Winchester Gig Guide
Theatre Royal
Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB - under ½ mile - mapWebsite: www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Contact: Box office: 01962 840440
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Friday 20 December 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Celebrate Voice at Christmas - 7.30pm - Experience a magical festive celebration, with Celebrate Voice at Christmas! A dazzling variety performance of opera, show songs, cabaret and festive numbers, plus carols for the whole audience to join in. Performed by a dazzling array of professional singers, and giving a platform to young upcoming local talent, this show is renowned for its charm, warmth and rousing, inclusive style. Celebrate Voice Christmas shows have enjoyed sell-out performances in the festival's home-town of Salisbury since 2013 and bring their celebrated show to Winchester for the first time. This Christmas concert provides everything you need to get in the festive spirit! Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester 
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Saturday 11 January 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The Ciderhouse Rebellion - 7.30pm - Profound and eloquent, epic, haunting and dramatic, Masters of improvisation The Ciderhouse Rebellion sees virtuoso musicians Adam Summerhayes and Murray Grainger combine to produce incredible spontaneous tapestries of sound. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 12 January 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Swing That Music with Down for the Count All-Stars - 5.30pm - Join the UK's hardest swinging band Down for the Count All-Stars for "one hellova celebration of vintage music" (TimeOut London) – it's time to Swing That Music! Described as "a breath of fresh air on the swing scene" (Twinwood Festival) Down for the Count are regularly found in jazz clubs across the UK and abroad (Ronnie Scott's London, Le Caveau de la Huchette Paris), at festivals including London Jazz Festival, and on BBC Radio. Now they are bringing the sounds and feels of the best jazz clubs to theatres around the country – with an electrifying show full of incredible energy, musicianship, and their own signature wry wit and humour. In the band's new show for 2025, you'll hear instrumental songs from the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Glenn Miller, vocal classics from singers such as Nat 'King' Cole, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, and original arrangements of jazz standards penned by musicians in the band. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Monday 13 January 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Chris McCausland: Yonks! - 7.30pm - You might have seen him on Strictly Come Dancing, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Tuesday 14 January 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Chris McCausland: Yonks! - 7.30pm - You might have seen him on Strictly Come Dancing, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Wednesday 15 January 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Michael starring Ben - 7.30pm - Take a journey back in time to remember Michael Jackson – the man, the music and the magic. Michael® Starring Ben is a hit theatre production starring the UK's ultimate Michael Jackson tribute star, Ben Bowman. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Thursday 16 January 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Reg Meuross - 7.30pm - Award-winning Reg Meuross was introduced onto the stage of the Albert Hall by Mike Harding as "one of this country's finest" and is a true modern troubadour, representing contemporary English folk writing at its best. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Friday 17 January 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The Booze-ical - 7.30pm - Following last year's sell-out Edinburgh run, the self-styled hardest-working beefcakes in alcohol-based infotainment are back… with a brand-new musical extravaganza complete with five free drinks for every audience member! Sip back and marvel as the award-winning drinks experts embark on an all-singing, all-dancing musical mission to prove that the pub, indeed alcohol, are cornerstones of civilisation. Accompanied by talented West-End singers Flat and the Curves, Ben and Tom raise a glass to a heady, hilarious cocktail of historical characters in the greatest, most intoxicating, lock-in of your life. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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• Comedy
• Musical theatre
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Saturday 18 January 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map 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. Valli’s unmistakable voice dominated the airwaves for more than two decades with classics such as Sherry, Let’s Hang On, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, My Eyes Adored You, December 63 (Oh What A Night), Bye Bye Baby, Who Loves You and many, many more. Selling over 100 million records worldwide, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons secured their place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 Oh What A Night! combines infectious personalities, amazing vocals, slick harmonies and even slicker dance moves to deliver a show full of energy and nostalgia which always leaves audiences wanting more. