by Catherine Collins. Chicago certainly dazzled the audience when it opened at the Mayflower Theatre on Monday (15 November) in a show-stopping production that delivered glamour, glitch and the best vocal performances I think I’ve ever seen on a theatre stage. Set amidst the prohibition era of the 1920s, Chicago tells...
Entertainment Reviews
Preview: Great women at MAST this month
The MAST Studio Theatre is premiering a new musical this month. Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World is based on the popular and wonderfully illustrated award-winning book by Kate Pankhurst, and is kicking off in Southampton before heading out on a national tour. In it, the heroine Jade...
REVIEW: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Catherine Collins. The Priscilla, Queen of the Desert cast burst onto the stage of the Mayflower Theatre in a show filled with sparkle, sequins and sass, and a soundtrack that kept the audience clapping along for its entirety. Based on the 1994 Oscar-winning movie of the same name,...
Album review: Live at Hewood Farm by Chateau Bateau Band
reviewed by Charlie Hislop. At a time when the world seems to be just a series of angry and sad emojis, it great to get the chance to get the big heart emoji out and splash it around. But that’s what I’m doing to the new album by Southampton’s...
Last night’s review: Million Dollar Quartet, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Martin Brisland. There is a ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On’ at the Mayflower Theatre this week, with the most famous recording session in history! In these troubled times, the ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ is pure entertainment – a joyous celebration of the birth of Rock and Roll. I was...
Last night’s review: Mamma Mia! The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Laura Downton. Dig out your sparkly boots and brush off those dance moves – Mamma Mia! is back in town. The hit musical is back at Mayflower Theatre I went along with my own mamma (Ann, not Mia) to check it out. For those who have escaped the global...
Last night’s review: Band of Gold, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Lewis MacLean. Slick set changes and intriguing stage designs are beneficial to, but not distracting from, what is essentially a good old fashioned 90% character actor-driven production. A lot can be said for the successful use of minimalism in both stage design and sound, with thick wafts of...
Last night’s review: Swan Lake, Mayflower Theatre
reviewed by Chris Richards. Birmingham Royal Ballet dance while Royal Ballet Sinfonia play – a winning formula which produces engaging and dramatic characterisation. The exquisitely executed artistic performances tell a heart felt, tragic love story. Tchaikovsky’s musical score and Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova’s production are inseparable in...
Last night’s review: Buddy at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Laura Downton. Rock and pop stars can spend a lifetime trying to make an impression on the American and British charts but Buddy Holly achieved all that and more before tragically losing his life aged just 22. Now, just over 60 years on, the music legend is still making...
Review: Peter Pan, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Laura Downton. When it comes to Christmas I’m a big kid, and one of my favourite festive traditions is pantomime. It’s easy to think that pantos are just for kids but as far as I’m concerned, not having the excuse of little ones to take with you shouldn’t put...