Bombay Superstar is a brand-new musical about love and betrayal in the golden age of Bollywood cinema, and it’s coming to MAST Mayflower Studios from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 November. Bombay Superstar is the 50th show from Phizzical, who create bold, adventurous work which brings new perspectives to South...
Preview: Welsh National Opera, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) Autumn Season, which comes to Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 23 to Saturday 26 November, includes new productions of The Makropulos Affair and La bohème, and the return of the ground-breaking new opera, Migrations. The Makropulos Affair is directed by Olivia Fuchs and conducted by WNO’s Music...
Preview: Festive Fairy Lights and Fizz, Bapsy Hall, Guildhall Winchester
The popular and historic Festive Fairy Lights and Fizz is set to return to Guildhall Winchester on Friday 9 December from 6 to 10pm. Presented by Vineyards of Hampshire, Fairy Lights and Fizz will be held in the Victorian grandeur of the Bapsy Hall, which will be decked with...
Preview: Othello, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Frantic Assembly will bring its acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s Othello to MAST Mayflower Studios from Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 November. Blisteringly relevant today, Othello exposes the tension, fear and insecurity buried beneath the veneer of our relationships and how easily that can be maliciously exploited. Lies and truths...
Preview: Delicate, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Delicate – a new circus show about what it means to be delicate from Extraordinary Bodies, Cirque Bijou and Diverse City will be at MAST Mayflower Studios from Monday 14 to Tuesday 15 November. Delicate revolves around four different characters, united in their frustration at their bodies changing, ageing,...
Preview: The Osmonds: A New Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
You loved them for a reason, and now you can see the sensational The Osmonds: A New Musical – and relive one of the world’s biggest ever boy bands –at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 November. The story, by Jay Osmond, tells the true story of the...
Preview: The Kaiser Chiefs, Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth
One of Britain’s most treasured bands, the multi-award-winning Kaiser Chiefs, will kick off their arena tour in November, including a stop at the Bournemouth International Centre on 17 November. They will be supported by The Fratellis and The Sherlocks. Formed in Leeds in 2000, Kaiser Chiefs are one of...
Preview: Maisie Adam: Buzzed, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is coming to MAST Mayflower Studios on Sunday 23 October with a brand-new show, Buzzed. Back in 2018, Yorkshire born Maisie was an inexperienced stand-up newcomer, who chose to do a...
Review: Scream Aloud at Strawberry Fields, Boldre, New Forest
by Catherine Collins. CONTENT WARNING – images unsuitable for children. The sun was setting as we arrived at Strawberry Fields in Boldre, near Lymington last night (14 October), providing an eerie backdrop to the Big Top tent as we drove into the car park. Were we ready for an...
Preview: Black is the Color of My Voice, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Inspired by the life of Nina Simone and featuring her most iconic songs performed live, Black is the Color of My Voice comes to MAST Mayflower Studios on Friday 21 October. Apphia Campbell’s acclaimed play follows a successful jazz singer and civil rights activist as she seeks redemption after the...