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 19 January 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Oh What a Night! - 3pm - Oh What A Night! takes you back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Valli’s unmistakable voice dominated the airwaves for more than two decades with classics such as Sherry, Let’s Hang On, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, My Eyes Adored You, December 63 (Oh What A Night), Bye Bye Baby, Who Loves You and many, many more. Selling over 100 million records worldwide, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons secured their place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 Oh What A Night! combines infectious personalities, amazing vocals, slick harmonies and even slicker dance moves to deliver a show full of energy and nostalgia which always leaves audiences wanting more. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 02 February 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time - 7.30pm - From the quote attributed to Mark Twain, humour is defined as Tragedy Plus Time. Come and join Ed as he tests that formula by mining the most tragic event in his life for laughs. Edinburgh Fringe 2023 was a bumper 5-star review year for Ed. They came in thick and fast alongside outstanding critical acclaim for this exceptionally funny, ‘Best Reviewed Stand Up Show at Edinburgh 2023’ (British Comedy Guide). As seen as Hosting Live At The Apollo and regular appearances on QI and Mock The Week (BBC). Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Thursday 06 February 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Comedy - Jenny Eclair: Jokes Jokes Jokes Live! - 7.30pm - In celebration of the release of her hilarious memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist, and professional show-off Jenny Eclair comes to venues nationwide with a brand-new autobiographical show. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Monday 10 February 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Adam Kay: Undoctored - 6.30pm & 8.45pm - The nation's twelfth-favourite doctor brings his brand new show on tour, fresh from a record-breaking run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a sell-out season in the West End. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Wednesday 12 February 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: RAISE THE OOF with John Shuttleworth - 7.30pm - Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend, and 'the 42nd best reason to love Britain' (The Telegraph) John Shuttleworth, is back with more hilarious stories and songs performed on his trusty Yamaha organ (with built-in auto accompaniment!). In RAISE THE OOF John celebrates 40 years in showbiz. Yes, it was 1985 when he met TV's Clarinet Man - next door neighbour Ken Worthington who came last on New Faces in 73 (Tony Hatch crucified him!). Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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• Comedy
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Thursday 13 February 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: 50 Years of Fender: The Stratocaster Story - 7.30pm - David Knight presents an evening of celebration for the world’s most iconic guitar - the Fender Stratocaster - and the hits that defined its undeniable sound. Spanning the instrument's most important 5 decades, and featuring music from the likes of Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, Buddy Holly, The Shadows, Bryan Adams, Pink Floyd and many more alike, 50 Years of Fender will have the dancers in the aisles and the guitar fans mesmerised. The unique two hour show is presented by charismatic musicians, expert guitarists and a phenomenal vocalist who's passion for the music and the instrument shines through in the stories of the iconic guitar and the performance of the music. Don't miss it. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Friday 14 February 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Gone Too Soon Live: The Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston show - 7.30pm - Prepare to be mesmerised as Taryn Charles graces the stage in Gone Too Soon, Live channelling the legendary Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin with electrifying performances. Known for her jaw-dropping tributes to music icons like Whitney, Aretha, and Tina Turner, Taryn brings a blend of raw power and soulful emotion that leaves audiences spellbound. It was Britain’s Got Talent that catapulted her to national stardom. Her unforgettable audition earned the coveted Golden Buzzer, launching her straight to the semi-finals and garnering the season’s first-ever double standing ovation. Judges and audiences alike hailed her performance as “the BEST Golden Buzzer ever!” Taryn Charles: A Voice That Moves the Soul. Happy St. Valentines Night…… Wear a touch of Red ❤️🌹🥰. youtu.be/6NCA9y8tROs?si=0oc_O2pT6s0m_PSK. www.gonetoosoonlive.com Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Saturday 15 February 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Made in Tennessee - 7.30pm - Country fans are given a taste of Nashville with Soul Street Productions' sell-out show Made in Tennessee - A Night of Country Music. With a band made up of some of UK's finest country musicians, Made in Tennessee takes you through the decades of the nation's fastest growing music genre, from Country’s origin in the Southern States of America to modern day Country heard around the world. Featuring classics from Johnny, June, Dolly and Hank, legends like Garth Brooks and Carrie Underwood and modern country superstars such as Kacey Musgraves and Chris Stapleton. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 16 February 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Maisie Adam: Appraisal - 7.30pm - Fresh from Live At The Apollo, A League Of Their Own and Have I Got News For You, Maisie Adam is heading back out on tour with her show Appraisal. She's five years into her job as a comedian now, so she's due an appraisal. Join her for the ultimate performance review, where you'll either see just why she was awarded Best New Act and nominated Best Newcomer… or, you'll see someone who's ready for "organisational restructure". See you at the appraisal, she looks forward to seeing you, kindest regards!!! Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Friday 28 February 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The Clare Teal Five - 7.30pm - She's back! Expect exhilarating swing from award winning jazz vocalist and long time Radio 2 and Jazz FM broadcaster Clare Teal and her marvellous band who return with a fabulous new show as ever celebrating the hits and hidden gems of the Great American and British Songbooks, plus contemporary covers and originals. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Saturday 01 March 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Hat Fair Cabaret - 7.30pm - It's back! The sell out night of wonder packed with award winning comedy, circus tricksters, magical mayhem, international cabaret all stars and madness galore! All new show! New acts! New surprises! Suitable for all ages, shapes and sizes. All the excitement of Hat Fair in a unique one night cabaret extravaganza from the masters of mayhem and laughter. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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• Cabaret
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Friday 07 March 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Marcus Brigstocke: Vitruvian Mango - 7.30pm - What are men for? Most heavy things can be lifted by machines and most problems can be solved by computers and most puddles can be crossed without us gallantly draping our capes over them - so are we fellas of any use at all? Award winning MAN Marcus Brigstocke thinks we might still serve some useful function. But what is it? This new tour show will resolve the entire issue once and for all (in a non-patriarchal, open minded, progressive sort of way). DaVinci's Vitruvian Man is the image of the ideal male form. Marcus' Vitruvian Mango is the same, but sweeter, softer, seasonally available and, when ripe, delicately perfumed. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 09 March 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The Merry Opera Company: Die Fledermaus - 3pm & 7.30pm - Revel in the sparkling wit and delicious mischief of Strauss' timeless operetta. Whether you're a seasoned opera lover or a newcomer to the world of operetta, Merry Opera's brilliant singers, directed by GuidoMartin-Brandis with a witty English translation, promise a night of unforgettable melodies, fizzy frolics and cheeky capers. Don't miss your chance to be swept away by this operatic masterpiece! Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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• Opera
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Thursday 13 March 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Sexbomb: Celebrating the Music of Sir Tom Jones - 7.30pm - This first class celebration to Sir Tom is accompanied by an outstanding band playing two hours of his iconic hits. Live on stage you will witness an award winning impersonation to the main man portrayed by the one and only Mr Andy Wood. Andy has built a massive and impressive reputation entertaining Sir Tom fans around the world for over 35 years. This year Sexbomb: Celebrating the Music of Sir Tom Jones will be jetting off on an exciting two week tour of Australia. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Friday 14 March 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The Rock of Ages Experience - 7.30pm - An amazing tribute to the music of the smash hit Hollywood musical and film. Be transported through time as the band recreates the full 80s rock experience. From Bon Jovi and Guns 'n' Roses to Journey and White Snake. This 5-piece band will rock the house to its very foundations! Get ready for a full 80s flamboyance as the band perform not only the Rock Of Ages hits but some of the greatest hits of the decade! Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 16 March 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Dreamcoat Stars - 7.30pm - Stars of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT sing the biggest musical hits of a generation Dreamcoat Stars is back for their 3rd UK tour. Bringing incredible live musical entertainment to the nation! Experience the UK's biggest and best night of musical smash-hits in this star-studded concert. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Saturday 22 March 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Josh Berry: Best Man - 8pm - It's clear what toxic masculinity is, but what does positive masculinity look like in a modern context? Josh Berry intends to provide some sort of answer to this question, through his many impressions and characters, as he tells the tale of being his best friend's best man earlier this year. From routines on how to organise a 'progressive stag do', to the amusing difficulties men seem to face around positive emotional expression, the show is an opportunity for us to have a ruddy good laugh at a concept that could do with being taken a bit less seriously. There's also a routine about how much Josh hates runners and refuses to become one. N.B. Josh has since entered a half marathon. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Tuesday 25 March 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The Alice Project - 7.30pm - Acclaimed performance company Platform 4 take you on a sonic journey through the Wonderland of Alice, weaving together original music, Lewis Carroll's text and voices from interviews exploring transformation, identity and growing older. This is a riff, a homage and fascinating audio adventure down the rabbit hole, with a five-piece band of multi-instrumentalist performers. Expect twisted melodies, layers of sonic colour, smiling cats, tearful mock turtles, and percussive teacups… Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Friday 28 March 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Winchester Comedy Festival: Spring Gala 2025 - 7.30pm - An evening of stand-up comedy with Glenn Moore, Celya AB, Paul McCaffrey and Tom Deacon (MC). Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Saturday 05 April 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The Fureys - 7.30pm - Legends of Irish music & song, The Fureys are renowned for their hit songs I will love you, When you were sweet 16, The Green fields of France, The old man, Red rose café, From Clare to here, Her father didn't like me anyway, Leaving Nancy, Steal away and many more. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Thursday 10 April 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Taylor Swift Tribute by Xenna - 7pm - The producers of Only One Direction and Harry Styles Tribute present the mesmerising Taylor Swift Tribute. Step into the unparalleled world of Taylor Swift in this electrifying show featuring the incredible artist: Xenna. The Taylor Swift Tribute is a celebration of the iconic pop sensation's music, style, and unrivalled stage presence. Xenna embodies every essence of Taylor Swift, capturing her incredible voice, signature looks, and magnetic charisma. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Friday 11 April 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Rich Hall: Chin Music - 7.30pm - Chin Music has two meanings. One is idle talk. The other is a brushback throw in baseball or cricket to intimidate the batter. Both describe Rich Hall's comedy. Idle but intimidating. Sharp, quick, splenetic, and sublimely improvisational. If you've never seen him, you need to hustle down to your local venue and grab a seat because he never disappoints. Ever. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Saturday 12 April 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - 7.30pm - Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest – direct from the West End! With fifteen years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity. A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning show as audience suggestions are transformed on the spot into all-singing, all dancing productions with hilarious results. These incredible performers are guaranteed to impress as they create shows packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies – and it's all made up on the spot! So whether you fancy Hamilton in a hospital or Sondheim in the Sahara, you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it! Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 13 April 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Comedy - Lou Sanders: No Kissing in the Bingo Hall - 7.30pm - A show about being human-can you relate??? Just like Tom Cruise does all his own stunts, I'm going to do all my own jokes! A deep, dumb show for the masses. Star of Dancing On Ice (ITV), champion of Taskmaster (Channel 4), co-host of Mel Giedroyc's Unforgivable (Dave), regular on QI (BBC) and as seen on The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) and Would I Lie To You? (BBC). Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Monday 14 April 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Hurn Court Opera: La Cenerentola - 7.30pm - In this lively take on the Cinderella story, Rossini's opera combines irrepressible music, social comedy and poignant beauty. Rossini's Cenerentola - Angelina - gets no help from a fairy wand or glass slipper. Instead, her innate dignity and kindness prove her most powerful allies. While scheming shenanigans swirl around her, she maintains a quiet strength and belief in virtue that ultimately win the day. Let a cast of emerging opera stars and the Hurn Court Opera orchestra take you through the masquerades, malice and buffoonery that punctuate Angelina's change in fortune. Orchestra conducted by Lynton Atkinson. Directed by Joy Robinson. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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• Theatre
• Opera
