and Kev Orkian cast in Mayflower’s pantomime
Mayflower Theatre has announced further star casting for this year’s giant pantomime spectacular, Jack and the Beanstalk. Joining the previously announced Britain’s Got Talent winners and street dance sensations, Ashley Banjo and Diversity, will be award-winning actor and stand-up comedian, Kev Orkian – who will be returning to Mayflower...
Preview: Pete Astor, Tapes for Diane and Nick Haynes, Stage Door, Southampton
Sofa City Bands Collective present you with an exciting evening of music at the Stage Door on Thursday 29 February. Pete Astor headlines the night, known for his work with The Loft, The Weather Prophets, The Wisdom of Harry and Ellis Island Sound. His music is introspective, dark, but...
Preview: Zog and the Flying Doctors, Theatre Royal Winchester
Young fans of children’s book writer Julia Donaldson’s beloved stories will love Zog and the Flying Doctors, which visits Theatre Royal Winchester from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 March. Zog and the Flying Doctors tells the story of Zog, a super keen student turned air-ambulance who, with his Flying...
Perform at Hat Fair!
Playmakers are offering local talent the chance to perform at this year’s Hat Fair festival – and there are two ways for them to get involved. Playmakers are calling upon local singers, musicians, comics, choir members, dance troupes and others with a short performance to apply now to be...
Preview: Graziano Di Prima – Believe: My Life on Stage, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Following his sixth consecutive year on the hit BBC show, Strictly Come Dancing favourite Graziano Di Prima and his wife Giada Lini will take to the stage in a brand-new dance show, Believe: My Life on Stage, which visits MAST Mayflower Studios on Friday 15 March 2024. Joining this...
60th anniversary of Southampton’s city status approaches
By Martin Brisland. On 24th. February 1964 Southampton was granted a royal charter to henceforth be known as the City and County of the City of Southampton. It was the culmination of a process that had begun 30 years earlier. The first informal approaches were made in the mid-1930s,...
Preview: LORE, Theatre Royal Winchester
Contemporary dance enthusiasts will delight in new production, LORE, which visits Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 5 March. LORE takes audiences on a folklore inspired journey into a pagan world of gods, demons and humans. The show explores a connection with nature and the energy that flows from the...