This winter, the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton invites you into a world of enchantment and creativity, offering a dazzling array of performances and workshops. From the classic tale of 'The Nutcracker' and the whimsical 'Elf the Musical' to creative wreath-making workshops, the theatre is set to become a hub of festive joy and artistic expression. Join Clara on her magical journey, craft your own festive decorations, and immerse yourself in the rich cultural tapestry showcased in productions like 'Fairytale of New York.'

A Symphony of Festivities: Mayflower Theatre's Enchanting Winter Line-Up

Scurry on down to Ratty’s Festive Picnic for the perfect afternoon full of delicious treats in the MAST Cafe Bar. You don’t need to be seeing a show – but if you do have tickets, we will get you to your seat on time!

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Ratty's Festive Picnic

Mayflower Theatre

50 young people will take you on a wonderful journey through the seasons along the banks of the Test, down the open road (watch out for Toad in his motorcar!) around the snow- covered New Forest, and through the Wild Wood (beware of those weasels!) to the magnificent Toad Hall.

The Wind in the Willows

Elf, the hit Hollywood blockbuster movie has been supersized into a live spectacular stage show for Christmas 2024. The story is enhanced with amazing film backdrops on a huge LED screen. It also has Santa’s flying sleigh, an audience snowball fight, indoor snowstorm, a giant candy cane journey from the North Pole, and aerial cirque stars.

Elf the Musical

From the producers of Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners, immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Irish culture as our talented singers, musicians and dancers perform a world class concert featuring all the festive favourites including Driving Home for Christmas, Step Into Christmas, Oh Holy Night and, of course, The Fairytale of New York

Fairytale of New York

Away from dysfunctional families and small-town gossip, up on Fort, Viv and Daisy can be entirely themselves. With so much beyond their control, Fort is their stomping ground. Their escape. Until the ghost turns up.

Best friends for as long as they can remember, their bond has survived school bullies, witchcraft, jealousy and vengeful cows. But at the end of a summer when everything is changing, can it survive the ghost?

Originally drafted on a Royal Court Introductory Group, Fort was longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize 2022 and shortlisted for the Masterclass Pitch Your Play Award.

FORT

Join us at Mayflower Theatre for a delightful Festive Wreath Workshop! Immerse yourself in the spirit of the season as you create a stunning festive wreath. Guided by a qualified florist, our workshops offer a relaxed and welcoming environment where creativity can flourish.

Festive Wreath Making Workshops

As Hannah Silva navigates friendship, dating and life as a queer single parent in London, her toddler and the algorithm contribute humour, play and insight. With the help/disruption of these unreliable narrators, Hannah deconstructs her story, and constructs a new one. She unravels everything she has been taught to want, finding alternative ways of thinking, loving and parenting today via loop pedals vocal gymnastics that liberate the word from its printed page.

Double Bill: Musclebound and My Child, The Algorithm

This festive season, join Clara on a fantastical adventure where anything is possible. Embark on a journey full of colour and wonder as English National Ballet brings the Nutcracker to life with over 100 dancers and musicians.

It’s Christmas Eve in Edwardian London. Clara and her mother are shopping at Drosselmeyer’s Sweets & Delights Emporium where she meets an enchanted Nutcracker doll. They take home liquorice all-sorts, nougat, marzipan and of course, sugarplums, to delight their party guests. As music and laughter fill the house, Clara has a magical sugar plum vision, sparking an adventure in which she bravely defends her home from the Rat King before discovering a dazzling ice realm and its Queen. Step out of the ordinary and follow Clara as she travels to the Land of Sweets & Delights where the Sugar Plum Fairy has arranged a grand celebration in her honour.

Nutcracker

Victoria is worried about the climate crisis. And the amount of plastic she uses. And the carbon footprint of her quorn vegetarian cocktail sausages. Never mind – she can always have a spoonful of Biscoff spread and watch a cat video to take her mind off it.

Earth Mother

Would you like to explore behind the scenes of the theatre? Are you interested in our rich history? Join us on a public tour of Mayflower Theatre. Led by our experienced tour guides, you will discover stories from the past, present and future.

