EVENTS Diary

  • Mon
    07
    Jul
    2025
    Sat
    12
    Jul
    2025
    7:30 pmMaskers Studio, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3LX
    Maskers Theatre Company

    Northanger Abbey

    Written by Jane Austen
    Adapted by Matthew Francis

    Romance, mystery and misunderstandings!

    A coming of age comedy of manners (and ill manners), of reading and misreading, by Jane Austen, the queen of Rom Com.

    Join Catherine Morland on her adventures from sleepy Fullerton to Bath – THE place to be and be seen – and finally onto Northanger Abbey, where reality and fantasy meet as our unlikely heroine devours the gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho. The more horrid, the better!

    What really happened to General Tilney’s wife? Does the answer lie locked inside a secret chest in Northanger Abbey?

    Can Catherine maintain friendships with everyone she meets? Who can she really trust?

    And, of course, will there be wedding bells? If so, for whom?

    Performances at Maskers Studio Theatre, Shirley, Southampton from 7 – 12 July (7:30pm each evening), before Maskers Theatre Company take the production On Tour:

    17 July: Hanger Farm, Totton

    19 July: The Gregg School, Townhill Park House, Southampton

    24 – 25 July: Chesil Theatre, Winchester

    26 July: King Edward’s Hall, West Tytherley

    Tickets: £15; Available via phone (0333 666 3366) or online here.

     

  • Mon
    07
    Jul
    2025
    Sat
    12
    Jul
    2025
    7:30 pmStudio Theatre, Ashley Road, Salisbury, SP2 7TN

    Studio Theatre; Age guidance: 12+; Tickets: Standard £15, Early Bird £13, Under 16s £8; Available from Salisbury Information Centre (tel: 01722 342860) or online here.

     

  • Wed
    09
    Jul
    2025
    Sat
    12
    Jul
    2025
    7.30 pm (2.30 pm Saturday matinee)Mayflower Studios, Southampton, SO14 7DU
    SOS Presents

    Children Of Eden

    Book by John Caird
    Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
    Directed by Adam Myers
    Musical Direction by Amy Wardle
    Choreography by Zoie Golding MBE

    Children Of Eden is a rarely performed musical gem by the composer Stephen Schwartz. This July, award-winning SOS Presents will be taking the show to new creative heights at Southampton’s Mayflower Studios in the heart of the city’s cultural quarter. With innovative staging (involving animated graphics projected onto moving panels), bold choreography and a score packed with musical theatre classics including ‘Lost in the Wilderness’, ‘The Spark of Creation’ and ‘In Whatever Time We Have’, this production of Children Of Eden promises to be an unmissable theatrical experience.

    Tickets: £12.50 - £24.50; Group discounts for 10+ via the Box Office; Tickets available from Box Office (023 8071 1811) or online here.

     

  • Thu
    10
    Jul
    2025
    Sat
    12
    Jul
    2025
    7:30 pmVernon Theatre, Lyndhurst, SO43 7DN

    Lyndhurst Drama & Musical Society; Tickets: £12; Available online here.

     

  • Fri
    11
    Jul
    2025
    Sat
    19
    Jul
    2025
    7.30 pm (only 2.30 pm Sunday matinee)Chesil Theatre, Winchester, SO23 0HU
    Chesil Theatre 

    Shakespeare In Love

    From the Screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
    Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
    Directed by Marcus Whitfield

    Will Shakespeare – in trouble, in debt, and in love. What could go wrong? 

    The muse has deserted struggling playwright Will Shakespeare. His new play, Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter, is going nowhere… until the beautiful Viola appears and everything changes. But she is promised to a powerful nobleman. Will risks the wrath of Queen Elizabeth herself. Chaos and comedy ensue. But after all, “the course of true love never did run smooth”!

    Tickets: Full price £18, Students / Under 18s £12; Available via phone (0333 666 3366) or online here.

     

  • Wed
    16
    Jul
    2025
    7.00 pm - 8.30 pm (approx)North Castle Field, opp Corfe Castle ruins on the A351, BH20 5DR
    Double Act drama group

    Murder Walk By The Castle

    Travel back in time and join the period costumed characters on a twilight walk in the shadow of the spectacular ruins of Corfe Castle. A whodunnit with a difference – so expect the unexpected!

