Whats on at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre
The Mayflower reveals an incomparable late summer and early autumn array that involves large performances of Oklahoma, Les Misérables, and the Magic of Motown, along with two runs of Faulty Towers the dining experience, and a whole host of other performances and specially themed evenings. The Mayflower is distinctive in being the initial successful theater company in Southampton. The reasons for this no doubt to do with its incredible and cutting edge variety of shows that are continuously on. This year is no exception, as the Mayflower boasts a great number and variety of exciting productions, running from large musicals and plays, to intimate comedic one man or woman acts to specially themed events. Within the exciting category of major name, big budget musicals and plays, the Mayflower offers a variety of classics and newly popular offerings. Included in these are Oklahoma, Les Misérables, and the Magic of Motown. Oklahoma, that stars Marti Webb and Mark Evans, is playing Tuesday the seventeenth through to Saturday the twenty-first of August. This specific touring version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical is produced through the creators of the massive hits Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, South Pacific, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Everyone in the family is sure to love the story famously set within the Western Frontier of America taking place in the time of conflict between the cattlemen and farmers. The Mayflower is also very pleased to welcome the twenty-fifth anniversary production of Les Misérables, which is the world’s longest running musical of them all. It is going to be at the Mayflower for only three weeks, from Tuesday, August 24th through Saturday, September 11th. The brilliant all new cast is led by London’s West End and Broadway star John Owen Jones, who has been recommended through the New York Post since the very finest Jean Valjean since the days of Colm Wilkinson, and also graced through the West End stars for example Gareth Gates who plays Marius and Earl Carpenter who plays Javert. Finally within the category of large budget stage musicals may be the Magic of Motown, presenting the greatest Motown live tribute concert ever. In this stunning production, music of Diana Ross and also the Supremes, The Temptations, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves and scores of others is featured. This display boasts literally dozens of stunning costumes, a gorgeously choreographed cast, and fully thirty-six memorable hits from the sixties, seventies, and eighties. It will play one night only, on Tuesday, September 14th. For 1 man comedians and acts, the Mayflower outperforms again. Jethro will carry out his Too Late To Grow Up display on Thursday, September 16th. Sean Lock will perform his signature Lockipedia on Saturday, September 18th. Lisa Williams, the globally known psychic and clairvoyant, will appear on Sunday, September 19th. A special treat in the coming months is Faulty Towers, the Dining Experience. This well-known and long running television show turned touring musical makes two stops as the initial appearance rapidly sold out. It runs in the Mayflower from Tuesday October 12th via Thursday October14, too as from Thursday October 21st via Tuesday October 26th. Finally, two seasonal themed events will be presented within the coming months. The Ghost Hunt and Buffet Evening will take location on Friday, September 24th, while the murder mystery Much better by Nun happens on Saturday, October 30th. Once again, the Mayflower illustrates its uncanny ability to keep the crowds in Southampton coming back for much more. Find out much more info about what’s going on in the Mayflower Theatre