An irreverent take on Shakespeare’s fun romantic classic, Much Ado About Nothing, comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 20 July. Set in the luscious gardens of an Italian villa in summer, a respected prince turns cupid for his friends. But, lurking in the shadows is a younger prince...
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Preview: Henry I, The Great Hall, Winchester
The remains of Winchester Castle, The Great Hall, will play host to the multi award-winning, locally-based new play, Henry I, from Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 July. Henry I tells the story of spare royal son, Henry, who gets nothing after William the Conqueror dies. Henry’s sister remains faithful,...
Preview: The Mikado, Theatre Royal Winchester
Audiences can enjoy a fresh take on a Gilbert & Sullivan classic when an all-male adaptation of The Mikado comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Monday 3 to Saturday 8 July. This recently award-nominated production of one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most famous operettas begins in 1950s England, where...
Winchester Hat Fair announces 2023 line-up
Image: Gobbledegook Theatre Company Hat Fair, the UK’s longest running festival of Outdoor Arts, is ready to take over Winchester’s city streets and green spacesagain – with bold street theatre, music, dance, circus, and more, from Friday 30 June to Saturday 1 July. This summer, Hat Fair features the...
Preview: NT Live Sing-A-Longs, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre Royal Winchester is hosting two sing-along versions of family-favourite musicals, Encanto and The Greatest Showman on Saturday 17 June. Encanto tells the story of the Madrigals – an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed placed called Encanto, which has blessed every...
Preview: NTL: Fleabag, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre Royal Winchester hosts another National Theatre Live cinema screening – the hilarious and award-winning one-woman show, Fleabag, on Friday 16 June. Fleabag is the story of ‘some sort of woman living her sort of life’! Oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed is just the tip of the iceberg, with...
Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theatre Royal Winchester
Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is given a rambunctious twist when it comes to Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 13 June. A Midsummer Night’s Dream famously tells the story of four Athenian lovers, a group of amateur actors rehearsing a play, and a spat between the King...
Preview: Kendal Mountain Tour 2023 – Adventure Films, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of travel, adventure and sport can enjoy an evening of award-winning films when Kendal Mountain Tour 2023 – Adventure Films is staged at Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 8 June. Kendal Mountain Tour 2023 – Adventure Films celebrate some of the most spectacular places on Earth, and showcases...
Preview: Top Secret: The Magic of Science, Theatre Royal Winchester
Photo Credit: Michelle Mason Walker Children, and their grown-ups, can watch a real-life science lab take shape when Top Secret: The Magic of Science takes to the stage at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 11 June. Families will marvel at the mystery of magic, the miraculous feats of science...
Preview: NT Live: Best of Enemies, Theatre Royal Winchester
Theatre Royal Winchester will host another National Theatre Live cinema screening – the political thriller, Best of Enemies, on Monday 5 June. Best of Enemies tells of two feuding political rivals in late 1960’s America. As two men fight to become the next president, a new nightly TV format...