By Southampton Women Against the Far Right. We are Southampton Women Against the Far Right. The far right are weaponising women’s safety to spread racism and division, and we are part of a national campaign uniting against these attempts to divide us. The recent International Women’s Day reminds us...
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Review: Artfulscribe’s LitFest – Mayflower Studios, Southampton
By Anita Foxall. The annual LitFest, organised by Artfulscribe, has firmly established itself as one of Southampton’s cultural highlights, and this year once again delivered a weekend rich with literature, and written and spoken word (13-15/3/26). The University of Southampton, supporter and sponsor of the LitFest, curated the opening...
Reader’s letter: Southampton you’ve already spoken up, now join the National March Against the Far Right
By Southampton Stand Up To Racism. Southampton has done something remarkable over the past year: we’ve put the far right on the back foot. When the far‑right Southampton “Patriots” began targeting refugees outside the Highfield House Hotel, many people across our city were deeply concerned. But instead of looking...
Review: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Joy McKay. A ballet of a film about a ballet about a book, it all gets a bit meta… As a child I dreamed of owning a musical jewellery box, the kind with a tiny ballerina inside who pirouetted in front of a mirror when the lid opened....
Southampton City Art Gallery Reopens with Fresh Energy and New Perspectives
Words and photos by Rachel Jones (HMP). There was a palpable sense of anticipation outside Southampton City Art Gallery on Saturday morning as the doors reopened following an extensive £2.23 million refurbishment (7/3/2026). Visitors queued eagerly along the steps of the Civic Centre, keen to see how the much-loved...
Review: Fawlty Towers – The Play, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Martin Brisland. The 19th century writer Henry David Thoreau is credited with the aphorism “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” That seems to me to sum up Basil Fawlty. As someone who knows Fawlty Towers well, I arrived at Mayflower Theatre with a mixture of excitement and...
Review: Lucy Kitchen album launch, Heartbreakers, Southampton
By Darren Grayer. Sunday night saw Romsey singer/songwriter Lucy Kitchen headline Heartbreakers Bar for the release of her latest and third album In The Low Light (1/3/26). Written in the aftermath of tragically losing her husband, Stephen, to cancer in October 2022, it’s a heart-wrenching and stark piece of...
Southampton Police confirm that three dispersed on Sunday were attending Southampton Patriots march
Southampton Police have confirmed via social media that three men who were “shouting about starting fights” at Sunday’s (1/3/26) protests and on whom the Police used their powers under a dispersal order, stated that they were attending the “Southampton Patriots” march and rally. On Sunday, around 60 people gathered...
Review: Big Special with support from Good Health Good Wealth & Gans, The 1865, Southampton
By Darren Grayer. West Midlands duo Big Special arrived at the 1865 in Southampton on Tuesday night (25/2/26) well into their current UK tour having very quickly gained a reputation for producing live shows that have enthralled audiences up and down the country and beyond. Joe Hicklin (vocals/guitar) and...
Huey Morgan of Fun Lovin’ Criminals comes to Southampton in October
Photo by Eddie Hayes. After founding Fun Lovin’ Criminals and writing and producing their seminal hits, Huey Morgan marks 30 years since the release of Come Find Yourself with a brand-new band and a 13-date UK tour this October, coming to Southampton’s 1865 on the 23rd. Three decades on...