    Tickets: £5 (under 5s free) Available online here; Due to the popularity of these walks, numbers may be limited for safety – so book early! There may be a few tickets available on the gate (CASH ONLY – NO CARDS)

    NB: The event will take place whatever the weather. The walk includes rough grass and paths that are not wheelchair accessible. Walkers take part at their own risk.

     

     

     

  • Thu
    17
    Jul
    2025
    Sat
    19
    Jul
    2025
    7:30 pmBournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, BH1 2BU

    BIGLITTLE Theatre School; Tickets from £18.50; Available from Box Office (0300 500 0595) or online here.

     

  • Sat
    19
    Jul
    2025
    7.30 pm (2.30 pm Saturday matinee)Townhill Park House, The Gregg School, Southampton, SO18 3RR
    Maskers Theatre Company

    Northanger Abbey

    Written by Jane Austen
    Adapted by Matthew Francis

    Romance, mystery and misunderstandings!

    A coming of age comedy of manners (and ill manners), of reading and misreading, by Jane Austen, the queen of Rom Com.

    Join Catherine Morland on her adventures from sleepy Fullerton to Bath – THE place to be and be seen – and finally onto Northanger Abbey, where reality and fantasy meet as our unlikely heroine devours the gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho. The more horrid, the better!

    What really happened to General Tilney’s wife? Does the answer lie locked inside a secret chest in Northanger Abbey?

    Can Catherine maintain friendships with everyone she meets? Who can she really trust?

    And, of course, will there be wedding bells? If so, for whom?

    Picnic opportunity at this venue!!! Performances inside but picnic in the grounds from 1 hour before.

    Tickets: £15; Available via phone (0333 666 3366) or online here.

     

  • Mon
    21
    Jul
    2025
    7.00 pm - 8.30 pm (approx)North Castle Field, opp Corfe Castle ruins on the A351, BH20 5DR

    Double Act drama group

    Murder Walk By The Castle

    Travel back in time and join the period costumed characters on a twilight walk in the shadow of the spectacular ruins of Corfe Castle. A whodunnit with a difference – so expect the unexpected!

    Tickets: £5 (under 5s free) Available online here; Due to the popularity of these walks, numbers may be limited for safety – so book early! There may be a few tickets available on the gate (CASH ONLY – NO CARDS)

    NB: The event will take place whatever the weather. The walk includes rough grass and paths that are not wheelchair accessible. Walkers take part at their own risk.

     

     

     

  • Wed
    23
    Jul
    2025
    7.00 pm - 8.30 pm (approx)North Castle Field, opp Corfe Castle ruins on the A351, BH20 5DR
    Double Act drama group

    Murder Walk By The Castle

    Travel back in time and join the period costumed characters on a twilight walk in the shadow of the spectacular ruins of Corfe Castle. A whodunnit with a difference – so expect the unexpected!

    Tickets: £5 (under 5s free) Available online here; Due to the popularity of these walks, numbers may be limited for safety – so book early! There may be a few tickets available on the gate (CASH ONLY – NO CARDS)

    NB: The event will take place whatever the weather. The walk includes rough grass and paths that are not wheelchair accessible. Walkers take part at their own risk.

     

     

     

  • Thu
    24
    Jul
    2025
    Fri
    25
    Jul
    2025
    7:30 pmChesil Theatre, Winchester, SO23 0HU
    Maskers Theatre Company

    Northanger Abbey

    Written by Jane Austen
    Adapted by Matthew Francis

    Romance, mystery and misunderstandings!

    A coming of age comedy of manners (and ill manners), of reading and misreading, by Jane Austen, the queen of Rom Com.

    Join Catherine Morland on her adventures from sleepy Fullerton to Bath – THE place to be and be seen – and finally onto Northanger Abbey, where reality and fantasy meet as our unlikely heroine devours the gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho. The more horrid, the better!

    What really happened to General Tilney’s wife? Does the answer lie locked inside a secret chest in Northanger Abbey?

    Can Catherine maintain friendships with everyone she meets? Who can she really trust?

    And, of course, will there be wedding bells? If so, for whom?

    Tickets: £15; Available via phone (0333 666 3366) or online here.

