Preview: Harriet, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton

Often compared to the legendary Karen Carpenter, Harriet’s brings her latest album, Trying to Get the Feeling Again, to Hanger Farm Arts Centre on Thursday 6 February. Celebrating ‘70s nostalgia,  the album emerges as Harriet has successfully taken some of the timeless classics of the decade to a new...

Southampton January gig guide 

By Vicky Greer. You’ve had your festive break to rest up and heal from any lingering hangovers – it’s time to get 2025 off to a banging start with some high-energy gigs across the city. This month, the winter hibernation period is going on a little longer than usual,...

Preview: The Booze-ical, Theatre Royal Winchester

Audiences not partaking in Dry January may be interested to learn about the drinks-based musical, The Booze-ical, coming to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 17 January. This brand-new all-singing all-dancing show takes to the stage to prove that the pub – and indeed alcohol – are cornerstones of civilization...

Theatre Royal Winchester’s New Year and spring programme

Theatre Royal Winchester’s New Year and spring programme of events, which runs from January to April 2025, covers everything from music to comedy, drama and family theatre, talks and National Theatre Live screenings, dance, improv and community performances. The season starts with a talk for all true crime fans...

Stand Up Comedy at MAST Mayflower Studios and Mayflower Theatre

Mayflower welcomes more cracking comedy in the first half of 2025. Expect side-splitting laughter and sharp wit for everyone. Shows include: Stewart Lee: vs The Man Wulf – 19 January 2025 at Mayflower Theatre – Limited availability remaining In this brand new show, Lee shares his stage with a tough-talking...

Preview: An Inspector Calls, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls will play at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 28 January to Saturday 1 February 2025. When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the...

Preview: Riders to the Sea, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton

Riders to the Sea written by Ralph Vaughan Williams based on the play by JM Synge visits MAST Mayflower Studios from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February 2025. Weaving together live performance, projection and recorded sound to create a more intimate, visceral telling of the Vaughan Williams opera,...

Preview: Oh What a Night!, Theatre Royal Winchester

The celebration of the music of Frankie Valli – Oh What a Night! – returns to Theatre Royal Winchester on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 January. An evening for fans of the Sixties act, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons – who sold over 100 million records worldwide –...