NST Young Company has continued to conjure up new worlds and stories in both the absence of their theatrical home, and the challenging environment of lockdown.
Tag: Southampton
Stop the bad press: Southampton is something special
Southampton has so much to offer, both for visitors and residents alike, and I will never get tired of it. Spend more than a few hours exploring our streets, buildings and spaces, and you’ll find a place full of heart, community and creativity.
Walking without purpose: rediscovering a city on lockdown
It’s ironic, really, that during a time when we should be focused on the insides of our homes, I’m rediscovering my city.
Theatre Review | Make It SO – Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Make It SO 2020 (10-29 February) saw 19 locally-created, work-in-progress shows being performed and showcased over three weeks in NST's Studio space. The festival – in its second year! – was a chance for actors and creators to get feedback on performances and gain much-needed reactions, while getting their names out to new audiences.
Theatre Review | Twelfth Night – NST Youth Theatre, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Adapted and directed by Liam Gifford, assisted by Rosie Peters, and produced by Holly Mitchell, this version of Twelfth Night is NST Youth Theatre's latest production; and while the script is all Shakespeare's, this is well and truly a modern-day rom-com.
Theatre Review | Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
It's time for my first theatre review of 2020, and I'm kicking off the new decade by heading Down Under with the dazzling cult hit Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at Southampton's Mayflower Theatre.
Theatre Review | Peter Pan – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Well shiver me timbers and sprinkle me with fairy dust – panto season has well and truly started, and Mayflower Theatre has pulled out all the stops to bring JM Barrie's family-favourite tale of Peter Pan to Southampton.
Theatre Review | CinderELLA The Musical – Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Hello all. Yes, that's right, another theatre review, and this time it's a festive one; and there's a bit of a twist!
Theatre Review | Present Laughter, National Theatre Live Encore – Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Andrew Scott seems very much the man of the moment, both on screen and on stage. Before he was the Hot Priest in Fleabag, he was the unnervingly charming-yet-sinister Moriarty in Sherlock. You may also have spotted him in Black Mirror, Pride and His Dark Materials.
But enough of me listing his filmography; I'm not IMDB.
Press Event | Exploring God’s House Tower, Southampton
Since moving to Southampton a decade ago, the city has continually impressed me and seems to have come on leaps and bounds in terms of its cultural offerings.
Now, another jewel has been added to our city's treasures.
Jo Fisher Writes 