Theatre Tours

Under the flickering neon lights of a distant Caribbean port, a local rent boy and a foreign sailor fall ominously in love in choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra’s inventive reimagining of Puccini’s seminal opera. DeNada Dance Theatre’s Madame Butterfly is immersed in a mist of Havana smoke, within which a young man is asked to sacrifice his gender in exchange of love and a better life.

Mariposa

When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on his estate with a look of terror etched into his face, and the paw prints of a gigantic hound beside his body, the great detective Sherlock Holmes is summoned from Baker Street, with Dr Watson in tow, to unravel the mysteries surrounding his death, and investigate the ancient curse of the Hound of the Baskervilles.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

This is a great show to come and see if you are a fan of the Scottish comedian Fern Brady. Fern is the author of Sunday Times best selling memoir Strong Female Character whose previous show Power and Chaos was broadcast on BBC1.

Fern Brady

Chicago, the ‘sexiest musical ever’ (Metro) comes to Southampton in November for one week only starring Coronation Street’s Faye Brookes (Dancing On Ice, Grease, Legally Blonde) as Roxie Hart and West End and TV stars Brenda Edwards (Loose Women, Hairspray, The X Factor) as Matron ‘Mama’ Morton and Darren Day (Joseph, We Will Rock You, Doctors, Celebrity Big Brother) as Billy Flynn.

Chicago

Author Rebecca Smith joins award-winning writer and journalist Carole Burns to discuss her most recent work and first crime novel, Conversations With An Octopus (Legend Press, 2024).

Rebecca Smith has authored six novels, two books about Jane Austen, and the text of a picture book. Rebecca teaches Creative Writing at The University of Southampton. She lives in Southampton.

Writers in Conversation: Rebecca Smith

MAST Mayflower Studios

Join us on an interactive Children’s Theatre Trail at Mayflower Theatre. Complete activities and help our tour guides to find clues in this fun-filled, theatrical adventure!

Children's Theatre Trail

The first national tour of the greatest musicals of all time performed by a sensational live band and character singers! A giant screen with sing along lyrics makes this the must see show of 2025.

Sing the Musicals

Starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Joanne Clifton (Shrek the Musical, The Addams Family) as the fierce yet fabulous Velma von Tussle. Making her directorial debut is Hairspray royalty Brenda Edwards (Hairspray, We Will Rock You) who will bring new energy from behind the scenes.

Hairspray

Join us for An Evening with Paul Merson, as the football star discusses his illustrious career with Arsenal, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth and England. He’ll talk about games, dressing room/training ground stories, managers, fall outs and everything you wanted to know about playing for a successful football club.

An Evening with Paul Merson

Immerse yourself in a wave of pure rock and roll nostalgia with Walk Right Back! Presented by the creators of That’ll Be The Day, this show recounts the tale of those two Kentucky boys who created unparalleled vocal magic – The Everly Brothers.

Walk Right Back

Their rock ‘n’ roll legacy is beautifully performed by a highly talented and acclaimed ensemble of musicians who will take audiences on a powerful journey through their incredible song book.

Go Your Own Way

Celebrating 40 years of iconic and chart-topping compilation albums, this brand-new musical comedy has an unbeatable 80s soundtrack and show-stopping direction and choreography by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood. This is an event you won’t want to miss.

NOW That's What I Call A Musical

SOS Presents has performed at the Guildhall, the Mayflower and the Nuffield theatres over the last 100 years, in keeping with its longstanding mission to produce excellent entertainment in the heart of Southampton. The Society adopted MAST Mayflower Studios as its new theatrical home in 2022 and has been winning awards ever since, with NODA Accolades of Excellence for Legally Blonde (2022) and Seussical the Musical (2023) and a sell-out run of Spamalot in January 2024. Made in Dagenham is exactly the kind of show that SOS excels at, with its character driven plot, exciting score (from catchy anthems to heartfelt ballads) and big ensemble pieces requiring an energetic blend of harmony and choreography.

Made in Dagenham

The Man-Wulf lays down a ferocious comedy challenge to the culturally irrelevant and physically enfeebled Lee. Can the beast inside us all be silenced with the silver bullet of Lee’s unprecedentedly critically acclaimed style of stand-up?

