Events in the City Centre
Event date: Tuesday 17 January 2012 to Saturday 4 February 2012South Pacific
This breathtaking and lavish Lincoln Center Theater production reinvented Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical. It swept the 2008 New York Tony Awards, played to sold-out houses on Broadway for 2 years, was televised across America, and now arrives in Southampton direct from London's Barbican Centre.
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Event date: Sunday 5 February 2012Sally Morgan: Psychic Sally On The Road
Fresh from her new TV Series - 'Psychic Sally On The Road' on LIVING TV, Britain's best loved celebrity psychic, Sally Morgan returns to The Mayflower due to popular demand.
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Event date: Tuesday 7 February 2012The Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia presents, Sleeping Beauty
This is an immortal love story filled with magic, emotion and Tchaikovsky's hauntingly beautiful music which creates a truly unforgettable experience.
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Event date: Wednesday 8 February 2012The Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia present La Fille Mal Gardee
This is a light-hearted tale of love, comedy, drama with beautiful virtuoso dancing all mixed together complete with the famous clog dance!
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Event date: Thursday 9 and Friday 10 February 2012The Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia presents, Swan Lake
This is an immortal love story filled with magic, emotion and Tchaikovsky's hauntingly beautiful music which creates a truly unforgettable experience.
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Event date: Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 February 2012The Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia presents The Nutcracker
An enchanting world where toy dolls come to life and an army of soldiers does battle with a gang of mice and a Nutcracker is transformed into a handsome prince.
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Event date: Tuesday 14 to Saturday 18 February 2012Dreamboats and Petticoats
Inspired by the smash hit multi-million selling albums DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS ONE, TWO, THREE and FOUR, the West End sell out sensation DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS THE MUSICAL, featuring some of the greatest hit songs of the Rock 'n' Roll era, returns to Southampton for 2012!
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Event date: Tuesday 21 February to Saturday 3 March 2012Sister Act
From producers Whoopi Goldberg and Stage Entertainment (Hairspray, High School Musical) the smash hit musical comedy SISTER ACT is coming to Southampton, direct from its record breaking run at the London Palladium.
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Event date: Monday 5 to Saturday 10 March 2012Calendar Girls
Following an award-winning West End run and two sell out, record-breaking weeks in Southampton, Calendar Girls is coming back for the very last time.
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Event date: Sunday 11 March 2012The Magic of Motown
Direct from the USA... The Reach Out Tour. Live on stage, the music of the Temptations, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, Martha Reeves, Isley Brothers & scores more.
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Event date: Monday 12 to Saturday 17 March 2012Derren Brown: Svengali
Dubbed a 'psychological illusionist' by the Press, Derren Brown is a performer who combines magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship in order to seemingly predict and control human behaviour, as well as performing mind-bending feats of mentalism.
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Event date: Sunday 18 March 2012The Best Blues Brothers Show in the World - Ever!
Break out the ' Pork Pie ' Hats and those Shades . Its' time to PARTY !!! JAKE and ELWOOD are called ' The Best Blues Brothers Show In The World - Ever' for one very good reason. Because that's exactly what they are!
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Event date: Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24 March 2012The King and I
Starring Ramon Tikaram, The King and I is loved as one of the greatest musicals of all time. Seen by millions of people across the world since it was first performed in 1951, when it was showered with awards and became the blockbuster Hollywood movie, its glorious soundtrack is still a best seller today.
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Event date: Sunday 25 March 2012The Osmonds Final UK Tour: Up Close and Personal
For over five decades The Osmond Brothers have been entertaining sold out crowds throughout the world and 2012 marks the year of their biggest ever UK Tour.
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Event date: Wednesday 28 March 2012Welsh National Opera presents "Beatrice & Benedict" by Berlioz
Cast includes Sara Fulgoni as Beatrice, Robin Tritschler as Benedict, Laura Mitchell as Hero, Gary Griffiths as Claudio, Anna Burford as Ursula and Donald Maxwell as Somarone
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Event date: Two Performances Only: Tues 27 March & Sat 30 March 2012Welsh National Opera presents "La traviata" by Verdi
Cast includes Joyce El-Khoury as Violetta Valery, Carlos Osuna as Alfredo, Jason Howard as Giorgio Germont and Eddie Wade as Baron Douphol.
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Event date: Tuesday 1 May to Saturday 26 May 2012 Oliver!
Starring Brian Conley as Fagin, Oliver! is one of the most beloved British musicals ever. Fagin arrives in 2012 in a fabulous new production from Cameron Mackintosh
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Event date: Thursday 29 to Saturday 31 March 2012Welsh National Opera presents Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro"
Cast includes David Soar as Figaro, Elizabeth Watts as Susanna, Camilla Roberts as Countess Almaviva, Dario Solari as Count Almaviva, Patricia Orr as Cherubino, Henry Waddington as Dr Bartolo and Sarah Pring as Marcellina.
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Event date: Tues 3rd April to Sat 28th April 2012Dirty Dancing at the Mayflower Theatre
Coming in 2012 - it's bigger than the Olympics! THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE An unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensationally sexy dancing.
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Event date: Tuesday 29 May to Saturday 2 June 2012Wonderful Town
Starring Connie Fisher, Connie plays aspiring writer Ruth Sherwood who arrives in New York City fresh from Ohio with her beautiful younger sister Eileen. Bursting with dreams of romance, riches and perhaps a free lunch at Walgreen's deli, the indomitable pair meet an array of colourful characters in their search for success, causing chaos and delight at every turn.
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Event date: Thursday 31 May to Sunday 2 June 2012The Gruffalo - Live on Stage!
"A fine piece of children's theatre **** " ...The Sunday Times. Touring nationally and internationally since 2001, this magical musical adaptation of the best-selling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo has delighted millions of families and schools worldwide to critical acclaim.
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Event date: Monday 4 to Saturday 9 June 2012Steel Magnolias
A heart-warming and bittersweet comedy, Steel Magnolias is the funniest play to make you cry... and now it's coming to Southampton in June 2012 for one week only!
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Event date: Monday 11 June to Saturday 16 June 2012Midnight Tango
"Strictly sensational! Vincent and Flavia are utterly spectacular - sexy, sultry and brilliant." ...Southern Daily Echo. Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have dazzled television audiences for six series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing with their stunning Tango routines. And now they're back by incredible popular demand with Midnight Tango - a breathtaking evening bringing all the drama, sensuality and elegance of this most exciting of dance forms to life.
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Event date: Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 June 2012Legally Blonde: The Musical
"Right up there alongside Mamma Mia and Hairspray." ...The Daily Telegraph. The international award-winning hit Legally Blonde The Musical is coming to Southampton. Winner of 7 major awards including Best Musical 2011 (Olivier Awards) this all-singing, all-dancing romantic comedy is about knowing who you are and showing what you've got!
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Event date: Wednesday 4 July to Saturday 7 July 2012Porgy and Bess
Don't miss this rare chance to see George Gershwin's universally loved 'people's opera', Porgy and Bess, which has emerged as one of the great icons of American music theatre.
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