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Review: Millie Manders and the Shutup, Joiners, Southampton
57+ min ago (215+ words) In-Common - Southampton Words: Laura Mc Carthy. Pictures: Rhona Murphy. It's a Wednesday night (08/04/26) but Southampton punk fans are out in full force at The Joiners. They've all come for Millie Manders and the Shutup and no threat of work in…...
Preview: The Audience, Theatre Royal Winchester
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (220+ words) Academy Award winner Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in a National Theatre Live screening of The Audience at Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 28 April. The Audience tells the story of how, for over 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with…...
Preview: The Remarkable Ben Hart, Theatre Royal Winchester
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (186+ words) Winchester awaits the return of its very own world-class illusionist as Ben Hart takes to the stage with The Remarkable Ben Hart at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 26 April. This brand-new mind-bending show sees the multi-award-winning magician seemingly rewrite reality....
Production images released Carlos Acosta's production of Don Quixote
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (283+ words) 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…...
Preview: Breaking the Cycle: The Power of Hormones, Theatre Royal Winchester
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (248+ words) In-Common - Southampton Renowned physician and menopause specialist, Dr Louise Newson, returns to Theatre Royal Winchester on Saturday 25 April with her new show, Breaking the Cycle: The Power of Hormones, exploring the history and often-neglected science of hormones. Breaking the Cycle:…...
Review: Horrible Histories Live (and Undead)! The Concert, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
6+ day, 53+ min ago (289+ words) Horrible Histories, a favourite of the Scholastic book fair and hit CBBC show took to the stage at Southampton's Mayflower Theatre last night for Horrible Histories Live (and Undead)! The Concert (2/4/26). Accompanied by two intrepid junior reviewers (aged 8) we went,…...
Interview: Sidonie Smith, who is set to play Rachel Marron on The Bodyguard
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (1357+ words) 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…...
Preview: Boyband in the Buff: Starring Gareth Gates, Theatre Royal Winchester
1+ week, 1+ day ago (193+ words) Adult audiences with a passion for pop are invited to join Boyband in the Buff: Starring Gareth Gates, which visits Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 24 April. Boyband in the Buff is a celebration of boyband classics from the "90s and "00s, from…...
Interview: Birmingham Royal Ballet director Carlos Acosta ahead of Don Quixote
1+ week, 2+ day ago (966+ words) 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,…...
Comedian and music journalist Marc Burrows brings The Britpop Show to Totton
1+ week, 2+ day ago (429+ words) Comedian and music journalist Marc Burrows presents The Britpop Show " a sharp, funny and unexpectedly moving multimedia show " part comedy, part cultural deep-dive into 1995. "Thirty years on from the Blur vs Oasis chart battle, the show revisits the rivalries, personalities…...