     

  • Sat
    26
    Jul
    2025
    7:30 pmKing Edward's Hall, West Titherley, SP5 1JX
    Maskers Theatre Company

    Northanger Abbey

    Written by Jane Austen
    Adapted by Matthew Francis

    Romance, mystery and misunderstandings!

    A coming of age comedy of manners (and ill manners), of reading and misreading, by Jane Austen, the queen of Rom Com.

    Join Catherine Morland on her adventures from sleepy Fullerton to Bath – THE place to be and be seen – and finally onto Northanger Abbey, where reality and fantasy meet as our unlikely heroine devours the gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho. The more horrid, the better!

    What really happened to General Tilney’s wife? Does the answer lie locked inside a secret chest in Northanger Abbey?

    Can Catherine maintain friendships with everyone she meets? Who can she really trust?

    And, of course, will there be wedding bells? If so, for whom?

    Tickets: £15; Available via phone (0333 666 3366) or online here.

     

  • Mon
    28
    Jul
    2025
    7.00 pm - 8.30 pm (approx)North Castle Field, opp Corfe Castle ruins on the A351, BH20 5DR
    Double Act drama group

    Murder Walk By The Castle

    Travel back in time and join the period costumed characters on a twilight walk in the shadow of the spectacular ruins of Corfe Castle. A whodunnit with a difference – so expect the unexpected!

    Tickets: £5 (under 5s free) Available online here; Due to the popularity of these walks, numbers may be limited for safety – so book early! There may be a few tickets available on the gate (CASH ONLY – NO CARDS)

    NB: The event will take place whatever the weather. The walk includes rough grass and paths that are not wheelchair accessible. Walkers take part at their own risk.

     

     

     

  • Wed
    30
    Jul
    2025
    7.00 pm - 8.30 pm (approx)North Castle Field, opp Corfe Castle ruins on the A351, BH20 5DR
    Double Act drama group

    Murder Walk By The Castle

    Travel back in time and join the period costumed characters on a twilight walk in the shadow of the spectacular ruins of Corfe Castle. A whodunnit with a difference – so expect the unexpected!

    Tickets: £5 (under 5s free) Available online here; Due to the popularity of these walks, numbers may be limited for safety – so book early! There may be a few tickets available on the gate (CASH ONLY – NO CARDS)

    NB: The event will take place whatever the weather. The walk includes rough grass and paths that are not wheelchair accessible. Walkers take part at their own risk.

     

     

     

  • Thu
    31
    Jul
    2025
    Sat
    02
    Aug
    2025
    7:30 pmBournemouth Life Centre, Moordown, Bournemouth, BH9 2AU

    All Saints Dramatic Society; Tickets: £12; Available from Box Office (07548 100770) or online here.

     

  • Mon
    04
    Aug
    2025
    7.00 pm - 8.30 pm (approx)North Castle Field, opp Corfe Castle ruins on the A351, BH20 5DR
    Double Act drama group

    Murder Walk By The Castle

    Travel back in time and join the period costumed characters on a twilight walk in the shadow of the spectacular ruins of Corfe Castle. A whodunnit with a difference – so expect the unexpected!

    Tickets: £5 (under 5s free) Available online here; Due to the popularity of these walks, numbers may be limited for safety – so book early! There may be a few tickets available on the gate (CASH ONLY – NO CARDS)

    NB: The event will take place whatever the weather. The walk includes rough grass and paths that are not wheelchair accessible. Walkers take part at their own risk.

     

     

     

  • Wed
    06
    Aug
    2025
    7.00 pm - 8.30 pm (approx)North Castle Field, opp Corfe Castle ruins on the A351, BH20 5DR
    Double Act drama group

    Murder Walk By The Castle

    Travel back in time and join the period costumed characters on a twilight walk in the shadow of the spectacular ruins of Corfe Castle. A whodunnit with a difference – so expect the unexpected!

    Tickets: £5 (under 5s free) Available online here; Due to the popularity of these walks, numbers may be limited for safety – so book early! There may be a few tickets available on the gate (CASH ONLY – NO CARDS)

    NB: The event will take place whatever the weather. The walk includes rough grass and paths that are not wheelchair accessible. Walkers take part at their own risk.