Featuring a multi-talented cast of actor-musicians, Buddy – the original ‘jukebox’ musical visits Mayflower Theatre from Thursday 21 to Saturday 23 May 2026. Buddy presents two terrific hours of music with over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits, including such timeless classics as That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue,...
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Review: Top Hat the Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 7 April 2026
By Joy McKay. It seems odd that it took 76 years for the 1935 musical film Top Hat to be turned into a stage show. A Fred and Ginger classic with an Irving Berlin soundtrack that is so nostalgic you barely notice when it is being parodied; from Tom...
Interview: Matt Milburn ahead of roles on stage in The Bodyguard
From screen to stage – Hollyoaks and Coronation Street actor, Matt Milburn, will be starring as Sy Spector and Frank Farmer in the UK and Europe tour of the award-winning smash hit musical The Bodyguard, which comes to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 21 to Saturday 25 April 2026. We...
Production images released Carlos Acosta’s production of Don Quixote
Following a hugely successful autumn 2025 tour of Black Sabbath – The Ballet, playing to over 42,000 people, Birmingham Royal Ballet have released new production shots for the UK tour of Carlos Acosta’s acclaimed production of Don Quixote, which visits Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 15 to Saturday 18 April....
Interview: Sidonie Smith, who is set to play Rachel Marron on stage in The Bodyguard
No stranger to the stage, international leading lady, Sidonie Smith, returns to award-winning smash-hit musical The Bodyguard as Rachel Marron – a role she previously played to critical acclaim – coming to Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 21 to Saturday 25 April 2026. We sat down with Sidonie to chat...
Mayflower release new spring – summer 2026 What’s On brochure
Mayflower has released their new spring and summer 2026 What’s On brochure, covering an exciting season of shows from early 2026 right through to the autumn and beyond at Mayflower Theatre and Mayflower Studios. Key shows to highlight are: Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape 23...
Interview: Birmingham Royal Ballet director Carlos Acosta ahead of Don Quixote
By Diane Parkes. It may not quite be spring weather outside, but Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) promises to bring a bit of sunshine with its stage spectacular Don Quixote. Choreographed by BRB director Carlos Acosta after the original 19th century production by Marius Petipa, the show is based on...
Brevity is the Soul of Wit – Reducing Shakespeare in the 21st Century
By Matt Wolf. It’s been 45 years since Adam Long and his partners first hit upon the idea of a 20-minute Hamlet to be performed at Shakespearean-themed Renaissance Faires in his native California. Little did Long and his two co-writers, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, realise at the time...
Preview: Matilda the Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s smash hit production of Matilda The Musical, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book, visits Mayflower Theatre from Wednesday 29 April to Sunday 17 May. This anarchic production, about a strong and determined heroine with a vivid imagination, has won over 100 global awards, including 24...
Interview: The Woman in Black director, Robin Herford, ahead of Southampton stop
Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black returns to Mayflower Studios – starring John Mackay as Arthur Kipps and Daniel Burke as The Actor – from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 April 2026. We spoke with its director, Robin Herford, ahead of the Southampton stop. The Woman in Black ran...