Miss Saigon will visit Southampton in 2026, as Michael Harrison and Cameron Mackintosh announce that a new version of Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical will tour Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 27 January to Saturday 7 February. In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work...
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Preview: Dracula, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of gothic horror are invited to an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel, Dracula, at Theatre Royal Winchester from Monday 3 March. Set in London, across provincial England, and the mountains of Transylvania in 1897, Dracula tells the story of a group of young men and women, led...
Preview: Hamilton, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The multi award-winning Hamilton will play a six week season at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton from 18 March – 26 April 2025. Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American...
Chichester Festival Theatre announces Festival 2025
Chichester Festival Theatre have announced an exciting line-up for their 2025 Festival Season. It includes five world and two UK premieres, two musicals, and masterpieces from world drama featuring stars such as: Mark Addy, Natalie Dormer, Beverley Knight, Tom Rosenthal, Jenna Russell and Giles Terera. The world premieres feature:...
Preview: Hat Fair Cabaret, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of circus, comedy, magic and more will be thrilled to learn that Hat Fair Cabaret is back – at Theatre Royal Winchester on Saturday 1 March. This is a chance for fans of Winchester’s Outdoor Arts festival, which takes place the first weekend of July each year, to...
Preview: Spitfire Girls, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Spitfire Girls, a new play by Katherine Senior, will premiere at Mayflower Studios from Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 March 2025. Marking the 80th Anniversary year of the end of World War II, the production has been developed with support from the National Theatre Generate Programme. Directed by Seán...
Hat Fair returns for 2025
Hat Fair – the UK’s longest running festival of Outdoor Arts – is back for another summer, this year on Saturday 5 July. The festival – run by arts and education charity, Play to the Crowd – takes place in Winchester city centre and which celebrated its fiftieth birthday...
Preview: The Clare Teal Five, Theatre Royal Winchester
Award-winning jazz vocalist and long-time radio broadcaster, Clare Teal, returns to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 28 February. The beloved singer who has won British Jazz Singer of the Year several times and sung with artists such as Jamie Callum and Liza Minelli returns with a brand-new show celebrating...
Preview: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
New Adventures announces the full cast of 40 for Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, playing at Mayflower Theatre in Southampton, from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 March 2025, as part of its 30th anniversary. This ground-breaking production of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago...
Preview: Jack Savoretti, O2 Academy, Bournemouth
Photo credit: Chris Floyd Following his most recent single, Bada Bing, Bada Boom, featuring the formidable Miles Kane (The Last Shadow Puppets), and collaborations with Italian legend, Zucchero, and Australian pop royalty, Natalie Imbruglia, Jack Savoretti returns to the UK for a solo unplugged tour at some of his favourite venues,...