Stewart Lee

Packed with some of the biggest musical theatre songs of the last decade, Dear Evan Hansen has a score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Oscar-winning composers for The Greatest Showman), book by Steven Levenson and more awards than can be listed here. Well ok, we’ll mention a few: its Tony® Award for BEST MUSICAL, Olivier Award for BEST NEW MUSICAL, Grammy® Award for BEST MUSICAL THEATER SCORE…no big deal but the list goes on!

Dear Evan Hansen

Following a critically acclaimed UK and USA tours and two Edinburgh Festival Fringe seasons, Yippee Ki Yay tours the UK. Richard Marsh’s acclaimed rhyming retelling of classic (festive?) film Die Hard is joyfully funny and not to be missed.

Yippee Ki Yay

Featuring over 20 original songs from two No.1 albums including six No.1 singles and the No.1 hit by legendary song writer John Parr Everything They Said Was True.

With a full cast of amazing singers, dancers and musicians this truly is a night for musical theatre and rock fans alike.

Eternal Love The Musical

Winner of 19 major awards and hailed as the theatrical event of its generation, An Inspector Calls has thrilled more than 5 million theatregoers worldwide.

An Inspector Calls

Simon & Garfunkel: Through the Years is the most authentic sounding concert to the unforgettable music of Simon & Garfunkel. Made up of Dan Haynes & Pete Richards, Bookends have toured the globe extensively with their concerts being described as ‘simply breath-taking’.

Performing the songs in a truly captivating way, against a backdrop of iconic imagery, their delicate recreation of the unmistakable sound of the American folk-rock duo is something of a masterpiece. Bookends have been performing their unique, world-class concert to audiences in some of the finest theatres and concert halls across the UK, Europe and the United States.

Simon & Garfunkel

A man, full of unshed tears and haunted by the ghosts of his past, finds himself drawn back to the sea, and the memory of his mother, his sisters, and a great loss. 

Riders to the Sea

The time is 1897. Mankind is on the cusp of vast technological change, scientific mastery and media innovation. But poised between traditional beliefs, the threat of the unknown and the shock of the new world, an altogether darker fear is emerging. As a new shadow looms large over England, a small group of young men and women, led by Professor Van Helsing, are plunged into an epic struggle for survival.

Dracula

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra presents a magnificent celebration of John Williams’ timeless music from the entire intergalactic film saga. From the original Episode IV: A New Hope in 1977 to the final The Rise of Skywalker. All performed spectacularly by the full forces of the BSO and again conducted by Pete Harrison, it surely will be an event not to be missed – an evening of some of the best movie music ever written.

Star Wars: The Definitive Concert

Roll up, roll up. . . a scintillating night out of sparkling entertainment – the UK’s longest running burlesque show – is back touring the nation. And it’s bigger than ever.

Join us for the good old-fashioned night out as we bring you the ultimate variety show, blending stylish cabaret, comedy, music, circus and burlesque to light up all your senses.

An Evening Of Burlesque

Step into the magical world of Cinderella, where Fairy Godmothers triumph over cruel stepmothers, pumpkins turn into sparkling carriages and a jewelled slipper changes one young woman’s life forever. This timeless story of love, courage and kindness reminds us all to have faith in our wildest dreams; one day they might just come true.

Cinderella

From the first warmup at the barre, to the fireworks during centre work, this Company Class offers you an insight into the hard work, concentration, artistry and athleticism that play such a vital part in a dancer’s daily routine. Led by a member of the Company’s ballet staff, who also explains the process to the audience, each class is different from any other, and each offers a fascinating chance to watch the dancers outside a performance setting.

Cinderella Company Class

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The timeless love story, the Oscar winning film and now a musical classic – the global smash hit Ghost the Musical returns to Southampton for one week only!

Walking back to their apartment late one night, a tragic encounter sees Sam murdered and his beloved girlfriend Molly alone, in despair and utterly lost. But with the help of a phoney storefront psychic, Sam, trapped between this world and the next, tries to communicate with Molly in the hope of saving her from grave danger…

Ghost the Musical

Direct from the West Ends Adelphi theatre and celebrating 21 years in the business, Barry Steele’s Roy Orbison story will take you on a fantastic musical journey celebrating the rock n roll hall of fame and 6-time grammy award winning “Big O” and his many friends.