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Tuesday 22 April 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Harry Hill: New Bits & Greatest Hits - 7.30pm - The Badger Parade is back on! Join me on my Diamond Jubilee lap of honour as I celebrate 60 Glorious Years of fun, laughter and low level disruption! Marvel! As I offer new insights into the hot topics of the day such as the demise of the SCART lead, The Culture Wars, the differences between crab sticks and rhubarb and the origins of Tirimisu! Guffaw with delight! As I delve into my back catalogue using my patented 'Old Bit Randomiser' for old favourites like 'Interspecies Tennis', 'The time I went up in the Space Shuttle' and 'When Nan got her hair caught in the knitting'! Cough Awkwardly! As Gary ,(my son from my first marriage) attempts to take over the business again. Tap your Feet! As Stouffer The Cat spits a little Steflon Don! Watch in Wonder! at the return of The Badger Parade with guest appearances from The Knitted Character and Abu Hamster. Plus one lucky audience member will get to join me in a double act! SO GET ON BOARD THE LAUGHTER TRAIN! Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Tuesday 29 April 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The Comedy of Terrors - 7.30pm - When Jo Smith arrives for an audition with director Vyvian Jones, it turns out she's actually been invited to the theatre by Vyvian's twin brother Beverley, who wants her to impersonate her own twin sister Fiona, to persuade Vyvian that Beverley hasn't had a fling with Fiona… he has, but doesn't want Vyvian to tell his fiancee Cheryl! And when the real Fiona turns up, not to mention Vyvian (a member of the local Sons of Satan Association, who wants to use Jo for his first human sacrifice) and Beverley and Vyvian's identical triplet policeman brother, the stage is well and truly set for a fast-moving madcap comedy of multiple mistaken identity. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 11 May 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Gyles Brandreth: Can't Stop Talking - 3pm - He's back – and he's unstoppable. Gyles Brandreth just can't stop talking. The jumper-loving This Morning star, who keeps popping up on Pointless, QI, Would I Lie To You?, Sunday Brunch, and The One Show, has been burbling and babbling since he was a baby, and in his hilarious new one-man show the award-winning raconteur (and holder of the world record for the longest-ever after-dinner speech - 12 and a half hours!) is trying to work out why. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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• Talk
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Friday 23 May 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: It's A Beautiful Noise Show: The definitive tribute to Neil Diamond - 7.30pm - From London's West End, this internationally acclaimed production celebrates the music of Neil Diamond. From the hits he penned during his time in the Brill Building, to the Jazz Singer and countless live concerts, Neil Diamond is a musical icon, selling over 130 million albums throughout his exceptional career. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 25 May 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Alex Mitchell: Tics towards Puffection - 7.30pm - Britain’s Got Talent 2024 finalist, Alex Mitchell is an autistic comic with functional neurological disorder (FND). He uses self-deprecating humour - laughing at himself, his neurodivergence, disability and sexuality - to reflect on some of the most difficult subjects within his own life and wider society. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Saturday 31 May 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel - 7.30pm - The award-winning smash-hit comedy, as seen in the West End every week since 2022, and heard on BBC Radio 4, comes to you on a strictly limited tour. The all-star Austentatious cast will improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel, inspired entirely by a title from the audience. Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, it’s a riotous, razor-sharp show where swooning is guaranteed. The revolving Austentatious cast include numerous, award-winning TV and Radio starring performers, including Cariad Lloyd (QI, Inside No.9, Griefcast, The Witchfinder), Joseph Morpurgo (Radio 4, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee), Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo), Graham Dickson (After Life, The Witchfinder) and more. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 01 June 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel - 2.30pm (Matinee) - The award-winning smash-hit comedy, as seen in the West End every week since 2022, and heard on BBC Radio 4, comes to you on a strictly limited tour. The all-star Austentatious cast will improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel, inspired entirely by a title from the audience. Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, it’s a riotous, razor-sharp show where swooning is guaranteed. The revolving Austentatious cast include numerous, award-winning TV and Radio starring performers, including Cariad Lloyd (QI, Inside No.9, Griefcast, The Witchfinder), Joseph Morpurgo (Radio 4, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee), Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo), Graham Dickson (After Life, The Witchfinder) and more. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 01 June 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel - 7.30pm - The award-winning smash-hit comedy, as seen in the West End every week since 2022, and heard on BBC Radio 4, comes to you on a strictly limited tour. The all-star Austentatious cast will improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel, inspired entirely by a title from the audience. Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, it’s a riotous, razor-sharp show where swooning is guaranteed. The revolving Austentatious cast include numerous, award-winning TV and Radio starring performers, including Cariad Lloyd (QI, Inside No.9, Griefcast, The Witchfinder), Joseph Morpurgo (Radio 4, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee), Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo), Graham Dickson (After Life, The Witchfinder) and more. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Tuesday 24 June 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Oasiz 2025 UK Tour - 7.30pm - OASIZ are one of the UK's most authentic tribute bands - a point proved in 2023 when a short clip of front man Steve performing as Liam went viral on social media with over half a million views. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Thursday 26 June 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Pulman & Stilgoe: A Couple of Swells - 7.30pm - A Couple of Swells is the inspired pairing of two unique entertainers - Liza Pulman, songstress, comedienne and one-third of the iconic Fascinating Aida, and virtuoso pianist, songwriter and singer Joe Stilgoe. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Friday 18 July 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: The Take That Experience - 7.30pm - As Take That celebrate over 30 years as the UK's number one boy band, The Take That Experience mark over a decade together as their most popular and recognised tribute act. With acclaimed vocal performances, stunning replica costumes and iconic dance routines, The Take That Experience recreate the magic of Take That live on stage with their Greatest Hits Tour. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Friday 08 August 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: DS:UK… in Tribute to Dire Straits - 7.30pm - DS:UK are back with one of their most popular tours - Brothers in '85. In 1985, Dire Straits were at the apex of their career as one of the biggest music brands and concert touring bands in the world. Still today, Mark Knopfler remains one of our most beloved guitarists in modern Rock. Their biggest album, Brothers in Arms, still sits in the top 10 of the best selling albums in chart history. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Friday 12 September 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: MANIA: The ABBA Tribute - 7.30pm - Direct from London's West End, MANIA is accepted as the world’s number one ABBA tribute show. A special concert which celebrates the music of ABBA in a respectful and enjoyable way, this production revives memories of when ABBA ruled the airwaves. It is more than 40 years since ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest and they have filled our lives with music ever since. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Saturday 13 September 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: MANIA: The ABBA Tribute - 7.30pm - Direct from London's West End, MANIA is accepted as the world’s number one ABBA tribute show. A special concert which celebrates the music of ABBA in a respectful and enjoyable way, this production revives memories of when ABBA ruled the airwaves. It is more than 40 years since ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest and they have filled our lives with music ever since. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Friday 26 September 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Ardal O'Hanlon: Not Himself - 7.30pm - After an alarming experience at the supermarket, Ardal reflects on who he is as a man and a comedian. He examines his own ethnic and religious background. And thinks twice about the very core of his identity as a voice of reason. Is everything a big lie? With no major trauma of his own to draw on for material, apart from the drag of getting older, he also turns his gaze outwards at the joys and follies of contemporary life. Towel Animals? A.I.? Chair Yoga? Cauliflower as a main course? Yes. Yes. Yes. And Yes. No current idiocy is left un-examined. With a highly developed sense of the ridiculous, and proper comedy bones, Not Himself, is a testament to the healing power of humour. And the joy of jokes. Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Sunday 28 September 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440 Event: Winchester Comedy Festival: Babatunde Aleshe: High Expectations - 7.30pm - Join the multi-award-winning comedian as he guides us through family life, his new found fame and the joys of Costco in this hilarious new stand up show. As seen on Taskmaster (Channel 4), Live at the Apollo (BBC), Celebrity Gogglebox (Channel 4), Would I Lie to You (BBC) and The Last Leg (Channel 4). Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Theatre Royal on Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
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Spotlight
FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER 2024
Celebrate Voice at Christmas
Venue: Theatre Royal
7.30pm
Experience a magical festive celebration, with Celebrate Voice at Christmas! A dazzling variety performance of opera, show songs, cabaret and festive numbers, plus carols for the whole audience to join in. Performed by a dazzling array of professional singers, and giving a platform to young upcoming local talent, this show is renowned for its charm, warmth and rousing, inclusive style. Celebrate Voice Christmas shows have enjoyed sell-out performances in the festival's home-town of Salisbury since 2013 and bring their celebrated show to Winchester for the first time. This Christmas concert provides everything you need to get in the festive spirit!