By Diane Parkes. When choreographer and dancer, Michael Keegan-Dolan, was creating MÁM, he turned to the music and landscape of his native Ireland for inspiration. “I was born in Ireland in 1969,” Michael explains. “There was a lot going on politically and economically. I think much of the work...
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Preview: MÁM, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Michael Keegan-Dolan’s company, TeaċDaṁsa, brings its triumphant 2020 production, MÁM, to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 17 to Wednesday 18 February 2026. MÁM‘s whirling dervish of dance, ancient rites and live music is international dance theatre at its finest. This visionary piece playfully and provocatively takes audiences on an overwhelming...
Preview: Queenz: Drag me to the Disco, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Get ready for an electrifying live vocal drag-stravaganza from the fearless and fabulous Queenz, as the drag-meets-musical supergroup spread gender bender splendour where Dancing Queenz and Disco Dreams collide in the ultimate celebration of pop royalty through the decades with Drag me to the Disco, coming to Mayflower Studios...
Samantha Womack talks about her role as Pippa Grange in Dear England
By Sarah Crompton. Samantha Womack is exactly where she wants to be – standing on a stage, surrounded by noise, activity, the roar of the crowd, she is the still centre of a frenetic world. Pippa Grange, the psychologist who helped Gareth Southgate fashion a new kind of England,...
Annie to tour to Mayflower Theatre in January 2027
Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce that their smash hit production of the musical, Annie, will tour to Mayflower Theatre from 25 – 30 January 2027. Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery...
Ashley Banjo & Diversity return to the south coast’s biggest pantomime in 2026
After the success of their previous two pantomimes in Southampton in 2023 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) and 2024 (Jack and the Beanstalk), street dance sensations Ashley Banjo & Diversity will make a triumphant return to Mayflower Theatre in 2026, leading the cast of Robin Hood. Under the...
Interview: Marianka Swain from the Miss Saigon Creative Team
It’s over 35 years since the legendary musical Miss Saigon had its world premiere at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London’s West End. The Olivier and Tony Award-winning show has remained an enduring favourite with audiences ever since, seen by more than 38 million people worldwide. But this...
Preview: Miss Saigon, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
A new version of Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical, Miss Saigon, visits Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 27 January to Saturday 7 February 2026. In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as The...
Preview: Here and Now, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
UK pop band Steps’ official musical Here & Now will tour to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24 January 2026. Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it’s Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone’s dancing in the aisles. But, when Caz discovers the shelves...
Interview: James Graham ahead of Dear England’s stop in Southampton
The National Theatre’s smash-hit play, Dear England, is embarking on its first ever national tour and is coming to Mayflower Theatre. Multi-award-winning stage and screen writer, James Graham, sits down to talk about the play, his inspiration, background and more. What did you feel when you met Gareth Southgate?...