Backed by a fabulous 5-piece band, you’ll be taken from the rockabilly Sun Record years right through to the Traveling Wilburys era, featuring all the Classic hits including Pretty Woman, Crying, I Drove all Night, You Got It, Only the Lonely, In Dreams, California Blue, Rattled, Handle with Care, Roll Over Beethoven and many more…

The Roy Orbison Story

After two years spent TV presenting, stage acting, podcast hosting, dog walking and decorating the spare room, John is getting back to the thing he loves most; standing on stage and making people laugh.

John Bishop

You might have seen him on Scared of the Dark, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well.

He’s been called an “overnight success” – Even though he’s been doing this for bloody yonks!

Chris McCausland is hitting the road again with another masterclass in stand-up comedy that has literally been yonks in the making.

Chris McCausland

Winter 1934 and an avalanche stops The Orient Express dead in its tracks. A murder. A train full of suspects. An impossible case. Trapped in the snow with a killer still on-board, can the world’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, crack the case before the train reaches its final destination?

Starring Michael Maloney (Belfast, Young Victoria, The Crown) as the celebrated Belgian sleuth,  Murder on the Orient Express is one of Agatha Christie’s greatest literary achievements, with a final twist that is amongst her very best. Gripping, tense and masterfully cryptic, this brand-new production is a deliciously thrilling ride and an ingenious murder mystery, guaranteed to keep you guessing until the end of the line.

Murder on the Orient Express

Following the international acclaim of the hit motion picture, television series and stage show, Fame The Musical JR. is nothing short of a global phenomenon.  Fame JR. features a high-energy, contemporary pop score and a touching coming-of-age story.

Set during the last years of New York City’s celebrated High School for the Performing Arts in the early 1980s, Fame JR. is the bittersweet, but ultimately inspiring, story of a diverse group of students who commit to four years of gruelling artistic and academic work. With candour, humour and insight, the show explores the issues that confront many young people today.

Fame Jr.

Jump on board the broom with the witch and her cat in Tall Stories’ fun-filled adaptation of Room on the Broom, the best-selling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

The witch and her cat are travelling on their broomstick when they pick up some hitch-hikers – a friendly dog, a beautiful green bird and a frantic frog. But this broomstick’s not meant for five and – CRACK – it snaps in two… just as the hungry dragon appears!

Room on the Broom

Whilst dragons are feared in the West, in Asia they represent lightness, joy and optimism. Pioneering choreographer Eun-Me Ahn’s latest extravagant production sees her extraordinary company of dancers interacting on stage with stunning projections of five inspiring young performers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and Taiwan.

Eun-Me Ahn Dance Company

It’s been a big year for Keys (aka Sarah Keyworth). Sure, they turned thirty, got diagnosed with ADHD and had top surgery, but perhaps the biggest adjustment is to the revelation that maybe their mum was right all along? Not about everything obviously, but they must concede that on teen drinking and being “forced” to go on holiday, Keyworth Sr probably had some solid points.

Sarah Keyworth

The Persian Comedy Powerhouse performs his critically acclaimed new show NAMASTE where Omid peacefully bows to his inner anger and unleashes a torrent of comedic vitriol upon the current state of this dangerously messed up planet.

Omid Djalili

Hot on the heels of the latest instalment of the acclaimed ITV Series Grace, Superintendent Roy Grace is back in a brand-new Peter James stage adaptation and world premiere of the bestselling Picture You Dead.

Starring 2024’s multiple award-winning actor Peter Ash (Coronation Street, War Horse), Fiona Wade, who starred this year in 2:22 A Ghost Story following 12 years in Emmerdale, and with Casualty’s George Rainsford (Call the Midwife, 2:22 A Ghost Story) returning as DSI Roy Grace.

Peter James' Picture You Dead

England hat trick hero from the 1966 World Cup win is back by popular demand after last year’s successful tour. He will talk amusingly about his illustrious WEST HAM & ENGLAND CAREER. Again with his great friend and agent Terry Baker interviewing and gently taking the respectful Micky with him in the second half of the show, it has been superbly received everywhere it has appeared.

