The 2026 UK Tour of the joyous adaptation of Onjali Q. Raúf’s multi award-winning children’s book, The Boy at the Back of the Class, will visit Mayflower Studios from Tuesday 10 to Saturday 14 March. Based on the novel by Onjali Q. Raúf, adapted by Nick Ahad, and directed...
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Experience dance at Mayflower in 2026
In 2026, Mayflower is showcasing a variety of Dance across both of its stages. From Birmingham Royal Ballet and Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures to local Dance Theatre group Zoielogic, there are many dance productions to experience this coming year. Shows include: TeaċDaṁsa / Michael Keegan-Dolan MÁM 17 – 18...
Preview: Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Peppa Pig Live is back in a brand new ‘oinktastic’ stage show Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show, which visits Mayflower Studios, from Wednesday 18 to Saturday 21 February 2026. Based on the much-loved animated preschool TV series, Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show is packed full of music, adventure and...
Preview: Mark Simmons, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Winner of Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2024, Mark Simmons, will tour to Mayflower Studios on Wednesday 28 January 2026. His debut tour, Quip Off the Mark, lasted three years, with over 215 dates over across the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand and sold over 25,000 tickets....
Preview: Counting Down to Christmas, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Mayflower Southampton’s produced show, Counting Down to Christmas, is back this festive season in Studio 2 at Mayflower Studios from Friday 5 to Wednesday 24 December 2025. It’s nearly Christmas, but Ebbie doesn’t care. They’re far too busy to bother with decorations, Christmas shopping is such a fuss, and...
Layton Williams and George Blagden join cast of Kiss of the Spider Woman at Mayflower Studios
Image of Layton Williams Producers Mayflower Southampton, Curve and Bristol Old Vic have revealed Layton Williams and George Blagden will join the cast of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s ground-breaking musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman. Obsession or salvation? one kiss from the spider woman can change everything. In...
Christmas is coming at Mayflower Studios and Mayflower Theatre
Following a record-breaking festive season in 2024, Mayflower has once again got another festive season lined up, with a variety of performances at Mayflower Theatre and Mayflower Studios. Shows include: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 November 2025) Step through the wardrobe into...
Preview: Frantic Assembly’s Lost Atoms, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
The world premiere of Frantic Assembly’s 30th anniversary production, Lost Atoms, will tour to its co-produced venue, Mayflower Studios, from Tuesday 25 to Saturday 29 November 2025. Love’s strange, isn’t it? You think you’re going to feel it in your chest, or your gut. But I swear, I can...
Preview: Half Man Half Bull, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Rewrites – the showcase for new musicals – is back at Mayflower Studios on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 November, with an invigorating piece of gig-theatre that reimagines the classic Greek myths of Theseus and Icarus. In Half Man Half Bull, Wright and Grainger and Oliver Tilney reimagine two...
Review: Julius Caesar, Mayflower Studios, Southampton, 9 October 2025
By Martin Brisland. A bold, new retelling of Shakespeare’s greatest thriller, Julius Caesar. Tangle was founded in 2009 and champions African and Caribbean artistic excellence through new work and reinterpretations of classic texts. Tangle’s fast-moving production brilliantly examines the political power struggles and friendship betrayals at the heart of...