With 22 million record sales and 500 million streams under their collective belts, Steps are the UK’s most successful mixed-gender band ever. Since coming to fame in 1997 with 5,6,7,8, Claire Richards, Faye Tozer, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, Lee Latchford-Evans and Lisa Scott-Lee have notched up 14 top five singles...
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Play to the Crowd’s artwork for Theatre Royal Winchester building
Play to the Crowd has celebrated the completion of the bold, exciting new artwork at Theatre Royal Winchester, designed to brighten up the building and provide a colourful welcome to audiences and visitors. The artwork, entitled Inside Outside: Art on the Street, was created to ‘bring the inside outside’,...
Preview: Here and Now, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
UK pop band Steps’ official musical Here & Now will tour to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24 January 2026. Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it’s Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone’s dancing in the aisles. But, when Caz discovers the shelves...
Preview: Santa’s Christmas Party, Theatre Royal Winchester
Family audiences are in for a treat when the brand-new festive show, Santa’s Christmas Party, visits Theatre Royal Winchester on Monday 22 December. Perfect for little ones, Santa’s Christmas Party tells of Father Christmas and the elves making presents to deliver to children around the world and getting ready...
Interview: James Graham ahead of Dear England’s stop in Southampton
The National Theatre’s smash-hit play, Dear England, is embarking on its first ever national tour and is coming to Mayflower Theatre. Multi-award-winning stage and screen writer, James Graham, sits down to talk about the play, his inspiration, background and more. What did you feel when you met Gareth Southgate?...
Southampton asked to embrace ‘Power of Hello’ as countdown to Mental Health Friendly Day launches
Southampton residents and businesses are being urged to get involved with a citywide charity campaign launching next month to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. Southampton City Council and NHS-endorsed, Southampton Mental Health Network, is asking people to come together for its ‘Power of Hello’ Campaign – counting down...
Preview: Dear England, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The highly anticipated tour of the smash-hit production, Dear England, will visit Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 13 until Saturday 17 January 2026, Dear England, tells the uplifting, at times heart-breaking, and ultimately inspiring story of Gareth Southgate’s revolutionary tenure as England manager in this gripping examination of nation and...
Unity demonstrators to hold march on Sunday as anti-asylum seeker protesters change day of rally
A Southampton anti-racist organisation is inviting people to take part in a unity march and rally in Portswood on Sunday (30th November). The move comes after an anti-asylum seeker rally, which has been held on almost every Friday evening since early summer, has been moved to Sunday afternoon. A...
Preview: Midwinter Revels, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of traditional Christmas carols and winter folk songs are invited to Midwinter Revels at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 17 December. Midwinter Revels is a charming evening of music and song celebrating Yuletides Past, featuring weird and wonderful instruments, wit and humour. This brand-new festive show is brought...
Preview: FRIENDS! The Parody Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, packed with all of the iconic moments from all 10 seasons of the beloved television series, will tour to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 January 2026. This side-splitting musical comedy is an uncensored, fast-paced romp featuring an entirely original musical score, and...