An Evening With Sir Geoff Hurst

With more than 5 million tickets sold in 50+ counties, the string quartet has more than just a smattering of humour interwoven amongst the horsehair of their bows. Hysterical, even if you don’t know your Mozart from your Bach, but exquisitely performed if you do!

“We exist despite the sober formality of great concert halls, despite the boredom of classical musicians’ life, despite fanatic lovers of classical music, despite fans of rock, rap or pop who are afraid of classical music. We treat our Muse with a humorous irony and we’re sure, she will have nothing against it!”

MozART Group

Based on John Sullivan’s legendary television show, this critically acclaimed home-grown musical spectacular features cherished material from Britain’s best loved TV series. With a script and original score written by John’s son, Jim Sullivan, and comedy giant Paul Whitehouse, prepare to get reacquainted with Britain’s most lovable rogues and experience the classic comedy brought to life on stage through an ingenious script and 20 hilarious songs.

Only Fools and Horses The Musical

It takes place in a garbage recycling centre, where four creative workers give new life to all kinds of waste using percussion, movement and slapstick.

Butane bottles, umbrellas, balls, tool boxes, horns, bin bags… These guys turn everything into colourful musical sketches full of wit and humor. This is trash turned into treasure.

Trash!

What follows is a madcap medley of impromptu games and spontaneous solutions as the desperate director does his best to keep this faithful production going. But with stage whiskey being swapped, off-the-cuff auditions being held and muffins being eaten (no matter what state they’re in), there’s just no telling what this unique version of The Importance of Being Earnest is going to throw up. Especially when more audience members are drafted in to replace an ever-thinning cast… With the script ripped up and rewritten, can the show reach its fabulous finale, just as Oscar Wilde intended

...Earnest?

Matthew Bourne’s audacious, rule-breaking reinvention of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago. It has now become the most successful dance theatre production of all time, creating new audiences and inspiring generations of young dancers. In celebration of that ongoing impact, Swan Lake will take flight once more in a major new revival for the next generation of dancers, and for audiences who will experience it for the very first time.

Swan Lake

Join us on a journey through the world’s most breathtaking landscapes with a selection of award winning films showcasing the year’s most daring feats of courage and tales of human resilience. Whether you’re a seasoned explorer or simply someone who appreciates the majesty of nature, this tour promises to ignite your sense of adventure and leave you with a renewed appreciation for the planet we call home.

Kendal Mountain Tour 2025

The Mersey Beatles have been rocking sold-out shows around the globe since 1999 with their truly authentic and widely acclaimed celebration of John, Paul, George and Ringo.

The band – who clocked up more than 600 appearances in a 10-year residency at Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club – brilliantly exude the inner and outer spirit of the original Fab Four.

The Mersey Beatles

Relive the original soul legend in an immersive concert experience that goes beyond imitation and captures the essence of the Godfather’s unmatched legacy.
Get involved in the movement as you watch high-octane dance numbers, heart wrenching ballads and timeless classics that have inspired generations of musicians and activists alike to get on the good foot and Say It Loud!

The James Brown Story

The BAFTA-winning comedian, ‘national sensation’ (Evening Standard) and ‘extremely funny’ (Daily Telegraph) Iain Stirling, is bringing his intuitive razor-sharp humour back on tour with a brand new stand-up show.

Iain Stirling

Hamilton is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway – the story of America then, as told by America now.

Hamilton

Decades after answering the call, two women separated by the war meet again as the rain hammers down on the windows of The Spitfire pub.

As we hear their story, we’re transported back to a time when female pioneers defied expectations and soared through the skies.

Spitfire Girls

Now, join Aggers for these exclusive live events for an evening that transcends boundaries as he takes centre stage in his solo show, regaling us with stories from his illustrious career both on and off the field. With his masterful on-air prowess seamlessly translating to the stage, he has shared the spotlight with a lineup of cricketing greats, including the indomitable Sir Geoffrey Boycott, the spin maestro Graeme Swann, the Little Master himself Sunil Gavaskar, the enigmatic bad boy Phil Tufnell, and the wonderfully eccentric David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd.

