Main image: Queens of the Stone Age by Andreas Neumann Victorious Festival has announced its first wave of artists for next summers’ three day event on Southsea Common, which takes place on 23/24/25 August 2025. Headlining Sunday night are three-time Grammy Award-winning, Kings of Leon, delivering an unforgettable set...
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Rachel Fairburn brings Side Eye tour to Totton next year
Image by Andy Heathcote. Following her hugely successful 40-date ‘Showgirl’ tour and ‘All Killa No Filla Live’ 10 year anniversary tour, comedian Rachel Fairburn (BBC Two’s Live at the Apollo) is heading out on her new 32-date ‘Side-Eye’ UK tour from 6th February, bringing her to The Attic, Totton,...
Preview: Celebrate Voice at Christmas, Theatre Royal Winchester
Audiences who adore a Christmas carol concert are invited to a festive evening of song with Celebrate Voice at Christmas at Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 20 December. Celebrate Voice at Christmas is a variety performance of opera, show songs, cabaret and festive favourites, plus carols for the audience...
Hawkwind come to Bournemouth in April
Legendary space rock pioneers Hawkwind will return to UK stages in Spring 2025, touring in support of their current studio album ‘Stories From Time And Space‘ out on Cherry Red Records. Their 36th studio album stands as an outstanding progression to the space-age, trademark Hawkwind sound and a superb addition to their varied and celebrated...
Preview: Hairspray, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
After breaking box office records and delighting audiences in the West End, on Broadway, and on the big screen since 1988, the timeless story of Hairspray comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 January 2025. Hairspray centres around heroine Tracy Turnblad, who has big hair, a...
Science and art unite at Light Up Sir Harold Hillier Gardens At Christmas
The spotlight will be on the science of light as the award winning Light Up Sir Harold Hillier Gardens At Christmas – a finalist in two categories in this year’s Tourism South East Beautiful South Tourism Awards – gets ready to welcome visitors this week to a sparkling family...
Interview: Kev Orkian ahead of his role as Silly Simon in Jack & the Beanstalk at Mayflower Theatre
As panto season approaches, Jack and the Beanstalk makes a gigantic return to Mayflower Theatre from Saturday 14 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025. We spoke to Kev Orkian ahead of his role as Silly Simon in this giant of a production. What does pantomime mean to you?...
Preview: Jack and the Beanstalk, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
As panto season approaches, Jack and the Beanstalk makes a gigantic return to Mayflower Theatre from Saturday 14 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025. Follow Jack and climb a beanstalk of gigantic proportions to cloudland in this magical family pantomime. Doomed to sell his trusty cow, join Jack...
Preview: There’s a Monster in Your Christmas Show
Tom Fletcher’s There’s a Monster in Your Show, based on his much-loved Who’s in Your Book? children’s book series, gets a festive twist this Christmas, with a specially written seasonal show, There’s a Monster in Your Christmas Show, playing at The Berry Theatre, Hedge End from Saturday 14 to...
Preview: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show will play at MAST Mayflower Studios from Wednesday 4 to Saturday 14 December 2024. Suitable for all ages, the show faithfully adapts four stories by author/illustrator Eric Carle: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, the magical Christmas story Dream Snow and, of course, the...