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Music: Richard Rogers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II Director: Bartlett Sher Reviewer: Marina Spark The Public Reviews Rating: Southampton was treated to an enchanted evening last night with the Lincoln Centre Theater’s production of ‘South Pacific’ at The Mayflower. This classic musical, first staged in 1949, has been respected in this production and fans of the 1958 movie will [...]

Composer: Rossini Librettist: Cesare Sterbini Translator: Robert David Macdonald Director: Giles Havergal Conductor: Simon Phillippo Reviewer: Ann Bawtree The Public Reviews Rating: The Welsh National Opera was in its usual excellent form at Southampton’s huge Mayflower Theatre on December 1st. Playing to a virtually capacity audience it has only one more performance of “The Barber of Seville” to [...]

The hit Tony Award winning musical American Idiot will be premiering at The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton next year (Oct—Dec 2012) with a full US cast before embarking on a national tour. Described by the New York Times as “the most adventurous musical to brave Broadway in the past decade,” American Idiot features the songs of [...]

In the immortal words of Slade … IT’S CHRISTMAS! Well, not quite yet, but we’re well on our way to the festive season as December approaches. Theatres up and down the country are accordingly decking their auditoriums with boughs of holly and inviting the sort of silliness that at any other time of year would [...]

Words and Music: George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Choreographer and Director: Derek Deane Conductor: Gareth Valentine Reviewer: Marina Spark The Public Reviews Rating: Strictly Gershwin at The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton was an extravagant and sumptuous feast for the eyes and ears. The show combines classic and well loved tunes to a range of dance forms including ballet, tap, [...]

Music and Lyrics: David Essex Book: Jon Conway Director: Nikolai Foster The Public Reviews Rating: There was a great deal of excitement coming from the audience at All The Fun of The Fair at The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton last night, partly due to the prospect of seeing a wall of death motorcycle ride but mostly at the [...]

Music & Lyrics: Queen Book & Direction: Ben Elton Choreography: Arlene Phillips Reviewer: Jim Nicholson The Public Reviews Rating: A packed Southampton audience were in raptures by the end of the ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ encore but for me, and I guess I’m well out of step here, there was the feeling of relief that it was all over. I [...]

Music: Frank Wildhorn Book & Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse Director: Martin Conner Choreographer: Bill Deamer Reviewer: Jim Nicholson The Public Reviews Rating: Difficult one this, half of me really liked it but the other half seemed agitated and angry, oh well I’ll put that down to whatever was in the press room interval drinks. First seen on Broadway in [...]