An Evening with Aggers

Brother and Sister duo Pooja and Karan will be paying tribute to the Nightingale of India – Swar Kokila Lata Mangeshkar. They will be performing timeless melodies spanning various genres from Lata Mangeshkar’s repertoire. Lata Mangeshkar’s legendary voice was the soundtrack for many generations of cinemagoers. Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the “Queen of Melody” and “Voice of the Millennium”. The show promises to be a nostalgic trip for the fans of Lata Mangeshkar.

Tribute to Lata Mangeshkar

Calling all revolting children and their parents – come and be a little a bit naughty at Sing-a-Long-a Matilda the Musical From the producers of Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music and Sing-a-long-a Frozen.

Sing-a-long-a Matilda

From the producers of Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music and Sing-a-long-a GREASE, the smash hit film musical that everyone can’t stop singing.

Cheer on Hugh Jackman, lust after Zac Efron as you experience The Greatest Showman in the greatest way possible – with lyrics on the screen so you can join in as loud as you want.

Sing-a-long-a The Greatest Showman

With songs by Joe Stilgoe (Zog and Zog and The Flying Doctors), The Baddies is a wickedly hilarious adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s smash-hit story, and laugh-out-loud fun for all the family.

The Baddies

Peter Grimes is a tale of isolation and prejudice. Haunted by rumours and suspicion, a fisherman finds himself grappling with inner demons as the local community turns against him. But what really happened to his apprentice? Uncover the mysteries of a coastal village, where the sea whispers secrets and everyone thinks they know your business, as tragedy unfolds against the ominous backdrop of powerful, melodic waves.

Peter Grimes

It’s supposed to be the happiest day of Figaro and Susanna’s lives but will their wedding even go ahead? Count Almaviva is determined to seduce Susanna, but will his wife find out? Will Figaro be able to outwit his master, for the honour of his bride? And where does young Cherubino fit into it all? In this captivating tale of love, loyalty and mistaken identities, the quick-witted barber navigates the twists and turns of 18th century social intricacies with charm and humour, and clever schemes which will keep you guessing until the final note.

The Marriage Of Figaro

It’s supposed to be the happiest day of Figaro and Susanna’s lives but will their wedding even go ahead? Although married, Count Almaviva is determined to seduce Susanna. Unimpressed by his master, Figaro comes up with a plan to outwit him but, things don’t go quite to plan, when the young Cherubino sets his own agenda in motion.

The Marriage of Figaro In Short

Described as ‘the funniest dad on Instagram’, stand-up comedian George has racked up hundreds of millions of views for his hilarious online sketches about the big things in life, like owning an air fryer, watching a David Beckham documentary, and the excruciating experience of trying to do a jigsaw with your kid.

George Lewis

A whole day of presentations including, Professor Gillian Down and Professor John McAleer from the University of Southampton, Jo Willett award winning television producer and biographer, Angela Barlow actor & writer, Nicola Pink author & singer. Topics include: Locating Pemberley, the importance of place in Jane Austen’s fiction; Muddy Petticoats & Parasols, uncovering Jane Austen’s experience of walking; Sarah Siddons, Austen’s Favourite Actress; Jane Austen & Character, An Actors View

Placing Jane

This is the children’s pop concert with a big difference. The four fabulous Fairy tale Princesses are back, and this time they are on their first World Tour! Come and join them on this epic around-the-globe show.

Featuring a soundtrack of top pop hits from artists such as Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor, Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa and Lizzo, plus a few of the best songs from all your favourite Films and Musicals. The Pop Princesses are embarking on their biggest adventure yet. Join the fun as the Princesses go International!

Pop Princesses World Tour

Bought to life by the acclaimed WNO Orchestra, our presenter Tom Redmond will introduce you to the Orchestra and its many instruments, our talented performers, and of course, the music you’ll be hearing during the afternoon – some of which are our absolutely favourites to perform. The relaxed setting of the show will allow you to fully lose yourself in the music and the drama – we’ll have you clapping, singing, and dancing in the aisles.

WNO: Play Opera LIVE

Direct from the USA, the world’s biggest, best and most successful Elvis tribute show returns to the UK.  Starring three winners of Elvis Presley Enterprises’ Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest including the Winner of BBC One’s The World’s Greatest Elvis – Shawn Klush (USA), Dean Z (USA) and Ben Thompson (UK).

