Previously the Southampton Guildhall, this multi-purpose venue is located within the Civic Centre. Formerly a town hall, this grade II listed building hosts three venues. Southampton Central Railway ...

The Road To Edinburgh Festival is our weekly round-up of the biggest announcements, controversies, council SNAFUS and programme line-ups happening as we career uncontrollably towards Edinburgh ...

Sticking a glittery gloved middle finger up at the haters, this glossy, abbreviated and intermittently entertaining take on Michael Jackson’s story is finally upon us after an extended wait. Directed ...

Morning Andy. How’s The Zaltgeist? Well, it’s constantly changing because the news doesn’t stop. The Bugle has called 2026 one of the ‘shittiest’ years in recent memory. Does that make political ...

Multidisciplinary arts festival Hidden Door has announced its full line-up for 2026, once more taking place at Edinburgh’s Paper Factory. From Wednesday 3 to Sunday 7 June, the huge complex of ...

I have so many comedy heroes (going to the Fringe every year and just watching shows always inspires the bejesus out of me) but my overarching main heroes have to be The Goons. My parents would play ...

Mirren puts on a crown once more to play at being the Queen. Filmed at London's West End, The Audience finds HRH taking audiences with each of the twelve Prime Ministers of her reign in a play written ...

There are icons of silver screen, there are Oscar winners, Bafta winners and Golden Globe winners, but are there any of these global stars that you would rather sing with on stage than the coolest man ...

I’m in a new relationship with an Italian student who’s in the same year as me at drama school. Things could not be better but his dad is coming over for the Easter break and I’m feeling the pressure.

Incredible though it may seem, there was a time when Alan Cumming wasn’t in everything, everywhere, all at once. Back in the early 90s his career, although burgeoning, hadn’t yet made him the toast of ...

For this month’s Wee Gig Lowdown, we’re highlighting a few of the record stores going big with free performances and artist showcases on Record Store Day, which takes place on Saturday 18 April. There ...

Alan Davies’ first stand-up tour in more than a decade carries considerable baggage, with the comic having written a memoir in the interim about coping with the death of his mother when he was just ...