Preview: Die Fledermaus, Theatre Royal Winchester

Seasoned opera lovers and newcomers to the genre can delight in the witty Die Fledermaus, which comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 9 March. Die Fledermaus is an operetta by Johann Strauss and tells a witty story of mischief and misidentification. This adaptation, translated into English, is brought...

Preview: Dracula, Theatre Royal Winchester

Fans of gothic horror are invited to an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel, Dracula, at Theatre Royal Winchester from Monday 3 March. Set in London, across provincial England, and the mountains of Transylvania in 1897, Dracula tells the story of a group of young men and women, led...

Preview: Polly Paulusma, Winchester Hyde Tavern, Winchester

Photo credit: Lina Jusevičiūtė Wildfires, the sixth studio album from English singer-songwriter Polly Paulusma, is out on February 28 via One Little Independent Records and Wild Sound, ahead of a date at Winchester Hyde Tavern on Thursday 20 March 2025. Across nearly two hours and six sides of vinyl, folk instrumentation...

Hat Fair returns for 2025

Hat Fair – the UK’s longest running festival of Outdoor Arts – is back for another summer, this year on Saturday 5 July. The festival – run by arts and education charity, Play to the Crowd – takes place in Winchester city centre and which celebrated its fiftieth birthday...

Preview: NOW, Theatre Royal Winchester

Fans of contemporary dance are invited to celebrate an award-winning choreographer through her latest creation, NOW, which comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Thursday 27 February. NOW celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Jasmin Vardimon Company and is the latest creation by the award-winning choreographer, Jasmin Vardimon MBE –...

Local creators wanted for Makers Market

Creative young people interested in shining a light on their original work are invited to take part in a Makers Market at Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 4 April. Artists, creators and entrepreneurs aged 10 – 25 years are encouraged to apply for a stall to showcase and sell...