Discover ‘Voices from the First World War’
Hampshire families will have the chance to discover first person accounts from the First World War and find out how archives are collected and preserved thanks to Hampshire County Council’s Archives...
View ArticleStrong and energetic performance from Bastille
Review by Lauren Heno Bastille returned to Portsmouth to take on the Guildhall stage as part of their Winter Tour, celebrating their recent success with their number one album Bad Blood. The four-piece...
View ArticleFunnyman Jason Manford back on stage where he belongs
by Rachael Fraser Rumbles of laughter echoed through the room as comedian Jason Manford worked the audience. Initially he came out looking pretty run down, which made me wonder what the evening at the...
View ArticleWin tickets to see comedian Jason Manford
You have the chance to win tickets with The Gazette to watch Manchester-born funnyman Jason Manford on stage in the south. Win tickets to see Jason Manford at Portsmouth Guildhall next month A regular...
View ArticleVideo highlights from this year’s Bestival
We have been reflecting on some of the highlights from this year’s Bestival festival on the Isle of Wight. The Gazette talked to festival organiser and former Warsash boy Rob da Bank to find out what...
View ArticleFormer Warsash schoolboy Rob da Bank’s verdict on Bestival
Former Warsash schoolboy turned DJ and Bestival organiser Rob da Bank has given his verdict on this year’s four-day music spectacular on the Isle of Wight. “You never quite know what’s going to happen,...
View ArticleFatboy Slim rocks Bestival main stage
Fatboy Slim stormed the main stage last night (September 6) headlining Bestival with festival-goers bouncing to his beats. The artist, whose real name is Norman Cook, wowed the audience which stretched...
View ArticleThousands flock to Bestival for music and comedy
Festival-goers poured onto the Isle of Wight for the 10th anniversary of Bestival – organised by former Warsash man and BBC Radio One DJ Rob da Bank. The nautical-themed event got off to a great start...
View ArticleComedian Jason Manford in the south in return to stand-up
Comedian Jason Manford will be heading to the south as part of a national tour of his return to the stand-up scene. The Manchester-born joker won ITV1’s charity based talent competition, Born To...
View ArticleRoars of laughter at Sarisbury’s Comedy on the Green
Review by Rebecca Williams The crowd was seated in a cabaret style around candlelit tables of six with subdued lighting at the Sarisbury Green Community Centre, which hosted its first ever comedy...
View ArticleArt work on display in Warsash gallery
Artists from the Western Wards will have their work on display at a Warsash shop as part of the annual Hampshire Open Studios event. Artist Rachel Russell in her studio Rachel Russell and Peter Levy...
View ArticleRussell Brand heading to the south
Comedian Russell Brand will be performing in south Hampshire as part of his first ever world stand-up tour. Controversial comic Russell Brand Funny-man Brand has stuck to his controversial style by...
View ArticleFatboy Slim headlining Bestival once again
DJ guru Fatboy Slim will be wowing the crowds at Bestival with his famous beats, it has been announced. Fatboy Slim The Praise You song artist – whose real name is Norman Cook – will be on the main...
View ArticleGrouchy Rich Hall will be putting a smile on faces in the south
Funny man Rich Hall is set to perform his new brand new show An Evening With Rich Hall at The Kings Theatre in Portsmouth on May 24. Rich has come a long way since he gave up his job as a hurricane...
View ArticleTwo show-stopping plays in one night in Titchfield
Two one-act plays will be performed in the evenings at Titchfield Festival Theatre. Stephen Dinsdale’s Anorak of Fire tells the tale of Gus Gascoigne, a, spotty and perpetually cheerful young man who...
View ArticleAn evening of poetry reading
The Darling Buds of Titchfield poetry evening will take place on Bank Holiday Monday (May 6). The event will continue the tradition of poetry reading at Titchfield Festival Theatre. Poets Carrie Aaron...
View ArticleClimb aboard The Port and celebrate 10 years of Bestival
Popular music festival Bestival has announced a new maritime-themed arena to celebrate 10 years of the music and dance show on the Isle of Wight. Louise Roberts on Bestival’s Main Stage in 2011 BBC...
View ArticleAndy Parsons kept audiences laughing until the end
By Rachael Fraser After self-deprecatingly introducing his act, Andy Parsons more or less jumped into the spotlight at his stage show of his I’ve Got a Shed tour. From the start it was obvious it was...
View ArticlePasha’s passion for dancing comes to the south
He was the runner up twice on BBC 1 show Strictly Come Dancing, but now professional Latin dancer Pasha Kovalev will Cha-Cha-Cha on stage in the south. And the Russian-born television star is hoping to...
View ArticleMysterious play of a vanishing lady on stage in Titchfield
The Wheel Spins is a sinister tale of deception during the dark times of the war in 1938 which is being brought to the stage in Titchfield. The adaptation from the novel by Ethel Lina White – which...
View Article