Photo Credit: Jimmy Parratt Three pioneering female choreographers are honoured in contemporary ballet show, California Connections, which visits Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 23 April. California Connections is a powerful mixed bill that highlights the ground-breaking work of three icons of contemporary dance – Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and...
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Open mic for authors, poets and storytellers
To cater for the growing hub of authors, poets, and storytellers in Portswood, Southampton, which independent bookshop October Books is hosting regular open mic nights. The next one is to take place on Friday, April 19. Whether you’re a poet, playwright, essayist, or novelist, reading your own work or...
Review: Caity Baser – O2 Guildhall, Southampton
Pictures: Callum Linklater. Words: Vicky Greer. “This is a big one,” says Caity Baser on stage at the O2 Guildhall at the homecoming show of her Still Learning tour. It’s a full circle moment as she tells us about how she came to this very venue as a...
Willie J Healey comes to Southampton in May on UK headline tour
Image by Hollie Fernando. Willie J Healey’s latest album ‘Bunny’ earned a wave of remarkable critical adoration. The album took his talents to a broader audience with highlights including the BBC 6 Music Album of the Year accolade (as chosen by Guy Garvey), BBC Radio 1 support from Jack...
Review: And Then There Were None, Mayflower Theatre
By Martin Brisland. Image: Manuel Harlan. With a Mayflower programme full of musicals, concerts, opera and ballet it is refreshing to see a classic ‘whodunnit’ play with an intricate plot delivered by a company of excellent actors. Agatha Christie is the undisputed Queen of Crime and the creator of...
Review: Big Special, The Joiners, Southampton
By Anita Foxall. Big Special are the result of a music/spoken word 17-year-old friendship. They claim ‘it’s not Big and it’s not Special’ but they came over to the Joiners on Sunday 7 April and showed us they actually are that big and that special of a band. Big...
Preview: A Beautiful Noise Show: The definitive tribute to Neil Diamond, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of singer songwriter Neil Diamond can enjoy a celebratory tribute that forms part of a charity fundraiser when A Beautiful Noise Show visits Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 19 April. A Beautiful Noise Show: The definitive tribute to Neil Diamond celebrates more than five decades of the pop...
Review: The Craft and Crust Music Festival, Winchester Guildhall
By Mabel Welman. On the 6th of April, The Craft and Crust Music Festival came to in Winchester Guildhall. There was the option to book from 12:00 to 17:00 or 18:00 to 23:00, as I work on Sundays I choose the earlier session. The Craft and Crust Beer Festival...
Preview: Mapdance 2024, Theatre Royal Winchester
Contemporary dance enthusiasts will get the chance to experience exciting new works by established and emerging international choreographers when Mapdance visits Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 18 April. The company’s show will feature three newly commissioned works showcasing gritty dance-theatre and athletic and fast-paced choreography. With 14 dancers taking...
Mayflower Theatre’s higher education bursary scheme awards thousands to local rising stars
Mayflower Theatre announces that this year they have awarded a total of £36,500 to nine deserving rising stars, to help them fulfil their ambitions, as part of the Higher Education Bursary Scheme. The Higher Education Bursary Scheme is open to individuals between the ages of 18 – 25 who...