Elvis Tribute World Tour

With Cuban Eclectico, the audience will see a group of talented, versatile Cuban dancers showcase works ranging from modern to Afro-Cuban dance: ‘It’s a sample of Cuban life.’ With dancers from both classical and modern dance backgrounds Acosta mixes these techniques with flamenco, capoeira and hip-hop. The result is Acosta’s own identity in which the rich Cuban culture clearly emerges. For Cuban Eclectico, Carlos Acosta collaborated with choreographers from around the world who created pieces inspired by Cuban culture, but with their own ‘twist’.

Acosta Danza - Cuban Eclectico

John Partridge has a career that spans over 4 decades. Making his professional debut at 16 in Andrew Lloyd Webbers ‘CATS’. He has gone on to appear in more than 20 West End Shows, countless number one tours, television, film, recording… he is even an award-winning published author and cook! He is the epitome of what we call in the trade ‘A Triple Threat’

John Partridge

With a brand-new production for Spring 2025, join us for the musical phenomenon, The Sixties at 60, with this festival of nostalgia. The show with the definite feelgood factor will transport you back to that magical decade that was the 1960s.

Whether you come to relive your childhood memories or you just simply want to see what your parents have been raving about for all these years, this is the show to see. These legends of the 60s will deliver to you a night never to be forgotten.

The Sensational 60s Experience

The multi award-winning show has been performed hundreds of thousands of times including multiple runs in the West End and on Broadway, international tours in over 80 countries worldwide and has become one of the world’s most beloved family musicals.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Critically acclaimed comedian Jamali Maddix is back on the road with a brand new tour show: Aston. Expect Jamali’s trademark brutally honest and unflinching perspectives on the world at large. His last tours have sold-out shows across the globe, playing the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. He is a regular on the series of Nevermind the Buzzcocks for Sky and was one of the most anarchic Taskmaster contestants the show has ever seen. Alongside this he was a regular contributor for Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and has been seen on ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC Two), ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ (More4), The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) as well as many others.

Jamali Maddix

Opening in the trenches of Flanders, a personal story unfolds in post-war industrial Birmingham as the Shelby family navigate the decisions that determine their fate and Tommy is intoxicated by mysterious newcomer, Grace.  While Tommy is building his empire, Grace is operating as an undercover agent for Special Branch on a mission to get close to the heart of Tommy’s gang. As the story unfolds, hearts are broken, and revenge is sought.

Peaky Blinders

Join Love Soul Choir, Sing Now Choir, and Sound Pop Academy as they unite to celebrate some of the biggest legends who have shaped the sound of generations. Ditch the choir gowns and hymn sheets – we’re all about contemporary pop choir singing at its best.

One Sound

With a star cast including Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe, Dan Partridge (Grease), Courtney Bowman (Six) Scott Paige (The Addams Family) and Newtion Matthews (Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical). This joy-filled sensation, based on a true story and hit movie, features Tony® and Grammy® winning music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, a hilarious and life-affirming book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and is directed by Nikolai Foster (Grease and An Officer and a Gentleman).

Kinky Boots

Julian is sure that the men in the audience will be so eager to join his posse they won’t be able to keep their hands off his Rawhide. The lucky few will play with him on stage in the Hang ‘em Low saloon, where Wild Bill Hickok used to meet his special friend, Raving Clarence la Fruit. But life in the Old West was tough. Not all of Julian’s wild bunch will be around to witness the final shoot-out that will result in Julian giving himself selflessly at high noon to the last man standing. Who knows what else he’ll do for a few dollars more?

Julian Clary

Prepare to be swept away by the all-new orchestral rendition of It’s A Beautiful Noise the Neil Diamond Tribute commemorating a decade of stellar performances. Strap yourself in for this fully revamped stage production offering a fresh presentation of Neil Diamond’s timeless classics and mesmerising melodies backed by a sensational live orchestra. Fisher Stevens breathes new life into Diamond’s greatest hits, including Sweet Caroline, Cracklin Rosie, and many more.

