Agatha Christie Ltd, Fiery Angel and Lucy Bailey (director of the West End hit Witness for the Prosecution) will bring Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of another Agatha Christie classic, Murder on the Orient Express to the Mayflower Theatre stage from Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 February 2025. We spoke to Michael...
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What’s Coming Up In February At October Books?
By Laura McCarthy. Southampton’s beloved independent bookshop October Books will be hosting a variety of exciting events for lovers of reading, writing, and even cooking this February. Things get underway half way through the month, when they will be holding a poetry fundraiser on Saturday 15th February from 2.30pm...
Preview: John Shuttleworth, Theatre Royal Winchester
Comedy fans can welcome the return of Radio 4 favourite, John Shuttleworth, as he takes to the stage to celebrate his career, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 12 February. John Shuttleworth is a fictional singer-songwriter and radio presenter created in 1985 and performed by comedy actor and musician...
Interview: Rebekah Lowings, Josh St. Clair, and Jacqui Dubois talk about Ghost the Musical
Photo Credit: Alistair Muir Since it premiered in Manchester in March 2011 and moved to the West End that summer, Ghost the Musical has thrilled audiences around the world. It has been on Broadway, played everywhere from Germany to Australia via South Korea and Russia, and has toured the...
Interview: Michael Betteridge, Composer of Riders to the Sea and prologue The Last Bit of the Moon
Riders to the Sea written by Ralph Vaughan Williams based on the play by JM Synge visits MAST Mayflower Studios from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February 2025. We spoke to Michael Betteridge, Composer of Riders to the Sea and prologue The Last Bit of the Moon. How did...
Interview: Artist and stage designer John Macfarlane on working on Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Cinderella
By Diane Parkes. Artist and stage designer John Macfarlane has created stunning sets for shows across the globe but there was one story he really wanted to work on – Prokofiev’s ballet Cinderella. So when former Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) Director David Bintley decided to create a new production...
Preview: John Bishop: Back At It, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Comedy superstar John Bishop is coming to Mayflower Theatre on Sunday 16 February, after adding extra dates to his Back At It UK and Ireland stand-up tour following phenomenal demand for tickets. After two years spent TV presenting, stage acting, podcast hosting, dog walking and decorating the spare room,...
Interview: Flora McIntosh, Artistic Director of OperaUpClose and Director of Riders to the Sea
Riders to the Sea written by Ralph Vaughan Williams based on the play by JM Synge visits MAST Mayflower Studios from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February 2025. We spoke to artistic director of OperaUpClose and director of Riders to the Sea, Flora McIntosh, ahead of the show. Why...
Jason Donovan returns to Mayflower Theatre in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat favourite, Jason Donovan, will return to Mayflower Theatre this spring. For one week only, he will reprise his celebrated role as Pharaoh. Playing from 13 – 18 May 2025, these dates mark the only opportunity to see Jason on the 2025 UK tour....
Preview: Harriet, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton
Often compared to the legendary Karen Carpenter, Harriet’s brings her latest album, Trying to Get the Feeling Again, to Hanger Farm Arts Centre on Thursday 6 February. Celebrating ‘70s nostalgia, the album emerges as Harriet has successfully taken some of the timeless classics of the decade to a new...