Image: Cultural Connectors at Youth Manifesto launch, courtesy of University of Southampton, credit Nosa Malcolm. Six young Cultural Connectors who created What’s Next Southampton? festival have launched a new youth manifesto. Our Manifesto for Culture and Creativity in Southampton, subtitled A Radical Guide for Change, sets out six things...
Applause review: Maskers Theatre Company – Cash on Delivery
By Lewis Maclean. The Drama flew thick and fast on Saturday night in Shirley. The location; the Maskers Theatre. The “Amateur company with professional standards” is being politely modest, as their latest show proved. Even the mere feat of walking onto the stage impressed. The stage design was quite...
Experience: Living with Bell’s Palsy
By Manthan Pathak. In the last week of January this year, I developed an infection which caused painful hardening of skin inside and around my nose. I made an appointment to see my GP, reminded of a similar condition that caused someone close to me to be prescribed antibiotics...
Southampton’s Welly release new single, Shopping
Southampton’s Welly have premiered their brand new single Shopping – available now alongside an exuberant music video that introduces one of the UK’s most exciting new bands. You can watch the video here. Satirical, sincere and startlingly accomplished, Shopping is as razor-sharp a send up of modern consumerism as...
Opinion: Trans Pride Southampton statement on puberty blockers
By Trans Pride Southampton. Recently it was announced that NHS England will no longer offer puberty blockers, primarily gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists but also other medicines, to transgender youths and youths who are uncertain about their gender. This news is upsetting to a lot of people, Trans Pride...
Review: The Stranglers, Portsmouth Guildhall
By Nick Mabey. Main image: Hiroki_Nishioka. A packed Portsmouth Guildhall hosted the latest leg of The Stranglers year-long 50th anniversary tour on Saturday (24th March 2024). Two sets, separated unusually by a thirty-minute interval, were packed with songs from the length of their remarkable career. Classic album tracks from...
The Libertines come to Bournemouth in autumn
The Libertines released of their fourth studio album entitled, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade on 8th March 2024. The release marks the band’s first new album in nine years. They are also hitting the road, and will be coming to Bournemouth’s O2 Academy on November 21st. The tour...
Review: Welsh National Opea: Cosi Fan Tutte, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Martin Brisland. Lessons in love, a day in the school of hard knocks or men behaving misogynistically? Mozart’s opera has divided opinion since it was first performed in 1790. Translated as ‘All women do the same’, it explores sexist male behaviour towards women who are presumed to be fickle and untrustworthy. In...
Midge Ure comes to Bournemouth and Portsmouth this autumn
Having celebrated his 70th birthday with a sold out show at the historic Royal Albert Hall in October 2023, Midge Ure is keen to continue the celebration of his life in music by announcing a new 23 date UK tour for November and December 2024. bringing him to Bournemouth Pavilion and...
David Walliams chats about the new production show of his book Awful Auntie
Image by Charlie Clift. The bestselling children’s author David Walliams and the award-winning Birmingham Stage Company have teamed up for a brand-new production of the family adventure Awful Auntie, touring the UK 14th March – 7th December, coming to Poole this weekend and Southampton in November. This is their...