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By Nick Mabey. I don’t know about you but I wasn’t quite ready for the new season. A mere nineteen days after Spain triumphed in the World Cup final against Argentina, Saints were turning out in the Carabao cup away to Colchester. Who starts a new season with a cup match anyway? As it turns […] The post View from the Kingsland: Entering the Unknown appeared first on In-Common - Southampton .
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is celebrating the upcoming run of its highly acclaimed show at Mayflower Theatre with a special performance of its iconic number, Firework, at Southampton Pride, Guildhall Square on Saturday 29 August 2026. The performance will feature Ann Sophie in the role of Satine. Julianne Watling-McCarthy, Director of Southampton Pride Trust said: […] The post Moulin Rouge! The…
When the sun finally sets on summer this year, Theatre Royal Winchester will welcome in another autumn winter programme packed with drama, music, comedy, dance, family shows, screenings, talks, seasonal entertainment, and more! The autumn winter season will run from Tuesday 1 September 2026 through to the festive period, with this year’s traditional family pantomime, […] The post Theatre Royal…
By Katie Isham. On any normal summer’s day, we’d be seeking the sunshine. Those days when dawn breaks, the sun appears and you think, this will be a good day for a walk. You strut along apricating in every sliver of sunlight to warm the soul. But this summer, we are inversely, actively seeking the shade. […] The post Suburban Safari: Chase the Shade appeared first on In-Common - Southampton .
By Darren Grayer. Mystery Jets release their first album since 2020’s A Billion Heartbeats next Friday (21 August) on Fiction Records. Titled A Hole To See The Sky Through, it is a reference to Yoko Ono’s minimalist artwork of the same name, and Ono herself has granted special permission for the band to feature the […] The post Review: Mystery Jets, Vinilo Record Store, Southampton, Friday 14…
Read Easy Southampton & Isle of Wight are holding a book swap at Southampton Central Library on Sat 22 Aug, from 11am – 2pm. Attendees are invited to bring fiction books for adults that are in good condition, and choose the same number for free. For those not swapping, there’s a charge of £1 per […] The post Local charity Read Easy to hold book swap event appeared first on In-Common - Southampton…
By Anita Foxall. Andrew Buchanan’s new poetry collection Love in the Shadows is an evocative and beautiful depiction of love and secrecy. It moves from intimacy and impermanence to affection and acknowledging the darkness that sometimes come with it. There is a deep melancholia central to the book from the Southampton poet. In ‘As We Quietly Disappear’, […] The post Poetry: review of Love in the…
The multi-award-winning hit stage show, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, will be welcomed by Mayflower Theatre from Thursday 24 September to Saturday 24 October 2026 as part of its first ever world tour. Set in Paris, 1899, a world of indulgent beauty and unparalleled extravagance, of bohemians and aristocrats, of boulevardiers and reprobates, Moulin Rouge! The […] The post Preview: Moulin Rouge! The…
A popular family pub in Otterbourne is preparing to host its much-loved Music Festival and Family Fun Day for the tenth year this August bank holiday. The White Horse will celebrate a decade of bringing the local community together through live music, great food and family entertainment on Sunday 30th August. Starting at midday, the […] The post Otterbourne pub celebrates 10 years of community…
By Martin Brisland. Lucia Foster Welch (1864-1940) was first woman to become councillor, sheriff, mayor, alderman and Admiral of the Port in Southampton. She was also a Justice of the Peace from 1920. When she became the first woman mayor from 1927-28 there were only nine women mayors in all of England and Wales. The […] The post Heritage: Southampton’s first female mayor appeared first on…
