By Lewis MacLean. Image: Mark Senior. The Importance of Being Ernest is a play by Oscar Wilde. The similarities kind of end there. To describe this play entirely could potentially ruin it, so you simply need to see it for yourself. Those who like live theatre will love it....
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Review: The Wind in the Willows – Toad’s BIG Musical Adventure, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
By Martin Brisland. The Wind in the Willows – Toad’s BIG Musical Adventure, is at MAST Mayflower Studios until 31 December. Superbly directed by Jacquelyn Ockwell, this festive musical comedy version is a triumph and an absolute must see! This was the ultimate feel-good family-friendly show full of energy,...
Review: Mariposa by DeNada Dance Theatre, MAST Mayflower Southampton
By Spring Wise. I expected to be able to write a somewhat narrative review of this show, being that it’s an adaptation of Madame Butterfly, and spoiler rules do not apply to 120 year old operas! Mariposa, however, is something entirely its own. Choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra sets his...
Review – The Mountaintop, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
By Graham Hiley. The Mountaintop scaled new heights at MAST Mayflower Studios. Katori Hall’s re-imagining of Dr Martin Luther King’s final night on earth is utterly captivating and deeply thought-provoking – and superbly performed by two actors at the peak of their powers. Ray Strasser-King is completely convincing as...
Preview: The Lion Inside, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
MAST Mayflower Studios are co-producing the production of The Lion Inside, and look forward to it entertaining young audiences in Southampton from Wednesday 29 May to Saturday 1 June 2024. Fed up of being ignored and forgotten by the other animals, Mouse wishes he could roar like Lion. But,...
Preview: Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Little Angel Theatre’s major new adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book will run from Friday 8 – Sunday10 March at MAST Mayflower Studios. Alongside this puppet-filled musical, which at its core celebrates the joy of reading, Little Angel Theatre will deliver a ground-breaking literacy...
Review: Frantic Assembly – Metamorphosis, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton September 27
By Anita Foxall. “One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect,” is the first line in Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis. Frantic Assembly brought their fantastic stage adaptation (written by poet Lemn Sissay) to the MAST, and they took...
Preview: Down the Rabbit Hole and Alice, A Musical Adventure in Wonderland, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Head to MAST, this Christmas, for a journey into Wonderland! MAST Mayflower Studios is transforming into Wonderland and spending Christmas with Alice and the White Rabbit, with something suitable for all ages. The Christmas Studio 1 production, which opens on Saturday 17 December, is Alice, A Musical Adventure in...