By Mabel Wellman, director of Trans Pride Southampton. On the 26th April, Southampton will have a protest to support transgender people. This protest follows on from the recent Supreme Court ruling that a transgender woman is not a woman, as defined under the Equality Act 2010 regarding sex discrimination....
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Interview: Adam Filipe ahead of his role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Photo credit: Tristrim Kenton The sensational production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 13 to Sunday 18 May 2025. We spoke to Adam Filipe ahead of his role as Joseph. What appealed to you about the show?...
Play to the Crowd announces 2025/26 purrfect family pantomime!
Play to the Crowd has announced that this year’s traditional family pantomime at Theatre Royal Winchester will be Puss in Boots, which will run from Saturday 29 November 2025 – Sunday 4 January 2026, with tickets now on sale Puss in Boots will tell of the story of Colin,...
Reader’s letter: Supreme Court decision – I will not be silent while my community is under attack
By Devin Valentine. For those who don’t know, I’m a transgender man. My life and the lives of everyone in the trans community and under the broad umbrella of gender diversity is politicised every day. I don’t get the comfort of saying “I don’t do politics”. This has been...
Reader’s letter: When looks become the law: why the Supreme Court ruling harms every woman
By Paul Bickmore. Imagine waking up on a normal Tuesday, stepping out for a coffee, and realising there’s nowhere you can safely use the loo. Not the women’s room, because on paper you “don’t pass,” and not the men’s room, because you’ll be accused of intrusion. This isn’t a...
Preview: Murder, She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of improv and whodunnits are invited to a classic murder mystery created from scratch when Murder, She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Thursday 8 May. In Murder She Didn’t Write, the cast ask the audience for their suggestions before acting them...
Review: Frank Turner, O2 Southampton Guildhall
By Graham Hiley. Back in 1996 a young Frank Turner came to the Southampton Guildhall to watch a Battle of the Bands contest. There and then he vowed he would one day be standing on that stage taking part in the competition. Although he never actually got to...
Heritage: History of The Ordnance Survey
By Martin Brisland. The Ordnance Survey (OS), established in 1791, has a long association with Southampton. Britain’s mapping agency has its roots in military defence. This was started following the defeat of the Jacobite rebellion in 1745. It took eight years to map he Scottish Highlands. Then during the Napoleonic...
Places We Fear campaign highlights locations where violence against women and girls has occurred
A Southampton woman has launched a campaign in the city to protest against violence against women and girls (VAWG) and will be holding a march in the city on Saturday (April 19th). Megan Parker explained: “Through my campaign, I have been mapping locations in Southampton where women have experienced...
Preview: the Kendal Mountain Tour 2025, Theatre Royal Winchester
An evening of award-winning films showcasing the planet’s most spectacular landscapes and daring feats of courage and human resilience – the Kendal Mountain Tour 2025 – comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 7 May. The programme of films explores biking; regaining control by reconnecting with nature; ski-touring; an...