Performing Arts is back with a variety of shows/concerts/plays for the new academic year. To make sure you don’t miss any of them we’ve put together a list of everything you can see this month. Sinfonietta Sinfonietta’s Autumn Concert will consist of the orchestra playing the likes of Rossini L’italiana in Algeri overture, Prokofiev Classical symphony and Dvorak…
This adaptation of The Ladykillers is one I had been looking forward to seeing ever since hearing of the initial West End run. Penned by Graham Linehan (arguably one of the finest TV comedy writers around today) and based on what is a truly classic British comedy, maybe the hype I had created for myself…
Michael McIntyre’s stand-up may not be the most innovative, but his ability to tap into the everyday aspects of British life has unified countless audiences and has helped McIntyre reach new levels of success. In the realm of Mr McIntyre, something as mundane as a kitchen cupboard can inspire stand-up that’ll contort muscles you didn’t…
Following its success in London’s West End last year, the stage version of classic British comedy The Ladykillers is coming to Southampton near the start of a national tour which encompasses the end of 2012 until spring 2013. The story follows the tale of a kindly widow who is approached by a man proposing to rent…
Previously “The Laughter Lounge”, Comedy Central Live is the Union’s Tuesday night bi-monthly offering of professional comedy.
David Tully tells us why understudies are so deserving of our respect and admiration.
STOMP has become a world famous show, popular all over the globe, and this week Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre were lucky enough to have the unique blend of percussion, movement and visual comedy on its stage. I went in with high expectations, coming from excellent West End reviews and it is safe to say I did…
The 39 Steps is the perfect blend of hilarity and absolute precision. It is also utter madness.
I went to the theatre slightly apprehensive as I wasn’t quite sure what to make of a musical with a cast consisting of an ex Eastenders actress and the winner of a pop star reality show. Most shows that go down the route of having famous faces as their headline stars tend to go down…
Ghost is quite probably a technological marvel but this is not the same thing as a great musical.
Marti Pellow, one of Britain’s great music icons, follows his current run in the West End UK tour of Willy Russell’s smash hit musical Blood Brothers in the role of The Narrator. Written by British playwright Willy Russell, Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides…
A blood-curdling experience to remember!
No words and little or no melody but something that everyone can understand! Whether your music tastes are jazz, classical, dance or pop, Stomp provides rhythm and Southampton are lucky enough to have the troupe visiting The Mayflower Theatre in September. Stomp provides a fantastic night of entertainment unlike any other. The group started in Britain…
David Tully chats to Louise Dearman about returning to Wicked and swapping the bubble for the broomstick