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THURSDAY 08 JANUARY 2026

National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step Thursday 08 January 2026
Venue:  Theatre Royal     map Categories   Film  •  Theatre
Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440
Event:  National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step - 7pm - Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.
Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Open Mic Night Thursday 08 January 2026
Venue:  The Swan Inn     map Categories   Live music  •  Open mic
Address:   The Street, Barton Stacey, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 3RL
Telephone:  01962 760470
Event:  Open Mic Night - 8pm-11pm - The monthly open mic night is always great fun and everyone is welcome to watch or have a go yourself.
Venue's website:  swaninnbartonstacey.co.uk
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TheSwanbartonstacey


FRIDAY 09 JANUARY 2026

Oh What a Night! Friday 09 January 2026
Venue:  Theatre Royal     map Categories   Live music  •  Tribute
Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440
Event:  Oh What a Night! - 7.30pm - Oh What A Night! takes you back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Riteoff Friday 09 January 2026
Venue:  The Railway     map Categories   Live music
Address:   3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE
Telephone:  01962 867795
Event:  Riteoff - 8pm doors - Based in the South Coast of England, Riteoff are a four-piece band infusing the fuzz and heavy distortion of grunge and punk into their own unique sound.
Venue notes: ID is required on the door. Published times may be doors rather than start times, so please check the venue's website for full details, including age restrictions and accessibility.
Venue's website:  railwayinn.pub
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Strip Down Babylon Friday 09 January 2026
Venue:  Horse & Groom     map Categories   Live music
Address:   2 Broad Street, Alresford, Winchester, SO24 9AQ
Telephone:  01962 734809
Event:  Strip Down Babylon - 8.30pm - Reggae classics
Venue's website:  horse-and-groom-alresford.co.uk
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/Horseandgroomalresford


SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2026

THE NUTSHELL COMEDY CLUB: JANUARY Saturday 10 January 2026
Venue:  The Nutshell     map Categories   Comedy
Address:   15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF
Telephone:  01962 808533
Event:  THE NUTSHELL COMEDY CLUB: JANUARY - 8pm - Kicking away the winter blues we welcome back our ever popular, and ever hilarious, comedy club featuring some of the best UK comedians on the UK stand-up circuit for your laughing pleasure! This month’s cracking club features the comedy skills of Louise Leigh, Ben van Der Velde, Blank Peng and headlined by local comedy legend Mike Cox!
Venue's website:  discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Oh What a Night! Saturday 10 January 2026
Venue:  Theatre Royal     map Categories   Live music  •  Tribute
Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440
Event:  Oh What a Night! - 7.30pm - Oh What A Night! takes you back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Pet Shop Boys, actually Saturday 10 January 2026
Venue:  The Railway     map Categories   Live music  •  Tribute
Address:   3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE
Telephone:  01962 867795
Event:  Pet Shop Boys, actually - 8pm doors - Join Pet Shop Boys, Actually, for an electrifying tribute to the iconic Pet Shop Boys! Relive the hits and experience the magic live. A night of synth-pop nostalgia you won’t want to miss!
Venue notes: ID is required on the door. Published times may be doors rather than start times, so please check the venue's website for full details, including age restrictions and accessibility.
Venue's website:  railwayinn.pub
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester
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Live music with Graham Saturday 10 January 2026
Venue:  March Hare     map Categories   Live music
Address:   63 Priors Dean Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 6JN
Telephone:  01962 582149
Event:  Live music with Graham - 8.30pm - 🎶Live Music with Graham🎶 Get ready for non stop energy as he takes the stage at 8:30pm 🔥
Venue's website:  marchharewinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/themarchhareharestock
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Richard Jones - The Sound of Magic Saturday 10 January 2026
Venue:  The Lights     map Categories   Magic
Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368
Event:  Richard Jones - The Sound of Magic - 7.30pm - Richard Jones, The Military Illusionist, captivated the nation's heart and mind, earning his spot as the first and only magician to conquer the stage of Britain's Got Talent.
Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover
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SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026

Beyond the Barricade Sunday 11 January 2026
Venue:  Theatre Royal     map Categories   Live music  •  Musical Theatre  •  Theatre
Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440
Event:  Beyond the Barricade - 7.30pm - Beyond the Barricade, the UK's longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour, is back. Join the cast for two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, featuring the songs that have made audiences return over and over again for more than 25 years. Enjoy numbers from The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story, The Lion King, Blood Brothers, Miss Saigon, Hamilton and many others, climaxing with a spectacular finale from, of course, Les Misérables!
Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Happy Who Year Sunday 11 January 2026
Venue:  The Lights     map Categories   Special interest  •  Talk
Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368
Event:  Happy Who Year - 10.30am - From the team behind Who’s At The Playhouse events, a New Year tribute celebrating over sixty years of DOCTOR WHO! Welcome in the New Year with a whole host of DOCTOR WHO stars appearing on stage, in a day-long diary of exclusive on stage interviews, audience Q&As, celebrity autograph panels, photograph opportunities, cosplay competitions, merchandise, and much more!* Live at The Lights, PETER DAVISON, COLIN BAKER, SYLVESTER McCOY & PAUL McGANN – the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh & Eighth Doctors - will be leading a wealth of Doctors, companions, monsters and more; actors celebrating the New Year and the Doctor Who phenomenon, including CAROLE ANN FORD (who played Susan in the very first episodes), ANNEKE WILLS (Polly alongside the First & Second Doctors), SARAH SUTTON & JANET FIELDING (Nyssa & Tegan with the Fourth & Fifth Doctors), NICOLA BRYANT (Peri beside Peter Davison & Colin Baker) and SOPHIE ALDRED (Ace with the Seventh Doctor) - plus there’ll be some familiar monsters in attendance too!
Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk
Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover
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MONDAY 12 JANUARY 2026

Russell Howard: Warm Up

Russell Howard: Warm Up

Venue: Theatre Royal
7.30pm
As we reel from one global crisis to the next, join Russell, 'the uplifting Comedy King', as he puts the world to rights in his own uniquely hilarious way.


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