Preview: Room on the Broom, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

‘Iggety ziggety zaggety zoom!’ Tall Stories is delighted to announce that the company’s Olivier Award-nominated adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s classic picture book, Room on the Broom, directed by Olivia Jacobs, will be flying into MAST Mayflower Studios from Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 February 2025. Enchanting...

Community bakery celebrates 3rd official birthday by offering free cake

A Southampton community bakery that is the commercial venture for a charity in the city is celebrating its third official anniversary this month by offering visitors free birthday cake. CommuniBakes in Shirley was taken over in 2021 to solely support the charity Communicare, which is dedicated to eradicating loneliness...

Southampton Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day 2025

Southampton and the surrounding areas will mark the UK’s national Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day (HMD) with a commemorative event organised by the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations, University of Southampton on behalf of the city. Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day is the annual, national commemoration...

Preview: John Shuttleworth, Theatre Royal Winchester

Comedy fans can welcome the return of Radio 4 favourite, John Shuttleworth, as he takes to the stage to celebrate his career, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 12 February. John Shuttleworth is a fictional singer-songwriter and radio presenter created in 1985 and performed by comedy actor and musician...

Preview: Adam Kay: Undoctored, Theatre Royal Winchester

Fans of doctor and writer, Adam Kay, will welcome his return to Theatre Royal Winchester where he will perform his brand-new show, Undoctored, on Monday 10 February. After a record-breaking run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a sell-out season in the West End, Adam Kay: Undoctored is based on...

Beverley Knight ready to raise the roof in Chichester

Beverley Knight is set to star in the stunning new production Marie and Rosetta at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre. The Olivier award-winning singer will take the key role of Rosetta Tharpe in the roof-raising play with music from June 25 to July 26. It tells the true story of American singer and...