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...
Entertainment Reviews
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...
Entertainment Review: Dick Whittington, Theatre Royal Winchester
by Chris Richards. Dick Whittington at the Theatre Royal Winchester is the very best example of a modern, festive, family pantomime. It’s difficult to put into words what exactly made this performance so right and joyful. It was not too political, not too cynical and there was absolutely no...
Review: Nativity The Musical, Mayflower, Southampton
by Catherine Collins Nativity! The Musical opened at Mayflower Theatre and the audience were spellbound, from start to finish. Every child in every school has one Christmas wish, to star in a nativity, and at St Bernadette’s School they’re attempting to mount a musical version! The only trouble is...
Review: Echo & the Bunnymen, Engine Rooms, Southampton
review by Dan O’Farrell. Echo & The Bunnymen sometimes feel a bit like the great lost 80’s band. Where the ’80s night’ revivals seem to boost the post-fame careers of pop acts like Rick Astley, Level 42 and Go West!, and the serious indie-rock fans save a special place...
Review: The Blues Band, Theatre Royal Winchester
by Dan O’Farrell. When I was 13 years old, I had five records in my bedroom: albums by The Stray Cats and Gene Vincent bought with pocket money (and a shameful Showaddywaddy purchase, hidden at the back) and two pinched from my dad: ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan’ and ‘The...
Review: Some Like It Hip Hop, Mayflower Theatre
reviewed by Chris Richards. Some Like It Hip Hop, some like it not. And despite everything I thought I knew about Hip Hop, I liked it a lot. Incredible dancers, sensational singers and an extremely cool narrator come together to describe the story with a sequence of cascading emotions....
Review: Motown the Musical, Mayflower Theatre
by Catherine Collins. Motown the Musical opened at Mayflower Theatre with a performance in which the audience may not have been Dancing in the Street, but were certainly dancing on their feet by the end of it. The show follows Tamla Motown founder, Berry Gordy, as it uncovers the...
In Common Launch Party at The Art House
The Art House in Southampton’s Cultural Quarter was packed on Saturday night as people came together to celebrate the launch of the city’s new community news and features website In Common. In Common aims to help bring people in the city closer together and to celebrate and promote what’s...