This year, The Forty Pound Theatre Company’s Christmas charity pantomime will be a production of Moliere’s classic comedy Tartuffe. For this performance, Forty Pound have adapted the greatly controversial 17th Century play in a manner that emphasises the original’s combination of comedic and satirical power to a modern audience, and all in their recognisable pantomime style. Also, free music will follow the…
Tim Key’s Masterslut show was a soapy bathful of fun
Performing Arts have a very packed December for you, with lots of Christmas concerts and even a bit of Shakespeare thrown in for good measure. Enjoy! Theatre Group’s Comedy of Errors is being performed in The Annex Theatre from Wednesday 5th – Saturday 8th December. Shakespeare’s classic comedy is a must-watch so get your tickets from the…
Fifty Shades of Gray’s Anatomy is a night for all, not just for medics.
It’s not often that I feel the need to well up in public, but I couldn’t help myself in the closing scenes of Jonathan Lewis’ play, Our Boys, last weekend. The play considers both the physical and psychological impact of life in the armed forces, and unsurprisingly struck a chord with its Remembrance weekend audiences.…
Bronwyn Scotland reveals how much she enjoyed Jazzmanix’s Winter Concert.
Jamie Barker gives his take on Showstoppers’ Winter Showcase
A huge congratulations are in order for SUSU’s Performing Arts for their Curtain Call nominations.
David Tully sets straight the false stereotype that operas only play to the rich in big cities
Ashleigh Moore gives her take on the latest Theatre Group show, Great Expectations.
It’s that time again! Another great month of Performing Art shows, concerts and everything you could want on your doorstep. As mentioned in last month’s post, Theatre Group are putting on Dickens’ classic, Great Expectations in the Annex Theatre from Wednesday 14th November until Saturday 17th November. You can get your tickets from the Box…
A seductive, if perplexing, name for the variety show featuring Comedy, Circus and Magic Soc: The Marvellous Emporium of Wonders. It left you laughing, thinking, and taken aback by the depth and range of skill on offer.
Comedian Jason Byrne comes to the Guildhall on Thursday 8th November as part of his tour, Jason Byrne: People’s Puppeteer. Showcased at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Byrne’s show was hailed a ‘night of hilarity’. We’ve got two tickets to give away for his show in Southampton. To be in with a chance of winning all you…
When I found out that I was to review Theatre Group’s Macbeth I was excited but also a little nervous. In my experience, amateur Shakespeare goes very much one of two ways and, whilst I had faith in the cast, I could not entirely shake my misgivings. It is an absolute pleasure for me to…