Family audiences can enjoy the colourful puppetry and joyous songs in Room on the Broom when it comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 7 to Sunday 9 February. Based on children’s book author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler’s best-selling tale, Room on the Broom tells the story...
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Review: Now That’s What I Call a Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 14 January 2025
By Catherine Collins. In 1989 I was 15, so when I saw Now That’s What I Call a Musical – which opened at Mayflower Theatre last night – was set then (and in 2009 for the friends 20 year reunion) I knew I had to go. Much like we...
Preview: Far from the Madding Crowd, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of the author Thomas Hardy will enjoy an adaptation of the classic, Far from the Madding Crowd, coming to Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 February. Set against the rural landscape of Victorian England, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of the beautiful...
Mayflower announces transport bursary in partnership with Xelabus
Thousands of local school pupils will be provided with subsidised transport to theatres thanks to new partnership between Mayflower and Xelabus. The new bursary scheme, announced today, will help fulfil the belief that every person has the right to attend the theatre and experience the joy and opportunity this...
Preview, Ghost the Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The globally acclaimed, Ghost the Musical, comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 February 2025. The movie Ghost is one of cinema’s biggest all-time hits. Starring the late Patrick Swayze, alongside Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, it was the highest grossing film of 1990 and won...
Preview: Emily Barker, St Mary’s Church, Twyford
Photo by Luke Kellett Bridgetown-born Americana artist Emily Barker is set to kickstart the new year with a tour of the UK, including a stop at St Mary’s Church, Twyford on Thursday 6 February. Following the release of her new album, Fragile As Humans, and accompanied by her full...
Open auditions to take place for FRIENDS! The Musical Parody
Open auditions will take place for FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, which tours Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 January 2026. Producers of FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, the hit New York and Las Vegas sensation, have announced that they will hold open auditions to discover new talent who...
Preview: Dial M for Mayhem, Theatre Royal Winchester
Comedy theatre fans are invited to a play packed with drama and behind the scenes chaos when Dial M For Mayhem visits Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 28 January to Saturday 1 February 2025. The play is set in 1991 and follows a group of travelling actors from south...
Preview: Cinderella, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB )will open Sir David Bintley’s magical production of Cinderella at Mayflower Theatre from Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 February 2025. Sir David Bintley’s Cinderella remains one of the most popular ballets in BRB’s repertoire, featuring sumptuous sets and costumes, virtuoso dance and magical transformations. Sergei...
Preview: The Young’uns, Turner Sims, Southampton
Acclaimed North East folk act, The Young’uns, will celebrate two decades of singing together with a newly announced spring 2025 UK tour, including a stop at Turner Sims in Southampton on Thursday 24 April 2025. The much-loved trio – comprising of Sean Cooney, Michael Hughes, and David Eagle –...