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. Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel tells the story of a lawyer obsessed with a...
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Preview: Top Hat the Musical, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Irving Berlin’s Top Hat the Musical opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre last summer to rave reviews and will play at Southampton from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 April before transferring to Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, where it will play for three weeks. Based on the classic 1935...
Interview: Vicky Gill ahead of role in Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film, is set to hit the road – bursting onto Mayflower Theatre’s stage from Monday 16 to Saturday 21 March 2026. BAFTA award-winning costume designer Vicky Gill, best known for her work on Strictly Come Dancing, has designed the show’s...
Preview: Horrible Histories Live (and Dead)! – The Concert, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Horrible Histories Live on Stage, and to celebrate this theatrical milestone Birmingham Stage Company has teamed up with Lion Television to offer Horrible Histories fans a truly special production. For the very first time, your favourite songs and characters from the BAFTA Award-winning BBC...
First look at Priscilla Queen of the Desert tour
Photo credit: Johan Persson Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film, is set to hit the road – bursting onto Mayflower Theatre’s stage from Monday 16 to Saturday 21 March 2026. Today, production photography has been released for the UK and Ireland tour. Featuring a...
Mayflower celebrates World Book Day
World Book Day is a major annual, global celebration of authors, illustrators, and the joy of reading, dedicated to encouraging children to read for pleasure. Books are adapted into theatre primarily to leverage established popularity, drawing in built-in audiences and enhancing commercial success. Theatre provides a unique, live experience to...
Interview: Author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, Onjali Q. Raúf
The 2026 UK Tour of the joyous adaptation of Onjali Q. Raúf’s multi award-winning children’s book, The Boy at the Back of the Class, will visit Mayflower Studios from Tuesday 10 to Saturday 14 March. We caught up with Onjali Q. Raúf ahead of the stage adaptation’s stop at...
Interview: Kevin Clifton ahead of role in Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film, is set to hit the road – bursting onto Mayflower Theatre’s stage from Monday 16 to Saturday 21 March 2026. Best known for his years as a professional dancer on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, Kevin Clifton grew up...
Preview: To Kill a Mockingbird, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Aaron Sorkin’s riveting stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the seminal American novel about racial injustice and childhood innocence will tour to Mayflower Theatre, Southampton from Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 March 2026. Successful lawyer, Atticus Finch, encourages kindness and empathy in his children, but is pushed...
Interview: Matthew Bourne speaks to In Common ahead of The Red Shoes tour
Matthew Bourne’s double Olivier award-winning, smash hit production of The Red Shoes returns to Mayflower Theatre for the first time since its 2020 tour was cut short due to the pandemic, from Tuesday 10 to Saturday 14 March 2026. Director and choreographer, Matthew Bourne, speaks to In Common ahead...