Theatre Royal Winchester’s 2025 Spring Summer season – which runs from April to August – features music, children’s theatre, drama, comedy, improv, community shows, National Theatre Live screenings, classic films, talks, dance and more! The season kicks off with Playmakers’ youth theatre groups returning to the stage with their...
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Preview: Dr. Strangelove, Theatre Royal Winchester
I’m Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan takes on four roles in the National Theatre Live screening of Dr. Strangelove at Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 23 April. Dr. Strangelove tells of the moment a rogue US General triggers a nuclear attack and the surreal race that takes place, seeing...
Preview: The Elmer Adventure, Theatre Royal Winchester
Children can delight in the colourful adventures with their favourite patchwork elephant when The Elmer Adventure comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 15 April. The Elmer Adventure tells the story of three friends on a jungle trail, featuring Elmer the elephant – who is not elephant grey but...
Preview: Lou Sanders (No Kissing in the Bingo Hall, Theatre Royal Winchester
Comedian Lou Sanders takes to the stage at Theatre Royal Winchester to explore being human, on Sunday 13 April. Lou Sanders (No Kissing in the Bingo Hall) is ‘a deep, dumb show for the masses’ – and, according to her show copy, ‘just like Tom Cruise does all his...
Preview: The Amazing Bubble Man, Theatre Royal Winchester
Family audiences – and anyone who loves bubbles – will be pleased to hear that The Amazing Bubble Man, Louis Pearl, returns to Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 13 April. The Amazing Bubble Man show invites audiences into a world of bubble making – with Louis creating the most...
Preview: The Showstoppers’ Kids Show & Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, Theatre Royal Winchester
Award-winning improv that puts audience ideas centre stage returns to Theatre Royal Winchester on Saturday 12 April with shows for adults and children with big imaginations! The Showstoppers’ Kids Show asks the children in the audience to shout out ideas to create their very own dream musical that all...
Preview: Farm Boy, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse may be keen to learn that his sequel story, Farm Boy, comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 8 April. Farm Boy tells of a summer when a young boy goes to stay on his grandfather’s farm, where it feels like time stands...
Preview: Rude Science Live, Theatre Royal Winchester
Young audiences and their grown-ups are in for surprising sounds, smells, and silly science when Rude Science Live visits Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 6 April. Described as the naughtiest, funniest and most revolting science show in the world, Rude Science Live is packed with outrageous and disgusting science...
Preview: The Fureys, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of Irish music are invited to a celebratory knees-up at Theatre Royal Winchester when the band, The Fureys, takes to the stage on Saturday 5 April – with their last ever concert in the city as they look forward to retirement. The Fureys are one of Ireland’s most...
Preview: The Importance of Being Earnest, Theatre Royal Winchester
Doctor Who star, Ncuti Gatwa, takes to the stage in National Theatre Live screening, The Importance of Being Earnest, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 30 March. The Importance of Being Earnest tells of Jack, who – while assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country –...