It's A Beautiful Noise

Gosh almighty! Grab a posse because the whip crackin’ musical comedy classic Calamity Jane is a rollin’ on over the plains to Southampton for one week. Based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, this plumb fancy new production stars the multi-award-winning West End actor and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher (Cinderella, Les Misérables).

Calamity Jane

Instead, for reasons known only to him, he doubles down on his fascination with the meaningless small things of life like Zoom protocol, what’s new in the world of radiators and the worst careers advice office in the world.

Jack Dee

Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance. This multi-award-winning production features a string of pop classics including Young Hearts Run Free, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and You’re So Vain.

Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of)

After the huge international success of his last tour, So, Where Were We? which sold out 173 venues across 20 countries and was named UK Comedy Tour of the Year 2023 (Chortle), Dara’s new show Re:Creation sees one of Ireland’s finest live comedians back doing his favourite thing: standing in a theatre, telling stories and creating madness with the audience. It’s guaranteed to be a very, very, funny night.

Dara Ó Briain

Recorded by The Who – it quickly became an iconic and multi-million selling album. Quadrophenia defined a generation and in 1979 inspired the cult classic feature film of the same name.

Now it’s back – this time as an explosive dance production – Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet with a large cast of exceptional dancers, introducing new audiences to troubled mod Jimmy’s story while remaining true in spirit to the much-loved original.

Quadrophenia

My wife thinks it’s going to be tough for me to be away from the family and don’t get me wrong, I do love my children/podcast content providers…but I also enjoy a lie-in and a hotel buffet breakfast. I think I’ll cope.

Rob Beckett

When Professor Goodman, arch-sceptic out to debunk the paranormal, embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings – as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting his first child – Goodman finds himself at the outer limits of rationality, and fast running out of explanations.

Ghost Stories

The Drifters are back on tour in the UK performing all their classic hits including Saturday Night at the Movies, You’re More Than A Number, Come on Over to My Place, Under the Boardwalk, Kissin’ In The Back Row and many more!

The legendary group have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, performed for the President of the United States and listed among the Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine.

The Drifters

They skyrocketed to worldwide stardom 60 years ago with No.1 hits Big Girls Don’t Cry, Walk Like a Man and Sherry – so, come out tonight as we celebrate all of their million-selling hits.

Rag Doll, Oh What a Night, Silence is Golden… in one incredible concert show! Time to hang on to what you got… it’s the time, it’s the place, it’s the motion.

Big Girls Don't Cry

Legend: The Music of Bob Marley is an unforgettable evening celebrating this musical icon in one fantastic stage show extravaganza. Combining his superb, distinctive vocals with flawless musicianship, a supremely talented cast recreate the timeless hits Could You Be Loved, Is This Love, One Love, No Woman No Cry, Three Little Birds, Jammin’, Buffalo Soldier, Stir It Up, Get Up Stand Up, Exodus, Waiting in Vain, Satisfy My Soul, Iron Lion Zion, I Shot the Sheriff  and many more reggae classics.

Legend

Few shows have reached the dizzy heights of Fastlove, now touring in 18 countries, selling over 250,000 tickets worldwide. Join us for one very special night as we celebrate the late great George Michael.

Our talented cast will recreate for you, a night like no other! It’s a brand-new show for 2025!

Fastlove

It’s time to step into the light. Escape with us for a night like no other, where we take you into a world where the very best of musical theatre showstoppers meets jaw-dropping circus spectacular.

CIRQUe

One of the most successful global bands of all time, QUEEN have sold over 300 million albums. After four decades of music, QUEEN are as popular as ever, enjoyed by audiences old and new. After the huge success in Meyrick Park in Bournemouth, the BSO is delighted to restage this spectacular concert at Mayflower Theatre.

Queen Symphonic Spectacular

Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

The Girl on the Train

Join Bing and his friends Sula, Pando, Coco, Amma, and, of course, Flop as they prepare for Bing’s very special day. Full of new heartwarming moments and catchy new songs, all brought to life by first-class puppeteers, this 1 hour 10 mins show is perfect for families and little Bingsters who want to experience the delightful CBeebies series in a whole new way—live on stage!

Bing's Birthday

Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus!

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