By books editor Carolyn Thomas. Images by Jasmine Joynson. In just a few years Totton-born children’s author and illustrator Kim Hillyard has cornered the market in life-enhancing stories featuring quirky animal heroes. So far she’s featured a fly, a hamster, and a mammoth in her beautifully illustrated stories for...
Articles with the Tag Southampton
Heritage: Miss Newman and the Titanic Relief Fund, ‘the lady on the bike’
By Martin Brisland. Image with permission from Southampton City Council Cultural Services. The Titanic story is one that continues to fascinate 111 years after the event. Out of the 908 crew onboard, there were around 688 crew deaths. Sadly, 550 people with a Southampton address perished in the sinking...
Heritage: Southampton street names’ connections to Britain’s ignoble colonial past
by Martin Brisland. When you walk through the Bedford Place area of Southampton, have you ever realised that some of the street names are linked to Britain’s ignoble colonial past and the East India Company? Southampton was a minor port in the 1830s at the end of its time...
View from the Kingsland: Renewal Time
by Nick Mabey. I can usually tell how excited I am about the forthcoming season by how early I renew my season ticket. This year my deadline was 30th June, if I wanted to get the early bird discount, and I actually renewed on 20th. I reckon that’s about...
Review: The Cher Show, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, January 2023
By Catherine Collins Cher has been delighting audiences around the world for six decades, and last night The Cher Show paid perfect tribute to the Goddess of Pop, when it opened at Mayflower Theatre (3 January 2023). The show follows Cher’s incredible life story through the highest and lowest...
Preview: My Fair Lady, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The critically acclaimed and multi award-winning production of Lerner & Loewe’s much loved My Fair Lady will open at Mayflower Theatre from 12-29 January 2023. My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to...
Preview: The Cher Show, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The Tony Award-winning, The Cher Show, has delighted fans around the world – and now it’s set to dazzle on the Mayflower Theatre stage, when it comes to Southampton from Tuesday 3 to 7 January 2023. Starring Debbie Kurup, Danielle Steers and Millie O’Connell as Cher – Star, Lady...
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...
Preview: Maja Lena, Heartbreakers, Southampton
Having recently released her sophomore album, Pluto, Maja Lena has announced her UK tour, including a date at Heartbreakers bar in Southampton on Saturday 28 January 2023. On Pluto, Maja Lena journeys from the pastoral to the cosmic, continuing her increasing fascination with science fiction and the icy, electronic...
Preview: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Jason Donovan will lead the cast in Mayflower Theatre’s magical pantomime, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, which runs from Saturday 10 to Saturday 31 December. Jason will play the Evil Ringmaster, with Coronation Street and musical theatre star, Faye Brookes, playing the title role of Goldilocks. Sooty will play...