Image: The Nature of Forgetting. Theatre Royal Winchester is hosting a number of fresh and experimental shows later this month as part of RAW – Winchester’s new contemporary performance week, which runs from Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 March. RAW will offer audiences a range of innovative shows featuring...
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Treacherous Cretins bring the music of Frank Zappa to The Broon, Southampton, next month
Treacherous Cretins, the UK band celebrating the iconic music of Frank Zappa, has announced a performance at The Brook in Southampton featuring the legendary Robert ‘Bobby’ Martin on 20th April 2025. Following a successful UK tour last year with ex-Zappa lead vocalist/keyboardist/saxophonist/French hornist Robert Martin, Treacherous Cretins are set...
Chess mate wanted to play & run ABP Southampton marathon for charity
Kevin Sawers from Bitterne is looking for a mate to play chess with while simultaneously running the 10k ABP Southampton Marathon in April for a charity helping eradicate loneliness. The 47-year-old’s ‘opening gambit’ is to play and run the race in aid of Communicare, which helps vulnerable, isolated people...
Southampton Calling – Welly’s debut album, Big in the Suburbs, is an authentic voice of our city
By Sam Wise. Elliot Hall, the young songwriter whose nickname gave Welly its moniker, is a lightning ball of energy on stage. Having watched the band tear up Southampton’s Heartbreakers in their recent homecoming show, I was fascinated to see how such a high intensity experience would work in...
Family shows coming to Wickham and Colden Common
Main image: Stories in the Dust Audiences across the district can look forward to two family shows coming to Wickham and Colden Common community centres in April. Stories in the Dust (Thursday 10 April) tells the story of two explorers journeying across a mysterious land, playing games, telling stories...
Review: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Mayflower Theatre
By Melanie Adams. It was a controversial production that radically changed one of the world’s most iconic ballet shows. But now, 30 years on from ruffling those feathers, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is back on stage to celebrate the milestone anniversary. The award-winning choreographer’s new generation of swans took...
Mayflower spring and summer brochure released
Mayflower’s (Mayflower Theatre and Mayflower Studios) new Spring/Summer What’s On brochure has landed in both venues. Take a look to see some of the brand-new and existing shows featured. Shows include: Hamilton – 18 March – 26 April 2025 – Mayflower Theatre Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi award-winning cultural phenomenon Hamilton is...
Hidden Gems Hampshire
By Anita Foxall. It never ceases to amaze me when I meet incredible and talented people at the various spoken word events I attend. They are undoubtedly spaces for continuous inspiration. I met Stevina Southwell at one of those events, and after a joyous chat about poetry and...
Preview: Josh Berry: Best Man, Theatre Royal Winchester
Comedian Josh Berry returns to Theatre Royal Winchester with his show, Best Man, on Saturday 22 March. The comic takes to the stage to ask what positive masculinity is in a world where everyone knows what toxic masculinity is. He will explore the subject through his many impressions and...
SEE Southampton open the Westgate for 2025 season
The team at SEE Southampton have been working hard behind the scenes in conjunction with the City Council Archaeology Unit, updating exhibitions at the western walls’ historic Westgate. The not-for-profit organisation’s free to enter exhibition is now open for the 2025 with its main ‘Provisioning the Pilgrims’ displays –...