by Catherine Collins. The story of fear, abuse and oppression may not be what is expected of a musical, and yet The Color Purple, which opened at Mayflower Theatre last night (25 October), is exactly that. Based on Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Color...
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Preview: Bombay Superstar, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Bombay Superstar is a brand-new musical about love and betrayal in the golden age of Bollywood cinema, and it’s coming to MAST Mayflower Studios from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 November. Bombay Superstar is the 50th show from Phizzical, who create bold, adventurous work which brings new perspectives to South...
Preview: Othello, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Frantic Assembly will bring its acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s Othello to MAST Mayflower Studios from Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 November. Blisteringly relevant today, Othello exposes the tension, fear and insecurity buried beneath the veneer of our relationships and how easily that can be maliciously exploited. Lies and truths...
Preview: Delicate, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Delicate – a new circus show about what it means to be delicate from Extraordinary Bodies, Cirque Bijou and Diverse City will be at MAST Mayflower Studios from Monday 14 to Tuesday 15 November. Delicate revolves around four different characters, united in their frustration at their bodies changing, ageing,...
Preview: The Osmonds: A New Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
You loved them for a reason, and now you can see the sensational The Osmonds: A New Musical – and relive one of the world’s biggest ever boy bands –at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 November. The story, by Jay Osmond, tells the true story of the...
Preview: Maisie Adam: Buzzed, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is coming to MAST Mayflower Studios on Sunday 23 October with a brand-new show, Buzzed. Back in 2018, Yorkshire born Maisie was an inexperienced stand-up newcomer, who chose to do a...
Review: Scream Aloud at Strawberry Fields, Boldre, New Forest
by Catherine Collins. CONTENT WARNING – images unsuitable for children. The sun was setting as we arrived at Strawberry Fields in Boldre, near Lymington last night (14 October), providing an eerie backdrop to the Big Top tent as we drove into the car park. Were we ready for an...
Preview: An Inspector Calls, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production of J B Priestley’s classic thriller, An Inspector Calls, returns to Mayflower Theatre from 1 to 5 November 2022. Written at the end of the Second World War and set before the First, An Inspector Calls is a compelling and haunting thriller....
Preview: La Voix, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Move over hanging gardens of Babylon, Egypt’s pyramids step aside, because there’s a new wonder of the world in town – La Voix! Officially the UK’s Funniest Red Head, La Voix is heading to the MAST Mayflower Studios on Saturday 22 October, with her live band, in a brand...
Preview: X-treme Magic, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Prepare to be dazzled, petrified and astounded: the world’s most dangerous magic show, X-treme Magic, is coming to Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, on 18 October 2022. Produced by Shone Productions, this is a modern-day spectacle of magic and illusion like no other – no rabbits are being pulled out of hats...